Brett S. Abrahams

12.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
31 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Brett S. Abrahams is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett S. Abrahams has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Brett S. Abrahams's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (19 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Brett S. Abrahams is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (19 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Brett S. Abrahams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Brett S. Abrahams's co-authors include Daniel H. Geschwind, Maricela Alarcón, Lisa I. Sonnenblick, Julia V. Perederiy, Edward I. Herman, Hongmei Dong, Elior Peles, Olga Peñagarikano, Anatol Bragin and Kellen D. Winden and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brett S. Abrahams

31 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Advances in autism genetics: on the threshold of a new neurobiology

2008 1.3k citations Brett S. Abrahams, Daniel H. Geschwind profile →
Absence of CNTNAP2 Leads to Epilepsy, Neuronal Migration Abnormalities, and Core Autism-Related Deficits

2011 794 citations Olga Peñagarikano, Brett S. Abrahams et al. Cell profile →
Linkage, Association, and Gene-Expression Analyses Identify CNTNAP2 as an Autism-Susceptibility Gene

2008 603 citations Maricela Alarcón, Brett S. Abrahams et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
SFARI Gene 2.0: a community-driven knowledgebase for the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

2013 495 citations Brett S. Abrahams, Dan E. Arking et al. Molecular Autism profile →

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Rita M. Cantor United States

Michael L. Cuccaro United States

Susan M. Rivera United States

Cynthia M. Schumann United States

Catalina Betancur France

Thomas L. Kemper United States

Linda M. Brzustowicz United States

Mu Yang United States

Courtney A. Miller United States

Edward S. Brodkin United States

Rita M. Cantor United States

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2.6k ×0.9

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468 ×0.7

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244 ×0.6

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Salamone, Alessia, Gaetano Terrone, Silvia Balosso, et al.. (2022). Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase is a novel pharmacological target for anti-ictogenic and disease modification effects in epilepsy. Neurobiology of Disease. 173. 105835–105835. 14 indexed citations

Cogram, Patricia, et al.. (2019). Gaboxadol Normalizes Behavioral Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 13. 141–141. 34 indexed citations

Kanellopoulos, Alexandros K., et al.. (2019). Domain-Specific Cognitive Impairments in Humans and Flies With Reduced CYFIP1 Dosage. Biological Psychiatry. 86(4). 306–314. 12 indexed citations

Cogram, Patricia, et al.. (2018). Gaboxadol Normalizes Behavioral Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome (P1.323). Neurology. 90(15_supplement). 1 indexed citations

Ross, Lars A., et al.. (2017). Common variation in the autism risk gene CNTNAP2, brain structural connectivity and multisensory speech integration. Brain and Language. 174. 50–60. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Tao, Tulio Guadalupe, Rebecca A. Nebel, et al.. (2016). A Common CYFIP1 Variant at the 15q11.2 Disease Locus Is Associated with Structural Variation at the Language-Related Left Supramarginal Gyrus. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0158036–e0158036. 28 indexed citations

Nebel, Rebecca A., Dejian Zhao, Erika Pedrosa, et al.. (2016). Reduced CYFIP1 in Human Neural Progenitors Results in Dysregulation of Schizophrenia and Epilepsy Gene Networks. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0148039–e0148039. 28 indexed citations

Oguro‐Ando, Asami, Clark Rosensweig, Edward I. Herman, et al.. (2014). Increased CYFIP1 dosage alters cellular and dendritic morphology and dysregulates mTOR. Molecular Psychiatry. 20(9). 1069–1078. 88 indexed citations

Dougherty, Joseph D., Susan E. Maloney, David F. Wozniak, et al.. (2013). The Disruption ofCelf6, a Gene Identified by Translational Profiling of Serotonergic Neurons, Results in Autism-Related Behaviors. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(7). 2732–2753. 70 indexed citations

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Abrahams, Brett S., Dan E. Arking, Jerry L. Campbell, et al.. (2013). SFARI Gene 2.0: a community-driven knowledgebase for the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Molecular Autism. 4(1). 36–36. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peñagarikano, Olga, Brett S. Abrahams, Edward I. Herman, et al.. (2011). Absence of CNTNAP2 Leads to Epilepsy, Neuronal Migration Abnormalities, and Core Autism-Related Deficits. Cell. 147(1). 235–246. 794 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abrahams, Brett S., et al.. (2010). Language‐related Cntnap2 gene is differentially expressed in sexually dimorphic song nuclei essential for vocal learning in songbirds. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 518(11). 1995–2018. 37 indexed citations

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Abrahams, Brett S. & Daniel H. Geschwind. (2010). Connecting Genes to Brain in the Autism Spectrum Disorders. Archives of Neurology. 67(4). 395–9. 131 indexed citations

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O’Roak, Brian J., Angeliki Louvi, Abha R. Gupta, et al.. (2008). Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis and Resequencing of Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorders. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 82(1). 165–173. 397 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ravinesh A., Kevin A. McGhee, Stephen Leach, et al.. (2008). Initial association of NR2E1 with bipolar disorder and identification of candidate mutations in bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and aggression through resequencing. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 147B(6). 880–889. 38 indexed citations

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Vernes, Sonja C., Dianne F. Newbury, Brett S. Abrahams, et al.. (2008). A Functional Genetic Link between Distinct Developmental Language Disorders. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(22). 2337–2345. 459 indexed citations

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Kumar, Revati, Stephen Leach, Russell J. Bonaguro, et al.. (2006). Mutation and evolutionary analyses identify NR2E1‐candidate‐regulatory mutations in humans with severe cortical malformations. Genes Brain & Behavior. 6(6). 503–516. 11 indexed citations

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Abrahams, Brett S., et al.. (2005). Pathological Aggression in “Fierce” Mice Corrected by Human Nuclear Receptor 2E1. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(27). 6263–6270. 42 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ravinesh A., et al.. (2004). Unexpected embryonic stem (ES) cell mutations represent a concern in gene targeting: Lessons from “fierce” mice. genesis. 38(2). 51–57. 17 indexed citations

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Abrahams, Brett S., Melissa L. Berry, Diana Palmquist, et al.. (2002). Novel Vertebrate Genes and Putative Regulatory Elements Identified at Kidney Disease and NR2E1/fierce Loci. Genomics. 80(1). 45–53. 22 indexed citations

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