Patrick M. Gaffney

23.8k citations

158 papers · 8.4k · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Rheumatology top 0.1%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
Immunology top 0.5%
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Papers in

Immunology 61
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 31
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 15
Molecular Biology 53

Co-authors: Timothy W. Behrens (25 shared papers)Ward Ortmann (13 shared papers)Emily C. Baechler (8 shared papers)Katherine B. Shark (4 shared papers)Peter K. Gregersen (6 shared papers)Karl J. Espe (4 shared papers)Franak Batliwalla (3 shared papers)Richard K. Koehn (3 shared papers)
Journals: Genes and Immunity (12 papers)Marine Biology (7 papers)Aquaculture (7 papers)Arthritis & Rheumatology (6 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

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Patrick M. Gaffney

156 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Patrick M. Gaffney's Hit Papers

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Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes 2015 · 353 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Nature Communications
2003 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Interferon-inducible gene expression signature in peripheral blood cells of patients with severe lupus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Emily C. Baechler, Franak Batliwalla, George Karypis, Patrick M. Gaffney, Ward Ortmann, Karl J. Espe, Katherine B. Shark, William J. Grande, Karis M. H. Hughes, Vivek Kapur, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens Hit paper breakdown →	2003	1682
2	Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes Nature Communications ·Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Raúl Y. Tito, Jessica L. Metcalf, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, José C. Clemente, Luke K. Ursell, Zhenjiang Zech Xu, Will Van Treuren, Rob Knight, Patrick M. Gaffney, Paul Spicer, Paul A. Lawson, Luis Marin-Reyes, Omar Trujillo, Morris W. Foster, Emilio Guija-Poma, Luzmila Troncoso-Corzo, Christina Warinner, Andrew T. Ozga, Cecil M. Lewis Hit paper breakdown →	2015	353
3	Identification of a Gene Expression Signature Associated with Recurrent Disease in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Cancer Research ·Matthew A. Ginos, Grier P. Page, Bryan S. Michalowicz, Ketan Patel, Sonja E. Volker, Stefan E. Pambuccian, Frank G. Ondrey, George L. Adams, Patrick M. Gaffney	2004	335
4	A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes in human systemic lupus erythematosus sib-pair families Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patrick M. Gaffney, Grainne Kearns, Katherine B. Shark, Ward Ortmann, Scott Selby, Michelle L. Malmgren, Kristine E. Rohlf, Theresa C. Ockenden, Ronald P. Messner, Richard A. King, Stephen S. Rich, Timothy W. Behrens	1998	286
5	Genetic heterozygosity and growth rate in Mytilus edulis Marine Biology ·Richard K. Koehn, Patrick M. Gaffney	1984	207
6	Peripheral blood gene expression profiling in Sjögren's syndrome Genes and Immunity ·Eshrat S. Emamian, Joanlise M Leon, Christopher J. Lessard, Martha Grandits, Emily C. Baechler, Patrick M. Gaffney, Barbara Segal, Nelson L. Rhodus, Kathy L. Moser	2009	187
7	Periostin Promotes Invasion and Anchorage-Independent Growth in the Metastatic Process of Head and Neck Cancer Cancer Research ·Yasusei Kudo, Ikuko Ogawa, Shojiro Kitajima, Masae Kitagawa, Hidehiko Kawai, Patrick M. Gaffney, Mutsumi Miyauchi, Takashi Takata	2006	182
8	Activating mutations in STIM1 and ORAI1 cause overlapping syndromes of tubular myopathy and congenital miosis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Vasyl Nesin, Graham B. Wiley, Maria Kousi, E‐Ching Ong, Thomas Lehmann, David Nicholl, Mohnish Suri, Nortina Shahrizaila, Nicholas Katsanis, Patrick M. Gaffney, Klaas J. Wierenga, Leonidas Tsiokas	2014	180
9	Genome Screening in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from a Second Minnesota Cohort and Combined Analyses of 187 Sib-Pair Families The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Patrick M. Gaffney, Ward Ortmann, Scott Selby, Katherine B. Shark, Theresa C. Ockenden, Kristine E. Rohlf, Nichole L. Walgrave, Wade P. Boyum, Michelle L. Malmgren, Michael E. Miller, Grainne Kearns, Ronald P. Messner, Richard A. King, Stephen S. Rich, Timothy W. Behrens	2000	174
10	Differential Genetic Associations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Anti–dsDNA Autoantibody Production PLoS Genetics ·Sharon A. Chung, Robert P. Kimberly, Robert Graham, Joanne Nititham, Annette T. Lee, Ward Ortmann, Chaim O. Jacob, Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme, Betty P. Tsao, John B. Harley, Patrick M. Gaffney, Kathy L. Moser, (unknown), Michelle Petri, F. Yesim Demirci, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Susan Manzi, Peter K. Gregersen, Carl D. Langefeld, Timothy W. Behrens, Lindsey A. Criswell	2011	157
11	Polymorphism at the TNF superfamily gene TNFSF4 confers susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus Nature Genetics ·Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham, Robert Graham, Harinder Manku, Andrew Wong, John C. Whittaker, Patrick M. Gaffney, Kathy L. Moser, John D. Rioux, David Altshuler, Timothy W. Behrens, Timothy J. Vyse	2007	150
12	Interrelationships of heterozygosity, growth rate and heterozygote deficiencies in the coot clam, Mulinia lateralis. Genetics ·Patrick M. Gaffney, Timothy M. Scott, Richard K. Koehn, Walter J. Diehl	1990	135
13	A Comprehensive Analysis of Shared Loci between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sixteen Autoimmune Diseases Reveals Limited Genetic Overlap PLoS Genetics ·Paula S. Ramos, Lindsey A. Criswell, Kathy L. Moser, Mary E. Comeau, Adrienne H. Williams, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Sharon A. Chung, Robert Graham, Raphael Zidovetzki, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kenneth M. Kaufman, Chaim O. Jacob, Timothy J. Vyse, Betty P. Tsao, Robert P. Kimberly, Patrick M. Gaffney, Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme, John B. Harley, Carl D. Langefeld	2011	134
14	Risk Alleles for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Large Case-Control Collection and Associations with Clinical Subphenotypes PLoS Genetics ·Kimberly E. Taylor, Sharon A. Chung, Robert Graham, Ward Ortmann, Annette T. Lee, Carl D. Langefeld, Chaim O. Jacob, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme, Betty P. Tsao, Kathy L. Moser, Patrick M. Gaffney, John B. Harley, Michelle Petri, Susan Manzi, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens, Lindsey A. Criswell	2011	125
15	Expression levels for many genes in human peripheral blood cells are highly sensitive to ex vivo incubation Genes and Immunity ·Emily C. Baechler, Franak Batliwalla, George Karypis, Patrick M. Gaffney, K L Moser, Ward Ortmann, Karl J. Espe, Shankar Balasubramanian, Karis M. H. Hughes, Joanne P. Chan, A. B. Begovich, S-YP Chang, P K Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens	2004	121
16	Genome Scan of Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Regression Modeling: Evidence of Linkage and Epistasis at 4p16-15.2 The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Courtney Gray‐McGuire, K L Moser, Patrick M. Gaffney, Jennifer A. Kelly, Haitao Yu, Jane M. Olson, Catherine M. Jedrey, Kevin B. Jacobs, Robert P. Kimberly, Barbara R. Neas, Stephen S. Rich, Timothy W. Behrens, John B. Harley	2000	118
17	Specific combinations of HLA-DR2 and DR3 class II haplotypes contribute graded risk for disease susceptibility and autoantibodies in human SLE European Journal of Human Genetics ·Robert Graham, Ward Ortmann, Peter R. Rodine, Karl J. Espe, Carl D. Langefeld, Ethan M. Lange, Adrienne H. Williams, Stephanie R. Beck, Chieko Kyogoku, Kathy L. Moser, Patrick M. Gaffney, Peter K. Gregersen, Lindsey A. Criswell, John B. Harley, Timothy W. Behrens	2007	118
18	Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene sequences support an Asian origin for the Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata Marine Biology ·D. x D Foighil, Patrick M. Gaffney, A. E. Wilbur, Thomas J. Hilbish	1998	115
19	The genetics of human systemic lupus erythematosus Current Opinion in Immunology ·John B. Harley, Kathy L. Moser, Patrick M. Gaffney, Timothy W. Behrens	1998	114
20	Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Marine Biotechnology ·Coren A. Milbury, Patrick M. Gaffney	2005	101

About Patrick M. Gaffney

Patrick M. Gaffney is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, Global and Planetary Change and Genetics, having authored 158 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (42 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (32 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (31 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (21 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (15 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (12 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Rheumatology (2.8k citations), Immunology (3.4k citations), Aquatic Science (494 citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.2k citations) and Genetics (1.4k citations). Patrick M. Gaffney has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Timothy W. Behrens, Ward Ortmann, Emily C. Baechler, Katherine B. Shark, Peter K. Gregersen, Karl J. Espe, Franak Batliwalla, Richard K. Koehn, George Karypis and Vivek Kapur. Their work appears in journals such as Genes and Immunity, Marine Biology, Aquaculture, Arthritis & Rheumatology and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

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