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Hilma Holm 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 Hilma Holm sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 203 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hilma Holm 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 Hilma Holm sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hilma Holm is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland, contributing extensively to genetic and medical research. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these areas, they have a notable emphasis on genetics, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics include genetic associations and epidemiology, genomics and rare diseases, RNA modifications and cancer, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, birth, development, and health, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Hilma Holm has published papers in various highly regarded venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology

Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids," 2021, Nature
  • "Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants," 2022, Nature Genetics

Throughout their research career, Hilma Holm has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Daníel F. Guðbjartsson
  • Kāri Stefánsson
  • Guðmar Þorleifsson
  • Patrick Sulem
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Agnar Helgason;Hakon Jonsson;Olafur T Magnusson

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Gudmundur L Norddahl;Pall Melsted;Kristbjorg Gunnarsdottir

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

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hannes Helgason;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson;Florian Zink

  • Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease.

    Egil Ferkingstad;Patrick Sulem;Bjarni A Atlason;Gardar Sveinbjornsson

  • Biobank-driven genomic discovery yields new insight into atrial fibrillation biology

    Jonas B. Nielsen;Rosa B. Thorolfsdottir;Rosa B. Thorolfsdottir;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Zhou

  • A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hilma Holm;Hilma Holm;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Several common variants modulate heart rate, PR interval and QRS duration

    Hilma Holm;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Jon G Jonasson

  • New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma

    Simon N Stacey;Patrick Sulem;Gisli Masson;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Ingileif Jonsdottir
Ingileif Jonsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Isleifur Olafsson
Isleifur Olafsson University of Iceland
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland

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