Virginia V. Michels

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
148 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

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Virginia V. Michels is a scholar working on Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia V. Michels has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Genetics, 35 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Virginia V. Michels's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (19 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (14 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (14 papers). Virginia V. Michels is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (19 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (14 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (14 papers). Virginia V. Michels collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. Virginia V. Michels's co-authors include Timothy M. Olson, Daniel J. Schaid, Stephen N. Thibodeau, Wouter I. Schievink, D. G. Piepgras, Shannon K. McDonnell, David J. Driscoll, Patricia P. Moll, Yin-Shan Tai and Mark T. Keating and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Virginia V. Michels

146 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

1999 982 citations Virginia V. Michels et al. profile →
The Genetic Basis of Human Cancer

1999 536 citations Virginia V. Michels Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
The Frequency of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Series of Patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

1992 495 citations Virginia V. Michels, Fletcher A. Miller et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Virginia V. Michels United States	47	3.1k	2.6k	2.2k	1.3k	1.2k	148	9.1k
Elaine Spector United States	26	10.1k 3.2×	9.0k 3.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	71	20.6k
Sue Richards United Kingdom	33	9.6k 3.1×	8.7k 3.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	85	22.4k
Nazneen Aziz United States	9	9.4k 3.0×	8.8k 3.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.5×	9	19.7k
Cheryl R. Greenberg Canada	54	6.3k 2.0×	1.8k 0.7×	605 0.3×	935 0.7×	535 0.4×	218	10.2k
Charles E. Jackson United States	51	4.8k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	343 0.2×	2.0k 1.6×	819 0.7×	139	11.6k
Carol Nelson‐Williams United States	33	6.8k 2.2×	1.7k 0.6×	913 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	451 0.4×	56	10.4k
J. Aidan Carney United States	48	1.2k 0.4×	640 0.2×	2.0k 0.9×	3.7k 2.8×	589 0.5×	124	8.4k
Julie M. Gastier‐Foster United States	36	10.4k 3.3×	9.0k 3.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.8×	122	22.8k
Marcella Devoto Italy	45	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	404 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	492 0.4×	161	6.6k
Lee S. Weinstein United States	55	5.4k 1.7×	3.7k 1.4×	450 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	557 0.4×	184	10.4k

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Beauchesne, Luc, Carole A. Warnes, Heidi M. Connolly, et al.. (2005). Prevalence and clinical manifestations of 22q11.2 microdeletion in adults with selected conotruncal anomalies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(4). 595–598. 57 indexed citations

Michels, Virginia V., Timothy M. Olson, Fletcher A. Miller, et al.. (2003). Frequency of development of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy among relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The American Journal of Cardiology. 91(11). 1389–1392. 21 indexed citations

Lindor, Noralane M., et al.. (2000). von Hippel-Lindau Disease. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 75(3). 265–272. 69 indexed citations

Krahn, Lois E., Demetrius M. Maraganore, & Virginia V. Michels. (1998). Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia Associated With Parkinsonism in a Patient With a Microdeletion of Chromosome 22. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 73(10). 956–959. 31 indexed citations

Lindor, Noralane M., Virginia V. Michels, Syed M. Jalal, et al.. (1996). Rothmund‐Thomson syndrome in siblings: evidence for acquired in vivo mosaicism. Clinical Genetics. 49(3). 124–129. 55 indexed citations

Williams, Charlene J., Arupa Ganguly, Eileen L. Considine, et al.. (1996). A−2→G transition at the 3′ acceptor splice site of IVS17 characterizes the COL2A1 gene mutation in the original stickler syndrome kindred. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 63(3). 461–467. 69 indexed citations

Lindor, Noralane M., Pamela S. Karnes, Virginia V. Michels, et al.. (1995). Uniparental disomy in congenital disorders: A prospective study. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 58(2). 143–146. 9 indexed citations

Cetta, Frank & Virginia V. Michels. (1995). The natural history and spectrum of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, including HIV and peripartum cardiomyopathy. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 10(3). 332–338. 21 indexed citations

Williams, Charlene J., Matthew J. Rock, Eileen L. Considine, et al.. (1994). Rapid detection of mutations by conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis. Application to the identification of a fourth family with the Arg519→Cys substitution and three new mutations in the type II procollagen gene. Matrix Biology. 14(5). 391–391. 1 indexed citations

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Hecht, Jacqueline T., Yaping Wang, Susan H. Blanton, Virginia V. Michels, & Stephen P. Daiger. (1993). Reply to Farrall et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 52(2). 436–437. 2 indexed citations

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Jalal, S. M., et al.. (1993). Absence of chromosome fragility at 19q13.3 in patients with myotonic dystrophy. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 46(4). 441–443. 14 indexed citations

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Manolio, Teri A., Kenneth L. Baughman, Richard Rodeheffer, et al.. (1992). Prevalence and etiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (summary of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop). The American Journal of Cardiology. 69(17). 1458–1466. 338 indexed citations

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Weigel, Thomas, David J. Driscoll, & Virginia V. Michels. (1989). Occurrence of congenital heart defects in siblings of patients with univentricular heart and tricuspid atresia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 64(12). 768–771. 7 indexed citations

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Michels, Virginia V.. (1989). Artifical insemination by donor: A new concern for the pediatrician. AAP News. 5(1). 6–12. 3 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Michael A., et al.. (1989). Autosomal dominant supravalvular aortic stenosis: Large three‐generation family. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 32(3). 384–389. 20 indexed citations

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Michels, Virginia V., et al.. (1989). Craniofrontonasal dysostosis with deafness and axillary pterygia. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 34(3). 445–450. 8 indexed citations

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Michels, Virginia V. & J. Clarke Stevens. (1982). Basal cell carcinoma in a patient with intestinal polyposis. Clinical Genetics. 22(2). 80–82. 11 indexed citations

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Michels, Virginia V. & Arthur L. Beaudet. (1980). Cholesteryl Lignocerate Hydrolysis in Adrenoleukodystrophy. Pediatric Research. 14(1). 21–23. 11 indexed citations

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Beaudet, Arthur L., Donald C. Anderson, Virginia V. Michels, William J. Arion, & Alex J. Lange. (1980). Neutropenia and impaired neutrophil migration in type IB glycogen storage disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 97(6). 906–910. 114 indexed citations

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Michels, Virginia V., David J. Driscoll, George D. Ferry, D. Duff, & Arthur L. Beaudet. (1979). Pulmonary vascular obstruction associated with cholesteryl ester storage disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 94(4). 621–623. 9 indexed citations

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