Maria S. Baker

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 804 citations indexed

About

Maria S. Baker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria S. Baker has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 804 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Maria S. Baker's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (7 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers). Maria S. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (7 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers). Maria S. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Gambia and United Kingdom. Maria S. Baker's co-authors include Robert A. Waterland, Eleonora Laritsky, Sophie E. Moore, Matt J. Silver, Andrew M. Prentice, Branwen J. Hennig, Anthony J. C. Fulford, Paula Domínguez-Salas, Cristian Coarfa and Roger Dyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Maria S. Baker

14 papers receiving 792 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

2014 360 citations Paula Domínguez-Salas, Sophie E. Moore et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Maria S. Baker

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Eleonora Laritsky United States

Alexandra Thurston United Kingdom

Linda Attig France

Bram Bekaert Belgium

Marica Franzago Italy

Rudolf P. Talens Netherlands

Diane J. Lees‐Murdock United Kingdom

Bernadette Bréant France

Ida Donkin Denmark

Karoliina Wehkalampi Finland

Eleonora Laritsky United States

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567 ×1.4

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322 ×1.7

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142 ×1.1

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153 ×1.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria S. Baker

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Gunasekara, Chathura, Taylor Zhang, Jonathan N. Wells, et al.. (2025). Mouse metastable epialleles are extremely rare. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(14).

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Baker, Maria S., Eleonora Laritsky, Chathura Gunasekara, et al.. (2024). Systemic interindividual DNA methylation variants in cattle share major hallmarks with those in humans. Genome biology. 25(1). 185–185. 6 indexed citations

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Gunasekara, Chathura, Harry A. Mackay, C. Anthony Scott, et al.. (2023). Systemic interindividual epigenetic variation in humans is associated with transposable elements and under strong genetic control. Genome biology. 24(1). 2–2. 19 indexed citations

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Candler, Toby, Noah J. Kessler, Chathura Gunasekara, et al.. (2021). DNA methylation at a nutritionally sensitive region of the PAX8 gene is associated with thyroid volume and function in Gambian children. Science Advances. 7(45). eabj1561–eabj1561. 10 indexed citations

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Scott, C. Anthony, Jack Duryea, Harry A. Mackay, et al.. (2020). Identification of cell type-specific methylation signals in bulk whole genome bisulfite sequencing data. Genome biology. 21(1). 156–156. 20 indexed citations

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Gunasekara, Chathura, C. Anthony Scott, Eleonora Laritsky, et al.. (2019). A genomic atlas of systemic interindividual epigenetic variation in humans. Genome biology. 20(1). 105–105. 68 indexed citations

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Mackay, Harry A., C. Anthony Scott, Jack Duryea, et al.. (2019). DNA methylation in AgRP neurons regulates voluntary exercise behavior in mice. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5364–5364. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Ge, et al.. (2019). Early postnatal overnutrition accelerates aging-associated epigenetic drift in pancreatic islets. Current Zoology. 5(3). dvz015–dvz015. 14 indexed citations

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Baker, Maria S., et al.. (2016). Maternal exercise during pregnancy promotes physical activity in adult offspring. The FASEB Journal. 30(7). 2541–2548. 48 indexed citations

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Silver, Matt J., Noah J. Kessler, Branwen J. Hennig, et al.. (2015). Independent genomewide screens identify the tumor suppressor VTRNA2-1 as a human epiallele responsive to periconceptional environment. Genome Biology. 16(1). 118–118. 121 indexed citations

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Kessler, Noah J., et al.. (2015). CpG methylation differences between neurons and glia are highly conserved from mouse to human. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(2). 223–232. 14 indexed citations

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Baker, Maria S., et al.. (2015). Developmental programming of energy balance regulation: is physical activity more ‘programmable’ than food intake?. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 75(1). 73–77. 20 indexed citations

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Domínguez-Salas, Paula, Sophie E. Moore, Maria S. Baker, et al.. (2014). Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3746–3746. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Ge, Wenjuan Zhang, Maria S. Baker, et al.. (2013). Major epigenetic development distinguishing neuronal and non-neuronal cells occurs postnatally in the murine hypothalamus. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(6). 1579–1590. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Ge, John J. Kohorst, Wenjuan Zhang, et al.. (2013). Early Postnatal Nutrition Determines Adult Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure in Female Mice. Diabetes. 62(8). 2773–2783. 43 indexed citations

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