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Esteban J. Parra

Esteban J. Parra

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
17728
World Ranking
9048
National Ranking
311

Esteban J. Parra publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Esteban J. Parra sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Esteban J. Parra 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 Esteban J. Parra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Esteban J. Parra is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on genetics. Within these fields, their work encompasses molecular biology, cell biology, cancer research, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range including genetic associations and epidemiology, melanin and skin pigmentation, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, forensic and genetic research, nutrition, genetics, and disease, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Recent publications by Esteban J. Parra include:

  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, 2024, Nature
  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour, 2021, Communications Biology
  • A systematic evaluation of normalization methods and probe replicability using infinium EPIC methylation data, 2023, Clinical Epigenetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Parra include:

  • Miguel Cruz
  • Anny H. Xiang
  • Frida Lona-Durazo
  • Mariaelisa Graff
  • Tamar Sofer

Esteban J. Parra has published numerous papers across a variety of venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Communications Biology

This body of work reflects sustained contributions to genetics and molecular biology research, with applications spanning from complex disease genetics to the study of pigmentation and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • SLC24A5, a Putative Cation Exchanger, Affects Pigmentation in Zebrafish and Humans

    Rebecca L. Lamason;Manzoor Ali P.K. Mohideen;Manzoor Ali P.K. Mohideen;Jason R. Mest;Andrew C. Wong;Andrew C. Wong

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Estimating African American admixture proportions by use of population-specific alleles.

    Esteban J. Parra;Amy Marcini;Joshua Akey;Jeremy Martinson

  • Skin pigmentation, biogeographical ancestry and admixture mapping

    Mark D. Shriver;Esteban J. Parra;Esteban J. Parra;Sonia Dios;Carolina Bonilla

  • Identifying Signatures of Natural Selection in Tibetan and Andean Populations Using Dense Genome Scan Data

    Abigail Bigham;Abigail Bigham;Marc Bauchet;Dalila Pinto;Xianyun Mao

  • Control of Confounding of Genetic Associations in Stratified Populations

    Clive J. Hoggart;Esteban J. Parra;Mark D. Shriver;Carolina Bonilla

  • Genetic Evidence for the Convergent Evolution of Light Skin in Europeans and East Asians

    Heather L. Norton;Heather L. Norton;Rick A. Kittles;Esteban Parra;Paul McKeigue

  • Ancestral proportions and admixture dynamics in geographically defined African Americans living in South Carolina

    E.J. Parra;R.A. Kittles;G. Argyropoulos;C.L. Pfaff

  • Population Structure in Admixed Populations: Effect of Admixture Dynamics on the Pattern of Linkage Disequilibrium

    C. L. Pfaff;E. J. Parra;C. Bonilla;K. Hiester

  • The genomic distribution of population substructure in four populations using 8,525 autosomal SNPs.

    Mark D Shriver;Giulia C Kennedy;Esteban J Parra;Heather A Lawson

  • Development of a Panel of Genome-Wide Ancestry Informative Markers to Study Admixture Throughout the Americas

    Joshua Mark Galanter;Juan Carlos Fernandez-Lopez;Christopher R. Gignoux;Jill Barnholtz-Sloan

  • Implications of correlations between skin color and genetic ancestry for biomedical research.

    E J Parra;R A Kittles;M D Shriver;M D Shriver

  • A Genomewide Admixture Mapping Panel for Hispanic/Latino Populations

    Xianyun Mao;Abigail W. Bigham;Rui Mei;Gerardo Gutierrez

  • Estimation of admixture and detection of linkage in admixed populations by a Bayesian approach: application to African-American populations.

    P. M. McKeigue;J. R. Carpenter;E. J. Parra;Mark Shriver

  • Maternal Adaptation to High-altitude Pregnancy: An Experiment of Nature—A Review

    Lorna G. Moore;Lorna G. Moore;M. Shriver;L. Bemis;B. Hickler

  • Identifying positive selection candidate loci for high-altitude adaptation in Andean populations

    Abigail W. Bigham;Xianyun Mao;Rui Mei;Tom D Brutsaert

  • Comparison of narrow-band reflectance spectroscopy and tristimulus colorimetry for measurements of skin and hair color in persons of different biological ancestry.

    Mark D. Shriver;Esteban J. Parra

  • Human pigmentation variation: evolution, genetic basis, and implications for public health.

    Esteban J. Parra

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Shriver
Mark D. Shriver Pennsylvania State University
Paul McKeigue
Paul McKeigue University of Edinburgh
Craig L. Hanis
Craig L. Hanis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Lorna G. Moore
Lorna G. Moore University of Colorado Denver
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Anne E. Justice
Anne E. Justice Geisinger Health System
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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