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Gunnar Engström

Gunnar Engström

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
40901
World Ranking
7922
National Ranking
158

Gunnar Engström 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 Gunnar Engström sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 639 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar Engström 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 Gunnar Engström sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gunnar Engström is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has a research focus within medicine, particularly cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their scholarly contributions span several domains including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, molecular biology, and genetics.

Their research topics cover a range of cardiovascular and related health issues, such as:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Gunnar Engström include:

  • "SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe," 2021, European Heart Journal
  • "Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals," 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • "Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality," 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population," 2021, Circulation

Gunnar Engström frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a network of expertise in their field. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Olle Melander
  • Marju Orho-Melander
  • Lars Lind
  • Peter M. Nilsson
  • Johan Sundström

Their publications appear regularly in several journals, emphasizing cardiovascular and medical research. Common publication venues include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Scientific Reports
  • ERJ Open Research

Best Publications

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction A Meta-analysis

    Hester M. den Ruijter;Sanne A.E. Peters;Todd J. Anderson;Annie R. Britton

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Novel and Conventional Biomarkers for Prediction of Incident Cardiovascular Events in the Community

    Olle Melander;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Peter Almgren;Bo Hedblad

  • Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals

    Lasse Folkersen;Stefan Gustafsson;Qin Wang;Qin Wang;Daniel Hvidberg Hansen

  • Incidence of severe knee and hip osteoarthritis in relation to different measures of body mass: a population-based prospective cohort study

    L S Lohmander;M Gerhardsson de Verdier;J Rollof;P M Nilsson

  • Incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men is related to sleep disturbances.

    Peter M. Nilsson;Mattias Rööst;Gunnar Engström;Bo Hedblad

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim Van Der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

  • Lung Function and Cardiovascular Risk Relationship With Inflammation-Sensitive Plasma Proteins

    Gunnar Engström;P Lind;Bo Hedblad;Per Wollmer

  • Risk profiles for aortic dissection and ruptured or surgically treated aneurysms: a prospective cohort study.

    Maya Landenhed;Gunnar Engström;Anders Gottsäter;Michael P. Caulfield

  • Incident coronary events and case fatality in relation to common carotid intima-media thickness.

    Maria Rosvall;Lars Janzon;Göran Berglund;Gunnar Engström

  • Assessment of conventional cardiovascular risk factors and multiple biomarkers for the prediction of incident heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

    J. Gustav Smith;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Peter Almgren;Joachim Struck

  • Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins are associated with future weight gain.

    Gunnar Engström;Bo Hedblad;Lars Stavenow;Peter Lind

  • The Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study: objectives and design

    G Bergström;Göran Berglund;A Blomberg;J Brandberg

  • Atrial fibrillation in the Malmö diet and cancer study: a study of occurrence, risk factors and diagnostic validity

    J. Gustav Smith;J. Gustav Smith;Pyotr G. Platonov;Bo Hedblad;Gunnar Engström

  • Complement C3 is a risk factor for the development of diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

    Gunnar Engström;Bo Hedblad;Karl-Fredrik Eriksson;Lars Janzon

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim van der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Hedblad
Bo Hedblad Lund University
Olle Melander
Olle Melander Lund University
Peter M. Nilsson
Peter M. Nilsson Lund University
Lars Janzon
Lars Janzon Malmö University
Marju Orho-Melander
Marju Orho-Melander Lund University
Göran Berglund
Göran Berglund Lund University
Jan Nilsson
Jan Nilsson Lund University
Maria Rosvall
Maria Rosvall University of Gothenburg
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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