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The 25 best-ranked publications 2009 (as of March 15, 2010)

  1. The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, with Danesh, J.*, Döring, A., Meisinger, C. et al.: Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Nonvascular Mortality. JAMA 302(4), 412-423 (2009) – Impact Factor: 31,7

  2. Vasan, R.S., …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Blankenberg, S.: Genetic Variants Associated with Cardiac Structure and Function A Meta-analysis and Replication of Genome-wide Association Data. JAMA 302(2), 168-178 (2009) – Impact Factor: 31,7

  3. Blandin, S.A.*, Wang-Sattler, R.*, …, Steinmetz, L.M.: Dissecting the Genetic Basis of Resistance to Malaria Parasites in Anopheles gambiae. Science 326, 147-150 (2009) – Impact Factor: 28,1

  4. Kong, A.*, …, Stefansson, K.*, the DIAGRAM Consortium with Wichmann, H.E., Huth, C. et al.: Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases. Nature 462, 868-874 (2009) – Impact Factor: 31,4

  5. Simón-Sánchez, J.*, Schulte, C.*, Bras, J.M.*, Sharma, M., Gibbs*, J.R., ..., Illig, T., Gieger, C., ..., Singleton, A.B.*, Gasser, T.*: Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson`s disease. Nature Genetics 41(12), 1308-1312 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  6. Soranzo, N.*, …, Kühnel, B., …, Döring, A., Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., …, Gieger, C.*: A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight haematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium. Nature Genetics 41(11), 1182-1190 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  7. Ganesh, S.K.*, Zakai, N.A.*, van Rooij, F.J.A.*, Soranzo, N.*, Smith, A.V.*, Nalls, M.A.*, …, Kuhnel, B., …, Meisinger, C., …, Gieger, C., …, Greinacher, A.*, O`Donnell, C.J.*, Witteman, J.C.M.*, Harris, T.B.*, Lin, J.P.*: Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium. Nature Genetics 41(11), 1191-1198 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  8. van Es, M.A., ..., Wichmann, H.E., …,Ophoff, R.A.*, van den Berg, L.H.*: Genome-wide association study identifies 19p 13.3 (UNC13A) and 9p21.2 as susceptibility loci for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nature Genetics 41(10), 1083-1087 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  9. Harold, D., …, Klopp, N., Wichmann, H.E., …, Owen, M.J.*, Williams, J.*: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer`s disease. Nature Genetics 41(10), 1088-1093 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  10. Benjamin, E.J.*, …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Witteman, J.C.M.*: Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry. Nature Genetics 41(8), 879-881 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  11. Gudbjartsson, D.F.*, …, Gieger, C., Wichmann, H.E., …, Stefansson, K.*: A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. Nature Genetics 41(4), 876-878 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  12. Hallmayer, J., …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Mignot, E.*: Narcolepsy is strongly associated with T-cell receptor alpha locus. Nature Genetics 41(6), 708-711 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  13. Newton-Cheh, C.*, …, Döring, A., Gieger, C., Illig, T.,  …, Wichmann, H.E., Abecasis, G.R.*, Caulfield, M.*, Munroe, P.B.*: Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nature Genetics, 41(6), 666-676 (2009) – Impact factor: 30,3

  14. Esparza-Gordillo, J., …, Illig, T., …, Lee, Y.A.*, Ruether, A.: A common variant on chromosome 11q13 is associated with atopic dermatitis. Nature Genetics 41(5), 596-601 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  15. Pfeufer, A.*, …, Müller, M., …., Gieger, C., …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Abecasis, G.*, Chakravarti, A.*: Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study. Nature Genetics 41(4), 407-414 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  16. Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium, with Kathiresan, S.*, Wichmann, H.E. et al.: Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants. Nature Genetics 41(3), 334-341 (2009) Impact Factor : 30,3

  17. Trégouet, D.A., …, Meisinger C., …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Samani, NJ: Genome-wide haplotype association study identifies the SLC22A3-LPAL2-LPA gene cluster as a risk locus for coronary artery disease. Nature Genetics 41(3), 283-285 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  18. Erdmann, J., …, Wichmann, H.E., …, Meisinger, C., Baumert, J., Peters, A., …, Schunkert, H.: New susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease on chromosome 3q22.3. Nature Genetics 41(3), 280-282 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  19. Prokopenko, I., …, Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., McCarthy, M.I.*, Wareham, N.J.*, Meigs, J.B.*, Abecasis, G.R.*: Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels. Nature Genetics 41(1), 77-81 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  20. Aulchenko, Y.S., …, Heid, I.M., …, Gieger, C., Döring, A., Wichmann, H.E.,  …, Peltonen, L.* for the ENGAGE consortium: Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts. Nature Genetics 41(1), 47-55 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  21. Willer, C.J., …, Heid, I.M., …, Wichmann, H.E., McCarthy, M.*, Boehnke, M.*, Barroso, I.*, Abecasis, G.R.*, Hirschhorn, J.A.* for the GIANT consortium: Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nature Genetics 41, 25-34 (2009) - Impact Factor: 30,3

  22. Peters, A.: Air Quality and Cardiovascular Health. Smoke and Pollution Matter. Circulation 120, 924-927 (2009) – Impact Factor: 14,6

  23. Wolf, K., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., von Klot, S., Meisinger, C., Cyrys, J., Hymer, H., Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A., for the KORA Study Group: Air Temperature and the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany. Circulation 120, 735-742 (2009) – Impact Factor: 14,6

  24. Kretzschmar, H., Illig, T.: Are further genetic factors associated with the risk of developing variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? Lancet Neurol 8, 25-26 (2009) – Impact Factor: 14,3

  25. Timmer, A., Obermeier, F.: Reduced risk of ulcerative colitis after appendicectomy Is related to the underlying appendicitis, not the operation. Brit Med J 338, 781-782 (2009) – Impact Factor: 12,8

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The 25 best-ranked publications 2009 with EPI first/last author or corresponding author (as of March 15, 2010)

  1. Soranzo, N.*, …, Kühnel, B., …, Döring, A., Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., …, Gieger, C.*: A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight haematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium. Nature Genetics 41(11), 1182-1190 (2009) – Impact Factor: 30,3

  2. Blandin, S.A.*, Wang-Sattler, R.*, …, Steinmetz, L.M.: Dissecting the Genetic Basis of Resistance to Malaria Parasites in Anopheles gambiae. Science 326, 147-150 (2009) – Impact Factor: 28,1

  3. Peters, A.: Air Quality and Cardiovascular Health. Smoke and Pollution Matter. Circulation 120, 924-927 (2009) – Impact Factor: 14,6

  4. Wolf, K., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., von Klot, S., Meisinger, C., Cyrys, J., …, Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A., for the KORA Study Group: Air Temperature and the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany. Circulation 120, 735-742 (2009) – Impact Factor: 14,6

  5. Timmer, A., Obermeier, F.: Reduced risk of ulcerative colitis after appendicectomy Is related to the underlying appendicitis, not the operation. Brit Med J 338, 781-782 (2009) – Impact Factor: 12,8

  6. Meisinger, C., ..., Gieger, C., …, Klopp, N., …, Peters, A., Illig, T., …, Wichmann, H.E., Döring, A.: A Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Three Loci Associated with Mean Platelet Volume. Am J Hum Genet 84, 66-71 (2009) – Impact Factor: 10,2

  7. Peters, A., Greven, S., Heid, I.M., …, Breitner, S., …, Illig, T., …, Rückerl, R., …, Schneider, A., …, Wichmann, H.E. for the AIRGENE Study Group: Fibrinogen Genes Modify the Fibrinogen Response to Ambient Particulate Matter. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179, 484-491 (2009) – Impact Factor: 9,8

  8. Rodriguez, E., Baurecht, H., …: Meta-analysis of filaggrin polymorphisms in eczema and asthma: Robust risk factors in atopic disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 123, 1361-1370 (2009) – Impact Factor: 9,8

  9. Heid, I.M., Huth, C., …, Illig, T., …, Wichmann, H.E.: Meta-Analysis of the INSIG2 Association with Obesity Including 74, 345 Individuals: Does Heterogeneity of Estimates Relate to Study Design? PLoS Genetics 5(10): e1000694, 1-10 (2009) – Impact Factor: 8,9

  10. Lindgren, C.M.*, Heid, I.M.*, Randall, J.C.*, Lamina, C.*, Steinthorsdottir, V.*, …, Döring, A., …, Wichmann, H.E., Abecasis, G.R., Hirschhorn, J.N., Loos, R.J.F., Stefansson, K., Mohlke, K.L., Barroso, I., McCarthy, M.I. et al. for the GIANT consortium: Genome-Wide Association Scan Meta-Analysis Identifies Three Loci Influencing Adiposity and Fat Distribution. PLoS Genetics 5(6): e1000508, 1-13 (2009) Impact Factor: 8,9

  11. Kolz, M., …, Lamina, C., …, Wang-Sattler, R., …, Döring, A., Wichmann, H.E., …, Illig, T., Gieger, C.: Meta-Analysis of 28, 141 Individuals Identifies Common Variants within Five New Loci that Influence Uric Acid Concentrations. PLoS Genetics 5(6): e1000504, 1-10 (2009) – Impact Factor: 8,9

  12. Rzehak, P., Sausenthaler, S., …, Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., for the German Infant Nutrition Intervention Study Group: Short- and long-term effects of feeding hydrlyzed protein infant formulas on growth at <= 6 y of age: results from the German Infant Nutrition Intervention Study. Am J Clin Nutr 89, 1846-1856 (2009) – Impact Factor: 6,7

  13. Chen, C.M., Heinrich, J.: Re: Exposure to furry pets and the risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis: a meta-analysis Letter to the editor. Allergy 64, 494-495 (2009) – Impact Factor: 6,2

  14. Chen, C.M., …, Klopp, N., Sausenthaler, S., …, Illig, T., Wichmann, H.E., Heinrich, J., the LISA and GINI Study Group: Common variants in FCER1A influence total serum IgE levels from cord blood up to six years of life. Allergy 64, 1327-1332 (2009) – Impact Factor: 6,2

  15. Breitner, S., Stölzel, M., Cyrys, J., Pitz, M., Wölke, G., …, Heinrich, J., Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A.: Short-Term Mortality Rates during a Decade of Improved Air Quality in Erfurt, Germany. Environ Health Perspect 117(3), 448-454 (2009) – Impact Factor: 6,1

  16. Rückerl, R., Peters, A., Khuseyinova, N., …, Meisinger, C., …, Schneider, A.: Determinants of the Acute Phase Protein C-Reactive Protein in Myocardial Infarction Survivors: The Role of Comorbidities and Environmental Factors. Clinical Chemistry 55:2, 322-335 (2009) – Impact Factor: 5,6

  17. Huth, C., Illig, T., …, Gieger, C., Grallert, H., Vollmert, C., …, Thorand, B., Meisinger, C., Döring, A., Klopp, N., Gohlke, H., …, Wichmann, H.E., Heid, I.M.: Joint analysis of individual participants` data from 17 studies on the association of the IL6 variant -174>C with circulating glucose levels, interleukin-6 levels, and body mass index. Ann Med 41, 128-138 (2009) – Impact Factor: 5,4

  18. Hildebrandt, K., Rückerl, R., …, Schneider, A., Pitz, M., Heinrich, J., …, Wichmann, H.E., Peters, A.: Short-term effects of air pollution: a panel study of blood markers in patients with chronic pulmonary disease. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 6:25, 1-13 (2009) – Impact Factor: 5,4

  19. von Klot, S., …: Elemental Carbon Exposure at Residence and Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Epidemiology 20(4), 547-554 (2009) – Impact Factor: 5,4

  20. Steinbrecher, A., …, Linseisen, J.*: Dietary glucosinolate intake and risk of prostate cancer in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort study. Int J Cancer 125, 2179-2186 (2009) – Impact Factor: 4,7

  21. Beck, J.A., Meisinger, C., Heier, M.,…, Greschik, C., ...: Effect of Blood Glucose Concentrations on Admission in Non-Diabetic Versus Diabetic Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction on Short- and Long-Term Mortality (from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Myocardial Infarction Registry). Am J Cardiol 104, 1607-1612 (2009) – Impact Factor: 3,9

  22. Kolz, M., Baumert, J., Gohlke, H., Grallert, H., Döring, A., Peters, A., Wichmann, H.E., …, Illig, T.: Association study between variants in the fibrinogen gene cluster, fibrinogen levels and hypertension: Results from the MONICA/KORA study. Thromb Haemost 101, 317-324 (2009) – Impact Factor: 3,8

  23. Meisinger, C., Kandler, U., Ladwig, K.H.: Living Alone Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men but Not Women From the General Population: The MONICA/KORA Augsburg Cohort Study. Psychosom Med 71(7), 784-8 (2009) - Impact Factor: 3,5

  24. Heier, M., Moebus, S., Meisinger, C., …, Döring, A., …: Menopausal hormone therapy in Germany Results of three national surveys from 1997 to 2003. Menopause 62, 9-15 (2009) – Impact Factor: 3,5

  25. Autenrieth, C., Schneider, A., Döring, A., Meisinger, C., …, Thorand, B., …: Association between different domains of physical activity & markers of inflammation. Med Sci Sports Exerci 41(9), 1706-13 (2009) – Impact Factor: 3,4

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