Lyn S. Chitty

20.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
309 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Lyn S. Chitty is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Lyn S. Chitty has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 91 papers in Genetics and 59 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Lyn S. Chitty's work include Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (185 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (88 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (59 papers). Lyn S. Chitty is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (185 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (88 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (59 papers). Lyn S. Chitty collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Lyn S. Chitty's co-authors include Douglas G. Altman, Melissa Hill, Celine Lewis, Charles H. Rodeck, S. Campbell, Angela N. Barrett, Neil J. Sebire, Nicholas Wald, Allan Hackshaw and Jocelyn Walters and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lyn S. Chitty

302 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

Spina bifida

2015 395 citations Lyn S. Chitty et al. profile →
Diagnostic yield of exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of fetal structural anomalies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2022 118 citations Rhiannon Mellis, Elizabeth Scotchman et al. Prenatal Diagnosis profile →
Position statement from the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis on the use of non‐invasive prenatal testing for the detection of fetal chromosomal conditions in singleton pregnancies

2023 58 citations Lisa Hui, Lyn S. Chitty et al. Prenatal Diagnosis profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Lyn S. Chitty	8.4k	2.7k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	309	12.1k
Beryl R. Benacerraf	5.7k 0.7×	925 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.8×	818 0.4×	314	12.0k
Charles H. Rodeck	6.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	304	10.1k
Mark D. Kilby	7.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	591 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	361	13.0k
Howard Cuckle	8.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	2.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	292	10.8k
Wolfgang Holzgreve	7.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	454	14.0k
Jan Wohlfahrt	2.1k 0.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	262	12.4k
Diana W. Bianchi	11.5k 1.4×	3.3k 1.2×	3.5k 1.9×	1.9k 1.0×	4.0k 2.2×	336	17.4k
Richard L. Berkowitz	7.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	504 0.3×	245	12.7k
Joe Leigh Simpson	7.3k 0.9×	4.0k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	3.4k 1.8×	466	16.7k
Lewis B. Holmes	4.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	423 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	287	11.2k

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Peter, Michelle, et al.. (2025). Are People From Black Communities Proportionately Represented in UK and US Studies Examining Views on Screening and Diagnostic Genetic Testing in Pregnancy? A Scoping Review. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 132(13). 1956–1965. 1 indexed citations

Morris, Stephen, Holly Walton, Amy Simpson, et al.. (2024). Preferences for coordinated care for rare diseases: discrete choice experiment. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 19(1). 332–332. 2 indexed citations

Walton, Holly, Michelle Peter, Rhiannon Mellis, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Implementation of the Rapid Prenatal Exome Sequencing Service in England. Public Health Genomics. 28(1). 34–52. 3 indexed citations

Chandler, Natalie, Elizabeth Scotchman, Fiona McKay, Vijaya Ramachandran, & Lyn S. Chitty. (2024). Parental Somatic Mosaicism Detected During Prenatal Diagnosis. Prenatal Diagnosis. 45(2). 171–177.

Walton, Holly, Amy Simpson, Lara Bloom, et al.. (2023). Experiences of coordinated care for people in the UK affected by rare diseases: cross-sectional survey of patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 18(1). 364–364. 6 indexed citations

Shaw, Joseph, et al.. (2023). Non‐invasive fetal genotyping for maternal alleles with droplet digital PCR: A comparative study of analytical approaches. Prenatal Diagnosis. 43(4). 477–488. 8 indexed citations

Morris, Stephen, Emma Hudson, Lara Bloom, et al.. (2022). Co-ordinated care for people affected by rare diseases: the CONCORD mixed-methods study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(5). 1–220. 9 indexed citations

Chitty, Lyn S., Alessandro Ghidini, Jan Deprest, et al.. (2020). Right or wrong? Looking through the retrospectoscope to analyse predictions made a decade ago in prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery. Prenatal Diagnosis. 40(13). 1627–1635. 4 indexed citations

Lewis, Celine, Bao Sheng Loe, Chris Sidey‐Gibbons, et al.. (2019). Development of a measure of genome sequencing knowledge for young people: The kids‐KOGS. Clinical Genetics. 96(5). 411–417. 4 indexed citations

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Sanderson, Saskia C., Melissa Hill, Christine Patch, et al.. (2019). Delivering genome sequencing in clinical practice: an interview study with healthcare professionals involved in the 100 000 Genomes Project. BMJ Open. 9(11). e029699–e029699. 29 indexed citations

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Sanderson, Saskia C., Bao Sheng Loe, Camila Pires Cremasco Gabriel, et al.. (2018). Development of the Knowledge of Genome Sequencing (KOGS) questionnaire. Patient Education and Counseling. 101(11). 1966–1972. 14 indexed citations

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Lund, Ida Charlotte Bay, Naja Becher, Olav Bjørn Petersen, et al.. (2018). Preferences for prenatal testing among pregnant women, partners and health professionals.. PubMed. 65(5). 15 indexed citations

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Chitty, Lyn S., D. Wright, Melissa Hill, et al.. (2016). Uptake, Outcomes, and Costs of Implementing Non-invasive Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Into NHS Maternity Care: Prospective Cohort Study in Eight Diverse Maternity Units. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(11). 637–639. 5 indexed citations

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Hill, Melissa, et al.. (2015). Will the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome undermine informed choice?. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Hill, Melissa, Philip Twiss, Talitha I. Verhoef, et al.. (2015). Non‐invasive prenatal diagnosis for cystic fibrosis: detection of paternal mutations, exploration of patient preferences and cost analysis. Prenatal Diagnosis. 35(10). 950–958. 61 indexed citations

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Chitty, Lyn S., Sarah Mason, Angela N. Barrett, et al.. (2015). Non‐invasive prenatal diagnosis of achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia: next‐generation sequencing allows for a safer, more accurate, and comprehensive approach. Prenatal Diagnosis. 35(7). 656–662. 112 indexed citations

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Chitty, Lyn S., Kirstin Finning, Angela Wade, et al.. (2015). Diagnostic Accuracy of Routine Antenatal Determination of Fetal RHD Status Across Gestation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(1). 5–7. 2 indexed citations

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Chitty, Lyn S., Jan M. Friedman, & Sylvie Langlois. (2015). Current controversies in prenatal diagnosis 2: should a fetal exome be used in the assessment of a dysmorphic or malformed fetus?. Prenatal Diagnosis. 36(1). 15–19. 10 indexed citations

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Thayyil, Sudhin, Neil J. Sebire, & Lyn S. Chitty. (2013). Post-mortem MRI versus conventional autopsy in fetuses and children: a prospective validation study (vol 382, pg 223, 2013). UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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Chitty, Lyn S., Geoff Daniels, K. Finning, et al.. (2007). Prospective Register of Outcomes of Free-fetal DNA testing (PROOF) - results of the first year's audit. UCL Discovery (University College London). 11 indexed citations

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