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Cristen J. Willer

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1999
Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenomics and Rare DiseasesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockRNA modifications and cancer

Publications

421

Citations

94,743

Est. group size

~49

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 1999

In context
Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 94,743cohort median 3,422
Publications / year (recent): 20.0cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~21 · 11% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 24 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 20.0/year recently
2017: 26 publications172018: 24 publications182019: 28 publications192020: 69 publications69202021: 59 publications212022: 45 publications222023: 35 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 3 collaborators2019: 1 collaborator2020: 1 collaborator2021: 1 collaborator2022: 0 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Genetics×40
  • UNC Libraries×32
  • medRxiv×28
  • Nature Communications×27
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×25
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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