B. Weir

Most-cited papers

A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs
K. Frazer, D. Ballinger, D. Cox, D. Hinds +233 more
2007Nature4,713 citations Open access
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A high-performance computing toolset for relatedness and principal component analysis of SNP data
Xiu-Wen Zheng, David Levine, Jess Shen, S. Gogarten +2 more
2012Bioinform.2,390 citations Open access
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Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program
D. Taliun, Daniel N. Harris, M. D. Kessler, Jedidiah Carlson +185 more
2019Nature2,049 citations Open access
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Genetics in geographically structured populations: defining, estimating and interpreting FST
K. Holsinger, B. Weir
2009Nature reviews genetics1,383 citations Open access
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Quality control and quality assurance in genotypic data for genome-wide association studies
C. Laurie, K. Doheny, D. Mirel, E. Pugh +21 more
2010Genetic Epidemiology487 citations Open access
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Model-free Estimation of Recent Genetic Relatedness.
Matthew P. Conomos, A. Reiner, B. Weir, T. Thornton
2016American Journal of Human Genetics416 citations Open access
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Genetic relatedness analysis: modern data and new challenges
B. Weir, A. Anderson, Amanda B. Hepler
2006Nature reviews genetics365 citations
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The quantitative genetics of transcription.
G. Gibson, B. Weir
2005Trends in Genetics329 citations
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Variation in actual relationship as a consequence of Mendelian sampling and linkage
W. G. Hill, B. Weir
2011Genetics Research306 citations Open access
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Measures of human population structure show heterogeneity among genomic regions.
B. Weir, L. Cardon, A. Anderson, D. Nielsen +1 more
2005Genome Research281 citations Open access
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Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole genome sequence data
Pierrick Wainschtein, D. Jain, Zhili Zheng, L. Cupples +46 more
2022Nature Genetics279 citations Open access
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Recovery of trait heritability from whole genome sequence data
Pierrick Wainschtein, D. Jain, Zhili Zheng, L. Cupples +46 more
2019bioRxiv222 citations Open access
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Dominance genetic variation contributes little to the missing heritability for human complex traits.
Zhihong Zhu, Andrew Bakshi, A. Vinkhuyzen, G. Hemani +13 more
2015American Journal of Human Genetics205 citations Open access
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GWASTools: an R/Bioconductor package for quality control and analysis of genome-wide association studies
S. Gogarten, T. Bhangale, Matthew P. Conomos, C. Laurie +12 more
2012Bioinform.205 citations Open access
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A Unified Characterization of Population Structure and Relatedness
B. Weir, J. Goudet
2016Genetics194 citations Open access
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SeqArray—a storage‐efficient high‐performance data format for WGS variant calls
Xiu-Wen Zheng, S. Gogarten, Michael F. Lawrence, A. Stilp +4 more
2017Bioinform.136 citations Open access
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How to estimate kinship
J. Goudet, Tomas Kay, B. Weir
2018Molecular Ecology130 citations Open access
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Linkage Disequilibrium in Wild Mice
C. Laurie, D. Nickerson, A. Anderson, B. Weir +5 more
2007PLoS Genetics124 citations Open access
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Associations of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Mitochondrial Variants and Genes with Seven Metabolic Traits.
A. Kraja, Chun-Yu Liu, J. Fetterman, M. Graff +148 more
2019American Journal of Human Genetics110 citations Open access
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Public Access to Genome-Wide Data: Five Views on Balancing Research with Privacy and Protection
G. Church, C. Heeney, N. Hawkins, J. de Vries +4 more
2009PLoS Genetics91 citations Open access
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Correlation-Based Inference for Linkage Disequilibrium With Multiple Alleles
D. Zaykin, A. Pudovkin, B. Weir
2008Genetics85 citations Open access
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A genome-wide study of Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium with next generation sequence data
J. Graffelman, D. Jain, B. Weir
2017Human Genetics82 citations Open access
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The Interpretation of Lineage Markers in Forensic DNA Testing
J. Buckleton, M. Krawczak, B. Weir
2011Forensic Science International: Genetics81 citations Open access
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Genome-wide Association Study of Platelet Count Identifies Ancestry-Specific Loci in Hispanic/Latino Americans.
U. Schick, D. Jain, C. Hodonsky, J. Morrison +34 more
2016American Journal of Human Genetics78 citations Open access
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A Maximum-Likelihood Method for the Estimation of Pairwise Relatedness in Structured Populations
A. Anderson, B. Weir
2007Genetics78 citations Open access
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Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer
Cathy C. Laurie, C. Laurie, Kenneth M. Rice, K. Doheny +69 more
2012Nature Genetics76 citations Open access
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Linkage disequilibrium and association mapping.
B. Weir
2008Annual review of genomics and human genetics (Print)65 citations
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THE RARITY OF DNA PROFILES.
B. Weir
2007Annals of Applied Statistics63 citations Open access
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A novel method to identify high order gene-gene interactions in genome-wide association studies: Gene-based MDR
Sohee Oh, Jaehoon Lee, Min-Seok Kwon, B. Weir +2 more
2012BMC Bioinformatics57 citations Open access
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Detection and quantification of inbreeding depression for complex traits from SNP data
L. Yengo, Zhihong Zhu, N. Wray, B. Weir +3 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America56 citations Open access
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Familial Identification: Population Structure and Relationship Distinguishability
R. Rohlfs, S. Fullerton, B. Weir
2012PLoS Genetics53 citations Open access
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Combating transnational organized crime by linking multiple large ivory seizures to the same dealer
S. Wasser, A. Torkelson, Misa Winters, Yves Horeaux +5 more
2018Science Advances52 citations Open access
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Imputation-Based Genomic Coverage Assessments of Current Human Genotyping Arrays
Sarah C. Nelson, K. Doheny, E. Pugh, Jane M. Romm +5 more
2013G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics52 citations Open access
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Eigenanalysis of SNP Data with an Identity by Descent Interpretation
Xiu-Wen Zheng, B. Weir
2015Theoretical Population Biology43 citations Open access
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Estimating F-statistics: A historical view
B. Weir
2012Philosophia Scientiæ41 citations Open access
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Detecting coevolution through allelic association between physically unlinked loci.
R. Rohlfs, W. Swanson, B. Weir
2010American Journal of Human Genetics41 citations Open access
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Population Structure With Localized Haplotype Clusters
S. Browning, B. Weir
2010Genetics34 citations Open access
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Analyzing population structure for forensic STR markers in next generation sequencing data
S. E. Aalbers, Michael J. Hipp, Scott R. Kennedy, B. Weir
2020Forensic Science International: Genetics27 citations Open access
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Multi‐allelic exact tests for Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium that account for gender
J. Graffelman, B. Weir
2018Molecular Ecology Resources26 citations Open access
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Elephant genotypes reveal the size and connectivity of transnational ivory traffickers
S. Wasser, Charles J. Wolock, M. Kuhner, John E. Brown +10 more
2022Nature Human Behaviour25 citations Open access
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How HLA diversity is apportioned: influence of selection and relevance to transplantation
Andrea Marostica, Kelly Nunes, E. Castelli, N. S. B. Silva +3 more
2022Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences25 citations Open access
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How Ancestry Influences the Chances of Finding Unrelated Donors: An Investigation in Admixed Brazilians
Kelly Nunes, V. Aguiar, Marcio N. P. Silva, Alexandre C. Sena +15 more
2020Frontiers in Immunology24 citations Open access
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Object-oriented Bayesian networks for paternity cases with allelic dependencies.
Amanda B. Hepler, B. Weir
2008Forensic Science International: Genetics23 citations Open access
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Evaluation of DNA Pooling for the Estimation of Microsatellite Allele Frequencies: A Case Study Using Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
Garrick T. Skalski, C. Couch, A. Garber, B. Weir +1 more
2006Genetics21 citations Open access
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A response to “Likelihood ratio as weight of evidence: A closer look” by Lund and Iyer
S. Gittelson, C. Berger, G. Jackson, I. Evett +7 more
2018Forensic Science International19 citations Open access
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Prediction of multi-locus inbreeding coefficients and relation to linkage disequilibrium in random mating populations.
W. G. Hill, B. Weir
2007Theoretical Population Biology18 citations Open access
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Rank-invariant estimation of inbreeding coefficients
Qian S. Zhang, J. Goudet, B. Weir
2021Heredity17 citations Open access
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On the testing of Hardy‐Weinberg proportions and equality of allele frequencies in males and females at biallelic genetic markers
J. Graffelman, B. Weir
2017Genetic Epidemiology17 citations Open access
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Review of: Probability and forensic evidence: Theory, philosophy, and applications
B. Weir
2022Journal of Forensic Sciences16 citations
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Detecting inbreeding depression in structured populations
Eléonore Lavanchy, B. Weir, J. Goudet
2023bioRxiv15 citations Open access
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