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63
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50459
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9940
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4348

Po-Ru Loh publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Po-Ru Loh sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 132 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Po-Ru Loh D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Po-Ru Loh sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Po-Ru Loh is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their primary research areas lie within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Genetics and Molecular Biology as key subfields. Additional areas of work include Cancer Research, Immunology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of subjects related to genetic and molecular analysis. Their main topics of investigation include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Po-Ru Loh has coauthored extensively with several researchers including Steven A. McCarroll, Ronen E. Mukamel, Margaux L.A. Hujoel, Maxwell A. Sherman, and Alison R. Barton. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work published in multiple high-impact venues.

The scientist has a strong publication record, predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature
  • Cell Genomics
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent publications by Po-Ru Loh include:

  • Whole-exome imputation within UK Biobank powers rare coding variant association and fine-mapping analyses, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Monogenic and polygenic inheritance become instruments for clonal selection, 2020, Nature
  • Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Protein-coding repeat polymorphisms strongly shape diverse human phenotypes, 2021, Science
  • Clonal haematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease, 2023, Nature

Po-Ru Loh has received recognition as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Fast, sensitive and accurate integration of single-cell data with Harmony.

    Ilya Korsunsky;Nghia Millard;Jean Fan;Kamil Slowikowski

  • LD score regression distinguishes confounding from polygenicity in genome-wide association studies :

    Brendan K Bulik-Sullivan;Po-Ru Loh;Hilary K Finucane;Stephan Ripke

  • An atlas of genetic correlations across human diseases and traits.

    Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K Finucane;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Alexander Gusev

  • Next-generation genotype imputation service and methods.

    Sayantan Das;Lukas Forer;Sebastian Schönherr;Carlo Sidore;Carlo Sidore

  • Partitioning heritability by functional annotation using genome-wide association summary statistics.

    Hilary K Finucane;Hilary K Finucane;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Alexander Gusev;Gosia Trynka

  • Efficient Bayesian mixed-model analysis increases association power in large cohorts

    Po-Ru Loh;George Tucker;Brendan K Bulik-Sullivan;Bjarni J Vilhjálmsson;Bjarni J Vilhjálmsson

  • Reference-based phasing using the Haplotype Reference Consortium panel.

    Po-Ru Loh;Po-Ru Loh;Petr Danecek;Pier Francesco Palamara;Pier Francesco Palamara;Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Heritability enrichment of specifically expressed genes identifies disease-relevant tissues and cell types.

    Hilary K Finucane;Hilary K Finucane;Hilary K Finucane;Yakir A Reshef;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Kamil Slowikowski;Kamil Slowikowski;Kamil Slowikowski

  • Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power

    Gleb Kichaev;Gaurav Bhatia;Po Ru Loh;Steven Gazal;Steven Gazal

  • Mixed-model association for biobank-scale datasets.

    Po-Ru Loh;Gleb Kichaev;Steven Gazal;Armin P Schoech;Armin P Schoech

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • 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

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

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

  • Contrasting genetic architectures of schizophrenia and other complex diseases using fast variance-components analysis

    Po-Ru Loh;Po-Ru Loh;Gaurav Bhatia;Gaurav Bhatia;Alexander Gusev;Alexander Gusev;Hilary K Finucane

  • Linkage disequilibrium-dependent architecture of human complex traits shows action of negative selection.

    Steven Gazal;Hilary K Finucane;Hilary K Finucane;Hilary K Finucane;Nicholas A Furlotte;Po-Ru Loh;Po-Ru Loh

  • Inferring Admixture Histories of Human Populations Using Linkage Disequilibrium

    Po-Ru Loh;Mark Lipson;Nick Patterson;Priya Moorjani;Priya Moorjani

  • Fast Principal-Component Analysis Reveals Convergent Evolution of ADH1B in Europe and East Asia

    Kevin J. Galinsky;Kevin J. Galinsky;Gaurav Bhatia;Po-Ru Loh;Po-Ru Loh;Stoyan Georgiev

  • Genetic Evidence for Recent Population Mixture in India

    Priya Moorjani;Kumarasamy Thangaraj;Nick Patterson;Mark Lipson

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Day Fr;Thompson Dj;elgason H;Chasman Di

Frequent Co-Authors

Alkes L. Price
Alkes L. Price Harvard University
Hilary K. Finucane
Hilary K. Finucane Harvard University
Nick Patterson
Nick Patterson Harvard University
Steven Gazal
Steven Gazal University of Southern California
Alexander Gusev
Alexander Gusev Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University
Steven A. McCarroll
Steven A. McCarroll Harvard University
Giulio Genovese
Giulio Genovese Broad Institute

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