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Rami Abou Jamra

Rami Abou Jamra

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
54
Citations
9977
World Ranking
3655
National Ranking
246

Rami Abou Jamra 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 Rami Abou Jamra sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 195 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rami Abou Jamra 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 Rami Abou Jamra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rami Abou Jamra is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio spans more than 300 publications, focusing primarily on Genetics, Molecular Biology, and related subfields such as Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics, including:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Recent notable publications by the researcher include:

  • "Genome Sequencing for Diagnosing Rare Diseases," 2024, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Germline AGO2 mutations impair RNA interference and human neurological development," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Novel congenital disorder of O-linked glycosylation caused by GALNT2 loss of function," 2020, published in Brain
  • "Disruption of RFX family transcription factors causes autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, and dysregulated behavior," 2021, published in Genetics in Medicine
  • "Biallelic MADD variants cause a phenotypic spectrum ranging from developmental delay to a multisystem disorder," 2020, published in Brain

Rami Abou Jamra has frequently collaborated with other researchers in related fields. Their most frequent co-authors include Konrad Platzer, Bernt Popp, Johannes R. Lemke, Heinrich Sticht, and Tobias Bartolomaeus.

The scientist's publications have appeared notably in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • A genome-wide association study implicates diacylglycerol kinase eta (DGKH) and several other genes in the etiology of bipolar disorder.

    A E Baum;N Akula;M Cabanero;I Cardona

  • Evidence for a relationship between genetic variants at the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) locus and major depression.

    Johannes Schumacher;Rami Abou Jamra;Tim Becker;Stephanie Ohlraun

  • Clinical exome sequencing: results from 2819 samples reflecting 1000 families

    Daniel Trujillano;Aida M Bertoli-Avella;Krishna Kumar Kandaswamy;Maximilian Er Weiss

  • De novo variants in neurodevelopmental disorders with epilepsy.

    Henrike O. Heyne;Tarjinder Singh;Tarjinder Singh;Hannah Stamberger;Rami Abou Jamra

  • Combined Analysis from Eleven Linkage Studies of Bipolar Disorder Provides Strong Evidence of Susceptibility Loci on Chromosomes 6q and 8q

    Matthew B. McQueen;B. Devlin;Stephen V. Faraone;Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar

  • Genetic Variation in the Human Androgen Receptor Gene Is the Major Determinant of Common Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia

    Axel M. Hillmer;Sandra Hanneken;Sibylle Ritzmann;Tim Becker

  • GRIN2B encephalopathy: Novel findings on phenotype, variant clustering, functional consequences and treatment aspects

    Konrad Platzer;Hongjie Yuan;Hannah Schütz;Alexander Winschel

  • Adaptor Protein Complex 4 Deficiency Causes Severe Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability, Progressive Spastic Paraplegia, Shy Character, and Short Stature

    Rami Abou Jamra;Orianne Philippe;Annick Raas-Rothschild;Sebastian H. Eck

  • GRIN2A-related disorders : genotype and functional consequence predict phenotype

    Vincent Strehlow;Henrike O Heyne;Henrike O Heyne;Henrike O Heyne;Danique R M Vlaskamp;Katie F M Marwick

  • 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

  • Diagnostic Yield and Novel Candidate Genes by Exome Sequencing in 152 Consanguineous Families With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Miriam S. Reuter;Hasan Tawamie;Rebecca Buchert;Ola Hosny Gebril

  • NEK1 Mutations Cause Short-Rib Polydactyly Syndrome Type Majewski

    Christian Thiel;Kristin Kessler;Andreas Giessl;Arno Dimmler

  • Genotype-phenotype studies in bipolar disorder showing association between the DAOA/G30 locus and persecutory delusions: a first step toward a molecular genetic classification of psychiatric phenotypes

    Thomas G. Schulze;Stephanie Ohlraun;Piotr M. Czerski;Johannes Schumacher

  • Brain-specific tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2): a functional Pro206Ser substitution and variation in the 5′-region are associated with bipolar affective disorder

    Sven Cichon;Ingeborg Winge;Manuel Mattheisen;Alexander Georgi

  • A Peroxisomal Disorder of Severe Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, and Cataracts Due to Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase 1 Deficiency

    Rebecca Buchert;Hasan Tawamie;Christopher Smith;Steffen Uebe

  • Clinical relevance of systematic phenotyping and exome sequencing in patients with short stature

    Nadine N Hauer;Bernt Popp;Eva Schoeller;Sarah Schuhmann

  • Homozygosity mapping in 64 Syrian consanguineous families with non-specific intellectual disability reveals 11 novel loci and high heterogeneity

    R Abou Jamra;R Abou Jamra;Sigrun Wohlfart;Markus Zweier;Steffen Uebe

  • Loss of Function of GALNT2 Lowers High-Density Lipoproteins in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rodents

    Sumeet A. Khetarpal;Katrine T. Schjoldager;Christina Christoffersen;Avanthi Raghavan

  • The DISC locus and schizophrenia: evidence from an association study in a central European sample and from a meta-analysis across different European populations

    Johannes Schumacher;Gonzalo Laje;Rami Abou Jamra;Tim Becker

  • Variants in PUS7 Cause Intellectual Disability with Speech Delay, Microcephaly, Short Stature, and Aggressive Behavior.

    Arjan P.M. de Brouwer;Rami Abou Jamra;Rami Abou Jamra;Nadine Körtel;Clara Soyris

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Johannes Schumacher
Johannes Schumacher Philipp University of Marburg
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Peter Propping
Peter Propping University of Bonn
Thomas G. Schulze
Thomas G. Schulze Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Heinrich Sticht
Heinrich Sticht University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Tim Becker
Tim Becker University of Bonn
Dagmar Wieczorek
Dagmar Wieczorek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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