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Erik G. Puffenberger 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 Erik G. Puffenberger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 113 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik G. Puffenberger 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 Erik G. Puffenberger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Erik G. Puffenberger is affiliated with the Clinic for Special Children in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant number of publications related to genetics and molecular biology. The main subfields of study include genetics, molecular biology, surgery, clinical biochemistry, and plant science.

Their work extensively covers topics such as genomics and rare diseases, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, metabolism and genetic disorders, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, epigenetics and DNA methylation, agriculture and farm safety, and biochemical and molecular research.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations are:

  • Karlla W. Brigatti
  • Kevin A. Strauss
  • Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui
  • Toni I. Pollin
  • Zineb Ammous

Notable publication venues where their research appears include:

  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Brain
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Erik G. Puffenberger demonstrate a focus on genetic metabolic disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions. These papers include:

  • Branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency (maple syrup urine disease): Treatment, biomarkers, and outcomes, 2020, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Glutaric acidemia type 1: Treatment and outcome of 168 patients over three decades, 2020, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Recommendations for risk allele evidence curation, classification, and reporting from the ClinGen Low Penetrance/Risk Allele Working Group, 2023, Genetics in Medicine
  • NPRL3 loss alters neuronal morphology, mTOR localization, cortical lamination and seizure threshold, 2022, Brain
  • De novo and bi-allelic variants in AP1G1 cause neurodevelopmental disorder with developmental delay, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics

Best Publications

  • Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene.

    Harry C. Dietz;Carry R. Cutting;Reed E. Pyeritz;Cheryl L. Maslen

  • A missense mutation of the endothelin-B receptor gene in multigenic hirschsprung's disease

    Erik G. Puffenberger;Kiminori Hosoda;Sarah S. Washington;Kazuwa Nakao

  • Recessive Symptomatic Focal Epilepsy and Mutant Contactin-Associated Protein-like 2

    Kevin A. Strauss;Erik G. Puffenberger;Matthew J. Huentelman;Steven Gottlieb

  • Type I glutaric aciduria, part 1: Natural history of 77 patients

    Kevin A. Strauss;Erik G. Puffenberger;Donna L. Robinson;D. Holmes Morton

  • Complex inheritance of familial hypercholanemia with associated mutations in TJP2 and BAAT.

    Victoria E. H. Carlton;Baruch Z. Harris;Erik G. Puffenberger;A. K. Batta

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Maple Syrup Disease: A Study of 36 Patients

    D. Holmes Morton;Kevin A. Strauss;Donna L. Robinson;Erik G. Puffenberger

  • Genetic mapping and exome sequencing identify variants associated with five novel diseases.

    Erik G. Puffenberger;Erik G. Puffenberger;Robert N. Jinks;Carrie Sougnez;Kristian Cibulskis

  • Genome-wide association study and mouse model identify interaction between RET and EDNRB pathways in Hirschsprung disease

    Minerva M. Carrasquillo;Andrew S. McCallion;Erik G. Puffenberger;Carl S. Kashuk

  • Identity-by-descent and association mapping of a recessive gene for Hirschsprung disease on human chromosome 13q22.

    Erik G.Puffenberger;Erick R.Kauffman;Stacey Bolk;Tara C.Matise

  • Mutation analysis of the RET receptor tyrosine kinase in Hirschsprung disease

    Misha Angrist;Stacey Bolk;Bonnie Thiel;Erik G. Puffenberger

  • Mutations in U4atac snRNA, a Component of the Minor Spliceosome, in the Developmental Disorder MOPD I

    Huiling He;Sandya Liyanarachchi;Keiko Akagi;Rebecca Nagy

  • Classical maple syrup urine disease and brain development: Principles of management and formula design

    Kevin A. Strauss;Kevin A. Strauss;Kevin A. Strauss;Bridget Wardley;Donna Robinson;Christine Hendrickson

  • Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability with Cerebellar Atrophy Syndrome Caused by Mutation of the Manganese and Zinc Transporter Gene SLC39A8

    Kym M. Boycott;Chandree L. Beaulieu;Kristin D. Kernohan;Ola H. Gebril

  • Human ITCH E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Deficiency Causes Syndromic Multisystem Autoimmune Disease

    Naomi J. Lohr;Jean P. Molleston;Kevin A. Strauss;Kevin A. Strauss;Kevin A. Strauss;Wilfredo Torres-Martinez

  • Marfan phenotype variability in a family segregating a missense mutation in the epidermal growth factor-like motif of the fibrillin gene.

    Harry C. Dietz;Reed E. Pyeritz;Erik G. Puffenberger;Raymond J. Kendzior

  • A gene for Hirschsprung disease (megacolon) in the pericentromeric region of human chromosome 10

    Misha Angrist;Erick Kauffman;Susan A. Slaugenhaupt;Susan A. Slaugenhaupt;Tara Cox Matise

  • Management of hyperbilirubinemia and prevention of kernicterus in 20 patients with Crigler-Najjar disease.

    Kevin A. Strauss;Donna L. Robinson;Hendrik J. Vreman;Erik G. Puffenberger

  • Mapping of sudden infant death with dysgenesis of the testes syndrome (SIDDT) by a SNP genome scan and identification of TSPYL loss of function

    Erik G. Puffenberger;Diane Hu-Lince;Jennifer M. Parod;David W. Craig

  • Allele Frequency Distributions in Pooled DNA Samples: Applications to Mapping Complex Disease Genes

    Sarah H. Shaw;Minerva M. Carrasquillo;Carl Kashuk;Erik G. Puffenberger

  • Identification of disease causing loci using an array-based genotyping approach on pooled DNA.

    David W Craig;Matthew J Huentelman;Diane Hu-Lince;Victoria L Zismann

Frequent Co-Authors

Aravinda Chakravarti
Aravinda Chakravarti New York University Langone Medical Center
Richard I. Kelley
Richard I. Kelley Kennedy Krieger Institute
A. Micheil Innes
A. Micheil Innes University of Calgary
Kym M. Boycott
Kym M. Boycott Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Dietrich A. Stephan
Dietrich A. Stephan NeuBase Therapeutics
Robert A. Hegele
Robert A. Hegele University of Western Ontario
David Craig
David Craig University of Southern California
George V. Mazariegos
George V. Mazariegos Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Sheikh Riazuddin
Sheikh Riazuddin University of Health Sciences Lahore
S. Harvey Mudd
S. Harvey Mudd MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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