Elmar W. Tobi

7.4k citations

29 papers · 4.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 20

Molecular Biology top 2%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.2%
Genetics top 2%
Obstetrics and Gynecology top 0.5%
Physiology top 5%

Co-authors: Bastiaan T. Heijmans P. Eline Slagboom L. H. Lumey Hein Putter Aryeh D. Stein Ezra Susser Gerard J. Blauw Dennis Kremer
Topics: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (21 papers)Birth, Development, and Health (19 papers)Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (7 papers)
Cited by: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Aging
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Communications Bioinformatics
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

Elmar W. Tobi

29 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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Persistent epigenetic differences associated with prenatal exposure to famine in humans

2008 2.0k citations Bastiaan T. Heijmans, Elmar W. Tobi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
DNA methylation differences after exposure to prenatal famine are common and timing- and sex-specific

2009 784 citations Elmar W. Tobi, L. H. Lumey et al. Human Molecular Genetics profile →
DNA methylation signatures link prenatal famine exposure to growth and metabolism

2014 392 citations Elmar W. Tobi, Jelle J. Goeman et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Accelerated biological aging six decades after prenatal famine exposure 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Dalton Conley,(unknown),Chihua Li,Calen P. Ryan,(unknown),Shuang Wang,Tian Wang,Jiayi Zhou,Lauren Schmitz,Elmar W. Tobi,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,L. H. Lumey,Daniel W. Belsky	5
2	Adults prenatally exposed to the Dutch Famine exhibit a metabolic signature associated with a broad spectrum of common diseases 2024 ·BMC Medicine ·(unknown),(unknown),Jiayi Zhou,Chihua Li,Shuang Wang,Tian Wang,Elmar W. Tobi,Daniel W. Belsky,L. H. Lumey,Bastiaan T. Heijmans	5
3	Maternal Dietary Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load in Pregnancy and Offspring Cord Blood DNA Methylation 2022 ·Diabetes Care ·Leanne K. Küpers,Sílvia Fernández‐Barrés,Giulia Mancano,Laura Johnson,Raffael Ott,Jesús Vioqué,Marco Colombo,Kathrin Landgraf,Elmar W. Tobi,Antje Körner,Romy Gaillard,J.H.M. de Vries,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Martine Vrijheid,Gemma C. Sharp,Janine F. Felix	11
4	Environmentally induced DNA methylation is inherited across generations in an aquatic keystone species 2022 ·iScience ·Nathalie Feiner,Reinder Radersma,Louella Vasquez,Markus Ringnér,Björn Nystedt,Amanda Raine,Elmar W. Tobi,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Tobias Uller	20
5	DNA methylation differences at birth after conception through ART 2020 ·Human Reproduction ·Elmar W. Tobi,Catarina Almqvist,Anna M. Hedman,Ellika Andolf,Jan Holte,Jan I. Olofsson,H. Wramsby,(unknown),Göran Pershagen,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Anastasia Iliadou	13
6	Reply to ‘Chinese famine and the diabetes mellitus epidemic’ 2019 ·Nature Reviews Endocrinology ·Chihua Li,Elmar W. Tobi,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,L. H. Lumey	6
7	The effect of the Chinese Famine on type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemics 2019 ·Nature Reviews Endocrinology ·Chihua Li,Elmar W. Tobi,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,L. H. Lumey	32
8	Early gestation as the critical time-window for changes in the prenatal environment to affect the adult human blood methylome 2015 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Elmar W. Tobi,Roderick C. Slieker,Aryeh D. Stein,H. Eka D. Suchiman,P. Eline Slagboom,Erik W. van Zwet,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,LH Lumey	108
9	DNA Methylation Landscapes of Human Fetal Development 2015 ·PLoS Genetics ·Roderick C. Slieker,Matthias S. Roost,Liesbeth van Iperen,H. Eka D. Suchiman,Elmar W. Tobi,Françoise Carlotti,Eelco J.P. de Koning,P. Eline Slagboom,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,(unknown)	68
10	DNA methylation signatures link prenatal famine exposure to growth and metabolismbreakdown → 2014 ·Nature Communications ·Elmar W. Tobi,Jelle J. Goeman,Ramin Monajemi,Hongcang Gu,Hein Putter,Yanju Zhang,Roderick C. Slieker,(unknown),Peter Thijssen,Fabian Müller,Erik W. van Zwet,Christoph Bock,Alexander Meissner,L. H. Lumey,P. Eline Slagboom,Bastiaan T. Heijmans	392
11	Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of osteoarthritic articular cartilage 2014 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Wouter den Hollander,Y.F. Ramos,Steffan D. Bos,Nils Bömer,Ruud van der Breggen,Nico Lakenberg,(unknown),René Luijk,Elmar W. Tobi,B.J. Duijnisveld,Erik B. van den Akker,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,P. Eline Slagboom,Rob G. H. H. Nelissen,Ingrid Meulenbelt	1
12	Underlying molecular mechanisms of DIO2 susceptibility in symptomatic osteoarthritis 2014 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Nils Bömer,Wouter den Hollander,Y.F. Ramos,Steffan D. Bos,Ruud van der Breggen,Nico Lakenberg,Barry A. Pepers,Annelies E. van Eeden,(unknown),Elmar W. Tobi,B.J. Duijnisveld,Erik B. van den Akker,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Willeke van Roon‐Mom,Fons J. Verbeek,Gerjo J. V. M. van Osch,Rob G. H. H. Nelissen,P. Eline Slagboom,Ingrid Meulenbelt	74
13	Duration of breastfeeding and gender are associated with methylation of the LEPTIN gene in very young children 2013 ·Pediatric Research ·Sylvia A Obermann-Borst,Paul H.C. Eilers,Elmar W. Tobi,Frank H. de Jong,P. Eline Slagboom,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Régine P.M. Steegers‐Theunissen	86
14	Chromatin remodeling of human subtelomeres and TERRA promoters upon cellular senescence 2013 ·Epigenetics ·Peter Thijssen,Elmar W. Tobi,Judit Balog,(unknown),Dennis Kremer,(unknown),Peter Henneman,Hein Putter,P. Eline Slagboom,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Silvère M. van der Maarel	22
15	Periconception maternal smoking and low education are associated with methylation of INSIGF in children at the age of 17 months 2012 ·Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ·Sylvia A Obermann-Borst,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Paul H.C. Eilers,Elmar W. Tobi,EAP Steegers,P. Eline Slagboom,Régine P.M. Steegers‐Theunissen	17
16	DNA methylation ofIGF2,GNASAS,INSIGFandLEPand being born small for gestational age 2011 ·Epigenetics ·Elmar W. Tobi,Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Dennis Kremer,Hein Putter,Henriëtte A. Delemarre‐van de Waal,Martijn J.J. Finken,Jan M. Wit,P. Eline Slagboom	103
17	DNA methylation differences after exposure to prenatal famine are common and timing- and sex-specificbreakdown → 2009 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Elmar W. Tobi,L. H. Lumey,Rudolf P. Talens,Dennis Kremer,Hein Putter,Aryeh D. Stein,P. Eline Slagboom,Bastiaan T. Heijmans	784
18	The epigenome: Archive of the prenatal environment 2009 ·Epigenetics ·Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Elmar W. Tobi,L. H. Lumey,P. Eline Slagboom	159
19	Persistent epigenetic differences associated with prenatal exposure to famine in humansbreakdown → 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Elmar W. Tobi,Aryeh D. Stein,Hein Putter,Gerard J. Blauw,Ezra Susser,P. Eline Slagboom,L. H. Lumey	2016
20	Heritable rather than age-related environmental and stochastic factors dominate variation in DNA methylation of the human IGF2/H19 locus 2007 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Bastiaan T. Heijmans,Dennis Kremer,Elmar W. Tobi,Dorret I. Boomsma,P. Eline Slagboom	190

About Elmar W. Tobi

Elmar W. Tobi is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Biology, having authored 29 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (21 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (19 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (2.7k citations), Obstetrics and Gynecology (743 citations) and Aging (75 citations). Elmar W. Tobi has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Bastiaan T. Heijmans, P. Eline Slagboom, L. H. Lumey, Hein Putter, Aryeh D. Stein, Ezra Susser, Gerard J. Blauw, Dennis Kremer, Rudolf P. Talens and Roderick C. Slieker. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Bioinformatics.

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