2026 yiider ida chen: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	104	640	606	324	303	383	54561
Medicine	108	5902	5545	3163	2934	430	57612

Overview

Yiider Ida Chen is affiliated with UCLA Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular focus on genetics as a primary subfield.

Their recent publications highlight involvement in large-scale genomic studies and genetic epidemiology. Notable recent papers include:

Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program, 2021, Nature
Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological validation, 2022, Nature Genetics
A high-resolution HLA reference panel capturing global population diversity enables multi-ancestry fine-mapping in HIV host response, 2021, Nature Genetics

These works reflect contributions to the understanding of genetic associations with complex diseases such as diabetes, liver disease, and conditions related to tobacco and alcohol use.

Their research topics cover the following areas:

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
RNA modifications and cancer
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

These topics align closely with their subfields of study, which include genetics, molecular biology, physiology, cancer research, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Yiider Ida Chen has frequently published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
UNC Libraries
Nature Communications
Diabetes
Nature

This illustrates a broad dissemination of research through both preprint and peer-reviewed journals in genetics and related biomedical sciences.

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several frequent co-authors, including:

Jerome I. Rotter
Xiuqing Guo
Kent D. Taylor
Stephen S. Rich
Jennifer A. Brody

These collaborations signify ongoing partnerships in research related to complex trait genetics and molecular epidemiology.

Best Publications

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

Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

3980
Citations
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

3540
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

3259
Citations
Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

2185
Citations
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

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

1689
Citations
Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

1170
Citations
A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

1135
Citations
Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

1080
Citations
Measurement of Plasma Glucose, Free Fatty Acid, Lactate, and Insulin for 24 h in Patients With NIDDM

Gerald M Reaven;Clarie Hollenbeck;Chii-Yang Jeng;Min Shung Wu

1074
Citations
Genetic and Pharmacologic Inactivation of ANGPTL3 and Cardiovascular Disease

Frederick E Dewey;Viktoria Gusarova;Richard L Dunbar;Colm T O'Dushlaine

875
Citations
The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

853
Citations
Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

769
Citations
The transcriptional landscape of age in human peripheral blood

Marjolein J. Peters;Roby Joehanes;Luke C. Pilling;Claudia Schurmann;Claudia Schurmann

746
Citations
Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

741
Citations
Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease

Anna Köttgen;Nicole L. Glazer;Abbas Dehghan;Shih Jen Hwang

736
Citations
The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

664
Citations
Discovering the anti-cancer potential of non-oncology drugs by systematic viability profiling.

Steven M. Corsello;Steven M. Corsello;Rohith T. Nagari;Ryan D. Spangler;Jordan Rossen

631
Citations
Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in > 300,000 individuals

Dajiang J Liu;Gina M Peloso;Gina M Peloso;Haojie Yu;Adam S Butterworth;Adam S Butterworth

591
Citations
Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

513
Citations
Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center

Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute

Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital

Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington

Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital

Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen

Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool

Paul W. Franks Lund University

External Links

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