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D-Index
63
Citations
15693
World Ranking
10134
National Ranking
90

Angela Risch publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angela Risch sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 260 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Angela Risch D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Angela Risch sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Angela Risch is affiliated with the University of Salzburg in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus on medicine. Their work predominantly addresses molecular biology, genetics, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and oncology.

Their research topics include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies

Angela Risch has published in various venues, reflecting both the depth and range of their research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Cancer Research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Risch are:

  • "Causal relationships between body mass index, smoking and lung cancer: Univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization" (2020, International Journal of Cancer)
  • "Cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 61,047 cases and 947,237 controls identifies new susceptibility loci contributing to lung cancer" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Assessing Lung Cancer Absolute Risk Trajectory Based on a Polygenic Risk Model" (2021, Cancer Research)
  • "Protein-altering germline mutations implicate novel genes related to lung cancer development" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Association between circulating inflammatory markers and adult cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis" (2024, EBioMedicine)

Collaborations have featured several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Heike Bickeböller
  • David C. Christiani
  • Christopher I. Amos
  • John K. Field
  • Rayjean J. Hung

Best Publications

  • Metabolic gene polymorphism frequencies in control populations.

    S. Garte;L. Gaspari;A.K. Alexandrie;C. Ambrosone

  • Genetic Polymorphism of CYP Genes, Alone or in Combination, as a Risk Modifier of Tobacco-related Cancers

    Helmut Bartsch;Urmila Nair;Angela Risch;Margarita Rojas

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • A common coding variant in CASP8 is associated with breast cancer risk

    Angela Cox;Alison M. Dunning;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Sabapathy Balasubramanian

  • Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study

    Robert Carreras-Torres;Mattias Johansson;Philip C. Haycock;Kaitlin H. Wade

  • A Genome-wide Association Study of Lung Cancer Identifies a Region of Chromosome 5p15 Associated with Risk for Adenocarcinoma.

    Maria Teresa Landi;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Kai Yu;Lynn R. Goldin

  • Principles for the post-GWAS functional characterization of cancer risk loci

    Matthew L Freedman;Alvaro N A Monteiro;Simon A Gayther;Simon A Gayther;Gerhard A Coetzee

  • Rare variants of large effect in BRCA2 and CHEK2 affect risk of lung cancer

    Yufei Wang;James D McKay;Thorunn Rafnar;Zhaoming Wang

  • Short Telomeres in Patients with Vascular Dementia: An Indicator of Low Antioxidative Capacity and a Possible Risk Factor?

    G Saretzki;von, Zglinicki, T;Serra;M Lorenz

  • The OncoArray Consortium: A Network for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Common Cancers.

    Christopher I. Amos;Joe Dennis;Zhaoming Wang;Jinyoung Byun

  • Lung cancer epigenetics and genetics

    Angela Risch;Christoph Plass

  • Long Noncoding RNA TARID Directs Demethylation and Activation of the Tumor Suppressor TCF21 via GADD45A

    Khelifa Arab;Yoon Jung Park;Anders M. Lindroth;Andrea Schäfer

  • Slow N-acetylation genotype is a susceptibility factor in occupational and smoking related bladder cancer.

    Angela Risch;D M Wallace;S Bathers;E Sim

  • Specific combinations of DNA repair gene variants and increased risk for non-small cell lung cancer

    Odilia Popanda;Torsten Schattenberg;Chi Tai Phong;Dorota Butkiewicz

  • Influence of common genetic variation on lung cancer risk: meta-analysis of 14 900 cases and 29 485 controls

    Maria N. Timofeeva;Rayjean J. Hung;Thorunn Rafnar;David C. Christiani

  • Hypomethylation of smoking-related genes is associated with future lung cancer in four prospective cohorts

    Francesca Fasanelli;Laura Baglietto;Erica Ponzi;Florence Guida

  • hOGG1 polymorphism and loss of heterozygosity (LOH): significance for lung cancer susceptibility in a caucasian population.

    H Wikman;Angela Risch;F Klimek;P Schmezer

  • Replication of Lung Cancer Susceptibility Loci at Chromosomes 15q25, 5p15, and 6p21: A Pooled Analysis From the International Lung Cancer Consortium

    Therese Truong;Rayjean J. Hung;Christopher I. Amos;Xifeng Wu

  • Effect of NAT1 and NAT2 genetic polymorphisms on colorectal cancer risk associated with exposure to tobacco smoke and meat consumption.

    Carmen Lilla;Emaculate Verla-Tebit;Angela Risch;Birgit Jäger

  • Meta- and Pooled Analysis of GSTT1 and Lung Cancer: A HuGE-GSEC Review

    S. Raimondi;V. Paracchini;H. Autrup;J. M. Barros-Dios

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher I. Amos
Christopher I. Amos Baylor College of Medicine
Rayjean J. Hung
Rayjean J. Hung Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Maria Teresa Landi
Maria Teresa Landi National Institutes of Health
Neil E. Caporaso
Neil E. Caporaso National Institutes of Health
David C. Christiani
David C. Christiani Harvard University
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Heike Bickeböller
Heike Bickeböller University of Göttingen
Richard S. Houlston
Richard S. Houlston Institute of Cancer Research
John K. Field
John K. Field University of Liverpool

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