Diana W. Bianchi

26.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
336 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Diana W. Bianchi is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana W. Bianchi has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 258 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 92 papers in Molecular Biology and 63 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Diana W. Bianchi's work include Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (234 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (75 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (63 papers). Diana W. Bianchi is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (234 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (75 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (63 papers). Diana W. Bianchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Diana W. Bianchi's co-authors include Kirby L. Johnson, Amy J. Sehnert, Gary J. Weil, Steven R. Sylvester, Fergal D. Malone, Mary E. D’Alton, Lisa Hui, Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Sabrina Craigo and Louise Wilkins‐Haug and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Diana W. Bianchi

327 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Male fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood for... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2005 2000 2005 2012 250 500 750
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  1. Male fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood for as long as 27 years postpartum.
    1996 938 citations Diana W. Bianchi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. First-Trimester or Second-Trimester Screening, or Both, for Down's Syndrome
    2005 718 citations Fergal D. Malone, Jacob A. Canick et al. profile →
  3. Mutations in RAB27A cause Griscelli syndrome associated with haemophagocytic syndrome
    2000 708 citations Diana W. Bianchi et al. profile →
  4. Impact of Maternal Age on Obstetric Outcome
    2005 629 citations Jane Cleary‐Goldman, Fergal D. Malone et al. Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
  5. Genome-Wide Fetal Aneuploidy Detection by Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing
    2012 508 citations Diana W. Bianchi, Judith D. Goldberg et al. Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
  6. Down syndrome
    2020 491 citations Brian G. Skotko, Diana W. Bianchi et al. profile →
  7. DNA Sequencing versus Standard Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening
    2014 432 citations Diana W. Bianchi, Rajeevi Madankumar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Diana W. Bianchi United States 64 11.5k 4.0k 3.5k 3.3k 2.9k 336 17.4k
Wolfgang Holzgreve Switzerland 59 7.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 3.6k 1.3× 454 14.0k
Joe Leigh Simpson United States 66 7.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 4.0k 1.2× 3.4k 1.2× 466 16.7k
Tse Ngong Leung Hong Kong 41 6.2k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 2.6k 0.9× 100 9.5k
Nicholas M. Fisk United Kingdom 67 7.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 607 0.2× 1.0k 0.3× 4.2k 1.5× 361 15.9k
Ian L. Sargent United Kingdom 72 9.4k 0.8× 7.2k 1.8× 1.4k 0.4× 793 0.2× 12.8k 4.5× 166 24.4k
Judith D. Goldberg United States 66 3.5k 0.3× 2.4k 0.6× 758 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 492 0.2× 397 16.0k
Lyn S. Chitty United Kingdom 60 8.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 309 12.1k
Charles H. Rodeck United Kingdom 56 6.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 304 10.1k
Jan Wohlfahrt Denmark 61 2.1k 0.2× 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 262 12.4k
David Chitayat Canada 55 3.1k 0.3× 4.8k 1.2× 364 0.1× 3.3k 1.0× 732 0.3× 403 11.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Madan, Neel, Takahisa Mikami, Rajeevi Madankumar, et al.. (2023). Biometric magnetic resonance imaging analysis of fetal brain development in Down syndrome. Prenatal Diagnosis. 43(11). 1450–1458. 2 indexed citations
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Yun, Hyuk Jin, Patricia Sosa, Neel Madan, et al.. (2020). Regional Alterations in Cortical Sulcal Depth in Living Fetuses with Down Syndrome. Cerebral Cortex. 31(2). 757–767. 20 indexed citations
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Chitty, Lyn S., Alessandro Ghidini, Jan Deprest, et al.. (2020). Right or wrong? Looking through the retrospectoscope to analyse predictions made a decade ago in prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery. Prenatal Diagnosis. 40(13). 1627–1635. 4 indexed citations
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Hui, Lisa & Diana W. Bianchi. (2020). Fetal Fraction and Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: What Clinicians Need to Know. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 75(6). 339–341. 2 indexed citations
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Kleppel, Reva, et al.. (2019). The Impact of an Institutional Grant Program on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Capital of Women Researchers. Journal of Women s Health. 28(12). 1698–1704. 3 indexed citations
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Noto, Keith, et al.. (2015). CSAX: Characterizing Systematic Anomalies in eXpression Data. Journal of Computational Biology. 22(5). 402–413. 4 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Diana W., Darya Chudova, Amy J. Sehnert, et al.. (2015). Noninvasive Prenatal Testing and Incidental Detection of Occult Maternal Malignancies. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(12). 744–746. 3 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Diana W., Robert L. Parker, Rajeevi Madankumar, et al.. (2014). DNA Sequencing Versus Standard Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 69(6). 319–321. 6 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirby L., Helene Stroh, Serkalem Tadesse, et al.. (2011). Fetal Cells in the Murine Maternal Lung Have Well-Defined Characteristics and Are Preferentially Located in Alveolar Septum. Stem Cells and Development. 21(1). 158–165. 1 indexed citations
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Vora, Neeta L., Kirby L. Johnson, Geralyn Lambert‐Messerlian, et al.. (2010). Relationships Between Cell-Free DNA and Serum Analytes in the First and Second Trimesters of Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 116(3). 673–678. 9 indexed citations
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Slonim, Donna K., Keiko Koide, Kirby L. Johnson, et al.. (2009). Functional genomic analysis of amniotic fluid cell-free mRNA suggests that oxidative stress is significant in Down syndrome fetuses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(23). 9425–9429. 97 indexed citations
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Aagaard‐Tillery, Kjersti, Fergal D. Malone, David A. Nyberg, et al.. (2009). Role of Second-Trimester Genetic Sonography After Down Syndrome Screening. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 114(6). 1189–1196. 73 indexed citations
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Cleary‐Goldman, Jane, Fergal D. Malone, Geralyn Lambert‐Messerlian, et al.. (2008). Maternal Thyroid Hypofunction and Pregnancy Outcome. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 112(1). 85–92. 362 indexed citations
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Malone, Fergal D., Jacob A. Canick, Robert H. Ball, et al.. (2006). First-Trimester or Second-Trimester Screening, or Both, for Down???s Syndrome. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 61(4). 226–228. 102 indexed citations
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Malone, Fergal D., Robert H. Ball, David A. Nyberg, et al.. (2006). First-Trimester Septated Cystic Hygroma: Prevalence, Natural History, and Pediatric Outcome. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 107(2, Part 1). 425–425. 7 indexed citations
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Delli-Bovi, Laurent C., et al.. (2006). Antibodies to Trophoblast Antigens HLA-G, Placenta Growth Factor, and NeuroD2 Do Not Improve Detection of Circulating Trophoblast Cells in Maternal Blood. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 22(2). 85–89. 6 indexed citations
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Wataganara, Tuangsit, M. Metzenbauer, Inga Peter, Kirby L. Johnson, & Diana W. Bianchi. (2005). Placental volume, as measured by 3-dimensional sonography and levels of maternal plasma cell-free fetal DNA. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 193(2). 496–500. 52 indexed citations
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Farina, Antonio, Erik S LeShane, Roberto Romero, et al.. (2005). High levels of fetal cell-free DNA in maternal serum: A risk factor for spontaneous preterm delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 193(2). 421–425. 125 indexed citations
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Wataganara, Tuangsit, E. Gratacós, Jacques Jani, et al.. (2003). Elevated cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma after fetoscopic laser ablation of placental vascular anastomoses in Twin-Twin transfusion syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 189(6). S219–S219. 1 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Diana W.. (1998). Fetal DNA in Maternal Plasma: The Plot Thickens and the Placental Barrier Thins. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 62(4). 763–764. 62 indexed citations

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