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Overview

Daniel J. Smith is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Clinical Psychology, and Physiology. The scientist's work spans diverse topics including Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, and Sleep and Related Disorders.

Significant recent publications include the following papers:

  • Mental health in UK Biobank - development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants: a reanalysis (2020), BJPsych Open
  • Living alone, loneliness and lack of emotional support as predictors of suicide and self-harm: A nine-year follow up of the UK Biobank cohort (2020), Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of circadian rhythm disruption in bipolar disorder: A critical multi-disciplinary literature review and agenda for future research from the ISBD task force on chronobiology (2021), Bipolar Disorders
  • Seasonal and daytime variation in multiple immune parameters in humans: Evidence from 329,261 participants of the UK Biobank cohort (2021), iScience
  • Quantifying bias in psychological and physical health in the UK Biobank imaging sub-sample (2022), Brain Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), BJPsych Open, Journal of Affective Disorders, Wellcome Open Research, and BMC Psychiatry.

Frequent co-authors associated with Daniel J. Smith include:

  • Joey Ward
  • Donald M. Lyall
  • Laura M. Lyall
  • Andrew M. McIntosh
  • Rona J. Strawbridge

Daniel J. Smith's research contributions are notably extensive in their range of psychiatric and medical topics, focusing on both clinical and genetic aspects, as well as circadian and immunological factors affecting mental health. Their engagement with large cohorts, such as the UK Biobank, indicates an interest in epidemiological and population-level analyses.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions

    David M. Howard;Mark J. Adams;Toni Kim Clarke;Jonathan D. Hafferty

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Neuropsychological testing of cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis

    C. Bourne;C. Bourne;Ö. Aydemir;V. Balanzá-Martínez;E. Bora

  • Depression and anxiety among people living with and beyond cancer: a growing clinical and research priority.

    Claire L. Niedzwiedz;Lee Knifton;Lee Knifton;Kathryn A. Robb;Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi

  • Genome-wide association study of depression phenotypes in UK Biobank identifies variants in excitatory synaptic pathways

    David M. Howard;Mark J. Adams;Masoud Shirali;Toni Kim Clarke

  • Comparison of the effectiveness of inhaler devices in asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease: a systematic review of the literature

    Brocklebank D;Ram F;Wright J;Barry P

  • Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts.

    Alex S F Kwong;Rebecca M Pearson;Mark J Adams;Kate Northstone

  • Mental health in UK Biobank – development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants: a reanalysis

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  • Genome-wide association study of cognitive functions and educational attainment in UK Biobank ( N =112 151)

    G. Davies;R. E. Marioni;R. E. Marioni;D. C. Liewald;W. D. Hill

  • Genome-wide analyses for personality traits identify six genomic loci and show correlations with psychiatric disorders

    Min-Tzu Lo;David A. Hinds;Joyce Y. Tung;Carol Franz

  • Prevalence and characteristics of probable major depression and bipolar disorder within UK biobank: cross-sectional study of 172,751 participants

    Daniel J Smith;Barbara I. Nicholl;Breda Cullen;Daniel Martin

  • Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N = 112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia.

    S P Hagenaars;S E Harris;S E Harris;G Davies;W D Hill

  • Association of disrupted circadian rhythmicity with mood disorders, subjective wellbeing, and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study of 91 105 participants from the UK Biobank

    Laura M Lyall;Cathy A Wyse;Cathy A Wyse;Nicholas Graham;Amy Ferguson

  • Adolescent and adult differences in major depression symptom profiles

    Frances Rice;Lucy Riglin;T Lomax;E. Souter

  • Cognitive Test Scores in UK Biobank: Data Reduction in 480,416 Participants and Longitudinal Stability in 20,346 Participants.

    Donald M Lyall;Breda Cullen;Michael Allerhand;Daniel J Smith

  • Genome-wide analysis of over 106 000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci

    Daniel J. Smith;Valentina Escott-Price;Gail Davies;Mark E. S. Bailey

  • Cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomization study

    J Vaucher;B J Keating;A M Lasserre;W Gan;W Gan

  • Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants

    Katrina A S Davis;Jonathan R I Coleman;Mark Adams;Naomi Allen

  • Wake-up call for British psychiatry

    Nicholas John Craddock;Danny Antebi;Mary Jane Attenburrow;Anthony Bailey

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Rona J. Strawbridge
Rona J. Strawbridge University of Glasgow
Nicholas John Craddock
Nicholas John Craddock Cardiff University
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Michael Conlon O'Donovan
Michael Conlon O'Donovan Cardiff University
Cathryn M. Lewis
Cathryn M. Lewis King's College London
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Matthew Hotopf
Matthew Hotopf King's College London
Gail Davies
Gail Davies University of Edinburgh
Katherine Gordon-Smith
Katherine Gordon-Smith University of Worcester

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