Thomas Bourgeron

31.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
162 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Bourgeron is a scholar working on Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bourgeron has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Genetics, 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 65 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bourgeron's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (69 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (60 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (18 papers). Thomas Bourgeron is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (69 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (60 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (18 papers). Thomas Bourgeron collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas Bourgeron's co-authors include Pierre Rustin, Agnès Rötig, Dominique Chrétien, Arnold Münnich, Marion Leboyer, Elodie Ey, Christopher Gillberg, Antonio M. Persico, Richard Delorme and Stéphane Jamain and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bourgeron

155 papers receiving 11.3k 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 of the X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 are associated with autism

2003 1.3k citations Marion Leboyer, Thomas Bourgeron et al. profile →
Biochemical and molecular investigations in respiratory chain deficiencies

1994 1.1k citations Pierre Rustin, Dominique Chrétien et al. profile →
From the genetic architecture to synaptic plasticity in autism spectrum disorder

2015 612 citations Thomas Bourgeron profile →
Mutation of a nuclear succinate dehydrogenase gene results in mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency

1995 544 citations Thomas Bourgeron, Pierre Rustin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Bourgeron	5.4k	4.9k	4.7k	1.7k	1.2k	162	11.6k
Elizabeth Berry‐Kravis	6.7k 1.2×	7.4k 1.5×	10.2k 2.2×	2.0k 1.2×	198 0.2×	345	15.8k
Richard Haas	3.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	888 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	141	7.8k
Maree J. Webster	6.4k 1.2×	2.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	3.8k 2.2×	149 0.1×	160	14.1k
Antonio M. Persico	3.3k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	140 0.1×	166	9.0k
Walter E. Kaufmann	5.9k 1.1×	7.7k 1.6×	7.8k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	192 0.2×	193	16.7k
Akira Sawa	10.8k 2.0×	2.2k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	5.2k 3.0×	326 0.3×	325	20.4k
Peter R. Huttenlocher	1.8k 0.3×	3.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.2×	2.1k 1.2×	801 0.7×	94	9.6k
Jacques Mallet	9.6k 1.8×	1.3k 0.3×	4.1k 0.9×	7.2k 4.2×	631 0.5×	367	18.7k
Dennis R. Grayson	6.9k 1.3×	1.6k 0.3×	3.2k 0.7×	4.1k 2.4×	138 0.1×	155	11.4k
Eden R. Martin	4.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.3×	4.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	159 0.1×	241	11.2k

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Oakley, Bethany, Alexandra Lautarescu, Tony Charman, et al.. (2025). Data sharing in child and adolescent psychiatry research: Key challenges (and some potential solutions). Open Research Europe. 5. 93–93. 1 indexed citations

Moreau, Clara, Christopher R. K. Ching, Alexandre Mathieu, et al.. (2025). Neuroimaging insights into brain mechanisms of early-onset restrictive eating disorders. Nature Mental Health. 3(7). 780–788.

Nielsen, Trine Tollerup, Jakob Grove, Christina Mohr Jensen, et al.. (2025). Genetic Architecture and Risk of Childhood Maltreatment Across 5 Psychiatric Diagnoses. JAMA Psychiatry. 82(8). 790–790. 1 indexed citations

Black, Melissa H., Jan K. Buitelaar, Tony Charman, et al.. (2024). Conceptual framework for data harmonisation in mental health using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: an example with the R2D2-MH consortium. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). e301283–e301283. 3 indexed citations

Black, Melissa H., et al.. (2023). From Symptomatology to Functioning - Applying the ICF to Autism Measures to Facilitate Neurodiversity-Affirmative Data Harmonization. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(1). 114–129. 6 indexed citations

Loth, Eva, Jumana Ahmad, Chris Chatham, et al.. (2021). The meaning of significant mean group differences for biomarker discovery. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(11). e1009477–e1009477. 26 indexed citations

Zabihi, Mariam, Dorothea L. Floris, Seyed Mostafa Kia, et al.. (2020). Fractionating autism based on neuroanatomical normative modeling. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 384–384. 31 indexed citations

Dumas, Guillaume, Hany Goubran‐Botros, Mariette Matondo, et al.. (2020). Mass‐spectrometry analysis of the human pineal proteome during night and day and in autism. Journal of Pineal Research. 70(3). e12713–e12713. 3 indexed citations

Chaumont, Fabrice de, Elodie Ey, Nicolas Torquet, et al.. (2019). Real-time analysis of the behaviour of groups of mice via a depth-sensing camera and machine learning. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 3(11). 930–942. 105 indexed citations

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Warrier, Varun, Roberto Toro, Hyejung Won, et al.. (2019). Social and non-social autism symptoms and trait domains are genetically dissociable. Communications Biology. 2(1). 328–328. 55 indexed citations

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Warrier, Varun, Roberto Toro, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide analyses of self-reported empathy: correlations with autism, schizophrenia, and anorexia nervosa. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 35–35. 75 indexed citations

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Warrier, Varun, Katrina L. Grasby, Florina Uzefovsky, et al.. (2017). Genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy: heritability, and correlates with sex, neuropsychiatric conditions and cognition. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(6). 1402–1409. 100 indexed citations

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Kishimoto, Keiko, Jun Nomura, Jacob Ellegood, et al.. (2017). Behavioral and neuroanatomical analyses in a genetic mouse model of 2q13 duplication. Genes to Cells. 22(5). 436–451. 7 indexed citations

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Traut, Nicolas, Anita Beggiato, Thomas Bourgeron, et al.. (2017). Cerebellar Volume in Autism: Literature Meta-analysis and Analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange Cohort. Biological Psychiatry. 83(7). 579–588. 47 indexed citations

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Lévy‐Leduc, Céline, et al.. (2015). Improving heritability estimation by a variable selection approach in\n sparse high dimensional linear mixed models. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, Aline, Anita Beggiato, Thomas Bourgeron, & Roberto Toro. (2015). Neuroanatomical Diversity of Corpus Callosum and Brain Volume in Autism: Meta-analysis, Analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange Project, and Simulation. Biological Psychiatry. 78(2). 126–134. 78 indexed citations

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Waltes, Regina, Eftichia Duketis, Michael Knapp, et al.. (2014). Common variants in genes of the postsynaptic FMRP signalling pathway are risk factors for autism spectrum disorders. Human Genetics. 133(6). 781–792. 51 indexed citations

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Pinel, Philippe, Fabien Fauchereau, Antonio Moreno, et al.. (2012). Genetic Variants ofFOXP2andKIAA0319/TTRAP/THEM2Locus Are Associated with Altered Brain Activation in Distinct Language-Related Regions. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(3). 817–825. 117 indexed citations

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Delorme, Richard, Marie‐Odile Krebs, Nadia Chabane, et al.. (2004). Frequency and transmission of glutamate receptors GRIK2 and GRIK3 polymorphisms in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. Neuroreport. 15(4). 699–702. 65 indexed citations

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Bourgeron, Thomas, Dominique Chrétien, Shawn Doonan, et al.. (1994). Mutation of the fumarase gene in two siblings with progressive encephalopathy and fumarase deficiency.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(6). 2514–2518. 114 indexed citations

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