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Fredrik Wiklund

Fredrik Wiklund

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
35303
World Ranking
13928
National Ranking
261

Fredrik Wiklund 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 Fredrik Wiklund sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 329 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fredrik Wiklund 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 Fredrik Wiklund sits on this spectrum.

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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

Fredrik Wiklund is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in biomedicine, with a focus on prostate cancer and genetic epidemiology.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields prominently featured in their work include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Statistics and Probability, and Cancer Research.

Fredrik Wiklund's research covers a range of topics, particularly centered on cancer and genetic factors. Major topics include:

  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Testicular diseases and treatments
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist has published in several venues, with frequent publications in the following journals and platforms:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Wiklund include:

  • An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Germline Sequencing DNA Repair Genes in 5545 Men With Aggressive and Nonaggressive Prostate Cancer, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Genomic analysis of male puberty timing highlights shared genetic basis with hair colour and lifespan, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Polygenic hazard score is associated with prostate cancer in multi-ethnic populations, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wiklund include Rosalind A. Eeles, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Johanna Schleutker, Henrik Grönberg, and Lorelei A. Mucci, indicating a strong network of research partnerships in cancer genetics and epidemiology.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • REVEL: An Ensemble Method for Predicting the Pathogenicity of Rare Missense Variants

    Nilah M M. Ioannidis;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Vikas Pejaver;Sumit Middha

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

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

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Endocrine treatment, with or without radiotherapy, in locally advanced prostate cancer (SPCG-7/SFUO-3): an open randomised phase III trial.

    Anders Widmark;Olbjørn Klepp;Arne Solberg;Jan Erik Damber

  • A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

    Laufey T. Amundadottir;Patrick Sulem;Julius Gudmundsson;Agnar Helgason

  • Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

  • Cumulative Association of Five Genetic Variants with Prostate Cancer

    S. Lilly Zheng;Jielin Sun;Fredrik Wiklund;Shelly Smith

  • Type-specific persistence of human papillomavirus DNA before the development of invasive cervical cancer.

    Keng-Ling Wallin;Fredrik Wiklund;Tord Ångström;Frank Bergman

  • Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sara Benlloch;Edward J. Saunders

  • A meta-analysis of 87,040 individuals identifies 23 new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer

    Ali Amin Al Olama;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Sonja I. Berndt;David V. Conti

  • Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Overuse of short-acting β2-agonists in asthma is associated with increased risk of exacerbation and mortality: a nationwide cohort study of the global SABINA programme.

    Bright I. Nwaru;Magnus Ekström;Pål Hasvold;Fredrik Wiklund

  • Prostate cancer screening in men aged 50-69 years (STHLM3): a prospective population-based diagnostic study.

    Henrik Grönberg;Jan Adolfsson;Markus Aly;Tobias Nordström

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

    David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

  • FACT: An Open-Label Randomized Phase III Study of Fulvestrant and Anastrozole in Combination Compared With Anastrozole Alone As First-Line Therapy for Patients With Receptor-Positive Postmenopausal Breast Cancer

    Jonas Bergh;Per-Ebbe Jönsson;Elisabet Kerstin Lidbrink;Maureen Trudeau

  • Seven prostate cancer susceptibility loci identified by a multi-stage genome-wide association study

    Z Kote-Jarai;Olama Aaa.;G G Giles;G G Giles;G Severi;G Severi

  • Two Genome-wide Association Studies of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Implicate Putative Prostate Tumor Suppressor Gene DAB2IP

    David Duggan;Siqun L. Zheng;Michele Knowlton;Debbie Benitez

  • Seven prostate cancer susceptibility loci identified by a multi-stage genome-wide association study

    Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Ali Amin Al Olama;Graham G. Giles;Gianluca Severi

  • 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

Henrik Grönberg
Henrik Grönberg Karolinska Institute
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Johanna Schleutker
Johanna Schleutker Turku University Hospital
Janet L. Stanford
Janet L. Stanford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Kenneth W. Muir
Kenneth W. Muir University of Manchester
David E. Neal
David E. Neal University of Cambridge
Jianfeng Xu
Jianfeng Xu Arkansas State University
Rosalind A. Eeles
Rosalind A. Eeles Institute of Cancer Research
Lisa A. Cannon-Albright
Lisa A. Cannon-Albright University of Utah
Zsofia Kote-Jarai
Zsofia Kote-Jarai Institute of Cancer Research

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