Lynn Sanford

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Lynn Sanford is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lynn Sanford has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lynn Sanford's work include Congenital heart defects research (9 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (4 papers). Lynn Sanford is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (9 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (4 papers). Lynn Sanford collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Lynn Sanford's co-authors include Thomas Doetschman, Adriana C. Gittenberger–de Groot, Ilona Ormsby, Gregory P. Boivin, Rick A. Friedman, Hannu Sariola, Emma Lou Cardell, Mohamad Azhar, Marian L. Miller and Amy E. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Lynn Sanford

35 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

TGFβ2 knockout mice have multiple developmental defects that are non-overlapping with other TGFβ knockout phenotypes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lynn Sanford United States	20	2.0k	460	354	319	262	37	2.8k
Craig B. Woda United States	17	1.4k 0.7×	329 0.7×	458 1.3×	275 0.9×	132 0.5×	21	2.4k
Anita Farhi United States	12	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 2.3×	199 0.6×	280 0.9×	201 0.8×	14	3.5k
Hidetake Kurihara Japan	40	2.5k 1.2×	635 1.4×	448 1.3×	494 1.5×	275 1.0×	96	4.6k
Ituro Inoue Japan	35	1.5k 0.7×	637 1.4×	235 0.7×	486 1.5×	148 0.6×	101	3.6k
Dieter Weichenhan Germany	34	2.4k 1.2×	517 1.1×	209 0.6×	315 1.0×	653 2.5×	93	3.5k
Marta Bosch‐Marcé United States	27	2.0k 1.0×	410 0.9×	340 1.0×	766 2.4×	250 1.0×	41	3.9k
Evgenia Pak United States	23	2.4k 1.2×	445 1.0×	258 0.7×	217 0.7×	125 0.5×	42	3.3k
Ming‐Jen Lee Taiwan	27	2.6k 1.3×	218 0.5×	217 0.6×	218 0.7×	119 0.5×	91	4.1k
Elisabeth Raschperger Sweden	16	1.4k 0.7×	274 0.6×	299 0.8×	264 0.8×	243 0.9×	17	3.1k
Tiziana Crepaldi Italy	28	1.5k 0.7×	188 0.4×	226 0.6×	499 1.6×	227 0.9×	70	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lynn Sanford

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Sasse, Sarah K., Amber Dahlin, Lynn Sanford, et al.. (2025). Enhancer RNA transcription pinpoints functional genetic variants linked to asthma. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2750–2750. 2 indexed citations

Jones, Taylor, et al.. (2025). TF Profiler: a transcription factor inference method that broadly measures transcription factor activity and identifies mechanistically distinct networks. Genome biology. 26(1). 92–92. 1 indexed citations

Sanford, Lynn, et al.. (2025). Atlas of nascent RNA transcripts reveals tissue-specific enhancer to gene linkages. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 406–406.

Damon, Leah J., Lynn Sanford, Taylor Jones, et al.. (2024). Cellular zinc status alters chromatin accessibility and binding of p53 to DNA. Life Science Alliance. 7(9). e202402638–e202402638. 4 indexed citations

Sasse, Sarah K., Lynn Sanford, Sean Jacobson, et al.. (2023). Noncoding SNPs decrease expression of FABP5 during COPD exacerbations. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(3). 1 indexed citations

Gupta, Arnav, Sarah K. Sasse, Margaret Gruca, et al.. (2021). Deconvolution of multiplexed transcriptional responses to wood smoke particles defines rapid aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling dynamics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(4). 101147–101147. 14 indexed citations

Han, Yu, Lynn Sanford, David Simpson, Robin D. Dowell, & Amy E. Palmer. (2020). Remodeling of Zn2+ homeostasis upon differentiation of mammary epithelial cells. Metallomics. 12(3). 346–362. 7 indexed citations

Sanford, Lynn & Amy E. Palmer. (2017). Recent Advances in Development of Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensors. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 589. 1–49. 55 indexed citations

Woltjer, Randall L., Lindsay C. Reese, Brian E. Richardson, et al.. (2015). Pallidal neuronal apolipoprotein E in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration recapitulates ischemic injury to the globus pallidus. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 116(4). 289–297. 12 indexed citations

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Kruer, Michael C., Sudeshna Dutta, Robert D. Steiner, et al.. (2013). Mutations in gamma adducin are associated with inherited cerebral palsy. Annals of Neurology. 74(6). 805–814. 36 indexed citations

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Doetschman, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Generation of mice with a conditional allele for the transforming growth factor beta3 gene. genesis. 50(1). 59–66. 49 indexed citations

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Azhar, Mohamad, Raymond B. Runyan, Lynn Sanford, et al.. (2009). Ligand‐specific function of transforming growth factor beta in epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in heart development. Developmental Dynamics. 238(2). 431–442. 100 indexed citations

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Azhar, Mohamad, Moying Yin, Ramireddy Bommireddy, et al.. (2009). Generation of mice with a conditional allele for transforming growth factor beta 1 gene. genesis. 47(6). 423–431. 40 indexed citations

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Azhar, Mohamad, Moying Yin, Ming Zhou, et al.. (2008). Gene targeted ablation of high molecular weight fibroblast growth factor‐2. Developmental Dynamics. 238(2). 351–357. 25 indexed citations

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Okunade, Gbolahan W., Marian L. Miller, Mohamad Azhar, et al.. (2007). Loss of the Atp2c1 Secretory Pathway Ca2+-ATPase (SPCA1) in Mice Causes Golgi Stress, Apoptosis, and Midgestational Death in Homozygous Embryos and Squamous Cell Tumors in Adult Heterozygotes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(36). 26517–26527. 93 indexed citations

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Gawenis, Lara R., Clara Ledoussal, Louise M. Judd, et al.. (2004). Mice with a Targeted Disruption of the AE2 Cl−/HCO3− Exchanger Are Achlorhydric. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(29). 30531–30539. 114 indexed citations

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Lorenz, John N., Michelle L. Nieman, Lynn Sanford, et al.. (2003). Uroguanylin knockout mice have increased blood pressure and impaired natriuretic response to enteral NaCl load. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(8). 1244–1254. 78 indexed citations

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Sanford, Lynn, Suhas G. Kallapur, Ilona Ormsby, & Thomas Doetschman. (2003). Influence of Genetic Background on Knockout Mouse Phenotypes. Humana Press eBooks. 158. 217–225. 35 indexed citations

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Saika, Shizuya, Chia‐Yang Liu, Mohamad Azhar, et al.. (2001). TGFβ2 in Corneal Morphogenesis during Mouse Embryonic Development. Developmental Biology. 240(2). 419–432. 141 indexed citations

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Paradies, Nancy E., et al.. (1998). Developmental expression of the TGFβs in the mouse cochlea. Mechanisms of Development. 79(1-2). 165–168. 19 indexed citations

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