2026 Alexander Hoischen: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	87	1211	1144	44	43	272	27045

Overview

Alexander Hoischen is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. Their research spans various subfields, including genetics, molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, and plant science.

Their main topics of work include:

Genomics and Rare Diseases
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
RNA modifications and cancer
Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Recent publications by Alexander Hoischen highlight research on a variety of topics. Selected papers include:

"Presence of Genetic Variants Among Young Men With Severe COVID-19," 2020, published in JAMA
"Optical genome mapping enables constitutional chromosomal aberration detection," 2021, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
"Adult-onset autoinflammation caused by somatic mutations in UBA1: A Dutch case series of patients with VEXAS," 2021, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
"Next-generation cytogenetics: Comprehensive assessment of 52 hematological malignancy genomes by optical genome mapping," 2021, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
"Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics," 2020, published in Genetics in Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexander Hoischen include:

Christian Gilissen
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Mihai G. Netea
Caspar I. van der Made
Kornelia Neveling

Alexander Hoischen has published numerous articles in prominent venues, with the largest number appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
European Journal of Human Genetics
The American Journal of Human Genetics
Genetics in Medicine
iScience

Best Publications

Diagnostic Exome Sequencing in Persons With Severe Intellectual Disability

Joep de Ligt;Marjolein H. Willemsen;Bregje W. M. van Bon;Tjitske Kleefstra

1986
Citations
Genome sequencing identifies major causes of severe intellectual disability

Christian Gilissen;Jayne Y. Hehir-Kwa;Djie Tjwan Thung;Maartje van de Vorst

1228
Citations
A de novo paradigm for mental retardation.

Lisenka E L M Vissers;Joep de Ligt;Christian Gilissen;Irene Janssen

948
Citations
Presence of Genetic Variants Among Young Men With Severe COVID-19.

Caspar I. van der Made;Annet Simons;Janneke Schuurs-Hoeijmakers;Guus van den Heuvel

767
Citations
Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay

Bradley P. Coe;Kali Witherspoon;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Bregje W M Van Bon;Bregje W M Van Bon

719
Citations
STAT1 Mutations in Autosomal Dominant Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Theo S. Plantinga;Alexander Hoischen;Sanne P. Smeekens

709
Citations
De novo mutations of SETBP1 cause Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Christian Gilissen;Peer Arts

583
Citations
Disease gene identification strategies for exome sequencing

Christian Gilissen;Alexander Hoischen;Han G Brunner;Joris A Veltman

583
Citations
New insights into the generation and role of de novo mutations in health and disease.

Rocio Acuna-Hidalgo;Joris A. Veltman;Joris A. Veltman;Alexander Hoischen

436
Citations
An international effort towards developing standards for best practices in analysis, interpretation and reporting of clinical genome sequencing results in the CLARITY Challenge.

Catherine A. Brownstein;Alan H. Beggs;Nils Homer;Barry Merriman

435
Citations
Long-Read Sequencing Emerging in Medical Genetics

Tuomo Mantere;Simone Kersten;Alexander Hoischen

416
Citations
Exome Sequencing Identifies Truncating Mutations in Human SERPINF1 in Autosomal-Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Jutta Becker;Oliver Semler;Christian Gilissen;Yun Li

397
Citations
A germline homozygous mutation in the base-excision repair gene NTHL1 causes adenomatous polyposis and colorectal cancer

Robbert D A Weren;Marjolijn J L Ligtenberg;C Marleen Kets;Richarda M de Voer

392
Citations
Unlocking Mendelian disease using exome sequencing

Christian Gilissen;Alexander Hoischen;Han G Brunner;Joris A Veltman

344
Citations
Human TLR10 is an anti-inflammatory pattern-recognition receptor

Marije Oosting;Shih-Chin Cheng;Judith M. Bolscher;Rachel Vestering-Stenger

341
Citations
Exome Sequencing Identifies WDR35 Variants Involved in Sensenbrenner Syndrome

Christian Gilissen;Heleen H. Arts;Alexander Hoischen;Liesbeth Spruijt

339
Citations
Next-generation genetic testing for retinitis pigmentosa.

Kornelia Neveling;Rob W.J. Collin;Christian Gilissen;Ramon A.C. van Huet

339
Citations
Parent-of-origin-specific signatures of de novo mutations

Jakob M Goldmann;Wendy S W Wong;Michele Pinelli;Terry Farrah

317
Citations
De novo nonsense mutations in ASXL1 cause Bohring-Opitz syndrome

Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Christian Gilissen

305
Citations
De novo mutations in the actin genes ACTB and ACTG1 cause Baraitser-Winter syndrome

Jean-Baptiste Rivière;Bregje W. M. van Bon;Alexander Hoischen;Stanislav S. Kholmanskikh

304
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh

Christian Gilissen Radboud University

Han G. Brunner Radboud University

Bregje W.M. van Bon Radboud University

Mihai G. Netea Radboud University

Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University

Evan E. Eichler University of Washington

Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University

Eva Morava Mayo Clinic

Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam

External Links

Personal website of Alexander Hoischen

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