Timothy D. Spector

44.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Timothy D. Spector is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy D. Spector has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Genetics, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Timothy D. Spector's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (13 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (8 papers). Timothy D. Spector is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (13 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (8 papers). Timothy D. Spector collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Timothy D. Spector's co-authors include Alex J. MacGregor, Deborah Hart, Ana M. Valdes, Gregory Livshits, Ida Malkin, Christopher J. Hammond, Frances M. K. Williams, Philip N. Sambrook, Alireza Moayyeri and Maria Popham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Timothy D. Spector

81 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

  1. Lumbar disc degeneration and genetic factors are the main risk factors for low back pain in women: the UK Twin Spine Study
    2011 366 citations Gregory Livshits, Maria Popham et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

Peers

Timothy D. Spector
Santiago Palacios Spain
Yoshinori Ishikawa Japan
Ingrid Meulenbelt Netherlands
H. A. Bird United Kingdom
Marco Rossato Italy
Pierre Gillet France
Deborah Hart United Kingdom
Carine Wouters Belgium
Jérémie Sellam France
David Doyle United Kingdom
Santiago Palacios Spain
Timothy D. Spector
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timothy D. Spector

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Yan, Pirro G. Hysi, Carlo Maj, et al.. (2022). Genetic prediction of male pattern baldness based on large independent datasets. European Journal of Human Genetics. 31(3). 321–328. 13 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Victor T., Hagay Enav, Timothy D. Spector, Nicholas D. Youngblut, & Ruth E. Ley. (2020). Strain-Level Analysis of Bifidobacterium spp. from Gut Microbiomes of Adults with Differing Lactase Persistence Genotypes. mSystems. 5(5). 18 indexed citations
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Nag, Abhishek, Yuko Kurushima, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide scan identifies novel genetic loci regulating salivary metabolite levels. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(5). 864–875. 10 indexed citations
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Lukowski, Samuel W., Luke R. Lloyd‐Jones, Alexander Holloway, et al.. (2017). Genetic correlations reveal the shared genetic architecture of transcription in human peripheral blood. Nature Communications. 8(1). 483–483. 14 indexed citations
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Moayyeri, Alireza, Deborah Hart, Harold Snieder, et al.. (2016). Aging Trajectories in Different Body Systems Share Common Environmental Etiology: The Healthy Aging Twin Study (HATS). Twin Research and Human Genetics. 19(1). 27–34. 4 indexed citations
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Young, Aideen C. M., Karen Glaser, Timothy D. Spector, & Claire J. Steves. (2016). The Identification of Hereditary and Environmental Determinants of Frailty in a Cohort of UK Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 19(6). 600–609. 41 indexed citations
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Agricola, Rintje, K.M. Leyland, Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra, et al.. (2015). Validation of statistical shape modelling to predict hip osteoarthritis in females: data from two prospective cohort studies (Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee and Chingford). Lara D. Veeken. 54(11). 2033–2041. 35 indexed citations
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Ribero, Simone, Daniel Glass, Abraham Aviv, Timothy D. Spector, & Véronique Bataille. (2015). Height and Bone Mineral Density Are Associated with Naevus Count Supporting the Importance of Growth in Melanoma Susceptibility. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e0116863–e0116863. 21 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Jacqueline A. L., Timothy D. Spector, Sarah Lindsay, et al.. (2014). The Rate of Nonallelic Homologous Recombination in Males Is Highly Variable, Correlated between Monozygotic Twins and Independent of Age. PLoS Genetics. 10(3). e1004195–e1004195. 23 indexed citations
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Vimaleswaran, Karani S., Alana Cavadino, Diane J. Berry, et al.. (2014). Interaction between allelic variations in vitamin D receptor and retinoid X receptor genes on metabolic traits. BMC Genetics. 15(1). 37–37. 13 indexed citations
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Burri, Andrea, Timothy D. Spector, & Qazi Rahman. (2013). A Discordant Monozygotic Twin Approach to Testing Environmental Influences on Sexual Dysfunction in Women. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 42(6). 961–972. 12 indexed citations
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Livshits, Gregory, Ida Malkin, Alireza Moayyeri, Timothy D. Spector, & Christopher J. Hammond. (2012). Association of FTO gene variants with body composition in UK twins. Annals of Human Genetics. 76(5). 333–341. 22 indexed citations
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Moayyeri, Alireza, Christopher J. Hammond, Deborah Hart, & Timothy D. Spector. (2012). The UK Adult Twin Registry (TwinsUK Resource). Twin Research and Human Genetics. 16(1). 144–149. 174 indexed citations
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Livshits, Gregory, Maria Popham, Ida Malkin, et al.. (2011). Lumbar disc degeneration and genetic factors are the main risk factors for low back pain in women: the UK Twin Spine Study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 70(10). 1740–1745. 366 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arora, Paul, Bibiana García‐Bailo, Zari Dastani, et al.. (2011). Genetic polymorphisms of innate immunity-related inflammatory pathways and their association with factors related to type 2 diabetes. BMC Medical Genetics. 12(1). 95–95. 55 indexed citations
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Njajou, Omer T., Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ludmila Pawlikowska, et al.. (2010). A Common Variant in the Telomerase RNA Component Is Associated with Short Telomere Length. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e13048–e13048. 29 indexed citations
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Manek, Nisha J., Deborah Hart, Timothy D. Spector, & Alex J. MacGregor. (2003). The association of body mass index and osteoarthritis of the knee joint: An examination of genetic and environmental influences. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 48(4). 1024–1029. 181 indexed citations
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Spector, Timothy D.. (1991). The epidemiology of rheumatic diseases. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 3(2). 266–271. 5 indexed citations

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