Ko Willems van Dijk

Ko Willems van Dijk

Universiteit Leiden

H-index: 78

Europe-Netherlands

About Ko Willems van Dijk

Ko Willems van Dijk, With an exceptional h-index of 78 and a recent h-index of 50 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universiteit Leiden, specializes in the field of Genetics and Systems Biology of the Metabolic Syndrome.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

No evidence linking sleep traits with white blood cell counts: Multivariable‐adjusted and Mendelian randomization analyses

Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers

Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology

Sex-Specific Associations of the Plasma-Proteome with incident Coronary Artery Disease

Hypertension and diabetes, but not leptin and adiponectin, mediate the relationship between body fat and chronic kidney disease

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances concentrations are associated with an unfavorable cardio-metabolic risk profile: findings from two population-based cohort studies

The role of genetically-influenced phospholipid transfer protein activity in lipoprotein metabolism and coronary artery disease

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Study of Gene-Sleep Duration Interactions for Blood Pressure in 811,405 Individuals from Diverse Populations

Ko Willems van Dijk Information

University

Position

Leiden University Medical Center

Citations(all)

22507

Citations(since 2020)

10707

Cited By

15961

hIndex(all)

78

hIndex(since 2020)

50

i10Index(all)

261

i10Index(since 2020)

183

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Ko Willems van Dijk Skills & Research Interests

Genetics and Systems Biology of the Metabolic Syndrome

Top articles of Ko Willems van Dijk

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

No evidence linking sleep traits with white blood cell counts: Multivariable‐adjusted and Mendelian randomization analyses

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Raymond Noordam

Linjun Ao

Jasmijn F Stroo

Ko Willems van Dijk

Diana van Heemst

2024

Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers

medRxiv

Minna K Karjalainen

Savita Karthikeyan

Clare Oliver-Williams

Eeva Sliz

Elias Allara

...

2022/10/24

Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology

Nature

Ken Suzuki

Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas

Lorraine Southam

Henry J Taylor

Xianyong Yin

...

2024/2/19

Sex-Specific Associations of the Plasma-Proteome with incident Coronary Artery Disease

medRxiv

Vincent Q Sier

Ko Willems van Dijk

Diana van Heemst

Paul HA Quax

J Wouter Jukema

...

2024

Hypertension and diabetes, but not leptin and adiponectin, mediate the relationship between body fat and chronic kidney disease

Endocrine

Robin Lengton

Friedo W Dekker

Elisabeth FC van Rossum

Johan W de Fijter

Frits R Rosendaal

...

2024/4/16

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances concentrations are associated with an unfavorable cardio-metabolic risk profile: findings from two population-based cohort studies

Exposure and Health

Tariq O Faquih

Elvire N Landstra

Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg

N Ahmad Aziz

Ruifang Li-Gao

...

2024/2/6

The role of genetically-influenced phospholipid transfer protein activity in lipoprotein metabolism and coronary artery disease

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Linjun Ao

Raymond Noordam

Patrick CN Rensen

Diana van Heemst

Ko Willems van Dijk

2024/3/29

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Study of Gene-Sleep Duration Interactions for Blood Pressure in 811,405 Individuals from Diverse Populations

medRxiv

Pavithra Nagarajan

Thomas W Winkler

Amy R Bentley

Clint L Miller

Aldi T Kraja

...

2024

The association between body mass index and metabolite response to a liquid mixed meal challenge: a Mendelian randomization study

medRxiv

David A Hughes

Ruifang Li-Gao

Caroline J Bull

Renee de Mutsert

Frits R Rosendaal

...

2023

Cardiovascular risk factors and major recurrent coronary events: A genetic liability study in patients with coronary artery disease in the UK Biobank

Atherosclerosis

Raymond Noordam

Thomas AG Brochard

Yvonne M Drewes

Jacobijn Gussekloo

Simon P Mooijaart

...

2023/7/1

The association of measures of body shape and adiposity with incidence of cardiometabolic disease from an ageing perspective

GeroScience

Fleur L Meulmeester

Ko Willems van Dijk

Simon P Mooijaart

Diana van Heemst

Raymond Noordam

2023/2

The association between leptin and subclinical cardiovascular disease explained by body fat: Observational and Mendelian randomization analyses

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Tim Christen

Renée de Mutsert

Roelof AJ Smit

Ko Willems van Dijk

Hildo J Lamb

...

2023/5/1

The impact of sociodemographic status on the association of classical cardiovascular risk factors with coronary artery disease: a stratified Mendelian randomization study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Leon G Martens

Daan van Hamersveld

Saskia le Cessie

Ko Willems van Dijk

Diana van Heemst

...

2023/10/1

Hepatic triglyceride content is intricately associated with numerous metabolites and biochemical pathways

Liver International

Tariq O Faquih

Jan Bert van Klinken

Ruifang Li‐Gao

Raymond Noordam

Diana van Heemst

...

2023/7

Metabolomics dissection of depression heterogeneity and related cardiometabolic risk

Psychological Medicine

Tahani Alshehri

Dennis O Mook-Kanamori

Ko Willems van Dijk

Richard Dinga

Brenda WJH Penninx

...

2023/1

Low leukocyte mitochondrial DNA abundance drives atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases: a cohort and Mendelian randomization study

Cardiovascular Research

Jiao Luo

Raymond Noordam

J Wouter Jukema

Ko Willems van Dijk

Sara Hägg

...

2023/4/1

Cluster Headache Genomewide Association Study and Meta‐Analysis Identifies Eight Loci and Implicates Smoking as Causal Risk Factor

Annals of Neurology

Bendik S Winsvold

Aster VE Harder

Caroline Ran

Mona A Chalmer

Maria Carolina Dalmasso

...

2023/10

Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum

medRxiv

Katherine A Kentistou

Lena R Kaisinger

Stasa Stankovic

Marc Vaudel

Edson M de Oliveira

...

2023/6/20

Multi-ancestry genome-wide study in> 2.5 million individuals reveals heterogeneity in mechanistic pathways of type 2 diabetes and complications

medRxiv

Ken Suzuki

Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas

Lorraine Southam

Henry J Taylor

Xianyong Yin

...

2023/3/31

Evidence supporting a causal relationship between an ApoB-independent 1H-NMR metabolomics profile and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis

L Ao

D Van Heemst

JW Jukema

P Rensen

K Willems Van Dijk

...

2023/8/1

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