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Concepts (327)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Arsenic
26
2025
272
8.040
Why?
DNA Methylation
13
2025
703
4.950
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
40
2025
1763
3.510
Why?
Telomere
11
2023
121
3.460
Why?
Arsenic Poisoning
11
2023
104
2.930
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
40
2025
2494
2.930
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
30
2025
2473
2.560
Why?
Aging
6
2025
766
2.340
Why?
Environmental Exposure
18
2023
357
2.310
Why?
Methyltransferases
7
2025
213
2.220
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
11
2024
632
2.210
Why?
Bangladesh
28
2025
339
2.190
Why?
Telomere Homeostasis
6
2021
30
2.180
Why?
Mendelian Randomization Analysis
12
2024
50
2.150
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
8
2025
554
1.890
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
13
2025
1798
1.830
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
7
2018
120
1.770
Why?
Arsenicals
5
2023
49
1.570
Why?
Skin Diseases
8
2019
176
1.450
Why?
Genetic Variation
14
2024
1423
1.420
Why?
CpG Islands
5
2025
169
1.260
Why?
Telomere Shortening
4
2020
25
1.250
Why?
Organ Specificity
6
2025
285
1.210
Why?
Drinking Water
5
2023
70
1.150
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
8
2025
201
1.110
Why?
Water Pollutants, Chemical
6
2020
140
1.070
Why?
Humans
101
2025
96127
1.050
Why?
Male
60
2025
45870
1.030
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
6
2017
725
0.960
Why?
Oxygenases
1
2025
17
0.940
Why?
Middle Aged
47
2025
28363
0.920
Why?
Glutathione Transferase
1
2025
116
0.910
Why?
Aged
40
2025
20964
0.910
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
8
2021
2059
0.900
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
11
2024
1175
0.890
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
4
2009
206
0.880
Why?
Disease
5
2020
92
0.870
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
6
2012
1230
0.850
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
3
2015
312
0.830
Why?
Female
55
2025
50063
0.810
Why?
Adult
40
2025
28718
0.810
Why?
Risk Factors
22
2023
5960
0.800
Why?
Cigarette Smoking
1
2024
48
0.800
Why?
Leukocytes
4
2023
218
0.750
Why?
Cacodylic Acid
3
2021
22
0.730
Why?
Odds Ratio
11
2019
713
0.720
Why?
Smoking
5
2024
653
0.720
Why?
Parents
2
2019
307
0.710
Why?
Chemically-Induced Disorders
1
2020
2
0.650
Why?
Information Seeking Behavior
1
2020
18
0.630
Why?
Blood
1
2019
69
0.620
Why?
Algorithms
3
2025
2014
0.610
Why?
Case-Control Studies
13
2018
1958
0.610
Why?
Research Subjects
1
2020
73
0.610
Why?
Ammonia-Lyases
1
2019
6
0.600
Why?
Glutamate Formimidoyltransferase
1
2019
6
0.600
Why?
Serum Amyloid A Protein
2
2009
25
0.580
Why?
Diet
4
2012
461
0.560
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
2
2023
47
0.560
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
12
2020
3147
0.530
Why?
Chromosomes, Human
1
2017
67
0.530
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2017
90
0.520
Why?
Causality
3
2019
84
0.520
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
2
2025
346
0.510
Why?
Young Adult
18
2023
7025
0.510
Why?
Mortality
1
2017
154
0.490
Why?
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2016
137
0.480
Why?
Saliva
1
2016
128
0.480
Why?
Body Mass Index
4
2016
815
0.480
Why?
Prospective Studies
13
2022
4671
0.460
Why?
Phenotype
9
2024
2579
0.460
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2024
983
0.440
Why?
Blotting, Southern
1
2014
128
0.440
Why?
Neoplasms
5
2023
3250
0.440
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2015
594
0.440
Why?
Genomics
5
2024
855
0.430
Why?
Smoking Cessation
2
2016
272
0.430
Why?
Alleles
6
2020
1157
0.430
Why?
Longevity
2
2019
60
0.420
Why?
Genotype
7
2016
1882
0.420
Why?
Folic Acid
3
2023
64
0.400
Why?
DNA
3
2016
1332
0.400
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
2
2017
321
0.390
Why?
Gene Expression
3
2024
1322
0.380
Why?
Cognition Disorders
1
2013
244
0.360
Why?
Genome, Human
5
2019
824
0.360
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
5
2023
1874
0.360
Why?
Cohort Studies
10
2025
3107
0.350
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2011
80
0.340
Why?
Adolescent
16
2024
9896
0.340
Why?
Life Style
3
2015
186
0.340
Why?
Computer Simulation
5
2018
1158
0.330
Why?
Sex Characteristics
3
2020
339
0.330
Why?
Biomarkers
3
2016
1933
0.310
Why?
Thinness
1
2009
45
0.310
Why?
Patents as Topic
1
2009
12
0.300
Why?
Cognition
1
2013
635
0.290
Why?
Genetic Testing
2
2010
565
0.290
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
8
2018
7232
0.280
Why?
Interleukin-6
1
2009
281
0.270
Why?
Cross-Cultural Comparison
1
2007
35
0.270
Why?
Gene Frequency
3
2019
703
0.270
Why?
Carcinoma
1
2010
449
0.250
Why?
Vitamin D
2
2019
273
0.250
Why?
Genetic Linkage
2
2007
623
0.240
Why?
Methylation
2
2019
295
0.240
Why?
Body Height
2
2016
108
0.230
Why?
Prognosis
3
2012
4033
0.230
Why?
Multigene Family
1
2025
213
0.220
Why?
Feeding Behavior
1
2007
338
0.220
Why?
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
2
2024
188
0.210
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
2
2014
1665
0.210
Why?
Genetic Privacy
1
2023
12
0.210
Why?
Epistasis, Genetic
2
2018
92
0.210
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
1
2011
1215
0.210
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Y
1
2023
26
0.200
Why?
Alternative Splicing
1
2024
220
0.200
Why?
Conduct Disorder
1
2024
65
0.200
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2024
1534
0.200
Why?
Bisexuality
1
2003
36
0.200
Why?
Water Pollution, Chemical
2
2015
21
0.200
Why?
Genomic Instability
1
2023
88
0.200
Why?
Dietary Supplements
1
2023
133
0.190
Why?
Inflammation
3
2018
1068
0.190
Why?
Mutation, Missense
2
2019
302
0.190
Why?
Suicide, Attempted
1
2003
140
0.180
Why?
Epigenomics
1
2022
107
0.170
Why?
Attitude
2
2020
137
0.170
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus
1
2008
771
0.170
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
4
2018
2883
0.170
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2021
151
0.170
Why?
Pulmonary Fibrosis
1
2023
152
0.170
Why?
Bias
2
2012
139
0.170
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
2
2022
1083
0.170
Why?
Health Status
2
2016
386
0.160
Why?
United Kingdom
1
2021
192
0.160
Why?
Genetic Pleiotropy
1
2020
29
0.160
Why?
Biological Specimen Banks
1
2021
72
0.160
Why?
Chicago
1
2025
1503
0.160
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2017
2480
0.160
Why?
Sex Factors
4
2020
1133
0.160
Why?
Homosexuality, Male
1
2003
332
0.160
Why?
United States
6
2018
7767
0.150
Why?
Multifunctional Enzymes
1
2019
7
0.150
Why?
Tungsten
1
2018
6
0.150
Why?
Cadmium
1
2018
30
0.150
Why?
Transcriptome
3
2024
770
0.150
Why?
Indians, North American
1
2018
48
0.150
Why?
Signal Transduction
1
2019
3586
0.140
Why?
Risk
3
2016
668
0.140
Why?
Haptoglobins
1
2017
9
0.140
Why?
Stromal Cells
1
2018
154
0.130
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
3
2023
901
0.130
Why?
High-Throughput Screening Assays
1
2018
65
0.130
Why?
Mutation
1
2009
4374
0.130
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2012
2040
0.130
Why?
Waist-Hip Ratio
1
2016
21
0.130
Why?
Water Supply
3
2011
66
0.120
Why?
Sex Distribution
1
2016
175
0.120
Why?
Estrogen Receptor alpha
1
2017
155
0.120
Why?
Software
1
2020
698
0.120
Why?
Adiposity
1
2016
80
0.120
Why?
Biometry
1
2015
72
0.120
Why?
Genotyping Techniques
1
2015
71
0.120
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
299
0.110
Why?
Vitamin E
1
2014
34
0.110
Why?
Parity
1
2015
97
0.110
Why?
Carcinoma, Basal Cell
1
2015
63
0.110
Why?
Asia
1
2014
105
0.110
Why?
Selenium
1
2014
46
0.110
Why?
Biological Assay
1
2014
84
0.110
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2015
829
0.110
Why?
Chemoprevention
1
2014
93
0.110
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
930
0.110
Why?
Databases as Topic
1
2014
96
0.110
Why?
Drinking
2
2011
35
0.110
Why?
Phosphofructokinase-1, Muscle Type
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Environmental Pollutants
1
2014
56
0.110
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
3
2017
1069
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
1
2013
80
0.100
Why?
Food Contamination
1
2013
35
0.100
Why?
Oxidative Stress
1
2016
484
0.100
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
2
2018
3927
0.100
Why?
Environment
1
2015
231
0.100
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2014
126
0.100
Why?
Oryza
1
2013
45
0.100
Why?
Genetic Markers
2
2020
479
0.100
Why?
Sample Size
1
2013
128
0.100
Why?
Proteins
2
2010
816
0.100
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2017
750
0.100
Why?
Keratosis
1
2012
21
0.100
Why?
Membrane Transport Proteins
1
2013
170
0.100
Why?
C-Peptide
1
2012
186
0.090
Why?
Random Allocation
1
2012
327
0.090
Why?
Food
1
2012
93
0.090
Why?
Lung Diseases
1
2014
290
0.090
Why?
Androgens
1
2012
179
0.090
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2024
3651
0.090
Why?
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
1
2015
382
0.090
Why?
Cucurbitaceae
1
2010
4
0.090
Why?
Vegetables
1
2010
50
0.080
Why?
Diabetes Complications
1
2012
175
0.080
Why?
Molecular Epidemiology
1
2010
58
0.080
Why?
Vitamin B Complex
1
2010
21
0.080
Why?
Epidemiologic Studies
1
2010
17
0.080
Why?
Therapeutics
1
2010
13
0.080
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
3
2017
2463
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2019
1963
0.080
Why?
Occupational Exposure
1
2010
89
0.080
Why?
Skin Neoplasms
1
2014
625
0.080
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2010
206
0.080
Why?
Ownership
1
2009
28
0.070
Why?
Long QT Syndrome
1
2009
39
0.070
Why?
Rural Population
1
2009
171
0.070
Why?
Cause of Death
1
2009
278
0.070
Why?
Washington
1
2008
51
0.070
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
1
2015
1105
0.070
Why?
Feasibility Studies
1
2010
819
0.070
Why?
Cardiovascular Diseases
1
2015
777
0.070
Why?
Cystic Fibrosis
1
2009
121
0.070
Why?
Genetic Loci
1
2019
260
0.070
Why?
SEER Program
1
2008
235
0.070
Why?
Factor Analysis, Statistical
1
2007
118
0.070
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
2
2020
481
0.070
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2019
404
0.060
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2007
70
0.060
Why?
Survivors
1
2008
204
0.060
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
3
2014
2860
0.060
Why?
Family Health
1
2007
159
0.060
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2009
1195
0.060
Why?
Foot Deformities, Congenital
1
2006
11
0.060
Why?
Talus
1
2006
19
0.060
Why?
Incidence
3
2017
1715
0.060
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2010
456
0.060
Why?
HLA-C Antigens
1
2005
18
0.060
Why?
Survival Analysis
1
2019
1546
0.060
Why?
Prevalence
2
2013
1349
0.060
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
1
2010
595
0.050
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2016
301
0.050
Why?
Choline
1
2023
28
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Development
1
2024
24
0.050
Why?
Food, Fortified
1
2023
18
0.050
Why?
Arachidonic Acids
1
2023
38
0.050
Why?
Protein Isoforms
1
2024
297
0.050
Why?
Brain
2
2024
2482
0.050
Why?
Gray Matter
1
2024
43
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Behavior
1
2024
115
0.050
Why?
Psoriasis
1
2005
254
0.050
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2023
98
0.050
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
63
0.050
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
1
2008
1981
0.050
Why?
Homeodomain Proteins
1
2006
563
0.050
Why?
Child
2
2024
7626
0.040
Why?
Animals
2
2018
28945
0.040
Why?
Executive Function
1
2022
106
0.040
Why?
Pneumonia, Bacterial
1
2001
30
0.040
Why?
Regression Analysis
2
2016
599
0.040
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
2
2015
639
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2020
57
0.040
Why?
Urinary Tract Infections
1
2001
85
0.040
Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms
2
2017
828
0.040
Why?
Communicable Diseases
1
2001
69
0.040
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2015
1973
0.040
Why?
Impulsive Behavior
1
2022
290
0.040
Why?
Penetrance
1
2018
48
0.030
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2006
1730
0.030
Why?
Inflammation Mediators
1
2018
163
0.030
Why?
Receptors, Estrogen
1
2019
417
0.030
Why?
Influenza, Human
1
2001
370
0.030
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2017
297
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2020
992
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2018
478
0.030
Why?
Age of Onset
1
2018
344
0.030
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
1
2017
107
0.030
Why?
Models, Animal
1
2017
288
0.030
Why?
Carcinogenesis
1
2018
237
0.030
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2017
282
0.030
Why?
Telomerase
1
2016
68
0.030
Why?
Treatment Outcome
1
2009
9173
0.030
Why?
Sequence Analysis, RNA
1
2017
259
0.030
Why?
Geographic Information Systems
1
2015
28
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2018
781
0.030
Why?
Demography
1
2015
189
0.030
Why?
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
58
0.030
Why?
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
76
0.030
Why?
Prostate
1
2018
423
0.030
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2018
820
0.030
Why?
Cytokines
1
2018
872
0.030
Why?
Epithelial Cells
1
2018
710
0.030
Why?
Tumor Microenvironment
1
2018
568
0.030
Why?
Disease Progression
1
2018
1568
0.030
Why?
Neuroblastoma
1
2017
400
0.030
Why?
Pedigree
2
2006
982
0.030
Why?
Selection, Genetic
1
2017
537
0.020
Why?
Perception
1
2014
185
0.020
Why?
Global Health
1
2015
213
0.020
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2016
938
0.020
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2017
441
0.020
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
1
2015
458
0.020
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2018
1761
0.020
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
1
2018
2794
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
1
2017
1351
0.020
Why?
Informed Consent
1
2014
281
0.020
Why?
Fertilizers
1
2010
9
0.020
Why?
Skin
1
2014
605
0.020
Why?
Sunlight
1
2010
28
0.020
Why?
Pesticides
1
2010
30
0.020
Why?
Models, Biological
1
2017
1815
0.020
Why?
Protective Agents
1
2010
34
0.020
Why?
Registries
1
2015
986
0.020
Why?
Water
1
2011
307
0.020
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2010
983
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
1
2006
85
0.020
Why?
Stroke
1
2015
1087
0.010
Why?
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
190
0.010
Why?
Glycoproteins
1
2005
233
0.010
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2006
547
0.010
Why?
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
396
0.010
Why?
Haplotypes
1
2005
650
0.010
Why?
Vancomycin Resistance
1
2001
18
0.010
Why?
Methicillin Resistance
1
2001
33
0.010
Why?
Enterococcus
1
2001
35
0.010
Why?
Neuralgia
1
2001
33
0.010
Why?
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
1
2001
52
0.010
Why?
Herpes Zoster
1
2001
80
0.010
Why?
Community-Acquired Infections
1
2001
65
0.010
Why?
Staphylococcal Infections
1
2001
289
0.010
Why?
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