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Ernie M.H.F. Bongers

Ernie M.H.F. Bongers

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
50
Citations
9181
World Ranking
3938
National Ranking
140

Ernie M.H.F. Bongers 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 Ernie M.H.F. Bongers sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 95 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ernie M.H.F. Bongers 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 Ernie M.H.F. Bongers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ernie M.H.F. Bongers is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands, with a research focus that spans across biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work is situated in molecular biology and genetics, with subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, urology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover several domains, including:

  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Among the recent papers published by Ernie M.H.F. Bongers are:

  • De novo variants in MED12 cause X-linked syndromic neurodevelopmental disorders in 18 females, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • The phenotypic spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations in 106 patients with variants in major autism gene CHD8, 2022, Translational Psychiatry
  • MCM complex members MCM3 and MCM7 are associated with a phenotypic spectrum from Meier-Gorlin syndrome to lipodystrophy and adrenal insufficiency, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Polycystic liver disease genes: Practical considerations for genetic testing, 2021, European Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Minimally invasive lobectomy versus stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer, 2022, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bongers include:

  • Dorien Lugtenberg
  • Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
  • Bert B.A. de Vries
  • Cenna Doornbos
  • Ronald van Beek

The most common publication venues where Bongers has contributed are:

  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • European Urology Open Science
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • European Journal of Medical Genetics

Best Publications

  • Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes

    Heather C Mefford;Andrew J Sharp;Carl Baker;Andy Itsara

  • Loss-of-function mutations in TGFB2 cause a syndromic presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm

    Mark E. Lindsay;Dorien Schepers;Nikhita Ajit Bolar;Jefferson J. Doyle

  • Meta-analysis of 2,104 trios provides support for 10 new genes for intellectual disability

    Stefan H Lelieveld;Margot R F Reijnders;Rolph Pfundt;Helger G Yntema

  • Genetic, environmental, and epigenetic factors involved in CAKUT

    Nayia Nicolaou;Kirsten Y Renkema;Ernie M H F Bongers;Rachel H Giles

  • Further delineation of the 15q13 microdeletion and duplication syndromes: a clinical spectrum varying from non-pathogenic to a severe outcome

    B W M van Bon;H C Mefford;B Menten;D A Koolen

  • The genomic landscape of balanced cytogenetic abnormalities associated with human congenital anomalies

    Claire Redin;Claire Redin;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Tammy Kammin

  • Mutations in the pre-replication complex cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome

    Louise S Bicknell;Ernie M H F Bongers;Andrea Leitch;Stephen Brown

  • Mutations in the chromatin modifier gene KANSL1 cause the 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome

    David A. Koolen;Jamie M. Kramer;Kornelia Neveling;Willy M. Nillesen

  • Fourteen new cases contribute to the characterization of the 7q11.23 microduplication syndrome

    Nathalie Van der Aa;Liesbeth Rooms;Geert Vandeweyer;Jenneke van den Ende

  • Diagnosis and treatment of the Pierre Robin sequence: results of a retrospective clinical study and review of the literature.

    Annet P. M. van den Elzen;Ben A. Semmekrot;Ernie M. H. F. Bongers;Patrick L. M. Huygen

  • C14ORF179 encoding IFT43 is mutated in Sensenbrenner syndrome

    Heleen H Arts;Ernie M H F Bongers;Dorus A Mans;Sylvia E C van Beersum

  • TBX4 mutations (small patella syndrome) are associated with childhood-onset pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Wilhelmina S Kerstjens-Frederikse;Ernie M H F Bongers;Marcus T R Roofthooft;Edward M Leter

  • Mutations in the Human TBX4 Gene Cause Small Patella Syndrome

    Ernie M.H.F. Bongers;Pascal H.G. Duijf;Sylvia E.M. van Beersum;Jeroen Schoots

  • Renal cancer and pneumothorax risk in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome; an analysis of 115 FLCN mutation carriers from 35 BHD families.

    A. C. Houweling;L. M. Gijezen;M. A. Jonker;M. B. A. van Doorn

  • Genotype-phenotype studies in nail-patella syndrome show that LMX1B mutation location is involved in the risk of developing nephropathy.

    Ernie M H F Bongers;Frans T Huysmans;Elena Levtchenko;Jacky W de Rooy

  • Exome sequencing identifies DYNC2H1 mutations as a common cause of asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune syndrome) without major polydactyly, renal or retinal involvement

    Miriam Schmidts;Heleen H Arts;Ernie M H F Bongers;Zhimin Yap

  • Novel perspectives for investigating congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)

    Kirsten Y. Renkema;Paul J. Winyard;Ilya N. Skovorodkin;Elena Levtchenko

  • Common variants in DGKK are strongly associated with risk of hypospadias

    Loes F M van der Zanden;Iris A L M van Rooij;Wout F J Feitz;Jo Knight;Jo Knight

  • CHD7, the gene mutated in CHARGE syndrome, regulates genes involved in neural crest cell guidance

    Yvonne Schulz;Peter Wehner;Lennart Opitz;Gabriela Salinas-Riester

  • Identification of pathogenic gene variants in small families with intellectually disabled siblings by exome sequencing

    Janneke H M Schuurs-Hoeijmakers;Anneke T Vulto-van Silfhout;Lisenka E L M Vissers;Ilse I G M van de Vondervoort

Frequent Co-Authors

Nine V.A.M. Knoers
Nine V.A.M. Knoers University Medical Center Groningen
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Lies H. Hoefsloot
Lies H. Hoefsloot Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ronald Roepman
Ronald Roepman Radboud University
Helger G. Yntema
Helger G. Yntema Radboud University
Geert Mortier
Geert Mortier University of Antwerp
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington

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