Standout Papers

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  1. Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression (2015)
    Jack Bowden, George Davey Smith et al. International Journal of Epidemiology
  2. Consistent Estimation in Mendelian Randomization with Some Invalid Instruments Using a Weighted Median Estimator (2016)
    Jack Bowden, George Davey Smith et al. Genetic Epidemiology
  3. The MR-Base platform supports systematic causal inference across the human phenome (2018)
    Gibran Hemani, Jie Zheng et al. eLife
  4. Mendelian Randomization Analysis With Multiple Genetic Variants Using Summarized Data (2013)
    Stephen Burgess, Adam S. Butterworth et al. Genetic Epidemiology
  5. Interpreting findings from Mendelian randomization using the MR-Egger method (2017)
    Stephen Burgess, Simon G. Thompson European Journal of Epidemiology
  6. Avoiding bias from weak instruments in Mendelian randomization studies (2011)
    Stephen Burgess, Simon G. Thompson International Journal of Epidemiology
  7. PhenoScanner V2: an expanded tool for searching human genotype–phenotype associations (2019)
    Mihir Kamat, James Blackshaw et al. Bioinformatics
  8. MendelianRandomization: an R package for performing Mendelian randomization analyses using summarized data (2017)
    Stephen Burgess et al. International Journal of Epidemiology
  9. Sensitivity Analyses for Robust Causal Inference from Mendelian Randomization Analyses with Multiple Genetic Variants (2016)
    Stephen Burgess, Jack Bowden et al. Epidemiology
  10. Bias due to participant overlap in two‐sample Mendelian randomization (2016)
    Stephen Burgess, Neil M Davies et al. Genetic Epidemiology
  11. A review of instrumental variable estimators for Mendelian randomization (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Dylan S. Small et al. Statistical Methods in Medical Research
  12. Using published data in Mendelian randomization: a blueprint for efficient identification of causal risk factors (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Robert A. Scott et al. European Journal of Epidemiology
  13. Multivariable Mendelian Randomization: The Use of Pleiotropic Genetic Variants to Estimate Causal Effects (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Simon G. Thompson American Journal of Epidemiology
  14. PhenoScanner: a database of human genotype–phenotype associations (2016)
    James R Staley, James Blackshaw et al. Bioinformatics
  15. Efficient Design for Mendelian Randomization Studies: Subsample and 2-Sample Instrumental Variable Estimators (2013)
    Brandon L. Pierce, Stephen Burgess American Journal of Epidemiology
  16. Combining information on multiple instrumental variables in Mendelian randomization: comparison of allele score and summarized data methods (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Frank Dudbridge et al. Statistics in Medicine
  17. Sample size and power calculations in Mendelian randomization with a single instrumental variable and a binary outcome (2014)
    Stephen Burgess International Journal of Epidemiology
  18. A comparison of robust Mendelian randomization methods using summary data (2020)
    Eric A. W. Slob, Stephen Burgess Genetic Epidemiology
  19. A robust and efficient method for Mendelian randomization with hundreds of genetic variants (2020)
    Stephen Burgess, Christopher N. Foley et al. Nature Communications
  20. Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: the design, analysis, and interpretation of Mendelian randomization studies (2016)
    Philip Haycock, Stephen Burgess et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  21. Body mass index and body composition in relation to 14 cardiovascular conditions in UK Biobank: a Mendelian randomization study (2019)
    Susanna C. Larsson, Magnus Bäck et al. European Heart Journal
  22. Mendelian randomization for cardiovascular diseases: principles and applications (2023)
    Susanna C. Larsson, Adam S. Butterworth et al. European Heart Journal
  23. Combining evidence from Mendelian randomization and colocalization: Review and comparison of approaches (2022)
    Verena Zuber, Nastasiya F. Grinberg et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics
  24. Association of inflammation with depression and anxiety: evidence for symptom-specificity and potential causality from UK Biobank and NESDA cohorts (2021)
    Yuri Milaneschi, Nils Kappelmann et al. Molecular Psychiatry
  25. A fast and efficient colocalization algorithm for identifying shared genetic risk factors across multiple traits (2021)
    Christopher N. Foley, James R Staley et al. Nature Communications
  26. Genome-wide analyses of 200,453 individuals yield new insights into the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis (2022)
    Siddhartha Kar, Pedro M. Quirós et al. Nature Genetics
  27. Appraising the causal role of smoking in multiple diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Mendelian randomization studies (2022)
    Susanna C. Larsson, Stephen Burgess EBioMedicine
  28. Causal role of high body mass index in multiple chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Mendelian randomization studies (2021)
    Susanna C. Larsson, Stephen Burgess BMC Medicine
  29. Gene–environment correlations and causal effects of childhood maltreatment on physical and mental health: a genetically informed approach (2021)
    Varun Warrier, Alex S. F. Kwong et al. The Lancet Psychiatry
  30. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: Mendelian randomization analysis (2023)
    Shuai Yuan, Jie Chen et al. eLife
  31. Triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants, low-density lipoproteins, and risk of coronary heart disease: a UK Biobank study (2023)
    Elias Björnson, Martin Adiels et al. European Heart Journal
  32. Lipoprotein(a) Is Markedly More Atherogenic Than LDL (2024)
    Elias Björnson, Martin Adiels et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  33. Using genetic association data to guide drug discovery and development: Review of methods and applications (2023)
    Stephen Burgess, Amy M. Mason et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics

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Stephen Burgess 21352 4444 6938 10415 327 44.7k
Jack Bowden 13683 2447 4318 6201 119 28.9k
Claus Christiansen 7204 7521 2751 11033 678 44.7k
L. Adrienne Cupples 7077 6814 4617 7819 536 42.3k
Steven R. Cummings 8983 6898 5334 13730 621 71.2k
Eric Boerwinkle 12981 10231 6092 13651 804 46.5k
Hans‐Olov Adami 7208 3756 7163 6879 661 47.1k
Steve E. Humphries 7550 9792 5914 7824 860 41.5k
Richard N. Bergman 5833 15615 6926 10689 622 41.1k
Mark I. McCarthy 12987 5074 2992 12742 509 35.2k
Nicholas J. Timpson 8985 1900 2961 4897 245 21.4k

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