David E. Comings

20.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
254 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

David E. Comings is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Comings has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Clinical Psychology and 44 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in David E. Comings's work include Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (47 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (39 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (37 papers). David E. Comings is often cited by papers focused on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (47 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (39 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (37 papers). David E. Comings collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Taiwan. David E. Comings's co-authors include Tadashi Okada, B G Comings, James P. MacMurray, Kenneth Blum, Donn Muhleman, Eric R. Braverman, Shijuan Wu, Thomas J.H. Chen, George Dietz and Evangelita Avelino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David E. Comings

251 papers receiving 13.9k 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.

A functional variant of lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase is associated with type I diabetes

2004 1.0k citations James P. MacMurray, David E. Comings et al. profile →
The Reward Deficiency Syndrome: A Biogenetic Model for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Impulsive, Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors

2000 708 citations Kenneth Blum, Eric R. Braverman et al. profile →
Familial Multifocal Fibrosclerosis

1967 298 citations David E. Comings et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David E. Comings	5.3k	3.3k	2.9k	2.5k	2.5k	254	15.0k
Dean H. Hamer	5.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	142	16.2k
Ian Craig	6.2k 1.2×	5.9k 1.8×	4.8k 1.6×	3.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	285	22.4k
Kenneth K. Kídd	7.1k 1.3×	2.5k 0.8×	10.0k 3.4×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	389	24.1k
Bernie Devlin	5.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	7.5k 2.6×	779 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	196	16.2k
Jürg Ott	10.6k 2.0×	1.3k 0.4×	8.5k 2.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	343	25.1k
Xavier Estivill	10.6k 2.0×	884 0.3×	4.9k 1.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	510	22.2k
Peter R. Schofield	9.8k 1.8×	1.2k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	8.3k 3.3×	1.8k 0.7×	343	20.6k
Laura Almasy	4.9k 0.9×	962 0.3×	6.3k 2.2×	1.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	373	18.3k
Moshe Szyf	16.0k 3.0×	4.2k 1.3×	5.3k 1.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	327	31.1k
Daniëlle Posthuma	4.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	6.9k 2.4×	745 0.3×	3.8k 1.5×	244	18.3k

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Blum, Kenneth, et al.. (2008). Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Reward Deficiency Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20 indexed citations

Gade‐Andavolu, Radhika, David E. Comings, James P. MacMurray, et al.. (2004). Association of CCR5 Δ32 deletion with early death in multiple sclerosis. Genetics in Medicine. 6(3). 126–131. 47 indexed citations

Comings, David E., et al.. (2002). Association of the muscarinic cholinergic 2 receptor (CHRM2) gene with major depression in women. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 114(5). 527–529. 58 indexed citations

Comings, David E., Donn Muhleman, J. P. Johnson, & James P. MacMurray. (2002). Parent–Daughter Transmission of the Androgen Receptor Gene as an Explanation of the Effect of Father Absence on Age of Menarche. Child Development. 73(4). 1046–1051. 108 indexed citations

Muhleman, Donn, et al.. (1995). A dopamine D3 receptor genotype is associated with hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation and resistant to ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate in female Hispanics. Fertility and Sterility. 63(4). 779–784. 21 indexed citations

Comings, David E.. (1988). Oxford companion to animal behavior. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 42(4). 622–622. 41 indexed citations

Comings, David E.. (1986). Malformations in children from one to seven years. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 39(1). 153–154. 10 indexed citations

Comings, David E.. (1986). Molecular structure of the number 21 chromosome and Down syndrome.. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 38(3). 401–402. 13 indexed citations

Comings, David E.. (1985). Minds made feeble: The myth and legacy of the Kallikaks.. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 37(5). 1035–1036. 31 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1984). Color atlas of clinical genetics. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 36(3). 725–725. 1 indexed citations

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Comings, David E. & B G Comings. (1984). Tourette's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyper activity: Are They Genetically Related?. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 23(2). 138–146. 145 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1983). Genetic analysis of the X chromosome—Studies of duchenne muscular dystrophy and related disorders.. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 35(5). 1073–1074. 1 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1980). Clinical genetics. A source book for physicians. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 32(3). 464–464. 1 indexed citations

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Ruoslahti, Erkki, et al.. (1979). Determination of subfractions of amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein in diagnosing spina bifida and congenital nephrosis.. BMJ. 2(6193). 768.2–769. 27 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1979). The biochemical genetics of man. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 31(3). 395. 27 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1979). Congenital and acquired cognitive disorders. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 31(4). 523–524. 145 indexed citations

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Burkholder, Gary D. & David E. Comings. (1972). Do the Giemsa-banding patterns of chromosomes change during embryonic development?. Experimental Cell Research. 75(1). 268–271. 19 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1971). Principles and techniques of electron microscopy: Biological applications. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 23(4). 429–429. 154 indexed citations

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Comings, David E., et al.. (1968). Conradi's disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 72(1). 63–69. 26 indexed citations

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Comings, David E.. (1965). The Kleeblattschdel syndrome—agrotesque form of hydrocephalus. The Journal of Pediatrics. 67(1). 126–129. 31 indexed citations

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