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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 111 5359 5031 111 106 597 42260

Ingemar Björkhem publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ingemar Björkhem between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ingemar Björkhem published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1985. 4 of the 607 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1985. 1965: 2 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 4 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 7 publications 1973: 13 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 11 publications 1976: 14 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 18 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 20 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1965 2025

607 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ingemar Björkhem: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 2
1966 0
1967 4
1968 3
1969 3
1970 5
1971 4
1972 7
1973 13
1974 10
1975 11
1976 14
1977 5
1978 7
1979 10
1980 8
1981 11
1982 18
1983 13
1984 8
1985 20
1986 16
1987 15
1988 12
1989 16
1990 16
1991 11
1992 10
1993 10
1994 17
1995 8
1996 20
1997 17
1998 9
1999 12
2000 12
2001 16
2002 18
2003 8
2004 11
2005 10
2006 17
2007 13
2008 8
2009 14
2010 12
2011 12
2012 5
2013 11
2014 11
2015 8
2016 6
2017 14
2018 8
2019 6
2020 6
2021 9
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 607
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Ingemar Björkhem 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 Ingemar Björkhem sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 581–600 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 597 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509 597
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Ingemar Björkhem 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 Ingemar Björkhem sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 110–111 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429 111
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Ingemar Björkhem is affiliated with the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields, including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics of Björkhem's research focus on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Estrogen and related hormone effects, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Frequent co-authors in Björkhem's publications include Ángel Cedazo-Mı́nguez, Anna Matton, Silvia Maioli, Miia Kivipelto, and María Latorre-Leal.

Björkhem has published in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other publication venues include Science Advances, BMC Veterinary Research, and Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Björkhem include:

  • Choline supplementation prevents diet induced gut mucosa lipid accumulation in post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), 2020, BMC Veterinary Research
  • 27-Hydroxycholesterol, cognition, and brain imaging markers in the FINGER randomized controlled trial, 2021, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Dose-response relationship between dietary choline and lipid accumulation in pyloric enterocytes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in seawater, 2020, British Journal Of Nutrition
  • Hypercholesterolemia and 27-Hydroxycholesterol Increase S100A8 and RAGE Expression in the Brain: a Link Between Cholesterol, Alarmins, and Neurodegeneration, 2021, Molecular Neurobiology
  • CYP46A1-mediated cholesterol turnover induces sex-specific changes in cognition and counteracts memory loss in ovariectomized mice, 2024, Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Brain Cholesterol: Long Secret Life Behind a Barrier

    Ingemar Björkhem;Steve Meaney

  • Cholesterol homeostasis in human brain: evidence for an age-dependent flux of 24S-hydroxycholesterol from the brain into the circulation

    Dieter Lutjohann;Olof Breuer;Gunvor Ahlborg;Inger Nennesmo

  • Cholesterol homeostasis in human brain: turnover of 24S-hydroxycholesterol and evidence for a cerebral origin of most of this oxysterol in the circulation

    Ingemar Björkhem;Dieter Lütjohann;Ulf Diczfalusy;Lars Ståhle

  • The antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene protects against atherosclerosis.

    I. Bjorkhem;A. Henriksson-Freyschuss;O. Breuer;U. Diczfalusy

  • Crossing the barrier: oxysterols as cholesterol transporters and metabolic modulators in the brain

    I. Björkhem

  • Plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol (cerebrosterol) is increased in Alzheimer and vascular demented patients.

    Dieter Lütjohann;Dieter Lütjohann;Andreas Papassotiropoulos;Ingemar Björkhem;Sandra Locatelli

  • Hepatic cholesterol metabolism and resistance to dietary cholesterol in LXRβ-deficient mice

    S. Alberti;G. Schuster;P. Parini;D. Feltkamp

  • Atherosclerosis and sterol 27-hydroxylase: evidence for a role of this enzyme in elimination of cholesterol from human macrophages.

    Ingemar Bjorkhem;Olof Andersson;Ulf Diczfalusy;Bo Sevastik

  • Two genes that map to the STSL locus cause sitosterolemia: genomic structure and spectrum of mutations involving sterolin-1 and sterolin-2, encoded by ABCG5 and ABCG8, respectively.

    Kangmo Lu;Mi Hye Lee;Starr Hazard;Angela Brooks-Wilson

  • Oxysterols Friends, Foes, or Just Fellow Passengers?

    Ingemar Björkhem;Ulf Diczfalusy

  • Importance of a novel oxidative mechanism for elimination of brain cholesterol. Turnover of cholesterol and 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol in rat brain as measured with 18O2 techniques in vivo and in vitro.

    Ingemar Björkhem;Dieter Lütjohann;Olof Breuer;Augustinas Sakinis

  • Changes in the levels of cerebral and extracerebral sterols in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease

    Maura Heverin;Nenad Bogdanovic;Dieter Lütjohann;Thomas Bayer

  • Disruption of Cholesterol 7α-Hydroxylase Gene in Mice II. BILE ACID DEFICIENCY IS OVERCOME BY INDUCTION OF OXYSTEROL 7α-HYDROXYLASE

    Margrit Schwarz;Erik G. Lund;Kenneth D. R. Setchell;Herbert J. Kayden

  • Sterol absorption and sterol balance in phytosterolemia evaluated by deuterium-labeled sterols: effect of sitostanol treatment.

    D Lütjohann;I Björkhem;U.F. Beil;K von Bergmann

  • Effects of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition on High-Density Lipoprotein Subspecies, Apolipoprotein A-I Metabolism, and Fecal Sterol Excretion

    Margaret E. Brousseau;Margaret R. Diffenderfer;John S. Millar;Chorthip Nartsupha

  • Lipoprotein Oxidation and Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis

    Jukka T. Salonen;Kristiina Nyyssonen;Riitta Salonen;Elina Porkkala-sarataho

  • Do oxysterols control cholesterol homeostasis

    Ingemar Björkhem

  • Elimination of Cholesterol in Macrophages and Endothelial Cells by the Sterol 27-Hydroxylase Mechanism COMPARISON WITH HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN-MEDIATED REVERSE CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT

    Amir Babiker;Olof Andersson;Erik Lund;Rui-Juan Xiu

  • Inborn errors in bile acid biosynthesis and storage of sterols other than cholesterol

    I Bjorkhem;KM Boberg;E. Leitersdorf

  • Cyclodextrin promotes atherosclerosis regression via macrophage reprogramming

    Sebastian Zimmer;Alena Grebe;Siril Skaret Bakke;Siril Skaret Bakke;Niklas Bode

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Diczfalusy
Ulf Diczfalusy Karolinska University Hospital
Dieter Lütjohann
Dieter Lütjohann University Hospital Bonn
Bo Angelin
Bo Angelin Karolinska University Hospital
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
Angel Cedazo-Minguez
Angel Cedazo-Minguez Karolinska Institute
Lars Berglund
Lars Berglund Royal Institute of Technology
William J. Griffiths
William J. Griffiths Swansea University
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen

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