Laura J. Scott

66.6k citations

65 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 31

Molecular Biology top 2%
Genetics top 1%
Physiology top 5%
Surgery top 10%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 5%

Co-authors: Michael Boehnke Gonçalo R. Abecasis Andrew D. Skol Francis S. Collins Michael R. Erdos Amalia Dutra Sandra G. Durkin Peter Berglund
Topics: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (17 papers)Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers)Pancreatic function and diabetes (6 papers)
Cited by: Aging Genetics Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Finland

In The Last Decade

Laura J. Scott

64 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome

2003 1.6k citations Maria Eriksson, W. Ted Brown et al. Nature profile →
Joint analysis is more efficient than replication-based analysis for two-stage genome-wide association studies

2006 823 citations Andrew D. Skol, Laura J. Scott et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extent to which array genotyping and imputation with large reference panels approximate deep whole-genome sequencing 2022 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown),Lukas Forer,Sebastian Schönherr,Jonathon LeFaive,(unknown),Ryan Welch,Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun,David Braff,Jill M. Johnsen,Eimear E. Kenny,Barbara A. Konkle,Markku Laakso,(unknown),Steven A. McCarroll,Carlos N. Pato,Michele T. Pato,Albert V. Smith,Michael Boehnke,Laura J. Scott,Christian Fuchsberger	15
2	Prediction of suicidal ideation risk in a prospective cohort study of medical interns 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Peter X.‐K. Song,Srijan Sen,Laura J. Scott	12
3	A powerful subset-based method identifies gene set associations and improves interpretation in UK Biobank 2021 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Diptavo Dutta,Peter VandeHaar,Lars G. Fritsche,Sebastian Zöllner,Michael Boehnke,Laura J. Scott,Seunggeun Lee	9
4	Ancestry-agnostic estimation of DNA sample contamination from sequence reads 2020 ·Genome Research ·(unknown),Matthew Flickinger,Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Laura J. Scott,(unknown),Carlos N. Pato,Michael Boehnke,Hyun Min Kang	30
5	Heritability of the Fibromyalgia Phenotype Varies by Age 2019 ·Arthritis & Rheumatology ·Diptavo Dutta,Chad M. Brummett,Stephanie E. Moser,Lars G. Fritsche,Alexander Tsodikov,Seunggeun Lee,Daniel J. Clauw,Laura J. Scott	22
6	Genomic prediction of depression risk and resilience under stress 2019 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Yu Fang,Laura J. Scott,Peter X.‐K. Song,Margit Burmeister,Srijan Sen	25
7	A Partial Loss-of-Function Variant in AKT2 Is Associated With Reduced Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake in Multiple Insulin-Sensitive Tissues: A Genotype-Based Callback Positron Emission Tomography Study 2017 ·Diabetes ·Aino Latva‐Rasku,Miikka‐Juhani Honka,Alena Stančáková,Heikki A. Koistinen,Johanna Kuusisto,Li Guan,Alisa K. Manning,Heather M. Stringham,Anna L. Gloyn,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Francis S. Collins,Karen L. Mohlke,Laura J. Scott,Tomi Karjalainen,Lauri Nummenmaa,Michael Boehnke,Pirjo Nuutila,Markku Laakso	38
8	High CIP2A levels correlate with an antiapoptotic phenotype that can be overcome by targeting BCL-XL in chronic myeloid leukemia 2016 ·Leukemia ·Claire Lucas,(unknown),Michael Butterworth,(unknown),Laura J. Scott,Richard E. Clark,Gerald M. Cohen,Shankar Varadarajan	22
9	Second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors prevent disease progression in high-risk (high CIP2A) chronic myeloid leukaemia patients 2015 ·Leukemia ·Claire Lucas,Robert J. Harris,(unknown),Laura J. Scott,(unknown),Elizabeth S. McDonald,(unknown),R E Clark	27
10	ChIP-Enrich: gene set enrichment testing for ChIP-seq data 2014 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ryan Welch,Chee Khoon Lee,(unknown),Snehal Patil,Terry E. Weymouth,(unknown),Laura J. Scott,Maureen A. Sartor	89
11	What Will Diabetes Genomes Tell Us? 2012 ·Current Diabetes Reports ·Karen L. Mohlke,Laura J. Scott	7
12	Detection of cis-acting regulatory SNPs using allelic expression data 2011 ·Genetic Epidemiology ·Rui Xiao,Laura J. Scott	9
13	Heritable Individual-Specific and Allele-Specific Chromatin Signatures in Humans 2010 ·Science ·(unknown),Bum-Kyu Lee,Lingyun Song,Zheng Liu,Alan P. Boyle,Michael R. Erdos,Laura J. Scott,Mario A. Morken,Katerina S. Kucera,Anna Battenhouse,Damian Keefe,Francis S. Collins,Huntington F. Willard,Jason D. Lieb,Terrence S. Furey,Gregory E. Crawford,Vishwanath R. Iyer,Ewan Birney	233
14	Global Epigenomic Analysis of Primary Human Pancreatic Islets Provides Insights into Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Loci 2010 ·Cell Metabolism ·Michael L. Stitzel,Praveen Sethupathy,Daniel S. Pearson,Peter S. Chines,Lingyun Song,Michael R. Erdos,Ryan Welch,Stephen C.J. Parker,Alan P. Boyle,Laura J. Scott,Elliott H. Margulies,Michael Boehnke,Terrence S. Furey,Gregory E. Crawford,Francis S. Collins	136
15	Mitochondrial polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes-related traits in Finns 2005 ·Human Genetics ·Karen L. Mohlke,Anne Jackson,Laura J. Scott,(unknown),Yong Suh,Peter S. Chines,Richard M. Watanabe,Thomas A. Buchanan,Karen N. Conneely,Michael R. Erdos,Narisu Narisu,(unknown),Timo T. Valle,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Richard N. Bergman,Michael Boehnke,Francis S. Collins	63
16	Assessing Whether an Allele Can Account in Part for a Linkage Signal: The Genotype-IBD Sharing Test (GIST) 2004 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Chun Li,Laura J. Scott,Michael Boehnke	46
17	Common non-coding SNPs near the Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4 Alpha gene are associated with type 2 diabetes 2003 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Karen L. Mohlke,Kaisa Silander,(unknown),Laura J. Scott,Pablo E. Hollstein,Andrew D. Skol,(unknown),Peter S. Chines,T. T. Valle,Richard N. Bergman,J. Tuomilehto,Richard M. Watanabe,Michael Boehnke,Francis S. Collins	2
18	Isolation of Plasma Membrane Sheets and Plasma Membrane Domains from Rat Liver 2003 ·Humana Press eBooks ·Laura J. Scott,Michael J. Schell,Ann L. Hubbard	3
19	Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndromebreakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Maria Eriksson,W. Ted Brown,Leslie B. Gordon,Michael W. Glynn,(unknown),Laura J. Scott,Michael R. Erdos,Christiane M. Robbins,Tracy Moses,Peter Berglund,Amalia Dutra,Evgenia Pak,Sandra G. Durkin,Antonei B. Csòka,Michael Boehnke,Thomas W. Glover,Francis S. Collins	1613
20	Aldose reductase gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in Type 1 diabetes mellitus 2000 ·Diabetic Medicine ·Dariusz Moczulski,Laura J. Scott,Anthony Antonellis,John Rogus,Stephen S. Rich,James H. Warram,A S Krolewski	58

About Laura J. Scott

Laura J. Scott is a scholar working on Genetics, Equine and Cancer Research, having authored 65 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (17 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (113 citations), Genetics (1.4k citations) and Molecular Biology (3.0k citations). Laura J. Scott has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Michael Boehnke, Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Andrew D. Skol, Francis S. Collins, Michael R. Erdos, Amalia Dutra, Sandra G. Durkin, Peter Berglund, Christiane M. Robbins and Thomas W. Glover. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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