Peter H. Byers

29.8k citations

274 papers · 17.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 76

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Genetics top 0.02%
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
Rheumatology top 0.05%
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies

Papers in

Genetics 219
- Connective tissue disorders research 203
- Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders 39
Rheumatology 90
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies 62
- Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments 16

Co-authors: Ulrike Schwarze (44 shared papers)Melanie Pepin (29 shared papers)Karen A. Holbrook (14 shared papers)Andrea Superti‐Furga (5 shared papers)Marcia Willing (12 shared papers)Daniel H. Cohn (21 shared papers)Gregory S. Barsh (9 shared papers)Gillian A. Wallis (10 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (19 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (16 papers)Journal of Investigative Dermatology (12 papers)Human Mutation (12 papers)Human Genetics (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

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Peter H. Byers

263 papers receiving 16.0k citations

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Osteogenesis imperfecta 2017 · 536 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2000 New England Journal of Medicine

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1	Clinical and Genetic Features of Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Type IV, the Vascular Type New England Journal of Medicine ·Melanie Pepin, Ulrike Schwarze, Andrea Superti‐Furga, Peter H. Byers Hit paper breakdown →	2000	917
2	Osteogenesis imperfecta Nature Reviews Disease Primers ·Joan C. Marini, Antonella Forlino, Hans Peter Bächinger, Nick Bishop, Peter H. Byers, Anne De Paepe, François Fassier, Nadja Fratzl‐Zelman, Kenneth M. Kozloff, Deborah Krakow, Kathleen Montpetit, Oliver Semler Hit paper breakdown →	2017	536
3	CRTAP Is Required for Prolyl 3- Hydroxylation and Mutations Cause Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta Cell ·Roy Morello, Terry Bertin, Yuqing Chen, John Hicks, Laura Tonachini, Massimiliano Monticone, Patrizio Castagnola, Frank Rauch, Francis H. Glorieux, Janice A. Vranka, Hans Peter Bächinger, James M. Pace, Ulrike Schwarze, Peter H. Byers, MaryAnn Weis, Russell J. Fernandes, David R. Eyre, Zhenqiang Yao, Brendan F. Boyce, Brendan Lee	2006	426
4	The bicuspid aortic valve: an integrated phenotypic classification of leaflet morphology and aortic root shape Heart ·Belinda Schaefer, Mark Lewin, K K Stout, Edward A. Gill, A Prueitt, Peter H. Byers, Catherine M Otto	2008	304
5	Human Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VII C and Bovine Dermatosparaxis Are Caused by Mutations in the Procollagen I N-Proteinase Gene The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Alain Colige, Aleksander L. Sieroń, Shi-Wu Li, Ulrike Schwarze, Elizabeth M. Petty, Wladimir Wertelecki, William R. Wilcox, Deborah Krakow, Daniel H. Cohn, William Reardon, Peter H. Byers, Charles M. Lapière, Darwin J. Prockop, Betty Nusgens	1999	297
6	Correlation of procollagen mRNA levels in normal and transformed chick embryo fibroblasts with different rates of procollagen synthesis Biochemistry ·David W. Rowe, Robert C. Moen, Jeffrey M. Davidson, Peter H. Byers, Paul Börnstein, Richard D. Palmiter	1978	277
7	Homozygosity for a Missense Mutation in SERPINH1, which Encodes the Collagen Chaperone Protein HSP47, Results in Severe Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Helena E. Christiansen, Ulrike Schwarze, Shawna M. Pyott, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Mohammed Al Balwi, Shatha Alrasheed, Melanie Pepin, Mary Ann Weis, David R. Eyre, Peter H. Byers	2010	267
8	Osteogenesis imperfecta: translation of mutation to phenotype. Journal of Medical Genetics ·Peter H. Byers, Gillian A. Wallis, Marcia Willing	1991	266
9	Gene Targeting in Stem Cells from Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Science ·Joel R. Chamberlain, Ulrike Schwarze, Pei-Rong Wang, Roli K. Hirata, Kurt D. Hankenson, James M. Pace, Robert A. Underwood, Kit M. Song, Michael D. Sussman, Peter H. Byers, David W. Russell	2004	245
10	Diagnosis, natural history, and management in vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics ·Peter H. Byers, John W. Belmont, James H. Black, Julie De Backer, Michael Frank, Xavier Jeunemaı̂tre, Diana Johnson, Melanie Pepin, Leema Robert, Lynn Sanders, Nigel Wheeldon	2017	240
11	Defect in Conversion of Procollagen to Collagen in a Form of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Science ·J R Lichtenstein, George R. Martin, Leonard D. Kohn, Peter H. Byers, Victor A. McKusick	1973	236
12	Marfan syndrome: defective synthesis, secretion, and extracellular matrix formation of fibrillin by cultured dermal fibroblasts. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Dianna M. Milewicz, Reed E. Pyeritz, E. Stanley Crawford, Peter H. Byers	1992	229
13	Altered triple helical structure of type I procollagen in lethal perinatal osteogenesis imperfecta. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·J Bonadio, K A Holbrook, Richard Gelinas, James R. Jacob, Peter H. Byers	1985	203
14	Perinatal lethal osteogenesis imperfecta (OI type II): a biochemically heterogeneous disorder usually due to new mutations in the genes for type I collagen. PubMed ·Peter H. Byers, Petros Tsipouras, Jeffrey Bonadio, B J Starman, Robin Schwartz	1988	202
15	The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes Nature Reviews Disease Primers ·Fransiska Malfait, Marco Castori, Clair A. Francomano, Cecilia Giunta, Tomoki Kosho, Peter H. Byers	2020	194
16	Osteogenesis Imperfecta Annual Review of Medicine ·Peter H. Byers, Robert D. Steiner	1992	194
17	Survival is affected by mutation type and molecular mechanism in vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS type IV) Genetics in Medicine ·Melanie Pepin, Ulrike Schwarze, Kenneth Rice, Mingdong Liu, Dru F. Leistritz, Peter H. Byers	2014	194
18	Brittle bones - fragile molecules: disorders of collagen gene structure and expression Trends in Genetics ·Peter H. Byers	1990	191
19	Subtle structural alterations in the chains of type I procollagen produce osteogenesis imperfecta type II Nature ·Jeffrey Bonadio, Peter H. Byers	1985	182
20	WNT1 Mutations in Families Affected by Moderately Severe and Progressive Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Shawna M. Pyott, Thao Tran, Dru F. Leistritz, Melanie Pepin, Nancy J. Mendelsohn, Renee Temme, Bridget A. Fernandez, Solaf M. Elsayed, Ezzat Elsobky, I. C. Verma, Sreelata Nair, Emily H. Turner, Joshua D. Smith, Gail P. Jarvik, Peter H. Byers	2013	182

About Peter H. Byers

Peter H. Byers is a scholar working on Genetics, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research, having authored 274 papers that have together received 17.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Connective tissue disorders research (203 papers), Bone and Dental Protein Studies (62 papers), Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (39 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (29 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (26 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (25 papers), Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments (16 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (11.3k citations), Rheumatology (4.0k citations), Immunology and Allergy (1.5k citations), Cancer Research (1.7k citations) and Cell Biology (1.5k citations). Peter H. Byers has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Ulrike Schwarze, Melanie Pepin, Karen A. Holbrook, Andrea Superti‐Furga, Marcia Willing, Daniel H. Cohn, Gregory S. Barsh, Gillian A. Wallis, B J Starman and Jeffrey Bonadio. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Human Mutation and Human Genetics.

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