The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gudmar Thorleifsson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 417 publications — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gudmar Thorleifsson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 172 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Gudmar Thorleifsson is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland, focusing on research at the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in genetics and molecular biology, with additional contributions relating to surgery, immunology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.
Their research covers multiple key topics including genetic associations and epidemiology, birth and developmental health, RNA modifications and cancer, epigenetics and DNA methylation, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, and lipoproteins and cardiovascular health.
Thorleifsson frequently publishes in the following venues:
Collaboration is a notable feature of their work, with frequent co-authors including Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Kāri Stefánsson, Hilma Hólm, Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, and Anna Helgadóttir.
Among their recent publications are:
Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson
Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda
Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso
James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong
Struan F. A. Grant;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafil Benediktsson
Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt
Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher
Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt
E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight
Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam
J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena
Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris
Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly
Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira
Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir
Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall
Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Frank Geller;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar
Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir
Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena
H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt
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