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William Reardon 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 William Reardon sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 188 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William Reardon 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 William Reardon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

William Reardon is affiliated with Children's Health Ireland in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine as well. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research topics include genomics and rare diseases, RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and cancer-related gene regulation.

William Reardon has published in several peer-reviewed journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Clinical Genetics
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by William Reardon include:

  • "Successful application of genome sequencing in a diagnostic setting: 1007 index cases from a clinically heterogeneous cohort" (2020), European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "De novo variants in MED12 cause X-linked syndromic neurodevelopmental disorders in 18 females" (2020), Genetics in Medicine
  • "An X-linked syndrome with severe neurodevelopmental delay, hydrocephalus, and early lethality caused by a missense variation in the OTUD5 gene" (2020), Clinical Genetics
  • "Isolated- and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome related- lateralised overgrowth (hemihypertrophy): Clinical and molecular correlations in 94 individuals" (2021), Clinical Genetics
  • "MOGS-CDG: Quantitative analysis of the diagnostic Glc3Man tetrasaccharide and clinical spectrum of six new cases" (2023), Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Frequent coauthors collaborating with William Reardon include:

  • Yasemin Alanay
  • Peter Bauer
  • Aida M. Bertoli-Avella
  • Christian Beetz
  • Catarina Pereira

Best Publications

  • Apert syndrome results from localized mutations of FGFR2 and is allelic with Crouzon syndrome.

    Andrew O.M. Wilkie;Andrew O.M. Wilkie;Sarah F. Slaney;Sarah F. Slaney;Michael Oldridge;Michael D. Poole

  • Mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene cause Crouzon syndrome.

    William Reardon;Robin M. Winter;Paul Rutland;Louise J. Pulleyn

  • Expansion of an unstable DNA region and phenotypic variation in myotonic dystrophy

    H G Harley;J D Brook;S A Rundle;S Crow

  • Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes

    Heather C Mefford;Andrew J Sharp;Carl Baker;Andy Itsara

  • A common mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 gene in Pfeiffer syndrome

    M Muenke;U Schell;A Hehr;N H Robin

  • Diabetes mellitus associated with a pathogenic point mutation in mitochondrial DNA

    Reardon W;Ross Rj;Sweeney Mg;Luxon Lm

  • Identical mutations in the FGFR2 gene cause both Pfeiffer and Crouzon syndrome phenotypes.

    P Rutland;L J Pulleyn;W Reardon;M Baraitser

  • Classic and atypical fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) phenotypes are caused by mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type I receptor ACVR1.

    Frederick S. Kaplan;Meiqi Xu;Petra Seemann;J. Michael Connor

  • Human Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VII C and bovine dermatosparaxis are caused by mutations in the procollagen I N-proteinase gene.

    Alain Colige;Aleksander L. Sieron;Shi Wu Li;Ulrike Schwarze

  • Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding noggin affect human joint morphogenesis.

    Yaoqin Gong;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Jose Marcelino;Douglas Wilkin

  • Mutation and deletion of the pseudoautosomal gene SHOX cause Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis

    Deborah J. Shears;Humberto J. Vassal;Frances R. Goodman;Rodger W. Palmer

  • Okihiro syndrome is caused by SALL4 mutations

    Jürgen Kohlhase;Marielle Heinrich;Lucia Schubert;Manuela Liebers

  • Diversity and Function of Mutations in P450 Oxidoreductase in Patients with Antley-Bixler Syndrome and Disordered Steroidogenesis

    Ningwu Huang;Amit Vikram Pandey;Vishal Agrawal;William Reardon

  • Haploinsufficiency of TCF4 causes syndromal mental retardation with intermittent hyperventilation (Pitt-Hopkins syndrome)

    Christiane Zweier;Maarit M Peippo;Juliane Hoyer;Sergio Sousa

  • Assisted reproductive therapies and imprinting disorders—a preliminary British survey

    A.G. Sutcliffe;C.J. Peters;S. Bowdin;K. Temple

  • Radiological malformations of the ear in pendred syndrome

    P.D. Phelps;R.A. Coffey;R.A. Coffey;R.C. Trembath;R.C. Trembath;L.M. Luxon;L.M. Luxon

  • Williams Syndrome: Use of Chromosomal Microdeletions as a Tool to Dissect Cognitive and Physical Phenotypes

    Mayada Tassabehji;Kay Metcalfe;Annette Karmiloff-Smith;Martin J. Carette

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

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

  • Molecular Analysis of the Pds Gene in Pendred Syndrome (Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Goitre)

    Beth Coyle;William Reardon;Jo-Anne Herbrick;Lap-Chee Tsui

  • Deletions at the SOX10 Gene Locus Cause Waardenburg Syndrome Types 2 and 4

    Nadege Bondurand;Nadege Bondurand;Florence Dastot-Le Moal;Laure Stanchina;Laure Stanchina;Nathalie Collot

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin M. Winter
Robin M. Winter Northwick Park Hospital
Richard C. Trembath
Richard C. Trembath King's College London
Sue Malcolm
Sue Malcolm University College London
Jill Clayton-Smith
Jill Clayton-Smith University of Manchester
Dian Donnai
Dian Donnai University of Manchester
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Louise Brueton
Louise Brueton Northwick Park Hospital
I. Karen Temple
I. Karen Temple University of Southampton
Andrew O.M. Wilkie
Andrew O.M. Wilkie University of Oxford
Ashley B. Grossman
Ashley B. Grossman University of Oxford

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