Sarah E. Medland

88.5k citations

250 papers · 8.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

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Genetics top 0.2%
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.5%
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Papers in

Genetics 117
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 86
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 37
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 17
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 14
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 50
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing 33

Co-authors: Nicholas G. Martin (164 shared papers)Grant W. Montgomery (64 shared papers)Margaret J. Wright (52 shared papers)Andrew C. Heath (28 shared papers)Peter M. Visscher (11 shared papers)Peter Hatemi (15 shared papers)Naomi R. Wray (33 shared papers)Gu Zhu (24 shared papers)
Journals: Twin Research and Human Genetics (35 papers)Behavior Genetics (27 papers)Biological Psychiatry (6 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (6 papers)Molecular Psychiatry (6 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

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Sarah E. Medland

242 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Sarah E. Medland's Hit Papers

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Conditional and joint multiple-SNP analysis of GWAS summary statistics identifies additional variants influencing complex traits 2012 · 736 citations

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

2012 Nature Genetics
2010 The American Journal of Human Genetics

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1	Conditional and joint multiple-SNP analysis of GWAS summary statistics identifies additional variants influencing complex traits Nature Genetics ·Jian Yang, Teresa Ferreira, Andrew P. Morris, Sarah E. Medland, Pamela A. F. Madden, Andrew C. Heath, Nicholas G. Martin, Grant W. Montgomery, Michael N. Weedon, Ruth J. F. Loos, Timothy M. Frayling, Mark I. McCarthy, Joel N. Hirschhorn, Michael E. Goddard, Peter M. Visscher Hit paper breakdown →	2012	736
2	A Versatile Gene-Based Test for Genome-wide Association Studies The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jimmy Z. Liu, Allan F. McRae, Dale R. Nyholt, Sarah E. Medland, Naomi R. Wray, Kevin M. Brown, Nicholas K. Hayward, Grant W. Montgomery, Peter M. Visscher, Nicholas G. Martin, Stuart MacGregor Hit paper breakdown →	2010	545
3	Assumption-Free Estimation of Heritability from Genome-Wide Identity-by-Descent Sharing between Full Siblings PLoS Genetics ·Peter M. Visscher, Sarah E. Medland, Manuel A. R. Ferreira, Katherine I. Morley, Gu Zhu, Belinda K. Cornes, Grant W. Montgomery, Nicholas G. Martin	2006	420
4	Genetic influences on handedness: Data from 25,732 Australian and Dutch twin families Neuropsychologia ·Sarah E. Medland, David L. Duffy, Margaret J. Wright, Gina Geffen, David Hay, Florence Lévy, (unknown), Gonneke Willemsen, Grant C. Townsend, Victoria White, Alex W. Hewitt, David A. Mackey, J. Michael Bailey, Wendy S. Slutske, Dale R. Nyholt, Susan A. Treloar, Nicholas G. Martin, Dorret I. Boomsma	2008	210
5	A direct test of the diathesis–stress model for depression Molecular Psychiatry ·Lucía Colodro‐Conde, Baptiste Couvy‐Duchesne, Gu Zhu, William L. Coventry, Enda M. Byrne, Scott D. Gordon, Margaret J. Wright, Grant W. Montgomery, Pamela A. F. Madden, Stephan Ripke, L. J. Eaves, Andrew C. Heath, Naomi R. Wray, Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin	2017	182
6	Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: a meta‐analysis of twin studies Addiction ·Karin J. H. Verweij, Brendan P. Zietsch, Michael T. Lynskey, Sarah E. Medland, Michael C. Neale, Nicholas G. Martin, Dorret I. Boomsma, Jacqueline M. Vink	2010	178
7	Common Variants in the Trichohyalin Gene Are Associated with Straight Hair in Europeans The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Sarah E. Medland, Dale R. Nyholt, Jodie N. Painter, Brian P. McEvoy, Allan F. McRae, Gu Zhu, Scott D. Gordon, Manuel A. R. Ferreira, Margaret J. Wright, Anjali K. Henders, Megan Campbell, David L. Duffy, Narelle K. Hansell, Stuart MacGregor, Wendy S. Slutske, Andrew C. Heath, Grant W. Montgomery, Nicholas G. Martin	2009	163
8	Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Political Attitudes Over a Life Time The Journal of Politics ·Peter Hatemi, Carolyn L. Funk, Sarah E. Medland, Hermine Maes, Judy L. Silberg, Nicholas G. Martin, Lindon J. Eaves	2009	141
9	A Quantitative-Trait Genome-Wide Association Study of Alcoholism Risk in the Community: Findings and Implications Biological Psychiatry ·Andrew C. Heath, John B. Whitfield, Nicholas G. Martin, Michele L. Pergadia, Alison Goate, Penelope A. Lind, Brian P. McEvoy, Andrew J. Schrage, Julia D. Grant, Yi‐Ling Chou, Rachel Zhu, Anjali K. Henders, Sarah E. Medland, Scott D. Gordon, Elliot C. Nelson, Arpana Agrawal, Dale R. Nyholt, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Pamela A. F. Madden, Grant W. Montgomery	2011	138
10	Are Extended Twin Family Designs Worth the Trouble? A Comparison of the Bias, Precision, and Accuracy of Parameters Estimated in Four Twin Family Models Behavior Genetics ·Matthew C. Keller, Sarah E. Medland, Laramie E. Duncan	2009	132
11	Genetic predisposition to schizophrenia associated with increased use of cannabis Molecular Psychiatry ·Robert A. Power, Karin J. H. Verweij, Mohamed Zuhair, Grant W. Montgomery, Anjali K. Henders, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A. F. Madden, Sarah E. Medland, Naomi R. Wray, Nicholas G. Martin	2014	125
12	The Nature of Nurture: Using a Virtual-Parent Design to Test Parenting Effects on Children's Educational Attainment in Genotyped Families Twin Research and Human Genetics ·Timothy C. Bates, Brion S. Maher, Sarah E. Medland, Kerrie McAloney, Margaret J. Wright, Narelle K. Hansell, Kenneth S. Kendler, Nicholas G. Martin, Nathan A. Gillespie	2018	116
13	Not by Twins Alone: Using the Extended Family Design to Investigate Genetic Influence on Political Beliefs American Journal of Political Science ·Peter Hatemi, John R. Hibbing, Sarah E. Medland, Matthew C. Keller, John R. Alford, Kevin B. Smith, Nicholas G. Martin, Lindon J. Eaves	2010	115
14	Genome Partitioning of Genetic Variation for Height from 11,214 Sibling Pairs The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Peter M. Visscher, Stuart MacGregor, Beben Benyamin, Gu Zhu, Scott D. Gordon, Sarah E. Medland, William G. Hill, Jouke‐Jan Hottenga, Gonneke Willemsen, Dorret I. Boomsma, Yaozhong Liu, Hong‐Wen Deng, Grant W. Montgomery, Nicholas G. Martin	2007	107
15	Obstetrical, pregnancy and socio-economic predictors for new-onset severe postpartum psychiatric disorders in primiparous women Psychological Medicine ·Samantha Meltzer‐Brody, Merete Lund Mægbæk, Sarah E. Medland, William C. Miller, Patrick F. Sullivan, Trine Munk‐Olsen	2017	104
16	The perception of quinine taste intensity is associated with common genetic variants in a bitter receptor cluster on chromosome 12 Human Molecular Genetics ·Danielle R. Reed, Gu Zhu, Paul Breslin, Fujiko Duke, Anjali K. Henders, Megan Campbell, Grant W. Montgomery, Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin, Margaret J. Wright	2010	101
17	Genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy: heritability, and correlates with sex, neuropsychiatric conditions and cognition Molecular Psychiatry ·Varun Warrier, Katrina L. Grasby, Florina Uzefovsky, Roberto Toro, Paula Smith, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Jyoti Khadake, Eleanor Mawbey-Adamson, Nadia K. Litterman, J-J Hottenga, Gitta H. Lubke, Dorret I. Boomsma, Nicholas G. Martin, Peter Hatemi, Sarah E. Medland, David A. Hinds, Thomas Bourgeron, Simon Baron‐Cohen	2017	100
18	The Genetics of Voting: An Australian Twin Study Behavior Genetics ·Peter Hatemi, Sarah E. Medland, Katherine I. Morley, Andrew C. Heath, Nicholas G. Martin	2007	96
19	Political Science, Biometric Theory, and Twin Studies: A Methodological Introduction Political Analysis ·Sarah E. Medland, Peter Hatemi	2009	92
20	A Genome-Wide Analysis of Liberal and Conservative Political Attitudes The Journal of Politics ·Peter Hatemi, Nathan A. Gillespie, Lindon J. Eaves, Brion S. Maher, Bradley T. Webb, Andrew C. Heath, Sarah E. Medland, David C. Smyth, Harry N. Beeby, Scott D. Gordon, Grant W. Montgomery, Ghu Zhu, Enda M. Byrne, Nicholas G. Martin	2011	92

About Sarah E. Medland

Sarah E. Medland is a scholar working on Genetics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 250 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (86 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (37 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (33 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (24 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (17 papers), Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (16 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (14 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (3.4k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.5k citations), Biological Psychiatry (193 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.5k citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (869 citations). Sarah E. Medland has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Nicholas G. Martin, Grant W. Montgomery, Margaret J. Wright, Andrew C. Heath, Peter M. Visscher, Peter Hatemi, Naomi R. Wray, Gu Zhu, Dale R. Nyholt and Pamela A. F. Madden. Their work appears in journals such as Twin Research and Human Genetics, Behavior Genetics, Biological Psychiatry, The American Journal of Human Genetics and Molecular Psychiatry.

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