Karen Pierce

30.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
98 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Karen Pierce is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Pierce has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 27 papers in Clinical Psychology and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Karen Pierce's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (66 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (27 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (18 papers). Karen Pierce is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (66 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (27 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (18 papers). Karen Pierce collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Karen Pierce's co-authors include Eric Courchesne, Laura Schreibman, Cynthia Carter Barnes, Lisa T. Eyler, Elizabeth Redcay, Natacha Akshoomoff, Catherine Lord, Cynthia M. Schumann, Mark L. Wolraich and Ruth A. Carper and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Karen Pierce

96 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Unusual brain growth patterns in early life in patients with autistic disorder

2001 1.0k citations Eric Courchesne, Karen Pierce et al. profile →
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

2019 763 citations Mark L. Wolraich, Joseph F. Hagan et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Why the frontal cortex in autism might be talking only to itself: local over-connectivity but long-distance disconnection

2005 736 citations Eric Courchesne, Karen Pierce profile →
Face processing occurs outside the fusiform `face area' in autism: evidence from functional MRI

2001 648 citations Karen Pierce Brain profile →
Mapping Early Brain Development in Autism

2007 620 citations Eric Courchesne, Karen Pierce et al. Neuron profile →
Neuron Number and Size in Prefrontal Cortex of Children With Autism

2011 536 citations Eric Courchesne, Cynthia Carter Barnes et al. profile →
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months

2019 220 citations Karen Pierce, Vahid Gazestani et al. profile →
The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders

2023 113 citations Karen Pierce et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Pierce

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Pierce. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Pierce 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 Karen Pierce. Karen Pierce is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A 3D approach to understanding heterogeneity in early developing autisms 2024 ·Molecular Autism ·(unknown), (unknown), Lisa T. Eyler, Karen Pierce, Eric Courchesne, Michael Lombardo	4
2	Prognostic early snapshot stratification of autism based on adaptive functioning 2023 ·Nature Mental Health ·(unknown), Isotta Landi, (unknown), Eric Courchesne, Karen Pierce, Michael Lombardo	10
3	Consistency between parent report and direct assessment of development in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder and other delays: Does sex assigned at birth matter? 2023 ·Autism Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicole L. Matthews, Karen Pierce, Christopher J. Smith	4
4	Level of Attention to Motherese Speech as an Early Marker of Autism Spectrum Disorder 2023 ·JAMA Network Open ·Karen Pierce, Teresa H. Wen, Javad Zahiri, (unknown), Eric Courchesne, Cynthia Carter Barnes, Linda Lopez, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	13
5	A predictive ensemble classifier for the gene expression diagnosis of ASD at ages 1 to 4 years 2022 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Bokan Bao, Javad Zahiri, Vahid Gazestani, Linda Lopez, Yaqiong Xiao, (unknown), Teresa H. Wen, Austin W.T. Chiang, Srinivasa Nalabolu, Karen Pierce, Kimberly Robasky, Tianyun Wang, Kendra Hoekzema, Evan E. Eichler, Nathan E. Lewis, Eric Courchesne	5
6	A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex 2022 ·Nature Genetics ·Danny Antaki, James P. Guevara, Adam X. Maihofer, Marieke Klein, Madhusudan Gujral, Jakob Grove, Caitlin E. Carey, Oanh Hong, María J. Arranz, Amaia Hervás, Christina Corsello, Keith K. Vaux, Alysson R. Muotri, Lilia M. Iakoucheva, Eric Courchesne, Karen Pierce, Joseph G. Gleeson, Elise Robinson, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Jonathan Sebat	110
7	Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‐incompatible mean fluorescence intensity‐selected platelet products have corrected count increments similar to HLA antigen ‐matched platelets 2021 ·Transfusion ·Matthew S. Karafin, (unknown), Jian Zhang, Pippa Simpson, Susan T. Johnson, Karen Pierce	7
8	Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents breakdown → 2019 ·PEDIATRICS ·Mark L. Wolraich, Joseph F. Hagan, Carla Allan, Eugenia Chan, (unknown), Marian F. Earls, Steven W. Evans, Susan K. Flinn, Tanya E. Froehlich, Jennifer Frost, Joseph R. Holbrook, Christoph U. Lehmann, Herschel R. Lessin, Kymika Okechukwu, Karen Pierce, (unknown), William Zurhellen	763
9	Different Functional Neural Substrates for Good and Poor Language Outcome in Autism 2015 ·Neuron ·Michael Lombardo, Karen Pierce, Lisa T. Eyler, (unknown), (unknown), Stephanie Solso, Kathleen Campbell, Eric Courchesne	153
10	Guidelines for the Mapping of Cancer Registry Data 2013 ·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice ·Eric Roberts, (unknown), (unknown), Liang Guo, Galatea King, Michelle Wong, Janice Barlow, (unknown), (unknown), Connie Engel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sora Park Tanjasiri, Karen Pierce	1
11	Blood-Based Gene Expression Signatures of Infants and Toddlers With Autism 2012 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Stephen J. Glatt, Ming T. Tsuang, Mary E. Winn, Sharon D. Chandler, Melanie M. Collins, Linda Lopez, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas J. Schork, Karen Pierce, Eric Courchesne	71
12	Disrupted Neural Synchronization in Toddlers with Autism 2011 ·Neuron ·Ilan Dinstein, Karen Pierce, Lisa T. Eyler, Stephanie Solso, Rafael Malach, Marlene Behrmann, Eric Courchesne	297
13	Preference for Geometric Patterns Early in Life as a Risk Factor for Autism 2010 ·Archives of General Psychiatry ·Karen Pierce, David A. Conant, (unknown), Richard D. Stoner, (unknown)	299
14	Elevated plasma tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐1 level predicts decreased response and survival in metastatic breast cancer 2007 ·Cancer ·Allan Lipton, Suhail M. Ali, Kim Leitzel, Laurence M. Demers, Dean B. Evans, Peter Hamer, Sheryl Brown‐Shimer, Karen Pierce, Walter P. Carney	40
15	The neurobiological basis of autism from a developmental perspective 2002 ·Development and Psychopathology ·Natacha Akshoomoff, Karen Pierce, Eric Courchesne	97
16	Face processing occurs outside the fusiform `face area' in autism: evidence from functional MRI breakdown → 2001 ·Brain ·Karen Pierce	648
17	Evidence for a cerebellar role in reduced exploration and stereotyped behavior in autism 2001 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Karen Pierce, Eric Courchesne	347
18	Social Perception in Children with Autism: An Attentional Deficit? 1997 ·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ·Karen Pierce, (unknown), Laura Schreibman	61
19	Favorable arterial remodeling and reduced neointimal formation with a nitinol self-expanding stent 1996 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Andrew J. Carter, John R. Laird, Julie A. Kovach, Timothy G. Hoopes, Lynn Bailey, Karen Pierce, (unknown), Andrew Farb, Renu Virmani	2
20	Ultraconservative Sealed Restorations: Three‐year Results 1991 ·Journal of Public Health Dentistry ·Eva J. Mertz‐Fairhurst, J. Earl Williams, George S. Schuster, C. Douglas Smith, Karen Pierce, J.R. Mackert, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Janet W. Ergle	13

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