Publications
Selected publications
Clarke R, Wright N, Lin K, Yu C, Walters RG, Lv J, et al.
Causal Relevance of Lp(a) for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Types in East Asian and European Ancestry Populations: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Circulation 2025
Bennett D, Wright N, Yao P, Iona A, Clarke J, Wang B, et al.
Proteome-wide assessment of 10,000 plasma proteins with age-related diseases and multi-morbidity in a Chinese population 2024
Mazidi M, Wright N, Yao P, Kartsonaki C, Millwood IY, Fry H, et al.
Risk prediction of ischemic heart disease using plasma proteomics, conventional risk factors and polygenic scores in Chinese and European adults. European Journal of Epidemiology 2024;39:1229–40.
Mazidi M, Wright N, Yao P, Kartsonaki C, Millwood IY, Fry H, et al.
Plasma Proteomics to Identify Drug Targets for Ischemic Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023;82:1906–20.
Wright N, Newell K, Chan KH, Gilbert S, Hacker A, Lu Y, et al.
Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and cardio-respiratory disease in China: Findings from a prospective cohort study. Environmental Health 2023;22:30.
Clarke R, Wright N, Walters R, Gan W, Guo Y, Millwood IY, et al.
Genetically Predicted Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study in Chinese Adults. Hypertension 2023;80:566–76.
Chan KH, Wright N, Xiao D, Guo Y, Chen Y, Du H, et al.
Tobacco smoking and risks of more than 470 diseases in China: A prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health 2022;7:e1014–26.
Wright N, Newell K, Lam KBH, Kurmi O, Chen Z, Kartsonaki C.
Estimating ambient air pollutant levels in Suzhou through the SPDE approach with R-INLA. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2021;235:113766.
Other publications
Meng X, Zhang L, Chan KH, Lv J, Lam H, Liu C, et al.
Association of greenness with incidence of cardiovascular disease in China: Evidence from the China Kadoorie Biobank prospective cohort study with 0.5 million adults. Eco-Environment & Health 2025;4:100148.
Yao P, Mazidi M, Pozarickij A, Iona A, Wright N, Lin K, et al.
Proteome-Wide Genetic Study in East Asians and Europeans Identified Multiple Therapeutic Targets for Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2025
Guo YT, Mazidi M, Wright N, Yao P, Wang B, Niu Y, et al.
Acute Impact of Nonoptimal Ambient Temperatures on Plasma Levels of 3000 Proteins in Chinese Adults. Environmental Science & Technology 2025;59:4868–82.
Ke Y, Zhao Y, Bennett DA, Wright N, Im PK, Sun D, et al.
Phenome-wide association of physical activity with morbidity and mortality risk in China: A prospective cohort study. The Innovation 2025
Peng P, Clarke C, Iona A, Wright N, Yao P, Chen Y, et al.
Patterns and Correlates of Bone Mineral Density Parameters Measured Using Calcaneus Quantitative Ultrasound in Chinese Adults. Nutrients 2025;17:865.
Wang B, Pozarickij A, Mazidi M, Wright N, Yao P, Said S, et al.
Comparative studies of 2168 plasma proteins measured by two affinity-based platforms in 4000 Chinese adults. Nature Communications 2025;16:1869.
Xia X, Meng X, Liu C, Guo Y, Li X, Niu Y, et al.
Associations of long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure with a wide spectrum of diseases: A prospective cohort study of 0·5 million Chinese adults. The Lancet Public Health 2024;9:e1047–58.
Iona A, Bragg F, Fairhurst-Hunter Z, Millwood IY, Wright N, Lin K, et al.
Conventional and genetic associations of BMI with major vascular and non-vascular disease incidence and mortality in a relatively lean Chinese population: U-shaped relationship revisited. International Journal of Epidemiology 2024;53:dyae125.
Iona A, Yao P, Pozarickij A, Kartsonaki C, Said S, Wright N, et al.
Proteo-genomic analyses in relatively lean Chinese adults identify proteins and pathways that affect general and central adiposity levels. Communications Biology 2024;7:1327.
Yao P, Iona A, Pozarickij A, Said S, Wright N, Lin K, et al.
Proteomic Analyses in Diverse Populations Improved Risk Prediction and Identified New Drug Targets for Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2024:dc232145.
Chan KH, Xia X, Liu C, Kan H, Doherty A, Yim SHL, et al.
Characterising personal, household, and community PM2.5 exposure in one urban and two rural communities in China. Science of The Total Environment 2023;904:166647.
Hamilton EM, Yang L, Wright N, Turnbull I, Mentzer AJ, Matthews PC, et al.
Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Risk of Stroke Types: A Prospective Cohort Study of 500 000 Chinese Adults. Stroke 2023;54:3046–53.
Trichia E, Malden DE, Jin D, Wright N, Taylor H, Karpe F, et al.
Independent relevance of adiposity measures to coronary heart disease risk among 0.5 million adults in UK Biobank. International Journal of Epidemiology 2023:dyad143.
Yao P, Iona A, Kartsonaki C, Said S, Wright N, Lin K, et al.
Conventional and genetic associations of adiposity with 1463 proteins in relatively lean Chinese adults. European Journal of Epidemiology 2023;38:1089--1103.
Im PK, Wright N, Yang L, Chan KH, Chen Y, Guo Y, et al.
Alcohol consumption and risks of more than 200 diseases in Chinese men. Nature Medicine 2023:1–11.
Chun M, Qin H, Turnbull I, Sansome S, Gilbert S, Hacker A, et al.
Heterogeneity in the diagnosis and prognosis of ischemic stroke subtypes: 9-year follow-up of 22,000 cases in Chinese adults. International Journal of Stroke 2023;18:847–55.
Liu C, Chan KH, Lv J, Lam H, Newell K, Meng X, et al.
Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Incidence of Major Cardiovascular Diseases: A Prospective Study of 0.5 Million Adults in China. Environmental Science & Technology 2022;56:13200–11.
Hamilton E, Yang L, Mentzer AJ, Guo Y, Chen Y, Lv J, et al.
Conventional and genetic risk factors for chronic Hepatitis B virus infection in a community-based study of 0.5 million Chinese adults. Scientific Reports 2022;12:12075.
Turnbull I, Clarke R, Wright N, Guo Y, Kartsonaki C, Pei P, et al.
Diagnostic accuracy of major stroke types in Chinese adults: A clinical adjudication study involving 40,000 stroke cases. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2022;21:100415.
Hao Z, Chen Y, Wright N, Qin H, Turnbull I, Guo Y, et al.
Natural history of silent lacunar infarction: 10-year follow-up of a community-based prospective study of 0.5 million Chinese adults. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2021;17:100309.
Qin H, Turnbull I, Chen Y, Wright N, Liu L, Pei P, et al.
Hospital management of major stroke types in Chinese adults: A population-based study of 20 000 hospitalised stroke cases. BMJ Open 2021;11:e054265.
Chen Y, Wright N, Guo Y, Turnbull I, Kartsonaki C, Yang L, et al.
Mortality and recurrent vascular events after first incident stroke: a 9-year community-based study of 05 million Chinese adults. The Lancet Global Health 2020;8:e580–90.
Bennett DA, Du H, Bragg F, Guo Y, Wright N, Yang L, et al.
Physical activity, sedentary leisure-time and risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective study of 512 000 Chinese adults. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2019;7:e000835.
Ball E, Newton S, Kahan BC, Forbes G, Wright N, Calvete CC, et al.
Smartphone app using mindfulness meditation for women with chronic pelvic pain (MEMPHIS): Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2018;7:e8.
Keerie C, Tuck C, Milne G, Eldridge S, Wright N, Lewis SC.
Data sharing in clinical trials–practical guidance on anonymising trial datasets. Trials 2018;19:25.
Kahan BC, Forbes G, Ali Y, Jairath V, Bremner S, Harhay MO, et al.
Increased risk of type I errors in cluster randomised trials with small or medium numbers of clusters: a review, reanalysis, and simulation study. Trials 2016;17:438.
Wright N, Ivers N, Eldridge S, Taljaard M, Bremner S.
A review of the use of covariates in cluster randomised trials uncovers marked discrepancies between guidance and practice. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2015;68:603–9.