Rita Shiang

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Rita Shiang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Shiang has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rita Shiang's work include Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (9 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (8 papers) and dental development and anomalies (5 papers). Rita Shiang is often cited by papers focused on Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (9 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (8 papers) and dental development and anomalies (5 papers). Rita Shiang collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Rita Shiang's co-authors include John J. Wasmuth, Yazhen Zhu, Leslie M. Thompson, Sara T. Winokur, Thomas J. Fielder, Deanna M. Church, Maureen Bocian, P. O’Connell, Stephen G. Ryan and Angelika F. Hahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Rita Shiang

43 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita Shiang United States	24	2.4k	1.8k	662	383	340	44	3.8k
Bernd Wollnik Germany	36	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	306 0.5×	368 1.0×	304 0.9×	138	4.3k
Lionel Van Maldergem Belgium	41	3.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	750 1.1×	429 1.1×	834 2.5×	153	6.9k
Richard J. Sinke Netherlands	39	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	205 0.5×	268 0.8×	119	4.4k
Stephen P. Robertson New Zealand	38	2.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	477 0.7×	401 1.0×	680 2.0×	152	5.3k
David W. Stockton United States	32	3.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	284 0.7×	186 0.5×	70	4.9k
Han G. Brunner Netherlands	34	3.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	459 0.7×	105 0.3×	435 1.3×	56	4.5k
Andreas Janecke Austria	37	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	419 0.6×	232 0.6×	694 2.0×	132	4.4k
Irene H. Maumenee United States	47	3.4k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	522 0.8×	215 0.6×	501 1.5×	143	6.3k
Tayfun Özçelık Türkiye	30	1.5k 0.6×	859 0.5×	541 0.8×	222 0.6×	317 0.9×	59	3.1k
Hélène Dollfus France	42	4.8k 2.0×	3.0k 1.6×	482 0.7×	280 0.7×	674 2.0×	178	6.7k

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Dash, Soma, Maureen C. Lamb, Jeffrey J. Lange, et al.. (2023). rRNA transcription is integral to phase separation and maintenance of nucleolar structure. PLoS Genetics. 19(8). e1010854–e1010854. 10 indexed citations

Kasman, Laura M., Donita L. Robinson, Gregory B. Carey, et al.. (2023). A Multi-Institutional Description of Processes and Outcomes of Postbaccalaureate Research Education Programs in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Academic Medicine. 99(5). 493–499.

Wen, Zhi, Xin Gao, Lin Li, et al.. (2022). Tcof1 haploinsufficiency promotes early T cell precursor-like leukemia in NrasQ61R/+ mice. Leukemia. 36(4). 1167–1170. 1 indexed citations

Watt, Kristin E. Noack, Soma Dash, Ruonan Zhao, et al.. (2022). Dynamic regulation and requirement for ribosomal RNA transcription during mammalian development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(31). e2116974119–e2116974119. 31 indexed citations

Li, Wei, Qian Huang, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2021). A single amino acid mutation in the mouse MEIG1 protein disrupts a cargo transport system necessary for sperm formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(5). 101312–101312. 7 indexed citations

Naya, Francisco J., et al.. (2019). A schizophrenia associated CMYA5 allele displays differential binding with desmin. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 111. 8–15. 6 indexed citations

Shiang, Rita. (2014). Chromosomal Syndromes. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics. 22(2). 197–203. 2 indexed citations

Sokhi, Upneet K., Swadesh K. Das, Santanu Dasgupta, et al.. (2013). Human Polynucleotide Phosphorylase (hPNPase). Advances in cancer research. 119. 161–190. 12 indexed citations

Shows, Kathryn H. & Rita Shiang. (2008). Regulation of the Mouse Treacher Collins Syndrome Homolog ( Tcof1 ) Promoter Through Differential Repression of Constitutive Expression. DNA and Cell Biology. 27(11). 589–600. 8 indexed citations

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Rees, Mark I., Kirsten Harvey, Brian R. Pearce, et al.. (2006). Mutations in the gene encoding GlyT2 (SLC6A5) define a presynaptic component of human startle disease. Nature Genetics. 38(7). 801–806. 174 indexed citations

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York, Timothy P., et al.. (2004). Genomewide analysis of gene expression associated with Tcof1 in mouse neuroblastoma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 325(1). 124–132. 11 indexed citations

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Pendleton, Adrian, Michelle D. Johnson, Anne E. Hughes, et al.. (2002). Mutations in ANKH Cause Chondrocalcinosis. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 71(4). 933–940. 161 indexed citations

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Reichenberger, Ernst, Valdenize Tiziani, Shôji Watanabe, et al.. (2001). Autosomal Dominant Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia Is Caused by Mutations in the Transmembrane Protein ANK. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(6). 1321–1326. 145 indexed citations

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Shiang, Rita. (2000). Vector NTI Suite 2.0 v5.5.1. 1(5). 214–219. 1 indexed citations

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Vergouwe, Monique N., Marina A.J. Tijssen, Rita Shiang, et al.. (1997). Hyperekplexia-like syndromes without mutations in the GLRA1 gene. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 99(3). 172–178. 30 indexed citations

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Church, Deanna M., Julie L. Yang, Maureen Bocian, Rita Shiang, & John J. Wasmuth. (1997). A High-Resolution Physical and Transcript Map of the Cri du Chat Region of Human Chromosome 5p. Genome Research. 7(8). 787–801. 38 indexed citations

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Dixon, Janet, Karine Hovanes, Rita Shiang, & Michael J. Dixon. (1997). Sequence Analysis, Identification of Evolutionary Conserved Motifs and Expression Analysis of Murine tcof1 Provide Further Evidence for a Potential Function for the Gene and Its Human Homologue, TCOF1. Human Molecular Genetics. 6(5). 727–737. 68 indexed citations

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Shiang, Rita, Stephen G. Ryan, Yazhen Zhu, et al.. (1995). Mutational analysis of familial and sporadic hyperekplexia. Annals of Neurology. 38(1). 85–91. 100 indexed citations

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Dixon, Michael J., M. A. Nigro, O. N. Markand, et al.. (1992). Genetic and radiation hybrid mapping of the hyperekplexia region on chromosome 5q.. PubMed. 51(6). 1334–43. 38 indexed citations

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Tait, Jonathan F., et al.. (1991). Chromosomal localization of the human gene for annexin V (placental anticoagulant protein I) to 4q26→q28. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 57(4). 187–192. 17 indexed citations

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