David E. Goldgar

21.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

David E. Goldgar is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Goldgar has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Genetics, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in David E. Goldgar's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (51 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (28 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (24 papers). David E. Goldgar is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (51 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (28 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (24 papers). David E. Goldgar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. David E. Goldgar's co-authors include John C. Gallagher, Mark H. Skolnick, Lisa Cannon‐Albright, James P. Kushner, Sean V. Tavtigian, Warren T. Kable, Linda M. Griffen, Corwin Q. Edwards, Fergus J. Couch and Bing Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

David E. Goldgar

126 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Prevalence of Hemochromatosis among 11,065 Presumably Healthy Blood Donors

1988 503 citations David E. Goldgar, Mark H. Skolnick et al. profile →
Associations Between Cancer Predisposition Testing Panel Genes and Breast Cancer

2017 393 citations Fergus J. Couch, Chunling Hu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David E. Goldgar United States	45	3.1k	2.3k	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	128	6.7k
Clair A. Francomano United States	54	6.2k 2.0×	4.2k 1.9×	946 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	387 0.3×	168	11.0k
Shuji Takada Japan	35	2.0k 0.6×	5.9k 2.6×	3.9k 2.3×	2.8k 2.1×	934 0.7×	138	10.6k
Andrew C. Karaplis Canada	50	2.1k 0.7×	6.2k 2.7×	4.3k 2.5×	570 0.4×	896 0.7×	125	10.3k
Valérie Cormier‐Daire France	62	7.2k 2.3×	8.4k 3.7×	1.0k 0.6×	866 0.7×	469 0.4×	393	14.3k
Deborah Krakow United States	44	3.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.4×	769 0.4×	574 0.4×	243 0.2×	141	6.5k
Miikka Vikkula Belgium	61	1.7k 0.6×	3.4k 1.5×	3.7k 2.2×	618 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	233	12.6k
Gen Nishimura Japan	41	3.7k 1.2×	3.6k 1.6×	828 0.5×	493 0.4×	269 0.2×	344	7.1k
Bruce D. Gelb United States	62	2.0k 0.7×	10.2k 4.5×	2.5k 1.4×	983 0.7×	281 0.2×	210	14.6k
Bruce G. Robinson Australia	56	1.6k 0.5×	3.4k 1.5×	2.2k 1.3×	2.6k 2.0×	790 0.6×	227	11.3k
Cheryl R. Greenberg Canada	54	1.8k 0.6×	6.3k 2.8×	522 0.3×	535 0.4×	585 0.4×	218	10.2k

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Iversen, Edwin S., Steven N. Hart, Kun Y. Lee, et al.. (2022). An integrative model for the comprehensive classification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants of uncertain clinical significance. npj Genomic Medicine. 7(1). 35–35. 4 indexed citations

Mooij, Thea M., Anouk Pijpe, Gabe S. Sonke, et al.. (2022). Oral Contraceptive Use in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Absolute Cancer Risks and Benefits. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 114(4). 540–552. 7 indexed citations

Clark, Kathleen A., Kayoko Tao, Russell Bell, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive evaluation and efficient classification of BRCA1 RING domain missense substitutions. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 109(6). 1153–1174. 8 indexed citations

Truong, Amanda, et al.. (2018). Continuing Dermatology Education for Rural Physician Assistants in Ghana: An Assessment of Needs and Effectiveness. The Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 29(1). 19–24. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jun, Igor V. Makunin, Bryony A. Thompson, et al.. (2017). Panel sequencing of 264 candidate susceptibility genes and segregation analysis in a cohort of non-BRCA1, non-BRCA2 breast cancer families. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 166(3). 937–949. 5 indexed citations

Mocci, Evelina, Roger L. Milne, John L. Hopper, et al.. (2013). Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Breast Cancer Families from the Breast Cancer Family Registry. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(5). 803–811. 61 indexed citations

Laitman, Yael, Bing Feng, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, et al.. (2012). Haplotype analysis of the 185delAG BRCA1 mutation in ethnically diverse populations. European Journal of Human Genetics. 21(2). 212–216. 35 indexed citations

Soltani‐Arabshahi, Razieh, Bob Wong, Bing Feng, et al.. (2010). Obesity in Early Adulthood as a Risk Factor for Psoriatic Arthritis. Archives of Dermatology. 146(7). 721–6. 132 indexed citations

Feng, Bing, Meriem Khyatti, Meriem Abdoun, et al.. (2009). Cannabis, tobacco and domestic fumes intake are associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in North Africa. British Journal of Cancer. 101(7). 1207–1212. 90 indexed citations

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Tavtigian, Sean V., Graham Byrnes, David E. Goldgar, & Alun Thomas. (2008). Classification of rare missense substitutions, using risk surfaces, with genetic- and molecular-epidemiology applications. Human Mutation. 29(11). 1342–1354. 159 indexed citations

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Neuhausen, Susan L., Teresa Gilewski, Larry Norton, et al.. (1996). Recurrent BRCA2 6174delT mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish women affected by breast cancer. Nature Genetics. 13(1). 126–128. 219 indexed citations

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Meyer, Laurence J., Linda Schmidt, David E. Goldgar, & Michael W. Piepkorn. (1995). Survival and Histopathologic Characteristics of Human Melanocytic Nevi Transplanted to Athymic (Nude) Mice. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 17(4). 368–373. 2 indexed citations

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Cannon‐Albright, Lisa, Susan L. Neuhausen, & David E. Goldgar. (1994). Test of linkage between candidate loci and a prostate cancer susceptibility locus in a set of high risk kindreds. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 1 indexed citations

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Goldgar, David E., Patrick E. Fields, Cathryn M. Lewis, et al.. (1994). A Large Kindred With 17q-Linked Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Genetic, Phenotypic, and Genealogical Analysis. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 86(3). 200–209. 76 indexed citations

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Goldgar, David E., Lisa Cannon‐Albright, Laurence J. Meyer, et al.. (1992). Inheritance of nevus number and size in melanoma/DNS kindreds. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 59(2-3). 200–202. 4 indexed citations

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Gallagher, John C., Warren T. Kable, & David E. Goldgar. (1991). Effect of progestin therapy on cortical and trabecular bone: Comparison with estrogen. The American Journal of Medicine. 90(2). 171–178. 153 indexed citations

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Piepkorn, Michael W., Laurence J. Meyer, David E. Goldgar, et al.. (1989). The dysplastic melanocytic nevus: A prevalent lesion that correlates poorly with clinical phenotype. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 20(3). 407–415. 98 indexed citations

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Goldgar, David E.. (1989). Chiasma-based models of multilocus recombination: Increased power for exclusion mapping and gene ordering. Genomics. 5(2). 283–290. 7 indexed citations

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Gallagher, John C., B. Lawrence Riggs, Robert R. Recker, & David E. Goldgar. (1989). The Effect of Calcitriol on Patients with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with Special Reference to Fracture Frequency. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 191(3). 287–292. 91 indexed citations

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Goldgar, David E., et al.. (1985). Cerebrospinal fluid parameters and auditory brainstem responses following meningitis. Pediatric Neurology. 1(3). 134–139. 5 indexed citations

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