R. Brian Lowry

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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R. Brian Lowry is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Brian Lowry has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Genetics, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in R. Brian Lowry's work include Cleft Lip and Palate Research (23 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (20 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (20 papers). R. Brian Lowry is often cited by papers focused on Cleft Lip and Palate Research (23 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (20 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (20 papers). R. Brian Lowry collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. R. Brian Lowry's co-authors include John M. Opitz, Barbara Sibbald, Patricia A. Baird, Tanya Bedard, Howard B. Newcombe, Fassiatou Tairou, Michiel C. Van den Hof, Theo Niyonsenga, Jane Evans and Philippe De Wals and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

R. Brian Lowry

147 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Reduction in Neural-Tube Defects after Folic Acid Fortification in Canada

2007 584 citations Philippe De Wals, Fassiatou Tairou et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Brian Lowry Canada	34	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	972	940	149	4.5k
Richard M. Pauli United States	43	2.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	924 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	152	6.3k
J. M. Connor United Kingdom	38	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	579 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.9×	105	5.8k
Aubrey Milunsky United States	31	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	563 0.5×	832 0.9×	537 0.6×	134	3.9k
Maurice J. Mahoney United States	40	760 0.4×	980 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	2.6k 2.6×	502 0.5×	115	4.7k
Jaime L. Frías United States	34	1.4k 0.8×	816 0.6×	879 0.7×	689 0.7×	270 0.3×	119	3.3k
Claude Stoll France	45	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	2.7k 2.2×	1.8k 1.9×	473 0.5×	209	6.1k
N. C. Nevin United Kingdom	28	679 0.4×	670 0.5×	700 0.6×	823 0.8×	783 0.8×	160	3.0k
Josef Warkany United States	32	985 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	859 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	416 0.4×	125	4.4k
Yves Alembik France	36	1.2k 0.7×	980 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	831 0.9×	317 0.3×	128	3.8k
Bryan D. Hall United States	37	2.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	818 0.8×	449 0.5×	120	5.0k

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Lowry, R. Brian, Tanya Bedard, Susan Crawford, et al.. (2023). The Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System: a 40-year review with prevalence and trends for selected congenital anomalies, 1997–2019. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. 43(1). 40–48. 6 indexed citations

Lowry, R. Brian, Tanya Bedard, Susan Crawford, et al.. (2023). Le système de surveillance des anomalies congénitales de l’Alberta : compte rendu des données sur 40 ans avec prévalence et tendances de certaines anomalies congénitales entre 1997 et 2019. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 43(1). 42–51. 2 indexed citations

Lowry, R. Brian, et al.. (2017). Views on the Oberg-Manske-Tonkin Classification System for Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(5). 378–381. 6 indexed citations

Lowry, R. Brian, Tanya Bedard, & Barbara Sibbald. (2016). The prevalence of amnion rupture sequence, limb body wall defects and body wall defects in Alberta 1980–2012 with a review of risk factors and familial cases. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 173(2). 299–308. 11 indexed citations

Lazier, Joanna, Judy Chernos, & R. Brian Lowry. (2014). A 2q24.3q31.1 microdeletion found in a patient with Filippi‐like syndrome phenotype: A case report. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(9). 2385–2387. 14 indexed citations

Lowry, R. Brian, et al.. (2013). Interstitial Deletions at 6q14.1q15 Associated with Developmental Delay and a Marfanoid Phenotype. Molecular Syndromology. 4(6). 280–284. 4 indexed citations

Au, Ping Yee Billie, Hilary Racher, John M. Graham, et al.. (2013). De novo exon 1 missense mutations of SKI and Shprintzen‐Goldberg syndrome: Two new cases and a clinical review. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(3). 676–684. 11 indexed citations

Wals, Philippe De, Margot I. Van Allen, R. Brian Lowry, et al.. (2007). Impact of folic acid food fortification on the birth prevalence of lipomyelomeningocele in Canada. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 82(2). 106–109. 19 indexed citations

Lowry, R. Brian, Barbara Sibbald, & Tanya Bedard. (2007). Stability of prevalence rates of anorectal malformations in the Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System 1990-2004. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 42(8). 1417–1421. 18 indexed citations

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Ko, Evelyn, R. Brian Lowry, & Renée H. Martin. (2007). Analysis of Sperm Karyotypes in a Patient Treated with Griseofulvin. Archives of Andrology. 53(3). 157–160. 5 indexed citations

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Yoon, Grace H., et al.. (2001). Association between congenital foot anomalies and gestational age at amniocentesis. Prenatal Diagnosis. 21(13). 1137–1141. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Jie, Judy Chernos, François P. Bernier, & R. Brian Lowry. (2000). Characterization of an Interstitial Deletion del(13)(q22q32) Using Microdissection and Sequential FISH and G-Banding. Genetic Testing. 4(3). 279–282. 3 indexed citations

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Pearce, W G, et al.. (1987). Autosomal recessive juvenile cataract in Hutterites. Ophthalmic Paediatrics and Genetics. 8(2). 119–124. 10 indexed citations

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Bergsma, Daniel & R. Brian Lowry. (1977). Numerical taxonomy of birth defects and polygenic disorders. 4 indexed citations

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Bergsma, Daniel & R. Brian Lowry. (1977). Embryology and pathogenesis and prenatal diagnosis. 20 indexed citations

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Bergsma, Daniel & R. Brian Lowry. (1977). Natural history of specific birth defects. 13 indexed citations

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Lowry, R. Brian & Bradford J. Wood. (1977). Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia and Turner syndrome variant (45,XO/46,X ring) associated with advanced maternal age.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 13(3C). 211–20. 1 indexed citations

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Poland, Betty J. & R. Brian Lowry. (1974). The use of spontaneous abortuses and stillbirths in genetic counseling. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 118(3). 322–326. 19 indexed citations

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Lowry, R. Brian, et al.. (1971). Cataracts, microcephaly, kyphosis, and limited joint movement in two siblings: A new syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 79(2). 282–284. 56 indexed citations

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Lowry, R. Brian & A. Bogoch. (1964). HYPERLIPEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC RELAPSING PANCREATITIS.. PubMed. 90. 425–8.

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