Nelson B. Freimer

68.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
136 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Nelson B. Freimer is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson B. Freimer has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Genetics, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nelson B. Freimer's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (35 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (11 papers). Nelson B. Freimer is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (35 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (11 papers). Nelson B. Freimer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Nelson B. Freimer's co-authors include Montgomery Slatkin, Susan K. Service, Ana M. Valdes, Chiara Sabatti, Jae Hoon Sul, Noah Zaitlen, Hyun Min Kang, Eleazar Eskin, Amy Peterson and Anna Di Rienzo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Nelson B. Freimer

133 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Variance component model to account for sample structure in genome-wide association studies

2010 1.9k citations Susan K. Service, Nelson B. Freimer et al. profile →
Mutational processes of simple-sequence repeat loci in human populations.

1994 1.3k citations Ana M. Valdes, Montgomery Slatkin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A gene encoding a liver-specific ABC transporter is mutated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

1998 738 citations Sandra Strautnieks, Joanna Pawłowska et al. profile →
A gene encoding a P-type ATPase mutated in two forms of hereditary cholestasis

1998 529 citations Laura N. Bull, Leo W. J. Klomp et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson B. Freimer United States	45	4.4k	2.5k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	136	10.2k
Jörg T. Epplen Germany	66	4.9k 1.1×	6.2k 2.5×	1.7k 1.2×	694 0.5×	632 0.5×	559	17.4k
Sang Lee United States	47	7.8k 1.8×	3.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	499 0.4×	595 0.5×	244	14.2k
Christopher Hartl United States	11	5.5k 1.3×	6.6k 2.7×	1.6k 1.2×	862 0.6×	511 0.4×	14	12.7k
Ben Fry United States	20	7.1k 1.6×	8.8k 3.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	31	19.9k
Lynn B. Jorde United States	68	7.7k 1.8×	5.9k 2.4×	1.8k 1.3×	417 0.3×	530 0.4×	222	15.2k
David W. Threadgill United States	60	3.2k 0.7×	5.8k 2.4×	587 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	651 0.5×	254	12.4k
S. F. Schaffner United States	39	9.2k 2.1×	6.1k 2.5×	960 0.7×	473 0.3×	889 0.7×	62	16.8k
Kāri Stefánsson Iceland	80	6.1k 1.4×	6.5k 2.6×	845 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	799 0.6×	246	17.8k
Kenneth K. Kídd United States	81	10.0k 2.3×	7.1k 2.9×	1.2k 0.9×	675 0.5×	528 0.4×	389	24.1k
Grant W. Montgomery Australia	75	11.3k 2.6×	7.8k 3.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	976 0.8×	507	26.1k

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Song, Janet, Oscar M. Ramirez, Justin T Okano, et al.. (2024). Geospatial investigations in Colombia reveal variations in the distribution of mood and psychotic disorders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 26–26. 6 indexed citations

Balliu, Brunilda, Chris Douglas, Liat Shenhav, et al.. (2024). Personalized mood prediction from patterns of behavior collected with smartphones. npj Digital Medicine. 7(1). 49–49. 15 indexed citations

Svardal, Hannes, Anna J. Jasinska, Jennifer Danzy Cramer, et al.. (2022). Evidence of selection in the uncoupling protein 1 gene region suggests local adaptation to solar irradiance in savannah monkeys ( Chlorocebus spp.). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1982). 20221254–20221254. 2 indexed citations

Schmitt, Christopher A., Christina M. Bergey, Anna J. Jasinska, et al.. (2020). ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variation in savanna monkeys (Chlorocebus spp.): Potential risk for zoonotic/anthroponotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and a potential model for functional studies. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235106–e0235106. 14 indexed citations

Ripatti, Pietari, Joel Rämö, Nina Mars, et al.. (2020). Polygenic Hyperlipidemias and Coronary Artery Disease Risk. UTUPub (University of Turku). 55 indexed citations

Turner, Trudy R., Christopher A. Schmitt, Jennifer Danzy Cramer, et al.. (2018). Morphological variation in the genus Chlorocebus: Ecogeographic and anthropogenically mediated variation in body mass, postcranial morphology, and growth. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 166(3). 682–707. 30 indexed citations

Svardal, Hannes, Anna J. Jasinska, Christopher A. Schmitt, et al.. (2017). Population genomics disentangles taxonomic relationships and identifies ancient hybridization in the genus Chlorocebus. 2 indexed citations

Ripatti, Pietari, Joel Rämö, Sanni Söderlund, et al.. (2016). The Contribution of GWAS Loci in Familial Dyslipidemias. PLoS Genetics. 12(5). e1006078–e1006078. 30 indexed citations

Bailey, Adam L., Michael Lauck, Samuel D. Sibley, et al.. (2015). Zoonotic Potential of Simian Arteriviruses. Journal of Virology. 90(2). 630–635. 24 indexed citations

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Haut, Kristen M., Katherine H. Karlsgodt, Robert M. Bilder, et al.. (2015). Memory systems in schizophrenia: Modularity is preserved but deficits are generalized. Schizophrenia Research. 168(1-2). 223–230. 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Dongzhu, Anna J. Jasinska, Felix Feyertag, et al.. (2014). Factors Associated with Siman Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in a Natural African Nonhuman Primate Host in the Wild. Journal of Virology. 88(10). 5687–5705. 47 indexed citations

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Rodrı́guez, Rafael L., Jennifer Danzy Cramer, Christopher A. Schmitt, et al.. (2014). The static allometry of sexual and nonsexual traits in vervet monkeys. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 114(3). 527–537. 14 indexed citations

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Fears, Scott C., William P. Melega, Susan K. Service, et al.. (2009). Identifying Heritable Brain Phenotypes in an Extended Pedigree of Vervet Monkeys. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(9). 2867–2875. 54 indexed citations

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Kaakinen, Marika, Inga Prokopenko, W Rayner, et al.. (2008). Genome-wide association (GWA) analysis in 4000 members of a Finnish birth cohort identifies common variants associated with fasting insulin levels and related metabolic traits. Diabetologia. 51. 1 indexed citations

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Prokopenko, Inga, Yurii S. Aulchenko, Marika Kaakinen, et al.. (2008). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data involving 6,100 adults of European origin identifies common variants associated with fasting glucose levels. Diabetologia. 51. 1 indexed citations

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Jarvik, Lissy F., Asenath LaRue, Deborah Blacker, et al.. (2008). Children of Persons With Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 22(1). 6–20. 22 indexed citations

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Freimer, Nelson B., Susan K. Service, Roel A. Ophoff, et al.. (2007). A quantitative trait locus for variation in dopamine metabolism mapped in a primate model using reference sequences from related species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(40). 15811–15816. 24 indexed citations

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Freimer, Nelson B., Piotr Czubkowski, Joanna Pawłowska, et al.. (2002). Clinical and biochemical features of FIC1 (ATP8B1) and BSEP (ABCB11) disease.. Hepatology. 36(4). 6 indexed citations

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Bull, Laura N., Noureddine Lomri, Thomas Luther, et al.. (1996). In Search of a Gene for Hereditary Cholestasis. Biochemical and Molecular Medicine. 59(2). 98–103. 5 indexed citations

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Valdes, Ana M., Montgomery Slatkin, & Nelson B. Freimer. (1993). Allele frequencies at microsatellite loci: the stepwise mutation model revisited.. Genetics. 133(3). 737–749. 489 indexed citations

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