# Harm-Jan Westra

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/harm-jan-westra/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 34,254 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 56 |
| i10-index | 86 |
| Last Known Institution | University Medical Center Groningen |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5047168944 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7038-567X |
| Works | 187 |

## Researcher papers

- [Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetics-of-rheumatoid-arthritis-contributes-to-biology-and-drug-discovery/)
- [Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-cis-and-trans-eqtl-analyses-identify-thousands-of-genetic-loci-and/)
- [Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-association-analyses-identify-host-factors-influencing-human-gut/)
- [Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations](https://scholariq.org/papers/systematic-identification-of-trans-eqtls-as-putative-drivers-of-known-disease/)
- [Meta-analysis identifies 29 additional ulcerative colitis risk loci, increasing the number of confirmed associations to 47](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-identifies-29-additional-ulcerative-colitis-risk-loci-increasing/)
- [Analysis of five chronic inflammatory diseases identifies 27 new associations and highlights disease-specific patterns at shared loci](https://scholariq.org/papers/analysis-of-five-chronic-inflammatory-diseases-identifies-27-new-associations/)
- [Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals](https://scholariq.org/papers/genomic-and-drug-target-evaluation-of-90-cardiovascular-proteins-in-30-931/)
- [The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-age-and-sex-on-genetic-associations-with-adult-body-size-and/)
- [Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-and-rare-variant-association-analyses-in-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/)
- [Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell](https://scholariq.org/papers/seventy-five-genetic-loci-influencing-the-human-red-blood-cell/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks](https://scholariq.org/topics/bioinformatics-and-genomic-networks/)
- [Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics](https://scholariq.org/topics/single-cell-and-spatial-transcriptomics/)
- [Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-mapping-and-diversity-in-plants-and-animals/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)

## Researcher university

- [University Medical Center Groningen](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-medical-center-groningen/)

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