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Medicine

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127
Citations
95879
World Ranking
2760
National Ranking
107

Genetics

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127
Citations
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World Ranking
284
National Ranking
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Thomas J. Hudson 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 Thomas J. Hudson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 410 publications — 88th percentile

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

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

Thomas J. Hudson 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 Thomas J. Hudson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Thomas J. Hudson is affiliated with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on understanding the genetic and molecular factors influencing colorectal cancer and other oncology-related topics.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics within cancer genomics and diagnostics. Notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Landscape of somatic single nucleotide variants and indels in colorectal cancer and impact on survival, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct, 2021, Gut
  • Molecular and Pathology Features of Colorectal Tumors and Patient Outcomes Are Associated with Fusobacterium nucleatum and Its Subspecies animalis, 2021, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Identifying colorectal cancer caused by biallelic MUTYH pathogenic variants using tumor mutational signatures, 2022, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Tabitha A. Harrison
  • Peter T. Campbell
  • Michael Hoffmeister
  • Mark A. Jenkins
  • Sonja I. Berndt

They have published multiple papers in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries (8 publications)
  • Nature Biotechnology (3 publications)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)
  • British Journal of Cancer (2 publications)

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine (39 publications)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20 publications)

Within these domains, key subfields of study include:

  • Oncology (13 publications)
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine (12 publications)
  • Genetics (9 publications)
  • Cancer Research (6 publications)
  • Surgery (5 publications)

Their primary research topics involve:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (20 publications)
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (10 publications)
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (10 publications)
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (8 publications)
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (6 publications)
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 publications)
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 publications)

In 2006, Thomas J. Hudson was honored as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes

    Robert Sladek;Ghislain Rocheleau;Johan Rung;Christian Dina

  • Large-Scale Identification, Mapping, and Genotyping of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Genome

    David G. Wang;Jian-Bing Fan;Jian-Bing Fan;Chia-Jen Siao;Chia-Jen Siao;Anthony Berno;Anthony Berno

  • Molecular basis of myotonic dystrophy: Expansion of a trinucleotide (CTG) repeat at the 3′ end of a transcript encoding a protein kinase family member

    J. David Brook;Mila E. McCurrach;Helen G. Harley;Alan J. Buckler

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • A predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality.

    Vivian G. Loo;Louise Poirier;Mark A. Miller;Matthew Oughton

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • The common PPARgamma Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.

    David Altshuler;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Mia Klannemark;Cecilia M. Lindgren;Cecilia M. Lindgren

  • High-resolution haplotype structure in the human genome.

    Mark J. Daly;John D. Rioux;Stephen F. Schaffner;Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Identification of pre-leukaemic haematopoietic stem cells in acute leukaemia

    Liran I. Shlush;Sasan Zandi;Amanda Mitchell;Weihsu Claire Chen

  • Discovery of cross-reactive probes and polymorphic CpGs in the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 microarray

    Yi-an Chen;Mathieu Lemire;Sanaa Choufani;Darci T. Butcher

  • A gene map of the human genome

    G. D. Schuler;M. S. Boguski;E. A. Stewart;L. D. Stein

  • An STS-Based Map of the Human Genome

    Thomas J. Hudson;Lincoln D. Stein;Sebastian S. Gerety;Junli Ma

  • Genetic variation in the 5q31 cytokine gene cluster confers susceptibility to Crohn disease.

    John D. Rioux;Mark J. Daly;Mark S. Silverberg;Kerstin Lindblad

  • Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on chromosome 8q24

    Brent W. Zanke;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Jagadish Rangrej;Rafal Kustra;Rafal Kustra

  • A Physical Map of 30,000 Human Genes

    P. Deloukas;G. D. Schuler;G. Gyapay;E. M. Beasley

Frequent Co-Authors

Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Steven Gallinger
Steven Gallinger Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
John Douglas Mcpherson
John Douglas Mcpherson University of California, Davis
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
Lincoln Stein
Lincoln Stein Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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