Ken K. Ong

University of Cambridge — United Kingdom

Medicine · Health Sciences

124h-index68.0kcitations645works6.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Birth, Development, and Health(207), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(124), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(102), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors(83), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management(54)

Publications572 total

Population-scale gene-based analysis of whole-genome sequencing provides insights into metabolic health
UNC Libraries·2025Open Access
Describing the triple burden of malnutrition in adolescents in rural and urban South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition·2025Open Access
EndoCompass Project: Research Roadmap for Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology
Hormone Research in Paediatrics·2025Open Access
The LIFE-MET trial: effect of insulin sensitization on pubertal progression following lifestyle intervention and/or treatment with metformin in girls with early puberty and overweight: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Trials·2025Open Access
Early-Life Genetic Determinants of Height and their Time-Dependent Links to Type 2 Diabetes
2025Open Access
Rare Variants in HTRA1, SGTB, and RBM12 Confer Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Independent of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine·2025Open Access
Higher Circulating Testosterone Linked to Higher CAD Risk in Men: Mendelian Randomization and Survival Analyses
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
EndoCompass project: research roadmap for reproductive and developmental endocrinology
European Journal of Endocrinology·2025Open Access
Different Intensities of Physical Activity Substituted for Sedentary Time and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Integration of Genetics and Wearable Data
Mayo Clinic Proceedings·2025
Population-scale gene-based analysis of whole-genome sequencing provides insights into metabolic health
Nature Genetics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Association of IGF-1 Levels With Height From Childhood to Adulthood: An Observational and Mendelian Randomization Study
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2025· 1 cited
Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity (TOPCHILD): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
The Lancet·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Glycaemic and bodyweight effects of <i>GIPR</i> coding variation reflect differences in both surface expression and intrinsic functional impairment
2025Open Access
Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Indicates Causal Relationships Between Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Metabolic Health
Diabetes·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
&lt;b&gt;Bidirectional Mendelian randomization indicates causal relationships between circulating branched-chain amino acids and metabolic health&lt;/b&gt;
2025Open Access
&lt;b&gt;Bidirectional Mendelian randomization indicates causal relationships between circulating branched-chain amino acids and metabolic health&lt;/b&gt;
2025
Genetic impacts on within-pair DNA methylation variance in monozygotic twins capture gene-environment interactions and cell-type effects
2025
The role of common and rare genetic variation on adiposity across childhood.
2025Open Access
The causal role of endocrine disrupting chemicals in pubertal timing: a Mendelian randomization study
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism·2025Open Access
The role of common and rare genetic variation on adiposity across childhood
2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Nicholas J. Wareham(18), David B. Dunger(18), John R. B. Perry(13), Felix R. Day(12), Cathy E. Elks(7), M. Lynn Ahmed(7), Ruth J. F. Loos(6), Andy Ness(6), Claudia Langenberg(5), Peter M. Visscher(5), Robert Luben(5), Susan M. Ring(5), Kay‐Tee Khaw(5), Reedik Mägi(4), Jing Hua Zhao(4), Jian’an Luan(4), Shengxu Li(4), Mark I. McCarthy(4), Deborah J. Thompson(4), Stephen J. Sharp(4)