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Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics in genomic studies, including genome-wide association analyses, genetic variation, haplotype mapping, population genetics, Mendelian randomization, polygenic risk scores, gene expression, and the study of complex diseases. It explores methods for analyzing genetic data and understanding the genetic basis of various traits and diseases.

  • Genome-wide Association
  • Genetic Variation
  • Haplotype Mapping
  • Population Genetics
  • Mendelian Randomization
  • Polygenic Risk Scores
  • Gene Expression
  • Complex Diseases
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Human Genomics
Research works
28k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+47%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
41% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Which countries lead Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.9k and 2.3k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 2.9k works
  2. 2 United States 2.3k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 573 works
  4. 4 Germany 220 works
  5. 5 Canada 202 works
  6. 6 Australia 179 works
  7. 7 South Korea 173 works
  8. 8 India 171 works
  9. 9 Netherlands 149 works
  10. 10 Spain 133 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 41.3%United States: 32.6%United Kingdom: 8.3%Germany: 3.2%6 others listed: 14.6%41%largest
China2,853 · 41.3%United States2,254 · 32.6%United Kingdom573 · 8.3%Germany220 · 3.2%6 others listed1,007 · 14.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Sichuan University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 193 works
  2. 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 127 works
  3. 3 Sichuan UniversityChina 91 works
  4. 4 Central South UniversityChina 76 works
  5. 5 National Institutes of HealthUnited States 71 works
  6. 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 66 works
  7. 7 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 63 works
  8. 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 62 works
  9. 9 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 62 works
  10. 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 58 works

Who are the leading researchers in Genetic Associations and Epidemiology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology include David Moher, Douglas G. Altman and Eric S. Lander.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
  2. 2 Douglas G. Altman United Kingdom 862k citations
  3. 3 Eric S. Lander United States 524k citations
  4. 4 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  5. 5 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
  6. 6 Walter Churchill Willett United States 411k citations
  7. 7 Richard M. Durbin United Kingdom 410k citations
  8. 8 Mark J. Daly United States 403k citations
  9. 9 Stacey L. Gabriel United States 402k citations
  10. 10 Peer Bork Germany 396k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Genetic Associations and Epidemiology?

The most cited paper in Genetic Associations and Epidemiology is "PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses" (Shaun Purcell, Benjamin M. Neale, Katherine EO Todd-Brown et al., 2007), with 36,890 citations. Next come "WGCNA: an R package for weighted correlation network analysis" (30,149) and "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses Shaun Purcell, Benjamin M. Neale, Katherine EO Todd-Brown et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 8 Aug 2007 36,890
2 WGCNA: an R package for weighted correlation network analysis Peter Langfelder, Steve Horvath · BMC Bioinformatics Open access Dec 2008 30,149
3 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
4 The variant call format and VCFtools Petr Danecek, Adam Auton, Gonçalo R. Abecasis et al. · Bioinformatics Open access 7 Jun 2011 18,317
5 Arlequin suite ver 3.5: a new series of programs to perform population genetics analyses under Linux and Windows Laurent Excoffier, Heidi E. L. Lischer · Molecular Ecology Resources Mar 2010 16,765
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Where is Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research done?

The largest centres of Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chapel Hill and Bristol.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 343 works
  2. 2 GuangzhouChina 205 works
  3. 3 LondonUnited Kingdom 195 works
  4. 4 ShanghaiChina 183 works
  5. 5 ChengduChina 145 works
  6. 6 HangzhouChina 135 works
  7. 7 New YorkUnited States 133 works
  8. 8 Chapel HillUnited States 126 works
  9. 9 BostonUnited States 122 works
  10. 10 CambridgeUnited States 122 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Chapel HillUS · 125.6 works8.3×
  2. BristolGB · 49.5 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Genetic Associations and Epidemiology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Genetic Associations and Epidemiology?

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 16.29%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Cambri…University of OxfordHarvard UniversityUniversity of Bristol
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Harvard UniversityUnited States 85.018.5%8.3×193 +6.7%
2University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 82.521.6%6.5×57 +16.7%
3University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 70.019.4%3.8×40 -1.5%
4University of BristolUnited Kingdom 65.614.5%10.1×41 -2.9%
5University of HelsinkiFinland 64.418.3%5.7×29 +34.5%
6University of CopenhagenDenmark 64.217.3%4.2×29 +23.2%
7Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 63.916.3%3.6×27 +46.8%
8Karolinska InstitutetSweden 62.314.0%9.2×38 -3.7%
9University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 60.810.6%8.0×62 +31.8%
10University College LondonUnited Kingdom 58.012.4%3.4×39 +13.0%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, country by country

Is Genetic Associations and Epidemiology research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic Associations and Epidemiology.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Genetic Associations and Epidemiology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.035% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Genetic Associations and Epidemiology0.039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Genetic Associations and Epidemiology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Genetic Associations and Epidemiology9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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