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Manuel A. R. Ferreira publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel A. R. Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 141 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Manuel A. R. Ferreira D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel A. R. Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Manuel A. R. Ferreira is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields primarily focused on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific emphasis on Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications cover significant topics in genetic associations, epidemiology, and infectious diseases, particularly relating to COVID-19. Notable papers include:

  • Computationally efficient whole-genome regression for quantitative and binary traits (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants (2021, Nature)
  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals host factors underlying critical COVID-19 (2022, Nature)
  • Common and rare variant associations with clonal haematopoiesis phenotypes (2022, Nature)
  • Sequencing of 640,000 exomes identifies GPR75 variants associated with protection from obesity (2021, Science)

The main topics covered in their body of work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Genomics and Rare Diseases, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Asthma and respiratory diseases, and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Manuel A. R. Ferreira frequently publishes in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Science

Collaboration appears to be an integral aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Aris Baras, Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Jack A. Kosmicki, Jonathan Marchini, and Julie Horowitz. These collaborations contribute to advancing research in their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses

    Shaun Purcell;Shaun Purcell;Benjamin Neale;Benjamin Neale;Kathe Todd-Brown;Lori Thomas

  • Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Shaun M. Purcell;Shaun M. Purcell;Naomi R. Wray;Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Peter M. Visscher

  • Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Yiping Shen;Joshua M. Korn;Joshua M. Korn;Dan E. Arking

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Collaborative genome-wide association analysis supports a role for ANK3 and CACNA1C in bipolar disorder

    Manuel A R Ferreira;Michael C O'Donovan;Yan A Meng;Ian R Jones

  • Divergence of Melanocortin Pathways in the Control of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure

    Nina Balthasar;Louise T. Dalgaard;Charlotte E. Lee;Jia Yu

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • Association between microdeletion and microduplication at 16p11.2 and autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Yiping Shen;Joshua M. Korn;Dan E. Arking

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci.

    A Cortes;J Hadler;J P Pointon

  • Computationally efficient whole-genome regression for quantitative and binary traits.

    Joelle Mbatchou;Leland Barnard;Joshua Backman;Anthony Marcketta

  • Whole-genome association study of bipolar disorder

    P Sklar;J W Smoller;J Fan;J Fan;M A R Ferreira

  • Assumption-Free Estimation of Heritability from Genome-Wide Identity-by-Descent Sharing between Full Siblings

    Peter M Visscher;Sarah E Medland;Manuel A. R Ferreira;Katherine I Morley

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants.

    Joshua D. Backman;Alexander H. Li;Anthony Marcketta;Dylan Sun

  • Practical aspects of imputation-driven meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Paul I.W. de Bakker;Paul I.W. de Bakker;Manuel A.R. Ferreira;Manuel A.R. Ferreira;Xiaoming Jia;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale

  • Genomewide association studies: history, rationale, and prospects for psychiatric disorders.

    Sven Cichon;Nick Craddock;Mark Daly;Mark Daly;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Philip C Haycock;Stephen Burgess;Aayah Nounu

  • Shared genetic origin of asthma, hay fever and eczema elucidates allergic disease biology

    Manuel A. Ferreira;Judith M. Vonk;Hansjörg Baurecht;Ingo Marenholz;Ingo Marenholz

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Computationally efficient whole genome regression for quantitative and binary traits

    Joelle Mbatchou;Leland Barnard;Joshua Backman;Anthony Marcketta

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David L. Duffy
David L. Duffy QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Philip J. Thompson
Philip J. Thompson University of Western Australia
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Shaun Purcell
Shaun Purcell Harvard Medical School
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London

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