World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Ludmila Vodickova

Ludmila Vodickova

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
8742
World Ranking
16789
National Ranking
22

Overview

Ludmila Vodickova is affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, genetics, and physiology.

The main topics explored in their publications include DNA repair mechanisms, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, telomeres, telomerase, and senescence, as well as genetic factors in colorectal cancer. Additional areas of focus are epigenetics and DNA methylation, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Ludmila Vodickova has published in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Mutagenesis
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Distant Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer Patients-Do We Have New Predicting Clinicopathological and Molecular Biomarkers? A Comprehensive Review," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Polygenic and multifactorial scores for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk prediction," 2020, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • "A Fecal MicroRNA Signature by Small RNA Sequencing Accurately Distinguishes Colorectal Cancers: Results From a Multicenter Study," 2023, Gastroenterology
  • "Oxidative Damage in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Mapping of Base Excision Repair Glycosylases in Colorectal Cancer Patients," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "DNA Repair and Ovarian Carcinogenesis: Impact on Risk, Prognosis and Therapy Outcome," 2020, Cancers

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Pavel Vodička, Veronika Vymetálková, Michal Kroupa, Kristýna Tomášová, and Pavel Souček. This network reflects a collaborative approach across multiple research projects in related fields.

Best Publications

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Polymorphisms within micro-RNA-binding sites and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer

    Debora Landi;Federica Gemignani;Alessio Naccarati;Barbara Pardini

  • Genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and possible links with DNA repair rates, chromosomal aberrations and single-strand breaks in DNA

    Pavel Vodicka;Rajiv Kumar;Rajiv Kumar;Rudolf Stetina;Somali Sanyal

  • HOTAIR long non-coding RNA is a negative prognostic factor not only in primary tumors, but also in the blood of colorectal cancer patients.

    Miroslav Svoboda;Jana Slyskova;Michaela Schneiderova;Peter Makovicky

  • Association of DNA repair polymorphisms with DNA repair functional outcomes in healthy human subjects.

    Pavel Vodicka;Rudolf Stetina;Veronika Polakova;Elena Tulupova

  • Genetic variants in selenoprotein genes increase risk of colorectal cancer.

    Catherine Méplan;David J. Hughes;Barbara Pardini;Alessio Naccarati

  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk.

    Minta Thomas;Lori C. Sakoda;Michael Hoffmeister;Elisabeth A. Rosenthal

  • Association between TAS2R38 gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study in two independent populations of caucasian origin

    Maura Carrai;Verena Steinke;Pavel Vodicka;Pavel Vodicka;Barbara Pardini

  • DNA repair genetic polymorphisms and risk of colorectal cancer in the Czech Republic.

    B. Pardini;A. Naccarati;J. Novotny;Z. Smerhovsky

  • Biomarkers of styrene exposure in lamination workers: levels of 06-guanine DNA adducts, DNA strand breaks and mutant frequencies in the hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase gene in T-lymphocytes

    Pavel Vodička;Tatiana Bastlová;Tatiana Bastlová;Ludmila Vodičková;Kateřina Peterková

  • Mutations and polymorphisms in TP53 gene--an overview on the role in colorectal cancer.

    A. Naccarati;V. Polakova;V. Polakova;B. Pardini;L. Vodickova;L. Vodickova

  • Circulating Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Associate With Risk of Colorectal Cancer Based on Serologic and Mendelian Randomization Analyses.

    Neil Murphy;Robert Carreras-Torres;Mingyang Song;Andrew T. Chan;Andrew T. Chan

  • Cumulative Burden of Colorectal Cancer Associated Genetic Variants Is More Strongly Associated With Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Cancer

    Alexi N. Archambault;Yu Ru Su;Jihyoun Jeon;Minta Thomas

  • Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study

    Caroline J. Bull;Joshua A. Bell;Neil Murphy;Eleanor Sanderson

  • Association between genetic polymorphisms and biomarkers in styrene-exposed workers.

    Pavel Vodicka;Pavel Soucek;Ad D Tates;Maria Dusinska

  • Biomonitoring of occupational exposure to styrene in a plastics lamination plant

    M Somorovská;E Jahnová;J Tulinská;M Zámečnı́ková

  • An evaluation of styrene genotoxicity using several biomarkers in a 3-year follow-up study of hand-lamination workers.

    Pavel Vodička;Tatiana Tvrdik;Siv Osterman-Golkar;Ludmila Vodičková

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms within interferon signaling pathway genes are associated with colorectal cancer susceptibility and survival.

    Shun Lu;Barbara Pardini;Bowang Cheng;Alessio Naccarati

  • Styrene metabolism, genotoxicity, and potential carcinogenicity.

    Pavel Vodicka;Mikko Koskinen;Alessio Naccarati;Barbara Oesch-Bartlomowicz

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Pavel Vodicka
Pavel Vodicka Czech Academy of Sciences
Kari Hemminki
Kari Hemminki Charles University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Daniel D. Buchanan
Daniel D. Buchanan University of Melbourne
Stefano Landi
Stefano Landi University of Pisa
Federico Canzian
Federico Canzian German Cancer Research Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

A background in Biology or Biochemistry opens the door to a range of online degree options and rewarding career paths. For example, those interested in mental health and clinical practice can explore pmhnp programs, which prepare students for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner roles.

Nutrition science is another popular choice. Students seeking a fast track to becoming a registered dietitian can benefit from accelerated dietitian programs that streamline the education process.

For those interested in healthcare administration, an advanced business degree focused on healthcare can be a smart investment. Understanding healthcare mba cost is crucial when comparing program options to ensure affordability and value.

Finally, the health information field offers stable and well-paying roles. Earning a credential like certified coding specialist (ccs) enhances job prospects for those interested in medical coding and health data management.

Best Scientists Citing Ludmila Vodickova

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles