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Stephen Burgess

Cambridge University Health Partners · GB
Area of research
Genetics · Statistics and Probability
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.
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120
citations
109,618
works
792
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Opioid use disorder and dementia risk: evidence from observational and genetic analyses in diverse ancestry cohorts
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Alcohol use and risk of dementia in diverse populations: evidence from cohort, case–control and Mendelian randomisation approaches
BMJ evidence-based medicine 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Cross-population GWAS and proteomics improve risk prediction and reveal mechanisms in atrial fibrillation
Nature Communications 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Causal Effects of Breast Cancer Risk Factors across Hormone Receptor Breast Cancer Subtypes: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis of four biobanks and consortium data
BMC Medicine 2025cited by 3position: lastdoi
Proteome‐Wide Mendelian Randomization Identifies Natriuretic Peptide‐B and Novel Proteins as Potential Regulators of Pulse Pressure in Humans
Journal of the American Heart Association 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Sedentary lifestyle, physical activity, and gastrointestinal diseases: evidence from mendelian randomization analysis
EBioMedicine 2024cited by 57position: middledoi
Common pitfalls in drug target Mendelian randomization and how to avoid them
BMC Medicine 2024cited by 41position: lastdoi
A Bayesian approach to Mendelian randomization using summary statistics in the univariable and multivariable settings with correlated pleiotropy
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2024cited by 35position: lastdoi
Genetic Associations of Circulating Cardiovascular Proteins With Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia
JAMA Cardiology 2024cited by 34position: middledoi
Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Genome-Wide Association Study and Mendelian Randomization Analyses
Stroke 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Proteomic Associations of NT-proBNP (N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Circulation Heart Failure 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Alcohol use and risk of dementia in diverse populations
medRxiv 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
Opioid use disorder and brain health: observational and genetic associations
medRxiv 2024cited by 0position: middledoi
Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations: update for summer 2023
Wellcome Open Research 2023cited by 681position: firstdoi
Mendelian randomization for cardiovascular diseases: principles and applications
European Heart Journal 2023cited by 679position: lastdoi
Smoking, alcohol consumption, and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: Mendelian randomization analysis
eLife 2023cited by 179position: middledoi
Gastrointestinal Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glycemic Homeostasis: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Diabetes Care 2023cited by 150position: middledoi
Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies risk loci for abdominal aortic aneurysm and highlights PCSK9 as a therapeutic target
Nature Genetics 2023cited by 90position: middledoi
MendelianRandomization v0.9.0: updates to an R package for performing Mendelian randomization analyses using summarized data
Wellcome Open Research 2023cited by 60position: lastdoi
Genome-wide association study of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in the Million Veteran Program
Nature Genetics 2023cited by 59position: middledoi
The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer
EBioMedicine 2023cited by 52position: middledoi
Birth weight influences cardiac structure, function, and disease risk: evidence of a causal association
European Heart Journal 2023cited by 51position: middledoi
MendelianRandomization v0.9.0: updates to an R package for performing Mendelian randomization analyses using summarized data
Wellcome Open Research 2023cited by 39position: lastdoi
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Type 2 Diabetes: Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Journal of the Endocrine Society 2023cited by 36position: middledoi
A genome-wide association study of blood cell morphology identifies cellular proteins implicated in disease aetiology
Nature Communications 2023cited by 34position: middledoi
Efficacy of metformin targets on cardiometabolic health in the general population and non-diabetic individuals: a Mendelian randomization study
EBioMedicine 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Proteomic insights into modifiable risk of venous thromboembolism and cardiovascular comorbidities
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2023cited by 30position: middledoi
Multi-response Mendelian randomization: Identification of shared and distinct exposures for multimorbidity and multiple related disease outcomes
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2023cited by 27position: middledoi
Age at Menopause and the Risk of Stroke: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analysis in 204 244 Postmenopausal Women
Journal of the American Heart Association 2023cited by 12position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Susanna C. Larsson · Karolinska Institutet40 papers (2017–2025)Dipender Gill · Nanjing Medical University25 papers (2019–2025)Amy M. Mason · University of Cambridge24 papers (2019–2025)Shuai Yuan · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa20 papers (2019–2025)Siddhartha Kar · University of Cambridge13 papers (2018–2025)George Davey Smith · Laboratoire d’immunologie intégrative du cancer11 papers (2015–2023)Paul Carter · Canadian Respiratory Research Network11 papers (2020–2022)Mathew Vithayathil · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust9 papers (2020–2022)Karl Michaëlsson · Uppsala University9 papers (2017–2025)Simon G. Thompson · University of Kent8 papers (2013–2017)Adam S. Butterworth · University of Cambridge7 papers (2013–2023)Xue Li · Department of Health6 papers (2021–2025)Jie Chen · Central South University6 papers (2022–2025)Scott M. Damrauer · Pediatrics and Genetics6 papers (2020–2025)Frank Dudbridge · Universitätsmedizin Greifswald5 papers (2015–2023)Evropi Τheodoratou · University of Edinburgh5 papers (2019–2023)Michael V. Holmes · Steinbeis Foundation5 papers (2019–2023)Ville Karhunen · University of Cambridge5 papers (2021–2026)Xixian Ruan · Central South University5 papers (2023–2025)Rainer Malik · LMU Klinikum4 papers (2017–2022)