Ellen M. Wijsman

31.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
200 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Ellen M. Wijsman is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen M. Wijsman has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Genetics, 79 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ellen M. Wijsman's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (82 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (41 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers). Ellen M. Wijsman is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (82 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (41 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers). Ellen M. Wijsman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Ellen M. Wijsman's co-authors include Gerard D. Schellenberg, Thomas D. Bird, Ellen Nemens, Chang-En Yu, Leojean Anderson, Junko Oshima, Parvoneh Poorkaj, Ying‐Hui Fu, George M. Martin and Wendy H. Raskind and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ellen M. Wijsman

195 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Candidate Gene for the Chromosome 1 Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus

1995 2.0k citations Ellen M. Wijsman, Thomas D. Bird et al. profile →
Positional Cloning of the Werner's Syndrome Gene

1996 1.4k citations Ellen M. Wijsman, Jun Nakura et al. profile →
Tau is a candidate gene for chromosome 17 frontotemporal dementia

1998 1.1k citations Thomas D. Bird, Ellen M. Wijsman et al. profile →
Genetic Linkage Evidence for a Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus on Chromosome 14

1992 683 citations Gerard D. Schellenberg, Thomas D. Bird et al. profile →
A Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus on Chromosome 1

1995 594 citations Ellen M. Wijsman, Thomas D. Bird et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ellen M. Wijsman United States	55	5.9k	5.7k	3.6k	1.5k	1.1k	200	13.4k
Joseph D. Buxbaum United States	87	11.2k 1.9×	7.0k 1.2×	8.1k 2.2×	4.5k 3.0×	1.9k 1.7×	357	26.2k
Markus M. Nöthen Germany	67	6.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.2×	5.3k 1.5×	4.0k 2.7×	3.8k 3.4×	521	18.1k
Giovanni Coppola United States	71	7.9k 1.3×	3.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	6.2k 4.2×	1.0k 0.9×	274	18.7k
Lars Bertram Germany	48	5.3k 0.9×	6.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.5×	172	13.0k
Stephen J. Haggarty United States	56	13.4k 2.3×	1.7k 0.3×	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.7×	516 0.5×	140	19.0k
Andreas Papassotiropoulos Switzerland	50	2.5k 0.4×	2.5k 0.4×	760 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	173	8.5k
Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance United States	63	7.0k 1.2×	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	340	18.4k
Li-Huei Tsai United States	43	8.1k 1.4×	2.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	3.4k 2.3×	324 0.3×	48	14.4k
Maree J. Webster United States	59	6.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.2×	2.4k 0.7×	3.8k 2.5×	1.5k 1.3×	160	14.1k
Matthew J. Huentelman United States	49	3.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	796 0.5×	946 0.8×	183	8.1k

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Wang, Dongyu, Yanbing Wang, Honghuang Lin, et al.. (2025). Frequency of variants in Mendelian Alzheimer's disease genes within the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 104(3). 841–851. 1 indexed citations

Horimoto, Andréa R. V. R., et al.. (2025). Genomic Exploration of Essential Hypertension in African‐Brazilian Quilombo Populations: A Comprehensive Approach With Pedigree Analysis and Family‐Based Association Studies. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(7). e036193–e036193.

Chapman, Nicola H., Laura E. Gibbons, Mayumi Yagi, et al.. (2024). Neuropathological correlates of vulnerability and resilience in the cerebellum in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(2). e14428–e14428. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yanbing, Chloé Sarnowski, Honghuang Lin, et al.. (2024). Key variants via the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project whole genome sequence data. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(5). 3290–3304. 7 indexed citations

Rahman‐Filipiak, Annalise, Joshua D. Grill, Ayda Rostamzadeh, et al.. (2023). Biomarker disclosure protocols in prodromal Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(9). 4270–4275. 2 indexed citations

Marchani, Elizabeth E., N.H. Chapman, Christina Cheung, et al.. (2012). Identification of Rare Variants from Exome Sequence in a Large Pedigree with Autism. Human Heredity. 74(3-4). 153–164. 9 indexed citations

Wijsman, Ellen M., Nathan Pankratz, Yoonha Choi, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Association of Familial Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Replicates BIN1 and CLU and Nominates CUGBP2 in Interaction with APOE. PLoS Genetics. 7(2). e1001308–e1001308. 172 indexed citations

Rosenthal, Elisabeth A., James Ronald, Joseph H. Rothstein, et al.. (2011). Linkage and association of phospholipid transfer protein activity to LASS4. Journal of Lipid Research. 52(10). 1837–1846. 16 indexed citations

Becker, Lev, Sina A. Gharib, Angela D. Irwin, et al.. (2010). A Macrophage Sterol-Responsive Network Linked to Atherogenesis. Cell Metabolism. 11(2). 125–135. 65 indexed citations

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Sieh, Weiva, Yoonha Choi, Nicola H. Chapman, et al.. (2009). Identification of novel susceptibility loci for Guam neurodegenerative disease: challenges of genome scans in genetic isolates. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(19). 3725–3738. 26 indexed citations

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Crawford, Dana C., Alex S. Nord, Michael D. Badzioch, et al.. (2007). A common VLDLR polymorphism interacts with APOE genotype in the prediction of carotid artery disease risk. Journal of Lipid Research. 49(3). 588–596. 22 indexed citations

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Wijsman, Ellen M., Joseph H. Rothstein, & E. A. Thompson. (2006). Multipoint Linkage Analysis with Many Multiallelic or Dense Diallelic Markers: Markov Chain–Monte Carlo Provides Practical Approaches for Genome Scans on General Pedigrees. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 79(5). 846–858. 56 indexed citations

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Gagnon, France, Gail P. Jarvik, Arno G. Motulsky, et al.. (2003). Evidence of linkage of HDL level variation to APOC3 in two samples with different ascertainment. Human Genetics. 113(6). 522–533. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Hui, Simon Heath, Christina Sobin, et al.. (2002). Genetic variation at the 22q11 PRODH2/DGCR6 locus presents an unusual pattern and increases susceptibility to schizophrenia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(6). 3717–3722. 245 indexed citations

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Schaid, Daniel J., Kenneth H. Buetow, Daniel E. Weeks, et al.. (1999). Discovery of Cancer Susceptibility Genes: Study Designs, Analytic Approaches, and Trends in Technology. JNCI Monographs. 1999(26). 1–16. 20 indexed citations

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Edland, S. D., et al.. (1996). Increased risk of dementia in mothers of Alzheimer's disease cases. Neurology. 47(1). 254–256. 124 indexed citations

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Wijsman, Ellen M., et al.. (1994). Monte Carlo multipoint linkage analysis. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 1 indexed citations

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Schellenberg, Gerald D., Ellen M. Wijsman, & Thomas D. Bird. (1994). Genetic heterogeneity and Alzheimer`s disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 2 indexed citations

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Nakura, Jun, Tetsuro Miki, Keiko Nagano, et al.. (1993). Close Linkage of the Gene for Werner’s Syndrome to ANK1 and D8S87 on the Short Arm of Chromosome 8. Gerontology. 39(1). 11–15. 6 indexed citations

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Jarvik, Gail P., Ellen M. Wijsman, Ruth E. Little, et al.. (1993). Host and environmental effects on plasma apolipoprotein B. International Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Research. 23(1-4). 215–220. 5 indexed citations

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