Birgit Weiß

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Birgit Weiß is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Weiß has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Birgit Weiß's work include Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (5 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (3 papers). Birgit Weiß is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (5 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (3 papers). Birgit Weiß collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Birgit Weiß's co-authors include Gudrun Rappold, Stefan Kirsch, Beate Niesler, Tsutomu Ogata, Maki Fukami, Gerhard Binder, Ercole Rao, Michael B. Ranke, M.H. Breuning and M. Winkelmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, FEBS Letters and Genome Research.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Weiß

23 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Pseudoautosomal deletions encompassing a novel homeobox gene cause growth failure in idiopathic short stature and Turner syndrome

1997 701 citations Ercole Rao, Birgit Weiß et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Weiß Germany	16	1.1k	986	247	180	159	23	1.6k
R.E. Magenis United States	28	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	109 0.4×	366 2.0×	385 2.4×	55	2.7k
Ralph Roeth Germany	11	573 0.5×	545 0.6×	253 1.0×	27 0.1×	102 0.6×	19	1.2k
Nathalie Ronce France	15	971 0.9×	994 1.0×	382 1.5×	58 0.3×	282 1.8×	27	1.6k
Cheryl Shoubridge Australia	20	748 0.7×	726 0.7×	112 0.5×	40 0.2×	161 1.0×	49	1.3k
Britt‐Marie Anderlid Sweden	22	813 0.7×	607 0.6×	200 0.8×	179 1.0×	51 0.3×	56	1.3k
Leland Allen United States	12	739 0.7×	659 0.7×	95 0.4×	96 0.5×	297 1.9×	13	1.4k
Marleen Van den Broeck Belgium	28	348 0.3×	798 0.8×	95 0.4×	32 0.2×	365 2.3×	51	2.9k
Jorune Balciuniene United States	20	452 0.4×	575 0.6×	107 0.4×	40 0.2×	173 1.1×	39	1.1k
Rachel Wevrick Canada	32	2.3k 2.1×	2.5k 2.5×	135 0.5×	511 2.8×	96 0.6×	73	3.5k
Oleg V. Evgrafov United States	29	957 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	160 0.6×	169 0.9×	876 5.5×	68	3.0k

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Weiß, Birgit, Tim Ott, Philipp Vick, et al.. (2023). Identification of novel genes including NAV2 associated with isolated tall stature. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1258313–1258313. 1 indexed citations

Weiß, Birgit, Ralph Roeth, Christiaan de Bruin, et al.. (2021). Evidence That Non-Syndromic Familial Tall Stature Has an Oligogenic Origin Including Ciliary Genes. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 660731–660731. 5 indexed citations

Vick, Philipp, Daniela Choukair, Birgit Weiß, et al.. (2021). Identification of ZBTB26 as a Novel Risk Factor for Congenital Hypothyroidism. Genes. 12(12). 1862–1862. 2 indexed citations

Choukair, Daniela, Philipp Vick, Pia Hermanns, et al.. (2020). Identification of <b><i>Transient Receptor Potential Channel 4-Associated Protein</i></b> as a Novel Candidate Gene Causing Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 93(1). 16–29. 10 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Sandra, Birgit Weiß, Ralph Roeth, et al.. (2019). Functional Characterization of Rare Variants in the SHOX2 Gene Identified in Sinus Node Dysfunction and Atrial Fibrillation. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 648–648. 17 indexed citations

Degenhardt, Franziska, Jana Strohmaier, Maren Lang, et al.. (2017). Investigation of SHANK3 in schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 174(4). 390–398. 31 indexed citations

Choukair, Daniela, Birgit Weiß, Nagarajan Paramasivam, et al.. (2017). Identification of SLC20A1 and SLC15A4 among other genes as potential risk factors for combined pituitary hormone deficiency. Genetics in Medicine. 20(7). 728–736. 16 indexed citations

Clauß, Sebastian, Ina M. Berger, Birgit Weiß, et al.. (2016). Coding and non-coding variants in the SHOX2 gene in patients with early-onset atrial fibrillation. Basic Research in Cardiology. 111(3). 36–36. 36 indexed citations

Montalbano, Antonino, Ralph Roeth, Birgit Weiß, et al.. (2016). Retinoic acid catabolizing enzyme CYP 26C1 is a genetic modifier in SHOX deficiency. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 8(12). 1455–1469. 18 indexed citations

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Berkel, Simone, Christian R. Marshall, Birgit Weiß, et al.. (2010). Mutations in the SHANK2 synaptic scaffolding gene in autism spectrum disorder and mental retardation. Nature Genetics. 42(6). 489–491. 410 indexed citations

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Marchini, Antonio, V. Hesse, Joyce Emons, et al.. (2007). BNP is a transcriptional target of the short stature homeobox gene SHOX. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(24). 3081–3087. 46 indexed citations

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Kirsch, Stefan, Birgit Weiß, Tracie L. Miner, et al.. (2005). Interchromosomal segmental duplications of the pericentromeric region on the human Y chromosome. Genome Research. 15(2). 195–204. 28 indexed citations

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Kirsch, Stefan, et al.. (2004). Molecular and evolutionary analysis of the growth-controlling region on the human Y chromosome. Human Genetics. 114(2). 173–181. 16 indexed citations

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Büchs, Wolfgang, et al.. (2003). Biodiversity, the ultimate agri-environmental indicator?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 98(1-3). 99–123. 35 indexed citations

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Niesler, Beate, Birgit Weiß, Christine Fischer, et al.. (2001). Serotonin receptor gene HTR3A variants in schizophrenic and bipolar affective patients.. Pharmacogenetics. 11(1). 21–27. 52 indexed citations

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Rao, Ercole, Birgit Weiß, Maki Fukami, et al.. (1997). Pseudoautosomal deletions encompassing a novel homeobox gene cause growth failure in idiopathic short stature and Turner syndrome. Nature Genetics. 16(1). 54–63. 701 indexed citations breakdown →

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Möckel, Babette, et al.. (1994). Expression of Apolipoprotein A‐I in Porcine Brain Endothelium In Vitro. Journal of Neurochemistry. 62(2). 788–798. 63 indexed citations

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Francis, Fiona, Frances Benham, Chee Gee See, et al.. (1994). Identification of YAC and Cosmid Clones Encompassing the ZFX-POLA Region Using Irradiation Hybrid Cell Lines. Genomics. 20(1). 75–83. 3 indexed citations

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Uetz, Peter, et al.. (1994). Organisation of the murine 5‐HT₃ receptor gene and assignment tohuman chromosome 11. FEBS Letters. 339(3). 302–306. 31 indexed citations

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Schiebel, K., Birgit Weiß, Doris Wöhrle, & Gudrun Rappold. (1993). A human pseudoautosomal gene, ADP/ATP translocase, escapes X–inactivation whereas a homologue on Xq is subject to X–inactivation. Nature Genetics. 3(1). 82–87. 68 indexed citations

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