Patrick Bolton

35.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
169 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Patrick Bolton is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Bolton has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 86 papers in Genetics and 40 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Bolton's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (108 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (67 papers) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (34 papers). Patrick Bolton is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (108 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (67 papers) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (34 papers). Patrick Bolton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Patrick Bolton's co-authors include Michael Rutter, Anthony Bailey, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Francesca Happé, Andrew Pickles, Ann Le Couteur, Emily Simonoff, Irving I. Gottesman, Carol Brayne and Fiona Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Bolton

169 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a Br... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 1994 2009 2015 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study
    1995 1.7k citations Patrick Bolton et al. profile →
  2. A Case‐Control Family History Study of Autism
    1994 786 citations Patrick Bolton, Andrew Pickles et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  3. Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study
    2009 627 citations Simon Baron‐Cohen, Patrick Bolton et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  4. Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta‐analysis of twin studies
    2015 607 citations Patrick Bolton, Francesca Happé et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  5. How Different Are Girls and Boys Above and Below the Diagnostic Threshold for Autism Spectrum Disorders?
    2012 452 citations Angelica Ronald, Patrick Bolton et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Bolton United Kingdom 64 11.3k 7.3k 3.8k 2.9k 2.4k 169 15.6k
Bennett Leventhal United States 57 12.6k 1.1× 4.8k 0.7× 7.6k 2.0× 4.9k 1.7× 3.4k 1.4× 177 20.6k
Karen Pierce United States 49 9.0k 0.8× 3.3k 0.5× 2.7k 0.7× 2.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 98 12.3k
Nancy J. Minshew United States 84 17.4k 1.5× 5.9k 0.8× 4.2k 1.1× 5.2k 1.8× 1.8k 0.8× 213 20.2k
Irving I. Gottesman United States 59 6.0k 0.5× 6.4k 0.9× 4.9k 1.3× 6.4k 2.2× 918 0.4× 238 20.0k
John N. Constantino United States 49 11.3k 1.0× 4.0k 0.5× 5.7k 1.5× 3.6k 1.2× 3.2k 1.4× 171 13.9k
Hermán van Engeland Netherlands 76 9.8k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 6.0k 1.5× 6.4k 2.2× 1.3k 0.5× 269 17.3k
Michael Lombardo United Kingdom 53 8.7k 0.8× 2.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 122 12.2k
Wendy Roberts Canada 57 7.6k 0.7× 3.2k 0.4× 3.3k 0.9× 3.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 151 10.4k
Sally Ozonoff United States 78 18.3k 1.6× 5.3k 0.7× 7.1k 1.8× 7.7k 2.6× 4.3k 1.8× 179 23.0k
Emily Simonoff United Kingdom 73 12.9k 1.1× 4.3k 0.6× 10.4k 2.7× 7.5k 2.5× 3.2k 1.4× 267 22.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Bolton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Reilly, Christian, Scott Huberty, Stefon van Noordt, et al.. (2023). EEG functional connectivity in infants at elevated familial likelihood for autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Autism. 14(1). 37–37. 5 indexed citations
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Shephard, Elizabeth, Iman Idrees, Priscilla Brandi Gomes Godoy, et al.. (2021). Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: The Science of Early-Life Precursors and Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61(2). 187–226. 45 indexed citations
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Shephard, Elizabeth, Bosiljka Milosavljevic, Luke Mason, et al.. (2020). Neural and behavioural indices of face processing in siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A longitudinal study from infancy to mid-childhood. Cortex. 127. 162–179. 23 indexed citations
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Raznahan, Armin, Neelroop Parikshak, Jonathan D. Blumenthal, et al.. (2018). Sex-chromosome dosage effects on gene expression in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(28). 7398–7403. 118 indexed citations
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Charman, Tony, et al.. (2018). Regression in autism spectrum disorder: Reconciling findings from retrospective and prospective research. Autism Research. 11(12). 1602–1620. 39 indexed citations
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Simpson, Nuala H., Fabiola Ceroni, Laura Covill, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide analysis identifies a role for common copy number variants in specific language impairment. European Journal of Human Genetics. 23(10). 1370–1377. 35 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mark J., Elise Robinson, Francesca Happé, et al.. (2015). A longitudinal twin study of the association between childhood autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence. Molecular Autism. 6(1). 44–44. 22 indexed citations
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McEwen, Fiona, Catherine Stewart, Emma Colvert, et al.. (2015). Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in community settings using the Development and Well‐Being Assessment: validation in a UK population‐based twin sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 57(2). 161–170. 23 indexed citations
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Humphrey, Ayla, Cathy MacLean, George B. Ploubidis, et al.. (2014). Intellectual development before and after the onset of infantile spasms: A controlled prospective longitudinal study in tuberous sclerosis. Epilepsia. 55(1). 108–116. 41 indexed citations
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Tye, Charlotte, Evelyne Mercure, Karen L. Ashwood, et al.. (2013). Neurophysiological responses to faces and gaze direction differentiate children with ASD, ADHD and ASD + ADHD. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 5. 71–85. 78 indexed citations
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Walsh, Pat, Mayada Elsabbagh, Patrick Bolton, & Ilina Singh. (2011). In Search of Biomarkers for Autism: Scientific, Social and Ethical Challenges. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Page, Lisa, Ruth Tuura, Patrick Bolton, et al.. (2010). Maturation of limbic regions in Asperger syndrome: A preliminary study using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and structural magnetic resonance imaging. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 184(2). 77–85. 24 indexed citations
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Bradley, Elspeth & Patrick Bolton. (2006). Episodic psychiatric disorders in teenagers with learning disabilities with and without autism. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 189(4). 361–366. 73 indexed citations
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Vincent, John B., Georg Melmer, Patrick Bolton, et al.. (2005). Genetic linkage analysis of the X chromosome in autism, with emphasis on the fragile X region. Psychiatric Genetics. 15(2). 83–90. 22 indexed citations
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Veltman, Marijcke W. M., Russell Thompson, Siân E. Roberts, et al.. (2004). Prader-Willi syndrome--a study comparing deletion and uniparental disomy cases with reference to autism spectrum disorders.. PubMed. 13(1). 42–50. 86 indexed citations
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Vincent, John B., et al.. (2004). Mutation screening of X‐chromosomal neuroligin genes: No mutations in 196 autism probands. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 129B(1). 82–84. 85 indexed citations
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Baron‐Cohen, Simon, et al.. (1998). Autismo: una guía para padres. Alianza Editorial eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Bolton, Patrick & Paul D. Griffiths. (1997). Association of tuberous sclerosis of temporal lobes with autism and atypical autism. The Lancet. 349(9049). 392–395. 201 indexed citations

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