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Hans Forssberg

Hans Forssberg

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
37394
World Ranking
11604
National Ranking
219

Neuroscience

D-Index
91
Citations
37402
World Ranking
1058
National Ranking
20

Hans Forssberg publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 259 publications — 76th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Hans Forssberg D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hans Forssberg is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and psychology, with a significant focus on cerebral palsy and related developmental disorders. Forssberg's work appears prominently in areas concerning infant development, family and disability support, and child nutrition.

Their main fields of study include medicine, with 33 publications, and psychology, with 16 publications. Within these broader fields, Forssberg specializes in subfields such as psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Additional subfields of their work include nutrition and dietetics as well as molecular biology.

Central research topics covered by Forssberg involve:

  • Cerebral palsy and movement disorders
  • Family and disability support research
  • Infant development and preterm care
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Infant health and development
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Forssberg's recent published papers include:

  • Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy (2021, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • Early-life differences in the gut microbiota composition and functionality of infants at elevated likelihood of developing autism spectrum disorder (2023, Translational Psychiatry)
  • Systematic Review of Clinical Guidelines Related to Care of Individuals With Cerebral Palsy as Part of the World Health Organization Efforts to Develop a Global Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (2021, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
  • Excessive premature mortality among children with cerebral palsy in rural Uganda: A longitudinal, population-based study (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Cerebral palsy in children: subtypes, motor function and associated impairments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2021, BMC Pediatrics)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, PLoS ONE, PLOS Global Public Health, JAMA Pediatrics, and Translational Psychiatry.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Forssberg include Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Carin Andrews, Diane L. Damiano, Lukia H. Namaganda, and Gillian Saloojee.

Best Publications

  • Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior

    Rochellys Diaz Heijtz;Shugui Wang;Farhana Anuar;Yu Qian

  • Computerized Training of Working Memory in Children With ADHD-A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Torkel Klingberg;Elisabeth Fernell;Pernille J. Olesen;Mats Johnson

  • Training of working memory in children with ADHD.

    Torkel Klingberg;Hans Forssberg;Helena Westerberg

  • Early, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in cerebral palsy: Advances in diagnosis and treatment

    Iona Novak;Cathy Morgan;Lars Adde;James Blackman

  • Extensive piano practicing has regionally specific effects on white matter development.

    Sara L Bengtsson;Zoltán Nagy;Stefan Skare;Lea Forsman

  • Increased Brain Activity in Frontal and Parietal Cortex Underlies the Development of Visuospatial Working Memory Capacity during Childhood

    Torkel Klingberg;Hans Forssberg;Helena Westerberg

  • Ontogeny of human locomotor control I. Infant stepping, supported locomotion and transition to independent locomotion

    H. Forssberg

  • Changes in Cortical Dopamine D1 Receptor Binding Associated with Cognitive Training

    F McNab;A Varrone;L Farde;A Jucaite

  • Cortical activity in precision- versus power-grip tasks: an fMRI study.

    H. Henrik Ehrsson;Anders Fagergren;Tomas Jonsson;Göran Westling

  • Visual size cues in the programming of manipulative forces during precision grip

    A M Gordon;H Forssberg;R S Johansson;G Westling

  • Phase dependent reflex reversal during walking in chronic spinal cats

    H. Forssberg;S. Grillner;S. Rossignol

  • Ontogenetic development of postural control in man: adaptation to altered support and visual conditions during stance

    H Forssberg;LM Nashner

  • Anatomical and physiological evidence for D 1 and D 2 dopamine receptor colocalization in neostriatal neurons

    Oleg Aizman;Hjalmar Brismar;Per Uhlén;Eivor Zettergren

  • Stumbling corrective reaction: a phase-dependent compensatory reaction during locomotion

    H. Forssberg

  • Definition and classification of hyperkinetic movements in childhood

    Terence D. Sanger;Daofen Chen;Darcy L. Fehlings;Mark Hallett

  • Listening to rhythms activates motor and premotor cortices

    Sara L. Bengtsson;Fredrik Ullén;H. Henrik Ehrsson;Toshihiro Hashimoto

  • The locomotion of the acute spinal cat injected with clonidine i.v.

    H. Forssberg;S. Grillner

  • Development of human precision grip. I: Basic coordination of force.

    H Forssberg;A C Eliasson;H Kinoshita;R S Johansson

  • The locomotion of the low spinal cat. II. Interlimb coordination

    H. Forssberg;S. Grillner;J. Halbertsma;S. Rossignol

  • Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy: International Clinical Practice Guideline Based on Systematic Reviews.

    Catherine Morgan;Linda Fetters;Lars Adde;Nadia Badawi;Nadia Badawi

  • Differential fronto-parietal activation depending on force used in a precision grip task: an fMRI study.

    H. Henrik Ehrsson;Anders Fagergren;Hans Forssberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mijna Hadders-Algra
Mijna Hadders-Algra University Medical Center Groningen
Hugo Lagercrantz
Hugo Lagercrantz Karolinska Institute
H. Henrik Ehrsson
H. Henrik Ehrsson Karolinska Institute
Torkel Klingberg
Torkel Klingberg Karolinska Institute
Roland S. Johansson
Roland S. Johansson Umeå University
Fredrik Ullén
Fredrik Ullén Karolinska Institute
Lars Farde
Lars Farde Karolinska Institute
Elisabeth Fernell
Elisabeth Fernell University of Gothenburg
Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas
Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas University of Southern California
Tie-Qiang Li
Tie-Qiang Li Karolinska University Hospital

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