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Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson

Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
15899
World Ranking
14814
National Ranking
7

Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland. Their research primarily spans Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work delves into several subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Microbiology. Key topics covered in their research include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Gut microbiota and health, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms.

Gudmundsson has contributed to a range of scientific publications, mainly in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Innate Immunity
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Antibiotics
  • Gut Microbes

Among recent papers authored by or involving Gudmundsson are:

  • Host Directed Therapy Against Infection by Boosting Innate Immunity (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Host-Directed Therapy as a Novel Treatment Strategy to Overcome Tuberculosis: Targeting Immune Modulation (2020, Antibiotics)
  • Vitamin D influences gut microbiota and acetate production in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) to promote intestinal immunity against invading pathogens (2023, Gut Microbes)
  • Modulation of innate immunity in airway epithelium for host-directed therapy (2023, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Vitamin D Enhances Neutrophil Generation and Function in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2021, Journal of Innate Immunity)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Gudmundsson include:

  • Peter Bergman
  • Rokeya Sultana Rekha
  • Birgitta Agerberth
  • Min Wan
  • Iwona T. Myszor

Best Publications

  • The human antimicrobial and chemotactic peptides LL-37 and α-defensins are expressed by specific lymphocyte and monocyte populations

    Birgitta Agerberth;Jehad Charo;Joachim Werr;Berit Olsson

  • The Expression of the Gene Coding for the Antibacterial Peptide LL-37 Is Induced in Human Keratinocytes during Inflammatory Disorders

    Margareta Frohm;Birgitta Agerberth;Ghasem Ahangari;Mona Ståhle-Bäckdahl

  • The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Kristinn P Magnusson;Solveig Grétarsdottir

  • Conformation-dependent Antibacterial Activity of the Naturally Occurring Human Peptide LL-37

    Jan Johansson;Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Martı́n E. Rottenberg;Kurt D. Berndt

  • Structure and organization of the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in phospholipid membranes: relevance to the molecular basis for its non-cell-selective activity.

    Ziv Oren;Jeffrey C. Lerman;Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Birgitta Agerberth

  • The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin protects the urinary tract against invasive bacterial infection.

    Milan Chromek;Zuzana Slamová;Peter Bergman;László Kovács

  • The human gene FALL39 and processing of the cathelin precursor to the antibacterial peptide LL-37 in granulocytes

    Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Birgitta Agerberth;Birgitta Agerberth;Jacob Odeberg;Tomas Bergman

  • FALL-39, a putative human peptide antibiotic, is cysteine-free and expressed in bone marrow and testis.

    Birgitta Agerberth;Hans Gunne;Jakob Odeberg;Per Kogner

  • Downregulation of bactericidal peptides in enteric infections: a novel immune escape mechanism with bacterial DNA as a potential regulator.

    Dilara Islam;Lisa Bandholtz;Jakob Nilsson;Hans Wigzell

  • Genome-wide association study of migraine implicates a common susceptibility variant on 8q22.1

    Anttila;Stefansson H;Kallela M;Todt U

  • Expression of the cathelicidin LL-37 is modulated by short chain fatty acids in colonocytes: relevance of signalling pathways.

    J Schauber;C Svanholm;S Termén;K Iffland

  • Cell-free immunity in Cecropia

    Hans G. Boman;Ingrid Faye;Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Jong-Youn Lee

  • Improved outcome in shigellosis associated with butyrate induction of an endogenous peptide antibiotic.

    Rubhana Raqib;Protim Sarker;Peter Bergman;Gul Ara

  • Antimicrobial peptides important in innate immunity.

    Andreas Cederlund;Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson;Birgitta Agerberth

  • Antimicrobial polypeptides of human vernix caseosa and amniotic fluid: implications for newborn innate defense.

    Hiroyuki Yoshio;Maria Tollin;Gudmundur H Gudmundsson;Gudmundur H Gudmundsson;Hugo Lagercrantz

  • Neutrophil antibacterial peptides, multifunctional effector molecules in the mammalian immune system.

    Gudmundur H Gudmundsson;Birgitta Agerberth

  • Antibacterial components in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from healthy individuals and sarcoidosis patients.

    Birgitta Agerberth;Johan Grunewald;Esmeralda Castaños-Velez;Berit Olsson

  • The newborn infant is protected by an innate antimicrobial barrier: peptide antibiotics are present in the skin and vernix caseosa

    G Marchini;S Lindow;Hjalmar Brismar;Berit Ståbi

  • Isolation and identification of antimicrobial components from the epidermal mucus of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

    Gudmundur Bergsson;Birgitta Agerberth;Hans Jörnvall;Gudmundur Hrafn Gudmundsson

  • Genome-wide association study of migraine implicates a common susceptibility variant on 8q22.1

    V. Anttila;H. Stefansson;M. Kallela;U. Todt

Frequent Co-Authors

Birgitta Agerberth
Birgitta Agerberth Karolinska Institute
Rubhana Raqib
Rubhana Raqib International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Hans G. Boman
Hans G. Boman Karolinska Institute
Hans Jörnvall
Hans Jörnvall Karolinska Institute
Hugo Lagercrantz
Hugo Lagercrantz Karolinska Institute
Jan Andersson
Jan Andersson Karolinska Institute
José C. Xavier
José C. Xavier University of Coimbra
Johan Grunewald
Johan Grunewald Karolinska University Hospital
Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Clive P. Page
Clive P. Page King's College London

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