Stuart J. Ritchie

15.3k citations

104 papers · 7.0k · 6 hit papers · h-index 44

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.5%
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Cognitive Neuroscience top 1%
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 27
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies 23
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 22
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing 15

Co-authors: Ian J. Deary (60 shared papers)Timothy C. Bates (7 shared papers)Elliot M. Tucker–Drob (15 shared papers)Mark E. Bastin (30 shared papers)Simon R. Cox (28 shared papers)Joanna M. Wardlaw (30 shared papers)John M. Starr (30 shared papers)Riccardo E. Marioni (8 shared papers)
Journals: Intelligence (11 papers)Molecular Psychiatry (6 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (6 papers)Carbohydrate Research (4 papers)PLoS ONE (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

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Stuart J. Ritchie

102 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Stuart J. Ritchie's Hit Papers

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Genomic structural equation modelling provides insights into the multivariate genetic architecture of complex traits 2019 · 443 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Nature Human Behaviour
2018 Psychological Science
2018 Cerebral Cortex
2017 Molecular Psychiatry
2016 Nature Communications
2013 Psychological Science

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1	Brain age predicts mortality Molecular Psychiatry ·James H. Cole, Stuart J. Ritchie, Mark E. Bastin, Maria C. Valdés Hernández, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Natalie A. Royle, Janie Corley, Alison Pattie, Sarah E. Harris, Qian Zhang, Naomi R. Wray, Paul Redmond, Riccardo E. Marioni, John M. Starr, Simon R. Cox, Joanna M. Wardlaw, David Sharp, Ian J. Deary Hit paper breakdown →	2017	503
2	Sex Differences in the Adult Human Brain: Evidence from 5216 UK Biobank Participants Cerebral Cortex ·Stuart J. Ritchie, (unknown), Xueyi Shen, Michael Lombardo, Lianne M. Reus, Clara Alloza, Mathew A. Harris, Helen L. Alderson, Stuart Hunter, Emma Neilson, David C. Liewald, Bonnie Auyeung, Heather C. Whalley, Stephen M. Lawrie, Catharine R. Galé, Mark E. Bastin, Andrew M. McIntosh, Ian J. Deary Hit paper breakdown →	2018	495
3	Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status Psychological Science ·Stuart J. Ritchie, Timothy C. Bates Hit paper breakdown →	2013	486
4	Genomic structural equation modelling provides insights into the multivariate genetic architecture of complex traits Nature Human Behaviour ·Andrew D. Grotzinger, Mijke Rhemtulla, Ronald de Vlaming, Stuart J. Ritchie, Travis T. Mallard, W. David Hill, Hill F. Ip, Riccardo E. Marioni, Andrew M. McIntosh, Ian J. Deary, Philipp Koellinger, K. Paige Harden, Michel G. Nivard, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob Hit paper breakdown →	2019	443
5	The epigenetic clock is correlated with physical and cognitive fitness in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 International Journal of Epidemiology ·Riccardo E. Marioni, Sonia Shah, Allan F. McRae, Stuart J. Ritchie, Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera, Sarah E. Harris, Jude Gibson, Paul Redmond, (unknown), Alison Pattie, Janie Corley, Adele Taylor, Lee Murphy, John M. Starr, Steve Horvath, Peter M. Visscher, Naomi R. Wray, Ian J. Deary	2015	402
6	How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? A Meta-Analysis Psychological Science ·Stuart J. Ritchie, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob Hit paper breakdown →	2018	373
7	Ageing and brain white matter structure in 3,513 UK Biobank participants Nature Communications ·Simon R. Cox, Stuart J. Ritchie, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, David C. Liewald, Saskia P. Hagenaars, Gail Davies, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Catharine R. Galé, Mark E. Bastin, Ian J. Deary Hit paper breakdown →	2016	323
8	Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N=112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia Molecular Psychiatry ·Saskia P. Hagenaars, Sarah E. Harris, Gail Davies, W. David Hill, David C. Liewald, Stuart J. Ritchie, Riccardo E. Marioni, Chloe Fawns‐Ritchie, Breda Cullen, Rainer Malik, Bradford B. Worrall, Cathie Sudlow, Joanna M. Wardlaw, John Gallacher, Jill P. Pell, Andrew M. McIntosh, Daniel J. Smıth, Catharine R. Galé, Ian J. Deary	2016	237
9	A combined analysis of genetically correlated traits identifies 187 loci and a role for neurogenesis and myelination in intelligence Molecular Psychiatry ·W. David Hill, Riccardo E. Marioni, Omeed Maghzian, Stuart J. Ritchie, Saskia P. Hagenaars, Andrew M. McIntosh, Catharine R. Galé, Gail Davies, Ian J. Deary	2018	184
10	Comparing Within- and Between-Family Polygenic Score Prediction The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Saskia Selzam, Stuart J. Ritchie, Jean‐Baptiste Pingault, Chandra A. Reynolds, Paul F. O’Reilly, Robert Plomin	2019	181
11	Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy Nature Human Behaviour ·Hans IJzerman, Neil A. Lewis, Andrew K Przybylski, Netta Weinstein, Lisa M. DeBruine, Stuart J. Ritchie, Simine Vazire, Patrick S. Forscher, Richard D. Morey, James Ivory, Farid Anvari	2020	145
12	Failing the Future: Three Unsuccessful Attempts to Replicate Bem's ‘Retroactive Facilitation of Recall’ Effect PLoS ONE ·Stuart J. Ritchie, Richard Wiseman, Christopher C. French	2012	119
13	Genome-wide analysis identifies molecular systems and 149 genetic loci associated with income Nature Communications ·W. David Hill, Neil M Davies, Stuart J. Ritchie, Nathan Skene, Julien Bryois, Steven Bell, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, David J. Roberts, Xueyi Shen, Gail Davies, David C. Liewald, David J. Porteous, Caroline Hayward, Adam S. Butterworth, Andrew M. McIntosh, Catharine R. Galé, Ian J. Deary	2019	116
14	Structural brain imaging correlates of general intelligence in UK Biobank Intelligence ·Simon R. Cox, Stuart J. Ritchie, Chloe Fawns‐Ritchie, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, Ian J. Deary	2019	111
15	Recommendations for Increasing the Transparency of Analysis of Preexisting Data Sets Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science ·Sara J. Weston, Stuart J. Ritchie, Julia M. Rohrer, Andrew K Przybylski	2019	110
16	Predictors of ageing-related decline across multiple cognitive functions Intelligence ·Stuart J. Ritchie, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, Simon R. Cox, Janie Corley, Dominika Dykiert, Paul Redmond, Alison Pattie, Adele M. Taylor, Ruth Sibbett, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary	2016	110
17	Is education associated with improvements in general cognitive ability, or in specific skills? Developmental Psychology ·Stuart J. Ritchie, Timothy C. Bates, Ian J. Deary	2015	109
18	Impact of small vessel disease in the brain on gait and balance Scientific Reports ·Daniela Pinter, Stuart J. Ritchie, Fergus Doubal, Thomas Gattringer, Zoë Morris, Mark E. Bastin, María del C. Valdés Hernández, Natalie A. Royle, Janie Corley, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Alison Pattie, David Alexander Dickie, Julie Staals, Alan J. Gow, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Christian Enzinger, Franz Fazekas, Joanna M. Wardlaw	2017	96
19	Genetic prediction of male pattern baldness PLoS Genetics ·Saskia P. Hagenaars, W. David Hill, Sarah E. Harris, Stuart J. Ritchie, Gail Davies, David C. Liewald, Catharine R. Galé, David J. Porteous, Ian J. Deary, Riccardo E. Marioni	2017	89
20	The effect of network thresholding and weighting on structural brain networks in the UK Biobank NeuroImage ·Colin R. Buchanan, Mark E. Bastin, Stuart J. Ritchie, David C. Liewald, James W. Madole, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, Ian J. Deary, Simon R. Cox	2020	82

About Stuart J. Ritchie

Stuart J. Ritchie is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 104 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (23 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (15 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (14 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (12 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (10 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (8 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.2k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.6k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (806 citations), Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (84 citations) and Statistics and Probability (393 citations). Stuart J. Ritchie has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Ian J. Deary, Timothy C. Bates, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, Mark E. Bastin, Simon R. Cox, Joanna M. Wardlaw, John M. Starr, Riccardo E. Marioni, Andrew M. McIntosh and Catharine R. Galé. Their work appears in journals such as Intelligence, Molecular Psychiatry, Neurobiology of Aging, Carbohydrate Research and PLoS ONE.

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