Erin Rooney Riggs

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Erin Rooney Riggs is a scholar working on Genetics, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erin Rooney Riggs has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Genetics, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Erin Rooney Riggs's work include Genomics and Rare Diseases (20 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (12 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (6 papers). Erin Rooney Riggs is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Rare Diseases (20 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (12 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (6 papers). Erin Rooney Riggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. Erin Rooney Riggs's co-authors include Erik C. Thorland, Alastair J. Martin, Gordana Raca, Erica Andersen, Deborah Ritter, Sibel Kantarci, Swaroop Aradhya, Sarah T. South, Daniel Pineda‐Alvarez and Hutton M. Kearney and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Human Genetics, Human Mutation and Genetics in Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Erin Rooney Riggs

19 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Technical standards for the interpretation and reporting of constitutional copy-number variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)

2019 879 citations Erin Rooney Riggs, Erica Andersen et al. Genetics in Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erin Rooney Riggs United States	14	950	462	377	153	89	21	1.3k
Ilse Feenstra Netherlands	19	731 0.8×	479 1.0×	377 1.0×	139 0.9×	91 1.0×	45	1.3k
Deborah Ritter United States	14	904 1.0×	538 1.2×	333 0.9×	216 1.4×	132 1.5×	29	1.5k
Kerry K. Brown United States	7	914 1.0×	532 1.2×	322 0.9×	258 1.7×	132 1.5×	8	1.4k
Richard H. Scott United Kingdom	21	676 0.7×	760 1.6×	363 1.0×	155 1.0×	62 0.7×	42	1.5k
Michelle M. Clark United States	10	896 0.9×	360 0.8×	160 0.4×	135 0.9×	161 1.8×	17	1.1k
Sarah Bowdin Canada	23	1.4k 1.5×	954 2.1×	712 1.9×	127 0.8×	83 0.9×	40	2.3k
Güven Lüleci Türkiye	21	808 0.9×	750 1.6×	286 0.8×	111 0.7×	90 1.0×	110	1.7k
Tanya N. Nelson Canada	21	450 0.5×	308 0.7×	276 0.7×	72 0.5×	84 0.9×	51	1.0k
Erawati V. Bawle United States	17	442 0.5×	562 1.2×	229 0.6×	91 0.6×	33 0.4×	38	1.1k
Karen L. David United States	12	491 0.5×	263 0.6×	226 0.6×	60 0.4×	59 0.7×	14	899

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Popejoy, Alice B., Deborah Ritter, Danielle R. Azzariti, et al.. (2025). Design and implementation of an action plan for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the Clinical Genome Resource. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 112(2). 215–223.

Blesson, Alyssa, Juliann M. Savatt, Abigail Sveden, et al.. (2024). Expansion of the Genotypic and Phenotypic Spectrum of ASH1L-Related Syndromic Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Genes. 15(4). 423–423. 3 indexed citations

Raca, Gordana, Caroline Astbury, Mauricio De Castro, et al.. (2022). Points to consider in the detection of germline structural variants using next-generation sequencing: A statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genetics in Medicine. 25(2). 100316–100316. 24 indexed citations

Savatt, Juliann M., Danielle R. Azzariti, David H. Ledbetter, et al.. (2021). Recontacting registry participants with genetic updates through GenomeConnect, the ClinGen patient registry. Genetics in Medicine. 23(9). 1738–1745. 9 indexed citations

Thaxton, Courtney, Marina T. DiStefano, Xi Luo, et al.. (2021). Utilizing ClinGen gene‐disease validity and dosage sensitivity curations to inform variant classification. Human Mutation. 43(8). 1031–1040. 26 indexed citations

Riggs, Erin Rooney, Erica Andersen, Athena M. Cherry, et al.. (2019). Technical standards for the interpretation and reporting of constitutional copy-number variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen). Genetics in Medicine. 22(2). 245–257. 879 indexed citations breakdown →

Wain, Karen E., Danielle R. Azzariti, Jennifer Goldstein, et al.. (2019). Variant interpretation is a component of clinical practice among genetic counselors in multiple specialties. Genetics in Medicine. 22(4). 785–792. 16 indexed citations

Riggs, Erin Rooney, Danielle R. Azzariti, Annie Niehaus, et al.. (2018). Development of a consent resource for genomic data sharing in the clinical setting. Genetics in Medicine. 21(1). 81–88. 20 indexed citations

Azzariti, Danielle R., Erin Rooney Riggs, Annie Niehaus, et al.. (2018). Points to consider for sharing variant-level information from clinical genetic testing with ClinVar. Molecular Case Studies. 4(1). a002345–a002345. 16 indexed citations

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Milko, Laura V., Birgit Funke, Ray E. Hershberger, et al.. (2018). Development of Clinical Domain Working Groups for the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen): lessons learned and plans for the future. Genetics in Medicine. 21(4). 987–993. 13 indexed citations

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Andersen, Erica, Rachel D. Burnside, Bradley P. Coe, et al.. (2018). 28. Dosage sensitivity curation of recurrent copy number variant regions. Cancer Genetics. 224-225. 61–61. 1 indexed citations

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Savatt, Juliann M., Danielle R. Azzariti, W. Andrew Faucett, et al.. (2018). ClinGen's GenomeConnect registry enables patient‐centered data sharing. Human Mutation. 39(11). 1668–1676. 24 indexed citations

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Rocha, Heather, Juliann M. Savatt, Erin Rooney Riggs, et al.. (2017). Incorporating Social Media into your Support Tool Box: Points to Consider from Genetics‐Based Communities. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 27(2). 470–480. 28 indexed citations

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Harrison, Steven M., Erin Rooney Riggs, Donna Maglott, et al.. (2016). Using ClinVar as a Resource to Support Variant Interpretation. Current Protocols in Human Genetics. 89(1). 8.16.1–8.16.23. 83 indexed citations

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Riggs, Erin Rooney, Danielle R. Azzariti, Vanessa Rangel Miller, et al.. (2015). GenomeConnect: Matchmaking Between Patients, Clinical Laboratories, and Researchers to Improve Genomic Knowledge. Human Mutation. 36(10). 974–978. 41 indexed citations

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Riggs, Erin Rooney, David H. Ledbetter, & Alastair J. Martin. (2014). Genomic Variation: Lessons Learned from Whole-Genome CNV Analysis. PubMed. 2(3). 146–150. 13 indexed citations

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Riggs, Erin Rooney, Karen E. Wain, Melissa Savage, et al.. (2013). Towards a Universal Clinical Genomics Database: The 2012 International Standards for Cytogenomic Arrays Consortium Meeting. Human Mutation. 34(6). 915–919. 19 indexed citations

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Riggs, Erin Rooney, Karen E. Wain, W. Andrew Faucett, et al.. (2013). Chromosomal microarray impacts clinical management. Clinical Genetics. 85(2). 147–153. 62 indexed citations

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Riggs, Erin Rooney, Laird Jackson, David T. Miller, & Steven Van Vooren. (2012). Phenotypic information in genomic variant databases enhances clinical care and research: The international standards for cytogenomic arrays consortium experience. Human Mutation. 33(5). 787–796. 41 indexed citations

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Wain, Karen E., Erin Rooney Riggs, Karen Hanson, et al.. (2012). The Laboratory‐Clinician Team: A Professional Call to Action to Improve Communication and Collaboration for Optimal Patient Care in Chromosomal Microarray Testing. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 21(5). 631–637. 11 indexed citations

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