Nigel William Rayner
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.01%
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Diabetes and associated disorders
Papers in
- Genetics 76
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 70
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 17
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 13
- Genomics and Rare Diseases 7
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- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks 12
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 11
- RNA modifications and cancer 8
- Co-authors
- Eleftheria Zeggini (18 shared papers)Mark I. McCarthy (11 shared papers)Timothy Mark Frayling (6 shared papers)Andrew Tym Hattersley (4 shared papers)Christopher J. Groves (5 shared papers)G. A. Hitman (3 shared papers)Mark F. Walker (3 shared papers)Michael Weedon (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature Genetics (22 papers)Nature (8 papers)Nature Communications (8 papers)Diabetes (7 papers)PLoS Genetics (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Nigel William Rayner
104 papers receiving 40.4k citations
Nigel William Rayner's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
- Genetics 21.0k
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3.6k
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1.2k
- Molecular Biology 12.3k
- Cancer Research 2.2k
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All Works
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| 1 | Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 7865 |
| 2 | A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 3653 |
| 3 | Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 2419 |
| 4 | New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 1842 |
| 5 | Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1560 |
| 6 | Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 1546 |
| 7 | Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1544 |
| 8 | Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 1474 |
| 9 | Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 1441 |
| 10 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 1377 |
| 11 | Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1341 |
| 12 | Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 1275 |
| 13 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1228 |
| 14 | Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 868 |
| 15 | The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 839 |
| 16 | Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 782 |
| 17 | Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 698 |
| 18 | The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 583 |
| 19 | The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 542 |
| 20 | An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 541 |
About Nigel William Rayner
Nigel William Rayner is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cancer Research, having authored 107 papers that have together received 41.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (70 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (13 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (12 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (7 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (21.0k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (3.6k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.2k citations), Molecular Biology (12.3k citations) and Cancer Research (2.2k citations). Nigel William Rayner has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Eleftheria Zeggini, Mark I. McCarthy, Timothy Mark Frayling, Andrew Tym Hattersley, Christopher J. Groves, G. A. Hitman, Mark F. Walker, Michael Weedon, Katharine R. Owen and Beverley M. Shields. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature, Nature Communications, Diabetes and PLoS Genetics.
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