Colin Steer

9.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Colin Steer is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Steer has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Colin Steer's work include Birth, Development, and Health (22 papers), Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (17 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (13 papers). Colin Steer is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (22 papers), Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (17 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (13 papers). Colin Steer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Colin Steer's co-authors include Jean Golding, Pauline Emmett, Imogen Rogers, Andy Ness, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Andrea Sherriff, John J. Reilly, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh, Julie Armstrong and John M. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Colin Steer

77 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study

2005 1.3k citations Pauline Emmett, Andy Ness et al. profile →
Maternal seafood consumption in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood (ALSPAC study): an observational cohort study

2007 731 citations Joseph R. Hibbeln, John M. Davis et al. profile →
Effect of inadequate iodine status in UK pregnant women on cognitive outcomes in their children: results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

2013 517 citations Sarah C. Bath, Colin Steer et al. profile →
Selective drop-out in longitudinal studies and non-biased prediction of behaviour disorders

2009 514 citations Colin Steer, Tamsin Ford et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Steer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Steer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Steer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Colin Steer. Colin Steer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prescription of benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and gabapentinoids and mortality risk in people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Observational study based on the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Office for National Statistics death records 2019 ·PLoS Medicine ·John Macleod, Colin Steer, Kate Tilling, Rosie Cornish, John Marsden, Tim Millar, John Strang, Matthew Hickman	66
2	The impact of opiate substitution treatment on mortality risk in drug addicts: a natural experiment study 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Colin Steer, John Macleod, Kate Tilling, Aaron G. Lim, John Marsden, Tim Millar, John Strang, Maggie Telfer, Heather Whitaker, Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman	4
3	The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom 2018 ·Addiction ·Matthew Hickman, Colin Steer, Kate Tilling, Aaron G. Lim, John Marsden, Tim Millar, John Strang, Maggie Telfer, Peter Vickerman, John Macleod	82
4	Association between maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood: results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) 2017 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·A. L. Darling, Margaret P. Rayman, Colin Steer, Jean Golding, S. A. Lanham‐New, Sarah C. Bath	60
5	Effects on childhood body habitus of feeding large volumes of cow or formula milk compared with breastfeeding in the latter part of infancy 2015 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·David Hopkins, Colin Steer, Kate Northstone, Pauline Emmett	23
6	Ophthalmic Abnormalities and Reading Impairment 2015 ·PEDIATRICS ·(unknown), Raghu Lingam, Colin Steer, Cathy Williams	17
7	Interaction between oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and genotype is associated with risk of postpartum depression in women without depression in pregnancy 2015 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·Aleeca F. Bell, (unknown), Colin Steer, Jean Golding, John M. Davis, Alana Steffen, Leah H. Rubin, Travis S. Lillard, Steven Gregory, James C. Harris, Jessica J. Connelly	90
8	Perinatal depression and omega-3 fatty acids: A Mendelian randomisation study 2014 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Hannah Sallis, Colin Steer, Lavinia Paternoster, George Davey Smith, Jonathan Evans	37
9	Glue Ear, Hearing Loss and IQ: An Association Moderated by the Child’s Home Environment 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Amanda Hall, (unknown), (unknown), Jean Golding, Colin Steer	14
10	Genome-wide association study identifies loci affecting blood copper, selenium and zinc 2013 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·David M. Evans, Gu Zhu, Veronica Dy, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A. F. Madden, John P. Kemp, George McMahon, Beaté St Pourcain, Nicholas J. Timpson, Jean Golding, Debbie A. Lawlor, Colin Steer, Grant W. Montgomery, Nicholas G. Martin, George Davey Smith, John B. Whitfield	167
11	Prevalence and audiological features in carriers of GJB2 mutations, c.35delG and c.101T>C (p.M34T), in a UK population study 2012 ·BMJ Open ·Amanda Hall, Marcus Pembrey, Mark E. Lutman, Colin Steer, Maria Bitner‐Glindzicz	18
12	Do ω-3 or other fatty acids influence the development of ‘growing pains’? A prebirth cohort study 2012 ·BMJ Open ·Jean Golding, Kate Northstone, Pauline Emmett, Colin Steer, Joseph R. Hibbeln	9
13	The Prevalence of Tympanic Membrane and Related Middle Ear Pathology in Children 2011 ·Otology & Neurotology ·A. Richard Maw, Amanda Hall, David D. Pothier, Steven Gregory, Colin Steer	13
14	Insights into the programming of bone development from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) 2011 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Colin Steer, Jonathan H. Tobias	22
15	Social and behavioural outcomes in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders: a longitudinal cohort study 2011 ·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ·Ginny Russell, Jean Golding, Brahm Norwich, Alan Emond, Tamsin Ford, Colin Steer	37
16	The early stool patterns of young children with autistic spectrum disorder 2009 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Bhupinder Sandhu, Colin Steer, Jean Golding, Alan Emond	20
17	Early life stress, MAOA, and gene‐environment interactions predict behavioral disinhibition in children 2009 ·Genes Brain & Behavior ·Mary-Anne Enoch, Colin Steer, Timothy K. Newman, (unknown), David Goldman	90
18	Association of the KIAA0319 Dyslexia Susceptibility Gene With Reading Skills in the General Population 2008 ·American Journal of Psychiatry ·Silvia Paracchini, Colin Steer, (unknown), Andrew P. Morris, Susan M. Ring, Thomas Scerri, John Stein, Marcus Pembrey, Jiannis Ragoussis, Jean Golding, Anthony P. Monaco	102
19	Infant feeding in the second 6 months of life related to iron status: an observational study 2007 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·David Hopkins, Pauline Emmett, Colin Steer, Imogen Rogers, Sian Noble, Alan Emond	55
20	Bone mass in childhood is related to maternal diet in pregnancy 2005 ·Osteoporosis International ·Jonathan H. Tobias, Colin Steer, Pauline Emmett, (unknown), Cyrus Cooper, Andy Ness	90

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