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1551
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871

Roel G.W. Verhaak 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 Roel G.W. Verhaak sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 331 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roel G.W. Verhaak 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 Roel G.W. Verhaak sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roel G.W. Verhaak is affiliated with The Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad disciplines, Verhaak has contributed extensively to Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cancer Research with additional work related to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas relevant to cancer and molecular diagnostics, including Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, and MicroRNA in disease regulation.

Verhaak's frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative research approach, including Kevin C. Johnson, Frederick S. Varn, Hoon Kim, Floris P Barthel, and Kevin Anderson. This group of collaborators has contributed to numerous publications across various venues.

Verhaak has published extensively in several prominent journals. Key publication venues include:

  • Neuro-Oncology (49 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (17 publications)
  • Cancer Research (16 publications)
  • Nature Genetics (9 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (8 publications)

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Verhaak include:

  • "Glioblastoma in adults: a Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and European Society of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) consensus review on current management and future directions," 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • "Extrachromosomal DNA is associated with oncogene amplification and poor outcome across multiple cancers," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Glioma progression is shaped by genetic evolution and microenvironment interactions," 2022, Cell
  • "Disruption of chromatin folding domains by somatic genomic rearrangements in human cancer," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Oncogenic extrachromosomal DNA functions as mobile enhancers to globally amplify chromosomal transcription," 2021, Cancer Cell

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    Daniel C. Koboldt;Robert S. Fulton;Michael D. McLellan;Heather Schmidt

  • Integrated Genomic Analysis Identifies Clinically Relevant Subtypes of Glioblastoma Characterized by Abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR, and NF1

    Roel G. W. Verhaak;Katherine A. Hoadley;Elizabeth Purdom;Victoria Wang

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • Inferring tumour purity and stromal and immune cell admixture from expression data

    Kosuke Yoshihara;Maria Shahmoradgoli;Emmanuel Martínez;Rahulsimham Vegesna

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of gastric adenocarcinoma

    Adam J. Bass;Vesteinn Thorsson;Ilya Shmulevich;Sheila M. Reynolds

  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma

    Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G W Verhaak;Aaron McKenna;Benito Campos

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of urothelial bladder carcinoma

    John N Weinstein;Rehan Akbani;Bradley McIntosh Broom;Wenyi Wang

  • Comprehensive, Integrative Genomic Analysis of Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas.

    Daniel J. Brat;Roel G.W. Verhaak;Kenneth D. Aldape;W. K.Alfred Yung

  • Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma

    Rehan Akbani;Kadir C. Akdemir;B. Arman Aksoy;Monique Albert

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    Nishant Agrawal;Rehan Akbani;B. Arman Aksoy;Adrian Ally

  • Identification of a CpG island methylator phenotype that defines a distinct subgroup of glioma.

    Houtan Noushmehr;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Kristin Diefes;Heidi S. Phillips

  • Comprehensive and Integrative Genomic Characterization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Adrian Ally;Miruna Balasundaram;Rebecca Carlsen;Eric Chuah

  • Molecular Profiling Reveals Biologically Discrete Subsets and Pathways of Progression in Diffuse Glioma.

    Michele Ceccarelli;Floris P Barthel;Tathiane M Malta;Thais S Sabedot

  • Tumor Evolution of Glioma-Intrinsic Gene Expression Subtypes Associates with Immunological Changes in the Microenvironment.

    Qianghu Wang;Baoli Hu;Xin Hu;Xin Hu;Hoon Kim

  • Prognostically useful gene-expression profiles in acute myeloid leukemia.

    Peter J.M. Valk;Roel G.W. Verhaak;M. Antoinette Beijen;Claudia A.J. Erpelinck

  • Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

    Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

  • Gene expression-based survival prediction in lung adenocarcinoma: a multi-site, blinded validation study.

    Kerby Shedden;Jeremy M.G. Taylor;Steven A. Enkemann;Ming Sound Tsao

  • The Molecular Taxonomy of Primary Prostate Cancer

    Adam Abeshouse;Jaeil Ahn;Rehan Akbani;Adrian Ally

  • The somatic genomic landscape of glioblastoma

    Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G. W. Verhaak;Aaron Mckenna;Benito Campos

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
John N. Weinstein
John N. Weinstein The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
W. K. Alfred Yung
W. K. Alfred Yung The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pieter Wesseling
Pieter Wesseling University of Amsterdam
Stacey Gabriel
Stacey Gabriel Broad Institute
Peter W. Laird
Peter W. Laird Van Andel Institute

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