Shomi S. Bhattacharya

18.4k citations

170 papers · 11.5k · 2 hit papers · h-index 56

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Ophthalmology top 0.1%
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Connexins and lens biology
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- RNA regulation and disease

Papers in

Molecular Biology 128
- Retinal Development and Disorders 91
- Connexins and lens biology 16
- RNA regulation and disease 16
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 9
Ophthalmology 34
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments 22
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders 12

Co-authors: Anthony T. Moore (17 shared papers)Christina Chakarova (20 shared papers)Vanita Berry (11 shared papers)Mai M. Abd El-Aziz (10 shared papers)Fred W. Fitzke (5 shared papers)Robin R. Ali (6 shared papers)Alan F. Wright (2 shared papers)Adrian J. Thrasher (3 shared papers)
Journals: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (22 papers)Human Mutation (14 papers)Human Molecular Genetics (10 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (10 papers)Human Genetics (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Mexico

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Shomi S. Bhattacharya

170 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Shomi S. Bhattacharya's Hit Papers

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Photoreceptor degeneration: genetic and mechanistic dissection of a complex trait 2010 · 491 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.

2010 Nature Reviews Genetics
2008 New England Journal of Medicine

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1	Effect of Gene Therapy on Visual Function in Leber's Congenital Amaurosis New England Journal of Medicine ·James Bainbridge, Alexander J. Smith, Susie S. Barker, Scott Robbie, Robert Henderson, Kamaljit S. Balaggan, Ananth C. Viswanathan, Graham E. Holder, Andrew Stockman, Nick Tyler, Simon M. Petersen‐Jones, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Adrian J. Thrasher, Fred W. Fitzke, Barrie J. Carter, Gary S. Rubin, Anthony T. Moore, Robin R. Ali Hit paper breakdown →	2008	1490
2	Photoreceptor degeneration: genetic and mechanistic dissection of a complex trait Nature Reviews Genetics ·Alan F. Wright, Christina Chakarova, Mai M. Abd El-Aziz, Shomi S. Bhattacharya Hit paper breakdown →	2010	491
3	Cone-Rod Dystrophy Due to Mutations in a Novel Photoreceptor-Specific Homeobox Gene () Essential for Maintenance of the Photoreceptor Cell ·Carol L. Freund, Cheryl Y. Gregory‐Evans, Takahisa Furukawa, Myrto Papaioannou, Jens Looser, Lynda Ploder, James Bellingham, David Ng, Jo-Anne Herbrick, Alessandra M.V. Duncan, Stephen W. Scherer, Lap-Chee Tsui, Aphrodite Loutradis-Anagnostou, Samuel G. Jacobson, Constance L. Cepko, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Roderick R. McInnes	1997	450
4	Mutations in a human homologue of Drosophila crumbs cause retinitis pigmentosa (RP12) Nature Genetics ·Anneke I. den Hollander, Jacoline B. ten Brink, Yvette J.M. de Kok, S. van Soest, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, Marc A. van Driel, Dorien J.R. van de Pol, Annette Payne, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Ulrich Kellner, Carel B. Hoyng, A. Westerveld, Han G. Brunner, Elisabeth M. Bleeker‐Wagemakers, August F. Deutman, John R. Heckenlively, Frans P.M. Cremers, Arthur A. Bergen	1999	382
5	Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene can cause either retinitis pigmentosa or macular dystrophy Nature Genetics ·John A. Wells, John J. Wroblewski, Jeffrey Keen, C.F. Inglehearn, C Jubb, Anja Eckstein, Marcelle Jay, G. B. Arden, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Fred W. Fitzke, Alan C. Bird	1993	321
6	Fox's in development and disease Trends in Genetics ·Ordan J. Lehmann, Jane C. Sowden, Peter Carlsson, Tim Jordan, Shomi S. Bhattacharya	2003	293
7	A Missense Mutation in the Human Connexin50 Gene (GJA8) Underlies Autosomal Dominant “Zonular Pulverulent” Cataract, on Chromosome 1q The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Alan Shiels, Donna S. Mackay, Alexander Ionides, Vanita Berry, Anthony T. Moore, Shomi S. Bhattacharya	1998	276
8	Mutations of the Forkhead/Winged-Helix Gene, FKHL7, in Patients with Axenfeld-Rieger Anomaly The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Alan J. Mears, Tim Jordan, Farideh Mirzayans, Stéphane Dubois, Tsutomu Kume, Michael Parlee, Robert Ritch, Ben F. Koop, Wen-Lin Kuo, Colin C. Collins, Jody Marshall, Douglas B. Gould, W G Pearce, Peter Carlsson, Sven Enerbäck, Jean Morissette, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Brigid L.M. Hogan, Vincent Raymond, Michael A. Walter	1998	267
9	Restoration of photoreceptor ultrastructure and function in retinal degeneration slow mice by gene therapy Nature Genetics ·Robin R. Ali, Gian‐Marco Sarra, (unknown), Mahesh de Alwis, James Bainbridge, Peter Munro, Sascha Fauser, Martin Reichel, Christine Kinnon, David M. Hunt, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Adrian J. Thrasher	2000	255
10	Connexin46 Mutations in Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Donna S. Mackay, Alexander Ionides, Zoha Kibar, Guy A. Rouleau, Vanita Berry, Anthony T. Moore, Alan Shiels, Shomi S. Bhattacharya	1999	223
11	The Msh-like homeobox genes define domains in the developing vertebrate eye Development ·A. Paula Monaghan, Duncan Davidson, Christina Sime, Elizabeth Graham, Richard Baldock, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Robert E. Hill	1991	196
12	Alpha-B Crystallin Gene (CRYAB) Mutation Causes Dominant Congenital Posterior Polar Cataract in Humans The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Vanita Berry, Peter J. Francis, M. Ashwin Reddy, Dean Collyer, Eranga N. Vithana, Ian Mackay, Gary Dawson, Alisoun H. Carey, Anthony T. Moore, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Roy A. Quinlan	2001	188
13	Molecular genetic basis of inherited cataract and associated phenotypes Survey of Ophthalmology ·M. Ashwin Reddy, Peter J. Francis, Vanita Berry, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Anthony T. Moore	2004	174
14	Mutations of VMD2 Splicing Regulators Cause Nanophthalmos and Autosomal Dominant Vitreoretinochoroidopathy (ADVIRC) Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Jill Yardley, Bart P. Leroy, Niki Hart‐Holden, B. A. Lafaut, Bart Loeys, Ludwine Messiaen, Rahat Perveen, M. Ashwin Reddy, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Elias I. Traboulsi, Diana Baralle, Jean‐Jacques De Laey, Bernard Puech, Philippe Kestelyn, Anthony T. Moore, Forbes Manson, Graeme C. Black	2004	164
15	CRB1 mutations in inherited retinal dystrophies Human Mutation ·Kinga M. Bujakowska, Isabelle Audo, Saddek Mohand‐Saïd, Marie‐Elise Lancelot, Aline Antonio, Aurore Germain, Thierry Léveillard, Mélanie Letexier, Jean‐Paul Saraiva, Christine Lonjou, Wassila Carpentier, José‐Alain Sahel, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Christina Zeitz	2011	152
16	EYS, encoding an ortholog of Drosophila spacemaker, is mutated in autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa Nature Genetics ·Mai M. Abd El-Aziz, Isabel Barragán, C. O'Driscoll, Leo Goodstadt, Elena Prigmore, Salud Borrego, Marcela Mena, Juan I. Pieras, Mohamed F. El-Ashry, Leen Abu Safieh, Amna Shah, Michael E. Cheetham, Nigel P. Carter, Christina Chakarova, Chris P. Ponting, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Guillermo Antiñolo	2008	152
17	Prevalence of AIPL1 Mutations in Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ·Melanie M. Sohocki, Isabelle Perrault, Bart P. Leroy, Annette Payne, Sharola Dharmaraj, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Josseline Kaplan, Irene H. Maumenee, Robert K. Koenekoop, Françoise Meire, David G. Birch, John R. Heckenlively, Stephen P. Daiger	2000	130
18	Chromosomal Duplication Involving the Forkhead Transcription Factor Gene FOXC1 Causes Iris Hypoplasia and Glaucoma The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Ordan J. Lehmann, Neil D. Ebenezer, Tim Jordan, Margaret Fox, Louise Ocaka, Annette Payne, Bart P. Leroy, Brian J. Clark, Roger A. Hitchings, Sue Povey, Peng T. Khaw, Shomi S. Bhattacharya	2000	128
19	Development and application of a next-generation-sequencing (NGS) approach to detect known and novel gene defects underlying retinal diseases Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases ·Isabelle Audo, Kinga M. Bujakowska, Thierry Léveillard, Saddek Mohand‐Saïd, Marie‐Elise Lancelot, Aurore Germain, Aline Antonio, Christelle Michiels, Jean‐Paul Saraiva, Mélanie Letexier, José‐Alain Sahel, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Christina Zeitz	2012	127
20	GCAP1(Y99C) Mutant Is Constitutively Active in Autosomal Dominant Cone Dystrophy Molecular Cell ·Izabela Sokal, Ning Li, Irina Surgucheva, Martin J. Warren, Annette Payne, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Wolfgang Baehr, Krzysztof Palczewski	1998	122

About Shomi S. Bhattacharya

Shomi S. Bhattacharya is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology, having authored 170 papers that have together received 11.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Retinal Development and Disorders (91 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (22 papers), Connexins and lens biology (16 papers), RNA regulation and disease (16 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (12 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ophthalmology (2.6k citations), Molecular Biology (8.9k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.6k citations), Genetics (2.1k citations) and Cell Biology (1.1k citations). Shomi S. Bhattacharya has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Anthony T. Moore, Christina Chakarova, Vanita Berry, Mai M. Abd El-Aziz, Fred W. Fitzke, Robin R. Ali, Alan F. Wright, Adrian J. Thrasher, Graham E. Holder and Anthony T. Moore. Their work appears in journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Human Mutation, Human Molecular Genetics, The American Journal of Human Genetics and Human Genetics.

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