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Morris A. Swertz 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 Morris A. Swertz sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 266 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Morris A. Swertz 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 Morris A. Swertz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Morris A. Swertz is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Information Systems, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their main research topics include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Research Data Management Practices, Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology.

Frequent co-authors include Lude Franke, Cisca Wijmenga, K. Joeri van der Velde, Patrick Deelen, and Peter A.C. 't Hoen.

Swertz has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, and Nature Genetics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Swertz are:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Environmental factors shaping the gut microbiome in a Dutch population, 2022, Nature
  • Effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome in 7,738 participants of the Dutch Microbiome Project, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Heritability estimates for 361 blood metabolites across 40 genome-wide association studies, 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • 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

  • Population-based metagenomics analysis reveals markers for gut microbiome composition and diversity.

    Alexandra Zhernakova;Alexander Kurilshikov;Marc Jan Bonder;Ettje F. Tigchelaar

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

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

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

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • The effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome

    Marc Jan Bonder;Alexander Kurilshikov;Alexander Kurilshikov;Ettje F Tigchelaar;Zlatan Mujagic

  • Cohort Profile: LifeLines, a three-generation cohort study and biobank

    Salome Scholtens;Nynke Smidt;Morris A. Swertz;Stephan J. L. Bakker

  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolically healthy obesity in Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies.

    Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Sandra N Slagter;Dany Doiron

  • Whole-genome sequence variation, population structure and demographic history of the Dutch population

    Laurent C. Francioli;Androniki Menelaou;Sara L. Pulit;Freerk van Dijk

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Gut microbiota composition and functional changes in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome

    Arnau Vich Vila;Floris Imhann;Valerie Collij;Soesma A Jankipersadsing

  • Unraveling the polygenic architecture of complex traits using blood eQTL metaanalysis

    Võsa U;Claringbould A;Westra H;Bonder Mj

  • Disease variants alter transcription factor levels and methylation of their binding sites.

    Marc Jan Bonder;René Luijk;Daria V Zhernakova;Matthijs Moed

  • Identification of context-dependent expression quantitative trait loci in whole blood

    Daria V Zhernakova;Patrick Deelen;Martijn Vermaat;Maarten van Iterson

  • Genome-wide patterns and properties of de novo mutations in humans

    Laurent C Francioli;Paz P Polak;Amnon Koren;Androniki Menelaou

  • 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

  • Genetic and environmental influences interact with age and sex in shaping the human methylome

    Jenny van Dongen;Michel G. Nivard;Gonneke Willemsen;Jouke-Jan Hottenga

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen
Lude Franke
Lude Franke University Medical Center Groningen
Patrick Deelen
Patrick Deelen University Medical Center Groningen
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

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