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Dorret I. Boomsma publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dorret I. Boomsma sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 1,647 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Dorret I. Boomsma D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dorret I. Boomsma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 188 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2009 - Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council

Overview

Dorret I. Boomsma is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a strong focus on Genetics and Molecular Biology. This body of work includes subdivisions such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas related to human genetics and development. Key topics of their work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Birth, Development, and Health, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

The scientist has published extensively in several scholarly venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Twin Research and Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Behavior Genetics
  • Nature Genetics

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jouke-Jan Hottenga
  • Eco J. C. de Geus
  • Jenny van Dongen
  • Gonneke Willemsen
  • Jaakko Kaprio

Selected recent publications by Dorret I. Boomsma include:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature

Among the recognitions received are:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2012
  • Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council, 2001

Best Publications

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

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • 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

  • A probabilistic atlas and reference system for the human brain: International Consortium for Brain Mapping (ICBM)

    J. Mazziotta;A. Toga;A. Evans;P. Fox

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Classical twin studies and beyond.

    Dorret Boomsma;Andreas Busjahn;Leena Peltonen

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

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

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    Stephan Ripke;Naomi R Wray;Cathryn M Lewis;Steven P Hamilton

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Genetic influence on cytokine production and fatal meningococcal disease.

    Rudi G.J. Westendorp;Jan A.M. Langermans;Tom W.J. Huizinga;Abdul H. Elouali

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Inga Prokopenko;Claudia Langenberg;Jose C. Florez;Jose C. Florez;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    S. Ripke;N. R. Wray;C. M. Lewis;S. P. Hamilton

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jouke-Jan Hottenga
Jouke-Jan Hottenga Hamad bin Khalifa University
Eco J. C. de Geus
Eco J. C. de Geus Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Meike Bartels
Meike Bartels Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
E.J.C. de Geus
E.J.C. de Geus Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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