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J. Brent Richards

J. Brent Richards

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Genetics

D-Index
79
Citations
35994
World Ranking
1616
National Ranking
57

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
38572
World Ranking
14856
National Ranking
616

Overview

J. Brent Richards is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and is active in research fields spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly explores genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to a range of research topics, including genetic associations and epidemiology, COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vitamin D research studies, genomics and rare diseases, bioinformatics and genomic networks, and bone health and osteoporosis research.

Recent publications by J. Brent Richards include:

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization, 2021, JAMA
  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration, 2021, BMJ
  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19, 2021, Nature
  • Genomic atlas of the plasma metabolome prioritizes metabolites implicated in human diseases, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • The health effects of vitamin D supplementation: evidence from human studies, 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Frequent co-authors associated with J. Brent Richards include:

  • Vincenzo Forgetta (61 publications)
  • Guillaume Butler-Laporte (59 publications)
  • Sirui Zhou (46 publications)
  • Tomoko Nakanishi (45 publications)
  • Tianyuan Lu (40 publications)

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and PLoS Medicine.

Best Publications

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

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization: The STROBE-MR Statement

    Veronika W. Skrivankova;Rebecca C. Richmond;Benjamin A. R. Woolf;James Yarmolinsky

  • An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites

    So-Youn Shin;Eric B Fauman;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Jan Krumsiek

  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration

    Veronika W Skrivankova;Rebecca C Richmond;Benjamin A R Woolf;Neil M Davies;Neil M Davies

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

  • Twenty bone mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Karol Estrada;Bjarni V. Halldorsson

  • An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice

    John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent

  • The Association Between Physical Activity in Leisure Time and Leukocyte Telomere Length

    Lynn F. Cherkas;Janice L. Hunkin;Bernet S. Kato;J. Brent Richards

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors on the Risk of Fracture

    J. Brent Richards;Alexandra Papaioannou;Jonathan D. Adachi;Lawrence Joseph

  • Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis

    John P Kemp;John P Kemp;John A Morris;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Vincenzo Forgetta

  • Vitamin D and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Lauren E. Mokry;Stephanie Ross;Omar S. Ahmad;Vincenzo Forgetta

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Use of genome-wide association studies for drug repositioning.

    Philippe Sanseau;Pankaj Agarwal;Michael R Barnes;Michael R Barnes;Tomi Pastinen

  • Genetic architecture: The shape of the genetic contribution to human traits and disease

    Nicholas J Timpson;Celia M T Greenwood;Nicole Soranzo;Daniel J Lawson

  • Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

    Jie Huang;Bryan Howie;Shane McCarthy;Yasin Memari

  • Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Chen Lu;Emmi Tikkanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Scott G. Wilson
Scott G. Wilson University of Western Australia
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Douglas P. Kiel
Douglas P. Kiel Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Celia M. T. Greenwood
Celia M. T. Greenwood McGill University
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Claes Ohlsson
Claes Ohlsson University of Gothenburg
Yi-Hsiang Hsu
Yi-Hsiang Hsu Harvard University
John P. Kemp
John P. Kemp University of Bristol

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