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Bengt Lindholm

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Medicine
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
54262
World Ranking
4686
National Ranking
96

Bengt Lindholm publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 895 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Bengt Lindholm D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Bengt Lindholm is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on nephrology. Their research portfolio includes a wide range of topics related to kidney health, chronic kidney disease, and related metabolic and physiological conditions.

The main fields of study for Lindholm encompass medicine, with a strong concentration in nephrology alongside related disciplines such as physiology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

  • Nephrology
  • Physiology
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Lindholm's research covers several key topics, notably in dialysis and renal disease management. Other significant areas within their work include parathyroid disorders and treatments, nutrition and health in aging, chronic kidney disease and diabetes, blood pressure and hypertension studies, potassium and related disorders, and bone health and osteoporosis research.

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Potassium and Related Disorders
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research

The frequent publication venues for Lindholm's work include specialized journals focused on nephrology and kidney-related health issues. These venues are:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Nephrology

Lindholm has collaborated with several researchers in the field, working notably with:

  • Peter Stenvinkel
  • Carla María Avesani
  • Olof Heimbürger
  • Juan Jesús Carrero
  • Abdul Rashid Qureshi

Among recent publications reflecting Lindholm's research interests are the following:

  • Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: what have we learned so far?, 2020, Journal of Nephrology
  • Food as medicine: targeting the uraemic phenotype in chronic kidney disease, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Impact of curcumin supplementation on expression of inflammatory transcription factors in hemodialysis patients: A pilot randomized, double-blind, controlled study, 2020, Clinical Nutrition
  • Kidney Function, Kidney Function Decline, and the Risk of Dementia in Older Adults, 2021, Neurology
  • Elevated intracellular copper contributes a unique role to kidney fibrosis by lysyl oxidase mediated matrix crosslinking, 2020, Cell Death and Disease

Best Publications

  • A proposed nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for protein–energy wasting in acute and chronic kidney disease

    D. Fouque;K. Kalantar-Zadeh;J. Kopple;N. Cano

  • IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α: Central factors in the altered cytokine network of uremia—The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Peter Stenvinkel;Markus Ketteler;Richard J. Johnson;Bengt Lindholm

  • Aspects of Immune Dysfunction in End-stage Renal Disease

    Sawako Kato;Michal Chmielewski;Michal Chmielewski;Hirokazu Honda;Roberto Pecoits-Filho

  • Are there two types of malnutrition in chronic renal failure? Evidence for relationships between malnutrition, inflammation and atherosclerosis (MIA syndrome)

    Peter Stenvinkel;Olof Heimbürger;Bengt Lindholm;George A. Kaysen

  • Factors predicting malnutrition in hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study

    A. Rashid Qureshi;Anders Alvestrand;Anders Danielsson;José C. Divino-Filho

  • Inflammation, Malnutrition, and Cardiac Disease as Predictors of Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

    A. Rashid Qureshi;Anders Alvestrand;José C. Divino-Filho;Alberto Gutierrez

  • Nutritional assessment of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients : an international study

    Gerald A. Young;Joel D. Kopple;Bengt Lindholm;Edward F. Vonesh

  • Emerging biomarkers for evaluating cardiovascular risk in the chronic kidney disease patient: how do new pieces fit into the uremic puzzle?

    Peter Stenvinkel;Juan Jesús Carrero;Jonas Axelsson;Bengt Lindholm

  • Serum Albumin, C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin 6, and Fetuin A as Predictors of Malnutrition, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality in Patients With ESRD

    Hirokazu Honda;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Olof Heimbürger;Peter Barany

  • The malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis (MIA) syndrome – the heart of the matter

    Roberto Pecoits-Filho;Bengt Lindholm;Peter Stenvinkel

  • Associations between circulating inflammatory markers and residual renal function in CRF patients.

    Roberto Pecoits-Filho;Olof Heimbürger;Peter Bárány;Mohamed Suliman

  • Comparative Associations of Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength with Mortality in Dialysis Patients

    Naohito Isoyama;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Carla Maria Avesani;Bengt Lindholm

  • Interleukin‐6 is an independent predictor of mortality in patients starting dialysis treatment

    Roberto Pecoits‐Filho;Peter Bárány;Bengt Lindholm;Olof Heimbürger

  • Impact of inflammation on epigenetic DNA methylation - a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

    P. Stenvinkel;M. Karimi;S. Johansson;J. Axelsson

  • ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: Adult Renal Failure

    N.J.M. Cano;M. Aparicio;G. Brunori;J.J. Carrero

  • Malnutrition, cardiac disease, and mortality: An integrated point of view

    J Bergstrom;B Lindholm

  • Low fetuin-A levels are associated with cardiovascular death: Impact of variations in the gene encoding fetuin.

    Peter Stenvinkel;Kai Wang;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Jonas Axelsson

  • Peritoneal transport in CAPD patients with permanent loss of ultrafiltration capacity

    Olof Heimbürger;Jacek Waniewski;Andrzej Warynski;Anders Tranæus

  • The influence of dialysis treatment modality on the decline of remaining renal function.

    Michael J. Lysaght;Edward F. Vonesh;Frank Gotch;Lloyd Ibels

  • Chronic inflammation in end-stage renal disease and dialysis.

    Gabriela Cobo;Bengt Lindholm;Peter Stenvinkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Stenvinkel
Peter Stenvinkel Karolinska Institute
Olof Heimbürger
Olof Heimbürger Karolinska Institute
Abdul Rashid Qureshi
Abdul Rashid Qureshi Karolinska Institute
Juan Jesus Carrero
Juan Jesus Carrero Karolinska Institute
Peter Bárány
Peter Bárány Karolinska Institute
Roberto Pecoits-Filho
Roberto Pecoits-Filho Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute
Tommy Cederholm
Tommy Cederholm Uppsala University
Ulf Risérus
Ulf Risérus Uppsala University
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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