James L. Weber

22.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
131 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

James L. Weber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Weber has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in James L. Weber's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (16 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (16 papers). James L. Weber is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (16 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (16 papers). James L. Weber collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. James L. Weber's co-authors include Karl W. Broman, Kenneth K. Kídd, Noah A. Rosenberg, Jonathan K. Pritchard, Marcus W. Feldman, Howard M. Cann, Lev A. Zhivotovsky, Val C. Sheffield, R. White and Paula E. May and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

James L. Weber

130 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic Structure of Human Populations 1984 2026 1998 2012 2002 1990 1998 1992 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Genetic Structure of Human Populations
    2002 2.0k citations James L. Weber, Kenneth K. Kídd et al. profile →
  2. Informativeness of human (dC-dA)n · (dG-dT)n polymorphisms
    1990 1.1k citations James L. Weber Genomics profile →
  3. Comprehensive Human Genetic Maps: Individual and Sex-Specific Variation in Recombination
    1998 852 citations Karl W. Broman, Val C. Sheffield et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  4. Genetic Linkage Evidence for a Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus on Chromosome 14
    1992 683 citations Gerard D. Schellenberg, James L. Weber et al. profile →
  5. Structure of the Gene Encoding the Immunodominant Surface Antigen on the Sporozoite of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum
    1984 611 citations James L. Weber et al. profile →
  6. A Familial Alzheimer's Disease Locus on Chromosome 1
    1995 594 citations James L. Weber et al. profile →
  7. Quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 3 and 17 influence phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome
    2000 528 citations Karl W. Broman, James L. Weber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James L. Weber United States 51 5.8k 5.6k 1.6k 1.3k 1.1k 131 13.2k
S. F. Schaffner United States 39 9.2k 1.6× 6.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 960 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 62 16.8k
Newton E. Morton United States 59 8.2k 1.4× 4.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 621 0.6× 336 15.8k
Kāri Stefánsson Iceland 80 6.1k 1.1× 6.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 845 0.6× 632 0.6× 246 17.8k
Robert P. Erickson United States 49 3.2k 0.6× 4.7k 0.8× 2.6k 1.6× 554 0.4× 775 0.7× 350 10.7k
Joseph H. Nadeau United States 54 5.9k 1.0× 7.3k 1.3× 940 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 397 0.4× 244 13.1k
Ryk Ward United States 46 7.9k 1.4× 4.0k 0.7× 634 0.4× 749 0.6× 744 0.7× 79 14.5k
S.A. Miller United States 13 4.7k 0.8× 6.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 701 0.5× 737 0.7× 31 18.1k
David Schlessinger United States 65 3.9k 0.7× 10.1k 1.8× 607 0.4× 962 0.7× 928 0.8× 362 15.8k
Lynn B. Jorde United States 68 7.7k 1.3× 5.9k 1.1× 629 0.4× 1.8k 1.3× 620 0.6× 222 15.2k
Elizabeth Fisher United Kingdom 61 3.3k 0.6× 7.4k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 712 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 254 14.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnston, Jennifer J., Robert T. Dirksen, Thierry Girard, et al.. (2022). Updated variant curation expert panel criteria and pathogenicity classifications for 251 variants for RYR1 -related malignant hyperthermia susceptibility. Human Molecular Genetics. 31(23). 4087–4093. 15 indexed citations
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Fisher, Oriana S., Weizhi Liu, Rong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Structural Basis for the Disruption of the Cerebral Cavernous Malformations 2 (CCM2) Interaction with Krev Interaction Trapped 1 (KRIT1) by Disease-associated Mutations. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(5). 2842–2853. 32 indexed citations
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Raggio, Cathleen, Philip F. Giampietro, Seth Dobrin, et al.. (2009). A novel locus for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis on chromosome 12p. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 27(10). 1366–1372. 40 indexed citations
4.
Friedlaender, Jonathan S., Françoise R. Friedlaender, Floyd A. Reed, et al.. (2008). The Genetic Structure of Pacific Islanders. PLoS Genetics. 4(1). e19–e19. 208 indexed citations
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Rudan, Igor, Andrew D. Carothers, Ozren Polašek, et al.. (2008). Quantifying the increase in average human heterozygosity due to urbanisation. European Journal of Human Genetics. 16(9). 1097–1102. 18 indexed citations
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Payseur, Bret A., Michael Place, & James L. Weber. (2008). Linkage Disequilibrium between STRPs and SNPs across the Human Genome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 82(5). 1039–1050. 28 indexed citations
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Campbell, Harry, Andrew D. Carothers, Igor Rudan, et al.. (2007). Effects of genome-wide heterozygosity on a range of biomedically relevant human quantitative traits. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(2). 233–241. 76 indexed citations
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Niemann, Stephan, Chengfeng Zhao, F Pascu, et al.. (2004). Homozygous WNT3 Mutation Causes Tetra-Amelia in a Large Consanguineous Family. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 74(3). 558–563. 225 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Marjorie, Richa Agarwala, Gerard G. Bouffard, et al.. (2002). Mutant deoxynucleotide carrier is associated with congenital microcephaly. Nature Genetics. 32(1). 175–179. 121 indexed citations
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Weber, James L. & Karl W. Broman. (2001). 7 Genotyping for human whole-genome scans: Past, present, and future. Advances in genetics. 42. 77–96. 110 indexed citations
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Simonic, Ingrid, Dale R. Nyholt, George S. Gericke, et al.. (2001). Further evidence for linkage of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) susceptibility loci on chromosomes 2p11, 8q22 and 11q23-24 in South African Afrikaners. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 105(2). 163–167. 51 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Naomichi, Donna E. David, Eric W. Johnson, et al.. (2000). Breakpoint sequences of an 1;8 translocation in a family with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. European Journal of Human Genetics. 8(11). 875–883. 26 indexed citations
13.
Broman, Karl W. & James L. Weber. (2000). Characterization of Human Crossover Interference. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(6). 1911–1926. 129 indexed citations
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Broman, Karl W. & James L. Weber. (1999). Long Homozygous Chromosomal Segments in Reference Families from the Centre d'Étude du Polymorphisme Humain. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(6). 1493–1500. 246 indexed citations
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Hizawa, Nobuyuki, Gary D. Collins, Þórunn Rafnar, et al.. (1998). Linkage analysis of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus–specific IgE responsiveness with polymorphic markers on chromosome 6p21 (HLA-D region) in Caucasian families by the transmission/disequilibrium test. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 102(3). 443–448. 24 indexed citations
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Broman, Karl W., et al.. (1998). Comprehensive Human Genetic Maps: Individual and Sex-Specific Variation in Recombination. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 63(3). 861–869. 852 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oshima, Junko, Chang-En Yu, Michael Boehnke, et al.. (1994). Integrated Mapping Analysis of the Werner Syndrome Region of Chromosome 8. Genomics. 23(1). 100–113. 21 indexed citations
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Müller, Ulrich, Matthew L. Warman, John B. Mulliken, & James L. Weber. (1993). Assignment of a gene locus involved in craniosynostosis to chromosome 5qter. Human Molecular Genetics. 2(2). 119–122. 47 indexed citations
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Murray, Jeffrey C., Steven R. Bennett, Anne E. Kwitek, et al.. (1992). Linkage of Rieger syndrome to the region of the epidermal growth factor gene on chromosome 4. Nature Genetics. 2(1). 46–49. 84 indexed citations
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Bannatyne, Robert M., et al.. (1969). Job's syndrome—a variant of chronic granulomatous disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 75(2). 236–242. 40 indexed citations

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