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Genetics

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84
Citations
39386
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1343
National Ranking
636

Medicine

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84
Citations
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National Ranking
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Ellen M. Wijsman 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 Ellen M. Wijsman sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 256 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ellen M. Wijsman 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 Ellen M. Wijsman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 1995 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

Ellen M. Wijsman is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States, where their work primarily spans genetics and molecular biology within medical research. Their research focuses on genetic associations, genomics, rare diseases, and bioinformatics, with a notable emphasis on Alzheimer's disease and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

The scientist's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Detailed subfields consist of Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Economics and Econometrics. Their research topics cover a wide range, including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and Ethics in Clinical Research.

Wijsman has authored numerous papers published in several esteemed venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • UNC Libraries

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Admixture mapping implicates 13q33.3 as ancestry-of-origin locus for Alzheimer disease in Hispanic and Latino populations (2023, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances)
  • Key variants via the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project whole genome sequence data (2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • The Advisory Group on Risk Evidence Education for Dementia: Multidisciplinary and Open to All (2022, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)
  • Association of common and rare variants with Alzheimer's disease in more than 13,000 diverse individuals with whole-genome sequencing from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • Association of Common and Rare Variants with Alzheimer's Disease in over 13,000 Diverse Individuals with Whole-Genome Sequencing from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (2023, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

They have collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Sudha Seshadri
  • Anita L. DeStefano
  • Elizabeth Blue
  • Honghuang Lin
  • Achilleas Pitsillides

Wijsman received the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Candidate gene for the chromosome 1 familial Alzheimer's disease locus

    Ephrat Levy-Lahad;Wilma Wasco;Parvoneh Poorkaj;Donna M. Romano

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Positional Cloning of the Werner's Syndrome Gene

    Chang En Yu;Junko Oshima;Ying Hui Fu;Ellen M. Wijsman

  • 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

  • Tau is a candidate gene for chromosome 17 frontotemporal dementia.

    Parvoneh Poorkaj;Thomas D. Bird;Ellen Wijsman;Ellen Nemens

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Replicating genotype–phenotype associations

    Stephen J. Chanock;Teri Manolio;Michael Boehnke;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Genetic linkage evidence for a familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 14.

    Gerard D. Schellenberg;Thomas D. Bird;Ellen M. Wijsman;Harry T. Orr

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • A familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 1

    Ephrat Levy-Lahad;Ellen M. Wijsman;Ellen Nemens;Leojean Anderson

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Interactions of apolipoprotein E genotype, total cholesterol level, age, and sex in prediction of Alzheimer's disease: A case‐control study

    G. P. Jarvik;E. M. Wijsman;W. A. Kukull;G. D. Schellenberg

  • Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders.

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Dalila Pinto;Joana Almeida

  • Genetic variation at the 22q11 PRODH2/DGCR6 locus presents an unusual pattern and increases susceptibility to schizophrenia

    Hui Liu;Simon C. Heath;Christina Sobin;J. Louw Roos

  • A putative RUNX1 binding site variant between SLC9A3R1 and NAT9 is associated with susceptibility to psoriasis.

    Cynthia Helms;Li Cao;James G. Krueger;Ellen M. Wijsman

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Bird
Thomas D. Bird University of Washington
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Wendy H. Raskind
Wendy H. Raskind University of Washington
Geraldine Dawson
Geraldine Dawson Duke University
Chang En Yu
Chang En Yu University of Washington
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
George M. Martin
George M. Martin University of Washington
Timothy A. Thornton
Timothy A. Thornton University of Washington

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