articleTop 1% cited
The heritability of general cognitive ability increases linearly from childhood to young adulthood
Molecular Psychiatry · 2009 · Vol. 15(11) · pp. 1112–1120
Claire M. A. Haworth✉(King's College London)Margaret J. Wright(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute)Michelle Luciano(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute)Nicholas G. Martin(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute)Eco J. C. de GeusC E M van BeijsterveldtMeike BartelsDaniëlle Posthuma(Cancer Genomics Centre)Dorret I. BoomsmaOliver S. P. Davis(King's College London)Yulia Kovas(King's College London)Robin P. Corley(University of Colorado Boulder)J. C. DeFries(University of Colorado Boulder)John K. Hewitt(University of Colorado Boulder)Richard K. Olson(University of Colorado Boulder)S-A Rhea(University of Colorado Boulder)Sally J. Wadsworth(University of Colorado Boulder)William G. Iacono(University of Minnesota)Matthew McGue(University of Minnesota)Lee A. Thompson(Case Western Reserve University)Sara A. Hart(The Ohio State University)Stephen A. Petrill(The Ohio State University)David Lubinski(Vanderbilt University)Robert Plomin(King's College London)
Cognitive Abilities and TestingGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyNature versus nurtureHeritabilityCognitionDevelopmental psychologyPsychologyBehavioural geneticsCognitive skillYoung adultTwin studyLongitudinal sample
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgingChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCognitionFemaleHumansIntelligence TestsMaleTwins, DizygoticTwins, MonozygoticUnited StatesQuantitative Trait, Heritable
Funding
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- John Templeton Foundation
- Ohio State University
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- U.S. Public Health Service
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Citations
624
FWCI
23.74
field-weighted impact
References
77
Percentile
100%
vs. same field & year
Citations per year
Cited by
Genetics and intelligence differences: five special findings
Molecular Psychiatry · 2014 · 712 citations
References
How People Make Their Own Environments: A Theory of Genotype Environment Effects
Child Development · 1983 · 2,809 citations
Intelligence: Knowns and unknowns.
American Psychologist · 1996 · 2,383 citations
"General Intelligence," Objectively Determined and Measured
The American Journal of Psychology · 1904 · 6,136 citations
Intraclass correlations: Uses in assessing rater reliability.
Psychological Bulletin · 1979 · 22,750 citations
Citation Network
How this paper connects to the literature. Drag to explore, click any node to open that paper.