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887
National Ranking
421

Overview

Daniel W. Belsky is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans numerous subfields including Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, Health, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers a range of key topics such as Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Health disparities and outcomes, Birth, Development, and Health, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, and Frailty in Older Adults.

Recent publications from Daniel W. Belsky include:

  • Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals, 2020, Science
  • Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm, 2020, eLife
  • Biomarkers of aging for the identification and evaluation of longevity interventions, 2023, Cell
  • A toolkit for quantification of biological age from blood chemistry and organ function test data: BioAge, 2021, GeroScience
  • Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction, 2021, Nature Genetics

Their frequent coauthors include Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Calen P. Ryan, Karen Sugden, and David L. Corcoran.

Daniel W. Belsky has contributed extensively to prominent publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Innovation in Aging, Nature Aging, and The Journals of Gerontology Series A.

Best Publications

  • A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Daniel Belsky;Nigel Dickson

  • The p Factor: One General Psychopathology Factor in the Structure of Psychiatric Disorders?

    Avshalom Caspi;Renate M. Houts;Daniel W. Belsky;Sidra J. Goldman-Mellor

  • Quantification of biological aging in young adults.

    Daniel W. Belsky;Avshalom Caspi;Renate Houts;Harvey J. Cohen

  • Lest we forget: comparing retrospective and prospective assessments of adverse childhood experiences in the prediction of adult health.

    Aaron Reuben;Terrie Edith Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Daniel Belsky

  • Is Adult ADHD a Childhood-Onset Neurodevelopmental Disorder? Evidence From a Four-Decade Longitudinal Cohort Study

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Renate Houts;Philip Asherson;Daniel W. Belsky

  • Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals

    Noah Snyder-Mackler;Joseph Robert Burger;Lauren Gaydosh;Daniel W. Belsky

  • Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test: The DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm

    Daniel W W Belsky;Avshalom Caspi;Louise Arseneault;Andrea Baccarelli

  • Bullying victimisation and risk of self harm in early adolescence: longitudinal cohort study

    Helen L Fisher;Terrie E Moffitt;Renate M Houts;Daniel W Belsky

  • Eleven Telomere, Epigenetic Clock, and Biomarker-Composite Quantifications of Biological Aging: Do They Measure the Same Thing?

    Daniel W. Belsky;Terrie E. Moffitt;Alan A. Cohen;David L. Corcoran

  • Association of Childhood Blood Lead Levels With Cognitive Function and Socioeconomic Status at Age 38 Years and With IQ Change and Socioeconomic Mobility Between Childhood and Adulthood.

    Aaron Reuben;Avshalom Caspi;Daniel W. Belsky;Jonathan Broadbent

  • Childhood forecasting of a small segment of the population with large economic burden.

    Avshalom Caspi;Renate M. Houts;Daniel W. Belsky;Honalee Harrington

  • Genetic analysis of social-class mobility in five longitudinal studies.

    Daniel W. Belsky;Benjamin W. Domingue;Robbee Wedow;Louise Arseneault

  • Brain-age in midlife is associated with accelerated biological aging and cognitive decline in a longitudinal birth cohort.

    Maxwell L Elliott;Daniel W Belsky;Annchen R Knodt;David Ireland

  • The Genetics of Success: How Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Educational Attainment Relate to Life-Course Development.

    Daniel W. Belsky;Terrie E. Moffitt;David L. Corcoran;Benjamin Domingue

  • Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction.

    Perline A. Demange;Perline A. Demange;Margherita Malanchini;Margherita Malanchini;Margherita Malanchini;Travis T. Mallard;Pietro Biroli

  • Etiological features of borderline personality related characteristics in a birth cohort of 12-year-old children

    Daniel W. Belsky;Avshalom Caspi;Louise Arseneault;Wiebke Bleidorn

  • Polygenic Influence on Educational Attainment: New Evidence From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

    Benjamin W. Domingue;Daniel W. Belsky;Dalton Conley;Kathleen Mullan Harris

  • Accelerated biological aging and risk of depression and anxiety: evidence from 424,299 UK Biobank participants

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  • Longitudinal incidence and prevalence of adverse outcomes of diabetes mellitus in elderly patients.

    M. Angelyn Bethel;Frank A. Sloan;Daniel Belsky;Mark N. Feinglos

  • Characterizing genetic and environmental influences on variable DNA methylation using monozygotic and dizygotic twins

    Eilis Hannon;Olivia Knox;Karen Sugden;Joe Burrage

  • Enduring mental health: Prevalence and prediction.

    Jonathan D. Schaefer;Avshalom Caspi;Daniel W. Belsky;Honalee Harrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University
Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Renate Houts
Renate Houts Duke University
Louise Arseneault
Louise Arseneault King's College London
Kathleen Mullan Harris
Kathleen Mullan Harris University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jason D. Boardman
Jason D. Boardman University of Colorado Boulder
Salomon Israel
Salomon Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Andrea Danese
Andrea Danese King's College London
Jonathan Mill
Jonathan Mill University of Exeter
Candice L. Odgers
Candice L. Odgers University of California, Irvine

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