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Gunnar Sturfelt

Gunnar Sturfelt

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
93
Citations
38114
World Ranking
956
National Ranking
18

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
38431
World Ranking
10755
National Ranking
203

Gunnar Sturfelt publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunnar Sturfelt sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 305 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Gunnar Sturfelt D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunnar Sturfelt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gunnar Sturfelt is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) research. Their work intersects several medical subfields including rheumatology, genetics, immunology, pathology, forensic medicine, and surgery.

Their research topics prominently cover systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes and associated disorders, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the complement system in diseases, and phagocytosis and immune regulation.

Sturfelt's recent publications include:

  • Non-Lymphoma Hematological Malignancies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Correction: C4b-binding protein and factor H compensate for the loss of membrane-bound complement inhibitors to protect apoptotic cells against excessive complement attack (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Clinical associations of the metabolic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from an international inception cohort (2021, UNC Libraries)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sturfelt include Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Susan Manzi, Paul R. Fortin, Sang-Cheol Bae, and Daniel J. Wallace.

Sturfelt frequently publishes in venues such as UNC Libraries and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The majority of their work appears in UNC Libraries, reflecting an emphasis on accessible academic and clinical research outputs.

Their work contributes to a broader understanding of autoimmune diseases, especially systemic lupus erythematosus, providing insight into disease classification, metabolic implications, immune mechanisms, and associated malignancies. The integration of genetics and immunology with clinical observations marks a multidisciplinary approach to addressing complex medical conditions.

Best Publications

  • Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Michelle Petri;Ana Maria Orbai;Graciela S. Alarcõn;Caroline Gordon

  • The development and initial validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology damage index for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna Gladman;Ellen Ginzler;Charles Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    S. Bernatsky;J. F. Boivin;L. Joseph;S. Manzi

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics

    G. Bertsias;J. P. A. Ioannidis;J. Boletis;S. Bombardieri

  • A regulatory polymorphism in PDCD1 is associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in humans

    Ludmila Prokunina;Casimiro Castillejo-López;Fredrik Öberg;Iva Gunnarsson

  • A large-scale replication study identifies TNIP1, PRDM1, JAZF1, UHRF1BP1 and IL10 as risk loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Vesela Gateva;Johanna K. Sandling;Geoff Hom;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • The reliability of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna D. Gladman;Murray B. Urowitz;Charles H. Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • Polymorphisms in the Tyrosine Kinase 2 and Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Genes Are Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Snaevar Sigurdsson;Gunnel Nordmark;Harald H.H. Göring;Katarina Lindroos

  • The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study

    John G. Hanly;Aidan G. O'Keeffe;Li Su;Murray B. Urowitz

  • Activation of type I interferon system in systemic lupus erythematosus correlates with disease activity but not with antiretroviral antibodies

    Anders Bengtsson;Gunnar Sturfelt;Lennart Truedsson;J Blomberg

  • Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort

    Ian N Bruce;Aidan G O'Keeffe;Vernon Farewell;John G Hanly

  • Functional variants in the B-cell gene BANK1 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Sergey V. Kozyrev;Anna Karin Abelson;Jerome Wojcik;Ammar Zaghlool

  • Serum Concentration of Cystatin C, Factor D and β2-Microglobulin as a Measure of Glomerular Filtration Rate

    A. Grubb;O. Simonsen;G. Sturfelt;L. Truedsson

  • Outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective study of patients from a defined population.

    Helgi Jonsson;Ola Nived;Gunnar Sturfelt

  • The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (SLICC/ACR) Damage Index for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Comparison.

    Dafna D. Gladman;Charles H. Goldsmith;Murray B. Urowitz;Paul Bacon

  • An International Cohort Study of Cancer in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    S. Bernatsky;J. F. Boivin;L. Joseph;R. Rajan

  • Complement deficiencies and systemic lupus erythematosus

    Lennart Truedsson;Anders A. Bengtsson;Gunnar Sturfelt

  • Neuropsychiatric events at the time of diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: An international inception cohort study

    J. G. Hanly;M. B. Urowitz;J. Sanchez-Guerrero;S. C. Bae

  • Prospective analysis of neuropsychiatric events in an international disease inception cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    J. G. Hanly;M. B. Urowitz;L. Su;S. C. Bae

  • Incidence studies of systemic lupus erythematosus in Southern Sweden: increasing age, decreasing frequency of renal manifestations and good prognosis.

    C Ståhl-Hallengren;A Jönsen;O Nived;G Sturfelt

Frequent Co-Authors

Lennart Truedsson
Lennart Truedsson Lund University
Anders A. Bengtsson
Anders A. Bengtsson Lund University
Caroline Gordon
Caroline Gordon University of Birmingham
Dafna D. Gladman
Dafna D. Gladman Toronto Western Hospital
Susan Manzi
Susan Manzi Allegheny Health Network
Andreas Jönsen
Andreas Jönsen Lund University
Cynthia Aranow
Cynthia Aranow Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Graciela S. Alarcón
Graciela S. Alarcón University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paul R. Fortin
Paul R. Fortin Université Laval
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman Northwestern University

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