Bjørn Olav Åsvold

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Also affiliated with St Olav's University Hospital

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine

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11.5Author DataRank

Indexed papers

7in pilot corpus

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-24491-0

Top 5%

4.6DataRank

Top 5%327 citations

Yong Li, Pascal Schlosser, Mathias Gorski, Matthias Wuttke, Laurent F. Thomas +20 more

Papers

Driven by 58 papers — median percentile 88. Top paper: “Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants”.

Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants

Nature Genetics(2022)10.1038/s41588-022-01233-6

N/A

7.7DataRank · unranked

721 citations

Tao Jiang, Anuj Goel, Stavroula Kanoni, Brooke N. Wolford, Deepak Atri +92 more

Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-24491-0

Top 5%

4.6DataRank

Top 5%327 citations

Yong Li, Pascal Schlosser, Mathias Gorski, Matthias Wuttke, Laurent F. Thomas +20 more

GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-17718-z

N/A

4.0DataRank · unranked

141 citations

Ben Brumpton, Ömer Kabil, Jūlı́us Guðmundsson, Guðmar Þorleifsson, Joshua S. Weinstock +51 more

Trans-ethnic Mendelian-randomization study reveals causal relationships between cardiometabolic factors and chronic kidney disease

International Journal of Epidemiology(2021)10.1093/ije/dyab203

Top 7%

3.0DataRank

Top 7%122 citations

Yuemiao Zhang, Humaira Rasheed, Venexia Walker, Yuka Sugawara, Jiachen Li +38 more

Within-sibship GWAS improve estimates of direct genetic effects

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.03.05.433935

Top 10%

2.2DataRank

Top 10%75 citations

Michel G. Nivard, Tim Morris, Ailin Falkmo Hansen, Humaira Rasheed, Yoonsu Cho +83 more

Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-19257-z

N/A

1.8DataRank · unranked

96 citations

Ben Brumpton, Cristen J. Willer, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Kåre I. Birkeland, Geng Wang +8 more

The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research

Cell Genomics(2022)10.1016/j.xgen.2022.100193

Top 14%

1.5DataRank

Top 14%108 citations

Sarah E. Graham, Ida Surakka, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Mari Løset, Lars G. Fritsche +25 more

Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study

PLoS Medicine(2020)10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413

N/A

1.4DataRank · unranked

27 citations

Erik Solligård, Stephen Burgess, Ben Brumpton, Julie Paulsen, Hallie C. Prescott +7 more

An individual participant data analysis of prospective cohort studies on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-75776-1

N/A

1.3DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Cinzia Del Giovane, Elisavet Moutzouri, Shanthi Beglinger, Lamprini Syrogiannouli, Tinh‐Hai Collet +22 more

Genome-wide meta-analysis of iron status biomarkers and the effect of iron on all-cause mortality in HUNT

Communications Biology(2022)10.1038/s42003-022-03529-z

N/A

1.1DataRank · unranked

39 citations

Sarah E. Graham, Kuan-Han H. Wu, Ailin Falkmo Hansen, Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun, Wei Zhou +14 more

Avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases in Mendelian randomization through within-family analyses

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-17117-4

N/A

0.909DataRank · unranked

426 citations

Eleanor Sanderson, Karl Heilbron, Fernando Pires Hartwig, Sean Harrison, Gunnhild Åberge Vie +28 more

Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

International Journal of Epidemiology(2023)10.1093/ije/dyad079

N/A

0.785DataRank · unranked

39 citations

Humaira Rasheed, Paul Remy Jones, Dorret I. Boomsma, David M. Evans, Alexandros Giannelis +42 more

Genome-wide association study of cardiac troponin I in the general population

Human Molecular Genetics(2021)10.1093/hmg/ddab124

N/A

0.732DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Helge Røsjø, Anne Richmond, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Sarah E. Graham, Ailin Falkmo Hansen +25 more

Multi-trait analysis characterizes the genetics of thyroid function and identifies causal associations with clinical implications

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-44701-9

N/A

0.648DataRank · unranked

74 citations

Inga Steinbrenner, Yong Li, Melissa Bujnis, Tatsuhiko Naito, Eirini Marouli +95 more

Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.05.24.21257377

N/A

0.637DataRank · unranked

69 citations

Tao Jiang, Anuj Goel, Stavroula Kanoni, Brooke N. Wolford, Elle M. Weeks +87 more

Regulatory variants in TCF7L2 are associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2021)10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.06.016

N/A

0.612DataRank · unranked

58 citations

Haocheng Lu, Whitney Hornsby, Bradley Crone, Gao T. Wang, Dongchuan Guo +35 more

Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies

Kidney International(2022)10.1016/j.kint.2022.05.021

N/A

0.601DataRank · unranked

54 citations

Humaira Rasheed, Alexander Teumer, Laurent F. Thomas, Sarah E. Graham, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson +94 more

Kidney multiome-based genetic scorecard reveals convergent coding and regulatory variants

Science(2025)10.1126/science.adp4753

N/A

0.587DataRank · unranked

49 citations

Amin Abedini, Eunji Ha, Ziyuan Ma, Xin Sheng, Bernhard Dumoulin +94 more

Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals

Communications Biology(2022)10.1038/s42003-022-03448-z

N/A

0.553DataRank · unranked

39 citations

Humaira Rasheed, Alexander Teumer, Mathias Gorski, Bryce Rowan, Kira J. Stanzick +94 more

MEPE loss-of-function variant associates with decreased bone mineral density and increased fracture risk

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-17315-0

N/A

0.546DataRank · unranked

37 citations

Lars G. Fritsche, Wei Zhou, Joshua Backman, Jack A. Kosmicki, Haocheng Lu +45 more

A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans

Communications Biology(2024)10.1038/s42003-024-06101-z

N/A

0.470DataRank · unranked

22 citations

Ailin Falkmo Hansen, Brooke N. Wolford, Laurent F. Thomas, Humaira Rasheed, Anica Simić +19 more

Cardiometabolic traits, sepsis and severe covid-19: a Mendelian randomization investigation

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.06.18.20134676

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0.457DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Apostolos Gkatzionis, Venexia Walker, Andrew J. Grant, Robyn E. Wootton, Luke Moore +16 more

Vitamin D status and risk of type 2 diabetes in the Norwegian HUNT cohort study: does family history or genetic predisposition modify the association?

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care(2021)10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001948

N/A

0.442DataRank · unranked

18 citations

Xiao‐Mei Mai, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Elin Pettersen Sørgjerd, Yue Chen, Yi‐Qian Sun +1 more

A plasma protein-based risk score to predict hip fractures

Nature Aging(2024)10.1038/s43587-024-00639-7

N/A

0.416DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Maria Nethander, Howard A Fink, Anna E. Törnqvist, Diana Jalal, Petra Bůžková +24 more

Genetic architecture reconciles linkage and association studies of complex traits

Nature Genetics(2024)10.1038/s41588-024-01940-2

N/A

0.406DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Baptiste Couvy‐Duchesne, Kathryn E. Kemper, Gunn-Helen Moen, Laxmi Bhatta, Bjørn Olav Åsvold +23 more

Incidence of LADA and Type 2 Diabetes in Relation to Tobacco Use and Genetic Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes and Related Traits: Findings From a Swedish Case-Control Study and the Norwegian HUNT Study

Diabetes Care(2023)10.2337/dc22-2284

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0.360DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Emma Ahlqvist, Lars Alfredsson, Dina Mansour Aly, Valdemar Grill, Bahareh Rasouli +5 more

Large-scale circulating proteome association study (CPAS) meta-analysis identifies circulating proteins and pathways predicting incident hip fractures

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research(2024)10.1093/jbmr/zjad011

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0.345DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Howard A Fink, Diana I Jalal, Anna E. Törnqvist, Petra Buzkova, Joshua I Barzilay +22 more

Using Genomic Structural Equation Modeling to Partition the Genetic Covariance Between Birthweight and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors into Maternal and Offspring Components in the Norwegian HUNT Study

Behavior Genetics(2022)10.1007/s10519-022-10116-9

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0.345DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Michel G. Nivard, Laxmi Bhatta, Nicole M. Warrington, Cristen J. Willer, Bjørn Olav Åsvold +3 more

Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.01.11.22268884

N/A

0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Humaira Rasheed, Paul Remy Jones, Dorret I. Boomsma, David M. Evans, Alexandros Giannelis +23 more

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes

Nature Human Behaviour(2025)10.1038/s41562-025-02193-7

N/A

0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Gibran Hemani, Margot P. van de Weijer, Laurence J Howe, Teemu Palviainen +76 more

The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/539b-tz69

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Joel N. Hirschhorn, Zoltán Kutalik, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Daniela Ruggiero, Prashantha Hebbar +95 more

New insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.04.25.23289097

N/A

0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Ailin Falkmo Hansen, Brooke N. Wolford, Laurent F. Thomas, Humaira Rasheed, Anica Simić +19 more

Parental genetically predicted liability for coronary heart disease and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a cohort study

BMC Medicine(2024)10.1186/s12916-023-03223-9

N/A

0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Karoline H. Skåra, Christian M. Page, Vera Ruth Mitter, Marta Hernández, Per Magnus +11 more

Genome-wide meta-analysis of iron status biomarkers and the effect of iron on all-cause mortality in HUNT

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.09.20.21262960

N/A

0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Ailin Falkmo Hansen, Sarah E. Graham, Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun, Kuan-Han Wu, Wei Zhou +14 more

Lifecourse genome-wide association study meta-analysis refines the critical life stages for adiposity’s influence on breast cancer risk

Science Advances(2026)10.1126/sciadv.ady0374

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0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Laxmi Bhatta, Amanda M. Hughes, Carolina Medina‐Gómez, Anne Richmond, Genevieve M Leyden +18 more

Trans-ethnic Mendelian randomization study reveals causal relationships between cardio-metabolic factors and chronic kidney disease

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.09.04.20188284

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

YueMiao Zhang, Humaira Rasheed, Venexia Walker, Yuka Sugawara, Jiachen Li +38 more

Global multi-ancestry genetic study elucidates genes and biological pathways associated with thyroid cancer and benign thyroid diseases

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.05.15.25327513

Top 70%

0.165DataRank

Top 70%2 citations

Maizy S. Brasher, Jack Pattee, Wei Zhou, Sinéad B. Chapman, Yon Ho Jee +79 more

Exploring the effect of maternal glycemic traits on offspring cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood: an intergenerational Mendelian randomization study

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.05.07.25326949

N/A

0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Tom A. Bond, Nicole M. Warrington, Geng Wang, Marion Denos, David M. Evans +5 more

Life Course Trajectories of Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factors according to Offspring Birthweight: The HUNT Study

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-66365-3

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Eirin B. Haug, Amanda R. Markovitz, Abigail Fraser, Lars J. Vatten, Pål Romundstad +3 more

Towards Personalized TSH Reference Ranges: A Genetic and Population-Based Approach in Three Independent Cohorts

Thyroid(2024)10.1089/thy.2024.0045

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Rosalie Sterenborg, Eirin B. Haug, Tessel E. Galesloot, W. Edward Visser, Johannes W. A. Smit +6 more

Physical Activity, Genetic Susceptibility, and the Risk of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults and Type 2 Diabetes

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism(2020)10.1210/clinem/dgaa549

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Emma Ahlqvist, Tomas Andersson, Lars Alfredsson, Per-Ola Carlsson, Valdemar Grill +7 more

Trans-ethnic Mendelian-randomization study reveals causal relationships between cardiometabolic factors and chronic kidney disease

Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)(2024)10.17615/w8ar-8g32

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Rebecca Carnegie, K. Matsuda, A.P. Morris, Stephen Burgess, Jamie Robinson +38 more

Exploring interaction between genetically predicted body mass index and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels on the odds for psoriasis in UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: A factorial Mendelian randomisation study

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.07.01.24309489

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Nikhil Arora, Mari Løset, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Laurent F. Thomas, Ole-Jørgen Bekkevold +8 more

Exploring Interaction between Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on the Odds for Psoriasis in UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: A Factorial Mendelian Randomization Study

JID Innovations(2024)10.1016/j.xjidi.2024.100336

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Nikhil Arora, Mari Løset, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Laurent F. Thomas, Ole-Jørgen Bekkevold Vassmyr +8 more

Genetic associations with temporal shifts in obesity and severe obesity during the obesity epidemic in Norway: A longitudinal population-based cohort (the HUNT Study)

PLoS Medicine(2020)10.1371/journal.pmed.1003452

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Johan Hå kon Bjø rngaard, Rønnaug Ødegård, Ben Brumpton, George Davey Smith, Bjørn Olav Åsvold +5 more

Uromodulin and Risk of Upper Urinary Tract Infections: A Mendelian Randomization Study

American Journal of Kidney Diseases(2025)10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.11.007

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Helene M. Flatby, Stein Hallan, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Jan Kristian Damås, Tormod Rogne +1 more

Parental body mass index and offspring cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood: an intergenerational Mendelian randomization study

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.05.06.25327111

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Laxmi Bhatta, Qian Yang, Gunn-Helen Moen, Geng Wang, Robin N. Beaumont +13 more

Cross-tissue omics-guided drug repurposing triangulates novel targetable mechanisms for Alzheimer’s disease and candidate genetic biomarkers for treatment stratification

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-7279662/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Michał Sadowski, Qiong Yang, Anushree Ray, Ruiqi Wang, Laurent F. Thomas +34 more

Alcohol consumption, genetic susceptibility, and risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults and type 2 diabetes: Findings from two population-based studies

Clinical Nutrition(2025)10.1016/j.clnu.2025.09.021

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Emma Ahlqvist, Lars Alfredsson, Jessica Edstorp, Daniela Di Giuseppe, Valdemar Grill +6 more

Genetic liability to psoriasis predicts severe disease outcomes

Genome Medicine(2025)10.1186/s13073-025-01561-2

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Samuel Lessard, Maris Teder‐Laving, Laurent F. Thomas, Ravi Ramessur, Jonas Zierer +95 more

Genetic and Functional Characterization of ANGPTL7 as a Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-858876/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Gaurang Patel, Lauren Gurski, Ariane Ayer, Trikaladarshi Persaud, Matthew Still +49 more

ANGPTL7, a therapeutic target for increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma

Communications Biology(2022)10.1038/s42003-022-03932-6

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Gaurang Patel, Lauren Gurski, Ariane Ayer, Trikaladarshi Persaud, Matthew Still +95 more

Smoking, use of smokeless tobacco, HLA genotypes and incidence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults

Diabetologia(2022)10.1007/s00125-022-05763-w

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Yuxia Wei, Emma Ahlqvist, Lars Alfredsson, Valdemar Grill, Leif Groop +7 more

The role of cardiovascular risk factors in maternal cardiovascular disease according to offspring birth characteristics in the HUNT study

Scientific Reports(2021)10.1038/s41598-021-99478-4

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Amanda R. Markovitz, Abigail Fraser, Håvard Dalen, Pål Romundstad, Bjørn Olav Åsvold +3 more

Using human genetics to understand the causes and consequences of circulating cardiac troponin I in the general population

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.09.04.20187401

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Helge Røsjø, Anne Richmond, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Sarah E. Graham, Ailin Falkmo Hansen +22 more

Parental genetically predicted liability for coronary heart disease and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.08.18.23294257

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Karoline H. Skåra, Christian M. Page, Vera Ruth Mitter, Marta Hernández, Per Magnus +11 more

Do maternal intrauterine environmental influences that lower offspring birthweight causally increase offspring cardiometabolic risk factors in later life? A Mendelian randomization study of 45,849 genotyped parent offspring pairs in the HUNT study

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.05.04.20091173

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Ben Brumpton, Cristen J. Willer, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Kåre I. Birkeland, Michael C. Neale +7 more

Assessment of a causal relationship between body mass index and atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology(2020)10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.050

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

26 citations

Sarah Watkins, Ben Brumpton, Mari Løset, Jessica Tyrrell, Ellen Heilmann Modalsli +10 more

Bjørn Olav Åsvold

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