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Elaine A. Ostrander 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 Elaine A. Ostrander sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 462 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elaine A. Ostrander 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 Elaine A. Ostrander sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Elaine A. Ostrander is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. Their work covers main topics including human-animal interaction studies, prostate cancer treatment and research, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, veterinary oncology research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as wildlife ecology and conservation.

Ostrander has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with a notable presence in several publication venues. Among these are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, The Prostate, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and PLoS Genetics.

Their frequently collaborated co-authors include Heidi G. Parker, William B. Isaacs, Jianfeng Xu, Géraldine Cancel-Tassin, and Rosalind A. Eeles.

Some of the recent papers authored by Ostrander demonstrate the breadth of their research interests. These include:

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics, 2020, Nature
  • Quantitative Translation of Dog-to-Human Aging by Conserved Remodeling of the DNA Methylome, 2020, Cell Systems
  • Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture, 2023, Genome Biology
  • DNA methylation clocks for dogs and humans, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In addition to their publications, Ostrander has been recognized with several awards, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019, the Genetics Society of America Medal in 2013, and being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence, comparative analysis and haplotype structure of the domestic dog

    Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Claire M Wade;Claire M Wade;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Elinor K. Karlsson;Elinor K. Karlsson

  • REVEL: An Ensemble Method for Predicting the Pathogenicity of Rare Missense Variants

    Nilah M M. Ioannidis;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Vikas Pejaver;Sumit Middha

  • A mutation in the myostatin gene increases muscle mass and enhances racing performance in heterozygote dogs.

    Dana S Mosher;Pascale Quignon;Carlos D Bustamante;Nathan B Sutter

  • Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a rich history underlying dog domestication

    Bridgett M. Vonholdt;John P. Pollinger;Kirk E. Lohmueller;Eunjung Han

  • Genetic Structure of the Purebred Domestic Dog

    Heidi G. Parker;Lisa V. Kim;Lisa V. Kim;Nathan B. Sutter;Scott Carlson

  • Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

  • A single IGF1 allele is a major determinant of small size in dogs.

    Nathan B. Sutter;Carlos D. Bustamante;Kevin Chase;Melissa M. Gray

  • Genome Sequencing Highlights the Dynamic Early History of Dogs

    Adam H. Freedman;Ilan Gronau;Rena Schweizer;Diego Ortega-Del Vecchyo

  • Dynamics of mammalian chromosome evolution inferred from multispecies comparative maps

    William J. Murphy;Denis M. Larkin;Annelie Everts-Van Der Wind;Guillaume Bourque

  • Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sara Benlloch;Edward J. Saunders

  • Polymorphic Repeats in the Androgen Receptor Gene: Molecular Markers of Prostate Cancer Risk

    Janet L. Stanford;Jeanette J. Just;Mark Gibbs;Kristine G. Wicklund

  • A Simple Genetic Architecture Underlies Morphological Variation in Dogs

    Adam R. Boyko;Pascale Quignon;Lin Li;Jeffrey J. Schoenebeck

  • Identification and characterization of dinucleotide repeat (CA)n markers for genetic mapping in dog

    Elaine A. Ostrander;George F. Sprague;Jasper Rine

  • Patterns of differentiation and hybridization in North American wolflike canids, revealed by analysis of microsatellite loci.

    Michael S. Roy;Eli Geffen;Deborah Smith;Elaine A. Ostrander

  • Molecular genetics of the most endangered canid: the Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis

    D. Gottelli;C. Sillero-Zubiri;G. D. Applebaum;M. S. Roy

  • Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Ali Amin Al Olama;Graham G. Giles;Graham G. Giles

  • Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves

    Tovi M. Anderson;Bridgett M. vonHoldt;Sophie I. Candille;Marco Musiani

  • A class of highly polymorphic tetranucleotide repeats for canine genetic mapping

    L V Francisco;A A Langston;C S Mellersh;C L Neal

  • Prevalence and Predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population-Based Study of Breast Cancer in White and Black American Women Ages 35 to 64 Years

    Kathleen E. Malone;Janet R. Daling;David R. Doody;Li Hsu

  • Dynamics of Mammalian ChromosomeEvolutionInferredfrom Multispecies Comparative Maps

    William J. Murphy;Denis M. Larkin;Annelie Everts-van der Wind;Guillaume Bourque

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet L. Stanford
Janet L. Stanford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Johanna Schleutker
Johanna Schleutker Turku University Hospital
Ziding Feng
Ziding Feng Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Robert K. Wayne
Robert K. Wayne University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel J. Schaid
Daniel J. Schaid Mayo Clinic
Esther M. John
Esther M. John Stanford University
Daniel W. Lin
Daniel W. Lin University of Washington

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