Sharing GWAS summary statistics results in more citations
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Jackson, Christopher
Reales, Guillermo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9993-3916
Abstract
Rates of sharing of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) summary statistics are historically low, limiting potential for scientific discovery. Here we show, using GWAS catalog data, that GWAS papers that share data get on average 81.8% more citations, an effect that is sustained over time.
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Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Phenotype
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Communications Biology
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2399-3642
2399-3642
2399-3642
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6
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Nature Research
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Wellcome Trust (220788/Z/20/Z)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (IS-BRC-1215-20014)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00002/4)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (IS-BRC-1215-20014)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00002/4)
C.W. and G.R. are funded by the Wellcome Trust (WT220788). CW is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC; MC UU 00002/4) and supported by the NIHR Cambridge BRC (BRC-1215-20014). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The authors thank all GWAS researchers who proactively share their full summary statistics on GWAS catalog or elsewhere.