Carla Nishimura

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Carla Nishimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla Nishimura has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Sensory Systems and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carla Nishimura's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (18 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (8 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (7 papers). Carla Nishimura is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (18 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (8 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (7 papers). Carla Nishimura collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Australia. Carla Nishimura's co-authors include Richard J. Smith, Kathy L. Frees, Amy E. Weaver, Héla Azaiez, Tara Maga, E. Ann Black-Ziegelbein, Kevin T. Booth, Kathy Frees, A. Eliot Shearer and Christina Sloan-Heggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, The American Journal of Human Genetics and American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Carla Nishimura

33 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comprehensive genetic testing in the clinical evaluation of 1119 patients with hearing loss

2016 379 citations Christina Sloan-Heggen, A. Eliot Shearer et al. Human Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carla Nishimura United States	24	1.0k	828	740	590	402	33	2.3k
Duygu Duman Türkiye	19	601 0.6×	697 0.8×	205 0.3×	41 0.1×	268 0.7×	42	1.4k
Héla Azaiez United States	20	1.2k 1.1×	860 1.0×	113 0.2×	68 0.1×	393 1.0×	45	1.7k
Nabiha Salem Lebanon	19	664 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	203 0.3×	68 0.1×	208 0.5×	36	1.6k
Anand N. Mhatre United States	24	916 0.9×	866 1.0×	38 0.1×	39 0.1×	327 0.8×	46	1.8k
Margriet Verstreken Belgium	14	504 0.5×	480 0.6×	91 0.1×	50 0.1×	285 0.7×	24	913
Andy J. Beynon Netherlands	19	434 0.4×	314 0.4×	39 0.1×	78 0.1×	155 0.4×	50	1.3k
Shin‐ichiro Kitajiri Japan	20	644 0.6×	787 1.0×	91 0.1×	31 0.1×	604 1.5×	57	1.6k
Shin Kariya Japan	22	431 0.4×	165 0.2×	211 0.3×	32 0.1×	343 0.9×	177	1.7k
Aslı Sırmacı Türkiye	14	385 0.4×	437 0.5×	92 0.1×	19 0.0×	191 0.5×	15	860
R.J.C. Admiraal Netherlands	29	926 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	79 0.1×	52 0.1×	466 1.2×	58	2.9k

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Nishimura, Carla, Donghong Wang, Diana L. Kolbe, et al.. (2022). De novo variants are a common cause of genetic hearing loss. Genetics in Medicine. 24(12). 2555–2567. 8 indexed citations

Booth, Kevin T., Mureed Hussain, Kathy Frees, et al.. (2020). Novel loss-of-function mutations in COCH cause autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss. Human Genetics. 139(12). 1565–1574. 16 indexed citations

Nishimura, Carla, et al.. (2020). Genetic Testing for Congenital Bilateral Hearing Loss in the Context of Targeted Cytomegalovirus Screening. The Laryngoscope. 130(11). 2714–2718. 12 indexed citations

Sloan-Heggen, Christina, A. Eliot Shearer, Diana L. Kolbe, et al.. (2016). Comprehensive genetic testing in the clinical evaluation of 1119 patients with hearing loss. Human Genetics. 135(4). 441–450. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

Bu, Fengxiao, Nicolò Ghiringhelli Borsa, M. B. Jones, et al.. (2015). High-Throughput Genetic Testing for Thrombotic Microangiopathies and C3 Glomerulopathies. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 27(4). 1245–1253. 74 indexed citations

Brophy, Patrick D., Fatemeh Alasti, Benjamin W. Darbro, et al.. (2013). Genome-wide copy number variation analysis of a Branchio-oto-renal syndrome cohort identifies a recombination hotspot and implicates new candidate genes. Human Genetics. 132(12). 1339–1350. 27 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuzhou, Nicole C. Meyer, Kai Wang, et al.. (2012). Causes of Alternative Pathway Dysregulation in Dense Deposit Disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 7(2). 265–274. 147 indexed citations

Babanejad, Mojgan, Zohreh Fattahi, Niloofar Bazazzadegan, et al.. (2012). A comprehensive study to determine heterogeneity of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss in Iran. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 158A(10). 2485–2492. 48 indexed citations

Bazazzadegan, Niloofar, Kimia Kahrizi, Nicole C. Meyer, et al.. (2011). Two Iranian families with a novel mutation in GJB2 causing autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 155(5). 1202–1211. 7 indexed citations

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Azizi, Hiva, Zohreh Fattahi, Fatemehsadat Esteghamat, et al.. (2011). Did the GJB2 35delG mutation originate in Iran?. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 155(10). 2453–2458. 13 indexed citations

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Davarnia, Behzad, Mojgan Babanejad, Zohreh Fattahi, et al.. (2011). Spectrum of GJB2 (Cx26) gene mutations in Iranian Azeri patients with nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 76(2). 268–271. 22 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Carla, Kathy Frees, Michael P. Jones, et al.. (2011). Allelic Variants of Complement Genes Associated with Dense Deposit Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 22(8). 1551–1559. 73 indexed citations

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Kahrizi, Kimia, Marzieh Mohseni, Carla Nishimura, et al.. (2008). Identification of SLC26A4 gene mutations in Iranian families with hereditary hearing impairment. European Journal of Pediatrics. 168(6). 651–653. 26 indexed citations

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Chan, Micah R., Christie P. Thomas, José Torrealba, et al.. (2008). Recurrent Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Associated With Factor I Mutation in a Living Related Renal Transplant Recipient. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 53(2). 321–326. 26 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Michael S., Adam P. DeLuca, Carla Nishimura, et al.. (2008). Audioprofile-directed screening identifies novel mutations in KCNQ4 causing hearing loss at the DFNA2 locus. Genetics in Medicine. 10(11). 797–804. 38 indexed citations

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Naghavi, Anoosh, Carla Nishimura, Kimia Kahrizi, et al.. (2008). GJB2 mutations in Baluchi population. Journal of Genetics. 87(2). 195–197. 17 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Michael S., M. De Silva, Tiong Yang Tan, et al.. (2007). Molecular characterization of a novel X‐linked syndrome involving developmental delay and deafness. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 143A(21). 2564–2575. 13 indexed citations

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Najmabadi, Hossein, Carla Nishimura, Kimia Kahrizi, et al.. (2005). GJB2 mutations: Passage through Iran. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 133A(2). 132–137. 72 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Carla, Jennifer L. McRae, Brendan F. Murphy, et al.. (2005). Variations in the complement regulatory genes factor H (CFH) and factor H related 5 (CFHR5) are associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II (dense deposit disease). Journal of Medical Genetics. 43(7). 582–589. 166 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Erin K., Xuyang Zhang, Carla Nishimura, J. Bruce Tomblin, & Jeffrey C. Murray. (2003). Association of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) to the Region of 7q31. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 72(6). 1536–1543. 77 indexed citations

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