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Sharon E. Plon 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 Sharon E. Plon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 291 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sharon E. Plon 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 Sharon E. Plon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sharon E. Plon is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong focus on human disease genetics and cancer genomics.

The main fields of study in Sharon E. Plon's work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields they contribute to are:

  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Oncology

Their primary research topics are centered on:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Sharon E. Plon has published extensively, with frequent publications appearing in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Cancer Research

Notable recent papers include:

  • A brief history of human disease genetics, 2020, Nature
  • Calibration of computational tools for missense variant pathogenicity classification and ClinGen recommendations for PP3/BP4 criteria, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Using the ACMG/AMP framework to capture evidence related to predicted and observed impact on splicing: Recommendations from the ClinGen SVI Splicing Subgroup, 2023, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Standards for the classification of pathogenicity of somatic variants in cancer (oncogenicity): Joint recommendations of Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen), Cancer Genomics Consortium (CGC), and Variant Interpretation for Cancer Consortium (VICC), 2022, Genetics in Medicine
  • Specifications of the ACMG/AMP variant interpretation guidelines for germline TP53 variants, 2020, Human Mutation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sharon E. Plon include:

  • Angshumoy Roy
  • D. Williams Parsons
  • Philip J. Lupo
  • Heidi L. Rehm
  • Jonathan S. Berg

Best Publications

  • Clinical whole-exome sequencing for the diagnosis of mendelian disorders.

    Yaping Yang;Donna M. Muzny;Jeffrey G. Reid;Matthew N. Bainbridge

  • Molecular Findings Among Patients Referred for Clinical Whole-Exome Sequencing

    Yaping Yang;Donna M. Muzny;Fan Xia;Zhiyv Niu

  • ClinGen — The Clinical Genome Resource

    Heidi L. Rehm;Jonathan S. Berg;Lisa D. Brooks;Carlos D. Bustamante

  • Sequence variant classification and reporting: recommendations for improving the interpretation of cancer susceptibility genetic test results

    Sharon E. Plon;Diana M. Eccles;Douglas Easton;William D. Foulkes

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Resolution of Disease Phenotypes Resulting from Multilocus Genomic Variation

    Jennifer E. Posey;Tamar Harel;Pengfei Liu;Jill A. Rosenfeld

  • Performance of ACMG-AMP Variant-Interpretation Guidelines among Nine Laboratories in the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium

    Laura M. Amendola;Gail P. Jarvik;Michael C. Leo;Heather M. McLaughlin

  • A brief history of human disease genetics.

    Melina Claussnitzer;Melina Claussnitzer;Melina Claussnitzer;Judy H Cho;Rory Collins;Nancy J Cox

  • Evaluating the Clinical Validity of Gene-Disease Associations: An Evidence-Based Framework Developed by the Clinical Genome Resource

    Natasha T. Strande;Erin Rooney Riggs;Adam H. Buchanan;Ozge Ceyhan-Birsoy

  • Diagnostic Yield of Clinical Tumor and Germline Whole-Exome Sequencing for Children With Solid Tumors.

    D. Williams Parsons;Angshumoy Roy;Yaping Yang;Tao Wang

  • Recommendations for application of the functional evidence PS3/BS3 criterion using the ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation framework.

    Sarah E. Brnich;Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun;Fergus J. Couch;Garry R. Cutting

  • Use of Exome Sequencing for Infants in Intensive Care Units: Ascertainment of Severe Single-Gene Disorders and Effect on Medical Management

    Linyan Meng;Linyan Meng;Mohan Pammi;Anirudh Saronwala;Pilar Magoulas;Pilar Magoulas

  • A recurrent germline PAX5 mutation confers susceptibility to pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Sohela Shah;Kasmintan A. Schrader;Esmé Waanders;Andrew E. Timms

  • Clinical manifestations in a cohort of 41 Rothmund-Thomson syndrome patients.

    Lisa L. Wang;Moise L. Levy;Richard A. Lewis;Murali M. Chintagumpala

  • Association Between Osteosarcoma and Deleterious Mutations in the RECQL4 Gene in Rothmund–Thomson Syndrome

    Lisa L. Wang;Anu Gannavarapu;Claudia A. Kozinetz;Moise L. Levy

  • Mutations in the nuclear bile acid receptor FXR cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

    Natalia Gomez-Ospina;Carol J. Potter;Rui Xiao;Kandamurugu Manickam

  • Prediction of missense mutation functionality depends on both the algorithm and sequence alignment employed.

    Stephanie Hicks;David A. Wheeler;Sharon E. Plon;Sharon E. Plon;Marek Kimmel

  • Retinoblastoma: Review of Current Management

    Murali Chintagumpala;Patricia Chevez-Barrios;Evelyn A. Paysse;Sharon E. Plon

  • Revisiting the craniosynostosis-radial ray hypoplasia association: Baller-Gerold syndrome caused by mutations in the RECQL4 gene

    L Van Maldergem;H A Siitonen;N Jalkh;E Chouery

  • Germline mutations in shelterin complex genes are associated with familial glioma.

    Matthew N. Bainbridge;Georgina N. Armstrong;M. Monica Gramatges;Alison A. Bertuch

Frequent Co-Authors

Heidi L. Rehm
Heidi L. Rehm Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine
David A. Wheeler
David A. Wheeler Baylor College of Medicine
Christine M. Eng
Christine M. Eng Baylor College of Medicine
Jonathan S. Berg
Jonathan S. Berg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan G. Hilsenbeck
Susan G. Hilsenbeck Baylor College of Medicine
Robert C. Green
Robert C. Green Brigham and Women's Hospital
Gail P. Jarvik
Gail P. Jarvik University of Washington
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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