Mark Leppert

32.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
164 papers, 20.9k citations indexed

About

Mark Leppert is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Leppert has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 20.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Genetics, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Mark Leppert's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (20 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers). Mark Leppert is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (20 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers). Mark Leppert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Poland. Mark Leppert's co-authors include Alida M.M. Smits, Eric R. Fearon, Bert Vogelstein, Stanley R. Hamilton, Scott E. Kern, Johannes L. Bos, R. White, Wade S. Samowitz, P. O’Connell and Martha L. Slattery and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mark Leppert

164 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Genetic Alterations during Colorectal-Tumor Development

1988 5.2k citations Mark Leppert et al. profile →
Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Markers for Human Gene Mapping

1987 1.3k citations Mark Leppert, P. O’Connell et al. profile →
A Large-Scale Genetic Association Study Confirms IL12B and Leads to the Identification of IL23R as Psoriasis-Risk Genes

2007 833 citations Steven J. Schrodi, Monica Chang et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
A pore mutation in a novel KQT-like potassium channel gene in an idiopathic epilepsy family

1998 729 citations Mark Leppert et al. profile →
Mutation of the Stargardt Disease Gene ( ABCR ) in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

1997 687 citations Richard A. Lewis, Michael Dean et al. profile →
Positional Cloning of the Human Quantitative Trait Locus Underlying Taste Sensitivity to Phenylthiocarbamide

2003 655 citations Hilary Coon, Mark Leppert et al. profile →
A closely linked genetic marker for cystic fibrosis

1985 372 citations R. White, Mark Leppert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Leppert United States	65	8.0k	5.8k	5.0k	4.3k	2.6k	164	20.9k
Daniel J. Schaid United States	75	5.8k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	3.0k 0.6×	7.6k 1.8×	3.4k 1.3×	343	20.5k
Raju Kucherlapati United States	69	13.2k 1.6×	3.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	4.2k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	230	19.4k
Johji Inazawa Japan	75	13.1k 1.6×	4.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.4×	2.8k 0.6×	4.8k 1.9×	410	20.6k
Soma Das United States	47	12.7k 1.6×	3.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	10.5k 2.5×	2.3k 0.9×	158	26.5k
Wayne W. Grody United States	45	11.9k 1.5×	2.1k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	12.1k 2.8×	3.1k 1.2×	168	28.7k
Makoto M. Taketo Japan	111	24.0k 3.0×	6.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	7.9k 1.8×	4.1k 1.6×	392	39.1k
Daniel Metzger France	85	16.5k 2.1×	3.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	7.1k 1.7×	2.4k 0.9×	200	26.8k
Stanisław Krajewski United States	72	15.2k 1.9×	5.4k 0.9×	2.7k 0.5×	1.0k 0.2×	2.7k 1.1×	183	22.9k
Hiroshi Inoue Japan	74	10.0k 1.3×	4.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	2.7k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	398	18.9k
Hironobu Sasano Japan	87	11.1k 1.4×	8.2k 1.4×	2.2k 0.4×	8.7k 2.0×	6.1k 2.4×	1.2k	36.3k

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Ross, J Cosbie, Erika Gedvilaite, Judith A. Badner, et al.. (2016). A Rare Variant in <b><i>CACNA1D</i></b> Segregates with 7 Bipolar I Disorder Cases in a Large Pedigree. PubMed. 2(3). 145–150. 15 indexed citations

Arrington, Cammon B., Steven B. Bleyl, Norisada Matsunami, et al.. (2012). Exome Analysis of a Family With Pleiotropic Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics. 5(2). 175–182. 48 indexed citations

Bleakley, Marie, Brith Otterud, Michael Hudecek, et al.. (2010). Leukemia-associated minor histocompatibility antigen discovery using T-cell clones isolated by in vitro stimulation of naive CD8+ T cells. Blood. 115(23). 4923–4933. 79 indexed citations

Brown, Eric N., Lisa S. Hancox, Jill L. Hageman, et al.. (2010). Determination and Assessment of Extended Haplotypes Spanning the Chromosome 1q32 CFH-To-CFHR5 Locus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 1262–1262. 1 indexed citations

Neklason, Deborah W., Ángel Ferrández, Kenneth M. Boucher, et al.. (2008). Colonic Adenoma Risk in Familial Colorectal Cancer-A Study of Six Extended Kindreds. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 103(10). 2577–2584. 17 indexed citations

Li, Yonghong, Wilson Liao, Monica Chang, et al.. (2008). Further Genetic Evidence for Three Psoriasis-Risk Genes: ADAM33, CDKAL1, and PTPN22. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129(3). 629–634. 67 indexed citations

Cannon, Dale S., Stephen T. Tiffany, Hilary Coon, et al.. (2007). The PHQ-9 as a brief assessment of lifetime major depression.. Psychological Assessment. 19(2). 247–251. 98 indexed citations

Wilk, Jemma B., Richard H. Myers, James S. Pankow, et al.. (2006). Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms Associated with Resting Heart Rate: The HyperGEN Study. Annals of Human Genetics. 70(5). 566–573. 23 indexed citations

Bleyl, Steven B., Lorenzo D. Botto, John C. Carey, et al.. (2006). Analysis of a Scottish founder effect narrows the TAPVR‐1 gene interval to chromosome 4q12. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 140A(21). 2368–2373. 18 indexed citations

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Wilk, Jemma B., Anita L. DeStefano, Donna K. Arnett, et al.. (2003). A Genome-Wide Scan of Pulmonary Function Measures in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(11). 1528–1533. 33 indexed citations

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Feitosa, Mary F., Ingrid B. Borecki, Stephen S. Rich, et al.. (2002). Quantitative-Trait Loci Influencing Body-Mass Index Reside on Chromosomes 7 and 13: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(1). 72–82. 115 indexed citations

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Kampman, Ellen, Martha L. Slattery, Jeannette Bigler, et al.. (1999). Meat consumption, genetic susceptibility, and colon cancer risk: a United States multicenter case-control study.. PubMed. 8(1). 15–24. 155 indexed citations

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Katsanis, Nicholas, Richard A. Lewis, David W. Stockton, et al.. (1999). Delineation of the Critical Interval of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome 1 (BBS1) to a Small Region of 11q13, through Linkage and Haplotype Analysis of 91 Pedigrees. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(6). 1672–1679. 39 indexed citations

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Williams, Roger R., Steven C. Hunt, Mary Catherine Schumacher, et al.. (1993). Diagnosing heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia using new practical criteria validated by molecular genetics. The American Journal of Cardiology. 72(2). 171–176. 428 indexed citations

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Lynch, Henry T., Ramon M. Fusaro, Avery A. Sandberg, et al.. (1993). Chromosome instability and the FAMMM syndrome. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 71(1). 27–39. 9 indexed citations

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Gouw, Launce, Hubert Kwieciński, Philip G. McManis, et al.. (1993). Sodium channel mutations in paramyotonia congenita and hyperkalemic periodic paralysis. Annals of Neurology. 33(3). 300–307. 98 indexed citations

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Keats, Bronya J.B., Larry D. Atwood, Mary Z. Pelias, et al.. (1992). Linkage studies of usher syndrome type 1: Exclusion results from the usher syndrome consortium. Genomics. 14(3). 707–714. 4 indexed citations

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Heath, Hunter, Mark Leppert, Richard P. Lifton, & John T. Penniston. (1992). Genetic linkage analysis in familial benign hypercalcemia using a candidate gene strategy. I. Studies in four families.. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 75(3). 846–851. 12 indexed citations

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Leppert, Mark. (1990). Gene Mapping and Other Tools for Discovery. Epilepsia. 31(s3). S11–8. 4 indexed citations

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Dean, Michael, P. O’Connell, Mark Leppert, et al.. (1987). Three additional DNA polymorphisms in the met gene and D7S8 locus: Use in prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 111(4). 490–495. 29 indexed citations

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