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2026

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Genetics

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155
Citations
104885
World Ranking
115
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59

Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Daniel I. Chasman is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and the life sciences, with significant contributions to genetics, molecular biology, and cardiology-related fields.

The principal fields of study covered by their publications include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of expertise encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

The main research topics addressed in their work feature:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Daniel I. Chasman has authored multiple papers across leading scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans, 2020, Nature
  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program, 2021, Nature
  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics, 2020, Nature
  • A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes, 2023, Nature
  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure, 2020, Nature Communications

The venues where Daniel I. Chasman frequently publishes include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Genetics

Throughout their career, Daniel I. Chasman has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Eric Boerwinkle
  • Jennifer A. Brody
  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Tõnu Esko
  • Jerome I. Rotter

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Efficient Bayesian mixed-model analysis increases association power in large cohorts

    Po-Ru Loh;George Tucker;Brendan K Bulik-Sullivan;Bjarni J Vilhjálmsson;Bjarni J Vilhjálmsson

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease

    Amit V. Khera;Connor A. Emdin;Isabel Drake;Pradeep Natarajan

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lynda M. Rose
Lynda M. Rose Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge

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