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| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,992 |
| 2 | Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids | Nature | 2010 | 3,300 |
| 3 | Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 2,676 |
| 4 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,855 |
| 5 | Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height | Nature | 2010 | 1,804 |
| 6 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,389 |
| 7 | A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 1,237 |
| 8 | Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment | Nature | 2016 | 1,233 |
| 9 | 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 | 853 |
| 10 | Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry | Human Molecular Genetics | 2019 | 830 |
| 11 | A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 615 |
| 12 | Physical activity and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis | European Journal of Epidemiology | 2015 | 599 |
| 13 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 593 |
| 14 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height | Nature | 2017 | 560 |
| 15 | Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers? | Cancer Causes and Control | 2017 | 495 |
| 16 | Association between physical activity and mortality among breast cancer and colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Annals of Oncology | 2014 | 490 |
| 17 | Genome-Wide Association Scan Meta-Analysis Identifies Three Loci Influencing Adiposity and Fat Distribution | PLoS Genetics | 2009 | 458 |
| 18 | The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids | Nature | 2021 | 452 |
| 19 | Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function | Nature Communications | 2016 | 440 |
| 20 | Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals | PLoS Genetics | 2012 | 428 |
| 21 | A Deep Learning Algorithm for Prediction of Age-Related Eye Disease Study Severity Scale for Age-Related Macular Degeneration from Color Fundus Photography | Ophthalmology | 2018 | 387 |
| 22 | Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits | PLoS Genetics | 2013 | 383 |
| 23 | The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 371 |
| 24 | Prevalence of narcolepsy symptomatology and diagnosis in the European general population | Neurology | 2002 | 363 |
| 25 | PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2017 | 313 |
| 26 | Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 309 |
| 27 | A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height | Nature | 2022 | 300 |
| 28 | Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 278 |
| 29 | Television Viewing and Time Spent Sedentary in Relation to Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis | Journal of the National Cancer Institute | 2014 | 275 |
| 30 | The Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) statement to assess clinical signs of atopic eczema in trials | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2014 | 271 |
| 31 | Perspective: NutriGrade: A Scoring System to Assess and Judge the Meta-Evidence of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies in Nutrition Research | Advances in Nutrition | 2016 | 251 |
| 32 | A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 237 |
| 33 | Dysfunctional nitric oxide signalling increases risk of myocardial infarction | Nature | 2013 | 235 |
| 34 | Meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants influencing blood pressure and overlapping with metabolic trait loci | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 233 |
| 35 | A pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies of anthropometric factors and pancreatic cancer risk | International Journal of Cancer | 2011 | 229 |
| 36 | Obesity and cancer: An update of the global impact | Cancer Epidemiology | 2016 | 227 |
| 37 | 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 | 215 |
| 38 | Risk of cancer in a large cohort of U.S. veterans with diabetes | International Journal of Cancer | 2011 | 208 |
| 39 | Cardiorespiratory fitness as predictor of cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Annals of Oncology | 2015 | 205 |
| 40 | Risk factors for the onset of prostatic cancer: age, location, and behavioral correlates | Clinical Epidemiology | 2012 | 198 |
| 41 | Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2020 | 192 |
| 42 | The Harmonizing Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) Roadmap: A Methodological Framework to Develop Core Sets of Outcome Measurements in Dermatology | Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 2015 | 191 |
| 43 | Adiposity and risk of thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis | Obesity Reviews | 2015 | 185 |
| 44 | Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits | Nature Communications | 2017 | 176 |
| 45 | Towards global consensus on outcome measures for atopic eczema research: results of the HOME II meeting | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2012 | 173 |
| 46 | Genome-Wide Association and Functional Follow-Up Reveals New Loci for Kidney Function | PLoS Genetics | 2012 | 171 |
| 47 | Framework to construct and interpret latent class trajectory modelling | BMJ Open | 2018 | 169 |
| 48 | Association between domains of physical activity and all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality | European Journal of Epidemiology | 2011 | 168 |
| 49 | Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Premenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies | Sexual Medicine Reviews | 2016 | 167 |
| 50 | Predictors of female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and qualitative analysis through gender inequality paradigms | BMC Women's Health | 2018 | 165 |
