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Marie-France Hivert

Marie-France Hivert

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Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
26777
World Ranking
14600
National Ranking
7389

Overview

Marie-France Hivert is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, with a primary research focus in the field of Medicine. Their research contributions cover multiple subfields, notably Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scholarly output includes work published in various journals and conference proceedings. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Circulation
  • Diabetes
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Numerous research topics have been a focus of their work. These include:

  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Marie-France Hivert highlight involvement in several significant medical studies:

  • Precision Medicine in Diabetes: A Consensus Report From the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective-An Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation
  • Epidemiology and Management of Gestational Diabetes, 2024, The Lancet
  • Precision Medicine in Diabetes: A Consensus Report from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), 2020, Diabetologia
  • Physical Activity as a Critical Component of First-Line Treatment for Elevated Blood Pressure or Cholesterol: Who, What, and How?: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, Hypertension

Collaborative work is a feature of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
  • Emily Oken
  • Luigi Bouchard
  • Andrés Cárdenas
  • Izzuddin M. Aris

Best Publications

  • DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis

    Bonnie R. Joubert;Janine F. Felix;Paul Yousefi;Kelly M. Bakulski

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association.

    Deborah Rohm Young;Sofiya Alhassan;Sarah M. Camhi

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

    Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity;Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Susana Santos

  • Precision Medicine in Diabetes: A Consensus Report From the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

    Wendy K. Chung;Karel Erion;Jose C. Florez;Andrew T. Hattersley

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Impact of type 2 diabetes susceptibility variants on quantitative glycemic traits reveals mechanistic heterogeneity

    Antigone S Dimas;Vasiliki Lagou;Adam Barker;Joshua W Knowles

  • Associations of adiponectin, resistin, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha with insulin resistance.

    Marie-France Hivert;Lisa M. Sullivan;Caroline S. Fox;David M. Nathan

  • Detailed Physiologic Characterization Reveals Diverse Mechanisms for Novel Genetic Loci Regulating Glucose and Insulin Metabolism in Humans

    Erik Ingelsson;Claudia Langenberg;Marie-France Hivert;Inga Prokopenko

  • Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease-a novel nonhierarchical connectivity model for key stakeholders: A policy statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine

    Ross Arena;Marco Guazzi;Liana Lianov;Laurie Whitsel

  • Genetic evidence for causal relationships between maternal obesity-related traits and birth weight

    Jessica Tyrrell;Jessica Tyrrell;Rebecca C. Richmond;Rebecca C. Richmond;Tom M. Palmer;Tom M. Palmer;Bjarke Feenstra

  • Gestational diabetes mellitus epigenetically affects genes predominantly involved in metabolic diseases.

    Stephanie-May Ruchat;Andrée-Anne Houde;Grégory Voisin;Julie St-Pierre

  • Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective–An Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Barry A. Franklin;Paul D. Thompson;Salah S. Al-Zaiti;Christine M. Albert

  • Placental Adiponectin Gene DNA Methylation Levels Are Associated With Mothers’ Blood Glucose Concentration

    Luigi Bouchard;Marie-France Hivert;Simon-Pierre Guay;Julie St-Pierre

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Hazel Inskip;Pilar Amiano

  • Impact of Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Variants on Quantitative Glycemic Traits Reveals Mechanistic Heterogeneity

    Antigone S. Dimas;Vasiliki Lagou;Adam Barker;Joshua W. Knowles

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily Oken
Emily Oken Harvard University
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman Harvard University
James B. Meigs
James B. Meigs Harvard University
Jose C. Florez
Jose C. Florez Harvard University
Diane R. Gold
Diane R. Gold Harvard University
Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli Columbia University
Josée Dupuis
Josée Dupuis McGill University
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam

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