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Brandon Pierce

Concepts (335)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Arsenic
30
2026
294
8.950
Why?
DNA Methylation
14
2026
730
5.410
Why?
Telomere
13
2026
130
4.390
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
41
2026
1850
3.380
Why?
Environmental Exposure
21
2026
405
3.240
Why?
Telomere Homeostasis
7
2026
32
3.040
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
41
2026
2558
2.870
Why?
Arsenic Poisoning
11
2023
104
2.850
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
31
2026
2555
2.490
Why?
Bangladesh
31
2026
361
2.440
Why?
Aging
7
2026
770
2.410
Why?
Mendelian Randomization Analysis
13
2026
53
2.320
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
12
2026
663
2.280
Why?
Methyltransferases
7
2025
218
2.140
Why?
Water Pollutants, Chemical
8
2026
156
2.070
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
9
2026
585
1.970
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
13
2025
1838
1.760
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
7
2018
125
1.710
Why?
Arsenicals
5
2023
49
1.530
Why?
CpG Islands
6
2026
177
1.440
Why?
Chromosomes, Human
2
2026
69
1.440
Why?
Skin Diseases
8
2019
176
1.410
Why?
Genetic Variation
14
2024
1445
1.380
Why?
Drinking Water
6
2026
80
1.330
Why?
Telomere Shortening
4
2020
24
1.220
Why?
Organ Specificity
6
2025
287
1.170
Why?
Male
66
2026
47043
1.130
Why?
Humans
109
2026
97979
1.110
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
8
2025
235
1.020
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
12
2026
1291
1.010
Why?
Middle Aged
49
2026
29388
0.980
Why?
Aged
41
2026
21737
0.920
Why?
Oxygenases
1
2025
17
0.910
Why?
Female
61
2026
51533
0.910
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
6
2017
770
0.910
Why?
Adult
43
2026
29496
0.890
Why?
Glutathione Transferase
1
2025
116
0.890
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
8
2021
2019
0.870
Why?
C-Reactive Protein
4
2009
209
0.850
Why?
Disease
5
2020
92
0.840
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
6
2012
1289
0.810
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
3
2015
311
0.800
Why?
Risk Factors
22
2023
6255
0.770
Why?
Cigarette Smoking
1
2024
59
0.760
Why?
Cacodylic Acid
4
2023
23
0.760
Why?
Leukocytes
4
2023
213
0.730
Why?
Odds Ratio
11
2019
726
0.700
Why?
Smoking
5
2024
676
0.700
Why?
Parents
2
2019
322
0.680
Why?
Chemically-Induced Disorders
1
2020
2
0.630
Why?
Information Seeking Behavior
1
2020
20
0.610
Why?
Folic Acid
4
2025
68
0.600
Why?
Blood
1
2019
68
0.600
Why?
Algorithms
3
2025
2000
0.590
Why?
Case-Control Studies
13
2018
1995
0.590
Why?
Ammonia-Lyases
1
2019
6
0.590
Why?
Glutamate Formimidoyltransferase
1
2019
6
0.590
Why?
Research Subjects
1
2020
80
0.580
Why?
Models, Genetic
5
2026
1005
0.580
Why?
Young Adult
19
2026
7529
0.570
Why?
Serum Amyloid A Protein
2
2009
26
0.570
Why?
Diet
4
2012
469
0.550
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
2
2023
47
0.550
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2017
91
0.510
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
12
2020
3273
0.500
Why?
Causality
3
2019
86
0.500
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
2
2025
356
0.500
Why?
Mortality
1
2017
159
0.470
Why?
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2016
130
0.470
Why?
Saliva
1
2016
134
0.460
Why?
Body Mass Index
4
2016
863
0.450
Why?
Biomarkers
4
2026
2016
0.450
Why?
Phenotype
9
2024
2638
0.440
Why?
Prospective Studies
13
2022
4808
0.440
Why?
Blotting, Southern
1
2014
107
0.430
Why?
Neoplasms
5
2023
3340
0.420
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2015
602
0.420
Why?
Alleles
6
2020
1160
0.410
Why?
Genomics
5
2024
898
0.410
Why?
Genotype
7
2016
1888
0.410
Why?
Longevity
2
2019
64
0.400
Why?
Smoking Cessation
2
2016
307
0.400
Why?
DNA
3
2016
1274
0.380
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
9
2026
7398
0.380
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
2
2017
337
0.380
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
6
2026
2051
0.370
Why?
Cohort Studies
11
2026
3210
0.370
Why?
Gene Expression
3
2024
1320
0.370
Why?
Cognition Disorders
1
2013
239
0.350
Why?
Genome, Human
5
2019
832
0.350
Why?
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
1
2011
81
0.330
Why?
Life Style
3
2015
193
0.330
Why?
Computer Simulation
5
2018
1146
0.320
Why?
Adolescent
16
2024
10096
0.320
Why?
Environmental Pollutants
2
2026
67
0.320
Why?
Sex Characteristics
3
2020
351
0.320
Why?
Thinness
1
2009
49
0.300
Why?
Patents as Topic
1
2009
12
0.290
Why?
Cognition
1
2013
669
0.280
Why?
Genetic Testing
2
2010
594
0.270
Why?
Interleukin-6
1
2009
282
0.260
Why?
Cross-Cultural Comparison
1
2007
36
0.260
Why?
Gene Frequency
3
2019
715
0.260
Why?
Carcinoma
1
2010
440
0.250
Why?
Genetic Linkage
2
2007
613
0.240
Why?
United States
7
2026
8220
0.240
Why?
Methylation
2
2019
294
0.240
Why?
Vitamin D
2
2019
286
0.240
Why?
Maternal Exposure
1
2026
69
0.230
Why?
Body Height
2
2016
109
0.230
Why?
Creatine
1
2025
27
0.220
Why?
Prognosis
3
2012
4115
0.220
Why?
Multigene Family
1
2025
204
0.210
Why?
Feeding Behavior
1
2007
351
0.210
Why?
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
2
2024
195
0.200
Why?
Thyroid Gland
1
2026
297
0.200
Why?
Genetic Privacy
1
2023
17
0.200
Why?
Epistasis, Genetic
2
2018
94
0.200
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
1
2011
1212
0.200
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
2
2014
1764
0.200
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Y
1
2023
27
0.200
Why?
Conduct Disorder
1
2024
65
0.190
Why?
Bisexuality
1
2003
36
0.190
Why?
Alternative Splicing
1
2024
224
0.190
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2024
1565
0.190
Why?
Genomic Instability
1
2023
90
0.190
Why?
Water Pollution, Chemical
2
2015
25
0.190
Why?
Thyroxine
1
2026
411
0.190
Why?
Dietary Supplements
1
2023
152
0.180
Why?
Mutation, Missense
2
2019
302
0.180
Why?
Inflammation
3
2018
1122
0.180
Why?
Transcriptome
4
2026
820
0.180
Why?
Suicide, Attempted
1
2003
145
0.180
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2026
450
0.170
Why?
Epigenomics
1
2022
111
0.170
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
4
2018
2784
0.170
Why?
Attitude
2
2020
133
0.170
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus
1
2008
813
0.170
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2021
147
0.170
Why?
Bias
2
2012
140
0.160
Why?
Pulmonary Fibrosis
1
2023
158
0.160
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
2
2022
1061
0.160
Why?
Health Status
2
2016
388
0.160
Why?
Alzheimer Disease
1
2026
646
0.160
Why?
United Kingdom
1
2021
208
0.160
Why?
Genetic Pleiotropy
1
2020
33
0.160
Why?
Biological Specimen Banks
1
2021
82
0.160
Why?
Chicago
1
2025
1517
0.160
Why?
Sex Factors
4
2020
1140
0.150
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2017
2592
0.150
Why?
Homosexuality, Male
1
2003
342
0.150
Why?
Multifunctional Enzymes
1
2019
10
0.150
Why?
Tungsten
1
2018
6
0.140
Why?
Cadmium
1
2018
30
0.140
Why?
Indians, North American
1
2018
49
0.140
Why?
Risk
3
2016
660
0.130
Why?
Haptoglobins
1
2017
9
0.130
Why?
Signal Transduction
1
2019
3623
0.130
Why?
Stromal Cells
1
2018
153
0.130
Why?
High-Throughput Screening Assays
1
2018
65
0.130
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
3
2023
921
0.130
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
2
2012
1944
0.130
Why?
Mutation
1
2009
4396
0.130
Why?
Waist-Hip Ratio
1
2016
23
0.120
Why?
Water Supply
3
2011
65
0.120
Why?
Sex Distribution
1
2016
177
0.120
Why?
Estrogen Receptor alpha
1
2017
159
0.120
Why?
Software
1
2020
692
0.120
Why?
Adiposity
1
2016
81
0.120
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
3
2026
483
0.120
Why?
Biometry
1
2015
70
0.110
Why?
Genotyping Techniques
1
2015
72
0.110
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
301
0.110
Why?
Vitamin E
1
2014
34
0.110
Why?
Parity
1
2015
97
0.110
Why?
Asia
1
2014
109
0.110
Why?
Selenium
1
2014
46
0.110
Why?
Biological Assay
1
2014
82
0.110
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2015
831
0.110
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2016
894
0.110
Why?
Chemoprevention
1
2014
93
0.110
Why?
Databases as Topic
1
2014
96
0.100
Why?
Drinking
2
2011
34
0.100
Why?
Phosphofructokinase-1, Muscle Type
1
2014
9
0.100
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
3
2017
1104
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
1
2013
80
0.100
Why?
Food Contamination
1
2013
37
0.100
Why?
Environment
1
2015
233
0.100
Why?
Oxidative Stress
1
2016
489
0.100
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
2
2018
4029
0.100
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2014
133
0.100
Why?
Oryza
1
2013
49
0.100
Why?
Genetic Markers
2
2020
471
0.100
Why?
Sample Size
1
2013
129
0.090
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2017
750
0.090
Why?
Proteins
2
2010
803
0.090
Why?
Child
4
2026
7696
0.090
Why?
Keratosis
1
2012
21
0.090
Why?
Membrane Transport Proteins
1
2013
169
0.090
Why?
C-Peptide
1
2012
192
0.090
Why?
Random Allocation
1
2012
311
0.090
Why?
Food
1
2012
93
0.090
Why?
Lung Diseases
1
2014
284
0.090
Why?
Androgens
1
2012
164
0.090
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2024
3607
0.090
Why?
Cucurbitaceae
1
2010
4
0.080
Why?
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
1
2015
401
0.080
Why?
Vegetables
1
2010
50
0.080
Why?
Diabetes Complications
1
2012
176
0.080
Why?
Molecular Epidemiology
1
2010
57
0.080
Why?
Vitamin B Complex
1
2010
22
0.080
Why?
Epidemiologic Studies
1
2010
19
0.080
Why?
Therapeutics
1
2010
13
0.080
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
3
2017
2458
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2019
1967
0.070
Why?
Occupational Exposure
1
2010
99
0.070
Why?
Skin Neoplasms
1
2014
638
0.070
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2010
218
0.070
Why?
Long QT Syndrome
1
2009
38
0.070
Why?
Ownership
1
2009
30
0.070
Why?
Cause of Death
1
2009
278
0.070
Why?
Child, Preschool
2
2026
4005
0.070
Why?
Rural Population
1
2009
193
0.070
Why?
Washington
1
2008
51
0.070
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
1
2015
1105
0.070
Why?
Feasibility Studies
1
2010
800
0.070
Why?
Cystic Fibrosis
1
2009
123
0.070
Why?
Genetic Loci
1
2019
263
0.060
Why?
Cardiovascular Diseases
1
2015
822
0.060
Why?
SEER Program
1
2008
244
0.060
Why?
Factor Analysis, Statistical
1
2007
118
0.060
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2019
419
0.060
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2007
71
0.060
Why?
Survivors
1
2008
211
0.060
Why?
Family Health
1
2007
156
0.060
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2009
1193
0.060
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
3
2014
3025
0.060
Why?
Foot Deformities, Congenital
1
2006
12
0.060
Why?
Talus
1
2006
18
0.060
Why?
Nails
1
2026
16
0.060
Why?
Incidence
3
2017
1783
0.060
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2010
472
0.060
Why?
HLA-C Antigens
1
2005
17
0.060
Why?
Survival Analysis
1
2019
1527
0.060
Why?
Prevalence
2
2013
1389
0.050
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2016
310
0.050
Why?
Choline
1
2023
23
0.050
Why?
Food, Fortified
1
2023
18
0.050
Why?
Arachidonic Acids
1
2023
37
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Development
1
2024
28
0.050
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
1
2010
686
0.050
Why?
Protein Isoforms
1
2024
303
0.050
Why?
Gray Matter
1
2024
46
0.050
Why?
Brain
2
2024
2429
0.050
Why?
Adolescent Behavior
1
2024
118
0.050
Why?
Psoriasis
1
2005
262
0.050
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2023
106
0.050
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
70
0.050
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
1
2008
2008
0.040
Why?
Homeodomain Proteins
1
2006
566
0.040
Why?
Animals
2
2018
28907
0.040
Why?
Executive Function
1
2022
115
0.040
Why?
Pneumonia, Bacterial
1
2001
34
0.040
Why?
Regression Analysis
2
2016
577
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2020
56
0.040
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
2
2015
666
0.040
Why?
Urinary Tract Infections
1
2001
88
0.040
Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms
2
2017
826
0.040
Why?
Communicable Diseases
1
2001
74
0.040
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2015
1946
0.040
Why?
Impulsive Behavior
1
2022
295
0.040
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2026
3266
0.030
Why?
Penetrance
1
2018
51
0.030
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2006
1717
0.030
Why?
Inflammation Mediators
1
2018
164
0.030
Why?
Influenza, Human
1
2001
357
0.030
Why?
Receptors, Estrogen
1
2019
429
0.030
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2017
290
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2020
975
0.030
Why?
Ligands
1
2018
487
0.030
Why?
Age of Onset
1
2018
367
0.030
Why?
Vitamin D Deficiency
1
2017
118
0.030
Why?
Models, Animal
1
2017
280
0.030
Why?
Carcinogenesis
1
2018
242
0.030
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2017
288
0.030
Why?
Telomerase
1
2016
69
0.030
Why?
Sequence Analysis, RNA
1
2017
271
0.030
Why?
Treatment Outcome
1
2009
9688
0.030
Why?
Geographic Information Systems
1
2015
29
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2018
766
0.030
Why?
Demography
1
2015
193
0.030
Why?
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
58
0.030
Why?
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
1
2015
77
0.030
Why?
Prostate
1
2018
434
0.030
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2018
815
0.030
Why?
Epithelial Cells
1
2018
710
0.030
Why?
Cytokines
1
2018
889
0.030
Why?
Tumor Microenvironment
1
2018
618
0.030
Why?
Disease Progression
1
2018
1609
0.030
Why?
Neuroblastoma
1
2017
409
0.030
Why?
Pedigree
2
2006
980
0.020
Why?
Perception
1
2014
187
0.020
Why?
Global Health
1
2015
215
0.020
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2016
969
0.020
Why?
Selection, Genetic
1
2017
571
0.020
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
1
2015
478
0.020
Why?
Biomedical Research
1
2017
470
0.020
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2018
1790
0.020
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
1
2018
2892
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
1
2017
1394
0.020
Why?
Informed Consent
1
2014
281
0.020
Why?
Fertilizers
1
2010
9
0.020
Why?
Skin
1
2014
591
0.020
Why?
Sunlight
1
2010
27
0.020
Why?
Pesticides
1
2010
33
0.020
Why?
Models, Biological
1
2017
1805
0.020
Why?
Protective Agents
1
2010
34
0.020
Why?
Registries
1
2015
1122
0.020
Why?
Water
1
2011
309
0.020
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2010
985
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
1
2006
87
0.010
Why?
Stroke
1
2015
1154
0.010
Why?
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
196
0.010
Why?
Glycoproteins
1
2005
221
0.010
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2006
548
0.010
Why?
Haplotypes
1
2005
657
0.010
Why?
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2005
403
0.010
Why?
Vancomycin Resistance
1
2001
18
0.010
Why?
Methicillin Resistance
1
2001
31
0.010
Why?
Herpes Zoster
1
2001
26
0.010
Why?
Enterococcus
1
2001
34
0.010
Why?
Neuralgia
1
2001
32
0.010
Why?
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
1
2001
52
0.010
Why?
Community-Acquired Infections
1
2001
65
0.010
Why?
Staphylococcal Infections
1
2001
287
0.010
Why?
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