John G. Compton

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

John G. Compton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. Compton has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John G. Compton's work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (27 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (9 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers). John G. Compton is often cited by papers focused on Skin and Cellular Biology Research (27 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (9 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers). John G. Compton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. John G. Compton's co-authors include Sherri J. Bale, John J. DiGiovanna, Peter M. Steinert, Geraldine R. Rogers, Bernhard Korge, Bert W. O’Malley, William T. Schrader, Laura Russell, Nemat Hashem and Lyuben N. Marekov and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John G. Compton

53 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin cause ichthyosis vulgaris

2006 681 citations Frances J.D. Smith, Alan D. Irvine et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John G. Compton United States	30	2.1k	2.0k	898	834	437	54	3.9k
Colin S. Munro United Kingdom	21	1.1k 0.5×	912 0.5×	781 0.9×	929 1.1×	383 0.9×	33	2.4k
Christina Cheng United States	21	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	261 0.3×	492 0.6×	159 0.4×	27	3.6k
Liliana Guerra Italy	27	932 0.4×	701 0.4×	529 0.6×	893 1.1×	261 0.6×	100	2.8k
Laura A. Hansen United States	26	2.1k 1.0×	460 0.2×	463 0.5×	426 0.5×	160 0.4×	66	3.6k
Ulrike Lichti United States	30	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	434 0.5×	443 0.5×	186 0.4×	46	3.9k
Naoki Oiso Japan	26	640 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	229 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	333 0.8×	147	3.1k
Gisela Moellmann United States	31	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	165 0.2×	664 0.8×	203 0.5×	48	3.3k
Elena Dellambra Italy	28	1.9k 0.9×	747 0.4×	694 0.8×	593 0.7×	101 0.2×	67	3.9k
Carlo Pincelli Italy	39	1.0k 0.5×	512 0.3×	189 0.2×	930 1.1×	257 0.6×	134	3.8k
Tamar Tennenbaum Israel	30	2.1k 1.0×	670 0.3×	387 0.4×	304 0.4×	320 0.7×	46	3.8k

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Aradhya, Swaroop, Rachel Lewis, Amanda Stafford, et al.. (2012). Exon-level array CGH in a large clinical cohort demonstrates increased sensitivity of diagnostic testing for Mendelian disorders. Genetics in Medicine. 14(6). 594–603. 48 indexed citations

Pearson, Toni S., Ayman Al‐Eyadhy, Salem Al‐Tamemi, et al.. (2008). An intronic mutation in DKC1 in an infant with Høyeraal–Hreidarsson syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 146A(16). 2159–2161. 14 indexed citations

Cotton, Richard G.H., Arleen D. Auerbach, A. F. Brown, et al.. (2007). A structured simple form for ordering genetic tests is needed to ensure coupling of clinical detail (phenotype) with DNA variants (genotype) to ensure utility in publication and databases. Human Mutation. 28(10). 931–932. 9 indexed citations

Smith, Frances J.D., Alan D. Irvine, Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski, et al.. (2006). Loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin cause ichthyosis vulgaris. Nature Genetics. 38(3). 337–342. 681 indexed citations breakdown →

Anikster, Yair, Marjan Huizing, James G. White, et al.. (2001). Mutation of a new gene causes a unique form of Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome in a genetic isolate of central Puerto Rico. Nature Genetics. 28(4). 376–380. 159 indexed citations

Compton, John G., et al.. (2000). Splice-site mutation in TGM1 in congenital recessive ichthyosis in American families: molecular, genetic, genealogic, and clinical studies. Human Genetics. 106(5). 492–499. 29 indexed citations

Darling, Thomas N., Sherri J. Bale, John G. Compton, et al.. (1998). A Deletion Mutation in COL17A1 in Five Austrian Families with Generalized Atrophic Benign Epidermolysis Bullosa Represents Propagation of an Ancestral Allele. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 110(2). 170–173. 11 indexed citations

Richard, Gabriela, et al.. (1998). Functional defects of Cx26 resulting from a heterozygous missense mutation in a family with dominant deaf-mutism and palmoplantar keratoderma. Human Genetics. 103(4). 393–399. 217 indexed citations

Richard, Gabriele, Peter Itin, Daniel Hohl, et al.. (1998). Mutations in the human connexin gene GJB3 cause erythrokeratodermia variabilis. Nature Genetics. 20(4). 366–369. 248 indexed citations

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Rogers, Geraldine R., Nedialka G. Markova, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, William B. Rizzo, & John G. Compton. (1997). Genomic Organization and Expression of the Human Fatty Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Gene (FALDH). Genomics. 39(2). 127–135. 53 indexed citations

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Laurenzi, Vincenzo De, Geraldine R. Rogers, Lyuben N. Marekov, et al.. (1996). Sjögren–Larsson syndrome is caused by mutations in the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene. Nature Genetics. 12(1). 52–57. 187 indexed citations

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Richard, Gabriela, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Biagio Didona, Sherri J. Bale, & John G. Compton. (1995). Keratin 13 point mutation underlies the hereditary mucosal epithelia disorder white sponge nevus. Nature Genetics. 11(4). 453–455. 87 indexed citations

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Compton, John G., et al.. (1994). Fine Mapping of the Locus for Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome on Chromosome 9q. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 103(2). 178–181. 21 indexed citations

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Richard, Gabriele, Bernhard Korge, John G. Compton, et al.. (1994). Fine Mapping of the Darier's Disease Locus on Chromosome 12q. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 103(5). 665–668. 11 indexed citations

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Volz, Armin, Bernhard Korge, John G. Compton, et al.. (1993). Physical Mapping of a Functional Cluster of Epidermal Differentiation Genes on Chromosome 1q21. Genomics. 18(1). 92–99. 134 indexed citations

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Korge, Bernhard, John G. Compton, Peter M. Steinert, & Dietmar Mischke. (1992). The Two Size Alleles of Human Keratin 1 Are Due to a Deletion in the Glycine-Rich Carboxyl-Terminal V2 Subdomain. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 99(6). 697–702. 42 indexed citations

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Compton, John G., John J. DiGiovanna, Christopher I. Amos, et al.. (1992). Linkage of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis to the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q. Nature Genetics. 1(4). 301–305. 85 indexed citations

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Compton, John G., et al.. (1991). Chromosomal Localization of Mouse Hair Keratin Genes^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 642(1). 32–43. 20 indexed citations

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Lussier, Marc, Mario Filion, John G. Compton, et al.. (1990). The mouse keratin 19-encoding gene: sequence, structure and chromosomal assignment. Gene. 95(2). 203–213. 29 indexed citations

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Nadeau, Joseph H., F G Berger, David R. Cox, et al.. (1989). A family of type I keratin genes and the homeobox-2 gene complex are closely linked to the rex locus on mouse chromosome 11. Genomics. 5(3). 454–462. 47 indexed citations

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