Francis S. Collins

187.5k citations

423 papers · 60.9k indexed · 24 hit papers · h-index 114

Molecular Biology top 0.02%
Genetics top 0.01%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.05%
Oncology top 0.2%
Epidemiology top 0.2%

Co-authors: Teri A. Manolio Alan E. Guttmacher Mitchell L. Drumm Michael R. Erdos Johanna M. Rommens Margaret Hamburg Michael C. Iannuzzi Janine A. Clayton
Topics: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (40 papers)Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (38 papers)Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (36 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Molecular Biology Aging
Journals: Nature Science New England Journal of Medicine
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Finland

In The Last Decade

Francis S. Collins

415 papers receiving 59.1k citations

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5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Identification of the Cystic Fibrosis Gene: Cloning and Characterization of Complementary DNA

1989 5.7k citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
Potential etiologic and functional implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traits

2009 2.8k citations Lucia A. Hindorff, Praveen Sethupathy et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Identification of the Cystic Fibrosis Gene: Chromosome Walking and Jumping

1989 2.4k citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
Mutations in the p53 gene occur in diverse human tumour types

1989 2.4k citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome

2003 1.6k citations Maria Eriksson, Laura J. Scott et al. profile →
The Path to Personalized Medicine

2010 1.3k citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
Policy: NIH to balance sex in cell and animal studies

2014 1.2k citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
Atm-Deficient Mice: A Paradigm of Ataxia Telangiectasia

1996 1.2k citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
A vision for the future of genomics research

2003 1.2k citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
Type 1 Neurofibromatosis Gene: Identification of a Large Transcript Disrupted in Three NF1 Patients

1990 1.2k citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
Accumulation of mutant lamin A causes progressive changes in nuclear architecture in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome

2004 868 citations Robert D. Goldman, Dale K. Shumaker et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Variations on a Theme: Cataloging Human DNA Sequence Variation

1997 803 citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
Mutations in the human Jagged1 gene are responsible for Alagille syndrome

1997 801 citations Abdel Elkahloun, Francis S. Collins et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Positional cloning and characterization of a paired box- and homeobox-containing gene from the aniridia region

1991 699 citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
The Human Genome Project: Lessons from Large-Scale Biology

2003 689 citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
Fusion Between Transcription Factor CBFβ/PEBP2β and a Myosin Heavy Chain in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

1993 590 citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
New Goals for the U.S. Human Genome Project: 1998-2003

1998 581 citations Francis S. Collins, Ari Patrinos et al. Science profile →
A HapMap harvest of insights into the genetics of common disease

2008 581 citations Teri A. Manolio, Francis S. Collins et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Mutant nuclear lamin A leads to progressive alterations of epigenetic control in premature aging

2006 568 citations Dale K. Shumaker, Thomas Dechat et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Aberrant regulation of ras proteins in malignant tumour cells from type 1 neurofibromatosis patients

1992 544 citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
Transforming Environmental Health Protection

2008 461 citations Francis S. Collins et al. Science profile →
The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis

2017 394 citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →
National Institutes of Health addresses the science of diversity

2015 251 citations Francis S. Collins et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Precision medicine in 2030—seven ways to transform healthcare

2021 187 citations Francis S. Collins et al. profile →

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1	Human pancreatic islet microRNAs implicated in diabetes and related traits by large-scale genetic analysis 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Henry J. Taylor,Yu-Han Hung,Narisu Narisu,Michael R. Erdos,Matthew Kanke,(unknown),(unknown),Amy J. Swift,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Praveen Sethupathy,Francis S. Collins,D. Leland Taylor	21
2	Bone dysplasia in Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome is associated with dysregulated differentiation and function of bone cell populations 2023 ·Aging Cell ·Wayne A. Cabral,(unknown),Masahiko Terajima,(unknown),(unknown),Urraca Tavarez,Narisu Narisu,(unknown),Stephen Wincovitch,Yuki Taga,Mitsuo Yamauchi,Kenneth M. Kozloff,Michael R. Erdos,Francis S. Collins	6
3	Subcutaneous adipose tissue splice quantitative trait loci reveal differences in isoform usage associated with cardiometabolic traits 2022 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Sarah M. Brotman,Chelsea K. Raulerson,Swarooparani Vadlamudi,(unknown),Qiujin Shen,Victoria A. Parsons,Apoorva K. Iyengar,Tamara S. Roman,Terrence S. Furey,Johanna Kuusisto,Francis S. Collins,Michael Boehnke,Markku Laakso,Päivi Pajukanta,Karen L. Mohlke	12
4	A Transcription Start Site Map in Human Pancreatic Islets Reveals Functional Regulatory Signatures 2021 ·Diabetes ·Arushi Varshney,Yasuhiro Kyono,(unknown),(unknown),Michael R. Erdos,Narisu Narisu,Ricardo D’Oliveira Albanus,Peter Orchard,Michael L. Stitzel,Francis S. Collins,Jacob O. Kitzman,Stephen C.J. Parker	4
5	BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 2021 ·Francis S. Collins,(unknown)	1
6	Common, low-frequency, and rare genetic variants associated with lipoprotein subclasses and triglyceride measures in Finnish men from the METSIM study 2017 ·PLoS Genetics ·James P. Davis,Jeroen R. Huyghe,Adam E. Locke,Anne Jackson,Xueling Sim,Heather M. Stringham,Tanya M. Teslovich,Ryan Welch,Christian Fuchsberger,Narisu Narisu,Peter S. Chines,Antti J. Kangas,Pasi Soininen,Mika Ala‐Korpela,Johanna Kuusisto,Francis S. Collins,Markku Laakso,Michael Boehnke,Karen L. Mohlke	31
7	Atropos: specific, sensitive, and speedy trimming of sequencing reads 2017 ·PeerJ ·John P. Didion,Marcel Martin,Francis S. Collins	162
8	A Partial Loss-of-Function Variant in AKT2 Is Associated With Reduced Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake in Multiple Insulin-Sensitive Tissues: A Genotype-Based Callback Positron Emission Tomography Study 2017 ·Diabetes ·Aino Latva‐Rasku,Miikka‐Juhani Honka,Alena Stančáková,Heikki A. Koistinen,Johanna Kuusisto,Li Guan,Alisa K. Manning,Heather M. Stringham,Anna L. Gloyn,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Francis S. Collins,Karen L. Mohlke,Laura J. Scott,Tomi Karjalainen,Lauri Nummenmaa,Michael Boehnke,Pirjo Nuutila,Markku Laakso	38
9	Estimating Hepatic Glucokinase Activity Using a Simple Model of Lactate Kinetics 2012 ·Diabetes Care ·Darko Stefanovski,Jang H. Youn,Matthew G. Rees,Richard M. Watanabe,Marilyn Ader,Viorica Ionut,Anne Jackson,Michael Boehnke,Francis S. Collins,Richard N. Bergman	18
10	Hyperglycemia and a Common Variant ofGCKRAre Associated With the Levels of Eight Amino Acids in 9,369 Finnish Men 2012 ·Diabetes ·Alena Stančáková,Mete Civelek,(unknown),Pasi Soininen,Antti J. Kangas,Henna Cederberg,Jussi Paananen,Jussi Pihlajamäki,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Mario A. Morken,Michael Boehnke,Päivi Pajukanta,Aldons J. Lusis,Francis S. Collins,Johanna Kuusisto,Mika Ala‐Korpela,Markku Laakso	203
11	Correlation of rare coding variants in the gene encoding human glucokinase regulatory protein with phenotypic, cellular, and kinetic outcomes 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Matthew G. Rees,David Ng,(unknown),Clesson Turner,Nicola L. Beer,Amy J. Swift,Mario A. Morken,Jennifer E. Below,Ilana Blech,James C. Mullikin,Mark I. McCarthy,Leslie G. Biesecker,Anna L. Gloyn,Francis S. Collins	36
12	Heritable Individual-Specific and Allele-Specific Chromatin Signatures in Humans 2010 ·Science ·(unknown),Bum-Kyu Lee,Lingyun Song,Zheng Liu,Alan P. Boyle,Michael R. Erdos,Laura J. Scott,Mario A. Morken,Katerina S. Kucera,Anna Battenhouse,Damian Keefe,Francis S. Collins,Huntington F. Willard,Jason D. Lieb,Terrence S. Furey,Gregory E. Crawford,Vishwanath R. Iyer,Ewan Birney	233
13	Potential etiologic and functional implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traitsbreakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lucia A. Hindorff,Praveen Sethupathy,Heather Junkins,Erin M. Ramos,(unknown),Francis S. Collins,Teri A. Manolio	2820
14	Targeted transgenic expression of the mutation causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome leads to proliferative and degenerative epidermal disease 2008 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown),(unknown),Mubashir Hanif,Michael R. Erdos,Björn Rozell,Francis S. Collins,Maria Eriksson	66
15	A lamin A protein isoform overexpressed in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome interferes with mitosis in progeria and normal cells 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kan Cao,Brian C. Capell,Michael R. Erdos,Karima Djabali,Francis S. Collins	198
16	Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts Lacking the Tumor Suppressor Menin Show Altered Expression of Extracellular Matrix Protein Genes 2007 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Youngmi Ji,Nijaguna B. Prasad,Elizabeth A. Novotny,Sukhbir Kaur,Abdel Elkahloun,Yidong Chen,(unknown),M. L. Chu,Sunita Agarwal,Stephen J. Marx,Francis S. Collins,Settara C. Chandrasekharappa	14
17	Mutant nuclear lamin A leads to progressive alterations of epigenetic control in premature agingbreakdown → 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dale K. Shumaker,Thomas Dechat,Alexander Kohlmaier,Stephen A. Adam,(unknown),Michael R. Erdos,Maria Eriksson,Anne E. Goldman,Satya Khuon,Francis S. Collins,Thomas Jenuwein,Robert D. Goldman	568
18	Short interfering RNAs can induce unexpected and divergent changes in the levels of untargeted proteins in mammalian cells 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter C. Scacheri,Orit Rozenblatt–Rosen,Natasha J. Caplen,Tyra G. Wolfsberg,Lowell Umayam,Jeffrey C. Lee,Christina M. Hughes,Kalai Selvi Shanmugam,Arindam Bhattacharjee,Matthew Meyerson,Francis S. Collins	492
19	Genetics for the Human Race 2004 ·Nature Genetics ·Myles Axton,Francis S. Collins,Charles N. Rotimi,Charmaine Royal,(unknown),Georgia M. Dunston,Rick A. Kittles,(unknown),Mildred K. Cho,Joanna L. Mountain,Ari Patrinos,Neil Risch,S. O. Y. Keita,Kenneth K. Kídd,Mark D. Shriver,Sarah A. Tishkoff	7
20	Human genetics: where do we stand? 1997 ·PubMed ·Francis S. Collins	2

About Francis S. Collins

Francis S. Collins is a scholar working on Genetics, Neurology and Molecular Biology, having authored 423 papers that have together received 60.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (40 papers), Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (38 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (13.2k citations), Molecular Biology (30.8k citations) and Aging (593 citations). Francis S. Collins has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Teri A. Manolio, Alan E. Guttmacher, Mitchell L. Drumm, Michael R. Erdos, Johanna M. Rommens, Margaret Hamburg, Michael C. Iannuzzi, Janine A. Clayton, John R. Riordan and Mark S. Guyer. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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