| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 2,224 |
| 2 | Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions | Nature Neuroscience | 2019 | 1,589 |
| 3 | Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment | Nature | 2016 | 1,204 |
| 4 | DNA methylation age of blood predicts all-cause mortality in later life | Genome Biology | 2015 | 928 |
| 5 | Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 924 |
| 6 | Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 893 |
| 7 | The neuroscience of human intelligence differences | Nature Reviews Neuroscience | 2010 | 886 |
| 8 | Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 870 |
| 9 | Age-associated cognitive decline | British Medical Bulletin | 2009 | 857 |
| 10 | DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death | Aging | 2016 | 786 |
| 11 | The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data | Brain Imaging and Behavior | 2014 | 696 |
| 12 | Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 594 |
| 13 | Sex Differences in the Adult Human Brain: Evidence from 5216 UK Biobank Participants | Cerebral Cortex | 2018 | 594 |
| 14 | Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic | Molecular Psychiatry | 2011 | 571 |
| 15 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height | Nature | 2017 | 544 |
| 16 | Brain age predicts mortality | Molecular Psychiatry | 2018 | 513 |
| 17 | Genomic structural equation modelling provides insights into the multivariate genetic architecture of complex traits | Nature Human Behaviour | 2019 | 511 |
| 18 | Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders | Nature Neuroscience | 2018 | 490 |
| 19 | The epigenetic clock is correlated with physical and cognitive fitness in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2015 | 472 |
| 20 | Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals | Nature Genetics | 2017 | 470 |
| 21 | Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia in the oldest-old: a population-based cohort study | Brain | 2012 | 468 |
| 22 | Association between psychological distress and mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 10 prospective cohort studies | BMJ, The | 2012 | 457 |
| 23 | Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status | Psychological Science | 2013 | 435 |
| 24 | Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration | 2014 | 421 |
| 25 | Genome-wide association study of depression phenotypes in UK Biobank identifies variants in excitatory synaptic pathways | Nature Communications | 2018 | 415 |
| 26 | GWAS on family history of Alzheimer’s disease | Translational Psychiatry | 2018 | 406 |
| 27 | Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure | Nature Genetics | 2011 | 403 |
| 28 | New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation | Nature | 2011 | 401 |
| 29 | Gender and telomere length: Systematic review and meta-analysis | Experimental Gerontology | 2014 | 394 |
| 30 | Intelligence and Personality as Predictors of Illness and Death | Psychological Science in the Public Interest: A Journal of the American Psychological Society | 2010 | 390 |
| 31 | How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? A Meta-Analysis | Psychological Science | 2018 | 387 |
| 32 | Ageing and brain white matter structure in 3,513 UK Biobank participants | Nature Communications | 2016 | 373 |
| 33 | Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function | Nature Genetics | 2011 | 367 |
| 34 | Target risk factors for dementia prevention: a systematic review and Delphi consensus study on the evidence from observational studies | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 2015 | 363 |
| 35 | Cohort Profile: The Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936 | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2012 | 359 |
| 36 | Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: A pilot project of the ENIGMA–DTI working group | NeuroImage | 2013 | 354 |
| 37 | Genome-wide association study of alcohol consumption and genetic overlap with other health-related traits in UK Biobank (N=112 117) | Molecular Psychiatry | 2017 | 351 |
| 38 | New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 350 |
| 39 | Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949) | Molecular Psychiatry | 2015 | 344 |
| 40 | Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality | Molecular Psychiatry | 2012 | 340 |
| 41 | Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N=112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia | Molecular Psychiatry | 2016 | 340 |
| 42 | Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2018 | 326 |
| 43 | Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell | Nature | 2012 | 320 |
| 44 | Genome-wide association study of cognitive functions and educational attainment in UK Biobank (N=112 151) | Molecular Psychiatry | 2016 | 317 |
| 45 | Genetic foundations of human intelligence | Human Genetics | 2009 | 302 |
| 46 | Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood | Nature Communications | 2018 | 294 |
| 47 | Brain age and other bodily ‘ages’: implications for neuropsychiatry | Molecular Psychiatry | 2019 | 291 |
| 48 | Association of Low-Frequency and Rare Coding-Sequence Variants with Blood Lipids and Coronary Heart Disease in 56,000 Whites and Blacks | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2014 | 287 |
| 49 | Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 286 |
| 50 | Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 284 |
