Randy L. Jirtle

25.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
210 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Randy L. Jirtle is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Randy L. Jirtle has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Genetics and 40 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Randy L. Jirtle's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (69 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (58 papers) and Effects of Radiation Exposure (29 papers). Randy L. Jirtle is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (69 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (58 papers) and Effects of Radiation Exposure (29 papers). Randy L. Jirtle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Randy L. Jirtle's co-authors include Robert A. Waterland, Michael K. Skinner, Dana C. Dolinoy, Mitchell S. Anscher, Susan K. Murphy, Jennifer Weidman, Cathrine Hoyo, George K. Michalopoulos, Feng‐Ming Kong and William T. Joines and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Randy L. Jirtle

207 papers receiving 18.0k 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.

Environmental epigenomics and disease susceptibility

2007 1.7k citations Randy L. Jirtle et al. profile →
Transposable Elements: Targets for Early Nutritional Effects on Epigenetic Gene Regulation

2003 1.4k citations Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle profile →
Maternal nutrient supplementation counteracts bisphenol A-induced DNA hypomethylation in early development

2007 944 citations Randy L. Jirtle et al. profile →
Maternal Genistein Alters Coat Color and Protects A ^vy Mouse Offspring from Obesity by Modifying the Fetal Epigenome

2006 645 citations Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle et al. profile →
The measured electrical properties of normal and malignant human tissues from 50 to 900 MHz

1994 583 citations Randy L. Jirtle et al. profile →
Early nutrition, epigenetic changes at transposons and imprinted genes, and enhanced susceptibility to adult chronic diseases

2003 578 citations Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle Nutrition profile →
Hepatic toxicity resulting from cancer treatment

1995 522 citations Mitchell S. Anscher, Randy L. Jirtle et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randy L. Jirtle United States	66	9.4k	4.5k	4.5k	1.9k	1.8k	210	18.5k
John A. Cidlowski United States	102	14.0k 1.5×	7.2k 1.6×	1.4k 0.3×	3.0k 1.6×	851 0.5×	376	35.2k
A. C. Allison United Kingdom	91	6.9k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	391	26.8k
Clifford J. Rosen United States	101	16.0k 1.7×	4.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.3×	2.4k 1.2×	814 0.4×	575	43.6k
Sudhansu K. Dey United States	95	8.4k 0.9×	5.8k 1.3×	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	229 0.1×	329	32.1k
Marı́a A. Blasco Spain	100	29.1k 3.1×	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	3.6k 1.9×	488 0.3×	290	49.4k
Nicholas J. Timpson United Kingdom	62	5.2k 0.6×	9.3k 2.1×	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	376 0.2×	250	22.6k
Hiroshi Suzuki Japan	84	10.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.3×	3.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.9×	340 0.2×	533	25.8k
David S. Miller United States	81	5.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	642 0.3×	658	26.3k
Aldo Pinchera Italy	91	4.8k 0.5×	3.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	682 0.4×	2.0k 1.1×	578	28.7k
Juha Kere Finland	78	10.3k 1.1×	5.5k 1.2×	1.6k 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	408 0.2×	512	22.1k

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Jirtle, Randy L.. (2025). Epigenetics, human imprintome, and chronic diseases. Essays in Biochemistry. 69(3). 269–287. 1 indexed citations

Jirtle, Randy L.. (2025). Environmental epigenomics and the human imprintome. Current Zoology. 11(1). dvaf029–dvaf029.

Jima, Dereje D., David Skaar, Antonio Planchart, et al.. (2022). Genomic map of candidate human imprint control regions: the imprintome. Epigenetics. 17(13). 1920–1943. 34 indexed citations

Jirtle, Randy L.. (2022). The Science of Hope: An Interview with Randy Jirtle. Epigenomics. 14(6). 299–302. 3 indexed citations

Skaar, David, Eric C. Dietze, Jackelyn A. Alva-Ornelas, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic Dysregulation of KCNK9 Imprinting and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancers. 13(23). 6031–6031. 4 indexed citations

Vaiserman, Alexander, Alexander Koliada, & Randy L. Jirtle. (2017). Non-genomic transmission of longevity between generations: potential mechanisms and evidence across species. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 10(1). 38–38. 36 indexed citations

Soubry, Adelheid, Cathrine Hoyo, Randy L. Jirtle, & Susan K. Murphy. (2014). A paternal environmental legacy: Evidence for epigenetic inheritance through the male germ line. BioEssays. 36(4). 359–371. 256 indexed citations

Hoyo, Cathrine, Susan K. Murphy, Joellen M. Schildkraut, et al.. (2012). IGF2RGenetic Variants, Circulating IGF2 Concentrations and Colon Cancer Risk in African Americans and Whites. Disease Markers. 32(2). 133–141. 15 indexed citations

Waterland, Robert A. & Randy L. Jirtle. (2003). Early nutrition, epigenetic changes at transposons and imprinted genes, and enhanced susceptibility to adult chronic diseases. Nutrition. 20(1). 63–68. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wylie, Andrew A., David Pulford, Alison McVie‐Wylie, et al.. (2003). Tissue-Specific Inactivation of Murine M6P/IGF2R. American Journal Of Pathology. 162(1). 321–328. 50 indexed citations

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Murphy, Susan K. & Randy L. Jirtle. (2003). Imprinting evolution and the price of silence. BioEssays. 25(6). 577–588. 160 indexed citations

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Freking, B. A., Susan K. Murphy, Andrew A. Wylie, et al.. (2002). Identification of the Single Base Change Causing the Callipyge Muscle Hypertrophy Phenotype, the Only Known Example of Polar Overdominance in Mammals. Genome Research. 12(10). 1496–1506. 173 indexed citations

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Killian, J. Keith & Randy L. Jirtle. (1999). Genomic structure of the human M6P/IGF2 receptor. Mammalian Genome. 10(1). 74–77. 31 indexed citations

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Kong, Feng‐Ming, et al.. (1999). Plasma transforming growth factor-?1 level before radiotherapy correlates with long term outcome of patients with lung carcinoma. Cancer. 86(9). 1712–1719. 108 indexed citations

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Kong, Feng‐Ming, et al.. (1999). Plasma transforming growth factor‐β1 level before radiotherapy correlates with long term outcome of patients with lung carcinoma. Cancer. 86(9). 1712–1719. 1 indexed citations

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Jirtle, Randy L.. (1995). Liver regeneration and carcinogenesis : molecular and cellular mechanisms. Academic Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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Saperstein, Lawrence, et al.. (1994). Transforming growth factor-beta 1 and mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor expression during intrahepatic bile duct hyperplasia and biliary fibrosis in the rat.. PubMed. 19(2). 412–7. 55 indexed citations

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Hwang, Jeng‐Jong, M.T.Stephen Hsia, & Randy L. Jirtle. (1993). Induction of sister chromatid exchange and micronuclei in primary cultures of rat and human hepatocytes by the peroxisome proliferator, Wy-14,643. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 286(2). 123–133. 23 indexed citations

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Gould, Michael N., Randy L. Jirtle, John Crowley, & Kelly H. Clifton. (1978). Reevaluation of the number of cells involved in the neutron induction of mammary neoplasms.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 38(1). 189–92. 7 indexed citations

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Jirtle, Randy L., Kelly H. Clifton, & J. H. G. Rankin. (1978). Effects of several vasoactive drugs on the vascular resistance of MT-W9B tumors in W/Fu rats.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 38(8). 2385–90. 39 indexed citations

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