Belynda Hicks

Also affiliated with United States Department of Health and Human Services, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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0.931Author DataRank

Indexed papers

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

GWAS Explorer: an open-source tool to explore, visualize, and access GWAS summary statistics in the PLCO Atlas

Scientific Data(2023)10.1038/s41597-022-01921-2

Top 35%

0.564DataRank

Top 35%22 citations

Wen‐Yi Huang, Wendy S W Wong, Sonja I. Berndt, Joshua N. Sampson, Jonas De Almeida +37 more

Papers

Driven by 53 papers — median percentile 58. Top paper: “Gene Expression Profiling Identifies Two Chordoma Subtypes Associated with Distinct Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes”.

Gene Expression Profiling Identifies Two Chordoma Subtypes Associated with Distinct Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes

Clinical Cancer Research(2022)10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-1865

N/A

0.952DataRank · unranked

41 citations

Jianxin Shi, Yazhuo Zhang, Chuzhong Li, Yujia Xiong, Hela Koka +22 more

Genetic and epigenetic intratumor heterogeneity impacts prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-16295-5

N/A

0.738DataRank · unranked

136 citations

Zhao Wei, Angela Cecilia Pesatori, Dario Consonni, Neil E. Caporaso, Tongwu Zhang +10 more

GWAS Explorer: an open-source tool to explore, visualize, and access GWAS summary statistics in the PLCO Atlas

Scientific Data(2023)10.1038/s41597-022-01921-2

Top 35%

0.564DataRank

Top 35%22 citations

Wen‐Yi Huang, Wendy S W Wong, Sonja I. Berndt, Joshua N. Sampson, Jonas De Almeida +37 more

Genome-wide Association Study Identifies HLA-DPB1 as a Significant Risk Factor for Severe Aplastic Anemia

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2020)10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.01.004

N/A

0.529DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Mathias Viard, Colm Ó’hUigín, Weiyin Zhou, Meredith Yeager, Shengchao Alfred Li +27 more

Using whole-exome sequencing and protein interaction networks to prioritize candidate genes for germline cutaneous melanoma susceptibility

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-74293-5

N/A

0.434DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Margaret A. Tucker, Hela Koka, Yanzi Xiao, Kristine Jones, Aurélie Vogt +11 more

Germline-somatic JAK2 interactions are associated with clonal expansion in myelofibrosis

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-32986-7

N/A

0.396DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Weiyin Zhou, Youjin Wang, Kristine Jones, Wen Luo, Casey Dagnall +26 more

Evaluation of alcohol-free mouthwash for studies of the oral microbiome

PLoS ONE(2023)10.1371/journal.pone.0284956

N/A

0.373DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Emily Vogtmann, Alaina H. Shreves, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Amanda Black, Norma Diaz-Mayoral +15 more

PLCOjs, a FAIR GWAS web SDK for the NCI Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Atlas project

Bioinformatics(2022)10.1093/bioinformatics/btac531

Top 49%

0.366DataRank

Top 49%5 citations

Erika Nemeth, Richard A. Moffitt, Lorena Sandoval, Mitchell J. Machiela, Neal D. Freedman +14 more

Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in second-degree relatives in Northern Uganda: in-depth genome-wide analysis suggests clues about genetic susceptibility

Leukemia(2020)10.1038/s41375-020-01052-w

N/A

0.312DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Isaac Otim, Martin D. Ogwang, Mingyi Wang, Bin Zhu, Nathan Cole +31 more

Genomic characterization of cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma following the Chornobyl accident

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-49292-z

N/A

0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Olivia W. Lee, Danielle M. Karyadi, Bogdanova Ti, Chip Stewart, Stephen W. Hartley +29 more

Risk of clonal hematopoiesis in families exposed to radiation following the Chornobyl accident

Carcinogenesis(2025)10.1093/carcin/bgaf056

N/A

0.242DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Wendy S.W. Wong, Zhi‐Ming Mai, Danielle M. Karyadi, Vladimir Drozdovitch, Irenaeus C.C. Chan +18 more

Novel MAPK/AKT-impairing germline NRAS variant identified in a melanoma-prone family

Familial Cancer(2021)10.1007/s10689-021-00267-9

N/A

0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Mai Xu, Michael R. Sargen, Hyunbum Jang, Mingzhen Zhang, Tongwu Zhang +24 more

Prospective and Cross-sectional Associations of the Rectal Tissue Microbiome with Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention(2022)10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-0608

N/A

0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Emily Vogtmann, Ana M. Ortega‐Villa, Yunhu Wan, Maria F. Gomez, Stephanie Hogue +9 more

A genome-wide association study identifies an African-specific locus on chromosome 21q22.12 associated with Burkitt lymphoma risk and survival

Leukemia(2025)10.1038/s41375-025-02690-8

N/A

0.109DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Mateus H. Gouveia, Bryan R. Gorman, Atuahene Adu-Gyamfi, Chia‐Han Lee, Martin D. Ogwang +44 more

The oral microbiome and breast cancer and nonmalignant breast disease, and its relationship with the fecal microbiome in the Ghana Breast Health Study

International Journal of Cancer(2022)10.1002/ijc.34145

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Doratha A. Byrd, Yunhu Wan, Daniel Ansong, Joe‐Nat Clegg‐Lamptey, Beatrice Wiafe‐Addai +26 more

Rare germline variants in PALB2 and BRCA2 in familial and sporadic chordoma

Human Mutation(2022)10.1002/humu.24427

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Kajal Biswas, Tzeh Keong Foo, Thiago T. Gomes, Maximilian Riedel‐Topper, Eileen Southon +24 more

Integrated Analysis of Coexpression and Exome Sequencing to Prioritize Susceptibility Genes for Familial Cutaneous Melanoma

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2022)10.1016/j.jid.2022.01.029

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Margaret A. Tucker, Hela Koka, Yanzi Xiao, Tongwu Zhang, Kristine Jones +13 more

Genome-wide Association Study of Bladder Cancer Reveals New Biological and Translational Insights

European Urology(2023)10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.020

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

75 citations

Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Roger L. Milne, Evangelina López de Maturana, Yuanqing Ye +95 more

Associations of Circulating Estrogens and Estrogen Metabolites with Fecal and Oral Microbiome in Postmenopausal Women in the Ghana Breast Health Study

Microbiology Spectrum(2023)10.1128/spectrum.01572-23

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Doratha A. Byrd, Yunhu Wan, Daniel Ansong, Joe‐Nat Clegg‐Lamptey +27 more

Germline pathogenic variants in neuroblastoma patients are enriched in BARD1 and predict worse survival

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2023)10.1093/jnci/djad183

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

27 citations

Zalman Vaksman, Laura E. Egolf, Rebecca S. Kaufman, Perry Evans, Karina L. Conkrite +23 more

Oral microbiome and risk of incident head and neck cancer: A nested case-control study

Oral Oncology(2023)10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106305

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

22 citations

Yongli Han, Yunhu Wan, Xing Hua, Samantha S Chill, Kedest Teshome +15 more

DNA methylation age in paired tumor and adjacent normal breast tissue in Chinese women with breast cancer

Clinical Epigenetics(2023)10.1186/s13148-023-01465-1

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Clara Bodelón, Steve Horvath, Priscilla Ming Yi Lee, Difei Wang, Lei Song +25 more

Sickle cell allele HBB‐rs334(T) is associated with decreased risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma in East Africa

American Journal of Hematology(2023)10.1002/ajh.27149

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Mateus H. Gouveia, Martin D. Ogwang, Patrick Kerchan, Steven J. Reynolds, Constance Tenge +43 more

Mosaic chromosomal alterations in peripheral blood leukocytes of children in sub-Saharan Africa

Nature Communications(2023)10.1038/s41467-023-43881-0

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Anja Fischer, Martin D. Ogwang, Wen Luo, Patrick Kerchan, Steven J. Reynolds +42 more

GENOME‐WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF CHILDHOOD BURKITT LYMPHOMA IN EAST AFRICA IDENTIFIES A NOVEL GERMLINE SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCUS ON CHROMOSOME 21

Hematological Oncology(2023)10.1002/hon.3196_lba1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Bryan R. Gorman, Manuela Gouveia, Martin Ogwang, Patrick Kerchan, Steven J. Reynolds +41 more

Genomic profiles and clinical presentation of chordoma

Acta Neuropathologica Communications(2024)10.1186/s40478-024-01833-9

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Weiyin Zhou, Mary L. McMaster, Jiwei Bai, Wen Luo, Alyssa Klein +12 more

Transcriptome- and proteome-wide association studies identify genes associated with renal cell carcinoma

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024)10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.07.012

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Xinyu Guo, Timothy Winter, Om Jahagirdar, Mark P. Purdue, Mitchell J. Machiela +93 more

Genomes and epigenomes of matched normal and tumor breast tissue reveal diverse evolutionary trajectories and tumor-host interactions

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024)10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.10.005

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Avraam Tapinos, Hela Koka, Priscilla Ming Yi Lee, Tongwu Zhang, Wei Zhu +21 more

Human leukocyte antigen-DQA1*04:01 and rs2040406 variants are associated with elevated risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma

Communications Biology(2024)10.1038/s42003-023-05701-5

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Yang Luo, Samuel Kirimunda, Murielle Verboom, Olusegun O. Onabajo, Mateus H. Gouveia +44 more

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Gene Variants in Severe Aplastic Anemia and Their Impact on Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy(2024)10.1016/j.jtct.2024.05.017

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Lisa J. McReynolds, Youjin Wang, Belynda Hicks, Kristine Jones, Stephen R. Spellman +8 more

The human oral microbiome and risk of colorectal cancer within three prospective cohort studies in the United States

Cancer(2025)10.1002/cncr.35802

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Yukiko Yano, Sémi Zouiouich, Xing Hua, Yunhu Wan, Vaishnavi Purandare +17 more

Allelic effects on KLHL17 expression underlie a pancreatic cancer genome-wide association signal at chr1p36.33

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-59109-2

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2 citations

Katherine Hullin, Ehssan Abdolalizadeh, Jun Zhong, Daina Eiser, Aidan O’Brien +74 more

Associations of the Colon Tissue Microbiome and Circulating Bile Acids With Colorectal Adenoma Among Average‐Risk Women

Cancer Medicine(2025)10.1002/cam4.71048

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Maria F. Gomez, Stephanie Hogue, Jessica R. Burns, Nate Smith, Joshua N. Sampson +13 more

Effects of a high-fiber, high-fruit and high-vegetable, low-fat dietary intervention on the rectal tissue microbiome

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2025)10.1093/jnci/djaf034

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Maria F. Gomez, Stephanie Hogue, Yunhu Wan, Ana M. Ortega‐Villa, Andrew Warner +8 more

Animal farming and the oral microbiome in the Agricultural Health Study

Environmental Research(2025)10.1016/j.envres.2025.121964

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Vaishnavi Purandare, Shilan Li, Gabriella Andreotti, Xing Hua, Yunhu Wan +18 more

Using Mendelian randomization to investigate etiologic heterogeneity across renal cell carcinoma subtypes

International Journal of Epidemiology(2025)10.1093/ije/dyaf177

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Om Jahagirdar, Mark P. Purdue, Diptavo Dutta, Mitchell J. Machiela, Bryan R. Gorman +94 more

Response to Hanif and Sholihah

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2025)10.1093/jnci/djaf226

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Maria F. Gomez, Stephanie Hogue, Yunhu Wan, Ana M. Ortega‐Villa, Andrew Warner +8 more

A prognostic signature for lung adenocarcinoma in people who have never smoked

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.08.13.670169

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Tongwu Zhang, Xing Hua, Phuc H. Hoang, Mona Miraftab, Monjoy Saha +64 more

Germline Pathogenic Variants in MUTYH Are Associated With Inferior Survival After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies or Disorders

American Journal of Hematology(2025)10.1002/ajh.70093

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Youjin Wang, Ashwin Koppayi, Sharon A. Savage, Lucy A. Godley, Kirsten M. Williams +15 more

Proteomic analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma etiology and risk stratification in two prospective studies

medRxiv(2025)10.64898/2025.12.08.25341832

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Cody Z. Watling, Li C. Cheung, Christian C. Abnet, Belynda Hicks, Wen‐Yi Huang +9 more

Population Frequency of Fanconi Pathway Gene Variants and Their Association with Survival After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation(2020)10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.01.011

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Youjin Wang, Ashley S. Thompson, Bari J. Ballew, Jung Kim, Blanche P. Alter +9 more

SomaticCombiner: improving the performance of somatic variant calling based on evaluation tests and a consensus approach

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-69772-8

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

46 citations

Wen Luo, Kristine Jones, Xiaopeng Bian, Russell Williams, Herbert Higson +5 more

Tracing Lung Cancer Risk Factors Through Mutational Signatures in Never-Smokers

American Journal of Epidemiology(2020)10.1093/aje/kwaa234

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

42 citations

Naoise C. Synnott, Jennifer Rosenbaum, Tongwu Zhang, Bin Zhu, Jianxin Shi +17 more

The genomic and epigenomic evolutionary history of papillary renal cell carcinomas

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-16546-5

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

37 citations

Maria Luana Poeta, Manuela Costantini, Tongwu Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Steno Sentinelli +21 more

Radiation-related genomic profile of papillary thyroid carcinoma after the Chernobyl accident

Science(2021)10.1126/science.abg2538

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

165 citations

Danielle M. Karyadi, Chip Stewart, Bogdanova Ti, Eric T. Dawson, Mia Steinberg +34 more

Whole genome sequencing of skull-base chordoma reveals genomic alterations associated with recurrence and chordoma-specific survival

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-21026-5

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

121 citations

Jianxin Shi, Chuzhong Li, Shuai Wang, Tongwu Zhang, Xing Hua +23 more

DNA-methylation-based telomere length estimator: comparisons with measurements from flow FISH and qPCR

Aging(2021)10.18632/aging.203126

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

36 citations

Steve Horvath, Shilpa Katta, Casey Dagnall, Geraldine Aubert, Belynda Hicks +6 more

Cigarette Smoking and Opium Use in Relation to the Oral Microbiota in Iran

Microbiology Spectrum(2021)10.1128/spectrum.00138-21

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Yongli Han, J. Gregory Caporaso, Nicholas A. Bokulich, Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Alireza Moayyedkazemi +15 more

Epigenetic Aging and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Severe Aplastic Anemia

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy(2021)10.1016/j.jtct.2021.01.013

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Shilpa Katta, Tao Wang, Belynda Hicks, Bin Zhu, Stephen R. Spellman +4 more

Comparison of somatic mutation landscapes in Chinese versus European breast cancer patients

Human Genetics and Genomics Advances(2021)10.1016/j.xhgg.2021.100076

N/A

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10 citations

LiJin Joo, Tongwu Zhang, Hela Koka, Donghyuk Lee, Jianxin Shi +23 more

Novel MAPK/AKT-impairing germline NRAS variant identified in a melanoma-prone family

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.04.20.21254596

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Mai Xu, Michael R. Sargen, Hyunbum Jang, Mingzhen Zhang, Tongwu Zhang +24 more

The Oral Microbiome and Lung Cancer Risk: An Analysis of 3 Prospective Cohort Studies

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2022)10.1093/jnci/djac149

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

86 citations

Xing Hua, Guoqin Yu, Vaishnavi Purandare, Autumn G. Hullings, Dantong Shao +19 more

Breast Cancer Risk in Women from Ghana Carrying Rare Germline Pathogenic Mutations

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention(2022)10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1397

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0DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Andriy Derkach, Beatrice Wiafe‐Addai, Baffour Awuah, Joel Yarney +29 more

Belynda Hicks

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