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Robert E. Handsaker

Robert E. Handsaker

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
61
Citations
175462
World Ranking
3008
National Ranking
1311

Robert E. Handsaker 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 Robert E. Handsaker sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 97 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert E. Handsaker 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 Robert E. Handsaker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert E. Handsaker is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications in these areas. The main areas of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics in genetic research. These include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Robert E. Handsaker has published extensively across multiple prestigious journals and repositories. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cell
  • Nature

Among their recent published papers are:

  • The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues, 2020, Science
  • The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues, 2020, Science
  • Cell type-specific genetic regulation of gene expression across human tissues, 2020, Science
  • Determinants of telomere length across human tissues, 2020, Science
  • A Quantitative Proteome Map of the Human Body, 2020, Cell

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their work, and frequent co-authors include:

  • Steven A. McCarroll
  • Seva Kashin
  • François Aguet
  • Kristin Ardlie
  • Daniel G. MacArthur

Best Publications

  • The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

    Heng Li;Bob Handsaker;Alec Wysoker;Tim Fennell

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • The variant call format and VCFtools

    Petr Danecek;Adam Auton;Goncalo Abecasis;Cornelis A. Albers

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues

    F Aguet;AN Barbeira;R Bonazzola;A Brown

  • Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues.

    Enhancing GTEx (eGTEx) groups

  • Clonal Hematopoiesis and Blood-Cancer Risk Inferred from Blood DNA Sequence

    Giulio Genovese;Anna K. Kähler;Robert E. Handsaker;Johan Lindberg

  • Schizophrenia risk from complex variation of complement component 4

    Aswin Sekar;Aswin Sekar;Allison R. Bialas;Heather de Rivera;Heather de Rivera;Avery Davis;Avery Davis

  • An integrated map of structural variation in 2,504 human genomes

    Peter H. Sudmant;Tobias Rausch;Eugene J. Gardner;Robert E. Handsaker;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

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

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

  • SNAP: a web-based tool for identification and annotation of proxy SNPs using HapMap

    Andrew D. Johnson;Robert E. Handsaker;Sara L. Pulit;Marcia M. Nizzari

  • A Systematic Survey of Loss-of-Function Variants in Human Protein-Coding Genes

    Daniel G. MacArthur;Daniel G. MacArthur;Suganthi Balasubramanian;Adam Frankish;Ni Huang

  • Mapping copy number variation by population-scale genome sequencing

    Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Exploring the phenotypic consequences of tissue specific gene expression variation inferred from GWAS summary statistics.

    Alvaro N. Barbeira;Scott P. Dickinson;Rodrigo Bonazzola;Jiamao Zheng

  • Integrated detection and population-genetic analysis of SNPs and copy number variation

    Steven A McCarroll;Finny G Kuruvilla;Joshua M Korn;Simon Cawley

  • Multi-platform discovery of haplotype-resolved structural variation in human genomes

    Mark J.P. Chaisson;Mark J.P. Chaisson;Ashley D. Sanders;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao;Ankit Malhotra

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues

    François Aguet;Alvaro N Barbeira;Rodrigo Bonazzola;Andrew Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. McCarroll
Steven A. McCarroll Harvard University
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Giulio Genovese
Giulio Genovese Broad Institute
Daniel G. MacArthur
Daniel G. MacArthur Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University
Kevin Eggan
Kevin Eggan Harvard University
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis University of Geneva

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