Patrick J. Willems

16.1k citations

209 papers · 10.0k · 2 hit papers · h-index 55

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Sensory Systems top 0.5%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
Genetics top 0.2%
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Papers in

Molecular Biology 113
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 14
- Congenital heart defects research 13
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 10
Genetics 68
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 32

Co-authors: Ben A. Oostra (14 shared papers)Guy Van Camp (26 shared papers)Frank Van Breusegem (29 shared papers)Ivan Jeanne Weiler (2 shared papers)William T. Greenough (2 shared papers)Scott A. Irwin (2 shared papers)Paul Coucke (26 shared papers)Edwin Reyniers (20 shared papers)
Journals: Human Molecular Genetics (15 papers)Human Genetics (11 papers)European Journal of Human Genetics (7 papers)Nature Genetics (7 papers)Clinical Genetics (7 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium Netherlands United States

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Patrick J. Willems

204 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with fragile-X syndrome: A quantitative examination 2001 · 605 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2001 American Journal of Medical Genetics
1997 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Abnormal dendritic spines in fragile X knockout mice: Maturation and pruning deficits Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Thomas A. Comery, Jennifer B. Harris, Patrick J. Willems, Ben A. Oostra, Scott A. Irwin, Ivan Jeanne Weiler, William T. Greenough Hit paper breakdown →	1997	838
2	Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with fragile-X syndrome: A quantitative examination American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Scott A. Irwin, Biraju Patel, Madhuri Idupulapati, Jennifer B. Harris, Ralph A. Crisostomo, Brian P. Larsen, R. Frank Kooy, Patrick J. Willems, Patrick Cras, Piotr B. Kozlowski, Rodney A. Swain, Ivan Jeanne Weiler, William T. Greenough Hit paper breakdown →	2001	605
3	Nonsyndromic hearing impairment is associated with a mutation in DFNA5 Nature Genetics ·Lut Van Laer, E. H. Huizing, Margriet Verstreken, Diederick van Zuijlen, J. Wauters, Paul Bossuyt, Paul Van de Heyning, Wyman T. McGuirt, Richard J. Smith, Patrick J. Willems, P. Kevin Legan, Guy P. Richardson, Guy Van Camp	1998	315
4	Mutations in the human α-tectorin gene cause autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment Nature Genetics ·Kristien Verhoeven, Lut Van Laer, Karin Kirschhofer, P. Kevin Legan, David C. Hughes, Isabelle Schatteman, Margriet Verstreken, Peter Van Hauwe, Paul Coucke, Achih Chen, Richard J. Smith, Thomas Somers, F. Erwin Offeciers, Paul Van de Heyning, Guy P. Richardson, F. Wachtler, William J. Kimberling, Patrick J. Willems, Paul Govaerts, Guy Van Camp	1998	254
5	Mutations in the facilitative glucose transporter GLUT10 alter angiogenesis and cause arterial tortuosity syndrome Nature Genetics ·Paul Coucke, Andy Willaert, Marja W. Wessels, Bert Callewaert, Nicoletta Zoppi, Julie De Backer, Joyce E. Fox, Grazia M.S. Mancini, Marios Kambouris, Rita Gardella, Fabio Facchetti, Patrick J. Willems, Ramses Forsyth, Harry C. Dietz, Sergio Barlati, Marina Colombi, Bart Loeys, Anne De Paepe	2006	248
6	The full mutation in the FMR–1 gene of male fragile X patients is absent in their sperm Nature Genetics ·Edwin Reyniers, Lieve Vits, Kristel De Boulle, Bernadette Van Roy, Désirée van Velzen, Esther de Graaff, Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk, Hugo Z.J. Jorens, John Darby, Ben A. Oostra, Patrick J. Willems	1993	222
7	Damage on plants activates Ca ²⁺ -dependent metacaspases for release of immunomodulatory peptides Science ·Tim Hander, Álvaro D. Fernández-Fernández, Robert P. Kumpf, Patrick J. Willems, Hendrik Schatowitz, Debbie Rombaut, An Staes, Jonah Nolf, Robin Pottie, Panfeng Yao, Amanda Gonçalves, Benjamin Pavie, Thomas Boller, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem, Sebastian Bartels, Simon Stael	2019	190
8	CRASH Syndrome: Clinical Spectrum of Corpus Callosum Hypoplasia, Retardation, Adducted Thumbs, Spastic Paraparesis and Hydrocephalus Due to Mutations in One Single Gene, L1 European Journal of Human Genetics ·Erik Fransén, Vance Lemmon, Guy Van Camp, Lieve Vits, Paul Coucke, Patrick J. Willems	1995	169
9	Plant innate immunity – sunny side up? Trends in Plant Science ·Simon Stael, Przemyslaw Kmiecik, Patrick J. Willems, Katrien Van Der Kelen, Núria S. Coll, Markus Teige, Frank Van Breusegem	2014	166
10	Mildly impaired water maze performance in maleFmr1 knockout mice Neuroscience ·Rudi D’Hooge, Guy Nagels, F. Franck, C.E. Bakker, Edwin Reyniers, Katrien Storm, R. Frank Kooy, B. A. Oostra, Patrick J. Willems, Peter Paul De Deyn	1997	163
11	Anterograde and Retrograde Regulation of Nuclear Genes Encoding Mitochondrial Proteins during Growth, Development, and Stress Molecular Plant ·Sophia Ng, Inge De Clercq, Olivier Van Aken, Simon R. Law, Aneta Ivanova, Patrick J. Willems, Estelle Giraud, Frank Van Breusegem, James Whelan	2014	157
12	Mutations in the cell adhesion molecule LI cause mental retardation Trends in Neurosciences ·Eric V. Wong, Susan Kenwrick, Patrick J. Willems, Vance Lemmon	1995	151
13	Identification of a common mutation in the carnitine palmitoyltransferase II gene in familial recurrent myoglobinuria patients Nature Genetics ·Franco Taroni, Elisabetta Verderio, F. Dworzak, Patrick J. Willems, Patrizia Cavadini, Stefano DiDonato	1993	148
14	Two Frequent Missense Mutations in Pendred Syndrome Human Molecular Genetics ·Peter Van Hauwe, Lorraine A. Everett, Paul Coucke, Daryl A. Scott, Michelle L. Kraft, Carrie Ris‐Stalpers, Cuny Bolder, B.J. Otten, Jan J. M. de Vijlder, Nicole Dietrich, A. Ramesh, S. C. R. Srisailapathy, Agnete Parving, C. W. R. J. Cremers, Patrick J. Willems, Richard J. Smith, Eric D. Green, Guy Van Camp	1998	142
15	Transgenic mouse model for the fragile X syndrome American Journal of Medical Genetics ·R. Frank Kooy, Rudi D’Hooge, Edwin Reyniers, (unknown), Guy Nagels, Kristel De Boulle, Katrien Storm, Gilbert Clincke, Peter P. De Deyn, Ben A. Oostra, Patrick J. Willems	1996	141
16	Long-term potentiation in the hippocampus of fragile X knockout mice American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Jean‐Marie Godfraind, Edwin Reyniers, Kristel De Boulle, Rudi D’Hooge, Peter Paul De Deyn, Cathy Bakker, Ben A. Oostra, R. Frank Kooy, Patrick J. Willems	1996	139
17	Assignment of a second locus for multiple exostoses to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 11 Human Molecular Genetics ·Yuan Wu, Peter Heutink, Bert B.A. de Vries, Lodewijk A. Sandkuijl, A.M.W. van den Ouweland, Martinus F. Niermeijer, H. Galjaard, Edwin Reyniers, Patrick J. Willems, D. J. J. Halley	1994	135
18	Gonosomal mosaicism in myotonic dystrophy patients: involvement of mitotic events in (CTG)n repeat variation and selection against extreme expansion in sperm. PubMed ·Gert Jansen, Patrick J. Willems, M. Coerwinkel, W Nillesen, H. Smeets, Lieve Vits, C Höweler, H. Brunner, Bé Wieringa	1994	134
19	Mining for protein S-sulfenylation in Arabidopsis uncovers redox-sensitive sites Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jingjing Huang, Patrick J. Willems, Bo Wei, Caiping Tian, Renan B. Ferreira, Nandita Bodra, Santiago Agustín Martínez Gache, Khadija Wahni, Keke Liu, Didier Vertommen, Kris Gevaert, Kate S. Carroll, Marc Van Montagu, Jing Yang, Frank Van Breusegem, Joris Messens	2019	122
20	The ROS Wheel: Refining ROS Transcriptional Footprints PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Patrick J. Willems, Amna Mhamdi, Simon Stael, Véronique Storme, Pavel Kerchev, Graham Noctor, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem	2016	119

About Patrick J. Willems

Patrick J. Willems is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Rheumatology and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 209 papers that have together received 10.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (32 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (17 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (14 papers), Congenital heart defects research (13 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (13 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (13 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers) and Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sensory Systems (769 citations), Genetics (3.8k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (469 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.5k citations) and Molecular Biology (5.1k citations). Patrick J. Willems has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ben A. Oostra, Guy Van Camp, Frank Van Breusegem, Ivan Jeanne Weiler, William T. Greenough, Scott A. Irwin, Paul Coucke, Edwin Reyniers, Lieve Vits and Thomas A. Comery. Their work appears in journals such as Human Molecular Genetics, Human Genetics, European Journal of Human Genetics, Nature Genetics and Clinical Genetics.

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