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Robert A. Scott

The Edgbaston Hospital ·
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.
h-index
69
citations
34,292
works
183
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology
Nature 2024cited by 485position: middledoi
Random glucose GWAS in 493,036 individuals provides insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification
medRxiv 2021cited by 9position: middledoi
Genome-wide Association Analysis in Humans Links Nucleotide Metabolism to Leukocyte Telomere Length
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2020cited by 174position: middledoi
Genetic Studies of Leptin Concentrations Implicate Leptin in the Regulation of Early Adiposity
Diabetes 2020cited by 55position: middledoi
Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
Nature Genetics 2019cited by 642position: middledoi
Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene–smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids
Nature Genetics 2019cited by 151position: middledoi
Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions
American Journal of Epidemiology 2019cited by 141position: middledoi
A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene–smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure
Human Molecular Genetics 2019cited by 47position: middledoi
Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 1,914position: middledoi
Life-Course Genome-wide Association Study Meta-analysis of Total Body BMD and Assessment of Age-Specific Effects
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2018cited by 359position: middledoi
Interethnic analyses of blood pressure loci in populations of East Asian and European descent
Nature Communications 2018cited by 127position: middledoi
Formalising recall by genotype as an efficient approach to detailed phenotyping and causal inference
Nature Communications 2018cited by 69position: middledoi
Genome-wide meta-analysis of macronutrient intake of 91,114 European ancestry participants from the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium
Molecular Psychiatry 2018cited by 65position: middledoi
Phenome-wide association analysis of LDL-cholesterol lowering genetic variants in <i>PCSK9</i>
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2018cited by 4position: middledoi
Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2018cited by 0position: middledoi
An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans
Diabetes 2017cited by 807position: firstdoi
Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults
PLoS Genetics 2017cited by 339position: middledoi
Systematic Evaluation of Pleiotropy Identifies 6 Further Loci Associated With Coronary Artery Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017cited by 266position: middledoi
Whole-Genome Sequencing Coupled to Imputation Discovers Genetic Signals for Anthropometric Traits
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2017cited by 218position: middledoi
Type 2 diabetes, glucose, insulin, BMI, and ischemic stroke subtypes
Neurology 2017cited by 107position: middledoi
A Low-Frequency Inactivating <i>AKT2</i> Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Diabetes 2017cited by 51position: middledoi
Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls
Scientific Data 2017cited by 43position: middledoi
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
Nature 2016cited by 1,107position: middledoi
Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease
Nature 2016cited by 539position: middledoi
PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2016cited by 387position: middledoi
Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 329position: middledoi
No Evidence of a Common DNA Variant Profile Specific to World Class Endurance Athletes
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 172position: middledoi
A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering <i>GLP1R</i> variant protective for coronary heart disease
Science Translational Medicine 2016cited by 118position: firstdoi
Genome-Wide Association Study of the Modified Stumvoll Insulin Sensitivity Index Identifies <i>BCL2</i> and <i>FAM19A2</i> as Novel Insulin Sensitivity Loci
Diabetes 2016cited by 83position: middledoi
Causal mechanisms and balancing selection inferred from genetic associations with polycystic ovary syndrome
Nature Communications 2015cited by 527position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Impact of bottom boundary layer drag and topographic wave drag on the eddying general circulation
NSF0960834$161,9092010–2014PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Quantifying the Kinetic Energy Pathways to Dissipation in the World Ocean
NSF0851457$266,2182009–2014PIRePORTER
Quantifying the Oceanic Kinetic Energy Cascade with Altimeter Data and Ocean Circulation Models
NSF0526412$332,8592005–2010PIRePORTER
CMG: Advancement of Parameterization of Eddy-Topography Effects in Ocean Circulation Models
NSF0327520$342,0002003–2008PIRePORTER
Quantifying the Contribution of Ocean Dynamics to SST Anomaly Formation
NSF0326515$275,5582003–2007PIRePORTER
Purchase of an Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
NSF0131138$166,5442002–2005PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Did the Albian/Cenomanian Mowry Transgressive/Regressive Cycle Connect the Tethyan and Boreal Seas?
NSF9909601$85,5702000–2003PIRePORTER
Topology of Archaeal Transcription Pre-Initiation Complex
NSF9631093$240,0001996–2000PIRePORTER
The F430 Cofactor of S-Methyl Coenzyme M Reductase
NSF9013276$295,0001991–1995PIRePORTER
Presidential Young Investigator Award/Structural and Functional Studies of Metalloenzyme Active Sites
NSF8715889$187,5001987–1991PIRePORTER
X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Metalloenzymes
NSF8645819$75,0001987–1989PIRePORTER
X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Metalloenzymes
NSF8502707$155,0001985–1987PIRePORTER
Presidential Young Investigator Award/Structural and Functional Studies of Metalloenzyme Active Sites
NSF8451684$125,0001985–1987PIRePORTER
Liquids and Solutions (Chemistry)
NSF8414463$385,4211984–1990PIRePORTER
Liquids and Solutions
NSF8100125$171,0001981–1984PIRePORTER
Origin and Evolution of Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Chemical and Petrological Processes at 26 Degrees North
NSF7819770$25,0001978–1980PIRePORTER
Liquids and Solutions
NSF7701022$87,6601977–1979PIRePORTER
Nature and Origin of Chemical Variations Among Tholeiitic Oceanic Basalts
NSF7418567$71,3001974–1979PIRePORTER
Liquids and Solutions
NSF7103208$64,3001971–1977PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Matthew Traylor · BioScience Laboratories (United States)1 papers (2017–2017)Sudha Seshadri · National University Heart Centre Singapore1 papers (2017–2017)George Hindy · Regeneron (United States)1 papers (2017–2017)Claudia Langenberg · Translational Therapeutics (United States)1 papers (2017–2017)Hugh S. Markus · Oxford Research Group1 papers (2017–2017)Marju Orho‐Melander · Lund University1 papers (2017–2017)Olle Melander · Malmö University1 papers (2017–2017)Susanna C. Larsson · Karolinska Institutet1 papers (2017–2017)Nicholas J. Wareham · Hospital Del Mar1 papers (2017–2017)