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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
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  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Nicholas J. Timpson is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of their work include Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Timpson's recent scholarly output features research published in prominent journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization" (2021), published in JAMA
  • "Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition" (2021), published in Nature Genetics
  • "Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration" (2021), published in BMJ
  • "Long COVID burden and risk factors in 10 UK longitudinal studies and electronic health records" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts" (2020), published in The British Journal of Psychiatry

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Timpson include:

  • Kate Northstone
  • David A. Hughes
  • George Davey Smith
  • Kaitlin H. Wade
  • Laura J. Corbin

Timpson's publications appear most frequently in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics

Their research topics cover a variety of areas, including:

  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity

    Timothy M. Frayling;Nicholas J. Timpson;Michael N. Weedon;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini

  • The MR-Base platform supports systematic causal inference across the human phenome

    Gibran Hemani;Jie Zheng;Benjamin Elsworth;Kaitlin H Wade

  • Mendelian randomization: using genes as instruments for making causal inferences in epidemiology.

    Debbie A. Lawlor;Roger M. Harbord;Jonathan A. C. Sterne;Nicholas J Timpson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

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

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • 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

  • Replication of Genome-Wide Association Signals in UK Samples Reveals Risk Loci for Type 2 Diabetes

    Eleftheria Zeggini;Michael N. Weedon;Cecilia M. Lindgren;Timothy M. Frayling

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • 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

  • Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease

    Cristen J. Willer;Serena Sanna;Anne U. Jackson;Angelo Scuteri

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

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

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    K Walter;J L Min;J Huang

  • Using published data in Mendelian randomization: a blueprint for efficient identification of causal risk factors

    Stephen Burgess;Robert A. Scott;Nicholas J. Timpson;George Davey Smith

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Susan M. Ring
Susan M. Ring University of Bristol
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University

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