Author: Timothy Spector
- ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9795-0365
- Most recently observed institution: King's College London
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- endocrinology: 718 (rank: 127 (tie) )
- epidemiology: 34,202 (rank: 380 )
- genetic and genomic medicine: 11,342 (rank: 40 (tie) )
- genetics: 23,972 (rank: 318 )
- genomics: 3,343 (rank: 6,906 (tie) )
- immunology: 903 (rank: 9,350 (tie) )
- infectious diseases: 3,642 (rank: 8,648 )
- microbiology: 2,209 (rank: 5,548 (tie) )
- oncology: 311 (rank: 1,738 (tie) )
- public and global health: 2,256 (rank: 1,569 (tie) )
- systems biology: 232 (rank: 11,758 (tie) )
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Loss of smell and taste in combination with other symptoms is a strong predictor of COVID-19 infection
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 13,573 times
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Self-reported symptoms of covid-19 including symptoms most predictive of SARS-CoV-2 infection, are heritable
genetic and genomic medicine more details view paper- Downloaded 11,342 times
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- In genetic and genomic medicine: 3
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Genome-wide association analysis of lifetime cannabis use (N=184,765) identifies new risk loci, genetic overlap with mental health, and a causal influence of schizophrenia on cannabis use
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 8,606 times
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Diagnostic value of skin manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 6,457 times
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The effect of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 on symptomatology, re-infection and transmissibility
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Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 3,977 times
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Genetic analysis of over one million people identifies 535 novel loci for blood pressure.
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 3,069 times
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Geo-social gradients in predicted COVID-19 prevalence and severity in Great Britain: results from 2,266,235 users of the COVID-19 Symptoms Tracker app
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 2,852 times
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Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 2,526 times
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Detecting SARS-CoV-2 at point of care: Preliminary data comparing Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to PCR
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 2,513 times
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Interplay between the human gut microbiome and host metabolism
microbiology more details view paper- Downloaded 2,209 times
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The genetics of the human face: identification of large effect single gene variants
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,811 times
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- In genetics: 393
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Genetic Associations with Subjective Well-Being Also Implicate Depression and Neuroticism
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,704 times
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Dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from 1.4M users of the COVID Symptom Study app - a longitudinal app-based community survey
public and global health more details view paper- Downloaded 1,617 times
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Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,401 times
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in pregnant women: characterization of symptoms and syndromes predictive of disease and severity through real-time, remote participatory epidemiology.
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Genomic analyses for age at menarche identify 389 independent signals and indicate BMI-independent effects of puberty timing on cancer susceptibility
genomics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,240 times
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Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86,577 women highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,193 times
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Genome-wide association and functional studies identify 46 novel loci for alcohol consumption and suggest common genetic mechanisms with neuropsychiatric disorders
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,187 times
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Profound perturbation of the human metabolome by obesity
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Association of social distancing and masking with risk of COVID-19
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 764 times
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Novel blood pressure locus and gene discovery using GWAS and expression datasets from blood and the kidney
genomics more details view paper- Downloaded 746 times
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Extensive weight loss can reduce immune age by altering IgG N-glycosylation
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The Trans-Ancestral Genomic Architecture of Glycaemic Traits
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Network-based metabolite ratios for an improved functional characterization of genome-wide association study results
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 651 times
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Racial and ethnic determinants of Covid-19 risk
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Detecting COVID-19 infection hotspots in England using large-scale self-reported data from a mobile application
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The Genomic Loci of Specific Human tRNA Genes Exhibit Ageing-Related DNA Hypermethylation
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Decreased IgG core fucosylation, a player in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, is associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases
immunology more details view paper- Downloaded 531 times
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Smoking induces coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in adipose tissue with consequences for metabolic health
genomics more details view paper- Downloaded 475 times
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Multi-omic analyses reveal antibody-dependent natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity in autoimmune thyroid diseases
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Anosmia and other SARS-CoV-2 positive test-associated symptoms, across three national, digital surveillance platforms as the COVID-19 pandemic and response unfolded: an observation study
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 365 times
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Novel DNA methylation sites of glucose and insulin homeostasis: an integrative cross-omics analysis
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Cancer and risk of COVID-19 through a general community survey
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KCND3 is a novel susceptibility locus for early repolarization
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 247 times
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Introducing ExHiBITT – Exploring Host microbiome inTeractions in Twins-, a colon multiomic cohort study
systems biology more details view paper- Downloaded 232 times
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