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Karen Pierce

University of California San Diego · US
Area of research
Cognitive Neuroscience · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Family and Disability Support Research, and Child Development and Digital Technology.
h-index
70
citations
30,635
works
204
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Brain-Charting Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Reveals Distinct and Overlapping Neurobiology
Biological Psychiatry 2024cited by 44position: middledoi
Embryonic origin of two ASD subtypes of social symptom severity: the larger the brain cortical organoid size, the more severe the social symptoms
Molecular Autism 2024cited by 27position: middledoi
Differences in regional brain structure in toddlers with autism are related to future language outcomes
Nature Communications 2024cited by 20position: middledoi
A 3D approach to understanding heterogeneity in early developing autisms
Molecular Autism 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020
MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2023cited by 2,436position: middledoi
Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020
MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2023cited by 218position: middledoi
Atypical functional connectivity of temporal cortex with precuneus and visual regions may be an early-age signature of ASD
Molecular Autism 2023cited by 41position: middledoi
Level of Attention to Motherese Speech as an Early Marker of Autism Spectrum Disorder
JAMA Network Open 2023cited by 28position: firstdoi
A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex
Nature Genetics 2022cited by 197position: middledoi
Large scale validation of an early-age eye-tracking biomarker of an autism spectrum disorder subtype
Scientific Reports 2022cited by 71position: lastdoi
Neural responses to affective speech, including motherese, map onto clinical and social eye tracking profiles in toddlers with ASD
Nature Human Behaviour 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
A predictive ensemble classifier for the gene expression diagnosis of ASD at ages 1 to 4 years
Molecular Psychiatry 2022cited by 10position: middledoi
Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018
MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2021cited by 1,811position: middledoi
Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018
MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2021cited by 163position: middledoi
Get SET Early to Identify and Treatment Refer Autism Spectrum Disorder at 1 Year and Discover Factors That Influence Early Diagnosis
The Journal of Pediatrics 2021cited by 70position: firstdoi
Atypical genomic cortical patterning in autism with poor early language outcome
Science Advances 2021cited by 55position: middledoi
The Early Screening for Autism and Communication Disorders: Field-testing an autism-specific screening tool for children 12 to 36 months of age
Autism 2021cited by 31position: middledoi
Pre-treatment clinical and gene expression patterns predict developmental change in early intervention in autism
Molecular Psychiatry 2021cited by 20position: lastdoi
Large-scale targeted sequencing identifies risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature Communications 2020cited by 212position: middledoi
Author Correction: Large-scale targeted sequencing identifies risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature Communications 2020cited by 8position: middledoi
Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Practice and Research Supplement
American Academy of Pediatrics eBooks 2020cited by 0position: middledoi
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
PEDIATRICS 2019cited by 1,285position: middledoi
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Stability of the Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotype in the General Population Starting at 12 Months
JAMA Pediatrics 2019cited by 335position: firstdoi
A perturbed gene network containing PI3K–AKT, RAS–ERK and WNT–β-catenin pathways in leukocytes is linked to ASD genetics and symptom severity
Nature Neuroscience 2019cited by 121position: middledoi
Default mode-visual network hypoconnectivity in an autism subtype with pronounced social visual engagement difficulties
eLife 2019cited by 85position: lastdoi
Identifying prognostic markers in autism spectrum disorder using eye tracking
Autism 2019cited by 55position: lastdoi
The ASD Living Biology: from cell proliferation to clinical phenotype
Molecular Psychiatry 2018cited by 335position: middledoi
Paternally inherited cis-regulatory structural variants are associated with autism
Science 2018cited by 220position: middledoi
Large-scale associations between the leukocyte transcriptome and BOLD responses to speech differ in autism early language outcome subtypes
Nature Neuroscience 2018cited by 119position: middledoi
The geometric preference subtype in ASD: identifying a consistent, early-emerging phenomenon through eye tracking
Molecular Autism 2018cited by 107position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Eric Courchesne · University of California San Diego24 papers (2012–2024)Cynthia Carter Barnes · Autism Research Institute17 papers (2015–2024)Linda Lopez · Autism Research Institute12 papers (2012–2024)Lisa T. Eyler · San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine12 papers (2012–2024)Vahid Gazestani · University of California San Diego8 papers (2018–2022)Tiziano Pramparo · Therapeutics Clinical Research8 papers (2015–2021)Amy M. Wetherby · McGill University Health Centre7 papers (2015–2021)Kathleen Campbell · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center7 papers (2015–2024)Nathan E. Lewis · University of Georgia7 papers (2015–2022) · 6 papers (2015–2020) · 6 papers (2015–2020)Elizabeth Bacon · Dayton Children's Hospital6 papers (2016–2021)Craig J. Newschaffer · Pennsylvania State University5 papers (2015–2020)Diana L. Robins · Drexel University5 papers (2015–2020) · 5 papers (2015–2020)Lonnie Zwaigenbaum · Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital5 papers (2015–2020)Connie Kasari · UCLA Health5 papers (2015–2020)Srinivasa Nalabolu · Autism Research Institute5 papers (2019–2024)James C. McPartland · Yale Cancer Center5 papers (2015–2020)Zoe Mailloux · Thomas Jefferson University5 papers (2015–2020)