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Hans Lithell

Hans Lithell

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
37247
World Ranking
9225
National Ranking
185

Hans Lithell 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 Hans Lithell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 403 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans Lithell 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 Hans Lithell sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans Lithell is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their academic work is associated with this institution, indicating engagement with a research environment known for scientific contributions.

Although detailed information about their specific publications is not available, their active status in research is suggested by their ongoing affiliation.

No data is given about their frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study related to their research focus.

Similarly, there is no information provided on main topics of work or any awards received by Hans Lithell.

The profile reflects a scientist connected to Uppsala University, with no additional publicly documented research outputs or collaborations included in the current data set.

Best Publications

  • The Study on Cognition and Prognosis in the Elderly (SCOPE): principal results of a randomized double-blind intervention trial.

    Hans Lithell;Lennart Hansson;Ingmar Skoog;Dag Elmfeldt

  • Hypertension and Associated Metabolic Abnormalities — The Role of Insulin Resistance and the Sympathoadrenal System

    Gerald M. Reaven;Hans Lithell;Lewis Landsberg

  • A Comparison of the Effects of Hydrochlorothiazide and Captopril on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Patients with Hypertension

    Thomas Pollare;Hans Lithell;Christian Berne

  • Reduced fetal growth rate and increased risk of death from ischaemic heart disease: cohort study of 15 000 Swedish men and women born 1915-29

    David A Leon;Hans O Lithell;Denny Vågerö;Ilona Koupilová

  • Relation of size at birth to non-insulin dependent diabetes and insulin concentrations in men aged 50-60 years

    Hans O Lithell;Paul M McKeigue;Lars Berglund;Rawya Mohsen

  • Hypertension Is Related to Cognitive Impairment A 20-Year Follow-up of 999 Men

    Lena Kilander;Håkan Nyman;Merike Boberg;Lennart Hansson

  • Insulin resistance is a characteristic feature of primary hypertension independent of obesity.

    Thomas Pollare;Hans Lithell;Christian Berne

  • Failure to realise growth potential in utero and adult obesity in relation to blood pressure in 50 year old Swedish men.

    David A Leon;Ilona Koupilova;Hans O Lithell;Lars Berglund

  • Restored insulin sensitivity but persistently increased early insulin secretion after weight loss in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

    J Holte;T Bergh;C Berne;L Wide

  • Application of prazosin is associated with an increase of insulin sensitivity in obese patients with hypertension

    T. Pollare;H. Lithell;I. Selinus;C. Berne

  • Serum retinol levels and the risk of fracture.

    Karl Michaëlsson;Hans Lithell;Bengt Vessby;Håkan Melhus

  • Isolated Ambulatory Hypertension Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity in Elderly Men

    Kristina Björklund;Lars Lind;Björn Zethelius;Bertil Andrén

  • Sensitivity to insulin during treatment with atenolol and metoprolol: a randomised, double blind study of effects on carbohydrate and lipoprotein metabolism in hypertensive patients.

    T. Pollare;H. Lithell;I. Selinus;C. Berne

  • The risk of acute myocardial infarction after oestrogen and oestrogen-progestogen replacement.

    Margareta Falkeborn;Ingemar Persson;Hans-Olov Adami;Reinhold Bergström

  • Effect of antihypertensive drugs on insulin, glucose, and lipid metabolism.

    Hans O L Lithell

  • Insulin sensitivity is related to the fatty acid composition of serum lipids and skeletal muscle phospholipids in 70-year-old men.

    B. Vessby;S. Tengblad;H. Lithell

  • Clinical value of the metabolic syndrome for long term prediction of total and cardiovascular mortality: prospective, population based cohort study

    Johan Sundström;Ulf Risérus;Liisa Byberg;Björn Zethelius

  • Will new diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus change phenotype of patients with diabetes? Reanalysis of European epidemiological data

    Hans Lithell;Björn Zethelius

  • Vitamin d is related to blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged men

    Lars Lind;Arvo Hänni;Hans Lithell;A. Hvarfner

  • Echocardiographic and Electrocardiographic Diagnoses of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Predict Mortality Independently of Each Other in a Population of Elderly Men

    Johan Sundström;Lars Lind;Johan Ärnlöv;Björn Zethelius

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Lind
Lars Lind Uppsala University
Bengt Vessby
Bengt Vessby Uppsala University
Sverker Ljunghall
Sverker Ljunghall Uppsala University
David A. Leon
David A. Leon London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ingmar Skoog
Ingmar Skoog University of Gothenburg
Alberto Zanchetti
Alberto Zanchetti University of Milan
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Johan Sundström
Johan Sundström Uppsala University
Leif Wide
Leif Wide Uppsala University
Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute

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