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David L. Rimoin 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 David L. Rimoin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 316 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Rimoin 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 David L. Rimoin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1976 - E. Mead Johnson Award, Society for Pediatric Research
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

David L. Rimoin was affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States. Throughout the course of their career, they received several awards recognizing their contributions to the scientific community.

The awards included the E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research in 1976, membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 1992, and fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1995. Additionally, they were a member of the Association of American Physicians.

There are no records available of recent papers, frequent co-authors, specific publication venues, book publications, or detailed fields and subfields of study associated with David L. Rimoin. Likewise, no detailed information about their main research topics has been documented.

Best Publications

  • Central challenges facing the national clinical research enterprise.

    Nancy S. Sung;William F. Crowley;Myron Genel;Patricia Salber

  • International Nosology of Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue, Berlin, 1986.

    P. Beighton;A. de Paepe;D. Danks;G. Finidori

  • Nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders : 2010 revision

    Matthew L. Warman;Valerie Cormier-Daire;Christine Hall;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow

  • Thanatophoric dysplasia (types I and II) caused by distinct mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

    Patricia L. Tavormina;Rita Shiang;Leslie M. Thompson;Ya-Zhen Zhu

  • Beta glucuronidase deficiency: report of clinical, radiologic, and biochemical features of a new mucopolysaccharidosis.

    William S. Sly;Barbara A. Quinton;William H. McAlister;David L. Rimoin

  • Pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia due to mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene

    M D Briggs;S M Hoffman;L M King;A S Olsen

  • Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding noggin affect human joint morphogenesis.

    Yaoqin Gong;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Jose Marcelino;Douglas Wilkin

  • STANDARD GROWTH CURVES FOR ACHONDROPLASIA

    William A. Horton;Jerome I. Rotter;David L. Rimoin;Charles I. Scott

  • Mutations in the gene encoding 3β-hydroxysteroid-Δ8,Δ7-isomerase cause X-linked dominant Conradi-Hunermann syndrome

    Nancy Braverman;Paul Lin;Fabian F. Moebius;Cassandra Obie

  • Mutations in the gene encoding filamin B disrupt vertebral segmentation, joint formation and skeletogenesis

    Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Stephen P Robertson;Lily M King;Timothy Morgan

  • International classification of osteochondrodysplasias

    P. Beighton;A. Giedion;R. Gorlin;J. Hall

  • Osteogenesis imperfecta type III. Delineation of the phenotype with reference to genetic heterogeneity

    D. O. Sillence;K. K. Barlow;A. P. Garber;J. G. Hall

  • Pachydermoperiostosis: an update

    M. Castori;L. Sinibaldi;R. Mingarelli;R. S. Lachman

  • The skeletal dysplasias

    Deborah Krakow;David L Rimoin;David L Rimoin

  • Identification of the molecular defect in a family with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia

    Brendan Lee;Henrik Vissing;Francesco Ramirez;David Rogers

  • Gain-of-function mutations in TRPV4 cause autosomal dominant brachyolmia.

    Matthew J Rock;Jean Prenen;Vincent A Funari;Tara L Funari

  • CRTAP and LEPRE1 mutations in recessive osteogenesis imperfecta.

    Dustin Baldridge;Ulrike Schwarze;Roy Morello;Jennifer Lennington

  • Apnea and sudden unexpected death in infants with achondroplasia

    Richard M. Pauli;Charles I. Scott;E. Robert Wassman;Enid F. Gilbert

  • Genetics of diabetes mellitus.

    Rimoin Dl

  • Achondrogenesis type IB is caused by mutations in the diastrophic dysplasia sulphate transporter gene.

    Superti-Furga A;Superti-Furga A;Hästbacka J;Wilcox Wr;Cohn Dh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph S. Lachman
Ralph S. Lachman University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel H. Cohn
Daniel H. Cohn University of California, Los Angeles
William R. Wilcox
William R. Wilcox Emory University
Deborah Krakow
Deborah Krakow University of California, Los Angeles
John M. Graham
John M. Graham Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Valérie Cormier-Daire
Valérie Cormier-Daire Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Ravi Savarirayan
Ravi Savarirayan Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Peter Brugger
Peter Brugger University of Zurich
David R. Eyre
David R. Eyre University of Washington
William A. Horton
William A. Horton Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie

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