Kimberly A. Aldinger

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kimberly A. Aldinger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kimberly A. Aldinger has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Kimberly A. Aldinger's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (14 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (13 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Kimberly A. Aldinger is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (14 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (13 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Kimberly A. Aldinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Kimberly A. Aldinger's co-authors include Kathleen J. Millen, William B. Dobyns, Dan Doherty, Pat Levitt, Ian A. Glass, Diana R. O’Day, Frank J. Steemers, Riza M. Daza, Hannah A. Pliner and Junyue Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Kimberly A. Aldinger

44 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

A human cell atlas of fetal gene expression

2020 383 citations Junyue Cao, Diana R. O’Day et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kimberly A. Aldinger United States	25	1.3k	613	365	358	344	48	2.3k
Tiziano Pramparo United States	27	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 2.0×	503 1.4×	219 0.6×	173 0.5×	50	2.7k
Sylvain Briault France	23	1.8k 1.5×	1.6k 2.6×	610 1.7×	248 0.7×	426 1.2×	64	3.1k
Thomas M. Maynard United States	30	2.1k 1.7×	787 1.3×	281 0.8×	186 0.5×	729 2.1×	57	3.3k
Meral Topçu Türkiye	24	1.4k 1.1×	718 1.2×	195 0.5×	509 1.4×	399 1.2×	85	2.5k
Kerstin Kutsche Germany	32	2.3k 1.8×	1.3k 2.2×	177 0.5×	198 0.6×	358 1.0×	118	3.6k
Hartmut Engels Germany	25	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 2.2×	326 0.9×	267 0.7×	226 0.7×	66	2.2k
Vinodh Narayanan United States	25	1.2k 0.9×	749 1.2×	398 1.1×	116 0.3×	418 1.2×	67	2.3k
Bert van der Zwaag Netherlands	23	1.2k 1.0×	704 1.1×	200 0.5×	138 0.4×	372 1.1×	44	2.2k
Russell J. Ferland United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	793 1.3×	180 0.5×	306 0.9×	506 1.5×	48	2.1k

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Erickson, Anders W., Liam D. Hendrikse, Zachary Thomson, et al.. (2025). Mapping the developmental profile of ventricular zone–derived neurons in the human cerebellum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(17). e2415425122–e2415425122.

Whitehead, Matthew T., Matthew J. Barkovich, Jai Sidpra, et al.. (2022). Refining the Neuroimaging Definition of the Dandy-Walker Phenotype. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 43(10). 1488–1493. 16 indexed citations

Aldinger, Kimberly A., et al.. (2021). Structure, Function, and Genetics of the Cerebellum in Autism. PubMed. 7. 24 indexed citations

Cao, Junyue, Diana R. O’Day, Hannah A. Pliner, et al.. (2020). A human cell atlas of fetal gene expression. Science. 370(6518). 383 indexed citations breakdown →

Domcke, Silvia, Andrew J. Hill, Riza M. Daza, et al.. (2020). A human cell atlas of fetal chromatin accessibility. Science. 370(6518). 230 indexed citations

Roy, Achira, Mei Deng, James W. MacDonald, et al.. (2019). PI3K-Yap activity drives cortical gyrification and hydrocephalus in mice. eLife. 8. 33 indexed citations

Aldinger, Kimberly A., Jennifer C. Dempsey, Hannah M. Tully, et al.. (2018). Rhombencephalosynapsis: Fused cerebellum, confused geneticists. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics. 178(4). 432–439. 20 indexed citations

Haldipur, Parthiv, Derek Dang, Kimberly A. Aldinger, et al.. (2017). Phenotypic outcomes in Mouse and Human Foxc1 dependent Dandy-Walker cerebellar malformation suggest shared mechanisms. eLife. 6. 24 indexed citations

Mitra, Ileena, Christine Ladd‐Acosta, Lisa Croen, et al.. (2016). Pleiotropic Mechanisms Indicated for Sex Differences in Autism. PLoS Genetics. 12(11). e1006425–e1006425. 56 indexed citations

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Sekerková, Gabriella, Gen Ohtsuki, Kimberly A. Aldinger, et al.. (2015). The Spontaneous Ataxic Mouse Mutant Tippy is Characterized by a Novel Purkinje Cell Morphogenesis and Degeneration Phenotype. The Cerebellum. 14(3). 292–307. 7 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A., Christianne J. Lane, Jeremy Veenstra‐VanderWeele, & Pat Levitt. (2015). Patterns of Risk for Multiple Co‐Occurring Medical Conditions Replicate Across Distinct Cohorts of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research. 8(6). 771–781. 92 indexed citations

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Hall, Judith G., et al.. (2014). Amyoplasia revisited. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(3). 700–730. 68 indexed citations

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Plummer, Jasmine, Oleg V. Evgrafov, Mica Y. Bergman, et al.. (2013). Transcriptional regulation of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase gene by MeCP2 and sex-specific expression in autism and Rett syndrome. Translational Psychiatry. 3(10). e316–e316. 30 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A., Jillene Kogan, Virginia Kimonis, et al.. (2012). Cerebellar and posterior fossa malformations in patients with autism‐associated chromosome 22q13 terminal deletion. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 161(1). 131–136. 51 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A. & Shenfeng Qiu. (2010). New mouse genetic model duplicates human 15q11–13 autistic phenotypes, or does it?. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 3(1-2). 3–4. 2 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A.. (2009). Copy number variation at 1q21.1 results in a spectrum of developmental abnormalities. Clinical Genetics. 75(5). 425–427.

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Aldinger, Kimberly A., Gina E. Elsen, Victoria Prince, & Kathleen J. Millen. (2009). Model Organisms Inform the Search for the Genes and Developmental Pathology Underlying Malformations of the Human Hindbrain. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 16(3). 155–163. 6 indexed citations

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Petryshen, Tracey L., Pardis C. Sabeti, Kimberly A. Aldinger, et al.. (2009). Population genetic study of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene. Molecular Psychiatry. 15(8). 810–815. 222 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A., Greta Sokoloff, David M. Rosenberg, Abraham A. Palmer, & Kathleen J. Millen. (2009). Genetic Variation and Population Substructure in Outbred CD-1 Mice: Implications for Genome-Wide Association Studies. PLoS ONE. 4(3). e4729–e4729. 116 indexed citations

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Aldinger, Kimberly A., David G. McLone, Robin Bowman, et al.. (2008). Linkage to chromosome 2q36.1 in autosomal dominant Dandy-Walker malformation with occipital cephalocele and evidence for genetic heterogeneity. Human Genetics. 123(3). 237–245. 24 indexed citations

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