Robert E. Handsaker
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.01%
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Cancer Research top 0.2%
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Papers in
- Genetics 51
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 29
- Genomics and Rare Diseases 23
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities 20
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 9
- RNA modifications and cancer 8
- RNA Research and Splicing 8
- Co-authors
- Eric Banks (2 shared papers)Adam Auton (1 shared paper)Stephen T. Sherry (1 shared paper)Gerton A. Lunter (1 shared paper)Gil McVean (1 shared paper)Petr Danecek (1 shared paper)Cornelis A. Albers (1 shared paper)Gábor Marth (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Nature (15 papers)Nature Genetics (13 papers)Nature Communications (9 papers)Science (8 papers)Cell (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Robert E. Handsaker
81 papers receiving 67.0k citations
Robert E. Handsaker's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 215
- Genetics 29.3k
- Cancer Research 6.0k
- Molecular Biology 26.3k
- Biological Psychiatry 745
- Hematology 2.7k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A global reference for human genetic variation Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 12574 |
| 2 | The variant call format and VCFtools Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 11414 |
| 3 | A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 6317 |
| 4 | An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 6211 |
| 5 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 3477 |
| 6 | The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 3066 |
| 7 | Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 2831 |
| 8 | Clonal Hematopoiesis and Blood-Cancer Risk Inferred from Blood DNA Sequence Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 2752 |
| 9 | Schizophrenia risk from complex variation of complement component 4 Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 1826 |
| 10 | An integrated map of structural variation in 2,504 human genomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1624 |
| 11 | Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 1209 |
| 12 | SNAP: a web-based tool for identification and annotation of proxy SNPs using HapMap Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1161 |
| 13 | A Systematic Survey of Loss-of-Function Variants in Human Protein-Coding Genes Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 923 |
| 14 | Mapping copy number variation by population-scale genome sequencing Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 854 |
| 15 | Integrated detection and population-genetic analysis of SNPs and copy number variation Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 754 |
| 16 | Exploring the phenotypic consequences of tissue specific gene expression variation inferred from GWAS summary statistics Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 717 |
| 17 | Multi-platform discovery of haplotype-resolved structural variation in human genomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 563 |
| 18 | Whole-genome sequence variation, population structure and demographic history of the Dutch population Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 521 |
| 19 | A global reference for human genetic variation Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 476 |
| 20 | Demographic history and rare allele sharing among human populations Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 475 |
About Robert E. Handsaker
Robert E. Handsaker is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Hematology and Plant Science, having authored 81 papers that have together received 68.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (29 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (23 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (20 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (29.3k citations), Cancer Research (6.0k citations), Molecular Biology (26.3k citations), Biological Psychiatry (745 citations) and Hematology (2.7k citations). Robert E. Handsaker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Eric Banks, Adam Auton, Stephen T. Sherry, Gerton A. Lunter, Gil McVean, Petr Danecek, Cornelis A. Albers, Gábor Marth, Gonçalo R. Abecasis and Mark A. DePristo. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Science and Cell.
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