Ros Whittall

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ros Whittall is a scholar working on Surgery, Cancer Research and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ros Whittall has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ros Whittall's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (6 papers). Ros Whittall is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (6 papers). Ros Whittall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and Türkiye. Ros Whittall's co-authors include Steve E. Humphries, Marta Futema, H. A. W. Neil, Jackie A. Cooper, Nicholas Lench, S. E. A. Leigh, Fredrik Karpe, KaWah Li, Olivier Descamps and Alison Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Ros Whittall

28 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Use of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol gene score to distinguish patients with polygenic and monogenic familial hypercholesterolaemia: a case-control study

2013 411 citations Philippa J. Talmud, Sonia Shah et al. The Lancet profile →

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Ros Whittall

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Isabelle L. Ruel Canada

Alexis Baass Canada

Clare Neuwirth United Kingdom

Barbara Sjouke Netherlands

Roeland Huijgen Netherlands

Marta Futema United Kingdom

Ovidio Muñiz-Grijalvo Spain

Sigrid W. Fouchier Netherlands

Patrick M. Moriarty United States

Randall B. Graham United States

Isabelle L. Ruel Canada

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370 ×0.9

597 ×1.8

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75 ×0.3

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328 ×1.2

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Citations per year, relative to Ros Whittall Ros Whittall (= 1×) peers Isabelle L. Ruel

Countries citing papers authored by Ros Whittall

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ros Whittall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ros Whittall

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ros Whittall. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ros Whittall based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ros Whittall. Ros Whittall is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Whittall, Ros, et al.. (2019). Genetics of LDLR Gene in Pakistani Hypercholesterolemia Families. 8(4). 143–146. 1 indexed citations

Whittall, Ros, et al.. (2017). Analysis of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolaemia in black South African patients of different ancestr. South African Medical Journal. 107(2). 145–145. 3 indexed citations

Durst, Ronen, Shoshi Shpitzen, Daniel Schurr, et al.. (2016). Molecular genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia in Israel–revisited. Atherosclerosis. 257. 55–63. 17 indexed citations

Sharifi, Mahtab, Małgorzata Waluś‐Miarka, Barbara Idzior−Waluś, et al.. (2015). The genetic spectrum of familial hypercholesterolemia in south-eastern Poland. Metabolism. 65(3). 48–53. 26 indexed citations

Futema, Marta, Vincent Plagnol, KaWah Li, et al.. (2014). Whole exome sequencing of familial hypercholesterolaemia patients negative for LDLR/APOB/PCSK9 mutations. Journal of Medical Genetics. 51(8). 537–544. 89 indexed citations

Talmud, Philippa J., Sonia Shah, Ros Whittall, et al.. (2013). Use of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol gene score to distinguish patients with polygenic and monogenic familial hypercholesterolaemia: a case-control study. The Lancet. 381(9874). 1293–1301. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

Ahmed, Waqas, Ros Whittall, Moeen Riaz, et al.. (2013). The genetic spectrum of familial hypercholesterolemia in Pakistan. Clinica Chimica Acta. 421. 219–225. 15 indexed citations

Futema, Marta, Ros Whittall, Jackie A. Cooper, et al.. (2013). Analysis of the frequency and spectrum of mutations recognised to cause familial hypercholesterolaemia in routine clinical practice in a UK specialist hospital lipid clinic. Atherosclerosis. 229(1). 161–168. 77 indexed citations

Whittall, Ros, Mariléia Scartezini, KaWah Li, et al.. (2009). Development of a high-resolution melting method for mutation detection in familial hypercholesterolaemia patients. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 47(1). 44–55. 37 indexed citations

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Taylor, Alison, Kavisha Patel, Ros Whittall, et al.. (2009). Mutation detection rate and spectrum in familial hypercholesterolaemia patients in the UK pilot cascade project. Clinical Genetics. 77(6). 572–580. 148 indexed citations

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Young, Ian, et al.. (2008). Multiplex MassARRAY spectrometry (iPLEX) produces a fast and economical test for 56 familial hypercholesterolaemia‐causing mutations. Clinical Genetics. 74(5). 463–468. 26 indexed citations

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Taylor, Alison, et al.. (2007). Multiplex ARMS analysis to detect 13 common mutations in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Clinical Genetics. 71(6). 561–568. 25 indexed citations

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Scartezini, Mariléia, Christina Hubbart, Ros Whittall, et al.. (2007). The PCSK9 gene R46L variant is associated with lower plasma lipid levels and cardiovascular risk in healthy U.K. men. Clinical Science. 113(11). 435–441. 77 indexed citations

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Whittall, Ros, et al.. (2006). The A370T Variant (StuI Polymorphism) in the LDL Receptor Gene is not Associated with Plasma Lipid Levels or Cardiovascular Risk in UK Men. Annals of Human Genetics. 70(6). 697–704. 6 indexed citations

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Sozen, Mert, Ros Whittall, Cihan Öner, et al.. (2005). The molecular basis of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Turkish patients. Atherosclerosis. 180(1). 63–71. 34 indexed citations

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Theobald, Hannah, Phil Chowienczyk, Ros Whittall, Steve E. Humphries, & T. A. B. Sanders. (2004). LDL cholesterol–raising effect of low-dose docosahexaenoic acid in middle-aged men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79(4). 558–563. 76 indexed citations

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Elrayess, Mohamed A., Karen E. Webb, Geoff Bellingan, et al.. (2004). R643G polymorphism in PECAM-1 influences transendothelial migration of monocytes and is associated with progression of CHD and CHD events. Atherosclerosis. 177(1). 127–135. 34 indexed citations

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Stephens, Jeffrey W., Mert Sozen, Ros Whittall, et al.. (2004). Three Novel Mutations in the Apolipoprotein E Gene in a Sample of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Clinical Chemistry. 51(1). 119–124. 6 indexed citations

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Whittall, Ros, et al.. (2002). The intron 14 2140+5G>A variant in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene has no effect on plasma cholesterol levels: Table 1. Journal of Medical Genetics. 39(9). e57–e57. 8 indexed citations

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Wilson, Darren, Lema Haddad, Karen E. Heath, et al.. (1998). A World Wide Web Site for Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Gene Mutations in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Sequence-Based, Tabular, and Direct Submission Data Handling. The American Journal of Cardiology. 81(12). 1509–1511. 41 indexed citations

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