Robert A. Waterland

21.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Waterland is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Waterland has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Waterland's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (57 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (34 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (20 papers). Robert A. Waterland is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (57 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (34 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (20 papers). Robert A. Waterland collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Gambia. Robert A. Waterland's co-authors include Randy L. Jirtle, Karin B. Michels, Cutberto Garza, Dana C. Dolinoy, Jennifer Weidman, Michael Travisano, Lanlan Shen, Charlotte A. Smith, Eleonora Laritsky and Andrew M. Prentice and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Waterland

73 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Transposable Elements: Targets for Early Nutritional Effects on Epigenetic Gene Regulation

2003 1.4k citations Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle profile →
Maternal Genistein Alters Coat Color and Protects A ^vy Mouse Offspring from Obesity by Modifying the Fetal Epigenome

2006 645 citations Dana C. Dolinoy, Jennifer Weidman et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Epigenetic Epidemiology of the Developmental Origins Hypothesis

2007 608 citations Robert A. Waterland 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 →
Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

2014 360 citations Sophie E. Moore, Maria S. Baker et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A machine learning case–control classifier for schizophrenia based on DNA methylation in blood 2021 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Chathura Gunasekara, Eilís Hannon, Harry A. Mackay, Cristian Coarfa, Andrew McQuillin, David St Clair, Jonathan Mill, Robert A. Waterland	14
2	DNA methylation at a nutritionally sensitive region of the PAX8 gene is associated with thyroid volume and function in Gambian children 2021 ·Science Advances ·Toby Candler, Noah J. Kessler, Chathura Gunasekara, Kate A. Ward, Philip James, Eleonora Laritsky, Maria S. Baker, Roger Dyer, Rajavel Elango, David Jeffries, Robert A. Waterland, Sophie E. Moore, Marian Ludgate, Andrew M. Prentice, Matt J. Silver	10
3	Identification of cell type-specific methylation signals in bulk whole genome bisulfite sequencing data 2020 ·Genome biology ·C. Anthony Scott, Jack Duryea, Harry A. Mackay, Maria S. Baker, Eleonora Laritsky, Chathura Gunasekara, Cristian Coarfa, Robert A. Waterland	20
4	A genomic atlas of systemic interindividual epigenetic variation in humans 2019 ·Genome biology ·Chathura Gunasekara, C. Anthony Scott, Eleonora Laritsky, Maria S. Baker, Harry A. Mackay, Jack Duryea, Noah J. Kessler, Garrett Hellenthal, Alexis C. Wood, Kelly R. Hodges, Manisha Gandhi, Amy B. Hair, Matt J. Silver, Sophie E. Moore, Andrew M. Prentice, Yumei Li, Rui Chen, Cristian Coarfa, Robert A. Waterland	68
5	DNA methylation in AgRP neurons regulates voluntary exercise behavior in mice 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Harry A. Mackay, C. Anthony Scott, Jack Duryea, Maria S. Baker, Eleonora Laritsky, Amanda E. T. Elson, Theodore Garland, Marta L. Fiorotto, Rui Chen, Yumei Li, Cristian Coarfa, Richard B. Simerly, Robert A. Waterland	32
6	Establishment of environmentally sensitive DNA methylation states in the very early human embryo 2018 ·Science Advances ·Noah J. Kessler, Robert A. Waterland, Andrew M. Prentice, Matt J. Silver	51
7	Fetal growth restriction promotes physical inactivity and obesity in female mice 2013 ·International Journal of Obesity ·(unknown), Ge Li, John J. Kohorst, Robert A. Waterland	38
8	Highlights of the 2012 Research Workshop 2012 ·Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition ·Steven H. Zeisel, Robert A. Waterland, José M. Ordovás, Deborah M. Muoio, Wei Jia, Anthony A. Fodor	9
9	Epigenetic regulation in murine offspring as a novel mechanism for transmaternal asthma protection induced by microbes 2011 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Stéphanie Brand, René Teich, Tanja Dicke, Hani Harb, Ali Önder Yildirim, Jörg Tost, Regine Schneider‐Stock, Robert A. Waterland, Uta‐Maria Bauer, Erika von Mutius, Holger Garn, Petra Ina Pfefferle, Harald Renz	133
10	Epigenomic profiling indicates a role for DNA methylation in early postnatal liver development 2009 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Robert A. Waterland, Richárd Kellermayer, Marie-Therese Rached, Nina Tatevian, M.V. Gomes, Jiexin Zhang, Li Zhang, (unknown), Wei Zhu, Eleonora Laritsky, Wenjuan Zhang, Xiaodan Wang, Lanlan Shen	51
11	Epigenetic epidemiology of obesity: application of epigenomic technology 2008 ·Nutrition Reviews ·Robert A. Waterland	23
12	Genome-Wide Profiling of DNA Methylation Reveals a Class of Normally Methylated CpG Island Promoters 2007 ·PLoS Genetics ·Lanlan Shen, Yutaka Kondo, Yi Guo, Jiexin Zhang, Li Zhang, Saira Ahmed, Jingmin Shu, Han Y. H. Chen, Robert A. Waterland, Jean‐Pierre J. Issa	284
13	Maternal methyl supplements increase offspring DNA methylation at Axin fused 2006 ·genesis ·Robert A. Waterland, Dana C. Dolinoy, (unknown), Charlotte A. Smith, Xin Shi, (unknown)	352
14	Post-weaning diet affects genomic imprinting at the insulin-like growth factor 2 (Igf2) locus 2006 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Robert A. Waterland, (unknown), Charlotte A. Smith, Randy L. Jirtle	247
15	Assessing the Effects of High Methionine Intake on DNA Methylation 2006 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Robert A. Waterland	214
16	Maternal Genistein Alters Coat Color and Protects A ^vy Mouse Offspring from Obesity by Modifying the Fetal Epigenome breakdown → 2006 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Dana C. Dolinoy, Jennifer Weidman, Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle	645
17	Tissue-Specific Inactivation of Murine M6P/IGF2R 2003 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Andrew A. Wylie, David Pulford, Alison McVie‐Wylie, Robert A. Waterland, Heather K. Evans, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Catherine M. Nolan, Terry C. Orton, Randy L. Jirtle	50
18	Early nutrition, epigenetic changes at transposons and imprinted genes, and enhanced susceptibility to adult chronic diseases breakdown → 2003 ·Nutrition ·Robert A. Waterland, Randy L. Jirtle	578
19	Early Postnatal Nutrition Determines Adult Pancreatic Glucose-Responsive Insulin Secretion and Islet Gene Expression in Rats 2002 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Robert A. Waterland, Cutberto Garza	70
20	Kinetics of ligand binding of cytochrome oxidases: a comparative study 1994 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Waterland, B. Chance	4

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