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D-Index
126
Citations
58285
World Ranking
2963
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55

Bo Ahrén 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 Bo Ahrén sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 900 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.

Bo Ahrén 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 Bo Ahrén sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

Bo Ahrén is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Physiology.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Bo Ahrén has published in several scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Peptides
  • Biomedicines
  • Diabetologia

Recent publications by Bo Ahrén include:

  • Glucose effectiveness: Lessons from studies on insulin-independent glucose clearance in mice, 2020, Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • The Insulin Response to Oral Glucose in GIP and GLP-1 Receptor Knockout Mice: Review of the Literature and Stepwise Glucose Dose Response Studies in Female Mice, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology

Other selected recent papers related to their research but authored primarily by collaborators include:

  • Gut hormone-based pharmacology: novel formulations and future possibilities for metabolic disease therapy, 2023, Diabetologia
  • Mathematical Model of Glucagon Kinetics for the Assessment of Insulin-Mediated Glucagon Inhibition During an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion in humans: Characteristics and regulation, 2022, Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Frequent collaborators with whom Bo Ahrén has co-authored multiple publications include:

  • Giovanni Pacini
  • Christian Göbl
  • Andrea Tura
  • Micaela Morettini
  • Ian J. Neeland

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-6-deficient mice develop mature-onset obesity.

    Ville Wallenius;Kristina Wallenius;Bo Ahrén;Mats Rudling

  • The high-fat diet-fed mouse: a model for studying mechanisms and treatment of impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes.

    Maria Sörhede Winzell;Bo Ahrén

  • Autonomic regulation of islet hormone secretion--implications for health and disease.

    B. Ahrén

  • Antidiabetogenic effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)amide in normal subjects and patients with diabetes mellitus.

    M Gutniak;C Orskov;J J Holst;B Ahrén

  • Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Reduces Glycemia, Sustains Insulin Levels, and Reduces Glucagon Levels in Type 2 Diabetes

    Bo Ahrén;Mona Landin-Olsson;Per Anders Jansson;Maria Svensson

  • Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 on endothelial function in type 2 diabetes patients with stable coronary artery disease

    Thomas Nyström;Mark K. Gutniak;Qimin Zhang;Fan Zhang

  • Twelve- and 52-Week Efficacy of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitor LAF237 in Metformin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

    Bo Ahrén;Ramon Gomis;Eberhard Standl;David Mills

  • Islet Amyloid and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Jo W.M. Höppener;Bo Ahrén;Cornelis J.M. Lips

  • FOXC2 Is a Winged Helix Gene that Counteracts Obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia, and Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance

    Anna Cederberg;Line M. Grønning;Bo Ahrén;Kjetil Taskén

  • Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV improves metabolic control over a 4-week study period in type 2 diabetes.

    Bo Ahrén;Erik Simonsson;Hillevi Larsson;Mona Landin-Olsson

  • Islet G protein-coupled receptors as potential targets for treatment of type 2 diabetes

    Bo Ahrén

  • Leptin is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction.

    Stefan Söderberg;B Ahrén;J H Jansson;Owe Johnson

  • Evidence that oestrogen receptor-α plays an important role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice: insulin sensitivity in the liver

    G. Bryzgalova;H. Gao;B. Ahren;J. R. Zierath

  • Improved meal-related beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity by the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor vildagliptin in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes over 1 year.

    Bo Ahrén;Giovanni Pacini;James E. Foley;Anja Schweizer

  • Dose-dependent inhibition by ghrelin of insulin secretion in the mouse.

    Martina Kvist Reimer;Giovanni Pacini;Bo Ahrén

  • Beneficial effects of a Paleolithic diet on cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: a randomized cross-over pilot study

    Tommy Jönsson;Yvonne Granfeldt;Bo Ahrén;Ulla-Carin Branell

  • Regulation of plasma leptin in mice: influence of age, high-fat diet, and fasting

    Bo Ahrén;Sven Månsson;Ronald L. Gingerich;Peter J Havel

  • Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide versus once-daily sitagliptin as an add-on to metformin, thiazolidinediones, or both, in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 2): a 56-week, double-blind, phase 3a, randomised trial

    Bo Ahrén;Luis Masmiquel;Harish Kumar;Mehmet Sargin

  • Fifty-two-week efficacy and safety of vildagliptin vs. glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on metformin monotherapy

    E. Ferrannini;V. Fonseca;B. Zinman;D. Matthews

  • Neuropeptidergic versus cholinergic and adrenergic regulation of islet hormone secretion.

    B. Ahrén;G. J. Taborsky;G. J. Taborsky;D. Porte;D. Porte

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Sundler
Frank Sundler Lund University
Giovanni Pacini
Giovanni Pacini National Research Council (CNR)
Jens J. Holst
Jens J. Holst University of Copenhagen
Hindrik Mulder
Hindrik Mulder Lund University
Tommy Olsson
Tommy Olsson Umeå University
Suad Efendic
Suad Efendic Karolinska Institute
Carolyn F. Deacon
Carolyn F. Deacon University of Copenhagen
Stefan Söderberg
Stefan Söderberg Umeå University
Peter J. Havel
Peter J. Havel University of California, Davis
Cecilia Holm
Cecilia Holm Lund University

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