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Language Ability Genetics

Language Ability Genetics is a subfield of cognitive genetics that specifically investigates the genetic mechanisms and hereditary factors underlying individual differences in linguistic competence and language-related cognitive processes.

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7.9K

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587

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307

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Praxic and nonverbal cognitive deficits in a large family with a genetically transmitted speech and language disorder.

Faraneh Vargha‐Khadem, Kate E. Watkins, Katie Alcock et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1995 · 438 citations

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Evidence for a Language Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 7q in Multiplex Autism Families

Maricela Alarcón, Rita M. Cantor, Jianjun Liu et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2002 · 273 citations · Full text

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A Quantitative-Trait Locus on Chromosome 6p Influences Different Aspects of Developmental Dyslexia

Simon E. Fisher, Angela J. Marlow, Janine A. Lamb et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 1999 · 267 citations · Full text

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Genetic influence on language delay in two-year-old children

Philip S. Dale, Emily Simonoff, Dorothy Bishop et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 1998 · 256 citations

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Quantitative-Trait Locus for Specific Language and Reading Deficits on Chromosome 6p

Javier Gayán, Shelley D. Smith, Stacey S. Cherny et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 1999 · 252 citations · Full text

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Authors

587

  1. RP
    Robert Plomin

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. PS
    Philip S. Dale

    University of New Mexico, United States

    14 publications · 925 citations

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  3. SE
    Simon E. Fisher

    Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands

    11 publications · 838 citations

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  4. ME
    Marianna E. Hayiou‐Thomas

    University of York, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 388 citations

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  5. DB
    Dorothy Bishop

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

307

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    65 publications

    8.5K citations

  2. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Centre for Human Genetics

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    49 publications

    7K citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    30 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    2K citations

  8. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    700 citations

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Venues

  1. Behavior Genetics

    9 publications · 537 citations

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  2. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

    JSLHR · 8 publications · 296 citations

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  3. Genes Brain & Behavior

    7 publications · 734 citations

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  4. The American Journal of Human Genetics

    AJHG · 5 publications · 1.1K citations

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