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59
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28170
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3190
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16

Asgeir Sigurdsson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asgeir Sigurdsson sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 83 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Asgeir Sigurdsson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asgeir Sigurdsson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

    Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen

  • A common variant on chromosome 9p21 affects the risk of myocardial infarction

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Agnar Helgason;Hakon Jonsson;Olafur T Magnusson

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24.

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Andrei Manolescu;Laufey T Amundadottir

  • Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Gudmundur L Norddahl;Pall Melsted;Kristbjorg Gunnarsdottir

  • A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

    Laufey T. Amundadottir;Patrick Sulem;Julius Gudmundsson;Agnar Helgason

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hannes Helgason;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson;Florian Zink

  • Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types.

    Thorunn Rafnar;Patrick Sulem;Simon N Stacey;Frank Geller

  • Clonal hematopoiesis, with and without candidate driver mutations, is common in the elderly.

    Florian Zink;Simon N. Stacey;Gudmundur L. Norddahl;Michael L. Frigge

  • Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

    Augustine Kong;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Gisli Masson

  • Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

    Augustine Kong;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gisli Masson;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Steinunn Thorlacius

  • Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

    Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

  • Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Jon G Jonasson

  • Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Gisli Masson

  • Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Genome-wide association and replication studies identify four variants associated with prostate cancer susceptibility

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Thorarinn Blondal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Thorunn Rafnar
Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson
Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland

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