Benjamin Woolf

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Woolf is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Woolf has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Genetics, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Woolf's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (16 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (6 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers). Benjamin Woolf is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (16 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (6 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers). Benjamin Woolf collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Australia. Benjamin Woolf's co-authors include Veronika Skrivankova, George Davey Smith, Rebecca C. Richmond, Julian P. T. Higgins, J. Brent Richards, Elizabeth Loder, Niki Dimou, Claudia Langenberg, Robert Golub and Neil M Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Woolf

39 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in E... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization
    2021 1.9k citations Veronika Skrivankova, Rebecca C. Richmond et al. profile →
  2. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration
    2021 861 citations Veronika Skrivankova, Rebecca C. Richmond et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Woolf United Kingdom 15 1.2k 745 513 450 416 40 3.2k
Veronika Skrivankova Switzerland 6 1.1k 0.9× 689 0.9× 467 0.9× 392 0.9× 379 0.9× 14 2.9k
James R Staley United Kingdom 12 1.5k 1.3× 902 1.2× 482 0.9× 426 0.9× 345 0.8× 17 3.2k
Praveen Surendran United Kingdom 7 1.1k 0.9× 721 1.0× 349 0.7× 350 0.8× 271 0.7× 26 2.4k
Cristian Pattaro Italy 25 780 0.6× 628 0.8× 428 0.8× 447 1.0× 248 0.6× 84 2.8k
Ethan M. Lange United States 37 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.8× 579 1.1× 482 1.1× 297 0.7× 137 3.9k
Suat Şimşek Netherlands 34 882 0.7× 637 0.9× 354 0.7× 559 1.2× 509 1.2× 138 4.0k
Valeriia Haberland United Kingdom 5 2.2k 1.8× 1.2k 1.7× 697 1.4× 591 1.3× 436 1.0× 8 4.5k
Mihir Kamat United Kingdom 3 1000 0.8× 646 0.9× 309 0.6× 324 0.7× 242 0.6× 3 2.2k
Vanessa Y. Tan United Kingdom 8 2.3k 1.9× 1.3k 1.7× 713 1.4× 617 1.4× 462 1.1× 13 4.7k
Maria Carolina Borges United Kingdom 25 846 0.7× 467 0.6× 511 1.0× 412 0.9× 195 0.5× 71 2.6k

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All Works

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Woolf, Benjamin, Dipender Gill, Andrew J. Grant, & Stephen Burgess. (2024). MVMRmode: Introducing an R package for plurality valid estimators for multivariable Mendelian randomisation. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0291183–e0291183. 3 indexed citations
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Gill, Dipender, Marie‐Joe Dib, Héléne T. Cronjé, et al.. (2024). Common pitfalls in drug target Mendelian randomization and how to avoid them. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 473–473. 14 indexed citations
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Rajasundaram, Skanda, Ayellet V. Segrè, Dipender Gill, et al.. (2024). Independent Effects of Blood Pressure on Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(8). 35–35. 2 indexed citations
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Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Barry L. Bentley, Benjamin Woolf, Thusharika Dissanayaka, & Jamal Rahmani. (2023). Increased risk of stroke among patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Reumatología Clínica (English Edition). 19(3). 136–142. 1 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin, Hannah Sallis, & Marcus R. Munafò. (2023). Exploring the Lifetime Effect of Children on Wellbeing Using Two-Sample Mendelian Randomisation. Genes. 14(3). 716–716. 3 indexed citations
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Giontella, Alice, Héléne T. Cronjé, Loukas Zagkos, et al.. (2023). Caffeine Intake, Plasma Caffeine Level, and Kidney Function: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Nutrients. 15(20). 4422–4422. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Lipids, Blood Pressure, and Diabetes Mellitus on Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in East Asians: A Mendelian Randomization Study. The American Journal of Cardiology. 205. 329–337. 16 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin, Skanda Rajasundaram, Héléne T. Cronjé, et al.. (2023). A drug target for erectile dysfunction to help improve fertility, sexual activity, and wellbeing: mendelian randomisation study. BMJ. 383. e076197–e076197. 18 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin, Héléne T. Cronjé, Loukas Zagkos, et al.. (2023). Appraising the causal relationship between plasma caffeine levels and neuropsychiatric disorders through Mendelian randomization. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 296–296. 14 indexed citations
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Larsson, Susanna C., Benjamin Woolf, & Dipender Gill. (2023). Appraisal of the causal effect of plasma caffeine on adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: two sample mendelian randomisation study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e000335–e000335. 33 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin, Hannah Sallis, Marcus R. Munafò, & Dipender Gill. (2023). Deriving GWAS summary estimates for paternal smoking in UK biobank: a GWAS by subtraction. BMC Research Notes. 16(1). 159–159. 1 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin, Veronika Skrivankova, Julian P. T. Higgins, et al.. (2022). Investigating the transparency of reporting in two-sample summary data Mendelian randomization studies using the MR-Base platform. International Journal of Epidemiology. 51(6). 1943–1956. 29 indexed citations
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Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Benjamin Woolf, Jamal Rahmani, Kota Vidyasagar, & Wubshet Tesfaye. (2022). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and dose–response analysis of cohort studies with one million participants. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 78(4). 547–555. 4 indexed citations
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Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Benjamin Woolf, Jamal Rahmani, Kota Vidyasagar, & Wubshet Tesfaye. (2022). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors use and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and dose–response analysis of cohort studies with one million participants. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 78(7). 1199–1200. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Jiao, Valerio Maggio, Alastair R. Tanner, et al.. (2021). Mapping Population Vulnerability and Community Support during COVID-19. International Journal for Population Data Science. 5(4). 1409–1409. 3 indexed citations
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Skrivankova, Veronika, Rebecca C. Richmond, Benjamin Woolf, et al.. (2021). Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration. BMJ. 375. n2233–n2233. 861 indexed citations breakdown →
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Patten, Scott B., Jeanne V.A. Williams, Dina H. Lavorato, et al.. (2017). Major depression and secondhand smoke exposure. Journal of Affective Disorders. 225. 260–264. 35 indexed citations
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Woolf, Benjamin. (1956). ABO INCOMPATIBILITY IN HAEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN. Human Heredity. 6(4). 519–520. 2 indexed citations

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