| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 2 | Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids | Nature | 2010 | 3,249 |
| 3 | Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 2,641 |
| 4 | Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 2,634 |
| 5 | Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome | Cell | 2014 | 2,523 |
| 6 | A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 2,421 |
| 7 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,818 |
| 8 | Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height | Nature | 2010 | 1,789 |
| 9 | Attributes and predictors of long COVID | Nature Medicine | 2021 | 1,613 |
| 10 | Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study | Lancet Public Health, The | 2020 | 1,595 |
| 11 | Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 1,439 |
| 12 | Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study | Lancet, The | 2010 | 1,385 |
| 13 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 14 | Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2018 | 1,228 |
| 15 | Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment | Nature | 2016 | 1,204 |
| 16 | Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 | Nature Medicine | 2020 | 1,173 |
| 17 | Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure | Nature Genetics | 2009 | 1,104 |
| 18 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 1,100 |
| 19 | An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,084 |
| 20 | Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 959 |
| 21 | The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes | Nature | 2016 | 952 |
| 22 | Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 924 |
| 23 | Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 870 |
| 24 | Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 836 |
| 25 | Genetic Determinants of the Gut Microbiome in UK Twins | Cell Host and Microbe | 2016 | 831 |
| 26 | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2021 | 829 |
| 27 | Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 808 |
| 28 | DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death | Aging | 2016 | 786 |
| 29 | A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 762 |
| 30 | Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 754 |
| 31 | Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts | PLoS Medicine | 2013 | 753 |
| 32 | GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment | Science | 2013 | 750 |
| 33 | Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 746 |
| 34 | Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity | Nature | 2017 | 743 |
| 35 | Mapping cis- and trans-regulatory effects across multiple tissues in twins | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 701 |
| 36 | DNA methylation and body-mass index: a genome-wide analysis | Lancet, The | 2014 | 686 |
| 37 | Proton pump inhibitors alter the composition of the gut microbiota | Gut | 2016 | 682 |
| 38 | Epigenome-Wide Scans Identify Differentially Methylated Regions for Age and Age-Related Phenotypes in a Healthy Ageing Population | PLoS Genetics | 2012 | 620 |
| 39 | Obesity accelerates epigenetic aging of human liver | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2014 | 620 |
| 40 | A genome-wide perspective of genetic variation in human metabolism | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 618 |
| 41 | Bone mineral density, osteoporosis, and osteoporotic fractures: a genome-wide association study | Lancet, The | 2008 | 612 |
| 42 | American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research | MSystems | 2018 | 604 |
| 43 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 578 |
| 44 | Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2022 | 573 |
| 45 | DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations | Genome Biology | 2019 | 552 |
| 46 | Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche | Nature | 2014 | 548 |
| 47 | Symptom prevalence, duration, and risk of hospital admission in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 during periods of omicron and delta variant dominance: a prospective observational study from the ZOE COVID Study | Lancet, The | 2022 | 547 |
| 48 | Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 520 |
| 49 | Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 518 |
| 50 | Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma | Nature Genetics | 2011 | 501 |
