Aaron McKenna
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.02%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Cancer Research top 0.1%
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Papers in
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- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 7
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics 6
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 5
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 2
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks 2
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- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics 7
- Co-authors
- Kristian Cibulskis (4 shared papers)Eric Banks (3 shared papers)Mark A. DePristo (3 shared papers)David Altshuler (2 shared papers)Andrey Sivachenko (2 shared papers)Kiran Garimella (2 shared papers)Stacey Gabriel (2 shared papers)Mark J. Daly (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature Genetics (3 papers)Nature Biotechnology (2 papers)Cancer Research (2 papers)Developmental Cell (1 paper)Cell Reports (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwitzerlandSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Aaron McKenna
27 papers receiving 29.1k citations
Aaron McKenna's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 184
- Genetics 9.6k
- Cancer Research 3.9k
- Molecular Biology 12.5k
- Horticulture 115
- Plant Science 4.2k
Countries citing papers authored by Aaron McKenna
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Fields of papers citing papers by Aaron McKenna
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | The Genome Analysis Toolkit: A MapReduce framework for analyzing next-generation DNA sequencing data Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 17861 |
| 2 | A framework for variation discovery and genotyping using next-generation DNA sequencing data Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 7370 |
| 3 | Absolute quantification of somatic DNA alterations in human cancer Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1163 |
| 4 | Whole-organism lineage tracing by combinatorial and cumulative genome editing Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 496 |
| 5 | Genomic sequencing of meningiomas identifies oncogenic SMO and AKT1 mutations Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 429 |
| 6 | Whole-exome sequencing identifies a recurrent NAB2-STAT6 fusion in solitary fibrous tumors Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 424 |
| 7 | Simultaneous single-cell profiling of lineages and cell types in the vertebrate brain Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 417 |
| 8 | Single-cell lineage tracing of metastatic cancer reveals selection of hybrid EMT states Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 221 |
| 9 | 2013 | 195 | |
| 10 | 2019 | 134 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 105 | |
| 12 | 2019 | 105 | |
| 13 | 2017 | 94 | |
| 14 | 2018 | 86 | |
| 15 | 2020 | 69 | |
| 16 | 2021 | 56 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 52 | |
| 18 | 2018 | 24 | |
| 19 | 2021 | 21 | |
| 20 | 2013 | 19 |
About Aaron McKenna
Aaron McKenna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Genetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 28 papers that have together received 29.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (6 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (3 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (2 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (2 papers) and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (9.6k citations), Cancer Research (3.9k citations), Molecular Biology (12.5k citations), Horticulture (115 citations) and Plant Science (4.2k citations). Aaron McKenna has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Kristian Cibulskis, Eric Banks, Mark A. DePristo, David Altshuler, Andrey Sivachenko, Kiran Garimella, Stacey Gabriel, Mark J. Daly, Andrew Kernytsky and Matthew G. Hanna. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature Biotechnology, Cancer Research, Developmental Cell and Cell Reports.
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