John M. Starr

13.6k citations

33 papers · 2.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 22

Impact in

Aging top 2%
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 5%

Papers in

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing 9
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1

Co-authors: Ian J. Deary Valerie Wilson Michelle Taylor Lawrence J. Whalley Peter M. Visscher Sarah E. Harris George Davey Smith Carole Hart
Journals: International Journal of Epidemiology (3 papers)British Journal of Health Psychology (2 papers)Age and Ageing (2 papers)Translational Psychiatry (2 papers)Clinical Epigenetics (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

In The Last Decade

John M. Starr

32 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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GWAS on family history of Alzheimer’s disease 2018 · 345 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Translational Psychiatry
2015 International Journal of Epidemiology

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1	Semantics or spelling? Probing contextual word embeddings with orthographic noise Jacob Matthews, John M. Starr, Marten van Schijndel	2024	0
2	Epigenomic Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Interactions With Traditional Risk Metrics Journal of the American Heart Association ·Kenneth E. Westerman, Alba Fernández‐Sanlés, Prasad Patil, Paola Sebastiani, Paul F. Jacques, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Qing Liu, Simin Liu, Roberto Elosúa, Dawn L. DeMeo, José M. Ordovás	2020	27
3	DNA methylation-based measures of accelerated biological ageing and the risk of dementia in the oldest-old: a study of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 BMC Psychiatry ·Ruth Sibbett, Drew Altschul, Riccardo E. Marioni, Ian J. Deary, John M. Starr, Tom C. Russ	2020	28
4	Epigenetic signatures of smoking associate with cognitive function, brain structure, and mental and physical health outcomes in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 Translational Psychiatry ·Janie Corley, Simon R. Cox, Sarah E. Harris, Tanguy Medevielle, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Mark E. Bastin, Joanna M. Wardlaw, John M. Starr, Riccardo E. Marioni, Ian J. Deary	2019	39
5	Trajectories of inflammatory biomarkers over the eighth decade and their associations with immune cell profiles and epigenetic ageing Clinical Epigenetics ·Anna J. Stevenson, Daniel L. McCartney, Sarah E. Harris, Adele Taylor, Paul Redmond, John M. Starr, Qian Zhang, Allan F. McRae, Naomi R. Wray, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Barry W. McColl, Andrew M. McIntosh, Ian J. Deary, Riccardo E. Marioni	2018	46
6	GWAS on family history of Alzheimer’s disease Translational Psychiatry ·Riccardo E. Marioni, Sarah E. Harris, Qian Zhang, Allan F. McRae, Saskia P. Hagenaars, W. David Hill, Gail Davies, Craig Ritchie, Catharine R. Galé, John M. Starr, Alison Goate, David J. Porteous, Jian Yang, Kathryn L. Evans, Ian J. Deary, Naomi R. Wray, Peter M. Visscher Hit paper breakdown →	2018	345
7	Identification of 55,000 Replicated DNA Methylation QTL Scientific Reports ·Allan F. McRae, Riccardo E. Marioni, Sonia Shah, Jian Yang, Joseph E. Powell, Sarah E. Harris, Jude Gibson, Anjali K. Henders, Lisa Bowdler, Jodie N. Painter, Lee Murphy, Nicholas G. Martin, John M. Starr, Naomi R. Wray, Ian J. Deary, Peter M. Visscher, Grant W. Montgomery	2018	179
8	The epigenetic clock is correlated with physical and cognitive fitness in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 International Journal of Epidemiology ·Riccardo E. Marioni, Sonia Shah, Allan F. McRae, Stuart J. Ritchie, Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera, Sarah E. Harris, Jude Gibson, Paul Redmond, Simon R. Cox, Alison Pattie, Janie Corley, Adele Taylor, Lee Murphy, John M. Starr, Steve Horvath, Peter M. Visscher, Naomi R. Wray, Ian J. Deary Hit paper breakdown →	2015	397
9	Polygenic Risk for Schizophrenia Is Associated with Cognitive Change Between Childhood and Old Age Biological Psychiatry ·Andrew M. McIntosh, Alan J. Gow, Michelle Luciano, Gail Davies, David C. Liewald, Sarah E. Harris, Janie Corley, Jérémy Hall, John M. Starr, David J. Porteous, Albert Tenesa, Peter M. Visscher, Ian J. Deary	2013	99
10	A Cytogenetic Abnormality and Rare Coding Variants Identify ABCA13 as a Candidate Gene in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Helen Miranda Knight, Ben Pickard, Alan Maclean, M. P. Malloy, Dinesh C. Soares, Allan F. McRae, Alison Condie, Angela White, William E. Hawkins, Kevin A. McGhee, M. Van Beck, Donald J. MacIntyre, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Peter M. Visscher, David J. Porteous, Ronald E. Cannon, David St Clair, Walter Muir, Douglas Blackwood	2009	88
11	Cognitive visual perceptual deficits in patients with delirium Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Laura Brown, Sarah McGrory, Leroy C. McLaren, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich	2009	21
12	Oxidative stress, telomere length and biomarkers of physical aging in a cohort aged 79 years from the 1932 Scottish Mental Survey Mechanisms of Ageing and Development ·John M. Starr, Paul G. Shiels, Sarah E. Harris, Alison Pattie, Mark S. Pearce, Caroline L. Relton, Ian J. Deary	2008	75
13	A Functional Polymorphism under Positive Evolutionary Selection in ADRB2 is Associated with Human Intelligence with Opposite Effects in the Young and the Elderly Behavior Genetics ·Zoltán Bochdanovits, Mahmood M. Ghorbani, Linda van den Berg, Patrizia Rizzu, Tinca J. C. Polderman, Luba M. Pardo, Lorna M. Houlihan, Michelle Luciano, John M. Starr, Sarah E. Harris, Ian J. Deary, Eco J. C. de Geus, Dorret I. Boomsma, Peter Heutink, Daniëlle Posthuma	2008	17
14	The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936: a study to examine influences on cognitive ageing from age 11 to age 70 and beyond BMC Geriatrics ·Ian J. Deary, Alan J. Gow, Michelle Taylor, Janie Corley, Caroline Brett, Valerie Wilson, Harry Campbell, Lawrence J. Whalley, Peter M. Visscher, David J. Porteous, John M. Starr	2007	334
15	Childhood IQ and social factors on smoking behaviour, lung function and smoking‐related outcomes in adulthood: Linking the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 and the Midspan studies British Journal of Health Psychology ·Michelle Taylor, Carole Hart, George Davey Smith, John M. Starr, David Hole, Lawrence J. Whalley, Valerie Wilson, Ian J. Deary	2005	18
16	Childhood mental ability and blood pressure at midlife Journal of Hypertension ·John M. Starr, Michelle Taylor, Carole Hart, George Davey Smith, Lawrence J. Whalley, David Hole, Valerie Wilson, Ian J. Deary	2004	78
17	Childhood IQ, Social Class, Deprivation, and Their Relationships with Mortality and Morbidity Risk in Later Life: Prospective Observational Study Linking the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 and the Midspan Studies Psychosomatic Medicine ·Carole Hart, Michelle Taylor, George Davey Smith, Lawrence J. Whalley, John M. Starr, David Hole, Valerie Wilson, Ian J. Deary	2003	174
18	The Scottish Mental Survey 1932 linked to the Midspan studies: a prospective investigation of childhood intelligence and future health Public Health ·Carole Hart, Ian J. Deary, Michelle Taylor, 公祐沖, George Davey Smith, Lawrence J. Whalley, Valerie Wilson, David Hole, John M. Starr	2003	30
19	Mental ability age 11 years and health status age 77 years Age and Ageing ·John M. Starr	2000	40
20	Epidemiology of Presenile Alzheimer's Disease in Scotland (1974–88) The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Lawrence J. Whalley, Brenda Thomas, John M. Starr	1995	20

About John M. Starr

John M. Starr is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Aging, Health and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 33 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (9 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (9 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (6 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (4 papers), Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (4 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (107 citations), Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (60 citations), Health (292 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (437 citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (602 citations). John M. Starr has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ian J. Deary, Valerie Wilson, Michelle Taylor, Lawrence J. Whalley, Peter M. Visscher, Sarah E. Harris, George Davey Smith, Carole Hart, Riccardo E. Marioni and Janie Corley. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Epidemiology, British Journal of Health Psychology, Age and Ageing, Translational Psychiatry and Clinical Epigenetics.

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