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Brandon Pierce

Concepts (324)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Arsenic
25
2023
266
7.610
Why?
DNA Methylation
13
2025
677
5.160
Why?
Telomere
11
2023
119
3.610
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
39
2025
1723
3.520
Why?
Arsenic Poisoning
11
2023
103
3.060
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
39
2025
2447
2.900
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
30
2025
2394
2.700
Why?
Aging
6
2025
738
2.460
Why?
Environmental Exposure
18
2023
340
2.430
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
11
2024
623
2.310
Why?
Telomere Homeostasis
6
2021
30
2.280
Why?
Mendelian Randomization Analysis
12
2024
48
2.250
Why?
Methyltransferases
6
2023
198
2.110
Why?
Bangladesh
27
2023
332
2.060
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
8
2025
538
1.980
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
13
2025
1771
1.890
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
7
2018
118
1.850
Why?
Arsenicals
5
2023
48
1.640
Why?
Skin Diseases
8
2019
175
1.520
Why?
Genetic Variation
14
2024
1392
1.490
Why?
CpG Islands
5
2025
163
1.310
Why?
Telomere Shortening
4
2020
25
1.310
Why?
Organ Specificity
6
2025
283
1.260
Why?
Drinking Water
5
2023
68
1.200
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
8
2025
187
1.170
Why?
Water Pollutants, Chemical
6
2020
139
1.120
Why?
Humans
100
2025
92337
1.070
Why?
Male
59
2025
43925
1.040
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
6
2017
694
1.010
Why?
Middle Aged
47
2025
27030
0.980
Why?
Aged
40
2025
19943
0.960
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
8
2021
2004
0.940
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
11
2024
1119
0.930
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
4
2009
205
0.910
Why?
Disease
5
2020
92
0.910
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
6
2012
1212
0.880
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
3
2015
306
0.870
Why?
Risk Factors
22
2023
5704
0.850
Why?
Cigarette Smoking
1
2024
37
0.840
Why?
Female
54
2025
47893
0.810
Why?
Adult
39
2024
27532
0.790
Why?
Leukocytes
4
2023
212
0.780
Why?
Cacodylic Acid
3
2021
22
0.770
Why?
Odds Ratio
11
2019
694
0.760
Why?
Smoking
5
2024
640
0.760
Why?
Parents
2
2019
296
0.740
Why?
Chemically-Induced Disorders
1
2020
2
0.680
Why?
Information Seeking Behavior
1
2020
17
0.660
Why?
Blood
1
2019
68
0.640
Why?
Algorithms
3
2025
1956
0.640
Why?
Research Subjects
1
2020
73
0.640
Why?
Case-Control Studies
13
2018
1902
0.640
Why?
Ammonia-Lyases
1
2019
6
0.630
Why?
Glutamate Formimidoyltransferase
1
2019
6
0.630
Why?
Serum Amyloid A Protein
2
2009
24
0.610
Why?
Diet
4
2012
448
0.590
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
2
2023
47
0.590
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
12
2020
3053
0.550
Why?
Chromosomes, Human
1
2017
65
0.550
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2017
85
0.550
Why?
Causality
3
2019
81
0.540
Why?
Young Adult
18
2023
6624
0.540
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
2
2025
341
0.530
Why?
Mortality
1
2017
150
0.510
Why?
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2016
135
0.500
Why?
Saliva
1
2016
126
0.500
Why?
Body Mass Index
4
2016
800
0.500
Why?
Prospective Studies
13
2022
4468
0.480
Why?
Phenotype
9
2024
2498
0.480
Why?
Neoplasms
5
2023
3117
0.470
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2024
967
0.460
Why?
Blotting, Southern
1
2014
127
0.460
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2015
578
0.460
Why?
Genomics
5
2024
806
0.450
Why?
Smoking Cessation
2
2016
265
0.450
Why?
Alleles
6
2020
1141
0.440
Why?
Longevity
2
2019
58
0.440
Why?
Genotype
7
2016
1863
0.430
Why?
Folic Acid
3
2023
64
0.420
Why?
DNA
3
2016
1308
0.420
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
2
2017
315
0.410
Why?
Gene Expression
3
2024
1312
0.400
Why?
Cognition Disorders
1
2013
240
0.380
Why?
Genome, Human
5
2019
799
0.380
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
5
2023
1774
0.380
Why?
Cohort Studies
10
2025
2978
0.370
Why?
Adolescent
16
2024
9504
0.360
Why?
Life Style
3
2015
176
0.360
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2011
80
0.350
Why?
Computer Simulation
5
2018
1111
0.350
Why?
Sex Characteristics
3
2020
331
0.350
Why?
Biomarkers
3
2016
1850
0.330
Why?
Thinness
1
2009
46
0.330
Why?
Patents as Topic
1
2009
12
0.310
Why?
Cognition
1
2013
603
0.310
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
8
2018
6916
0.300
Why?
Genetic Testing
2
2010
550
0.300
Why?
Interleukin-6
1
2009
272
0.280
Why?
Cross-Cultural Comparison
1
2007
35
0.280
Why?
Gene Frequency
3
2019
696
0.280
Why?
Carcinoma
1
2010
438
0.260
Why?
Vitamin D
2
2019
269
0.260
Why?
Methylation
2
2019
280
0.250
Why?
Genetic Linkage
2
2007
623
0.250
Why?
Body Height
2
2016
102
0.250
Why?
Prognosis
3
2012
3872
0.240
Why?
Feeding Behavior
1
2007
335
0.230
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
2
2014
1576
0.220
Why?
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
2
2024
186
0.220
Why?
Epistasis, Genetic
2
2018
90
0.220
Why?
Genetic Privacy
1
2023
12
0.220
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
1
2011
1191
0.220
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Y
1
2023
24
0.210
Why?
Alternative Splicing
1
2024
214
0.210
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2024
1477
0.210
Why?
Conduct Disorder
1
2024
64
0.210
Why?
Bisexuality
1
2003
35
0.210
Why?
Genomic Instability
1
2023
84
0.200
Why?
Water Pollution, Chemical
2
2015
21
0.200
Why?
Dietary Supplements
1
2023
126
0.200
Why?
Inflammation
3
2018
1025
0.200
Why?
Mutation, Missense
2
2019
288
0.190
Why?
Suicide, Attempted
1
2003
136
0.190
Why?
Attitude
2
2020
129
0.180
Why?
Epigenomics
1
2022
103
0.180
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
4
2018
2794
0.180
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus
1
2008
760
0.180
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2021
149
0.180
Why?
Pulmonary Fibrosis
1
2023
149
0.180
Why?
Bias
2
2012
137
0.180
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
2
2022
1076
0.170
Why?
Genetic Pleiotropy
1
2020
26
0.170
Why?
United Kingdom
1
2021
173
0.170
Why?
Health Status
2
2016
376
0.170
Why?
Biological Specimen Banks
1
2021
70
0.170
Why?
Chicago
1
2025
1466
0.170
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2017
2369
0.170
Why?
Sex Factors
4
2020
1095
0.170
Why?
United States
6
2018
7348
0.160
Why?
Homosexuality, Male
1
2003
317
0.160
Why?
Multifunctional Enzymes
1
2019
6
0.160
Why?
Transcriptome
3
2024
699
0.160
Why?
Tungsten
1
2018
5
0.160
Why?
Cadmium
1
2018
28
0.150
Why?
Indians, North American
1
2018
47
0.150
Why?
Signal Transduction
1
2019
3508
0.140
Why?
Risk
3
2016
661
0.140
Why?
Haptoglobins
1
2017
9
0.140
Why?
Stromal Cells
1
2018
152
0.140
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
3
2023
871
0.140
Why?
High-Throughput Screening Assays
1
2018
60
0.140
Why?
Mutation
1
2009
4204
0.140
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2012
2009
0.130
Why?
Waist-Hip Ratio
1
2016
20
0.130
Why?
Water Supply
3
2011
62
0.130
Why?
Sex Distribution
1
2016
173
0.130
Why?
Estrogen Receptor alpha
1
2017
151
0.130
Why?
Software
1
2020
675
0.130
Why?
Adiposity
1
2016
77
0.130
Why?
Biometry
1
2015
68
0.120
Why?
Genotyping Techniques
1
2015
69
0.120
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
288
0.120
Why?
Vitamin E
1
2014
32
0.120
Why?
Parity
1
2015
97
0.120
Why?
Carcinoma, Basal Cell
1
2015
62
0.120
Why?
Asia
1
2014
102
0.120
Why?
Selenium
1
2014
46
0.110
Why?
Biological Assay
1
2014
81
0.110
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2015
827
0.110
Why?
Chemoprevention
1
2014
92
0.110
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
923
0.110
Why?
Databases as Topic
1
2014
94
0.110
Why?
Drinking
2
2011
34
0.110
Why?
Phosphofructokinase-1, Muscle Type
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Environmental Pollutants
1
2014
54
0.110
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
3
2017
1045
0.110
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
1
2013
79
0.110
Why?
Food Contamination
1
2013
34
0.110
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
2
2018
3775
0.110
Why?
Oxidative Stress
1
2016
466
0.110
Why?
Environment
1
2015
229
0.110
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2014
119
0.110
Why?
Oryza
1
2013
42
0.100
Why?
Genetic Markers
2
2020
476
0.100
Why?
Sample Size
1
2013
126
0.100
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2017
734
0.100
Why?
Proteins
2
2010
803
0.100
Why?
Keratosis
1
2012
21
0.100
Why?
Membrane Transport Proteins
1
2013
171
0.100
Why?
C-Peptide
1
2012
184
0.100
Why?
Random Allocation
1
2012
328
0.100
Why?
Food
1
2012
93
0.100
Why?
Lung Diseases
1
2014
282
0.090
Why?
Androgens
1
2012
176
0.090
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2024
3509
0.090
Why?
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
1
2015
374
0.090
Why?
Cucurbitaceae
1
2010
4
0.090
Why?
Vegetables
1
2010
47
0.090
Why?
Diabetes Complications
1
2012
173
0.090
Why?
Molecular Epidemiology
1
2010
54
0.090
Why?
Vitamin B Complex
1
2010
21
0.080
Why?
Epidemiologic Studies
1
2010
17
0.080
Why?
Therapeutics
1
2010
12
0.080
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
3
2017
2394
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2019
1905
0.080
Why?
Occupational Exposure
1
2010
88
0.080
Why?
Skin Neoplasms
1
2014
606
0.080
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2010
201
0.080
Why?
Long QT Syndrome
1
2009
36
0.080
Why?
Rural Population
1
2009
151
0.080
Why?
Ownership
1
2009
27
0.080
Why?
Cause of Death
1
2009
270
0.080
Why?
Washington
1
2008
50
0.070
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
1
2015
1091
0.070
Why?
Feasibility Studies
1
2010
800
0.070
Why?
Cardiovascular Diseases
1
2015
743
0.070
Why?
Cystic Fibrosis
1
2009
118
0.070
Why?
Genetic Loci
1
2019
255
0.070
Why?
SEER Program
1
2008
229
0.070
Why?
Factor Analysis, Statistical
1
2007
117
0.070
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
2
2020
478
0.070
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2019
389
0.070
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
3
2014
2729
0.070
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2007
68
0.070
Why?
Survivors
1
2008
199
0.070
Why?
Family Health
1
2007
158
0.070
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2009
1181
0.070
Why?
Foot Deformities, Congenital
1
2006
10
0.060
Why?
Talus
1
2006
18
0.060
Why?
Incidence
3
2017
1661
0.060
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2010
448
0.060
Why?
HLA-C Antigens
1
2005
17
0.060
Why?
Survival Analysis
1
2019
1511
0.060
Why?
Prevalence
2
2013
1294
0.060
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
1
2010
573
0.060
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2016
294
0.060
Why?
Choline
1
2023
25
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Development
1
2024
22
0.050
Why?
Food, Fortified
1
2023
15
0.050
Why?
Protein Isoforms
1
2024
283
0.050
Why?
Brain
2
2024
2352
0.050
Why?
Arachidonic Acids
1
2023
41
0.050
Why?
Gray Matter
1
2024
39
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Behavior
1
2024
110
0.050
Why?
Psoriasis
1
2005
247
0.050
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
61
0.050
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2023
95
0.050
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
1
2008
1919
0.050
Why?
Homeodomain Proteins
1
2006
561
0.050
Why?
Child
2
2024
7334
0.050
Why?
Animals
2
2018
28003
0.050
Why?
Executive Function
1
2022
99
0.050
Why?
Pneumonia, Bacterial
1
2001
29
0.040
Why?
Regression Analysis
2
2016
595
0.040
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
2
2015
611
0.040
Why?
Urinary Tract Infections
1
2001
80
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2020
55
0.040
Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms
2
2017
787
0.040
Why?
Communicable Diseases
1
2001
65
0.040
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2015
1939
0.040
Why?
Impulsive Behavior
1
2022
290
0.040
Why?
Penetrance
1
2018
46
0.040
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2006
1684
0.040
Why?
Inflammation Mediators
1
2018
162
0.040
Why?
Influenza, Human
1
2001
343
0.040
Why?
Receptors, Estrogen
1
2019
401
0.040
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2017
295
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2020
968
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2018
457
0.030
Why?
Age of Onset
1
2018
332
0.030
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
1
2017
105
0.030
Why?
Carcinogenesis
1
2018
222
0.030
Why?
Models, Animal
1
2017
282
0.030
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2017
274
0.030
Why?
Telomerase
1
2016
68
0.030
Why?
Treatment Outcome
1
2009
8740
0.030
Why?
Sequence Analysis, RNA
1
2017
247
0.030
Why?
Geographic Information Systems
1
2015
24
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2018
767
0.030
Why?
Demography
1
2015
186
0.030
Why?
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
56
0.030
Why?
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
75
0.030
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2018
797
0.030
Why?
Prostate
1
2018
413
0.030
Why?
Cytokines
1
2018
843
0.030
Why?
Tumor Microenvironment
1
2018
520
0.030
Why?
Epithelial Cells
1
2018
702
0.030
Why?
Disease Progression
1
2018
1503
0.030
Why?
Neuroblastoma
1
2017
391
0.030
Why?
Pedigree
2
2006
966
0.030
Why?
Global Health
1
2015
199
0.030
Why?
Selection, Genetic
1
2017
527
0.030
Why?
Perception
1
2014
183
0.030
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2016
900
0.030
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2017
404
0.030
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
1
2015
446
0.020
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
1
2018
2669
0.020
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2018
1720
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
1
2017
1310
0.020
Why?
Informed Consent
1
2014
278
0.020
Why?
Fertilizers
1
2010
9
0.020
Why?
Sunlight
1
2010
28
0.020
Why?
Skin
1
2014
594
0.020
Why?
Pesticides
1
2010
29
0.020
Why?
Models, Biological
1
2017
1786
0.020
Why?
Registries
1
2015
902
0.020
Why?
Protective Agents
1
2010
34
0.020
Why?
Water
1
2011
292
0.020
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2010
963
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
1
2006
85
0.020
Why?
Stroke
1
2015
1038
0.020
Why?
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
187
0.010
Why?
Glycoproteins
1
2005
234
0.010
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2006
531
0.010
Why?
Haplotypes
1
2005
639
0.010
Why?
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
389
0.010
Why?
Vancomycin Resistance
1
2001
18
0.010
Why?
Methicillin Resistance
1
2001
32
0.010
Why?
Enterococcus
1
2001
35
0.010
Why?
Neuralgia
1
2001
33
0.010
Why?
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
1
2001
51
0.010
Why?
Herpes Zoster
1
2001
79
0.010
Why?
Community-Acquired Infections
1
2001
65
0.010
Why?
Staphylococcal Infections
1
2001
279
0.010
Why?
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