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Johnny Ludvigsson

Johnny Ludvigsson

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29661
World Ranking
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National Ranking
200

Overview

Johnny Ludvigsson is a researcher affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden, with a focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans numerous subfields including genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, immunology, and public health. The primary research emphasis is on diabetes and associated disorders, alongside diabetes management and pancreatic function.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Ludvigsson has contributed to a range of recent papers, reflecting a strong orientation toward immunology, endocrinology, pediatric health, and respiratory disease. Notable recent publications include:

  • The Role of Gut Microbiota and Environmental Factors in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Severe COVID-19 in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Sweden: A nationwide retrospective cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • European dermatology forum - updated guidelines on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis 2020 - part 1, 2020, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Early-life respiratory tract infections and the risk of school-age lower lung function and asthma: a meta-analysis of 150,900 European children, 2022, European Respiratory Journal
  • Infant microbes and metabolites point to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, 2024, Cell

The scientist frequently publishes in journals including Diabetologia, Diabetes Care, Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Scientific Reports.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Ulf Samuelsson
  • Annelie Carlsson
  • Tomas Faresjö
  • Helena Elding Larsson
  • Rosaura Casas

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies in newly diagnosed diabetic children immunoprecipitate human pancreatic islet cell proteins

    Steinunn Baekkeskov;Jens Høiriis Nielsen;Birgitte Marner;Torben Bilde

  • Environmental risk factors for type 1 diabetes

    Marian Rewers;Johnny Ludvigsson

  • GAD treatment and insulin secretion in recent-onset type 1 diabetes

    Johnny Ludvigsson;Maria Faresjö;Maria Hjorth;Stina Axelsson

  • Declining incidence of nephropathy in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

    Mats Bojestig;Hans J. Arnqvist;Goran Hermansson;Bengt E. Karlberg

  • Teplizumab for treatment of type 1 diabetes (Protege study): 1-year results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

    Nicole Sherry;William Hagopian;Johnny Ludvigsson;Sunil M Jain

  • Overweight and obesity in infants and pre-school children in the European Union: a review of existing data

    A Cattaneo;L Monasta;E Stamatakis;S Lioret

  • Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children

    Agnes M M Sonnenschein-Van Der Voort;Lidia R. Arends;Johan C. De Jongste;Isabella Annesi-Maesano

  • GAD65 antigen therapy in recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus

    Johnny Ludvigsson;David Krisky;Rosaura Casas;Tadej Battelino

  • Detection of a Low-Grade Enteroviral Infection in the Islets of Langerhans of Living Patients Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes

    Lars Krogvold;Bjørn Edwin;Bjørn Edwin;Trond Buanes;Trond Buanes;Gun Frisk

  • Continuous subcutaneous Glucose monitoring improved metabolic control in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes: A controlled crossover study

    Johnny Ludvigsson;Ragnar Hanas

  • HLA-D region β-chain DNA endonuclease fragments differ between HLA-DR identical healthy and insulin-dependent diabetic individuals

    David Owerbach;Åke Lernmark;Per Platz;Lars P. Ryder

  • Mixed-meal tolerance test versus glucagon stimulation test for the assessment of beta-cell function in therapeutic trials in type 1 diabetes.

    Carla J. Greenbaum;Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen;Paula Friedenberg McGee;Tadej Battelino

  • Pregnancy and Birth Cohort Resources in Europe: a Large Opportunity for Aetiological Child Health Research

    Pernille Stemann Larsen;Mads Kamper-Jørgensen;Ashley Adamson;Henrique Barros

  • Longer breastfeeding is an independent protective factor against development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood

    Vaiva Sadauskaite-Kuehne;Johnny Ludvigsson;Zilvinas Padaiga;Edita Jasinskiene

  • Teplizumab preserves C-peptide in recent-onset type 1 diabetes: two-year results from the randomized, placebo-controlled Protégé trial.

    William Hagopian;Robert J. Ferry;Nicole Sherry;David Carlin

  • Propranolol used in prophylaxis of migraine in children.

    Johnny Ludvigsson

  • MATERNAL SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY AND RISK OF CHILDHOOD CANCER

    M Stjernfeldt;K Berglund;J Lindsten;J Ludvigsson

  • Guidelines on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis.

    R. Knobler;Gösta Berlin;P. Calzavara-Pinton;H. Greinix

  • Cortisol in hair measured in young adults - a biomarker of major life stressors?

    Jerker Karlén;Johnny Ludvigsson;Anneli Frostell;Elvar Theodorsson

  • Psychological Stress and Obesity

    Felix-Sebastian Koch;Anneli Sepa;Johnny Ludvigsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Jonas F. Ludvigsson Karolinska Institute
Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Paolo Pozzilli
Paolo Pozzilli Università Campus Bio-Medico
Ingrid Kockum
Ingrid Kockum Karolinska Institute
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen University of Copenhagen
Scott Montgomery
Scott Montgomery Örebro University
Dorothy J. Becker
Dorothy J. Becker University of Pittsburgh

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