# George Davey Smith

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 432,522 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 269 |
| i10-index | 2,133 |
| Last Known Institution | Bristol City Council |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5013184354 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-8314 |
| Works | 4,158 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 43.

- [Mendelian randomization: Using genes as instruments for making causal inferences in epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/papers/mendelian-randomization-using-genes-as-instruments-for-making-causal-inferences/)
- [A Common Variant in the <i>FTO</i> Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-common-variant-in-the-i-fto-i-gene-is-associated-with-body-mass-index-and/)
- [Health inequalities among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-inequalities-among-british-civil-servants-the-whitehall-ii-study/)
- [A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-reference-panel-of-64-976-haplotypes-for-genotype-imputation/)
- [Cohort Profile: The ‘Children of the 90s’—the index offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children](https://scholariq.org/papers/cohort-profile-the-children-of-the-90s-the-index-offspring-of-the-avon/)
- [Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents](https://scholariq.org/papers/body-mass-index-and-all-cause-mortality-individual-participant-data-meta/)
- [Cohort Profile: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: ALSPAC mothers cohort](https://scholariq.org/papers/cohort-profile-the-avon-longitudinal-study-of-parents-and-children-alspac/)
- [Identification of common genetic risk variants for autism spectrum disorder](https://scholariq.org/papers/identification-of-common-genetic-risk-variants-for-autism-spectrum-disorder/)
- [Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy](https://scholariq.org/papers/interpretation-of-the-evidence-for-the-efficacy-and-safety-of-statin-therapy/)
- [Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/six-new-loci-associated-with-body-mass-index-highlight-a-neuronal-influence-on/)
- [Using multiple genetic variants as instrumental variables for modifiable risk factors](https://scholariq.org/papers/using-multiple-genetic-variants-as-instrumental-variables-for-modifiable-risk/)
- [Mendelian randomisation for mediation analysis: current methods and challenges for implementation](https://scholariq.org/papers/mendelian-randomisation-for-mediation-analysis-current-methods-and-challenges/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Birth, Development, and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health/)
- [Health disparities and outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-disparities-and-outcomes/)
- [Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-environment-cognitive-aging/)
- [Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/obesity-physical-activity-diet/)

## Researcher university

- [Bristol City Council](https://scholariq.org/institutions/bristol-city-council/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.