# Nancy L. Heard‐Costa

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/nancy-l-heard-costa/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 31,015 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 55 |
| i10-index | 109 |
| Last Known Institution | Boston University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5057944271 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9730-0306 |
| Works | 205 |

## Researcher papers

- [Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program](https://scholariq.org/papers/sequencing-of-53-831-diverse-genomes-from-the-nhlbi-topmed-program/)
- [New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution](https://scholariq.org/papers/new-genetic-loci-link-adipose-and-insulin-biology-to-body-fat-distribution/)
- [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/)
- [Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data](https://scholariq.org/papers/assessing-the-contribution-of-rare-variants-to-complex-trait-heritability-from/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-mapping-and-diversity-in-plants-and-animals/)
- [Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-genetics-and-disease/)
- [Genomics and Rare Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-rare-diseases/)
- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)

## Researcher university

- [Boston University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/boston-university/)

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