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Brian S. Yandell

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13318
World Ranking
10274
National Ranking
4478

Brian S. Yandell publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 156 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian S. Yandell 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 Brian S. Yandell sits on this spectrum.

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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

Brian S. Yandell is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, combined with significant contributions to Medicine. The main subfields of their work include Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Modeling and Simulation, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of areas including:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Brian S. Yandell has collaborated with several frequent coauthors such as:

  • Kathryn L. Schueler
  • Mark P. Keller
  • Alan Attie
  • Christopher H. Emfinger
  • Donnie S. Stapleton

Their body of work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • eLife
  • Advanced Materials
  • Emerging infectious diseases

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian S. Yandell illustrate a diverse research portfolio, including:

  • pH-Responsive Polymer Nanoparticles for Efficient Delivery of Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein With or Without Donor DNA, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August-October 2020, 2021, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Reconstruction of Networks with Direct and Indirect Genetic Effects, 2020, Genetics
  • Lipidomic QTL in Diversity Outbred mice identifies a novel function for α/β hydrolase domain 2 (Abhd2) as an enzyme that metabolizes phosphatidylcholine and cardiolipin, 2023, PLoS Genetics
  • Description of a University COVID-19 Outbreak and Interventions to Disrupt Transmission, Wisconsin, August - October 2020, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Loss of stearoyl–CoA desaturase-1 function protects mice against adiposity

    James M. Ntambi;Makoto Miyazaki;Jonathan P. Stoehr;Hong Lan

  • The expression of adipogenic genes is decreased in obesity and diabetes mellitus

    Samuel T. Nadler;Jonathan P. Stoehr;Kathryn L. Schueler;Gene Tanimoto

  • R/qtl2: Software for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci with High-Dimensional Data and Multiparent Populations

    Karl W. Broman;Daniel M. Gatti;Petr Simecek;Nicholas A. Furlotte

  • Automatic Smoothing of Regression Functions in Generalized Linear Models

    Finbarr O'sullivan;Brian S. Yandell;William J. Raynor

  • A gene expression network model of type 2 diabetes links cell cycle regulation in islets with diabetes susceptibility

    Mark P Keller;YounJeong Choi;Ping Wang;Dawn Belt Davis

  • A Bayesian Approach to Detect Quantitative Trait Loci Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo

    Jaya M. Satagopan;Brian S. Yandell;Michael A. Newton;Thomas C. Osborn

  • Development of vocal tract length during early childhood: a magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Houri K. Vorperian;Ray D. Kent;Mary J. Lindstrom;Cliff M. Kalina

  • Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Changes Associated with Potato Autopolyploidization

    Robert M. Stupar;Pudota B. Bhaskar;Brian S. Yandell;Willem A. Rensink

  • Genetic Networks of Liver Metabolism Revealed by Integration of Metabolic and Transcriptional Profiling

    Christine T. Ferrara;Christine T. Ferrara;Ping Wang;Elias Chaibub Neto;Robert D. Stevens

  • Relationship of Bull Fertility to Sperm Nuclear Shape

    G. Charles Ostermeier;Glen A. Sargeant;Brian S. Yandell;Donald P. Evenson

  • Positional cloning of Sorcs1, a type 2 diabetes quantitative trait locus.

    Susanne M. Clee;Brian S. Yandell;Kathryn M. Schueler;Mary E. Rabaglia

  • Semi-Parametric Generalized Linear Models.

    Peter J Green;Brian S Yandell

  • Liver and Adipose Expression Associated SNPs Are Enriched for Association to Type 2 Diabetes

    Hua Zhong;John Beaulaurier;Pek Yee Lum;Cliona Molony

  • Mapping loci controlling vernalization requirement and flowering time in Brassica napus.

    M. E. Ferreira;J. Satagopan;B. S. Yandell;P. H. Williams

  • A Model Selection Approach for the Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci in Experimental Crosses, Allowing Epistasis

    Ani Manichaikul;Jee Young Moon;Saunak Sen;Brian S Yandell

  • Bayesian Model Selection for Genome-Wide Epistatic Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis

    Nengjun Yi;Brian S. Yandell;Gary A. Churchill;David B. Allison

  • Combined expression trait correlations and expression quantitative trait locus mapping.

    Hong Lan;Meng Chen;Jessica B Flowers;Brian S Yandell

  • Testing the (Parametric) Null Model Hypothesis in (Semiparametric) Partial and Generalized Spline Models

    Dennis Cox;Eunmee Koh;Grace Wahba;Brian S. Yandell

  • Testing the utility of simple multi-date Thematic Mapper calibration algorithms for monitoring turbid inland waters

    Richard G. Lathrop;Thomas M. Lillesand;Brian S. Yandell

  • Genetic obesity unmasks nonlinear interactions between murine type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci.

    Jonathan P. Stoehr;Samuel T. Nadler;Kathryn L. Schueler;Mary E. Rabaglia

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan D. Attie
Alan D. Attie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karl W. Broman
Karl W. Broman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christina Kendziorski
Christina Kendziorski University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eric E. Schadt
Eric E. Schadt Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gary A. Churchill
Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory
Thomas C. Osborn
Thomas C. Osborn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joshua J. Coon
Joshua J. Coon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Philipp W. Simon
Philipp W. Simon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lajos Horváth
Lajos Horváth University of Utah
Joseph H. Nadeau
Joseph H. Nadeau Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute

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Christopher B. Newgard

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Shizhong Xu

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Olga Ilkayeva

Duke University

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Alan D. Attie

Alan D. Attie

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Eric E. Schadt

Eric E. Schadt

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Aldons J. Lusis

Aldons J. Lusis

University of California, Los Angeles

Publications: 46

Rongling Wu

Rongling Wu

Pennsylvania State University

Publications: 27

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Xia Yang

University of California, Los Angeles

Publications: 27

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Karl W. Broman

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications: 25

Peihua Qiu

Peihua Qiu

University of Florida

Publications: 25

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Gary A. Churchill

The Jackson Laboratory

Publications: 25

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Grace Wahba

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications: 23

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Hasan Khatib

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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