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Kristina Jakobsson

Kristina Jakobsson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
50
Citations
9182
World Ranking
4998
National Ranking
91

Kristina Jakobsson publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kristina Jakobsson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kristina Jakobsson D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kristina Jakobsson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kristina Jakobsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and medicine, with a focus on the intersection of toxicology, physiology, and kidney health.

The main fields of study covered by Jakobsson include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these fields, they have specialized in subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Physiology
  • Nephrology
  • General Health Professions

Jakobsson's research addresses several key topics, notably:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Environmental Research
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • Serum Half-Lives for Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids after Ceasing Exposure from Drinking Water Contaminated by Firefighting Foam (2020, Environmental Health Perspectives)
  • Associations between perfluoroalkyl substances and serum lipids in a Swedish adult population with contaminated drinking water (2020, Environmental Health)
  • Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress (2020, Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública)
  • Pathophysiological Mechanisms by which Heat Stress Potentially Induces Kidney Inflammation and Chronic Kidney Disease in Sugarcane Workers (2020, Nutrients)
  • Preventing kidney injury among sugarcane workers: promising evidence from enhanced workplace interventions (2020, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

Collaboration has been an important aspect of Jakobsson's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christian Lindh
  • Christel Nielsen
  • Yiyi Xu
  • Ying Li
  • Jason Glaser

Best Publications

  • Half-lives of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water

    Ying Li;Tony Fletcher;Daniel Mucs;Kristin Scott

  • Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and tetrabromobisphenol A among computer technicians.

    Kristina Jakobsson;Kaj Thuresson;Lars Rylander;Andreas Sjödin

  • Apparent half-lives of hepta- to decabrominated diphenyl ethers in human serum as determined in occupationally exposed workers

    Kaj Thuresson;Peter Höglund;Lars Hagmar;Andreas Sjödin

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and bioaccumulative hydroxylated PBDE metabolites in young humans from Managua, Nicaragua.

    Maria Athanasiadou;Steven N. Cuadra;Göran Marsh;Åke Bergman

  • Decreased Kidney Function Among Agricultural Workers in El Salvador

    Sandra Peraza;Catharina Wesseling;Aurora Aragon;Ricardo Leiva

  • Relationship between commuting and health outcomes in a cross-sectional population survey in southern Sweden

    Erik Hansson;Kristoffer Mattisson;Jonas Björk;Per-Olof Östergren

  • Decreased Kidney Function of Unknown Cause in Nicaragua: A Community-Based Survey

    Cecilia Torres;Cecilia Torres;Aurora Aragón;Marvin González

  • Serum Half-Lives for Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids after Ceasing Exposure from Drinking Water Contaminated by Firefighting Foam.

    Yiyi Xu;Tony Fletcher;Daniela Pineda;Christian H. Lindh

  • Occupational exposure to commercial decabromodiphenyl ether in workers manufacturing or handling flame-retarded rubber.

    Kaj Thuresson;and Åke Bergman;Kristina Jakobsson

  • Traffic-related air pollution associated with prevalence of asthma and COPD/chronic bronchitis. A cross-sectional study in Southern Sweden.

    Anna Lindgren;Emilie Stroh;Peter Montnémery;Ulf Nihlén;Ulf Nihlén

  • Resolving the Enigma of the Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A Research Workshop Summary

    Catharina Wesseling;Jennifer Crowe;Christer Hogstedt;Kristina Jakobsson

  • Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia in Association with Air Pollution at Levels below Current Air Quality Guidelines

    Ebba Malmqvist;Kristina Jakobsson;Håkan Tinnerberg;Anna Rignell-Hydbom

  • Intervention to reduce heat stress and improve efficiency among sugarcane workers in El Salvador: Phase 1

    T Bodin;R García-Trabanino;I Weiss;E Jarquín

  • Associations between perfluoroalkyl substances and serum lipids in a Swedish adult population with contaminated drinking water.

    Ying Li;Lars Barregard;Lars Barregard;Yiyi Xu;Kristin Scott

  • The Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Mesoamerica: A Call for Interdisciplinary Research and Action

    Catharina Wesseling;Jennifer Crowe;Christer Hogstedt;Kristina Jakobsson

  • Intervention to diminish dehydration and kidney damage among sugarcane workers.

    David H. Wegman;Jenny Apelqvist;Matteo Bottai;Ulf Ekström

  • Mortality and cancer morbidity in cohorts of asbestos cement workers and referents

    Maria Albin;Kristina Jakobsson;R Attewell;Leif Johansson

  • Determinants of serum half-lives for linear and branched perfluoroalkyl substances after long-term high exposure-A study in Ronneby, Sweden.

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  • Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress

    Catharina Wesseling;Jason Glaser;Julieta Rodríguez-Guzmán;Ilana Weiss

  • Obesity and the risk of early and late mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

    Joseph Kim;Niklas Hammar;Kristina Jakobsson;Russell V Luepker

  • Mesoamerican nephropathy: geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012 in Costa Rica.

    Catharina Wesseling;Berna van Wendel de Joode;Jennifer Crowe;Ralf Rittner

  • Trait anxiety and modeled exposure as determinants of self-reported annoyance to sound, air pollution and other environmental factors in the home.

    Roger Persson;Jonas Björk;Jonas Ardö;Maria Albin

Frequent Co-Authors

Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Lars Hagmar
Lars Hagmar Lund University
Per-Olof Östergren
Per-Olof Östergren Lund University
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Andreas Sjödin
Andreas Sjödin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jonas Ardö
Jonas Ardö Lund University
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle University of Edinburgh
Richard J. Johnson
Richard J. Johnson University of Colorado Denver
Staffan Skerfving
Staffan Skerfving Lund University
Erik Swietlicki
Erik Swietlicki Lund University

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