James R Staley

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
17 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

James R Staley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James R Staley has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in James R Staley's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (9 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (4 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (3 papers). James R Staley is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (9 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (4 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (3 papers). James R Staley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. James R Staley's co-authors include Stephen Burgess, Adam S. Butterworth, Praveen Surendran, Robin Young, John Danesh, James Blackshaw, Mihir Kamat, Joanna M. M. Howson, Benjamin B. Sun and Christopher N. Foley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Bioinformatics and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

James R Staley

17 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

PhenoScanner V2: an expanded tool for searching human genotype–phenotype associations

2019 1.3k citations Mihir Kamat, James Blackshaw et al. Bioinformatics profile →
PhenoScanner: a database of human genotype–phenotype associations

2016 883 citations James R Staley, James Blackshaw et al. Bioinformatics profile →
A robust and efficient method for Mendelian randomization with hundreds of genetic variants

2020 364 citations Stephen Burgess, Christopher N. Foley et al. Nature Communications profile →
A fast and efficient colocalization algorithm for identifying shared genetic risk factors across multiple traits

2021 212 citations Christopher N. Foley, James R Staley et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James R Staley United Kingdom	12	1.5k	902	482	426	347	17	3.2k
Benjamin Woolf United Kingdom	15	1.2k 0.8×	745 0.8×	513 1.1×	450 1.1×	358 1.0×	40	3.2k
Veronika Skrivankova Switzerland	6	1.1k 0.7×	689 0.8×	467 1.0×	392 0.9×	344 1.0×	14	2.9k
Praveen Surendran United Kingdom	7	1.1k 0.7×	721 0.8×	349 0.7×	350 0.8×	285 0.8×	26	2.4k
Ethan M. Lange United States	37	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	579 1.2×	482 1.1×	279 0.8×	137	3.9k
Valeriia Haberland United Kingdom	5	2.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	697 1.4×	591 1.4×	481 1.4×	8	4.5k
Vanessa Y. Tan United Kingdom	8	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	713 1.5×	617 1.4×	478 1.4×	13	4.7k
Cristian Pattaro Italy	25	780 0.5×	628 0.7×	428 0.9×	447 1.0×	240 0.7×	84	2.8k
Mihir Kamat United Kingdom	3	1000 0.7×	646 0.7×	309 0.6×	324 0.8×	276 0.8×	3	2.2k
Tom G. Richardson United Kingdom	29	1.3k 0.9×	786 0.9×	485 1.0×	278 0.7×	121 0.3×	92	2.8k
Ryan Langdon United Kingdom	13	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	761 1.6×	650 1.5×	511 1.5×	21	5.2k

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Borges, Maria Carolina, Jie Zheng, Gibran Hemani, et al.. (2022). The impact of fatty acids biosynthesis on the risk of cardiovascular diseases in Europeans and East Asians: a Mendelian randomization study. Human Molecular Genetics. 31(23). 4034–4054. 8 indexed citations

Emilsson, Valur, Valborg Guðmundsdóttir, Alexander Guðjónsson, et al.. (2022). Coding and regulatory variants are associated with serum protein levels and disease. Nature Communications. 13(1). 481–481. 24 indexed citations

Foley, Christopher N., James R Staley, Philip G. Breen, et al.. (2021). A fast and efficient colocalization algorithm for identifying shared genetic risk factors across multiple traits. Nature Communications. 12(1). 764–764. 212 indexed citations breakdown →

Staley, James R, Frank Windmeijer, Matthew Suderman, et al.. (2021). A robust mean and variance test with application to high-dimensional phenotypes. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37(4). 377–387. 8 indexed citations

Leppert, Beate, Lucy Riglin, Robyn E. Wootton, et al.. (2020). ADHD genetic liability and physical health outcomes - A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2 indexed citations

Kandaswamy, Radhika, Eilís Hannon, Louise Arseneault, et al.. (2020). DNA methylation signatures of adolescent victimization: analysis of a longitudinal monozygotic twin sample. Epigenetics. 16(11). 1169–1186. 16 indexed citations

Burgess, Stephen, Christopher N. Foley, Elias Allara, James R Staley, & Joanna M. M. Howson. (2020). A robust and efficient method for Mendelian randomization with hundreds of genetic variants. Nature Communications. 11(1). 376–376. 364 indexed citations breakdown →

Leppert, Beate, Lucy Riglin, Robyn E. Wootton, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Physical Health Outcomes: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 190(6). 1047–1055. 31 indexed citations

Holdsworth, Gill, James R Staley, Ian D. van Koeverden, et al.. (2020). Sclerostin Downregulation Globally by Naturally Occurring Genetic Variants, or Locally in Atherosclerotic Plaques, Does Not Associate With Cardiovascular Events in Humans. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 36(7). 1326–1339. 17 indexed citations

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Foley, Christopher N. & James R Staley. (2020). cnfoley/hyprcoloc: First release of software. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Yi‐Qian, Stephen Burgess, James R Staley, et al.. (2019). Body mass index and all cause mortality in HUNT and UK Biobank studies: linear and non-linear mendelian randomisation analyses. BMJ. 364. l1042–l1042. 121 indexed citations

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Kamat, Mihir, James Blackshaw, Robin Young, et al.. (2019). PhenoScanner V2: an expanded tool for searching human genotype–phenotype associations. Bioinformatics. 35(22). 4851–4853. 1269 indexed citations breakdown →

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Staley, James R, Matthew Suderman, Andrew J. Simpkin, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal analysis strategies for modelling epigenetic trajectories. International Journal of Epidemiology. 47(2). 516–525. 7 indexed citations

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Staley, James R, Edmund Jones, Stephen Kaptoge, et al.. (2017). A comparison of Cox and logistic regression for use in genome-wide association studies of cohort and case-cohort design. European Journal of Human Genetics. 25(7). 854–862. 34 indexed citations

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Staley, James R & Stephen Burgess. (2017). Semiparametric methods for estimation of a nonlinear exposure‐outcome relationship using instrumental variables with application to Mendelian randomization. Genetic Epidemiology. 41(4). 341–352. 177 indexed citations

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Staley, James R, James Blackshaw, Mihir Kamat, et al.. (2016). PhenoScanner: a database of human genotype–phenotype associations. Bioinformatics. 32(20). 3207–3209. 883 indexed citations breakdown →

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Staley, James R, John Bradley, Richard J. Silverwood, et al.. (2015). Associations of Blood Pressure in Pregnancy With Offspring Blood Pressure Trajectories During Childhood and Adolescence: Findings From a Prospective Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 4(5). 73 indexed citations

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