Beben Benyamin

16.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Beben Benyamin is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Beben Benyamin has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Beben Benyamin's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (25 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (10 papers). Beben Benyamin is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (25 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (10 papers). Beben Benyamin collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Beben Benyamin's co-authors include Peter M. Visscher, Nicholas G. Martin, Grant W. Montgomery, Scott D. Gordon, Anjali K. Henders, Andrew C. Heath, Dale R. Nyholt, Pamela A. F. Madden, Brian P. McEvoy and Jian Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Beben Benyamin

50 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability for human height

2010 2.8k citations Jian Yang, Beben Benyamin et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits based on fifty years of twin studies

2015 1.3k citations Tinca J. C. Polderman, Beben Benyamin et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beben Benyamin Australia	23	3.2k	1.0k	574	514	364	55	5.7k
Scott D. Gordon Australia	31	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	377 0.7×	502 1.0×	399 1.1×	83	6.2k
Anjali K. Henders Australia	35	3.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.8×	311 0.5×	498 1.0×	349 1.0×	83	6.5k
Dale R. Nyholt Australia	47	4.6k 1.4×	2.5k 2.4×	519 0.9×	522 1.0×	499 1.4×	178	10.9k
Simon Easteal Australia	45	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 2.1×	393 0.7×	346 0.7×	500 1.4×	166	7.2k
Gu Zhu Australia	39	1.3k 0.4×	796 0.8×	589 1.0×	172 0.3×	762 2.1×	109	4.7k
Shashaank Vattikuti United States	10	4.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.9×	193 0.3×	657 1.3×	157 0.4×	11	7.1k
David L. Duffy Australia	58	2.9k 0.9×	2.9k 2.8×	412 0.7×	154 0.3×	185 0.5×	246	11.2k
Mark D. Shriver United States	63	7.1k 2.2×	3.1k 3.0×	479 0.8×	438 0.9×	341 0.9×	198	13.3k
Daníel F. Guðbjartsson Iceland	41	3.9k 1.2×	3.2k 3.1×	315 0.5×	705 1.4×	145 0.4×	81	8.1k
Andres Metspalu Estonia	46	2.6k 0.8×	3.6k 3.5×	286 0.5×	233 0.5×	278 0.8×	211	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Beben Benyamin

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20 of 20 papers shown

Beyene, Melkamu Bedimo, Renuka Visvanathan, Beben Benyamin, et al.. (2025). A genome-wide association study identified 10 novel genomic loci associated with intrinsic capacity. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 80(11).

Visvanathan, Renuka, et al.. (2024). Development and validation of an intrinsic capacity score in the UK Biobank study. Maturitas. 185. 107976–107976. 11 indexed citations

Duko, Bereket, Tesfaye Setegn Mengistu, David Stacey, et al.. (2024). Associations between maternal preconception and pregnancy adiposity and neuropsychiatric and behavioral outcomes in the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research. 342. 116149–116149. 1 indexed citations

Stacey, David, Beben Benyamin, Sang Lee, & Elina Hyppönen. (2024). A Metabolome-Wide Mendelian Randomization Study Identifies Dysregulated Arachidonic Acid Synthesis as a Potential Causal Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 96(6). 455–462. 13 indexed citations

Hyppönen, Elina, et al.. (2024). Cross-ancestry genetic architecture and prediction for cholesterol traits. Human Genetics. 143(5). 635–648. 2 indexed citations

Uy, Jeric, et al.. (2023). Moderate intensity aerobic exercise may enhance neuroplasticity of the contralesional hemisphere after stroke: a randomised controlled study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 14440–14440. 13 indexed citations

Shin, Jisu, et al.. (2023). A method for an unbiased estimate of cross-ancestry genetic correlation using individual-level data. Nature Communications. 14(1). 722–722. 12 indexed citations

Boyle, Terry, et al.. (2022). Lifestyle, genetic risk and incidence of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 13 cancer types. International Journal of Epidemiology. 52(3). 817–826. 41 indexed citations

Gill, Dipender, Beben Benyamin, Luke Moore, et al.. (2019). Associations of genetically determined iron status across the phenome: A mendelian randomization study. PLoS Medicine. 16(6). e1002833–e1002833. 41 indexed citations

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Tarr, Ingrid, Emily P. McCann, Beben Benyamin, et al.. (2019). Monozygotic twins and triplets discordant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis display differential methylation and gene expression. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8254–8254. 30 indexed citations

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Mills, Natalie, Robert Maier, John B. Whitfield, et al.. (2017). Investigating the relationship between iron and depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 94. 148–155. 10 indexed citations

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Benyamin, Beben, Adam X. Maihofer, Andrew J. Schork, et al.. (2016). Identification of novel loci affecting circulating chromogranins and related peptides. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(1). ddw380–ddw380. 15 indexed citations

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Benyamin, Beben, Sonia Shah, Anjali K. Henders, et al.. (2015). Sharing a Placenta is Associated With a Greater Similarity in DNA Methylation in Monochorionic Versus Dichorionic Twin Pars in Blood at Age 14. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 18(6). 680–685. 4 indexed citations

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Polderman, Tinca J. C., Beben Benyamin, Christiaan de Leeuw, et al.. (2015). Meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits based on fifty years of twin studies. Nature Genetics. 47(7). 702–709. 1338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pichler, Irene, Fabiola Del Greco M, Martin Gögele, et al.. (2013). Serum Iron Levels and the Risk of Parkinson Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study. PLoS Medicine. 10(6). e1001462–e1001462. 127 indexed citations

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Tielbeek, Jorim J., Sarah E. Medland, Beben Benyamin, et al.. (2012). Unraveling the Genetic Etiology of Adult Antisocial Behavior: A Genome-Wide Association Study. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e45086–e45086. 45 indexed citations

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Rao, Fangwen, Zhiyun Wei, Maple M. Fung, et al.. (2011). Genetic Variation Within a Metabolic Motif in the Chromogranin A Promoter: Pleiotropic Influence on Cardiometabolic Risk Traits in Twins. American Journal of Hypertension. 25(1). 29–40. 6 indexed citations

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Verweij, Karin J. H., Brendan P. Zietsch, Sarah E. Medland, et al.. (2010). A genome-wide association study of Cloninger's temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality. Biological Psychology. 85(2). 306–317. 71 indexed citations

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Yang, Jian, Beben Benyamin, Brian P. McEvoy, et al.. (2010). Common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability for human height. Nature Genetics. 42(7). 565–569. 2800 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benyamin, Beben, Manuel A. R. Ferreira, Gonneke Willemsen, et al.. (2009). Common variants in TMPRSS6 are associated with iron status and erythrocyte volume. Nature Genetics. 41(11). 1173–1175. 188 indexed citations

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