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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
42659
World Ranking
3066
National Ranking
68

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
43094
World Ranking
14373
National Ranking
474

Overview

Alan James is affiliated with the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The primary research areas covered by Alan James include advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, schizophrenia research and treatment, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, advanced MRI techniques and applications, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and autism spectrum disorder research.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • UNC Libraries
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alan James are:

  • Neda Jahanshad
  • Ingrid Agartz
  • Paul M. Thompson
  • Jan K. Buitelaar
  • Patricia Gruner

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents," 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years," 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • "Increased power by harmonizing structural MRI site differences with the ComBat batch adjustment method in ENIGMA," 2020, NeuroImage
  • "Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups," 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • The Mechanics of Airway Narrowing in Asthma

    Alan L. James;Peter D. Paré;James C. Hogg

  • A genome-wide search for quantitative trait loci underlying asthma

    S. E. Daniels;S. Bhattacharrya;A. James;N. I. Leaves

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

    E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

  • Effect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma (AMAZES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Peter G Gibson;Peter G Gibson;Ian A Yang;John W Upham;John W Upham;Paul N Reynolds;Paul N Reynolds

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Decline in lung function in the Busselton Health Study : the effects of asthma and cigarette smoking

    Alan L. James;Lyle J. Palmer;Elizabeth Kicic;Peta S. Maxwell

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

    Manuel A Ferreira;Melanie C Matheson;David L Duffy;Guy B Marks

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennie Hui
Jennie Hui University of Western Australia
Arthur W. Musk
Arthur W. Musk University of Western Australia
John Beilby
John Beilby University of Western Australia
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Lyle J. Palmer
Lyle J. Palmer University of Adelaide
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Ozren Polasek
Ozren Polasek University of Split
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool

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