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Angela Brooks-Wilson

Angela Brooks-Wilson

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
64
Citations
24710
World Ranking
2752
National Ranking
95

Angela Brooks-Wilson 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 Angela Brooks-Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 193 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Angela Brooks-Wilson 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 Angela Brooks-Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Angela Brooks-Wilson is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, reproductive medicine, and immunology.

The scientist's research covers a range of main topics, notably:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer

Frequent publication venues where Angela Brooks-Wilson's work appears include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Leukemia
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, many with multiple joint publications. Notable frequent coauthors are:

  • Graham G. Giles
  • Roger L. Milne (17 publications)
  • Brenda M. Birmann (16 publications)
  • Nicola J. Camp (15 publications)
  • Joseph Vijai (15 publications)

Among the recent publications associated with Angela Brooks-Wilson are:

  • "Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Clinical and pathological associations of PTEN expression in ovarian cancer: a multicentre study from the Ovarian Tumour Tissue Analysis Consortium," 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "CCNE1 and survival of patients with tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma: An Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study," 2022, Cancer
  • "Common variants in breast cancer risk loci predispose to distinct tumor subtypes," 2022, Breast Cancer Research
  • "Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes," 2022, Leukemia

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of the SARS-associated Coronavirus

    Marco A. Marra;Steven J. M. Jones;Caroline R. Astell;Robert A. Holt

  • Mutations in ABC1 in Tangier disease and familial high-density lipoprotein deficiency

    A. Brooks-Wilson;M. Marcil;S. M. Clee;L.-H. Zhang

  • Frequent mutation of histone-modifying genes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Ryan D Morin;María Méndez-Lago;Andrew J Mungall;Rodrigo Goya

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Gender and telomere length : systematic review and meta-analysis

    Michael Gardner;David Bann;Laura Wiley;Rachel Cooper

  • Germline E-cadherin mutations in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: assessment of 42 new families and review of genetic screening criteria

    A R Brooks-Wilson;P Kaurah;G Suriano;S Leach

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph Consortium

    Nathaniel Rothman;Christine F Skibola;Sophia S Wang;Gareth Morgan

  • Common Genetic Variation in ABCA1 Is Associated With Altered Lipoprotein Levels and a Modified Risk for Coronary Artery Disease

    Susanne M. Clee;A.H. Zwinderman;J.C. Engert;K.Y. Zwarts

  • GWAS meta-analysis and replication identifies three new susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer

    Paul D.P. Pharoah;Ya Yu Tsai;Susan J. Ramus;Catherine M. Phelan

  • Two genes that map to the STSL locus cause sitosterolemia: genomic structure and spectrum of mutations involving sterolin-1 and sterolin-2, encoded by ABCG5 and ABCG8, respectively.

    Kangmo Lu;Mi Hye Lee;Starr Hazard;Angela Brooks-Wilson

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

    Ellen L Goode;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Genetics of healthy aging and longevity

    Angela R. Brooks-Wilson;Angela R. Brooks-Wilson

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Age and residual cholesterol efflux affect HDL cholesterol levels and coronary artery disease in ABCA1 heterozygotes

    Susanne M. Clee;J.J.P. Kastelein;M van Dam;Michel Marcil

  • Etiologic Heterogeneity Among Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes: The InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project

    Lindsay M. Morton;Susan L. Slager;James R. Cerhan;Sophia S. Wang

  • Common variants at 19p13 are associated with susceptibility to ovarian cancer.

    Kelly L Bolton;Kelly L Bolton;Jonathan Tyrer;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
John J. Spinelli
John J. Spinelli University of British Columbia
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Ian G. Campbell
Ian G. Campbell Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Hoda Anton-Culver
Hoda Anton-Culver University of California, Irvine
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Marc T. Goodman
Marc T. Goodman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jennifer A. Doherty
Jennifer A. Doherty University of Utah

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