Jane A. Hurst

18.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
85 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

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Jane A. Hurst is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane A. Hurst has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Genetics, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jane A. Hurst's work include Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (11 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (10 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (10 papers). Jane A. Hurst is often cited by papers focused on Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (11 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (10 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (10 papers). Jane A. Hurst collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Jane A. Hurst's co-authors include Cecilia Lai, Anthony P. Monaco, Simon E. Fisher, Faraneh Vargha‐Khadem, Johannes B. Prins, Anthony Barnett, Shehla Mohammed, Maria A. Soos, Nicholas J. Wareham and Ciaran Sewter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Jane A. Hurst

84 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Congenital leptin deficiency is associated with severe early-onset obesity in humans

1997 2.2k citations Jane A. Hurst et al. profile →
A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder

2001 1.3k citations Cecilia Lai, Simon E. Fisher et al. profile →
Mutations in a new member of the chromodomain gene family cause CHARGE syndrome

2004 876 citations Jane A. Hurst et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jane A. Hurst United Kingdom	34	3.1k	2.6k	1.7k	1.3k	955	85	7.7k
Merlin G. Butler United States	60	10.4k 3.3×	5.8k 2.2×	724 0.4×	824 0.6×	381 0.4×	382	14.5k
Marcus Pembrey United Kingdom	53	3.5k 1.1×	4.3k 1.6×	176 0.1×	796 0.6×	178 0.2×	161	10.2k
Dawna L. Armstrong United States	43	2.1k 0.7×	4.1k 1.6×	768 0.5×	684 0.5×	166 0.2×	78	8.8k
William J. Kimberling United States	54	3.5k 1.1×	6.3k 2.4×	391 0.2×	198 0.2×	246 0.3×	186	11.6k
Roel A. Ophoff Netherlands	51	2.4k 0.8×	4.0k 1.5×	599 0.4×	913 0.7×	93 0.1×	166	9.6k
Jacques L. Michaud Canada	44	2.5k 0.8×	4.0k 1.5×	469 0.3×	465 0.4×	166 0.2×	124	6.8k
Cor W. R. J. Cremers Netherlands	54	1.4k 0.4×	3.8k 1.4×	223 0.1×	440 0.3×	161 0.2×	361	11.8k
Stanislas Lyonnet France	65	4.6k 1.5×	8.8k 3.4×	1.1k 0.7×	532 0.4×	246 0.3×	314	16.7k
Peter L. Oliver United Kingdom	36	1.2k 0.4×	6.5k 2.5×	262 0.2×	515 0.4×	137 0.1×	98	9.7k
Harvey B. Sarnat Canada	42	753 0.2×	2.0k 0.8×	731 0.4×	536 0.4×	128 0.1×	210	7.7k

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Brown, Jill M., Ron Schweßinger, Simon J. McGowan, et al.. (2025). Exploring the size limits of Bionano optical genome mapping to resolve alternative structures of linked interspersed chromosomal duplications. Genome Medicine. 17(1). 141–141. 1 indexed citations

Forny, Patrick, Emma Footitt, James Davison, et al.. (2021). Diagnosing Mitochondrial Disorders Remains Challenging in the Omics Era. Neurology Genetics. 7(3). e597–e597. 16 indexed citations

Cerbone, Manuela, Emma Clement, Lamia Mestek, et al.. (2019). Sotos Syndrome Presenting with Neonatal Hyperinsulinaemic Hypoglycaemia, Extensive Thrombosis, and Multisystem Involvement. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 92(1). 64–70. 4 indexed citations

Mestek, Lamia, Emma Clement, Wendy D. Jones, et al.. (2018). Rapid Paediatric Sequencing (RaPS): comprehensive real-life workflow for rapid diagnosis of critically ill children. Journal of Medical Genetics. 55(11). 721–728. 89 indexed citations

Gray, Mary Jane, Margriet van Kogelenberg, Tim Morgan, et al.. (2014). A new acro-osteolysis syndrome caused by duplications including PTHLH. Journal of Human Genetics. 59(9). 484–487. 10 indexed citations

Scott, Richard H., Cathy Meaney, Lucy Jenkins, Alistair Calder, & Jane A. Hurst. (2013). The postnatal features of bent bone dysplasia-FGFR2 type. Clinical Dysmorphology. 23(1). 8–11. 5 indexed citations

Catte, Luc De, Michael T. Gabbett, Louanne Hudgins, et al.. (2011). Carpenter syndrome: extended RAB23 mutation spectrum and analysis of nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay. Human Mutation. 32(4). E2069–78. 32 indexed citations

Hurst, Jane A., et al.. (2010). RELIABILITY OF ACUTE STATIC STRETCH IMPACT ON VERTICAL JUMP HEIGHT. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1).

Twigg, Stephen R.F., Sarah L. Versnel, Gudrun Nürnberg, et al.. (2009). Frontorhiny, a Distinctive Presentation of Frontonasal Dysplasia Caused by Recessive Mutations in the ALX3 Homeobox Gene. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 84(5). 698–705. 93 indexed citations

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Hurst, Jane A., Helen V. Firth, & Lyn S. Chitty. (2008). Syndromic associations with congenital anomalies of the fetal thorax and abdomen. Prenatal Diagnosis. 28(7). 676–684. 4 indexed citations

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Hoornaert, Kristien, Deborah Bartholdi, Katelijne Bouman, et al.. (2007). A report on 10 new patients with heterozygous mutations in the COL11A1 gene and a review of genotype–phenotype correlations in type XI collagenopathies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 143A(3). 258–264. 61 indexed citations

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Brooks, Alice S., Aida M. Bertoli‐Avella, Grzegorz Burzynski, et al.. (2005). Homozygous Nonsense Mutations in KIAA1279 Are Associated with Malformations of the Central and Enteric Nervous Systems. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 77(1). 120–126. 106 indexed citations

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Lai, Cecilia, Simon E. Fisher, Jane A. Hurst, et al.. (2000). The SPCH1 Region on Human 7q31: Genomic Characterization of the Critical Interval and Localization of Translocations Associated with Speech and Language Disorder. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 67(2). 357–368. 147 indexed citations

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Nigro, Cristiana Lo, Roberto Cusano, R. Cinti, et al.. (2000). A refined physical and transcriptional map of the SPG9 locus on 10q23.3–q24.2. European Journal of Human Genetics. 8(10). 777–782. 10 indexed citations

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Wilkie, Andrew O.M., Zequn Tang, Navaratnam Elanko, et al.. (2000). Functional haploinsufficiency of the human homeobox gene MSX2 causes defects in skull ossification. Nature Genetics. 24(4). 387–390. 216 indexed citations

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Slavotinek, Anne, Jane A. Hurst, David B. Dunger, & Andrew O.M. Wilkie. (1998). ACTH receptor mutation in a girl with familial glucocorticoid deficiency. Clinical Genetics. 53(1). 57–62. 18 indexed citations

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Slavotinek, Anne, et al.. (1996). Cataracts, motor system disorder, short stature, learning difficulties, and skeletal abnormalities: A new syndrome?. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 62(1). 42–47. 14 indexed citations

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Hurst, Jane A., et al.. (1995). Duane's Retraction Syndrome Associated With Chromosome 4q27-31 Segment Deletion. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 119(6). 807–809. 25 indexed citations

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Winchester, Bryan, Elisabeth Young, Jane A. Hurst, et al.. (1992). Female twin with hunter disease due to nonrandom inactivation of the X‐chromosome: A consequence of twinning. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 44(6). 834–838. 44 indexed citations

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Hurst, Jane A., R M Winter, M Baraitser, John M. Optiz, & James F. Reynolds. (1988). Distinctive syndrome of short stature, craniosynostosis, skeletal changes, and malformed ears. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 29(1). 107–115. 17 indexed citations

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