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Christopher Gillberg

Christopher Gillberg

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Neuroscience
Sweden
2026
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Medicine
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
163
Citations
103409
World Ranking
99
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
163
Citations
103394
World Ranking
683
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Christopher Gillberg is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, Gillberg's work covers several specialized subfields:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Their research topics concentrate on neurodevelopmental and psychosocial aspects. Key topics addressed include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Gillberg has contributed to various scientific publications, with frequent publications emerging in specific academic journals:

  • Acta Paediatrica (16 publications)
  • Psychiatry Research (8 publications)
  • BMC Psychiatry (6 publications)
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (5 publications)
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (4 publications)

They also have a book publication titled The ESSENCE of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers eBooks in 2021.

Christopher Gillberg has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors including:

  • Elisabeth Fernell
  • Eva Billstedt
  • Sebastian Lundström
  • Jakob Åsberg Johnels
  • Helen Minnis

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Autistic Traits Over Time, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Establishment of reference values for plasma neurofilament light based on healthy individuals aged 5-90 years, 2022, Brain Communications
  • Editorial: Comorbidity and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • The co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental problems in dyslexia, 2021, Dyslexia
  • A PRISMA systematic review of adolescent gender dysphoria literature: 1) Epidemiology, 2022, PLOS Global Public Health

Best Publications

  • Computerized Training of Working Memory in Children With ADHD-A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Torkel Klingberg;Elisabeth Fernell;Pernille J. Olesen;Mats Johnson

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Mutations of the X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 are associated with autism.

    Stéphane Jamain;Hélène Quach;Catalina Betancur;Maria Råstam

  • The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition?

    Stephen V Faraone;Joseph Sergeant;Christopher Gillberg;Joseph Biederman

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders.

    Christelle M Durand;Catalina Betancur;Tobias M Boeckers;Juergen Bockmann

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Can autism be detected at 18 months? The needle, the haystack, and the CHAT.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Jane Allen;Christopher Gillberg

  • A screening questionnaire for Asperger syndrome and other high-functioning autism spectrum disorders in school age children.

    Stephan Ehlers;Christopher Gillberg;Lorna Wing

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Natural Outcome of ADHD With Developmental Coordination Disorder at Age 22 Years: A Controlled, Longitudinal, Community-Based Study

    Peder Rasmussen;Christopher Gillberg

  • A twin study of autism in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

    Suzanne Steffenburg;Christopher Gillberg;Lars Hellgren;Lena Andersson

  • Autism after adolescence: population-based 13- to 22-year follow-up study of 120 individuals with autism diagnosed in childhood

    Eva Billstedt;I Carina Gillberg;Christopher Gillberg

  • Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders.

    Björn Hofvander;Richard Delorme;Pauline Chaste;Agneta Nydén

  • The epidemiology of Asperger syndrome. A total population study

    Stephan Ehlers;Christopher Gillberg

  • 'Theory of mind' in the brain. Evidence from a PET scan study of Asperger syndrome.

    Francesca Happé;Stephan Ehlers;Paul Fletcher;Uta Frith

  • The Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Childhood

    Paul Lichtenstein;Eva Carlström;Maria Råstam;Christopher Gillberg

  • The ESSENCE in child psychiatry: Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations

    Christopher Gillberg

  • Asperger syndrome--some epidemiological considerations: a research note.

    I. Carina Gillberg;Christopher Gillberg

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • The comorbidity of ADHD in the general population of Swedish school-age children.

    Björn Kadesjö;Christopher Gillberg

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Råstam
Maria Råstam Lund University
Elisabeth Fernell
Elisabeth Fernell University of Gothenburg
I. Carina Gillberg
I. Carina Gillberg University of Gothenburg
Marion Leboyer
Marion Leboyer Paris-Est Créteil University
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Eva Billstedt
Eva Billstedt University of Gothenburg
Thomas Bourgeron
Thomas Bourgeron Université Paris Cité
Helen Minnis
Helen Minnis University of Glasgow
Sebastian Lundström
Sebastian Lundström University of Gothenburg
Nouchine Hadjikhani
Nouchine Hadjikhani Harvard Medical School

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