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2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
UK
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
152
Citations
120136
World Ranking
124
National Ranking
22

Medicine

D-Index
149
Citations
117316
World Ranking
1178
National Ranking
123

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Augustine Kong is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and specializes in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions primarily focus on Genetics, with significant work also intersecting Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect an emphasis on genetic associations, epidemiology, and genomic methods. Notable papers include:

  • "Family-GWAS reveals effects of environment and mating on genetic associations," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Studying the genetics of participation using footprints left on the ascertained genotypes," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Mendelian imputation of parental genotypes improves estimates of direct genetic effects," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Mendelian imputation of parental genotypes for genome-wide estimation of direct and indirect genetic effects," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Family Analysis with Mendelian Imputations," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Augustine Kong frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating a network of coauthorship that includes:

  • Stefania Benónísdóttir
  • Alexander I. Young
  • Vincent J. Straub
  • Melinda Mills
  • Seyed Moeen Nehzati

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with a concentration in:

  • Nature Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Aging
  • Surgery
  • UNC Libraries

Augustine Kong's main fields of study comprise Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a research focus on the following key topics:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Sex and Gender in Healthcare

Their body of work includes investigation into the estimation of direct and indirect genetic effects through Mendelian imputations and the analysis of genetic participation biases. These intersect with broader themes in population genetics and complex trait mapping.

Best Publications

  • Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases

    Teri A. Manolio;Francis S. Collins;Nancy J. Cox;David B. Goldstein

  • Variant of TREM2 associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Hreinn Stefansson;Stacy Steinberg;Ingileif Jonsdottir

  • Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Struan F. A. Grant;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafil Benediktsson

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

    Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • 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

  • A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Jasvinder K. Atwal;Stacy Steinberg;Jon Snaedal

  • Neuregulin 1 and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Engilbert Sigurdsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Soley Bjornsdottir

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen

  • A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome

    Augustine Kong;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Jesus Sainz;Gudrun M. Jonsdottir

  • Missing heritability and strategies for finding the underlying causes of complex disease

    Evan E. Eichler;Jonathan Flint;Greg Gibson;Augustine Kong

  • Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen

  • A common variant on chromosome 9p21 affects the risk of myocardial infarction

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Frank Geller;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Jeffrey R. Gulcher
Jeffrey R. Gulcher deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Michael L. Frigge
Michael L. Frigge deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Hreinn Stefansson
Hreinn Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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