P. O’Connell

19.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
248 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

P. O’Connell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. O’Connell has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Genetics and 26 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in P. O’Connell's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (44 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (38 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (27 papers). P. O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (44 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (38 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (27 papers). P. O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Belgium. P. O’Connell's co-authors include R. White, Richard Cawthon, Melanie Culver, David Viskochil, Mark Leppert, Yusuke Nakamura, D. Craig Allred, M. Leppert, Roger K. Wolff and Gangfeng Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

P. O’Connell

243 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Markers for Human... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1987 1990 1990 1990 1990 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Markers for Human Gene Mapping
    1987 1.3k citations Yusuke Nakamura, Mark Leppert et al. Science profile →
  2. The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP
    1990 907 citations Gangfeng Xu, P. O’Connell et al. Cell profile →
  3. A major segment of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene: cDNA sequence, genomic structure, and point mutations
    1990 866 citations Richard Cawthon, Robert B. Weiss et al. Cell profile →
  4. Deletions and a translocation interrupt a cloned gene at the neurofibromatosis type 1 locus
    1990 850 citations David Viskochil, Arthur M. Buchberg et al. Cell profile →
  5. The GAP-related domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product interacts with ras p21
    1990 782 citations P. O’Connell, Richard Cawthon et al. Cell profile →
  6. Gene expression profiling for the prediction of therapeutic response to docetaxel in patients with breast cancer
    2003 668 citations Jenny C. Chang, Eric C. Wooten et al. The Lancet profile →
  7. Gene for von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis Is in the Pericentromeric Region of Chromosome 17
    1987 520 citations John C. Carey, Yusuke Nakamura et al. Science profile →
  8. The Gene for Familial Polyposis Coli Maps to the Long Arm of Chromosome 5
    1987 502 citations M. Leppert, P. O’Connell et al. Science profile →
  9. A closely linked genetic marker for cystic fibrosis
    1985 372 citations R. White, Mark Leppert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. O’Connell United States 59 6.7k 3.8k 3.6k 2.3k 2.0k 248 15.5k
Elisabeth Kremmer Germany 96 14.5k 2.2× 3.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 5.8k 2.5× 2.7k 1.3× 428 28.9k
Peter Forsyth United States 71 4.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 3.0k 0.8× 4.4k 1.9× 2.6k 1.3× 251 15.8k
Frank Baas Netherlands 79 9.4k 1.4× 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 5.4k 2.3× 964 0.5× 361 21.7k
Charles G. Eberhart United States 75 13.6k 2.0× 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 4.0k 1.7× 4.1k 2.0× 426 23.2k
Bruce A.J. Ponder United Kingdom 65 8.2k 1.2× 890 0.2× 5.1k 1.4× 3.5k 1.5× 2.3k 1.1× 180 15.7k
Karl V. Voelkerding United States 32 11.2k 1.7× 921 0.2× 9.8k 2.7× 1.6k 0.7× 2.6k 1.3× 86 23.1k
Ho‐Keung Ng Hong Kong 52 5.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 738 0.2× 1.7k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 340 16.1k
Elaine Lyon United States 30 10.9k 1.6× 939 0.2× 10.3k 2.8× 1.6k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 102 23.2k
Raju Kucherlapati United States 69 13.2k 2.0× 644 0.2× 4.2k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 230 19.4k
C. Patrick Reynolds United States 74 12.7k 1.9× 9.7k 2.5× 1.7k 0.5× 5.0k 2.2× 4.8k 2.4× 338 21.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. O’Connell

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allred, D. Craig, Yun Wu, Sufeng Mao, et al.. (2008). Ductal Carcinoma In situ and the Emergence of Diversity during Breast Cancer Evolution. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(2). 370–378. 207 indexed citations
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Chang, Jenny C., Eric C. Wooten, Anna Tsimelzon, et al.. (2003). Gene expression profiling for the prediction of therapeutic response to docetaxel in patients with breast cancer. The Lancet. 362(9381). 362–369. 668 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Duggirala, Ravindranath, John Blangero, Laura Almasy, et al.. (2001). A Major Locus for Fasting Insulin Concentrations and Insulin Resistance on Chromosome 6q with Strong Pleiotropic Effects on Obesity-Related Phenotypes in Nondiabetic Mexican Americans. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(5). 1149–1164. 119 indexed citations
4.
Duggirala, Ravindranath, John Blangero, Laura Almasy, et al.. (2000). A Major Susceptibility Locus Influencing Plasma Triglyceride Concentrations Is Located on Chromosome 15q in Mexican Americans. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(4). 1237–1245. 94 indexed citations
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Mummidi, Srinivas, Seema S. Ahuja, Stephanie A. Anderson, et al.. (1998). Genealogy of the CCR5 locus and chemokine system gene variants associated with altered rates of HIV-1 disease progression. Nature Medicine. 4(7). 786–793. 267 indexed citations
6.
Leach, Robin J., et al.. (1997). Galanin receptor 1 gene (Galnr1) is tightly linked to the myelin basic protein gene on Chromosome 18 in mouse. Mammalian Genome. 8(11). 875–875. 2 indexed citations
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Cawthon, Richard, Lone B. Andersen, Arthur M. Buchberg, et al.. (1991). cDNA sequence and genomic structure of EVI2B, a gene lying within an intron of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene. Genomics. 9(3). 446–460. 92 indexed citations
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Viskochil, David, Richard Cawthon, P. O’Connell, et al.. (1991). The Gene Encoding the Oligodendrocyte-Myelin Glycoprotein Is Embedded within the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(2). 906–912. 98 indexed citations
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O’Connell, P., Kenneth H. Buetow, Darryl Nishimura, et al.. (1991). CEPH(ヒト多形性研究センター)共同製作ヒト1番染色体連鎖地図. Genomics. 9(4). 686–700. 54 indexed citations
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O’Connell, P., et al.. (1991). The NF1 Translocation Breakpoint Region. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 615(1). 319–331. 2 indexed citations
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Lemons, Richard S., et al.. (1990). Cloning and characterization of the T(15;17) translocation breakpoint region in acute promyelocytic leukemia. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 2(2). 79–87. 55 indexed citations
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Xu, Gangfeng, P. O’Connell, David Viskochil, et al.. (1990). The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP. Cell. 62(3). 599–608. 907 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Connell, P., Robin J. Leach, Richard Cawthon, et al.. (1989). Two NF1 Translocations Map Within a 600-Kilobase Segment of 17q11.2. Science. 244(4908). 1087–1088. 64 indexed citations
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Odelberg, Shannon J., R. Plaetke, L. Ballard, et al.. (1989). Characterization of eight VNTR loci by agarose gel electrophoresis. Genomics. 5(4). 915–924. 73 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yusuke, Melanie Culver, M. Leppert, et al.. (1988). Isolation and mapping of a polymorphic DNA sequence (pYNZ2) on chromosome 1p [D1S57]. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(10). 4747–4747. 30 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yusuke, Melanie Culver, P. O’Connell, et al.. (1988). Isolation and mapping of a polymorphic DNA sequence (pYNZ15) on chromosome 2 [D2S50]. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(12). 5702–5702. 1 indexed citations
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Hoff, M., Yusuke Nakamura, T. Holm, et al.. (1988). Isolation and mapping of a polymorphic DNA sequence (pHHH208) on chromosome 14 [D14S19]. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(21). 10400–10400. 2 indexed citations
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Dean, Michael, P. O’Connell, Mark Leppert, et al.. (1987). Three additional DNA polymorphisms in the met gene and D7S8 locus: Use in prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 111(4). 490–495. 29 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yusuke, K. Krapcho, P. O’Connell, et al.. (1987). Isolation and mapping of a polymorphic DNA sequence pEKZlOS on chromosome 2 (D2S55). Nucleic Acids Research. 15(23). 10076–10076. 3 indexed citations
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Leppert, M., Webster K. Cavenee, T. Holm, et al.. (1986). A primary genetic map of chromosome 13q.. PubMed. 39(4). 425–37. 63 indexed citations

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