Elaine A. Ostrander

43.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
327 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Elaine A. Ostrander is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine A. Ostrander has authored 327 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 217 papers in Genetics, 161 papers in Molecular Biology and 98 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Elaine A. Ostrander's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (78 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (69 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (36 papers). Elaine A. Ostrander is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (78 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (69 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (36 papers). Elaine A. Ostrander collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Elaine A. Ostrander's co-authors include Heidi G. Parker, Robert K. Wayne, Janet L. Stanford, Nathan B. Sutter, Jasper Rine, Cathryn S. Mellersh, Erika M. Kwon, Brian W. Davis, Carlos D. Bustamante and Dana S. Mosher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Elaine A. Ostrander

319 papers receiving 18.1k 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.

A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs

2007 629 citations Dana S. Mosher, Pascale Quignon et al. PLoS Genetics profile →
Genetic Structure of the Purebred Domestic Dog

2004 533 citations Heidi G. Parker, Nathan B. Sutter et al. Science profile →
Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development

2017 269 citations Heidi G. Parker, Maud Rimbault et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elaine A. Ostrander United States	78	11.1k	7.3k	3.6k	2.8k	1.6k	327	18.8k
Jörg T. Epplen Germany	66	4.9k 0.4×	6.2k 0.8×	946 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	559 0.4×	559	17.4k
Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh United States	53	5.0k 0.5×	7.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	631 0.2×	1.6k 1.0×	159	13.0k
Julian Maller United States	14	17.9k 1.6×	11.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.3×	844 0.3×	2.7k 1.7×	15	35.6k
Manuel A. R. Ferreira Australia	33	14.9k 1.3×	7.9k 1.1×	943 0.3×	822 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	87	27.6k
Aaron McKenna United States	19	10.7k 1.0×	14.4k 2.0×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	4.9k 3.1×	28	28.7k
Peter Vogel United States	84	2.8k 0.3×	11.9k 1.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	470	26.8k
Pamela Sklar United States	17	15.3k 1.4×	8.3k 1.1×	642 0.2×	832 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	23	26.3k
D.B. Bender United States	21	12.9k 1.2×	6.7k 0.9×	574 0.2×	832 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	33	24.6k
Joakim Lundeberg Sweden	67	2.3k 0.2×	10.9k 1.5×	792 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 1.5×	317	18.0k
S.A. Miller United States	13	4.7k 0.4×	6.6k 0.9×	939 0.3×	592 0.2×	1.3k 0.8×	31	18.1k

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Hayward, Jessica J., Thomas R. Famula, Janelle M. Belanger, et al.. (2025). Genomic analyses identify 15 risk loci and reveal HDAC2 , SOX2-OT , and IGF2BP2 in a naturally occurring canine model of gastric cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(22). e2416723122–e2416723122.

Parker, Heidi G., Jaemin Kim, Susan E. Pearce-Kelling, et al.. (2020). Genetic analysis of the modern Australian labradoodle dog breed reveals an excess of the poodle genome. PLoS Genetics. 16(9). e1008956–e1008956. 13 indexed citations

Pilot, Małgorzata, Claudia Greco, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, et al.. (2018). Widespread, long‐term admixture between grey wolves and domestic dogs across Eurasia and its implications for the conservation status of hybrids. Evolutionary Applications. 11(5). 662–680. 70 indexed citations

vonHoldt, Bridgett M., Emily G. Shuldiner, Ilana J. Koch, et al.. (2017). Structural variants in genes associated with human Williams-Beuren syndrome underlie stereotypical hypersociability in domestic dogs. Science Advances. 3(7). e1700398–e1700398. 110 indexed citations

Zhao, Shanshan, Milan S. Geybels, Amy Leonardson, et al.. (2016). Epigenome-Wide Tumor DNA Methylation Profiling Identifies Novel Prognostic Biomarkers of Metastatic-Lethal Progression in Men Diagnosed with Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(1). 311–319. 57 indexed citations

Decker, Brennan, Heidi G. Parker, Deepika Dhawan, et al.. (2015). Homologous Mutation to Human BRAF V600E Is Common in Naturally Occurring Canine Bladder Cancer—Evidence for a Relevant Model System and Urine-Based Diagnostic Test. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(6). 993–1002. 100 indexed citations

Stott‐Miller, Marni, Shanshan Zhao, Jonathan L. Wright, et al.. (2014). Validation Study of Genes with Hypermethylated Promoter Regions Associated with Prostate Cancer Recurrence. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(7). 1331–1339. 30 indexed citations

FitzGerald, Liesel M., Akash Kumar, Evan A. Boyle, et al.. (2013). Germline Missense Variants in the BTNL2 Gene Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(9). 1520–1528. 29 indexed citations

Chandrasekharappa, Settara C., Francis P. Lach, Aparna A. Kamat, et al.. (2013). Massively parallel sequencing, aCGH, and RNA-Seq technologies provide a comprehensive molecular diagnosis of Fanconi anemia. Blood. 121(22). e138–e148. 62 indexed citations

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Shearin, Abigail L., Benoît Hédan, Édouard Cadieu, et al.. (2012). The MTAP-CDKN2A Locus Confers Susceptibility to a Naturally Occurring Canine Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(7). 1019–1027. 69 indexed citations

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Kwon, Erika M., Claudia A. Salinas, Suzanne Kolb, et al.. (2011). Genetic Polymorphisms in Inflammation Pathway Genes and Prostate Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(5). 923–933. 49 indexed citations

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Wright, Jonathan L., Erika M. Kwon, Elaine A. Ostrander, et al.. (2011). Expression of SLCO Transport Genes in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Impact of Genetic Variation in SLCO1B3 and SLCO2B1 on Prostate Cancer Outcomes. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(4). 619–627. 120 indexed citations

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Lin, Daniel W., Liesel M. FitzGerald, Rong Fu, et al.. (2011). Genetic Variants in the LEPR , CRY1 , RNASEL , IL4 , and ARVCF Genes Are Prognostic Markers of Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(9). 1928–1936. 55 indexed citations

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Langeberg, Wendy J., Erika M. Kwon, Joseph S. Koopmeiners, Elaine A. Ostrander, & Janet L. Stanford. (2010). Population-Based Study of the Association of Variants in Mismatch Repair Genes with Prostate Cancer Risk and Outcomes. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 19(1). 258–264. 23 indexed citations

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Penney, Kathryn L., Claudia A. Salinas, Mark M. Pomerantz, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of 8q24 and 17q Risk Loci and Prostate Cancer Mortality. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(9). 3223–3230. 42 indexed citations

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Parker, Heidi G., Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Pascale Quignon, et al.. (2009). An Expressed Fgf4 Retrogene Is Associated with Breed-Defining Chondrodysplasia in Domestic Dogs. Science. 325(5943). 995–998. 235 indexed citations

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Cadieu, Édouard, Mark W. Neff, Pascale Quignon, et al.. (2009). Coat Variation in the Domestic Dog Is Governed by Variants in Three Genes. Science. 326(5949). 150–153. 244 indexed citations

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Anderson, Tovi M., Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Sophie I. Candille, et al.. (2009). Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves. Science. 323(5919). 1339–1343. 326 indexed citations

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Modiano, Jaime F., Matthew Breen, Robert C. Burnett, et al.. (2005). Distinct B-Cell and T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disease Prevalence among Dog Breeds Indicates Heritable Risk. Cancer Research. 65(13). 5654–5661. 133 indexed citations

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Credille, Kelly M., Patrick J. Venta, Matthew Breen, et al.. (2001). DNA sequence and physical mapping of the canine transglutaminase 1 gene. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 93(1-2). 73–76. 9 indexed citations

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