Braxton D. Mitchell

65.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
375 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Braxton D. Mitchell is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Braxton D. Mitchell has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Genetics, 99 papers in Molecular Biology and 74 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Braxton D. Mitchell's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (76 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (43 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (26 papers). Braxton D. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (76 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (43 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (26 papers). Braxton D. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Braxton D. Mitchell's co-authors include Michael P. Stern, Steven M. Haffner, Helen P. Hazuda, Alan R. Shuldiner, Aaron I. Vinik, Roy Freeman, Raelene E. Maser, M. P. Stern, Judith K. Patterson and Toni I. Pollin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Braxton D. Mitchell

365 papers receiving 17.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy

2003 1.4k citations Braxton D. Mitchell et al. profile →
Prospective Analysis of The Insulin-Resistance Syndrome (Syndrome X)

1992 1.0k citations Braxton D. Mitchell, Michael P. Stern et al. Diabetes profile →
Hyperinsulinaemia: the key feature of a cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome

1991 754 citations Braxton D. Mitchell et al. profile →
A Null Mutation in Human APOC3 Confers a Favorable Plasma Lipid Profile and Apparent Cardioprotection

2008 517 citations Toni I. Pollin, Coleen Damcott et al. Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Braxton D. Mitchell United States	67	4.8k	4.0k	3.8k	3.5k	3.3k	375	18.3k
Albert Hofman Netherlands	91	6.9k 1.4×	3.7k 0.9×	4.6k 1.2×	4.0k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	360	31.4k
Alan R. Shuldiner United States	69	3.6k 0.8×	3.8k 1.0×	6.7k 1.7×	5.5k 1.6×	4.0k 1.2×	363	19.8k
Robert L. Hanson United States	70	5.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	3.9k 1.0×	4.0k 1.1×	3.9k 1.2×	345	19.3k
Lena Carlsson Sweden	64	5.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	5.6k 1.4×	4.6k 1.3×	2.3k 0.7×	369	18.5k
Olle Melander Sweden	65	3.3k 0.7×	6.2k 1.6×	6.3k 1.6×	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 0.9×	578	21.3k
André Tchernof Canada	62	5.6k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	6.4k 1.8×	1.4k 0.4×	327	17.5k
Anthony G. Comuzzie United States	52	2.6k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	5.1k 1.5×	3.0k 0.9×	270	16.0k
Michael A. Province United States	62	2.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	3.7k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	4.3k 1.3×	309	15.3k
Beatriz L. Rodríguez United States	68	5.0k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	4.1k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	229	16.8k
Michael P. Stern United States	76	10.5k 2.2×	4.0k 1.0×	4.2k 1.1×	4.6k 1.3×	3.2k 0.9×	231	23.4k

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Xu, Huichun, Brady Gaynor, Patrick F. McArdle, et al.. (2025). Impact of Conventional Stroke Risk Factors on Early- and Late-Onset Ischemic Stroke: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Stroke. 56(3). 640–648. 1 indexed citations

McCoy, Rozalina G., Chen Mo, Feng Li, et al.. (2024). Contrasting association pattern of plasma low-density lipoprotein with white matter integrity in APOE4 carriers versus non-carriers. Neurobiology of Aging. 143. 41–52. 3 indexed citations

Barry, Kathryn Hughes, Braxton D. Mitchell, Shuo Chen, et al.. (2024). A Linear Relationship between the Number of Cancers among First-Degree Relatives and the Risk of Multiple Primary Cancers. Cancer Prevention Research. 17(8). 385–391. 1 indexed citations

Beitelshees, Amber L., Elizabeth A. Streeten, Hilary B. Whitlatch, et al.. (2024). Acute pharmacodynamic responses to sitagliptin: Drug‐induced increase in early insulin secretion in oral glucose tolerance test. Clinical and Translational Science. 17(5). e13809–e13809. 1 indexed citations

Humphries, Elizabeth, Kwangmi Ahn, Rachel L. Kember, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide significant risk loci for mood disorders in the Old Order Amish founder population. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(12). 5262–5271. 1 indexed citations

Taylor, Simeon I., May E. Montasser, Hilary B. Whitlatch, et al.. (2023). Pharmacogenetics of sodium‐glucose co‐transporter‐2 inhibitors: Validation of a sex‐agnostic pharmacodynamic biomarker. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 25(12). 3512–3520. 3 indexed citations

Kvarta, Mark D., Heather Bruce, Joshua Chiappelli, et al.. (2021). Multiple dimensions of stress vs. genetic effects on depression. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 254–254. 4 indexed citations

Wan, Xuesi, James A. Perry, Haichen Zhang, et al.. (2021). Heterozygosity for a Pathogenic Variant in SLC12A3 That Causes Autosomal Recessive Gitelman Syndrome Is Associated with Lower Serum Potassium. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 32(3). 756–765. 11 indexed citations

Bruce, Heather, Peter Kochunov, Braxton D. Mitchell, et al.. (2019). Clinical and genetic validity of quantitative bipolarity. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 228–228. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Man, Abhishek Wadhawan, Maureen Groër, et al.. (2019). Toxoplasma gondii IgG associations with sleepwake problems, sleep duration and timing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(1). 1–9. 7 indexed citations

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Pulit, Sara L., Lu‐Chen Weng, Patrick F. McArdle, et al.. (2018). Atrial fibrillation genetic risk differentiates cardioembolic stroke from other stroke subtypes. Neurology Genetics. 4(6). e293–e293. 35 indexed citations

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Wassertheil‐Smoller, Sylvia, Qibin Qi, Tushar Dave, et al.. (2018). Polygenic Risk for Depression Increases Risk of Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 49(3). 543–548. 13 indexed citations

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Ryan, Meghann C., Peter Kochunov, Laura M. Rowland, et al.. (2017). Lipid Metabolism, Abdominal Adiposity, and Cerebral Health in the Amish. Obesity. 25(11). 1876–1880. 7 indexed citations

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Wadhawan, Abhishek, Allyson Duffy, Kathleen A. Ryan, et al.. (2017). Positive association between Toxoplasma gondii IgG serointensity and current dysphoria/hopelessness scores in the Old Order Amish: a preliminary study. Pteridines. 28(3-4). 185–194. 8 indexed citations

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Reed, Robert M., Patrick F. McArdle, Michael Miller, et al.. (2014). Vitamin and Supplement Use among Old Order Amish: Sex-Specific Prevalence and Associations with Use. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 115(3). 397–405.e3. 10 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hou‐Feng, Emma L. Duncan, Laura M. Yerges‐Armstrong, et al.. (2013). Meta-analysis of genome-wide studies identifies MEF2C SNPs associated with bone mineral density at forearm. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Lewis, Joshua P., Adam S. Fisch, Kathleen A. Ryan, et al.. (2011). Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Gene Variants Are Not Associated With Clopidogrel Response. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 90(4). 568–574. 60 indexed citations

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Prokopenko, Inga, Eleftheria Zeggini, Christopher J. Groves, et al.. (2008). Putative association signals identified through high-density LD mapping of the replicated T2D linkage region on chromosome 1q are not confirmed in large-scale follow-up studies. Diabetes. 57. 1 indexed citations

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Pollin, Toni I., Coleen Damcott, Haiqing Shen, et al.. (2008). A Null Mutation in Human APOC3 Confers a Favorable Plasma Lipid Profile and Apparent Cardioprotection. Science. 322(5908). 1702–1705. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hixson, James E., Laura Almasy, Braxton D. Mitchell, et al.. (1999). Normal Variation in Leptin Levels Is Associated with Polymorphisms in the Proopiomelanocortin Gene,POMC¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(9). 3187–3191. 100 indexed citations

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