2026 Tamim H. Shaikh: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	55	3568	3367	1545	1448	96	13408

Overview

Tamim H. Shaikh is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in related subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The main topics that Tamim H. Shaikh focuses on include:

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
Congenital heart defects research
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
Williams Syndrome Research
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Tamim H. Shaikh has been actively publishing in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Genetics
Frontiers in Genetics
Biology Open
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Tamim H. Shaikh are:

Genomic regions associated with microdeletion/microduplication syndromes exhibit extreme diversity of structural variation, 2021, Genetics
22q11.2 Low Copy Repeats Expanded in the Human Lineage, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
Abnormal expression of GABAA receptor sub-units and hypomotility upon loss of gabra1 in zebrafish, 2020, Biology Open
Whole-exome sequencing and adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in individuals with infantile spasms, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Genome-wide copy number variations in a large cohort of bantu African children, 2021, BMC Medical Genomics

Tamim H. Shaikh collaborates frequently with several researchers. Notable frequent coauthors include:

Feyza Yilmaz
Hung-Chun Yu
Yulia Mostovoy
Elizabeth A. Geiger
Curtis R. Coughlin

Best Publications

The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22

I. Dunham;N. Shimizu;B. A. Roe;S. Chissoe

1504
Citations
Microduplications of 16p11.2 are Associated with Schizophrenia

Shane E. McCarthy;Vladimir Makarov;George Kirov;Anjene M. Addington

845
Citations
A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

Santhosh Girirajan;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Gregory M. Cooper;Francesca Antonacci

655
Citations
Chromosome 22-specific low copy repeats and the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: genomic organization and deletion endpoint analysis

Tamim H. Shaikh;Hiroki Kurahashi;Sulagna C. Saitta;Anna Mizrahy O’Hare

647
Citations
Rare structural variants found in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are preferentially associated with neurodevelopmental genes

J. Elia;X. Gai;H. M. Xie;J. C. Perin

611
Citations
African origin of human-specific polymorphic Alu insertions

M A Batzer;M Stoneking;M Alegria-Hartman;H Bazan

455
Citations
Concept, Design and Implementation of a Cardiovascular Gene-Centric 50 K SNP Array for Large-Scale Genomic Association Studies

Brendan J. Keating;Sam Tischfield;Sam Tischfield;Sarah S. Murray;Tushar Bhangale

455
Citations
Copy number variation at 1q21.1 associated with neuroblastoma

Sharon J. Diskin;Cuiping Hou;Joseph T. Glessner;Edward F. Attiyeh;Edward F. Attiyeh

435
Citations
High-resolution mapping and analysis of copy number variations in the human genome: A data resource for clinical and research applications

Tamim H. Shaikh;Xiaowu Gai;Juan C. Perin;Joseph T. Glessner

429
Citations
Genomic and genic deletions of the FOX gene cluster on 16q24.1 and inactivating mutations of FOXF1 cause alveolar capillary dysplasia and other malformations.

Paweł Stankiewicz;Partha Sen;Samarth S. Bhatt;Mekayla Storer

428
Citations
Segmental duplications: an 'expanding' role in genomic instability and disease.

Beverly S. Emanuel;Tamim H. Shaikh

352
Citations
Duplication of 7q34 in pediatric low-grade astrocytomas detected by high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism-based genotype arrays results in a novel BRAF fusion gene.

Angela J. Sievert;Eric M. Jackson;Xiaowu Gai;Hakon Hakonarson

268
Citations
Genomic Analysis Using High-Density Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Oligonucleotide Arrays and Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification Provides a Comprehensive Analysis of INI1/SMARCB1 in Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors

Eric M. Jackson;Angela J. Sievert;Xiaowu Gai;Hakon Hakonarson

257
Citations
Variant non ketotic hyperglycinemia is caused by mutations in LIAS, BOLA3 and the novel gene GLRX5.

Peter R. Baker;Marisa W. Friederich;Michael A. Swanson;Tamim Shaikh

255
Citations
Exome sequencing of 457 autism families recruited online provides evidence for autism risk genes.

Pamela Feliciano;Xueya Zhou;Irina Astrovskaya;Tychele N. Turner

247
Citations
Structure and variability of recently inserted Alu family members

Mark A. Batzer;Gail E. Kilroy;Pamela E. Richard;Tamim H. Shaikh

240
Citations
Discovery of a previously unrecognized microdeletion syndrome of 16p11.2-p12.2.

Blake C Ballif;Sara A Hornor;Elizabeth Jenkins;Suneeta Madan-Khetarpal

239
Citations
Spectrum of MLL2 (ALR) mutations in 110 cases of Kabuki syndrome

Mark C. Hannibal;Kati J. Buckingham;Sarah B. Ng;Jeffrey E. Ming

235
Citations
Rare structural variation of synapse and neurotransmission genes in autism

X Gai;H M Xie;J C Perin;N Takahashi

201
Citations
Kabuki syndrome genes KMT2D and KDM6A: functional analyses demonstrate critical roles in craniofacial, heart and brain development

Peter M. Van Laarhoven;Leif R. Neitzel;Anita M Quintana;Elizabeth A. Geiger

197
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine H. Zackai Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Beverly S. Emanuel Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Jaclyn A. Biegel University of Southern California

Xiaowu Gai Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Hiroki Kurahashi Fujita Health University

Donna M. McDonald-McGinn Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Nancy B. Spinner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Struan F.A. Grant University of Pennsylvania

Mark A. Batzer Louisiana State University

External Links

Personal website of Tamim H. Shaikh

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