Éric Vilain

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Éric Vilain is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Éric Vilain has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Éric Vilain's work include Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (63 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (57 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (23 papers). Éric Vilain is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (63 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (57 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (23 papers). Éric Vilain collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Éric Vilain's co-authors include Francisco J. Sánchez, Steve Horvath, Sven Bocklandt, Janet S. Sinsheimer, David E. Sandberg, Ken McElreavey, Mary E. Sehl, Wen Lin, M Fellous and N. Abbas and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Éric Vilain

111 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Global Disorders of Sex Development Update since 2006: Perceptions, Approach and Care

2016 745 citations David E. Sandberg, Éric Vilain et al. Hormone Research in Paediatrics profile →
Epigenetic Predictor of Age

2011 685 citations Francisco J. Sánchez, Éric Vilain et al. profile →
Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science

2016 318 citations J. Michael Bailey, Paul L. Vasey et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Éric Vilain United States	40	4.2k	3.1k	1.1k	791	727	115	6.1k
David E. Sandberg United States	35	2.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	629 0.6×	887 1.1×	714 1.0×	137	4.6k
Charmian A. Quigley United States	30	3.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	629 0.6×	271 0.3×	502 0.7×	55	5.0k
John T. Manning United Kingdom	42	4.6k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	232 0.2×	528 0.7×	982 1.4×	85	6.9k
Sheri A. Berenbaum United States	33	2.0k 0.5×	977 0.3×	380 0.3×	751 0.9×	371 0.5×	79	4.3k
Ieuan A. Hughes United Kingdom	56	7.9k 1.9×	4.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	865 1.1×	2.5k 3.5×	239	13.0k
Peggy T. Cohen–Kettenis Netherlands	28	1.3k 0.3×	600 0.2×	456 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	350 0.5×	43	2.8k
Cynthia L. Jordan United States	39	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	976 1.2×	148 0.2×	107	4.8k
Claus Højbjerg Gravholt Denmark	61	5.8k 1.4×	8.2k 2.7×	2.1k 1.9×	260 0.3×	251 0.3×	316	13.3k
Amanda Swain United Kingdom	26	4.2k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	198 0.3×	217 0.3×	50	5.9k
Yee-Ming Chan United States	31	1.6k 0.4×	766 0.2×	1.8k 1.6×	545 0.7×	120 0.2×	91	3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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LoTempio, Jonathan, Emmanuèle C. Délot, Vincent A. Fusaro, et al.. (2025). P539: Chatbot-assisted informed consent in genomics research*. Genetics in Medicine Open. 3. 102382–102382.

Savage, Sarah, Jonathan LoTempio, Erica D. Smith, et al.. (2023). Using a chat-based informed consent tool in large-scale genomic research. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 31(2). 472–478. 7 indexed citations

Berger, Seth, Georgia Pitsava, Andrea J. Cohen, et al.. (2023). Increased diagnostic yield from negative whole genome‐slice panels using automated reanalysis. Clinical Genetics. 104(3). 377–383. 4 indexed citations

Margalit, Sapir, Hila Sharim, Surajit Bhattacharya, et al.. (2021). Long reads capture simultaneous enhancer–promoter methylation status for cell-type deconvolution. Bioinformatics. 37(Supplement_1). i327–i333. 8 indexed citations

Bhattacharya, Surajit, Hayk Barseghyan, Emmanuèle C. Délot, & Éric Vilain. (2021). nanotatoR: a tool for enhanced annotation of genomic structural variants. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 10–10. 8 indexed citations

Hare, Lauren, et al.. (2018). Genetic Link Between Gender Dysphoria and Sex Hormone Signaling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(2). 390–396. 44 indexed citations

Ernst, Michelle M., Melissa Gardner, Constance A. Mara, et al.. (2018). Psychosocial Screening in Disorders/Differences of Sex Development: Psychometric Evaluation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 90(6). 368–380. 14 indexed citations

Barseghyan, Hayk, Emmanuèle C. Délot, & Éric Vilain. (2018). New technologies to uncover the molecular basis of disorders of sex development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 468. 60–69. 31 indexed citations

Bailey, J. Michael, Paul L. Vasey, Lisa M. Diamond, et al.. (2016). Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science. PubMed. 17(2). 45–101. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arnold, Arthur P., Karen Reue, Mansoureh Eghbali, et al.. (2016). The importance of having two X chromosomes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 371(1688). 20150113–20150113. 75 indexed citations

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Délot, Emmanuèle C. & Éric Vilain. (2015). Nonsyndromic 46,XX Testicular Disorders of Sex Development. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 21 indexed citations

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Amarillo, Ina, et al.. (2014). De novo single exon deletion of AUTS2 in a patient with speech and language disorder: A review of disrupted AUTS2 and further evidence for its role in neurodevelopmental disorders. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(4). 958–965. 33 indexed citations

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Caburet, Sandrine, Valerie A. Arboleda, Elena Llano, et al.. (2014). Mutant Cohesin in Premature Ovarian Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 370(10). 943–949. 196 indexed citations

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Vilain, Éric, John C. Achermann, Erica A. Eugster, et al.. (2007). We used to call them hermaphrodites. Genetics in Medicine. 9(2). 65–66. 23 indexed citations

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Vilain, Éric. (2006). Genetics of Intersexuality. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy. 10(2). 9–26. 12 indexed citations

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Fleming, Alice & Éric Vilain. (2004). The endless quest for sex determination genes. Clinical Genetics. 67(1). 15–25. 57 indexed citations

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Dewing, Phoebe, et al.. (2000). Midkine Is Expressed Early in Rat Fetal Adrenal Development. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 71(4). 616–622. 5 indexed citations

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Vilain, Éric. (1999). IMAGe, a New Clinical Association of Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Metaphyseal Dysplasia, Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita, and Genital Anomalies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(12). 4335–4340. 17 indexed citations

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Vilain, Éric, Martine Le Merrer, C Lecointre, et al.. (1999). IMAGe, a New Clinical Association of Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Metaphyseal Dysplasia, Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita, and Genital Anomalies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(12). 4335–4340. 78 indexed citations

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McElreavey, Ken, Éric Vilain, Sandrine Barbaux, et al.. (1996). Loss of sequences 3' to the testis-determining gene, SRY, including the Y pseudoautosomal boundary associated with partial testicular determination.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(16). 8590–8594. 52 indexed citations

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