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Björn Thrandur Björnsson

Björn Thrandur Björnsson

University of Gothenburg
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13739
World Ranking
7937
National Ranking
103

Björn Thrandur Björnsson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Thrandur Björnsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 182 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Björn Thrandur Björnsson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Thrandur Björnsson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Björn Thrandur Björnsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions spanning across Aquatic Science, Ecology, Immunology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Physiology.

Their main research topics cover Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephen D. McCormick
  • Peng Yin
  • Takaya Saito
  • Per Gunnar Fjelldal
  • Kristin Hamre

Björnsson has published papers in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Antioxidants
  • Aquaculture

Recent notable publications include:

  • Photoperiodic regulation of pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone and brain deiodinase in Atlantic salmon, 2020, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • Cortisol regulates insulin-like growth-factor binding protein (igfbp) gene expression in Atlantic salmon parr, 2020, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • Effects of long-term cortisol treatment on growth and osmoregulation of Atlantic salmon and brook trout, 2021, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Seasonal Changes in Photoperiod: Effects on Growth and Redox Signaling Patterns in Atlantic Salmon Postsmolts, 2023, Antioxidants
  • Roles of leptin in initiation of acquired growth hormone resistance and control of metabolism in rainbow trout, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Best Publications

  • Thyroid hormones in growth and development of fish

    D. M. Power;L. Llewellyn;M. Faustino;Mari Ann Nowell

  • Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors in fish: where we are and where to go.

    Manfred Reinecke;Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Walton W. Dickhoff;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Optimal temperature for growth and feed conversion of immature cod (Gadus morhua L.)

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson;Matthías Oddgeirsson

  • Environmental endocrinology of salmon smoltification.

    Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Sigurd O. Stefansson;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Towards Fish Lipid Nutrigenomics: Current State and Prospects for Fin-Fish Aquaculture

    Michael J. Leaver;José M. Bautista;Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Elisabeth Jönsson

  • Regulation of skeletal muscle growth in fish by the growth hormone - Insulin-like growth factor system

    Eduardo N. Fuentes;Juan Antonio Valdés;Alfredo Molina;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Effects of domestication on growth physiology and endocrinology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Ian A Fleming;Thorleifur Agustsson;Bengt Finstad;Jörgen I Johnsson

  • Aerobic scope fails to explain the detrimental effects on growth resulting from warming and elevated CO2 in Atlantic halibut

    Albin Gräns;Fredrik Jutfelt;Erik Sandblom;Elisabeth Jönsson

  • Differential expression of gill Na+,K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits, Na+,K+,2Cl- cotransporter and CFTR anion channel in juvenile anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar.

    Tom O. Nilsen;Lars O.E. Ebbesson;Steffen S. Madsen;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Growth Hormone Endocrinology of Salmonids: Regulatory Mechanisms and Mode of Action

    Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Viktoria Johansson;Susana Benedet;Ingibjörg Eir Einarsdottir

  • Humoral immune parameters in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) I. The effects of environmental temperature.

    Bergljót Magnadóttir;Halla Jónsdóttir;Sigurður Helgason;Björn Björnsson

  • The food-unlimited growth rate of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson

  • Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status

    Ivar Rønnestad;Tom Ole Nilsen;Koji Murashita;Anna Rita Angotzi

  • Abrupt changes in photoperiod affect age at maturity, timing of ovulation and plasma testosterone and oestradiol-17β profiles in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Sigurd O Stefansson;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Low temperature limits photoperiod control of smolting in Atlantic salmon through endocrine mechanisms

    S.D. McCormick;S. Moriyama;Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson

  • Growth model for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Effects of temperature and body weight on growth rate

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson;Tómas Árnason

  • Size-fractionated fish hydrolysate as feed ingredient for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed high plant protein diets. I: Growth, growth regulation and feed utilization

    Anders Aksnes;Britt Hope;Elisabeth Jönsson;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Increased daylength stimulates plasma growth hormone and gill Na+, K+-ATPase in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    S. D. McCormick;Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson;M. Sheridan;C. Eilertson

  • Effects of stocking density on growth rate of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) reared in large circular tanks for three years

    Björn Björnsson

  • Mechanisms underlying photoperiodic effects on age at sexual maturity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Tom Hansen;Sigurd O Stefansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. McCormick
Stephen D. McCormick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sigurd O. Stefansson
Sigurd O. Stefansson University of Bergen
Deborah M. Power
Deborah M. Power University of Algarve
Jörgen I. Johnsson
Jörgen I. Johnsson University of Gothenburg
Ivar Rønnestad
Ivar Rønnestad University of Bergen
D. G. Joakim Larsson
D. G. Joakim Larsson University of Gothenburg
Sigurd Einum
Sigurd Einum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kjetil Hindar
Kjetil Hindar Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Silvia Zanuy
Silvia Zanuy Spanish National Research Council
Carl B. Schreck
Carl B. Schreck Oregon State University

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