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62
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1250
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239

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Melinda Mills is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The scientist has made contributions across various subfields such as Genetics, Health, Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's work prominently covers topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Birth, Development, and Health, Health disparities and outcomes, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Global Health Care Issues, and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • "Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Lack of Trust, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy," 2021, Vaccines
  • "Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries," 2021, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "The GWAS Diversity Monitor tracks diversity by disease in real time," 2020, Nature Genetics

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jennifer B. Dowd
  • Xuejie Ding
  • David M. Brazel
  • Evelina T. Akimova
  • Felix C. Tropf

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Human Behaviour, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics, and the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

In addition to journal articles, Melinda Mills has contributed to book publications, including a work titled "An Introduction to Statistical Genetic Data Analysis" published in 2020 by Istituto di Ematologia di Bologna.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society : The Losers in a Globalizing World

    Hans-Peter Blossfeld;Erik Klijzing;Melinda Mills;Karin Kurz

  • Why do people postpone parenthood? Reasons and social policy incentives

    Melinda Mills;Ronald R. Rindfuss;Peter McDonald;Egbert te Velde

  • 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

  • Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19.

    Jennifer Beam Dowd;Liliana Andriano;David M. Brazel;Valentina Rotondi

  • Fertility in Advanced Societies: A Review of Research

    Nicoletta Balbo;Francesco Candeloro Billari;Melinda Mills

  • Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society

    Hans-Peter Blossfeld;Erik Klijzing;Melinda Mills;Karin Kurz

  • Globalization, uncertainty and changes in early life courses

    Melinda Mills;Hans-Peter Blossfeld

  • Lack of Trust, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    Will Jennings;Gerry Stoker;Hannah Bunting;Viktor Orri Valgarðsson

  • Introducing Survival and Event History Analysis

    Melinda Mills

  • Social network-based distancing strategies to flatten the COVID-19 curve in a post-lockdown world.

    Per Block;Marion Hoffman;Isabel J. Raabe;Jennifer Beam Dowd

  • Globalization, Uncertainty and Men’s Careers: An International Comparison

    Hans-Peter Blossfeld;Melinda Mills;Fabrizio Bernardi

  • A scientometric review of genome-wide association studies

    Melinda C. Mills;Charles Rahal

  • Comparative Research: Persistent Problems and Promising Solutions

    Melinda Mills;Gerhard G. van de Bunt;Jeanne de Bruijn

  • Gender equity and fertility intentions in Italy and the Netherlands

    Melinda Mills;Letizia Mencarini;Maria Letizia Tanturri;Katia Begall

  • Life Courses in the Globalization Process : The Development of Social Inequalities in Modern Societies

    Sandra Buchholz;Dirk Hofäcker;Melinda Mills;Hans-Peter Blossfeld

  • The GWAS Diversity Monitor tracks diversity by disease in real time.

    Melinda C Mills;Charles Rahal

  • Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries.

    José Manuel Aburto;Jonas Schöley;Ilya Kashnitsky;Luyin Zhang

  • Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

    Nicola Barban;Rick Jansen;Ronald De Vlaming;Ahmad Vaez;Ahmad Vaez

  • Globalization and Inequality

    Melinda Mills

  • Becoming an Adult in Uncertain Times: A 14-Country Comparison of the Losers of Globalization

    Melinda Mills;H.P. Blossfeld;E. Klijzing

  • 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

Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Hans-Peter Blossfeld University of Bamberg
Philipp D. Koellinger
Philipp D. Koellinger Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Penelope A. Lind
Penelope A. Lind QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia University of Copenhagen
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Peter J. van der Most
Peter J. van der Most University Medical Center Groningen
Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori
Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori Leiden University Medical Center
Lars Bertram
Lars Bertram University of Lübeck
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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