2026 Andrew R. Wood: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	93	2055	1860	131	118	246	61669

Overview

Andrew R. Wood is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant emphasis on genetics and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

Genetics
Molecular Biology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Their work addresses a broad range of topics, which include:

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Birth, Development, and Health
Sleep and related disorders
Genomics and Rare Diseases
BRCA gene mutations in cancer
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Andrew R. Wood has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Among the recent papers authored are:

"The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids" (2021), published in Nature
"Using human genetics to understand the disease impacts of testosterone in men and women" (2020), published in Nature Medicine
"Genetic determinants of daytime napping and effects on cardiometabolic health" (2021), published in Nature Communications
"Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020), published in Nature Human Behaviour
"Telomere length and risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mendelian randomisation study" (2020), published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Robin N. Beaumont
Jessica Tyrrell
Timothy M. Frayling
Michael N. Weedon
Sailaja Vedantam

Publications by Andrew R. Wood appear regularly in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
UNC Libraries
Nature Communications
The American Journal of Human Genetics

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

3540
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A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

3273
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Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

2358
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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

2210
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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

2138
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for height and body mass index in ∼700000 individuals of European ancestry

Loic Yengo;Julia Sidorenko;Julia Sidorenko;Kathryn E Kemper;Zhili Zheng

1966
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Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

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

1689
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

1276
Citations
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

1239
Citations
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

1200
Citations
Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

1162
Citations
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

1119
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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

988
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry

Sara L Pulit;Sara L Pulit;Sara L Pulit;Charli Stoneman;Andrew P Morris;Andrew P Morris;Andrew R Wood

965
Citations
Biological interpretation of genome-wide association studies using predicted gene functions

Tune H Pers;Juha M Karjalainen;Yingleong Chan;Harm-Jan Westra

859
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

777
Citations
An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

750
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Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

0
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The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

0
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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

0
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