GHCA: Genetics of High Cognitive Abilities

2020

Multivariable G-E interplay in the prediction of educational achievement

Allegrini, A., Karhunen, V., Coleman, J., Selzam, S., Rimfeld, K., Von Stumm, S., Pingault, J.-B. & Plomin, R., 30 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: PLoS genetics.

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2019

Using DNA to predict educational trajectories in early adulthood

Ayorech, Z., Plomin, R. & Stumm, S. V., May 2019, In: Developmental Psychology. 55, 5, p. 1088-1095 8 p.

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2018

Differences in exam performance between pupils attending selective and non-selective schools mirror the genetic differences between them

Smith-Woolley, E. D., Pingault, J.-B., Selzam, S., Rimfeld, K., Krapohl, E. M. L., Von Stumm, S., Asbury, K., Dale, P., Young, T., Allen, R., Kovas, Y. & Plomin, R. J., 2018, In: npj Science of Learning.

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Face Identity Recognition and the Social Difficulties Component of the Autism-Like Phenotype: Evidence for Phenotypic and Genetic Links

Lewis, G. J., Shakeshaft, N. G. & Plomin, R., 16 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

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Genetic influence on social outcomes during and after the Soviet era in Estonia

Rimfeld, K., Krapohl, E., Trzaskowski, M., Coleman, J. R. I., Selzam, S., Dale, P. S., Esko, T., Metspalu, A. & Plomin, R., 9 Apr 2018, In: Nature Human Behaviour. p. 269–275

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The new genetics of intelligence

Plomin, R. & Von Stumm, S., 8 Jan 2018, In: NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS. 19, 3, p. 148-159

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296 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Childhood behaviour problems show the greatest gap between DNA-based and twin heritability

Cheesman, R., Selzam, S., Ronald, A., Dale, P. S., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C. & Plomin, R. J., 12 Dec 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Translational psychiatry. 1284.

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Genome-Wide Polygenic Scores Predict Reading Performance Throughout the School Years

Selzam, S., Dale, P. S., Wagner, R. K., DeFries, J. C., Cederlöf, M., O’Reilly, P. F., Krapohl, E. & Plomin, R., 28 Mar 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF READING. p. 1-16 16 p.

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Personalized media: A genetically informative investigation of individual differences in online media use

Ayorech, Z., Von Stumm, S., Haworth, C. M. A., Davis, O. S. P. & Plomin, R., 23 Jan 2017, In: PLOS One. 10 p.

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Weak associations between pubertal timing and psychiatric and behavioral problems

Smith-Woolley, E., Rimfeld, K. & Plomin, R., 18 Apr 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Translational psychiatry.

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2016

A genome-wide analysis of putative functional and exonic variation associated with extremely high intelligence

Spain, S. L., Pedroso, I., Kadeva, N., Miller, M. B., Iacono, W. G., Mcgue, M., Stergiakouli, E., Smith, G. D., Putallaz, M., Lubinski, D., Meaburn, E. L., Plomin, R. & Simpson, M. A., Aug 2016, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 21, 8, p. 1145–1151 7 p.

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Externalizing problems in childhood and adolescence predict subsequent educational achievement but for different genetic and environmental reasons

Lewis, G., Asbury, K. & Plomin, R. J., 10 Nov 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

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Genetic link between family socioeconomic status and children's educational achievement estimated from genome-wide SNPs

Krapohl, E. & Plomin, R., 31 Mar 2016, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 21, 3, p. 437–443

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Phenome-wide analysis of genome-wide polygenic scores

Krapohl, E. M. L., Euesden, J., Zabaneh, M. D., Rimfeld, K., Pingault, J.-B., Von Stumm, S., Dale, P., Breen, G. D., O'Reilly, P. F. & Plomin, R. J., Sept 2016, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 21, p. 1188–1193

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Publication Trends Over 55 Years of Behavioral Genetic Research

Ayorech, Z. N. L., Selzam, S., Smith-Woolley, E. D., Knopik, V. S., Neiderhiser, J. M., DeFries, J. C. & Plomin, R. J., Dec 2016, In: Behavior Genetics. 46, 5, p. 603-7 5 p.

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Stability and Change in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Well-being in Response to an Intervention

Haworth, C., Nelson, S., Layous, K., Carter, K. E., Jacobs Bao, K., Lyubomirsky, S. & Plomin, R. J., 26 May 2016, In: PLOS One.

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Top 10 Replicated Findings From Behavioral Genetics

Plomin, R., Defries, J. C., Knopik, V. S. & Neiderhiser, J. M., 1 Jan 2016, In: Perspectives On Psychological Science. 11, 1, p. 3-23

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2015

A multivariate twin study of trait mindfulness, depressive symptoms and anxiety sensitivity

Waszczuk, M., Zavos, H., Antonova, E., Haworth, C., Plomin, R. & Eley, T., 20 Mar 2015, In: Depression and Anxiety. 32, 4, p. 254–261 8 p.

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Breastfeeding and IQ Growth from Toddlerhood through Adolescence

Von Stumm, S., Plomin, R. & Pietschnig, J. (Editor), 25 Sept 2015, In: PL o S One . 10, 9, p. e0138676

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Developmentally dynamic genome: Evidence of genetic influences on increases and decreases in conduct problems from early childhood to adolescence

Pingault, J.-B., Rijsdijk, F., Zheng, Y., Plomin, R. & Viding, E., 6 May 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 9 p., 10053.

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Does Learning to Read Improve Intelligence? A Longitudinal Multivariate Analysis in Identical Twins From Age 7 to 16

Ritchie, S. J., Bates, T. C. & Plomin, R., 1 Jan 2015, In: Child Development. 86, 1, p. 23-36 14 p.

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Genetics and intelligence differences: Five special findings

Plomin, R. & Deary, I. J., 1 Feb 2015, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 20, 1, p. 98-108 11 p.

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Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new susceptibility loci for childhood body mass index

Felix, J. F., Bradfield, J. P., Monnereau, C., Van Der Valk, R. J. P., Stergiakouli, E., Chesi, A., Gaillard, R., Feenstra, B., Thiering, E., Kreiner-Møller, E., Mahajan, A., Pitk??nen, N., Joro, R., Cavadino, A., Huikari, V., Franks, S., Groen-blokhuis, M. M., Cousminer, D. L., Marsh, J. A. & Lehtimäki, T. & 91 others, Curtin, J. A., Vioque, J., Ahluwalia, T. S., Myhre, R., Price, T. S., Vilor-tejedor, N., Yengo, L., Grarup, N., Ntalla, I., Ang, W., Atalay, M., Bisgaard, H., Blakemore, A. I., Bonnefond, A., Carstensen, L., Eriksson, J., Flexeder, C., Franke, L., Geller, F., Geserick, M., Hartikainen, A.-L., Haworth, C. M. A., Hirschhorn, J. N., Hofman, A., Holm, J.-C., Horikoshi, M., Hottenga, J. J., Huang, J., Kadarmideen, H. N., Kähönen, M., Kiess, W., Lakka, H.-M., Lakka, T. A., Lewin, A. M., Liang, L., Lyytikäinen, L.-P., Ma, B., Magnus, P., Mccormack, S. E., Mcmahon, G., Mentch, F. D., Middeldorp, C. M., Murray, C. S., Pahkala, K., Pers, T. H., Pfäffle, R., Postma, D. S., Power, C., Simpson, A., Sengpiel, V., Tiesler, C. M. T., Torrent, M., Uitterlinden, A. G., Van Meurs, J. B., Vinding, R., Waage, J., Wardle, J., Zeggini, E., Zemel, B. S., Dedoussis, G. V., Pedersen, O., Froguel, P., Sunyer, J., Plomin, R., Jacobsson, B., Hansen, T., Gonzalez, J. R., Custovic, A., Raitakari, O. T., Pennell, C. E., Widøn, E., Boomsma, D. I., Koppelman, G. H., Sebert, S., Jørvelin, M.-R., Hyppønen, E., Mccarthy, M. I., Lindi, V., Harri, N., Kørner, A., Bønnelykke, K., Heinrich, J., Melbye, M., Rivadeneira, F., Hakonarson, H., Ring, S. M., Smith, G. D., Sørensen, T. I. A., Timpson, N. J., Grant, S. F. A. & Jaddoe, V. W. V., 24 Nov 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Molecular Genetics. 25, p. 389-403

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Heritable influences on behavioural problems from early childhood to mid-adolescence: evidence for genetic stability and innovation

Lewis, G. J. & Plomin, R., Jul 2015, In: Psychological Medicine. 45, 10, p. 2171-2179 9 p.

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Socioeconomic status and the growth of intelligence from infancy through adolescence

Von Stumm, S. & Plomin, R., 1 Jan 2015, In: Intelligence. 48, p. 30-36 7 p.

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Thinking positively: The genetics of high intelligence

Shakeshaft, N. G., Trzaskowski, M., McMillan, A., Krapohl, E., Simpson, M. A., Reichenberg, A., Cederlöf, M., Larsson, H., Lichtenstein, P. & Plomin, R., Jan 2015, In: Intelligence. 48, p. 123-132 10 p.

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Understanding the genetic and environmental specificity and overlap between well-being and internalizing symptoms in adolescence

Haworth, C. M. A., Carter, K. E., Eley, T. C. & Plomin, R. J., 27 Dec 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Developmental Science.

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2014

DNA evidence for strong genetic stability and increasing heritability of intelligence from age 7 to 12

Trzaskowski, M., Yang, J., Visscher, P. M. & Plomin, R., Mar 2014, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 19, 3, p. 380-384 5 p.

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Genes Influence Young Children's Human Figure Drawings and Their Association With Intelligence a Decade Later

Arden, R., Trzaskowski, M., Garfield, V. & Plomin, R., Oct 2014, In: Psychological Science. 25, 10, p. 1843-1850 8 p.

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Genetic and environmental influences on adolescent attachment

Fearon, P., Shmueli-goetz, Y., Viding, E., Fonagy, P. & Plomin, R., Sept 2014, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 55, 9, p. 1033-1041 9 p.

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Genetic influence on family socioeconomic status and children's intelligence

Trzaskowski, M., Harlaar, N., Arden, R., Krapohl, E., Rimfeld, K., Mcmillan, A., Dale, P. S. & Plomin, R., 1 Jan 2014, In: Intelligence. 42, p. 83-88 6 p.

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Genome-wide estimates of inbreeding in unrelated individuals and their association with cognitive ability

Power, R., Nagoshi, C., Defries, J. C., Donnelly, P., Barroso, I., Blackwell, J. M., Bramon, E., Brown, M. A., Casas, J. P., Corvin, A., Deloukas, P., Duncanson, A., Jankowski, J., Markus, H. S., Mathew, C. G., Palmer, C. N., Rautanen, A., Sawcer, S. J., Trembath, R. C. & Viswanathan, A. C. & 41 others, Wood, N. W., Spencer, C. C. A., Band, G., Bellenguez, C., Freeman, C., Hellenthal, G., Giannoulatou, E., Pirinen, M., Pearson, R., Strange, A., Su, Z., Vukcevic, D., Donnelly, P., Langford, C., Hunt, S. E., Edkins, S., Gwilliam, R., Blackburn, H., Bumpstead, S. J., Dronov, S., Gillman, M., Gray, E., Hammond, N., Jayakumar, A., Mccann, O. T., Liddle, J., Potter, S. C., Ravindrarajah, R., Ricketts, M., Waller, M., Weston, P., Widaa, S., Whittaker, P., Barroso, I., Deloukas, P., Mathew, C. G., Blackwell, J. M., Brown, M. A., Corvin, A., Spencer, C. C. A. & Plomin, R., Mar 2014, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 22, 3, p. 386-390 5 p.

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