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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 103 Citations 55,284 307 World Ranking 4263 National Ranking 2400
Genetics D-index 102 Citations 54,965 294 World Ranking 425 National Ranking 224
Best female scientists D-index 103 Citations 55,411 319 World Ranking 765 National Ranking 472

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2023 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study Toshiko Tanaka is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cancer

Her work blends Genetics and Biochemistry studies together. As part of her studies on Biochemistry, Toshiko Tanaka frequently links adjacent subjects like Genome-wide association study. Toshiko Tanaka performs integrative study on Gene and Quantitative trait locus. Toshiko Tanaka performs integrative Quantitative trait locus and Genotype research in her work. Her work on SNP expands to the thematically related Genotype. She connects Single-nucleotide polymorphism with Bioinformatics in her research. She connects Bioinformatics with Genetics in her study. Her research on Internal medicine frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Disease. Her study in Internal medicine extends to Disease with its themes.

Her most cited work include:

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids (3141 citations)
  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels (2373 citations)
  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height (1695 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date

Genetics and Bioinformatics are two areas of study in which Toshiko Tanaka engages in interdisciplinary work. In her research, Toshiko Tanaka performs multidisciplinary study on Bioinformatics and Genetics. Toshiko Tanaka conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Gene and Gene expression through her works. She combines topics linked to Disease with her work on Internal medicine. Her Disease study typically links adjacent topics like Internal medicine. Her studies link SNP with Genotype. SNP is closely attributed to Genotype in her study. Toshiko Tanaka integrates Single-nucleotide polymorphism with Allele in her research. She integrates Allele and Single-nucleotide polymorphism in her research.

Toshiko Tanaka most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (67.62%)
  • Gene (66.39%)
  • Internal medicine (61.89%)

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Best Publications

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson.
Nature (2010)

3675 Citations

Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso.
Nature Genetics (2013)

2398 Citations

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena.
Nature Genetics (2010)

2281 Citations

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena.
Nature Genetics (2010)

2193 Citations

Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud.
Nature (2011)

2028 Citations

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li.
Nature Genetics (2009)

1940 Citations

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam.
Nature Genetics (2014)

1899 Citations

A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh.
PLOS ONE (2012)

1784 Citations

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

Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice.
Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (2015)

1689 Citations

Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.

Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Cristen J. Willer;Gina M. Peloso;Serkalem Demissie.
Nature Genetics (2009)

1474 Citations

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