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Eric Boerwinkle 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 Eric Boerwinkle sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 1,301 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Boerwinkle 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 Eric Boerwinkle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 226 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Eric Boerwinkle is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biomedical sciences, with a particular focus on genetics and molecular biology as well as medicine.

The primary fields of study for Eric Boerwinkle include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Eric Boerwinkle's research interests cover a range of key topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Their recent publications reflect these interests and include works published in prominent scientific journals. Notable recent papers are:

  • New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genomic data in the All of Us Research Program, 2024, Nature
  • The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature

Eric Boerwinkle frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with the most common ones being:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Nature Communications
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

The scientist also collaborates extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Jerome I. Rotter
  • Myriam Fornage
  • Stephen S. Rich
  • Jennifer A. Brody

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Sequence Variations in PCSK9, Low LDL, and Protection against Coronary Heart Disease

    Jonathan C. Cohen;Eric Boerwinkle;Thomas H. Mosley;Helen H. Hobbs

  • 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

  • Genetic variation in PNPLA3 confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Stefano Romeo;Julia Kozlitina;Julia Kozlitina;Chao Xing;Alexander Pertsemlidis

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Circulating adhesion molecules VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selectin in carotid atherosclerosis and incident coronary heart disease cases: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study

    Shih Jen Hwang;Christie M. Ballantyne;A. Richey Sharrett;Louis C. Smith

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alanna C. Morrison
Alanna C. Morrison The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Myriam Fornage
Myriam Fornage The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital

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