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Inger Njølstad 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 Inger Njølstad sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 342 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Inger Njølstad 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 Inger Njølstad sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Inger Njølstad is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and General Health Professions.

The main themes of Njølstad's research include:

  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Selected recent papers by Inger Njølstad illustrate the scope of their work and include:

  • "Does Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity Add Prognostic Information?", 2020, Hypertension
  • "Association of glycated hemoglobin A1c levels with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population: results from the BiomarCaRE (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe) consortium", 2021, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • "GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification", 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Age-specific atrial fibrillation incidence, attributable risk factors and risk of stroke and mortality: results from the MORGAM Consortium", 2021, Open Heart
  • "Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015-2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromsø Study", 2020, BMJ Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Njølstad include:

  • Tom Wilsgaard
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen
  • Ellisiv B. Mathiesen
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock
  • Sameline Grimsgaard

Njølstad's research has been published repeatedly in journals such as BMJ Open, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, and Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, reflecting a consistent focus on cardiovascular and public health topics.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project

    S. Sans;A. Menotti;G. De Backer;D. De Bacquer

  • 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

  • Diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose, and risk of cause-specific death.

    Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally Seshasai;Stephen Kaptoge;Alexander Thompson;Emanuele Di Angelantonio

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Homocysteine lowering and cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction.

    Kaare Harald Bønaa;Inger Njølstad;Per Magne Ueland;Henrik Schirmer

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

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

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

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Cohort profile: The Tromsø Study

    Bjarne Koster Jacobsen;Anne Elise Eggen;Ellisiv B. Mathiesen;Tom Wilsgaard

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Rayjean J Hung;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • 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

  • Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents for Coronary Artery Disease

    Kaare H Bønaa;Jan Mannsverk;Rune Wiseth;Lars Aaberge

  • Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Treatment With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12

    Marta Ebbing;Kaare Harald Bønaa;Ottar Nygård;Egil Arnesen

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Wilsgaard
Tom Wilsgaard University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kristian Hveem
Kristian Hveem Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge

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