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Einar Bjornsson

Einar Bjornsson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
25986
World Ranking
14178
National Ranking
7

Einar Bjornsson 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 Einar Bjornsson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 473 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Einar Bjornsson 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 Einar Bjornsson 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: 400 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: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Einar Bjornsson is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland and has a significant publication record in the fields of Medicine, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics. Their research spans multiple subfields including Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Hepatology, Surgery, and Oncology.

Their main focus areas encompass Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Diseases and Immunity, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Poisoning and Overdose Treatments, and Hepatitis C Virus Research.

Frequent co-authors in Einar Bjornsson's work include:

  • Jóhann P. Hreinsson
  • Arnar B. Ingason
  • Arnar S Ágústsson
  • Sigrún H. Lund
  • Raúl J. Andrade

Major venues where Einar's work appears often feature Gastroenterology, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Hepatology, Liver International, and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Recent publications include:

  • Multiomics study of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Nomenclature, diagnosis and management of drug-induced autoimmune-like hepatitis (DI-ALH): An expert opinion meeting report, 2023, Journal of Hepatology
  • Ashwagandha-induced liver injury: A case series from Iceland and the US Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, 2020, Liver International
  • Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Rivaroxaban Is Associated With Higher Rates of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Than Other Direct Oral Anticoagulants, 2021, Annals of Internal Medicine

Best Publications

  • Food-related gastrointestinal symptoms in the irritable bowel syndrome.

    Magnus Simrén;Agneta Månsson;Anna Maria Langkilde;Jan Svedlund

  • Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

    Iris Posserud;Per-Ove Stotzer;Einar S Björnsson;Hasse Abrahamsson

  • Quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease in remission: the impact of IBS-like symptoms and associated psychological factors.

    Magnus Simrén;Jenny Axelsson;Rolf Gillberg;Hasse Abrahamsson

  • Drug‐induced autoimmune hepatitis: Clinical characteristics and prognosis

    Einar Björnsson;Jayant Talwalkar;Sombat Treeprasertsuk;Patrick S. Kamath

  • Drug-induced liver injury

    Raul J Andrade;Naga Chalasani;Einar S Björnsson;Ayako Suzuki;Ayako Suzuki

  • Drug-Induced Liver Injury - Types and Phenotypes.

    Jay H Hoofnagle;Einar S Björnsson

  • Liver injury from herbal and dietary supplements

    Victor J. Navarro;Ikhlas Khan;Einar Björnsson;Leonard B. Seeff

  • Risk Factors for Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury

    Naga Chalasani;Einar Björnsson

  • Altered visceral perceptual and neuroendocrine response in patients with irritable bowel syndrome during mental stress

    I Posserud;P Agerforz;R Ekman;E S Björnsson

  • The AST/ALT ratio as an indicator of cirrhosis in patients with PBC

    Helena Nyblom;Einar Björnsson;Magnus Simrén;Frank Aldenborg

  • Immunoglobulin G4 associated cholangitis: Description of an emerging clinical entity based on review of the literature

    Einar Björnsson;Suresh T. Chari;Thomas C. Smyrk;Keith Lindor

  • Genome-wide association analysis in primary sclerosing cholangitis identifies two non-HLA susceptibility loci

    Espen Melum;Andre Franke;Christoph Schramm;Tobias J Weismüller

  • Categorization of drugs implicated in causing liver injury: Critical assessment based on published case reports

    Einar S. Björnsson;Jay H. Hoofnagle

  • Extended analysis of a genome-wide association study in primary sclerosing cholangitis detects multiple novel risk loci

    Trine Folseraas;Trine Folseraas;Espen Melum;Espen Melum;Philipp Rausch;Brian D. Juran

  • Small intestinal motility disturbances and bacterial overgrowth in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

    Steingerdur Anna Gunnarsdottir;Riadh Sadik;Steven Shev;Magnus Simrén

  • Association of Liver Injury From Specific Drugs, or Groups of Drugs, With Polymorphisms in HLA and Other Genes in a Genome-Wide Association Study.

    Paola Nicoletti;Guruprasad P. Aithal;Einar S. Bjornsson;Raul J. A Andrade

  • Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: incidence, etiology, and outcomes in a population-based setting.

    Jóhann P Hreinsson;Sveinn Gumundsson;Evangelos Kalaitzakis;Einar S Björnsson

  • Dyspeptic Symptom Development After Discontinuation of a Proton Pump Inhibitor: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Anna Niklasson;Lina Lindström;Magnus Simrén;Greger Lindberg

  • Discontinuation of proton pump inhibitors in patients on long-term therapy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Björnsson E;Abrahamsson H;Simrén M;Mattsson N

  • Quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome seen in referral centers versus primary care: the impact of gender and predominant bowel pattern.

    M Simrén;H Abrahamsson;J Svedlund;E S Björnsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg
Jon G. Jonasson
Jon G. Jonasson University of Iceland
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson University of Iceland
Guruprasad P. Aithal
Guruprasad P. Aithal University of Nottingham
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Naga Chalasani
Naga Chalasani Indiana University
Paul B. Watkins
Paul B. Watkins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Keith D. Lindor
Keith D. Lindor Arizona State University
Ann K. Daly
Ann K. Daly Newcastle University
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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