Tōnu Esko

158.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Tōnu Esko is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tōnu Esko has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Genetics, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Tōnu Esko's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (48 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (13 papers). Tōnu Esko is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (48 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (13 papers). Tōnu Esko collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, United States and United Kingdom. Tōnu Esko's co-authors include Andres Metspalu, Reedik Mägi, Jian Yang, Krista Fischer, Lili Milani, Peter M. Visscher, Jüri Allïk, Anu Realo, Luke R. Lloyd‐Jones and Lude Franke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Tōnu Esko

112 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Biological interpretation of genome-wide association studies using predicted gene functions

2015 359 citations Harm-Jan Westra, Jian Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Improved polygenic prediction by Bayesian multiple regression on summary statistics

2019 263 citations Luke R. Lloyd‐Jones, Reedik Mägi et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tōnu Esko

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Use of Estonian Biobank data and participant recall to improve Wilson’s disease management 2024 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown), Anu Reigo, Tarmo Annilo, Toomas Toomsoo, Margit Nõukas, Tiit Nikopensius, (unknown), Tuuli Reisberg, Georgi Hudjashov, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Tōnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Mari Nelis, Toomas Haller, Neeme Tõnisson	0
2	Self- and informant-reported personality traits and vaccination against COVID-19 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Anu Realo, (unknown), Jüri Allïk, Tōnu Esko, Krista Fischer, Uku Vainik, René Mõttus	4
3	Socio-demographic and genetic risk factors for drug adherence and persistence across 5 common medication classes 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Mattia Cordioli, (unknown), (unknown), Sakari Jukarainen, (unknown), Tuomo Kiiskinen, Matteo Ferro, (unknown), (unknown), Samuli Ripatti, Andrea Ganna, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Tōnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Mari Nelis, Georgi Hudjashov, (unknown), Mikko Niemi, Kelli Lehto	4
4	Genetic assessment of efficacy and safety profiles of coagulation cascade proteins identifies Factors II and XI as actionable anticoagulant targets 2024 ·European Heart Journal Open ·Éloi Gagnon, (unknown), Jérôme Bourgault, Erik Abner, Dipender Gill, Sébastien Thériault, Marie‐Claude Vohl, André Tchernof, Tōnu Esko, Patrick Mathieu, Benoît J. Arsenault	0
5	Impact of the gut microbiota and associated metabolites on cardiometabolic traits, chronic diseases and human longevity: a Mendelian randomization study 2023 ·Journal of Translational Medicine ·Éloi Gagnon, Patricia L. Mitchell, Hasanga D. Manikpurage, Erik Abner, Nele Taba, Tōnu Esko, Nooshin Ghodsian, Sébastien Thériault, Patrick Mathieu, Benoît J. Arsenault	48
6	Nationwide health, socio-economic and genetic predictors of COVID-19 vaccination status in Finland 2023 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Tuomo Hartonen, Bradley Jermy, (unknown), (unknown), Kristi Krebs, Andrius Vabalas, (unknown), Andres Metspalu, Tōnu Esko, Mari Nelis, Georgi Hudjashov, Tuija Leino, Hanna Nohynek, Jonas Sivelä, Reedik Mägi, Mark J. Daly, Hanna M. Ollila, Lili Milani, Markus Perola, Samuli Ripatti, Andrea Ganna	23
7	Endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome: similarities and differences in the spectrum of comorbidities 2022 ·Human Reproduction ·Maire Peters, (unknown), (unknown), Merli Saare, Andres Metspalu, Mari Nelis, Lili Milani, Georgi Hudjashov, Tōnu Esko, Andres Salumets, Reedik Mägi, Triin Laisk	9
8	Mendelian randomization prioritizes abdominal adiposity as an independent causal factor for liver fat accumulation and cardiometabolic diseases 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Éloi Gagnon, (unknown), Émilie Gobeil, Jérôme Bourgault, Hasanga D. Manikpurage, (unknown), Erik Abner, Nele Taba, Tōnu Esko, Patricia L. Mitchell, Nooshin Ghodsian, Jean‐Pierre Després, Marie‐Claude Vohl, André Tchernof, Sébastien Thériault, Benoît J. Arsenault	14
9	Contribution of schizophrenia polygenic burden to longitudinal phenotypic variance in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome 2022 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Maris Alver, Valentina Mancini, Kristi Läll, Maude Schneider, Luciana Romano, Lili Milani, Mari Nelis, Reedik Mägi, Tōnu Esko, Andres Metspalu, Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis, Stéphan Eliez, Alexandre Reymond	7
10	Prioritizing autoimmunity risk variants for functional analyses by fine-mapping mutations under natural selection 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andres Metspalu, Mari Nelis, Lili Milani, Reedik Mägi, Tōnu Esko, Bayazit Yunusbayev	5
11	Neandertal introgression partitions the genetic landscape of neuropsychiatric disorders and associated behavioral phenotypes 2022 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Michael Dannemann, Yuri Milaneschi, Danat Yermakovich, (unknown), (unknown), Kristi Krebs, Manuel A. Friese, Christian Otte, Tōnu Esko, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Reedik Mägi, Mari Nelis, Kelli Lehto, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Janet Kelso, Stefan M. Gold	9
12	Predicting COVID-19 Transmission to Inform the Management of Mass Events: Model-Based Approach 2021 ·JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·Claire Donnat, (unknown), (unknown), David Liu, Filippos T Filippidis, Tōnu Esko, Austen El‐Osta, Matthew Harris	6
13	Stratification of Type 2 Diabetes by Age of Diagnosis in the UK Biobank Reveals Subgroup-Specific Genetic Associations and Causal Risk Profiles 2021 ·Diabetes ·Raymond Noordam, Kristi Läll, Roelof A. J. Smit, Triin Laisk, Andres Metspalu, Tōnu Esko, Lili Milani, Ruth J. F. Loos, Reedik Mägi, Ko Willems van Dijk, Diana van Heemst	20
14	Integrating untargeted metabolomics, genetically informed causal inference, and pathway enrichment to define the obesity metabolome 2020 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Yu-Han H. Hsu, Christina M. Astley, Joanne B. Cole, Sailaja Vedantam, (unknown), Andres Metspalu, Krista Fischer, Kristen Fortney, Eric Morgen, Clicerio González, Maria E. González, Tōnu Esko, Joel N. Hirschhorn	17
15	Analytical strategies to include the X‐chromosome in variance heterogeneity analyses: Evidence for trait‐specific polygenic variance structure 2019 ·Genetic Epidemiology ·Wei Q. Deng, Shihong Mao, Anette Kalnapenkis, Tōnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Guillaume Paré, Lei Sun	8
16	Genetic influence on social outcomes during and after the Soviet era in Estonia 2018 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Kaili Rimfeld, Eva Krapohl, Maciej Trzaskowski, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Saskia Selzam, Philip S. Dale, Tōnu Esko, Andres Metspalu, Robert Plomin	62
17	Educational Attainment and Personality Are Genetically Intertwined 2017 ·Psychological Science ·René Mõttus, Anu Realo, Uku Vainik, Jüri Allïk, Tōnu Esko	38
18	Constraints on eQTL Fine Mapping in the Presence of Multisite Local Regulation of Gene Expression 2017 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Biao Zeng, Luke R. Lloyd‐Jones, Alexander Holloway, Urko M. Marigorta, Andres Metspalu, Grant W. Montgomery, Tōnu Esko, Kenneth L. Brigham, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Youssef Idaghdour, Jian Yang, Peter M. Visscher, Joseph E. Powell, Greg Gibson	19
19	Improved imputation accuracy of rare and low-frequency variants using population-specific high-coverage WGS-based imputation reference panel 2017 ·Nature ·Mario Mitt, Mart Kals, Kalle Pärn, Stacey Gabriel, Eric S. Lander, Aarno Palotie, Samuli Ripatti, Andrew P. Morris, Andres Metspalu, Tōnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Priit Palta	20
20	Pathogenic implications for autoimmune mechanisms derived by comparative eQTL analysis of CD4+ versus CD8+ T cells 2017 ·PLoS Genetics ·Silva Kasela, Kai Kisand, Liina Tserel, (unknown), Anu Remm, Krista Fischer, Tōnu Esko, Harm-Jan Westra, Benjamin P. Fairfax, Seiko Makino, Julian C. Knight, Lude Franke, Andres Metspalu, Pärt Peterson, Lili Milani	62

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