Brian L. Browning

43.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
62 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Brian L. Browning is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian L. Browning has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Genetics, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Brian L. Browning's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (38 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (23 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (22 papers). Brian L. Browning is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (38 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (23 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (22 papers). Brian L. Browning collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Brian L. Browning's co-authors include Sharon R. Browning, Ying Zhou, Xiaowen Tian, Gail P. Jarvik, Zhaoxia Yu, Ivonne Petermann, Claudia Hüebner, Joshua M. Akey, Serena Tucci and Andrew N. Shelling and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brian L. Browning

61 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid and Accurate Haplotype Phasing and Missing-Data Inf... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 2018 2016 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Rapid and Accurate Haplotype Phasing and Missing-Data Inference for Whole-Genome Association Studies By Use of Localized Haplotype Clustering
    2007 2.2k citations Sharon R. Browning, Brian L. Browning The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  2. A Unified Approach to Genotype Imputation and Haplotype-Phase Inference for Large Data Sets of Trios and Unrelated Individuals
    2009 1.2k citations Brian L. Browning, Sharon R. Browning The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  3. A One-Penny Imputed Genome from Next-Generation Reference Panels
    2018 1.1k citations Brian L. Browning, Ying Zhou et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  4. Genotype Imputation with Millions of Reference Samples
    2016 733 citations Brian L. Browning, Sharon R. Browning The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  5. Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Identity-by-Descent Detection in Population Data
    2013 396 citations Brian L. Browning, Sharon R. Browning profile →
  6. Fast two-stage phasing of large-scale sequence data
    2021 343 citations Brian L. Browning, Xiaowen Tian et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  7. Analysis of Human Sequence Data Reveals Two Pulses of Archaic Denisovan Admixture
    2018 206 citations Sharon R. Browning, Brian L. Browning et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian L. Browning United States 31 6.8k 2.4k 2.0k 820 488 62 9.0k
Sharon R. Browning United States 29 7.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 807 1.0× 490 1.0× 77 9.6k
James E. Womack United States 48 5.2k 0.8× 3.2k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 656 0.8× 833 1.7× 325 8.6k
Xiang Zhou United States 42 3.8k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 930 0.5× 723 0.9× 181 0.4× 158 7.8k
Shashaank Vattikuti United States 10 4.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 657 0.3× 516 0.6× 219 0.4× 11 7.1k
Christopher Chang United States 12 4.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 664 0.3× 530 0.6× 217 0.4× 26 7.3k
Noah Zaitlen United States 35 5.0k 0.7× 3.0k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 622 0.8× 258 0.5× 116 8.6k
Pablo Cingolani United States 12 3.1k 0.4× 3.8k 1.6× 2.0k 1.0× 999 1.2× 205 0.4× 23 8.6k
Christian Bendixen Denmark 41 2.2k 0.3× 3.5k 1.5× 999 0.5× 684 0.8× 591 1.2× 156 6.3k
Adrian E. Platts United States 20 3.4k 0.5× 4.2k 1.8× 2.6k 1.3× 898 1.1× 205 0.4× 56 9.1k
Joshua M. Akey United States 49 7.0k 1.0× 4.8k 2.0× 1.0k 0.5× 731 0.9× 133 0.3× 111 11.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Browning, Sharon R. & Brian L. Browning. (2024). Biobank-scale inference of multi-individual identity by descent and gene conversion. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 111(4). 691–700. 6 indexed citations
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Browning, Brian L., et al.. (2023). Identity-by-descent-based estimation of the X chromosome effective population size with application to sex-specific demographic history. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 13(10). 9 indexed citations
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Browning, Brian L. & Sharon R. Browning. (2022). Statistical phasing of 150,119 sequenced genomes in the UK Biobank. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 110(1). 161–165. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ying, Sharon R. Browning, & Brian L. Browning. (2020). A Fast and Simple Method for Detecting Identity-by-Descent Segments in Large-Scale Data. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 106(4). 426–437. 79 indexed citations
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Drineas, Petros, Fotis Tsetsos, Anna Plantinga, et al.. (2019). Genetic history of the population of Crete. Annals of Human Genetics. 83(6). 373–388. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Xiaowen, Brian L. Browning, & Sharon R. Browning. (2019). Estimating the Genome-wide Mutation Rate with Three-Way Identity by Descent. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 105(5). 883–893. 30 indexed citations
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Browning, Sharon R., Brian L. Browning, Martha L. Daviglus, et al.. (2018). Ancestry-specific recent effective population size in the Americas. PLoS Genetics. 14(5). e1007385–e1007385. 80 indexed citations
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Stamatoyannopoulos, George, Athanasios Teodosiadis, Fotis Tsetsos, et al.. (2017). Genetics of the peloponnesean populations and the theory of extinction of the medieval peloponnesean Greeks. European Journal of Human Genetics. 25(5). 637–645. 11 indexed citations
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Browning, Brian L. & Sharon R. Browning. (2016). Genotype Imputation with Millions of Reference Samples. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 98(1). 116–126. 733 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jarvik, Gail P. & Brian L. Browning. (2016). Consideration of Cosegregation in the Pathogenicity Classification of Genomic Variants. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 98(6). 1077–1081. 160 indexed citations
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Shirts, Brian H., Angela Jacobson, Gail P. Jarvik, & Brian L. Browning. (2013). Large numbers of individuals are required to classify and define risk for rare variants in known cancer risk genes. Genetics in Medicine. 16(7). 529–534. 20 indexed citations
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Browning, Sharon R. & Brian L. Browning. (2012). Identity-by-descent-based heritability analysis in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort. Human Genetics. 132(2). 129–138. 25 indexed citations
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Browning, Sharon R. & Brian L. Browning. (2011). Haplotype phasing: existing methods and new developments. Nature Reviews Genetics. 12(10). 703–714. 404 indexed citations
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Li, Li, Yun Li, Sharon R. Browning, et al.. (2011). Performance of Genotype Imputation for Rare Variants Identified in Exons and Flanking Regions of Genes. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24945–e24945. 40 indexed citations
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Browning, Sharon R. & Brian L. Browning. (2010). High-Resolution Detection of Identity by Descent in Unrelated Individuals. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 86(4). 526–539. 158 indexed citations
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Browning, Brian L. & Zhaoxia Yu. (2009). Simultaneous Genotype Calling and Haplotype Phasing Improves Genotype Accuracy and Reduces False-Positive Associations for Genome-wide Association Studies. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 85(6). 847–861. 146 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Lynnette R., Andrew N. Shelling, Brian L. Browning, Claudia Hüebner, & Ivonne Petermann. (2007). Genes, diet and inflammatory bowel disease. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 622(1-2). 70–83. 79 indexed citations
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Browning, Sharon R. & Brian L. Browning. (2007). Rapid and Accurate Haplotype Phasing and Missing-Data Inference for Whole-Genome Association Studies By Use of Localized Haplotype Clustering. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 81(5). 1084–1097. 2180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Browning, Brian L. & Sharon R. Browning. (2007). Efficient multilocus association testing for whole genome association studies using localized haplotype clustering. Genetic Epidemiology. 31(5). 365–375. 123 indexed citations

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