2026 Anders D. Børglum: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	100	738	695	7	7	472	69395
Medicine	100	8104	7617	90	85	537	70361

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Anders D. Børglum is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, where their research primarily focuses on genetics and molecular biology within the context of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Their work spans multiple interconnected areas, with a significant emphasis on genetic associations and epidemiology, autism spectrum disorder research, and the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The scientist has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine, with a publication record that reflects these interdisciplinary domains. Subfields of study include genetics, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

Their main research topics include:

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Anders D. Børglum are:

Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism, 2020, published in Cell
Rare coding variants in ten genes confer substantial risk for schizophrenia, 2022, published in Nature
Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains, 2023, published in Nature Genetics
Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism, 2022, published in Nature Genetics
Association between Mental Disorders and Subsequent Medical Conditions, 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anders D. Børglum include:

Jakob Grove
David M. Hougaard
Thomas Werge
Preben Bo Mortensen
Merete Nordentoft

The scientist's publications appear predominantly in several key venues relevant to neuroscience and genetics, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
European Neuropsychopharmacology
Nature Communications
Nature Genetics
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

7722
Citations
Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

3191
Citations
Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci

Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

2714
Citations
Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

2363
Citations
Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

2295
Citations
Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

1978
Citations
Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen

1969
Citations
Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Colm T. O'Dushlaine;Kimberly D. Chambert;Jennifer L. Moran

1788
Citations
Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

1660
Citations
Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

1637
Citations
Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

1506
Citations
Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

1481
Citations
Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

1346
Citations
Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

1041
Citations
Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

771
Citations
Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

747
Citations
Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

725
Citations
Psychiatric genomics: An update and an Agenda

Patrick F. Sullivan;Arpana Agrawal;Cynthia M. Bulik;Ole A. Andreassen

655
Citations
Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

540
Citations
Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ole Mors Aarhus University

Thomas Werge University of Copenhagen

Preben Bo Mortensen Aarhus University

Merete Nordentoft University of Copenhagen

David M. Hougaard Statens Serum Institut

Esben Agerbo Aarhus University

Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University

Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital

Manuel Mattheisen Dalhousie University

Thomas D. Als Aarhus University

External Links

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