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Wolfgang Lieb

Wolfgang Lieb

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
33384
World Ranking
13510
National Ranking
722

Overview

Wolfgang Lieb is a researcher affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their academic work primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Neurology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics encompass a range of health-related studies, particularly concentrating on gut microbiota and health, nutritional studies and diet, health and medical studies, long-term effects of COVID-19, diet and metabolism studies, COVID-19 and mental health, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Wolfgang Lieb has contributed to numerous papers published in well-regarded venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation, 2022, Cell
  • Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with mood and anxiety disorders, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association study in 8,956 German individuals identifies influence of ABO histo-blood groups on gut microbiome, 2021, Nature Genetics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wolfgang Lieb include:

  • André Franke
  • Tobias Pischon
  • Lilian Krist
  • Annette Peters
  • Michael F. Leitzmann

The scientist has an extensive publication record across various venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie
  • Nature Genetics
  • European Journal of Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease.

    Nilesh J. Samani;Jeanette Erdmann;Alistair S. Hall;Christian Hengstenberg

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Loss-of-function mutations in APOC3, triglycerides, and coronary disease

    Jacy Crosby;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;David R. Crosslin

  • Analysis of five chronic inflammatory diseases identifies 27 new associations and highlights disease-specific patterns at shared loci

    David Ellinghaus;Luke Jostins;Sarah L. Spain;Adrian Cortes

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies variation in vitamin D receptor and other host factors influencing the gut microbiota

    Jun Wang;Louise B Thingholm;Jurgita Skiecevičienė;Philipp Rausch;Philipp Rausch

  • A genome-wide association study confirms PNPLA3 and identifies TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 as risk loci for alcohol-related cirrhosis

    Stephan Buch;Felix Stickel;Eric Trépo;Michael Way

  • Association of plasma leptin levels with incident Alzheimer disease and MRI measures of brain aging.

    Wolfgang Lieb;Alexa S. Beiser;Alexa S. Beiser;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Zaldy S. Tan

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease

    Nathan O. Stitziel;Kathleen E. Stirrups;Nicholas G. D. Masca;Jeanette Erdmann

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Obese Individuals with and without Type 2 Diabetes Show Different Gut Microbial Functional Capacity and Composition.

    Louise B. Thingholm;Malte C. Rühlemann;Manja Koch;Brie Fuqua

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre Franke
Andre Franke Kiel University
Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke Greifswald University Hospital
Jeanette Erdmann
Jeanette Erdmann University of Lübeck
Heribert Schunkert
Heribert Schunkert Technical University of Munich
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Stefan Schreiber
Stefan Schreiber Kiel University
Christian Gieger
Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Christa Meisinger
Christa Meisinger University of Augsburg
Christian Hengstenberg
Christian Hengstenberg Medical University of Vienna

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