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Daniel F. Gudbjartsson

Daniel F. Gudbjartsson

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Genetics
Iceland
2026

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Genetics

D-Index
144
Citations
93518
World Ranking
166
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Daniel F. Gudbjartsson is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland, where they conduct research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, RNA modifications and cancer, Birth, Development, and Health, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA Research and Splicing, as well as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Notable recent publications by Daniel F. Gudbjartsson include:

  • "Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population" (2020), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease" (2021), published in Nature Genetics
  • "Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland" (2020), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure" (2020), published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors working closely with Daniel F. Gudbjartsson include:

  • Hilma Hólm
  • Kāri Stefánsson
  • Patrick Sulem
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Guðmar Þorleifsson

Daniel F. Gudbjartsson has published extensively in several key scientific outlets, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Nature Genetics
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries

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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Jasvinder K. Atwal;Stacy Steinberg;Jon Snaedal

  • Neuregulin 1 and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Engilbert Sigurdsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Soley Bjornsdottir

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

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

  • A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome

    Augustine Kong;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Jesus Sainz;Gudrun M. Jonsdottir

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

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Frank Geller;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

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

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

  • Genetics of gene expression and its effect on disease

    Valur Emilsson;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Bin Zhang;Amy S. Leonardson

  • Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma

    Bhairavi Swaminathan;Guðmar Thorleifsson;Magnus Jöud;Mina Ali

  • 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

  • Allegro, a new computer program for multipoint linkage analysis

    Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Kristjan Jonasson;Michael L. Frigge;Augustine Kong;Augustine Kong

  • A common inversion under selection in Europeans

    Hreinn Stefansson;Agnar Helgason;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

  • Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Ingileif Jonsdottir
Ingileif Jonsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Thorunn Rafnar
Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland
Bjarni V. Halldorsson
Bjarni V. Halldorsson Reykjavík University

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