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 Nancy L. Heard-Costa sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 139 publications — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nancy L. Heard-Costa sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Nancy L. Heard-Costa is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also made in Medicine.
The scientist's work includes extensive study in subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Cancer Research. The main topics covered in their research include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Rare Diseases, RNA modifications and cancer, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.
The publication record includes papers in frequent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Nature Communications, and Alzheimer's & Dementia.
The collaboration network for this researcher includes frequent coauthors such as Myriam Fornage, Stephen S. Rich, Jerome I. Rotter, Eric Boerwinkle, and Laura M. Raffield, with the number of shared publications ranging from 37 to 44.
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Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt
Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam
Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson
Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice
E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda
Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler
Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna
Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata
Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland
Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson
Joshua C. Randall;Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt
Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann
Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen
Nancy L. Heard-Costa;M. Carola Zillikens;Keri L. Monda;Åsa Johansson
Caroline S. Fox;Caroline S. Fox;Yongmei Liu;Charles C. White;Charles C. White;Mary Feitosa
Larry D. Atwood;Philip A. Wolf;Nancy L. Heard-Costa;Joseph M. Massaro
Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna
Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltan Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt
H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt
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