Erik Parens

4.5k total citations
78 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Erik Parens is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Parens has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Erik Parens's work include Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (14 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (13 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (12 papers). Erik Parens is often cited by papers focused on Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (14 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (13 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (12 papers). Erik Parens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Erik Parens's co-authors include Adrienne Asch, Josephine Johnston, Paul S. Appelbaum, Wendy K. Chung, Abby J. Fyer, Robert Klitzman, Josue Martinez, Lori Knowles, Wylie Burke and W. Nicholson Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Erik Parens

69 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Parens United States 25 591 578 514 468 356 78 2.2k
Caroline Richards United Kingdom 27 930 1.6× 201 0.3× 533 1.0× 490 1.0× 867 2.4× 64 2.3k
Susan A. Treloar Australia 35 259 0.4× 433 0.7× 813 1.6× 660 1.4× 364 1.0× 109 3.7k
Jehannine Austin Canada 31 533 0.9× 735 1.3× 1.8k 3.4× 476 1.0× 677 1.9× 168 3.8k
Debra Skinner United States 32 481 0.8× 528 0.9× 860 1.7× 243 0.5× 863 2.4× 70 2.4k
Mary Waldron United States 30 183 0.3× 632 1.1× 351 0.7× 480 1.0× 1.1k 3.1× 99 3.7k
Bonnie S. LeRoy United States 28 140 0.2× 776 1.3× 1.1k 2.2× 438 0.9× 592 1.7× 104 2.5k
Eva Carlström Sweden 15 803 1.4× 197 0.3× 464 0.9× 183 0.4× 894 2.5× 22 2.4k
Patricia A. King United States 18 346 0.6× 316 0.5× 115 0.2× 316 0.7× 286 0.8× 66 1.6k
Kenneth P. Tercyak United States 37 204 0.3× 1.1k 1.9× 1.5k 2.9× 790 1.7× 626 1.8× 169 4.2k
Anna Middleton United Kingdom 25 223 0.4× 281 0.5× 823 1.6× 541 1.2× 62 0.2× 84 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Parens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Parens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Parens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Parens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Erik Parens. Erik Parens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guidry‐Grimes, Laura, et al.. (2025). Dismantling Ableism in Undergraduate Medical Education: Promising Practices in Disability-Conscious Training. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 38(1). 17–32.
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Martschenko, Daphne Oluwaseun, Sandra Soo‐Jin Lee, Michelle N. Meyer, & Erik Parens. (2025). Social and Behavioral Genomics: On the Ethics of the Research and Its Downstream Applications. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 26(1). 425–447.
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Meyer, Michelle N., Nicholas Papageorge, Erik Parens, et al.. (2024). Potential corporate uses of polygenic indexes: Starting a conversation about the associated ethics and policy issues. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 111(5). 833–840. 1 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2017). Choosing Flourishing: Toward a More "Binocular" Way of Thinking about Disability. Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal. 27(2). 135–150. 14 indexed citations
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Appelbaum, Paul S., Abby J. Fyer, Robert Klitzman, et al.. (2014). Researchers’ views on informed consent for return of secondary results in genomic research. Genetics in Medicine. 17(8). 644–650. 14 indexed citations
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Appelbaum, Paul S., Abby J. Fyer, Robert Klitzman, et al.. (2013). Informed consent for return of incidental findings in genomic research. Genetics in Medicine. 16(5). 367–373. 50 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2011). ON GOOD AND BAD FORMS OF MEDICALIZATION. Bioethics. 27(1). 28–35. 77 indexed citations
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Gillihan, Seth J. & Erik Parens. (2011). Should We Expect “Neural Signatures” forDSMDiagnoses?. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 72(10). 1383–1389. 21 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2010). The Ethics of Memory Blunting: Some Initial Thoughts. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 4. 190–190. 8 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik & Josephine Johnston. (2010). Controversies concerning the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in children. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 4(1). 9–9. 46 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2005). A Good Label Is Hard to Find. The Hastings Center Report. 35(1).
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Parens, Erik & Adrienne Asch. (2003). Valoración crítica sobre los derechos de la discapacidad en relación con las pruebas de diagnóstico prenatal: reflexiones y recomendaciones. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 63–76.
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Parens, Erik & Lori Knowles. (2003). Public Policy, Regulation, and Reprogenetics. The Hastings Center Report. 33(4). 1 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2001). How Long Has This Been Going On? Disability Issues, Disability Studies, and Bioethics. The American Journal of Bioethics. 1(3). 54–55. 2 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik & Adrienne Asch. (2000). Prenatal testing and disability rights. Georgetown University Press eBooks. 149 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (2000). Embryonic stem cells and the bigger reprogenetic picture. Women s Health Issues. 10(3). 116–120. 2 indexed citations
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Asch, Adrienne & Erik Parens. (1999). The Disability Rights Critique of Prenatal Genetic Testing. The Hastings Center Report. 29(5). 45 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (1998). Enhancing human traits : ethical and social implications. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 163 indexed citations
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Parens, Erik. (1995). The Pluralist Constellation. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 4(2). 197–206. 4 indexed citations
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Jennings, Bruce, James Lindemann Nelson, & Erik Parens. (1994). Values on campus : ethics and values programs in the undergraduate curriculum. IEEE Transactions on Education. 14(1). 2 indexed citations

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