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100
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745
National Ranking
107

Overview

Gail Davies is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 84 publications, and Medicine with 31 publications. Key subfields focus on Genetics (58 publications), Molecular Biology (31), Hematology (7), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (4), and Cognitive Neuroscience (4).

Their work covers multiple topics, notably Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (46 publications), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (20), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (12), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (12), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10), Genomics and Rare Diseases (10), and Congenital heart defects research (10).

Frequent coauthors in their research include Ian J. Deary (30 coauthored works), Caroline Hayward (18), Simon R. Cox (17), Bruce M. Psaty (15), and Sarah E. Harris (13). Publications often appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 9 papers, UNC Libraries (8), Nature Communications (7), Molecular Psychiatry (4), and Nature Human Behaviour (4).

Recent significant papers demonstrate engagement with genome-wide analyses and genetic epidemiology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging, 2021, Genome Biology
  • Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry

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

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • 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 identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

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

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

    Jeanne E Savage;Philip R Jansen;Philip R Jansen;Sven Stringer;Kyoko Watanabe

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • 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

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

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic

    G. Davies;A. Tenesa;A. Tenesa;A. Payton;J. Yang

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • 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

  • Search for invisible decays of Higgs bosons in the vector boson fusion and associated ZH production modes

    S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

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

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

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • 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

Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Sarah E. Harris
Sarah E. Harris University of Edinburgh
Andrew M. McIntosh
Andrew M. McIntosh University of Edinburgh
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Catharine R. Gale
Catharine R. Gale University of Southampton
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki

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