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Joan T. Richtsmeier

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11231
World Ranking
15028
National Ranking
6287

Joan T. Richtsmeier publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 215 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joan T. Richtsmeier 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 Joan T. Richtsmeier sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joan T. Richtsmeier is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Within these disciplines, their studies focus on several subfields, including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Rheumatology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Dental development and anomalies
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

Joan T. Richtsmeier has contributed to numerous publications in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • The FASEB Journal (13 publications)
  • The Anatomical Record (3 publications)
  • eLife (2 publications)
  • Journal of Anatomy (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)

Their recent research publications feature papers such as:

  • An Analysis of Anatomy Education Before and During Covid-19: May-August 2020, 2021, Anatomical Sciences Education
  • A non-mosaic transchromosomic mouse model of Down syndrome carrying the long arm of human chromosome 21, 2020, eLife
  • Identifying the Misshapen Head: Craniosynostosis and Related Disorders, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • A transchromosomic rat model with human chromosome 21 shows robust Down syndrome features, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Cartilage Segmentation in High-Resolution 3D Micro-CT Images via Uncertainty-Guided Self-training with Very Sparse Annotation, 2020, Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Joan T. Richtsmeier frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors. Some of the most common collaborators include:

  • Susan M. Motch Perrine (19 joint publications)
  • Kazuhiko Kawasaki (18 joint publications)
  • Mizuho Kawasaki (10 joint publications)
  • M. Kathleen Pitirri (9 joint publications)
  • Danny Z. Chen (9 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The promise of geometric morphometrics

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Valerie B urke DeLeon;Subhash R. Lele

  • Precision and Error of Three-dimensional Phenotypic Measures Acquired from 3dMD Photogrammetric Images

    Kristina Aldridge;Simeon A. Boyadjiev;George T. Capone;Valerie B. DeLeon

  • Euclidean distance matrix analysis: a coordinate-free approach for comparing biological shapes using landmark data.

    Subhash Lele;Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • An Invariant Approach to Statistical Analysis of Shapes

    Subhash R. Lele;Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • A chromosome 21 critical region does not cause specific Down syndrome phenotypes.

    Lisa Olson;Joan T Richtsmeier;J Leszl;Roger H Reeves

  • Discovery and genetic localization of Down syndrome cerebellar phenotypes using the Ts65Dn mouse

    Laura L. Baxter;Timothy H. Moran;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Juan Troncoso

  • Parallels of Craniofacial Maldevelopment in Down Syndrome and Ts65Dn Mice

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Laura L. Baxter;Roger H. Reeves

  • Angiogenesis and intramembranous osteogenesis

    Christopher J. Percival;Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • Hand in glove: brain and skull in development and dysmorphogenesis

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Kevin Flaherty

  • Abnormalities in cartilage and bone development in the Apert syndrome FGFR2(+/S252W) mouse

    Yingli Wang;Ran Xiao;Fan Yang;Baktiar O. Karim

  • Too much of a good thing: mechanisms of gene action in Down syndrome

    Roger H Reeves;Laura L Baxter;Joan T Richtsmeier

  • Phenotypic integration of neurocranium and brain.

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Kristina Aldridge;Valerie B. DeLeon;Jayesh Panchal

  • Precision, repeatability, and validation of the localization of cranial landmarks using computed tomography scans.

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Chul H. Paik;Peter C. Elfert;Theodore M. Cole

  • Craniofacial phenotypes in segmentally trisomic mouse models for Down syndrome

    Joan T. Richtsmeier;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Ann Zumwalt;Elaine J. Carlson;Charles J. Epstein

  • Phenotypic Variability: Its Components, Measurement and Underlying Developmental Processes

    Katherine Elizabeth Willmore;Nathan M. Young;Joan Therese Richtsmeier

  • Advances in Anthropological Morphometrics

    Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • Finite-Element Scaling Applied to Sexual Dimorphism in Rhesus Macaque (Macaca Mulatta) Facial Growth

    James M. Cheverud;Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis: Confidence Intervals for Form and Growth Differences

    Subhash Lele;Joan T. Richtsmeier

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis near BMP2 and within BBS9

    Cristina M Justice;Garima Yagnik;Yoonhee Kim;Inga Peter

  • Central nervous system phenotypes in craniosynostosis.

    Kristina Aldridge;Kristina Aldridge;Jeffrey L. Marsh;Jeffrey L. Marsh;Daniel Govier;Joan T. Richtsmeier;Joan T. Richtsmeier

Frequent Co-Authors

Ethylin Wang Jabs
Ethylin Wang Jabs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Roger H. Reeves
Roger H. Reeves Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Jeffrey Rogers
Jeffrey Rogers Baylor College of Medicine
Kenneth M. Weiss
Kenneth M. Weiss Pennsylvania State University
Michael W. Vannier
Michael W. Vannier University of Chicago
James Sharpe
James Sharpe European Bioinformatics Institute
David L. Huso
David L. Huso Johns Hopkins University
Paul A. Trainor
Paul A. Trainor University of Kansas
Mitsuo Oshimura
Mitsuo Oshimura Tottori University

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