Robert E. Ferrell

29.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
384 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Ferrell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Ferrell has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Genetics and 59 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Ferrell's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (33 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (30 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (29 papers). Robert E. Ferrell is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (33 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (30 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (29 papers). Robert E. Ferrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kenya. Robert E. Ferrell's co-authors include Stephen B. Manuck, Elizabeth Lawrence, M. Ilyas Kamboh, David N. Finegold, Janine D. Flory, James M. Hagberg, Yvette P. Conley, Bret H. Goodpaster, Stephen M. Roth and Daniel E. Weeks and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Ferrell

381 papers receiving 20.1k 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.

Mutations in SDHD , a Mitochondrial Complex II Gene, in Hereditary Paraganglioma

2000 1.3k citations Robert E. Ferrell, Elizabeth Lawrence et al. profile →
Deficiency of Subsarcolemmal Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

2005 684 citations Robert E. Ferrell et al. profile →
Estimating African American Admixture Proportions by Use of Population-Specific Alleles

1998 596 citations Ranjan Deka, Robert E. Ferrell et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Ferrell	6.7k	4.5k	3.7k	2.7k	2.5k	384	20.7k
Gregory S. Barsh	10.6k 1.6×	5.0k 1.1×	6.3k 1.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	228	30.1k
Wendy K. Chung	8.6k 1.3×	7.3k 1.6×	3.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	992 0.4×	567	22.7k
Derek LeRoith	9.3k 1.4×	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	281	18.9k
Herbert F. Polesky	6.8k 1.0×	5.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	135	19.7k
Juha Kere	10.3k 1.5×	5.5k 1.2×	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	512	22.1k
Dale D. Dykes	6.7k 1.0×	4.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	47	18.2k
Per Eriksson	5.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	401	19.1k
Paul A. Kelly	7.8k 1.2×	4.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.5×	404	23.2k
Aaron J.W. Hsueh	14.2k 2.1×	7.4k 1.6×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	407	39.2k
Andrew R. Hoffman	7.5k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	343	18.3k

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Orlova, Ekaterina, Andrew Yeh, Min Shi, et al.. (2018). Genetic association and differential expression of PITX2 with acute appendicitis. Human Genetics. 138(1). 37–47. 12 indexed citations

Ferrell, Robert E., et al.. (2015). The Rectification of (Modern) Names: J&uuml;rgen Habermas Meets Confucius—Fixing Our Broken Political Discourse. Open Journal of Philosophy. 5(1). 104–116. 2 indexed citations

Finegold, David N., Catherine J. Baty, Sarah E. Noon, et al.. (2012). Connexin 47 Mutations Increase Risk for Secondary Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Treatment. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(8). 2382–2390. 85 indexed citations

Lotrich, Francis E., Jennifer M. Loftis, Robert E. Ferrell, Mordechai Rabinovitz, & Péter Hauser. (2010). IL28B Polymorphism Is Associated with Both Side Effects and Clearance of Hepatitis C During Interferon-Alpha Therapy. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(3). 331–336. 31 indexed citations

Yerges, Laura M, Lambertus Klei, Jane A. Cauley, et al.. (2009). High-Density Association Study of 383 Candidate Genes for Volumetric BMD at the Femoral Neck and Lumbar Spine Among Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 24(12). 2039–2049. 49 indexed citations

Ferrell, Robert E., Mark A. Kimak, Elizabeth Lawrence, & David N. Finegold. (2008). Candidate Gene Analysis in Primary Lymphedema. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 6(2). 69–76. 50 indexed citations

Finegold, David N., Vivien Schacht, Mark A. Kimak, et al.. (2008). HGF and MET Mutations in Primary and Secondary Lymphedema. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 6(2). 65–68. 89 indexed citations

Lotrich, Francis E., Robert E. Ferrell, Mordechai Rabinovitz, & Bruce G. Pollock. (2008). Risk for Depression During Interferon-Alpha Treatment Is Affected by the Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism. Biological Psychiatry. 65(4). 344–348. 117 indexed citations

Halder, Indrani, Matthew F. Muldoon, Robert E. Ferrell, & Stephen B. Manuck. (2007). Serotonin Receptor 2A ( HTR2A ) Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Blood Pressure, Central Adiposity, and the Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 5(4). 323–330. 45 indexed citations

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Okobia, Michael, Clareann H. Bunker, Joseph M. Zmuda, et al.. (2006). Case–control study of risk factors for breast cancer in Nigerian women. International Journal of Cancer. 119(9). 2179–2185. 45 indexed citations

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Saunders, Matthew A., Jeffrey M. Good, Elizabeth Lawrence, et al.. (2006). Human Adaptive Evolution at Myostatin (GDF8), a Regulator of Muscle Growth. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 79(6). 1089–1097. 36 indexed citations

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Lenze, Eric J., Michael C. Munin, Robert E. Ferrell, et al.. (2005). Association of the Serotonin Transporter Gene-Linked Polymorphic Region (5-HTTLPR) Genotype With Depression in Elderly Persons After Hip Fracture. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 13(5). 428–432. 49 indexed citations

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Whyte, Ellen M., B G Pollock, William R. Wagner, et al.. (2001). Influence of Serotonin-Transporter-Linked Promoter Region Polymorphism on Platelet Activation in Geriatric Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry. 158(12). 2074–2076. 57 indexed citations

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Vats, Abhay, et al.. (2000). Familial nephrotic syndrome: Clinical spectrum and linkage to chromosome 19q13. Kidney International. 57(3). 875–881. 29 indexed citations

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Shriver, Mark D., Jin Li, Robert E. Ferrell, & Ranjan Deka. (1997). Microsatellite Data Support an Early Population Expansion in Africa. Genome Research. 7(6). 586–591. 55 indexed citations

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Chakraborty, Ranajit, M. Ilyas Kamboh, & Robert E. Ferrell. (1992). Reply to Reed. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 51(3). 680–681. 1 indexed citations

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Reilly, Sharon L., Robert E. Ferrell, Bruce A. Kottke, M. Ilyas Kamboh, & Charles F. Sing. (1991). The gender-specific apolipoprotein E genotype influence on the distribution of lipids and apolipoproteins in the population of Rochester, MN. I. Pleiotropic effects on means and variances.. PubMed Central. 49(6). 1155–66. 99 indexed citations

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Ro, J., et al.. (1988). Multiple restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the human epidermal growth factor receptor gene.. PubMed. 48(14). 4045–8. 15 indexed citations

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Darby, John, Vincent M. Riccardi, Susan Huson, et al.. (1986). Linkage Analysis between the β‐Nerve Growth Factor Gene and Other Chromosome lp Markers and Disseminated Neurofibromatosisa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 486(1). 311–326. 3 indexed citations

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Riccardi, Vincent M., Helen Mintz Hittner, Louise C. Strong, et al.. (1982). Wilms tumor with aniridia/iris dysplasia and apparently normal chromosomes. The Journal of Pediatrics. 100(4). 574–577. 25 indexed citations

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