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Sally Ann Lynch 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 Sally Ann Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 230 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sally Ann Lynch 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 Sally Ann Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sally Ann Lynch is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their research focuses primarily on genetics, molecular biology, and related medical fields, with significant contributions across multiple subfields and topics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader categories, their work spans several subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Sally Ann Lynch has addressed a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

The scientist has published extensively in recognized venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Selected recent publications by Sally Ann Lynch include:

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data, 2020, Nature
  • DNA Methylation Signature for EZH2 Functionally Classifies Sequence Variants in Three PRC2 Complex Genes, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Non-coding region variants upstream of MEF2C cause severe developmental disorder through three distinct loss-of-function mechanisms, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • A restricted spectrum of missense KMT2D variants cause a multiple malformations disorder distinct from Kabuki syndrome, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • The contribution of X-linked coding variation to severe developmental disorders, 2021, Nature Communications

Their frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Laurence Faivre
  • Rolph Pfundt
  • Karen Low
  • Andrew Green
  • Meena Balasubramanian

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the 3'-5' DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome at the AGS1 locus.

    Yanick J Crow;Yanick J Crow;Bruce E Hayward;Rekha Parmar;Peter Robins

  • Mutations in SOX2 cause anophthalmia

    Judy Fantes;Nicola K Ragge;Nicola K Ragge;Sally-Ann Lynch;Niolette I McGill

  • Clinical and Molecular Phenotype of Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome

    Gillian Rice;Teresa Patrick;Rekha Parmar;Claire F Taylor

  • Task shifting in HIV/AIDS: opportunities, challenges and proposed actions for sub-Saharan Africa

    R. Zachariah;N. Ford;M. Philips;S.Lynch

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

    J Kaplanis;K E Samocha;L Wiel;Z Zhang

  • Loss of Nephrocystin-3 Function Can Cause Embryonic Lethality, Meckel-Gruber-like Syndrome, Situs Inversus, and Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic Dysplasia

    Carsten Bergmann;Manfred Fliegauf;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Valeska Frank

  • Mutations in VPS33B, encoding a regulator of SNARE-dependent membrane fusion, cause arthrogryposis-renal dysfunction-cholestasis (ARC) syndrome

    P Gissen;P Gissen;C A Johnson;N Morgan;J M Stapelbroek

  • Long-read sequence analysis of the MECP2 gene in Rett syndrome patients: correlation of disease severity with mutation type and location

    Jeremy Peter Cheadle;Harinder Gill;Nick Fleming;Julie Helen Maynard

  • Mutations in DDX3X are a common cause of unexplained intellectual disability with gender-specific effects on wnt signaling

    Lot Snijders Blok;Erik Madsen;Jane Juusola;Christian Gilissen

  • A homeobox gene, HLXB9, is the major locus for dominantly inherited sacral agenesis

    Alison J. Ross;Victor Ruiz-Perez;Yiming Wang;Donna Marie Hagan

  • RAD21 Mutations Cause a Human Cohesinopathy

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Matthew A. Deardorff;Jonathan J. Wilde;Melanie Albrecht;Emma Dickinson

  • Mutations in the gene encoding filamin A as a cause for familial cardiac valvular dystrophy.

    Florence Kyndt;Jean-Pierre Gueffet;Vincent Probst;Philippe Jaafar

  • Histone Lysine Methylases and Demethylases in the Landscape of Human Developmental Disorders

    Víctor Faundes;Víctor Faundes;William G. Newman;Laura Bernardini;Natalie Canham

  • Autosomal dominant sacral agenesis: Currarino syndrome

    Sally Ann Lynch;Yiming Wang;T Strachan;John Burn

  • Whole-Exome-Sequencing Identifies Mutations in Histone Acetyltransferase Gene KAT6B in Individuals with the Say-Barber-Biesecker Variant of Ohdo Syndrome

    Jill Clayton-Smith;James O'Sullivan;Sarah Daly;Sanjeev Bhaskar

  • Mutations in the TGFβ Binding-Protein-Like Domain 5 of FBN1 Are Responsible for Acromicric and Geleophysic Dysplasias

    Carine Le Goff;Clémentine Mahaut;Lauren W Wang;Slimane Allali

  • Mutations in TCF12 , encoding a basic helix-loop-helix partner of TWIST1, are a frequent cause of coronal craniosynostosis

    Vikram P Sharma;Aimée L Fenwick;Mia S Brockop;Mia S Brockop;Simon J McGowan

  • How genetically heterogeneous is Kabuki syndrome?: MLL2 testing in 116 patients, review and analyses of mutation and phenotypic spectrum

    Siddharth Banka;Ratna Veeramachaneni;William Reardon;Emma Howard

  • Gene–gene interaction in folate-related genes and risk of neural tube defects in a UK population

    C L Relton;C S Wilding;M S Pearce;A J Laffling

  • Genetic heterogeneity in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and CdLS-like phenotypes with observed and predicted levels of mosaicism

    Morad Ansari;Gemma Poke;Quentin Ferry;Kathleen Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

John Burn
John Burn Newcastle University
Jill Clayton-Smith
Jill Clayton-Smith University of Manchester
Matthew A. Deardorff
Matthew A. Deardorff Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
David R. FitzPatrick
David R. FitzPatrick University of Edinburgh
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Andrew Green
Andrew Green Boston Children's Hospital
Christiane Zweier
Christiane Zweier University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Helen V. Firth
Helen V. Firth University of Cambridge
Yanick J. Crow
Yanick J. Crow Université Paris Cité
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University

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