Margaret Wrensch

32.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
200 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Margaret Wrensch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret Wrensch has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Genetics and 41 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Margaret Wrensch's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (14 papers). Margaret Wrensch is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (14 papers). Margaret Wrensch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Margaret Wrensch's co-authors include Joseph L. Wiemels, John K. Wiencke, Judith Schwartzbaum, Elizabeth B. Claus, Melissa L. Bondy, James L. Fisher, Rei Miike, Kenneth Aldape, Kyle M. Walsh and Karl T. Kelsey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Margaret Wrensch

197 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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 epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review

2014 1.6k citations Quinn T. Ostrom, Melike Pekmezci et al. Neuro-Oncology profile →
Epidemiology and etiology of meningioma

2010 827 citations Joseph L. Wiemels, Margaret Wrensch et al. profile →
Aging and Environmental Exposures Alter Tissue-Specific DNA Methylation Dependent upon CpG Island Context

2009 797 citations Brock C. Christensen, E. Andrés Houseman et al. profile →
Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma

2006 703 citations Margaret Wrensch et al. profile →
Brain tumor epidemiology: Consensus from the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium

2008 655 citations Melissa L. Bondy, Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan et al. profile →
Epidemiology of primary brain tumors: Current concepts and review of theliterature

2002 600 citations Margaret Wrensch, Terri Chew et al. Neuro-Oncology profile →
Genetic and molecular epidemiology of adult diffuse glioma

2019 490 citations Annette M. Molinaro, Jennie Taylor et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret Wrensch United States	58	5.7k	4.5k	3.2k	2.5k	2.3k	200	15.1k
Ho‐Keung Ng Hong Kong	52	5.6k 1.0×	6.4k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	340	16.1k
Melissa L. Bondy United States	64	4.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	5.3k 2.3×	374	15.7k
Roger Henriksson Sweden	52	4.8k 0.8×	5.5k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	3.5k 1.5×	405	14.7k
Mark W. Kieran United States	65	6.7k 1.2×	3.9k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	268	14.9k
Keith L. Black United States	76	7.4k 1.3×	5.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	5.5k 2.4×	399	21.6k
Mei Lü United States	80	7.0k 1.2×	6.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	5.8k 2.3×	1.3k 0.6×	377	24.3k
Howard A. Fine United States	77	9.1k 1.6×	9.6k 2.1×	4.9k 1.5×	2.1k 0.8×	5.2k 2.3×	235	21.3k
Michael Platten Germany	59	5.5k 1.0×	4.8k 1.1×	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	3.4k 1.5×	300	15.7k
William A. Weiss United States	60	9.3k 1.6×	2.6k 0.6×	3.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	268	15.3k
Joseph L. Wiemels United States	52	4.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	256	11.8k

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Kachuri, Linda, George A. Wendt, Helen M. Hansen, et al.. (2025). Genetic predisposition to altered blood cell homeostasis is associated with glioma risk and survival. Nature Communications. 16(1). 658–658. 1 indexed citations

Ostrom, Quinn T., Tian Ge, Beatrice Melin, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide polygenic risk scores predict risk of glioma and molecular subtypes. Neuro-Oncology. 26(10). 1933–1944. 5 indexed citations

Wendt, George A., Lucie McCoy, Helen M. Hansen, et al.. (2024). Functional germline variants in DNA damage repair pathways are associated with altered survival in adults with glioma treated with temozolomide. Neuro-Oncology. 27(5). 1385–1398.

Wiencke, John K., Annette M. Molinaro, Terri Rice, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation as a pharmacodynamic marker of glucocorticoid response and glioma survival. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5505–5505. 11 indexed citations

Cornish, Alex J., Ben Kinnersley, Philip Law, et al.. (2020). Searching for causal relationships of glioma: a phenome-wide Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal of Cancer. 124(2). 447–454. 9 indexed citations

Bradford, Yuki, Christopher I. Amos, William J. Blot, et al.. (2019). Cross-Cancer Pleiotropic Associations with Lung Cancer Risk in African Americans. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 28(4). 715–723. 8 indexed citations

Bush, William S., Dana C. Crawford, Angela S. Wenzlaff, et al.. (2017). Germline Genetic Variants and Lung Cancer Survival in African Americans. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(8). 1288–1295. 7 indexed citations

Ojha, Juhi, Veryan Codd, Christopher P. Nelson, et al.. (2016). Genetic Variation Associated with Longer Telomere Length Increases Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(7). 1043–1049. 50 indexed citations

Bell, Robert J.A., H. Tomas Rube, Alex Kreig, et al.. (2015). The transcription factor GABP selectively binds and activates the mutant TERT promoter in cancer. Science. 348(6238). 1036–1039. 398 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kyle M., Adam J. de Smith, Helen M. Hansen, et al.. (2015). A Heritable Missense Polymorphism in CDKN2A Confers Strong Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Is Preferentially Selected during Clonal Evolution. Cancer Research. 75(22). 4884–4894. 31 indexed citations

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Scarbrough, Peter M., Igor Akushevich, Margaret Wrensch, & Dora Il’yasova. (2014). Exploring the association between melanoma and glioma risks. Annals of Epidemiology. 24(6). 469–474. 19 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kyle M., Ivan P. Gorlov, Helen M. Hansen, et al.. (2012). Fine-mapping of the 5p15.33, 6p22.1-p21.31, and 15q25.1 Regions Identifies Functional and Histology-Specific Lung Cancer Susceptibility Loci in African-Americans. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(2). 251–260. 27 indexed citations

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Gomez, Scarlett Lin, Ellen T. Chang, Sarah J. Shema, et al.. (2011). Survival following Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer among Asian/Pacific Islander, Latina, and Non-Hispanic White Women Who Have Never Smoked. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(3). 545–554. 23 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mi, Joseph L. Wiemels, Paige M. Bracci, et al.. (2010). Circulating Levels of the Innate and Humoral Immune Regulators CD14 and CD23 Are Associated with Adult Glioma. Cancer Research. 70(19). 7534–7542. 25 indexed citations

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Aldrich, Melinda C., Steve Selvin, Helen M. Hansen, et al.. (2009). CYP1A1/2 Haplotypes and Lung Cancer and Assessment of Confounding by Population Stratification. Cancer Research. 69(6). 2340–2348. 19 indexed citations

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Christensen, Brock C., Carmen J. Marsit, E. Andrés Houseman, et al.. (2009). Differentiation of Lung Adenocarcinoma, Pleural Mesothelioma, and Nonmalignant Pulmonary Tissues Using DNA Methylation Profiles. Cancer Research. 69(15). 6315–6321. 45 indexed citations

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Christensen, Brock C., E. Andrés Houseman, John J. Godleski, et al.. (2008). Epigenetic Profiles Distinguish Pleural Mesothelioma from Normal Pleura and Predict Lung Asbestos Burden and Clinical Outcome. Cancer Research. 69(1). 227–234. 107 indexed citations

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Wrensch, Margaret, Alex McMillan, John K. Wiencke, et al.. (2007). Nonsynonymous Coding Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Spanning the Genome in Relation to Glioblastoma Survival and Age at Diagnosis. Clinical Cancer Research. 13(1). 197–205. 16 indexed citations

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Wiemels, Joseph L., John K. Wiencke, Michelle Moghadassi, et al.. (2004). Reduced Immunoglobulin E and Allergy among Adults with Glioma Compared with Controls. Cancer Research. 64(22). 8468–8473. 101 indexed citations

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Petrakis, Nicholas L., Virginia L. Ernster, Margaret Wrensch, & Rei Miike. (1987). Serum estrogen levels in breast fluid secretors and nonsecretors. Medical science research. 15(20). 1273–1274. 2 indexed citations

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