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2026
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Switzerland
2023

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Genetics

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124
Citations
82651
World Ranking
319
National Ranking
6

Medicine

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125
Citations
84257
World Ranking
3019
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Zoltán Kutalik is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their publications span over 280 works in these areas, with a particular focus on genetics, molecular biology, and related subfields such as pediatrics, perinatology, child health, epidemiology, and physiology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics including genetic associations and epidemiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, epigenetics and DNA methylation, birth, development, and health, bioinformatics and genomic networks, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, and genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Kutalik include:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations: update for summer 2023, 2023, Wellcome Open Research
  • Bias correction for inverse variance weighting Mendelian randomization, 2023, Genetic Epidemiology
  • Participation bias in the UK Biobank distorts genetic associations and downstream analyses, 2023, Nature Human Behaviour
  • A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome, 2022, Cell

They have collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors including Chiara Auwerx, Marie C. Sadler, Eleonora Porcu, Tõnu Esko, and Reedik Mägi, each of whom has coauthored multiple publications with Kutalik.

Publication venues where Kutalik has frequently appeared include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, The American Journal of Human Genetics, and Nature Human Behaviour. These venues highlight a consistent presence in both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals relevant to genetics and biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Genes mirror geography within Europe.

    John Novembre;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Katarzyna Bryc;Zoltán Kutalik

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-Wide Association Study

    Andri Rauch;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Patrick Descombes;Tao Cai

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

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

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations.

    Stephen Burgess;George Davey Smith;Neil M Davies;Frank Dudbridge

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    Stephan Ripke;Naomi R Wray;Cathryn M Lewis;Steven P Hamilton

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

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

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Erratum: A role for clonal inactivation in T cell tolerance to Mls-1 a

    Marcia A. Blackman;Hans-Gerhard Burgert;David L. Woodland;Ed Palmer

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

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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Sven Bergmann
Sven Bergmann Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Peter Vollenweider
Peter Vollenweider University of Lausanne
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Andres Metspalu
Andres Metspalu University of Tartu

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