Karin J. H. Verweij

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Karin J. H. Verweij is a scholar working on Genetics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin J. H. Verweij has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Genetics, 36 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 19 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karin J. H. Verweij's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (56 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (15 papers). Karin J. H. Verweij is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (56 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (15 papers). Karin J. H. Verweij collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and United States. Karin J. H. Verweij's co-authors include Abdel Abdellaoui, Brendan P. Zietsch, Nicholas G. Martin, Andrew C. Heath, Sarah E. Medland, Michael T. Lynskey, Jacqueline M. Vink, Peter M. Visscher, Loïc Yengo and Jorien L. Treur and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Karin J. H. Verweij

103 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.

15 years of GWAS discovery: Realizing the promise

2023 215 citations Abdel Abdellaoui, Loïc Yengo et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior

2019 213 citations Andrea Ganna, Karin J. H. Verweij et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karin J. H. Verweij Netherlands	36	968	739	705	470	425	107	3.3k
Mark J. Adams United Kingdom	33	972 1.0×	453 0.6×	517 0.7×	251 0.5×	448 1.1×	104	3.3k
Nathan A. Gillespie United States	34	627 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	872 1.2×	370 0.8×	350 0.8×	142	3.7k
Jacqueline M. Vink Netherlands	41	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	933 1.3×	537 1.1×	245 0.6×	159	5.6k
Brett C. Haberstick United States	32	443 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	848 1.2×	396 0.8×	308 0.7×	63	3.4k
Brion S. Maher United States	36	1.5k 1.5×	722 1.0×	409 0.6×	387 0.8×	308 0.7×	140	4.8k
Valerie S. Knopik United States	34	397 0.4×	937 1.3×	632 0.9×	220 0.5×	249 0.6×	138	3.9k
Patrick F. Sullivan United States	8	795 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	513 0.7×	235 0.5×	345 0.8×	20	3.1k
Jean‐Baptiste Pingault United Kingdom	39	891 0.9×	1.9k 2.6×	923 1.3×	255 0.5×	660 1.6×	130	4.7k
Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Netherlands	39	2.0k 2.0×	790 1.1×	707 1.0×	234 0.5×	247 0.6×	153	5.2k
Julia D. Grant United States	45	476 0.5×	1.7k 2.3×	725 1.0×	535 1.1×	565 1.3×	126	6.1k

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Abdellaoui, Abdel, Hilary C. Martin, Martin Kolk, et al.. (2025). Socio-economic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences. Nature Human Behaviour. 9(5). 864–876. 3 indexed citations

Smit, Dirk J. A., Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Jentien M. Vermeulen, et al.. (2025). A genetic exploration of the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular diseases. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Scott D. Gordon, et al.. (2025). Life without sex: Large-scale study links sexlessness to physical, cognitive, and personality traits, socioecological factors, and DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(38). e2418257122–e2418257122.

Treur, Jorien L., Dirk J. A. Smit, Rafik Tadros, et al.. (2024). Associations of schizophrenia with arrhythmic disorders and electrocardiogram traits: genetic exploration of population samples. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 226(3). 153–161. 1 indexed citations

Savolainen, Vincent, Nathan W. Bailey, Lisa M. Diamond, et al.. (2024). A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(2). 181–183. 5 indexed citations

Verweij, Karin J. H., Judy Luigjes, Roel J. T. Mocking, et al.. (2024). Existential concerns in psychopathology: a transdiagnostic network analysis existential concerns in psychopathology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 2313869–2313869. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Shu, Abdel Abdellaoui, Karin J. H. Verweij, & Guido van Wingen. (2023). Gene Expression has Distinct Associations with Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder. Advanced Science. 10(7). e2205486–e2205486. 16 indexed citations

Vermeulen, Jentien M., Magdalena Białas, Abdel Abdellaoui, et al.. (2023). Mental illness and cardiovascular health: observational and polygenic score analyses in a population-based cohort study. Psychological Medicine. 54(5). 931–939. 6 indexed citations

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Loïc Yengo, Karin J. H. Verweij, & Peter M. Visscher. (2023). 15 years of GWAS discovery: Realizing the promise. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 110(2). 179–194. 215 indexed citations breakdown →

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Verweij, Karin J. H., Derek de Beurs, Claudi Bockting, et al.. (2022). The interplay between psychopathological symptoms: transdiagnostic cross-lagged panel network model. BJPsych Open. 8(4). e116–e116. 16 indexed citations

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Vermeulen, Jentien M., Abdel Abdellaoui, Eleanor Sanderson, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Cardiovascular Disease: A Genetic Correlation and Multivariable Mendelian Randomization Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 48(2). 463–473. 40 indexed citations

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Zietsch, Brendan P., Morgan J. Sidari, Abdel Abdellaoui, et al.. (2021). Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans. Nature Human Behaviour. 5(9). 1251–1258. 26 indexed citations

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Nieman, Dorien H., Anja Lok, Roel J. T. Mocking, et al.. (2021). The relationship between cognitive functioning and psychopathology in patients with psychiatric disorders: a transdiagnostic network analysis. Psychological Medicine. 53(2). 1–10. 36 indexed citations

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Nieman, Dorien H., Nienke Vulink, Dirk J. A. Smit, et al.. (2020). Protocol Across study: longitudinal transdiagnostic cognitive functioning, psychiatric symptoms, and biological parameters in patients with a psychiatric disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 20(1). 212–212. 7 indexed citations

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Vink, Jacqueline M., et al.. (2020). Illicit drug use and the genetic overlap with Cannabis use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 213. 108102–108102. 2 indexed citations

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Treur, Jorien L., Ditte Demontis, George Davey Smith, et al.. (2019). Investigating causality between liability to ADHD and substance use, and liability to substance use and ADHD risk, using Mendelian randomization. Addiction Biology. 26(1). e12849–e12849. 64 indexed citations

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Ganna, Andrea, Karin J. H. Verweij, Michel G. Nivard, et al.. (2019). Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior. Science. 365(6456). 213 indexed citations breakdown →

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Treur, Jorien L., et al.. (2018). Causal associations between body mass index and mental health: a Mendelian randomisation study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 72(8). 708–710. 41 indexed citations

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Arslan, Ruben C., Emma M. Frans, Karin J. H. Verweij, et al.. (2017). Older fathers' children have lower evolutionary fitness across four centuries and in four populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1862). 20171562–20171562. 36 indexed citations

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Maciejewski, Dominique, Miguel E. Rentería, Abdel Abdellaoui, et al.. (2016). The Association of Genetic Predisposition to Depressive Symptoms with Non-suicidal and Suicidal Self-Injuries. Behavior Genetics. 47(1). 3–10. 22 indexed citations

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