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74
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17565
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5665
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2683

Cecilia W. Lo publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia W. Lo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Cecilia W. Lo D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia W. Lo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cecilia W. Lo is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. Their work includes significant contributions to Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's publications concentrate on topics such as congenital heart defects and diseases, genetic and kidney cyst disorders, and neonatal and fetal brain pathology. They have also studied fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, axon guidance and neuronal signaling, and Hippo pathway signaling involving YAP/TAZ.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Cecilia W. Lo include:

  • Biallelic pathogenic variants in roundabout guidance receptor 1 associate with syndromic congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, 2022, Kidney International
  • The Role of Cilia and the Complex Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease, 2024, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
  • Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Cerebral Spinal Fluid Flow Properties and Executive Function Cognitive Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Sin3a associated protein 130 kDa, sap130, plays an evolutionary conserved role in zebrafish heart development, 2023, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Clinical Factors Associated with Microstructural Connectome Related Brain Dysmaturation in Term Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Cecilia W. Lo frequently collaborates with several researchers, including George C. Gabriel, James R. Lupski, Madhavi K. Ganapathiraju, William Reynolds, and Ashok Panigrahy.

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Kidney International, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Identification and characterization of a fibroblast marker: FSP1.

    Frank Strutz;Hirokazu Okada;Cecilia W. Lo;Theodore Danoff

  • Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands

    Sheng Chih Jin;Jason Homsy;Samir Zaidi;Qiongshi Lu

  • Connexins and cell signaling in development and disease.

    Chih-Jen Wei;Xin Xu;Cecilia W. Lo

  • Global genetic analysis in mice unveils central role for cilia in congenital heart disease.

    You Li;Nikolai T Klena;George C Gabriel;Xiaoqin Liu

  • Loss of Nephrocystin-3 Function Can Cause Embryonic Lethality, Meckel-Gruber-like Syndrome, Situs Inversus, and Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic Dysplasia

    Carsten Bergmann;Manfred Fliegauf;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Valeska Frank

  • Klf2 Is an Essential Regulator of Vascular Hemodynamic Forces In Vivo

    John S. Lee;Qing Yu;Jordan T. Shin;Eric Sebzda

  • Gap junctional communication in the preimplantation mouse embryo.

    Cecilia W. Lo;Norton B. Gilula

  • DYX1C1 is required for axonemal dynein assembly and ciliary motility

    Aarti Tarkar;Niki T. Loges;Christopher E. Slagle;Richard Francis

  • Characterization of conduction in the ventricles of normal and heterozygous Cx43 knockout mice using optical mapping.

    Gregory E. Morley;Dhananjay Vaidya;Faramarz H. Samie;Cecilia Lo

  • IFT25 Links the Signal-Dependent Movement of Hedgehog Components to Intraflagellar Transport

    Brian T. Keady;Rajeev Samtani;Kimimasa Tobita;Maiko Tsuchya

  • Gap Junction–mediated Cell–Cell Communication Modulates Mouse Neural Crest Migration

    G.Y. Huang;E.S. Cooper;K. Waldo;M.L. Kirby

  • Heart and neural tube defects in transgenic mice overexpressing the Cx43 gap junction gene

    J. L. Ewart;M. F. Cohen;R. A. Meyer;G. Y. Huang

  • Modulation of mouse neural crest cell motility by N-cadherin and connexin 43 gap junctions

    X. Xu;W.E.I. Li;G.Y. Huang;R. Meyer

  • Migration of cardiac neural crest cells in Splotch embryos.

    J.A. Epstein;J. Li;D. Lang;F. Chen

  • IFT27 Links the BBSome to IFT for Maintenance of the Ciliary Signaling Compartment

    Thibaut Eguether;Jovenal T. San Agustin;Brian T. Keady;Julie A. Jonassen

  • Gap junctional communication in the post-implantation mouse embryo

    Cecilia W. Lo;Norton B. Gilula

  • Connexin43 Associated with an N-cadherin-containing Multiprotein Complex Is Required for Gap Junction Formation in NIH3T3 Cells

    Chih-Jen Wei;Richard Francis;Xin Xu;Cecilia W. Lo

  • Interaction of Gata4 and Gata6 with Tbx5 is critical for normal cardiac development.

    Meenakshi Maitra;Marie K. Schluterman;Haley A. Nichols;James A. Richardson

  • The Golgin GMAP210/TRIP11 anchors IFT20 to the Golgi complex.

    John A. Follit;Jovenal T. San Agustin;Fenghui Xu;Julie A. Jonassen

  • Connexin 43 Expression Reflects Neural Crest Patterns during Cardiovascular Development

    Karen L. Waldo;Cecilia W. Lo;Margaret L. Kirby

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory J. Pazour
Gregory J. Pazour University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Margaret L. Kirby
Margaret L. Kirby Duke University
Heymut Omran
Heymut Omran University of Münster
Kenneth N. Olivier
Kenneth N. Olivier National Institutes of Health
Rocky S. Tuan
Rocky S. Tuan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Maja Bucan
Maja Bucan University of Pennsylvania
Michael R. Knowles
Michael R. Knowles University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa J. Martin
Lisa J. Martin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Michael Koval
Michael Koval Emory University
Bruce J. Aronow
Bruce J. Aronow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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