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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 122 502 478 295 278 745 54557
Medicine 126 2962 2764 1640 1509 740 58543
Genetics 123 333 322 173 167 635 54554

Elaine H. Zackai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elaine H. Zackai between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elaine H. Zackai published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2018. 35 of the 795 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2018. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 35 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 42 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 14 publications
1972 2025

795 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elaine H. Zackai: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 2
1974 2
1975 5
1976 2
1977 3
1978 6
1979 2
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 4
1984 2
1985 1
1986 4
1987 6
1988 10
1989 4
1990 3
1991 6
1992 5
1993 18
1994 12
1995 19
1996 16
1997 23
1998 17
1999 16
2000 12
2001 18
2002 14
2003 19
2004 17
2005 24
2006 16
2007 17
2008 25
2009 26
2010 17
2011 12
2012 13
2013 29
2014 19
2015 35
2016 28
2017 35
2018 42
2019 23
2020 37
2021 42
2022 24
2023 21
2024 21
2025 14
Total 795
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Elaine H. Zackai publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elaine H. Zackai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 635–644 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 635 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9 635
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Elaine H. Zackai D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elaine H. Zackai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29 123
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Elaine H. Zackai is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research focuses on topics including congenital heart defects, congenital heart disease studies, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, coronary artery anomalies, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomics and rare diseases, and tracheal and airway disorders.

Elaine H. Zackai has published extensively, with work appearing frequently in several journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Some recent papers authored by or involving Elaine H. Zackai are:

  • Genetic contributors to risk of schizophrenia in the presence of a 22q11.2 deletion, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • A dyadic approach to the delineation of diagnostic entities in clinical genomics, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Histone H3.3 beyond cancer: Germline mutations in Histone 3 Family 3A and 3B cause a previously unidentified neurodegenerative disorder in 46 patients, 2020, Science Advances
  • Mapping Subcortical Brain Alterations in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Effects of Deletion Size and Convergence With Idiopathic Neuropsychiatric Illness, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large-scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs, 2021, Human Brain Mapping

The scientist has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, notably:

  • Donna M. McDonald-McGinn
  • T. Blaine Crowley
  • Beverly S. Emanuel
  • Daniel E. McGinn
  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Best Publications

  • 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

    Donna M. McDonald-McGinn;Kathleen E. Sullivan;Bruno Marino;Nicole Philip

  • Mutations in IRF6 cause Van der Woude and popliteal pterygium syndromes.

    Shinji Kondo;Brian C. Schutte;Rebecca J. Richardson;Bryan C. Bjork

  • A Mosaic Activating Mutation in AKT1 Associated with the Proteus Syndrome

    Marjorie J Lindhurst;Julie C Sapp;Jamie K. Teer;Jennifer J Johnston

  • Microduplications of 16p11.2 are Associated with Schizophrenia

    Shane E. McCarthy;Vladimir Makarov;George Kirov;Anjene M. Addington

  • Psychiatric disorders from childhood to adulthood in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: results from the International Consortium on Brain and Behavior in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.

    Maude Schneider;Martin Debbané;Anne S. Bassett;Eva W.C. Chow

  • PTEN Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome Suggest a Single Entity With Cowden Syndrome

    Debbie J. Marsh;Debbie J. Marsh;Jennifer B. Kum;Jennifer B. Kum;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Michael J. Bennett

  • A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

    Santhosh Girirajan;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Gregory M. Cooper;Francesca Antonacci

  • Frequency of 22q11 deletions in patients with conotruncal defects

    Elizabeth Goldmuntz;Bernard J Clark;Bernard J Clark;Laura E Mitchell;Laura E Mitchell;Abbas F Jawad;Abbas F Jawad

  • Chromosome 22-specific low copy repeats and the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: genomic organization and deletion endpoint analysis

    Tamim H. Shaikh;Hiroki Kurahashi;Sulagna C. Saitta;Anna Mizrahy O’Hare

  • Prevalence of 22q11 microdeletions in DiGeorge and velocardiofacial syndromes: implications for genetic counselling and prenatal diagnosis.

    D A Driscoll;J Salvin;B Sellinger;M L Budarf

  • Growth Charts for Children With Down Syndrome: 1 Month to 18 Years of Age

    Christine Cronk;Allen C. Crocker;Siegfried M. Pueschel;Alice M. Shea

  • The Philadelphia story: the 22q11.2 deletion: report on 250 patients

    McDonald-McGinn Dm;Kirschner R;Goldmuntz E;Sullivan K

  • Mechanisms of mosaicism, chimerism and uniparental disomy identified by single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis

    Laura K. Conlin;Brian D. Thiel;Carsten G. Bonnemann;Livija Medne

  • Deletions and microdeletions of 22q11.2 in velo-cardio-facial syndrome.

    Deborah A. Driscoll;Nancy B. Spinner;Nancy B. Spinner;Marcia L. Budarf;Marcia L. Budarf;Donna M. McDonald-McGinn;Donna M. McDonald-McGinn

  • Mutations in the homeodomain of the human SIX3 gene cause holoprosencephaly.

    Deeann E. Wallis;Erich Roessler;Erich Roessler;Ute Hehr;Luisa Nanni

  • Mutations in the kinase Rsk-2 associated with Coffin-Lowry syndrome.

    Elisabeth Trivier;Dario De Cesare;Sylvie Jacquot;Solange Pannetier

  • Mutations in TGIF cause holoprosencephaly and link NODAL signalling to human neural axis determination

    Karen W. Gripp;David Wotton;Michael C. Edwards;Michael C. Edwards;Erich Roessler

  • Characterization of Potocki-Lupski syndrome (dup(17)(p11.2p11.2)) and delineation of a dosage-sensitive critical interval that can convey an autism phenotype.

    Lorraine Potocki;Weimin Bi;Diane Treadwell-Deering;Claudia M. B. Carvalho

  • High-resolution mapping and analysis of copy number variations in the human genome: A data resource for clinical and research applications

    Tamim H. Shaikh;Xiaowu Gai;Juan C. Perin;Joseph T. Glessner

  • Genomic and genic deletions of the FOX gene cluster on 16q24.1 and inactivating mutations of FOXF1 cause alveolar capillary dysplasia and other malformations.

    Paweł Stankiewicz;Partha Sen;Samarth S. Bhatt;Mekayla Storer

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna M. McDonald-McGinn
Donna M. McDonald-McGinn Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Beverly S. Emanuel
Beverly S. Emanuel Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nancy B. Spinner
Nancy B. Spinner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Raquel E. Gur
Raquel E. Gur University of Pennsylvania
Matthew A. Deardorff
Matthew A. Deardorff Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Maximilian Muenke
Maximilian Muenke American College of Medical Genetics
Ruben C. Gur
Ruben C. Gur University of Pennsylvania
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tony J. Simon
Tony J. Simon University of California, Davis
Tamim H. Shaikh
Tamim H. Shaikh University of Colorado Denver

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