| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 2 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,818 |
| 3 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 4 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 1,100 |
| 5 | Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 924 |
| 6 | Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts | PLoS Medicine | 2013 | 753 |
| 7 | A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 549 |
| 8 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height | Nature | 2017 | 544 |
| 9 | Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 426 |
| 10 | New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 350 |
| 11 | Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell | Nature | 2012 | 320 |
| 12 | Genome-wide association study in 79,366 European-ancestry individuals informs the genetic architecture of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels | Nature Communications | 2018 | 295 |
| 13 | Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation | Nature Genetics | 2015 | 294 |
| 14 | Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 286 |
| 15 | Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 284 |
| 16 | Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 281 |
| 17 | Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets | Nature Genetics | 2017 | 257 |
| 18 | Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 251 |
| 19 | New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk | Nature Communications | 2016 | 245 |
| 20 | WNT16 Influences Bone Mineral Density, Cortical Bone Thickness, Bone Strength, and Osteoporotic Fracture Risk | PLoS Genetics | 2012 | 240 |
| 21 | A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies multiple longevity genes | Nature Communications | 2019 | 214 |
| 22 | KLB is associated with alcohol drinking, and its gene product β-Klotho is necessary for FGF21 regulation of alcohol preference | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2016 | 208 |
| 23 | A metabolic view on menopause and ageing | Nature Communications | 2014 | 196 |
| 24 | Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity | Human Molecular Genetics | 2013 | 188 |
| 25 | Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium | Behavior Genetics | 2016 | 178 |
| 26 | Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations | Nature | 2015 | 173 |
| 27 | Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits | Nature Communications | 2017 | 169 |
| 28 | Prospective evaluation of planar bone scintigraphy, SPECT, SPECT/CT, 18F-NaF PET/CT and whole body 1.5T MRI, including DWI, for the detection of bone metastases in high risk breast and prostate cancer patients: SKELETA clinical trial | Acta Oncológica | 2016 | 166 |
| 29 | Increased Brain Fatty Acid Uptake in Metabolic Syndrome | Diabetes | 2010 | 165 |
| 30 | Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults | PLoS Genetics | 2017 | 158 |
| 31 | A genome‐wide approach to children's aggressive behavior: The EAGLE consortium | American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics | 2016 | 153 |
| 32 | Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels | Nature Communications | 2016 | 153 |
| 33 | A Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of Circulating Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin Reveals Multiple Loci Implicated in Sex Steroid Hormone Regulation | PLoS Genetics | 2012 | 151 |
| 34 | Deletion of TOP3β, a component of FMRP-containing mRNPs, contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders | Nature Neuroscience | 2013 | 144 |
| 35 | Donor-Site Lymphatic Function after Microvascular Lymph Node Transfer | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2012 | 132 |
| 36 | Myocardial perfusion quantitation with 15O-labelled water PET: high reproducibility of the new cardiac analysis software (Carimas™) | European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | 2009 | 131 |
| 37 | Obesity accelerates epigenetic aging in middle-aged but not in elderly individuals | Clinical Epigenetics | 2017 | 128 |
| 38 | Novel loci associated with usual sleep duration: the CHARGE Consortium Genome-Wide Association Study | Molecular Psychiatry | 2015 | 112 |
| 39 | Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene–smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 112 |
| 40 | Sixteen new lung function signals identified through 1000 Genomes Project reference panel imputation | Nature Communications | 2015 | 108 |
| 41 | Childhood Age and Associations Between Childhood Metabolic Syndrome and Adult Risk for Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Carotid Intima Media Thickness: The International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium | Journal of the American Heart Association | 2017 | 106 |
| 42 | Harmonization of Neuroticism and Extraversion phenotypes across inventories and cohorts in the Genetics of Personality Consortium: an application of Item Response Theory | Behavior Genetics | 2014 | 103 |
| 43 | A genome-wide meta-analysis of association studies of Cloninger's Temperament Scales | Translational Psychiatry | 2012 | 98 |
| 44 | 1000 Genomes-based meta-analysis identifies 10 novel loci for kidney function | Scientific Reports | 2017 | 98 |
| 45 | Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk | Nature Communications | 2017 | 95 |
| 46 | Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries | PLoS ONE | 2018 | 94 |
| 47 | Metabolic profiling of alcohol consumption in 9778 young adults | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2016 | 90 |
| 48 | Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 89 |
| 49 | Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2019 | 85 |
| 50 | Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty | Human Molecular Genetics | 2014 | 82 |
