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Jacqueline C.M. Witteman

Jacqueline C.M. Witteman

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2025
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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
188
Citations
142772
World Ranking
30
National Ranking
3

Best Scientists

D-Index
188
Citations
142772
World Ranking
454
National Ranking
11

Medicine

D-Index
188
Citations
145094
World Ranking
274
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jacqueline C.M. Witteman is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research contributions primarily fall within the medical field, with significant involvement in hematology, genetics, epidemiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and surgery. The scientist's work reflects interdisciplinary approaches, bridging various aspects of clinical and genetic research.

The scientist has authored publications that focus on topics such as blood groups and transfusion, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, herpesvirus infections and treatments, heart failure treatment and management, cardiovascular syncope and autonomic disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea research.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Witteman are:

  • Identification of Nine Novel Loci Associated with White Blood Cell Subtypes in a Japanese Population, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • B-type natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein in the prediction of atrial fibrillation risk: the CHARGE-AF Consortium of community-based cohort studies, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Orthostatic hypotension and novel blood pressure-associated gene variants: Genetics of Postural Hemodynamics (GPH) Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in Witteman's research include David Couper, Thomas J. Wang, Martin G. Larson, Albert Hofman, and Daniel Levy. These collaborations indicate engagement with various experts likely contributing to the multidisciplinary nature of the research themes.

Witteman's publications have been consistently featured in the UNC Libraries venue, which accounts for all noted publications in the recent period.

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

  • Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for vascular disease: The European Concerted Action Project.

    Graham Im;Daly Le;Refsum Hm;Robinson K

  • Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

    Jan Heeringa;Deirdre A.M. van der Kuip;Albert Hofman;Jan A. Kors

  • Arterial Stiffness and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: The Rotterdam Study

    Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso;Tischa J.M. van der Cammen;Albert Hofman;Nicole M. van Popele

  • 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

  • Subclinical hypothyroidism is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction in elderly women: the Rotterdam Study

    Hak Ae;Pols Ha;Visser Tj;Drexhage Ha

  • 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

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

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

  • Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: 'establishing normal and reference values'.

    Francesco U. S. Mattace-Raso;Albert Hofman;Germaine C. Verwoert;Jacqueline C. M. Witteman

  • Association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis: the Rotterdam Study

    Nicole M. van Popele;Diederick E. Grobbee;Michiel L. Bots;Roland Asmar

  • Projections on the number of individuals with atrial fibrillation in the European Union, from 2000 to 2060

    Bouwe P. Krijthe;Anton Kunst;Emelia J. Benjamin;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

    Daniel Levy;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Kenneth Rice;Germaine C. Verwoert

  • Quantifying the heart failure epidemic: prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure The Rotterdam Study.

    Gysèle S. Bleumink;Anneke M. Knetsch;Miriam C.J.M. Sturkenboom;Sabine M.J.M. Straus

  • Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

    Marianne J. Engelhart;Mirjam I. Geerlings;Annemieke Ruitenberg;John C. van Swieten

  • The Rotterdam Study: Objectives and design update

    Albert Hofman;Guy G. O. Brusselle;Sarwa Darwish Murad;Cornelia M. van Duijn

  • Dietary fat intake and the risk of incident dementia in the Rotterdam study

    Sandra Kalmijn;Lenore J. Launer;Alewijn Ott;Jacqueline C. M. Witteman

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruno H. Stricker
Bruno H. Stricker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Monique M.B. Breteler
Monique M.B. Breteler German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Abbas Dehghan
Abbas Dehghan Imperial College London
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Oscar H. Franco
Oscar H. Franco University Medical Center Utrecht
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Diederick E. Grobbee
Diederick E. Grobbee Utrecht University

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