Heidi G. Parker

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Heidi G. Parker is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi G. Parker has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Genetics, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Heidi G. Parker's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (28 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (14 papers) and Veterinary Oncology Research (13 papers). Heidi G. Parker is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (28 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (14 papers) and Veterinary Oncology Research (13 papers). Heidi G. Parker collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Heidi G. Parker's co-authors include Elaine A. Ostrander, Nathan B. Sutter, Carlos D. Bustamante, Pascale Quignon, Dana S. Mosher, Brian W. Davis, Cathryn S. Mellersh, Leonid Kruglyak, Travis D. Lorentzen and Dayna L. Dreger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Heidi G. Parker

56 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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, Dayna L. Dreger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heidi G. Parker United States	32	3.0k	1.9k	723	655	654	60	4.9k
Leslie A. Lyons United States	40	3.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	445 0.6×	825 1.3×	440 0.7×	198	6.2k
Hannes Lohi Finland	43	2.9k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	479 0.7×	257 0.4×	686 1.0×	227	6.4k
Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh United States	53	5.0k 1.7×	7.0k 3.8×	1.1k 1.5×	631 1.0×	876 1.3×	159	13.0k
Merete Fredholm Denmark	40	3.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	140 0.2×	514 0.8×	451 0.7×	204	6.6k
Åke Hedhammar Sweden	36	2.3k 0.8×	965 0.5×	594 0.8×	244 0.4×	1.6k 2.4×	117	4.7k
Michael Lovett United States	59	2.8k 0.9×	4.8k 2.6×	477 0.7×	657 1.0×	656 1.0×	200	13.7k
Nathan B. Sutter United States	20	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	153 0.2×	299 0.5×	345 0.5×	26	3.0k
Elinor K. Karlsson United States	28	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	226 0.3×	338 0.5×	262 0.4×	54	5.4k
Claire M. Wade Australia	29	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	143 0.2×	194 0.3×	445 0.7×	118	5.0k
Gregory M. Acland United States	44	3.0k 1.0×	5.3k 2.8×	164 0.2×	222 0.3×	349 0.5×	153	7.1k

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Buckley, Reuben M., Alex C. Harris, Peter Savolainen, et al.. (2025). Analysis of canine gene constraint identifies new variants for orofacial clefts and stature. Genome Research. 35(5). 1080–1093.

Dreger, Dayna L., Ignacio Doadrio, Heidi G. Parker, et al.. (2024). Multiple ancestries and shared gene flow among modern livestock guarding dogs. iScience. 27(8). 110396–110396. 1 indexed citations

Burton, Laura & Heidi G. Parker. (2023). Gender Typing in Management: Evaluation of Managerial Subroles for Sport. 30.

Cairns, Kylie M., Mathew S. Crowther, Heidi G. Parker, Elaine A. Ostrander, & Mike Letnic. (2023). Genome‐wide variant analyses reveal new patterns of admixture and population structure in Australian dingoes. Molecular Ecology. 32(15). 4133–4150. 9 indexed citations

Buckley, Reuben M., Małgorzata Pilot, Heidi G. Parker, et al.. (2023). The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into populations inhabiting the nuclear exclusion zone. Science Advances. 9(9). eade2537–eade2537. 12 indexed citations

González‐Lagos, César, Dayna L. Dreger, Heidi G. Parker, et al.. (2022). Patagonian sheepdog: Genomic analyses trace the footprints of extinct UK herding dogs to South America. PLoS Genetics. 18(4). e1010160–e1010160. 2 indexed citations

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

Plassais, Jocelyn, Jaemin Kim, Brian W. Davis, et al.. (2019). Whole genome sequencing of canids reveals genomic regions under selection and variants influencing morphology. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1489–1489. 212 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

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Decker, Brennan, Brian W. Davis, Maud Rimbault, et al.. (2015). Comparison against 186 canid whole-genome sequences reveals survival strategies of an ancient clonally transmissible canine tumor. Genome Research. 25(11). 1646–1655. 43 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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Parker, Heidi G., et al.. (2012). Myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs: Does size matter?. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 14(1). 19–29. 60 indexed citations

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vonHoldt, Bridgett M., John P. Pollinger, Dent Earl, et al.. (2012). Identification of recent hybridization between gray wolves and domesticated dogs by SNP genotyping. Mammalian Genome. 24(1-2). 80–88. 43 indexed citations

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Parker, Heidi G., Kevin Chase, Édouard Cadieu, Karl G. Lark, & Elaine A. Ostrander. (2010). An Insertion in the RSPO2 Gene Correlates with Improper Coat in the Portuguese Water Dog. Journal of Heredity. 101(5). 612–617. 18 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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Quignon, Pascale, Jeffrey J. Schoenebeck, Kevin Chase, et al.. (2009). Fine Mapping a Locus Controlling Leg Morphology in the Domestic Dog. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 74(0). 327–333. 11 indexed citations

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Mosher, Dana S., Pascale Quignon, Carlos D. Bustamante, et al.. (2007). A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs. PLoS Genetics. 3(5). e79–e79. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parker, Heidi G., Nathan B. Sutter, & Elaine A. Ostrander. (2006). 9 Understanding Genetic Relationships among Purebred Dogs: The PhyDo Project. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 44. 141–157. 8 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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