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14411
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Shelley A. Cole 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 Shelley A. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 373 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shelley A. Cole 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 Shelley A. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Shelley A. Cole is affiliated with the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans significant contributions to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, genetics, molecular biology, toxicology, mutagenesis, and pediatric health.

Their work covers a variety of main research topics, including cardiovascular health and risk factors, epigenetics and DNA methylation, birth development and health, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, genetic associations and epidemiology, cardiovascular disease and adiposity, as well as arsenic contamination and mitigation.

Among recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Shelley A. Cole are the following:

  • Sequence diversity analyses of an improved rhesus macaque genome enhance its biomedical utility, 2020, published in Science
  • Cadmium, Smoking, and Human Blood DNA Methylation Profiles in Adults from the Strong Heart Study, 2020, published in Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Novel DNA methylation signatures of tobacco smoking with trans-ethnic effects, 2021, published in Clinical Epigenetics
  • Meta-analyses identify DNA methylation associated with kidney function and damage, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • Arsenic Exposure, Blood DNA Methylation, and Cardiovascular Disease, 2022, published in Circulation Research

Shelley A. Cole frequently collaborates with several researchers in the field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason G. Umans
  • Karin Haack
  • Ana Navas-Acién
  • Lyle G. Best
  • Amanda M. Fretts

The scientist's publications commonly appear in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Best Publications

  • Discovery of expression QTLs using large-scale transcriptional profiling in human lymphocytes.

    Harald H H Göring;Joanne E Curran;Matthew P Johnson;Thomas D Dyer

  • Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Shelley A. Cole;Sandra L. Laston;V. Saroja Voruganti

  • Chemerin, a Novel Adipokine in the Regulation of Angiogenesis

    Kiymet Bozaoglu;Joanne E. Curran;Claire J. Stocker;Mohamed S. Zaibi

  • Inhibitors of Factor VIII in Black Patients with Hemophilia

    Kevin R. Viel;Afshin Ameri;Thomas C. Abshire;Rathi V. Iyer

  • Global metabolomic profiling targeting childhood obesity in the Hispanic population

    Nancy F Butte;Yan Liu;Issa F Zakeri;Robert P Mohney

  • New saliva DNA collection method compared to buccal cell collection techniques for epidemiological studies

    Nikki Lynn Rogers;Shelley A. Cole;Hao-Chang Lan;Aldo Crossa

  • High dimensional endophenotype ranking in the search for major depression risk genes

    David C. Glahn;David C. Glahn;Joanne E Curran;Anderson M. Winkler;Anderson M. Winkler;Melanie A Carless

  • Viva la Familia Study: genetic and environmental contributions to childhood obesity and its comorbidities in the Hispanic population

    Nancy F Butte;Guowen Cai;Shelley A Cole;Anthony G Comuzzie

  • Metabolic and behavioral predictors of weight gain in Hispanic children: the Viva la Familia Study

    Nancy F Butte;Guowen Cai;Shelley A Cole;Theresa A Wilson

  • The Next PAGE in Understanding Complex Traits: Design for the Analysis of Population Architecture Using Genetics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study

    Tara C. Matise;Jose Luis Ambite;Steven Buyske;Christopher S. Carlson

  • Normal Variation in Leptin Levels Is Associated with Polymorphisms in the Proopiomelanocortin Gene, POMC*

    James E. Hixson;Laura Almasy;Shelley Cole;Shifra Birnbaum

  • Genetic determinants of lipid traits in diverse populations from the population architecture using genomics and epidemiology (PAGE) study.

    Logan Dumitrescu;Cara L. Carty;Kira Taylor;Fredrick R. Schumacher

  • The baboon as a nonhuman primate model for the study of the genetics of obesity

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Shelley A. Cole;Lisa Martin;K. Dee Carey

  • A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 18q for Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Hispanic Children

    Guowen Cai;Shelley A. Cole;Nancy Butte;Carlos Bacino

  • Genome-Wide Association and Trans-ethnic Meta-Analysis for Advanced Diabetic Kidney Disease: Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND).

    Sudha K. Iyengar;John R. Sedor;Barry I. Freedman;W. H Linda Kao

  • Novel epigenetic determinants of type 2 diabetes in mexican american families

    Hemant Kulkarni;Mark Z. Kos;Jennifer Neary;Thomas D. Dyer

  • Sequence diversity analyses of an improved rhesus macaque genome enhance its biomedical utility

    Wesley C. Warren;R. Alan Harris;Marina Haukness;Ian T. Fiddes

  • Interactions Between Variants in the β3-Adrenergic Receptor and Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ2 Genes and Obesity

    Wen Chi Hsueh;Shelley A. Cole;Alan R. Shuldiner;Brock A. Beamer

  • Quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 2p, 4p, and 13q influence bone mineral density of the forearm and hip in Mexican Americans.

    Candace M Kammerer;Jennifer L Schneider;Shelley A Cole;James E Hixson

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Genes with Arsenic Metabolism Biomarkers in American Indian Communities: The Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS).

    Poojitha Balakrishnan;Dhananjay Vaidya;Nora Franceschini;V. Saroja Voruganti

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony G. Comuzzie
Anthony G. Comuzzie Obesity Society
John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Barbara V. Howard
Barbara V. Howard MedStar Health
Laura Almasy
Laura Almasy University of Pennsylvania
Harald H H Göring
Harald H H Göring The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas D. Dyer
Thomas D. Dyer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Elisa T. Lee
Elisa T. Lee University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Kari E. North
Kari E. North University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nora Franceschini
Nora Franceschini University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael C. Mahaney
Michael C. Mahaney The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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