Frank W. Albert

5.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
44 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Frank W. Albert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. Albert has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Frank W. Albert's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (13 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (7 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers). Frank W. Albert is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (13 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (7 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers). Frank W. Albert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Frank W. Albert's co-authors include Leonid Kruglyak, Svante Pääbo, Joshua S. Bloom, Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri, Martin Kircher, David Brawand, Anamaria Necşulea, Philipp Khaitovich, P. Julien and Magali Soumillon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. Albert

42 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The evolution of gene expression levels in mammalian organs

2011 844 citations Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri, Frank W. Albert et al. profile →
The role of regulatory variation in complex traits and disease

2015 636 citations Frank W. Albert, Leonid Kruglyak Nature Reviews Genetics profile →
Targeted Investigation of the Neandertal Genome by Array-Based Sequence Capture

2010 202 citations Frank W. Albert, Svante Pääbo et al. profile →
Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome

2025 24 citations Pamela Ferretti, Marco Rossi et al. profile →

Peers

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Sridhar Kudaravalli United States

Max Ingman Sweden

А. П. Рысков Russia

Yuichiro Itoh United States

Richard D. Emes United Kingdom

Anna J. Jasinska United States

Jerilyn A. Walker United States

Geoff Shaw Australia

Markus Sällman Almén Sweden

Soojin V. Yi United States

Sridhar Kudaravalli United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

Albert, Frank W., et al.. (2025). Trans-eQTL hotspots shape complex traits by modulating cellular states. Cell Genomics. 5(5). 100873–100873. 1 indexed citations

Ferretti, Pamela, Kelsey E. Johnson, Marco Rossi, et al.. (2025). Assembly of the infant gut microbiome and resistome are linked to bacterial strains in mother’s milk. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11536–11536.

Yang, Jianbo, Matt A. Price, Colleen L. Forster, et al.. (2024). Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 increases invasion of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa-associated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by modifying transforming growth factor-β signalling. British Journal of Dermatology. 192(1). 104–117. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Kelsey E., Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado, Mark Blackstad, et al.. (2024). Human cytomegalovirus in breast milk is associated with milk composition and the infant gut microbiome and growth. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6216–6216. 3 indexed citations

Thompson, Elizabeth L., et al.. (2022). Genes and compounds that increase type VII collagen expression as potential treatments for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Experimental Dermatology. 31(7). 1065–1075. 7 indexed citations

Collins, Mahlon, Gemechu Mekonnen, & Frank W. Albert. (2022). Variation in ubiquitin system genes creates substrate-specific effects on proteasomal protein degradation. eLife. 11. 5 indexed citations

Lutz, Sheila, et al.. (2021). Multiple epistatic DNA variants in a single gene affect gene expression in trans. Genetics. 220(1). 7 indexed citations

Lutz, Sheila, et al.. (2021). Trans -acting genetic variation affects the expression of adjacent genes. Genetics. 217(3). 3 indexed citations

Chong, Rockie, et al.. (2020). Systematic identification of cis-regulatory variants that cause gene expression differences in a yeast cross. eLife. 9. 19 indexed citations

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Brion, Christian, Sheila Lutz, & Frank W. Albert. (2020). Simultaneous quantification of mRNA and protein in single cells reveals post-transcriptional effects of genetic variation. eLife. 9. 29 indexed citations

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Lutz, Sheila, et al.. (2019). DNA variants affecting the expression of numerous genes in trans have diverse mechanisms of action and evolutionary histories. PLoS Genetics. 15(11). e1008375–e1008375. 27 indexed citations

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Albert, Frank W., Joshua S. Bloom, Jake J. Siegel, Laura Day, & Leonid Kruglyak. (2018). Genetics of trans-regulatory variation in gene expression. eLife. 7. 103 indexed citations

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Singh, Nandini, Frank W. Albert, Irina Z. Plyusnina, et al.. (2017). Facial shape differences between rats selected for tame and aggressive behaviors. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0175043–e0175043. 25 indexed citations

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Albert, Frank W. & Leonid Kruglyak. (2015). The role of regulatory variation in complex traits and disease. Nature Reviews Genetics. 16(4). 197–212. 636 indexed citations breakdown →

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Treusch, Sebastian, Frank W. Albert, Joshua S. Bloom, Iulia Kotenko, & Leonid Kruglyak. (2015). Genetic Mapping of MAPK-Mediated Complex Traits Across S. cerevisiae. PLoS Genetics. 11(1). e1004913–e1004913. 34 indexed citations

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Heyne, Henrike, Ronald M. Nelson, François Besnier, et al.. (2014). Genetic Influences on Brain Gene Expression in Rats Selected for Tameness and Aggression. Genetics. 198(3). 1277–1290. 43 indexed citations

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Carneiro, Miguel, Frank W. Albert, José Melo‐Ferreira, et al.. (2012). Evidence for Widespread Positive and Purifying Selection Across the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Genome. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29(7). 1837–1849. 65 indexed citations

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Albert, Frank W., Mehmet Somel, Miguel Carneiro, et al.. (2012). A Comparison of Brain Gene Expression Levels in Domesticated and Wild Animals. PLoS Genetics. 8(9). e1002962–e1002962. 107 indexed citations

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Addis, Laura, Angela D. Friederici, Sonja A. Kotz, et al.. (2010). A locus for an auditory processing deficit and language impairment in an extended pedigree maps to 12p13.31‐q14.3. Genes Brain & Behavior. 9(6). 545–561. 23 indexed citations

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Albert, Frank W., Christine Winter, Holger Römpler, et al.. (2007). Phenotypic differences in behavior, physiology and neurochemistry between rats selected for tameness and for defensive aggression towards humans. Hormones and Behavior. 53(3). 413–421. 121 indexed citations

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