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UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age
Cathie L. M. Sudlow, John Gallacher, Naomi E. Allen et al. · PLoS Medicine
Open access |
31 Mar 2015 |
13,925 |
| 2 |
The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data
Clare Bycroft, Colin Freeman, Desislava Petkova et al. · Nature
Open access |
2 Oct 2018 |
10,121 |
| 3 |
Multimodal population brain imaging in the UK Biobank prospective epidemiological study
Karla L. Miller et al. · Nature Neuroscience
Open access |
19 Sep 2016 |
2,336 |
| 4 |
Plasma proteomic associations with genetics and health in the UK Biobank
Benjamin B. Sun et al. · Nature
Open access |
4 Oct 2023 |
1,716 |
| 5 |
The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease
William John Astle et al. · Cell
Open access |
Nov 2016 |
1,429 |
| 6 |
Large Scale Population Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wrist Worn Accelerometers: The UK Biobank Study
Aiden Doherty, Dan Jackson, Nils Hammerla et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
Feb 2017 |
1,338 |
| 7 |
What makes UK Biobank special?
Rory Collins · The Lancet
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Mar 2012 |
1,214 |
| 8 |
The UK Biobank sample handling and storage protocol for the collection, processing and archiving of human blood and urine
Paul Elliott, T. C Peakman, on behalf of UK Biobank · International Journal of Epidemiology
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Apr 2008 |
1,052 |
| 9 |
The UK Biobank imaging enhancement of 100,000 participants: rationale, data collection, management and future directions
Thomas J. Littlejohns et al. · Nature Communications
Open access |
26 May 2020 |
872 |
| 10 |
A brief history of human disease genetics
Melina Claussnitzer, Judy H. Cho, Rory Collins et al. · Nature
Open access |
8 Jan 2020 |
760 |
| 11 |
Genome-wide genetic data on ~500,000 UK Biobank participants
Clare Bycroft, Colin Freeman, Desislava Petkova et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PreprintOpen access |
20 Jul 2017 |
720 |
| 12 |
UK Biobank: Current status and what it means for epidemiology
Naomi E. Allen, Cathie L. M. Sudlow, Paul Downey et al. · Health Policy and Technology
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3 Aug 2012 |
587 |
| 13 |
Algorithms for the Capture and Adjudication of Prevalent and Incident Diabetes in UK Biobank
Sophie V. Eastwood, Rohini Mathur, Mark D Atkinson et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
15 Sep 2016 |
523 |
| 14 |
UK Biobank's cardiovascular magnetic resonance protocol
Steffen Erhard Petersen, Paul McMahan Matthews, Jane M Francis et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Open access |
2016 |
504 |
| 15 |
UK Biobank Data: Come and Get It
Naomi E. Allen, Cathie L. M. Sudlow, Tim Peakman et al. · Science Translational Medicine
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19 Feb 2014 |
458 |
| 16 |
Mental health in UK Biobank – development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants: a reanalysis
Katrina A. S. Davis et al. · BJPsych Open
Open access |
6 Feb 2020 |
412 |
| 17 |
Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysms identifies 17 risk loci and genetic overlap with clinical risk factors
HUNT All-In Stroke et al. · Nature Genetics
Open access |
16 Nov 2020 |
356 |
| 18 |
UK Biobank: From Concept to Reality
William Ollier, Tim Sprosen, Tim Peakman · Pharmacogenomics
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Sep 2005 |
298 |
| 19 |
Identifying dementia cases with routinely collected health data: A systematic review
Tim Wilkinson, Amanda Ly, Christian Schnier et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia
ReviewOpen access |
2 Apr 2018 |
289 |
| 20 |
Prospective study design and data analysis in UK Biobank
Naomi E. Allen et al. · Science Translational Medicine
Open access |
10 Jan 2024 |
281 |
| 21 |
Imaging in population science: cardiovascular magnetic resonance in 100,000 participants of UK Biobank - rationale, challenges and approaches
Steffen Erhard Petersen, Paul McMahan Matthews, Fabian Bamberg et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Open access |
2013 |
281 |
| 22 |
Quality, quantity and harmony: the DataSHaPER approach to integrating data across bioclinical studies
Isabel Fortier et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology
Open access |
2 Sep 2010 |
181 |
| 23 |
UK Biobank: a globally important resource for cancer research
Megan C. Conroy, Ben Lacey, Jelena Bešević et al. · British Journal of Cancer
Open access |
19 Nov 2022 |
169 |
| 24 |
The UK Biobank sample handling and storage validation studies
T. C Peakman, Paul Elliott · International Journal of Epidemiology
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8 Feb 2008 |
165 |
| 25 |
Dynamic linkage of COVID-19 test results between Public Health England’s Second Generation Surveillance System and UK Biobank
Jacob Armstrong, Justine Rudkin, Naomi E. Allen et al. · Microbial Genomics
Open access |
18 Jun 2020 |
164 |
| 26 |
Characterisation of liver fat in the UK Biobank cohort
H. Wilman, Matt Kelly, Steve Garratt et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
27 Feb 2017 |
162 |
| 27 |
Feasibility of MR-Based Body Composition Analysis in Large Scale Population Studies
Janne West, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Thobias Romu et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
23 Sep 2016 |
162 |
| 28 |
Defining Disease Phenotypes in Primary Care Electronic Health Records by a Machine Learning Approach: A Case Study in Identifying Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shang‐Ming Zhou, Fabiola Fernández‐Gutiérrez, Jonathan Ian Kennedy et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
2 May 2016 |
155 |
| 29 |
An Absolute Risk Model to Identify Individuals at Elevated Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population
Alison Patricia Klein et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
13 Sep 2013 |
152 |
| 30 |
New Models for Large Prospective Studies: Is There a Better Way?
Teri A. Manolio et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology
Open access |
12 Mar 2012 |
143 |
| 31 |
The advantages of UK Biobank's open‐access strategy for health research
Megan C. Conroy, Jonathan Sellors, Mark Effingham et al. · Journal of Internal Medicine
Open access |
8 Jul 2019 |
138 |
| 32 |
Indicators of mental disorders in UK Biobank—A comparison of approaches
Katrina A. S. Davis, Breda Cullen, Mark J. Adams et al. · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Open access |
8 Aug 2019 |
133 |
| 33 |
Genetic regulation of the human plasma proteome in 54,306 UK Biobank participants
Benjamin B. Sun et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PreprintOpen access |
18 Jun 2022 |
130 |
| 34 |
Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants
Manuscript Writing Group et al. · Nature
Open access216 authors |
6 Aug 2025 |
129 |
| 35 |
Identification of host–pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank
Alexander J. Mentzer et al. · Nature Communications
Open access |
5 Apr 2022 |
122 |
| 36 |
Updated Criteria for Population-Based Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence Studies for the 21st Century
Valery L. Feigin, Bo Norrving, Cathie L. M. Sudlow et al. · Stroke
Open access |
Sep 2018 |
121 |
| 37 |
Comparison of DNA quantification methodology used in the DNA extraction protocol for the UK Biobank cohort
Samantha Welsh, Tim Peakman, Simon Sheard et al. · BMC Genomics
Open access |
5 Jan 2017 |
114 |
| 38 |
Association between metabolic syndrome and risk of incident dementia in UK Biobank
Danial Qureshi, Jennifer A. Collister, Naomi E. Allen et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia
Open access |
7 Sep 2023 |
111 |
| 39 |
Circulating insulin‐like growth factor‐I, total and free testosterone concentrations and prostate cancer risk in 200 000 men in UK Biobank
Eleanor L. Watts, Georgina K. Fensom, Karl Smith-Byrne et al. · International Journal of Cancer
Open access |
30 Nov 2020 |
74 |
| 40 |
Waist-to-height ratio and body fat percentage as risk factors for ischemic cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from UK Biobank
Qi Feng, Jelena Bešević, Megan C. Conroy et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Open access |
9 May 2024 |
70 |
| 41 |
Validation of Multiplex Serology detecting human herpesviruses 1-5
Nicole Brenner, Alexander J. Mentzer, Julia Butt et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
27 Dec 2018 |
65 |
| 42 |
Using data linkage to electronic patient records to assess the validity of selected mental health diagnoses in English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
Katrina A. S. Davis, Oliver Bashford, Amelia Jewell et al. · PLoS ONE
Open access |
26 Mar 2018 |
63 |
| 43 |
Accuracy of identifying incident stroke cases from linked health care data in UK Biobank
Kristiina Rannikmäe, Kenneth Ngoh, Kathryn J Bush et al. · Neurology
Open access |
2 Jul 2020 |
61 |
| 44 |
A call to action to scale up research and clinical genomic data sharing
Zornitza Stark, David Glazer, Oliver Hofmann et al. · Nature Reviews Genetics
ReviewOpen access |
7 Oct 2024 |
60 |
| 45 |
Circulating insulin-like growth factors and risks of overall, aggressive and early-onset prostate cancer: a collaborative analysis of 20 prospective studies and Mendelian randomization analysis
Eleanor L. Watts et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology
Open access |
21 Jun 2022 |
60 |
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Genetics, lifestyle and environment
Andrew Trehearne · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
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11 Jan 2016 |
60 |
| 47 |
Evaluation of Shared Genetic Susceptibility to High and Low Myopia and Hyperopia
J. Willem L. Tideman et al. · JAMA Ophthalmology
Open access184 authors |
8 Apr 2021 |
58 |
| 48 |
Approaches to minimising the epidemiological impact of sources of systematic and random variation that may affect biochemistry assay data in UK Biobank
Naomi E. Allen, Matthew G. Arnold, Sarah Parish et al. · Wellcome Open Research
Open access |
4 Jan 2021 |
57 |
| 49 |
Circulating free testosterone and risk of aggressive prostate cancer: Prospective and Mendelian randomisation analyses in international consortia
Eleanor L. Watts et al. · International Journal of Cancer
Open access |
17 May 2022 |
54 |
| 50 |
Neural correlates of lower limbs proprioception: An fMRI study of foot position matching
Riccardo Iandolo, Alessandro Bellini, Catarina Saiote et al. · Human Brain Mapping
Open access |
22 Jan 2018 |
51 |