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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
13255
World Ranking
1769
National Ranking
134

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Mutation

His primary areas of study are Demography, Consanguinity, Consanguineous Marriage, Infant mortality and Inbreeding. His Demography research incorporates themes from Genetic counseling, Genetics, Intellectual disability, Urbanization and Pediatrics. His studies in Intellectual disability integrate themes in fields like Life expectancy, Cancer registry, Incidence and Down syndrome.

His Consanguinity research includes elements of Offspring, Pregnancy, Fertility, Public health and Developing country. His Consanguineous Marriage study incorporates themes from Endogamy, Legislation, Prejudice and Caste. His work in Infant mortality tackles topics such as Child mortality which are related to areas like Mortality rate, Logistic regression and Birth order.

His most cited work include:

  • Consanguinity and its relevance to clinical genetics (411 citations)
  • Consanguinity, human evolution, and complex diseases (336 citations)
  • The Influence of Intellectual Disability on Life Expectancy (325 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Alan H. Bittles mostly deals with Demography, Consanguinity, Consanguineous Marriage, Genetics and Inbreeding. His work deals with themes such as Fertility, Coefficient of relationship, Disease, Developing country and Ethnic group, which intersect with Demography. His Consanguinity research incorporates themes from Endogamy, Public health, Genetic counseling and Infant mortality.

His Public health research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Epidemiology and Human genetics. His Consanguineous Marriage research includes themes of Genealogy, Genetic drift and Cousin. His study in Genetics focuses on Allele in particular.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Demography (43.89%)
  • Consanguinity (36.67%)
  • Consanguineous Marriage (26.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?

  • Consanguinity (36.67%)
  • Consanguineous Marriage (26.39%)
  • Demography (43.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Consanguinity, Consanguineous Marriage, Demography, Disease and Public health are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Consanguinity brings together such families of science as Endogamy, Genealogy, Genetic counseling and Infant mortality. His study with Consanguineous Marriage involves better knowledge in Genetics.

His Demography study combines topics in areas such as Coefficient of relationship, First Cousin, Life expectancy, Down syndrome and Ethnic group. The Disease study combines topics in areas such as Clinical trial and Medical emergency. His Public health research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Epidemiology, Disease burden, Bioinformatics and Human genetics.

Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Consanguineous marriages, pearls and perils: Geneva International Consanguinity Workshop Report (174 citations)
  • Consanguinity in Context (71 citations)
  • Consanguinity and the risk of congenital heart disease (52 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Mutation

His primary areas of investigation include Consanguinity, Genetic counseling, Demography, Consanguineous Marriage and Pediatrics. In his study, Orphan drug is strongly linked to Disease, which falls under the umbrella field of Consanguinity. His studies in Genetic counseling integrate themes in fields like Latin Americans, Family medicine, Human genetics, Developing country and Health education.

His Demography study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Offspring, Pregnancy outcomes, First Cousin, Ethnic group and Index case. His Consanguineous Marriage research integrates issues from Global population, Fertility, Genetic testing and Infant mortality. Alan H. Bittles combines subjects such as Heart disease, European population, Genetic predisposition and Risk factor with his study of Pediatrics.

Best Publications

  • Consanguinity and its relevance to clinical genetics

    AH Bittles

  • Consanguinity, human evolution, and complex diseases

    Alan Bittles;Michael Black

  • The four ages of Down syndrome.

    Alan H Bittles;Carol Bower;Rafat Hussain;Emma J Glasson;Emma J Glasson;Emma J Glasson

  • The Influence of Intellectual Disability on Life Expectancy

    A.H. Bittles;B.A. Petterson;S.G. Sullivan;R. Hussain

  • The changing survival profile of people with Down's syndrome: implications for genetic counselling.

    Emma Glasson;S.G. Sullivan;R. Hussain;B.A. Petterson

  • Clinical, social, and ethical implications of changing life expectancy in Down syndrome

    A H Bittles;E J Glasson

  • Reproductive behavior and health in consanguineous marriages.

    Bittles Ah;Mason Wm;Greene J;Rao Na

  • The costs of human inbreeding and their implications for variations at the DNA level

    Alan H. Bittles;James V. Neel

  • Consanguineous marriages, pearls and perils: Geneva International Consanguinity Workshop Report

    Hanan Hamamy;Stylianos E. Antonarakis;Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza;Samia Temtamy

  • The Role and Significance of Consanguinity as a Demographic Variable

    Alan H. Bittles

  • The prevalence and demographic characteristics of consanguineous marriages in Pakistan

    R. Hussain;A. H. Bittles

  • Genetic Counseling and Screening of Consanguineous Couples and Their Offspring: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

    Robin L. Bennett;Arno G. Motulsky;Alan Bittles;Louanne Hudgins

  • Endogamy, consanguinity and community genetics.

    A H Bittles

  • Gene mapping in Gypsies identifies a novel demyelinating neuropathy on chromosome 8q24.

    Luba Kalaydjieva;Luba Kalaydjieva;Joachim Hallmayer;David Chandler;Alexey Savov

  • Community control of genetic and congenital disorders

    A. Alwan;B. Modell;A.H. Bittles;A. Czeilel

  • A Community Genetics Perspective on Consanguineous Marriage

    A.H. Bittles

  • The impact of consanguinity on neonatal and infant health.

    Alan H Bittles;Alan H Bittles;Michael L Black

  • Consanguinity as a Determinant of Reproductive Behaviour and Mortality in Pakistan

    Alan H Bittles;Jonathan C Grant;Sajjad A Shami

  • Consanguinity in Context

    Alan H. Bittles

  • A climatologic investigation of the SARS-CoV outbreak in Beijing, China.

    Jingsong Yuan;Hongmin Yun;Wei Lan;Wei Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Grant
Jonathan Grant King's College London
Ken McElreavey
Ken McElreavey Institut Pasteur
Neil Small
Neil Small University of Bradford
Tony Roscioli
Tony Roscioli University of New South Wales
Anne De Paepe
Anne De Paepe Ghent University Hospital
Bartha Maria Knoppers
Bartha Maria Knoppers McGill University Health Centre
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Jon F. Merz
Jon F. Merz University of Pennsylvania
Luba Kalaydjieva
Luba Kalaydjieva University of Western Australia
Christopher E. Mason
Christopher E. Mason Cornell University

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