2026 Johanna M. Rommens: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	79	1603	1523	54	53	225	58980

Overview

Johanna M. Rommens is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have specialized in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Physiology.

The main topics in their work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, mechanisms involving RNA and protein synthesis, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Asthma and respiratory diseases, and the Digestive system and related health.

Rommens has published frequently in venues such as UNC Libraries, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genetics in Medicine, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These publication venues reflect the range and application of their research in both clinical and molecular genetics contexts.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Rommens include:

LocusFocus: Web-based colocalization for the annotation and functional follow-up of GWAS, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
Positive epistasis between disease-causing missense mutations and silent polymorphism with effect on mRNA translation velocity, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes onset can be predicted using biomarkers measured at birth, 2021, Genetics in Medicine
Genetic evidence supports the development of SLC26A9 targeting therapies for the treatment of lung disease, 2022, npj Genomic Medicine
Caution advised in the use of CFTR modulator treatment for individuals harboring specific CFTR variants, 2022, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Their frequent collaborators include Lisa J. Strug, Naim Panjwani, Jiafen Gong, Julie Avolio, and Garry R. Cutting, reflecting ongoing partnerships that contribute to interdisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

Identification of the cystic fibrosis gene: cloning and characterization of complementary DNA.

John R. Riordan;Johanna M. Rommens;Bat Sheva Kerem;N. O.A. Alon

9251
Citations
Identification of the cystic fibrosis gene: genetic analysis.

Bat Sheva Kerem;Johanna M. Rommens;Janet A. Buchanan;Danuta Markiewicz

5439
Citations
Cloning of a gene bearing missense mutations in early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease

R. Sherrington;E. I. Rogaev;Y. Liang;E. A. Rogaeva

5388
Citations
Identification of the cystic fibrosis gene: Chromosome walking and jumping

Johanna M. Rommens;Michael C. Iannuzzi;Bat Sheva Kerem;Mitchell L. Drumm

4279
Citations
Familial Alzheimer's disease in kindreds with missense mutations in a gene on chromosome 1 related to the Alzheimer's disease type 3 gene

E. I. Rogaev;R. Sherrington;E. A. Rogaeva;G. Levesque

2658
Citations
The Wilson disease gene is a putative copper transporting P–type ATPase similar to the Menkes gene

Bull Pc;Thomas Gr;Rommens Jm

2524
Citations
Mutant presenilins of Alzheimer's disease increase production of 42-residue amyloid β-protein in both transfected cells and transgenic mice

Martin Citron;David Westaway;Weiming Xia;George Carlson

1800
Citations
Bone progenitor dysfunction induces myelodysplasia and secondary leukaemia

Marc H. G. P. Raaijmakers;Siddhartha Mukherjee;Shangqin Guo;Siyi Zhang

1219
Citations
The complete BRCA2 gene and mutations in chromosome 13q-linked kindreds.

S.V. Tavtigian;J. Simard;J. Rommens;F. Couch

1115
Citations
De novo truncating mutations in E6-AP ubiquitin-protein ligase gene (UBE3A) in Angelman syndrome.

Toshinobu Matsuura;James S. Sutcliffe;Ping Fang;Robert-Jan Galjaard

1004
Citations
Mutations in SBDS are associated with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome

Graeme R.B. Boocock;Jodi A. Morrison;Maja Popovic;Nicole Richards

975
Citations
Short GCG expansions in the PABP2 gene cause oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

Brais B;Bouchard Jp;Xie Yg;Rochefort Dl

947
Citations
The relation between genotype and phenotype in cystic fibrosis--analysis of the most common mutation (delta F508).

Eitan Kerem;Mary Corey;Bat-sheva Kerem;Johanna Rommens

927
Citations
Correction of the cystic fibrosis defect in vitro by retrovirus-mediated gene transfer.

Mitchell L. Drumm;Heidi A. Pope;William H. Cliff;Johanna M. Rommens

821
Citations
Identification of Sonic hedgehog as a candidate gene responsible for holoprosencephaly

E. Belloni;M. Muenke;E. Roessler;G. Traverso

803
Citations
Mammographic breast density as an intermediate phenotype for breast cancer

Norman F Boyd;Johanna M Rommens;Kelly Vogt;Vivian Lee

766
Citations
A candidate prostate cancer susceptibility gene at chromosome 17p.

Sean V. Tavtigian;Jacques Simard;David H F Teng;Vicki Abtin

717
Citations
Genomic DNA sequence of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.

Julian Zielenski;Richard Rozmahel;Dominique Bozon;Bat sheva Kerem

687
Citations
Defining the disease liability of variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene

Patrick R Sosnay;Karen R Siklosi;Fredrick Van Goor;Kyle Kaniecki;Kyle Kaniecki

654
Citations
Genetic determination of exocrine pancreatic function in cystic fibrosis.

P. Kristidis;D. Bozon;M. Corey;D. Markiewicz

612
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Fraser University of Toronto

Peter R. Durie University of Toronto

Lap-Chee Tsui University of Toronto

Batsheva Kerem Hebrew University of Jerusalem

John R. Riordan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Peter St George-Hyslop Columbia University

Garry R. Cutting Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Christine E. Bear University of Toronto

Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto

Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health

External Links

Personal website of Johanna M. Rommens

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