2026 Lars-Göran Nilsson: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	90	962	840	8	8	385	27925

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in Sweden Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in Sweden Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Psychology in Sweden Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Psychology in Sweden Leader Award
1991 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Lars-Göran Nilsson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on nephrology. Over their career, Nilsson has produced a body of work centered on dialysis and renal disease management, with additional research spanning acute kidney injury, central venous catheters and hemodialysis, muscle and compartmental disorders, erythropoietin and anemia treatment, health systems and quality of life, as well as stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Their frequent publication venues include:

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
Patient Related Outcome Measures
Research Square (Research Square)

Nilsson has collaborated with several co-authors on multiple occasions, including:

Angelito A. Bernardo
Ángela Rivera
Fernando Hadad-Arrascue
J.B. Cabezuelo
Fernando Hadad Arrascue

Their published papers cover various aspects of dialysis and hemodialysis treatments. Notable recent works include:

"Medium cut-off dialyzers in a large population of hemodialysis patients in Colombia: COREXH registry" (2020), published in Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
"Expanded hemodialysis as effective alternative to on-line hemodiafiltration: A randomized mid-term clinical trial" (2021), published in Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
"Clinical Assessment of Dialysis Recovery Time and Symptom Burden: Impact of Switching Hemodialysis Therapy Mode" (2021), published in Patient Related Outcome Measures
"Erratum to: Performance of Hemodialysis with Novel Medium Cut-Off Dialyzers" (2021), published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
"Expanded Hemodialysis as Effective Alternative to On-Line Hemodiafiltration: A Randomized Mid-Term Clinical Trial" (2021), published in Research Square (Research Square)

The principal fields of study to which Nilsson has contributed include:

Medicine

Subfields of study reflect a more specific focus on areas related to medicine:

Nephrology
Emergency Medical Services
Surgery
Hematology
Economics and Econometrics

Research topics covered encompass:

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
Acute Kidney Injury Research
Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Nilsson was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea in 1991, an affiliation that speaks to their engagement in academic scholarship at a European level.

Best Publications

Stability, growth, and decline in adult life span development of declarative memory: cross-sectional and longitudinal data from a population-based study.

Michael Rönnlund;Lars Nyberg;Lars Bäckman;Lars-Göran Nilsson

1058
Citations
Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

933
Citations
The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

824
Citations
Gender differences in episodic memory

Agneta Herlitz;Lars-Göran Nilsson;Lars Bäckman;Lars Bäckman

803
Citations
The betula prospective cohort study: Memory, health, and aging

Lars-GÖRan Nilsson;Lars BÄCkman;Karin Erngrund;Lars Nyberg

728
Citations
Structure–Function Correlates of Cognitive Decline in Aging

Jonas Persson;Lars Nyberg;Johanna Lind;Anne Larsson

604
Citations
Memory function in normal aging.

Lars-Göran Nilsson

540
Citations
Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

G. Davies;N. Armstrong;J. C. Bis;J. Bressler

462
Citations
The Association Between Blood Pressure, Hypertension, and Cerebral White Matter Lesions Cardiovascular Determinants of Dementia Study

Ewoud J. van Dijk;Monique M.B. Breteler;Reinhold Schmidt;Klaus Berger

449
Citations
Circadian clock-related polymorphisms in seasonal affective disorder and their relevance to diurnal preference.

Carolina Johansson;Matthäeus Willeit;Christina Smedh;Jenny Ekholm

431
Citations
Activation of medial temporal structures during episodic memory retrieval.

Nyberg L;McIntosh Ar;Houle S;Nilsson Lg

426
Citations
Functional brain maps of retrieval mode and recovery of episodic information.

Lars Nyberg;Endel Tulving;Reza Habib;Lars-Göran Nilsson

423
Citations
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Dementia Incidence in Northern Sweden: A Longitudinal Study.

Anna Oudin;Bertil Forsberg;Annelie Nordin Adolfsson;Nina Lind

389
Citations
Longitudinal evidence for diminished frontal cortex function in aging

Lars Nyberg;Alireza Salami;Mikael Andersson;Johan Eriksson

369
Citations
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in diabetes: the Cardiovascular Determinants of Dementia (CASCADE) Study.

Reinhold Schmidt;Lenore J. Launer;Lars-Göran Nilsson;Andrzej Pajak

334
Citations
Betula: a prospective cohort study on memory, health, and aging

Lars Göran Nilsson;Rolf Adolfsson;Lars Bäckman;Cindy M. De Frias

334
Citations
Developmental Science and the Holistic Approach

Lars R. Bergman;Robert B. Cairns;Lars-Goran Nilsson;Lars Nystedt

319
Citations
Selective adult age differences in an age-invariant multifactor model of declarative memory.

Lars Nyberg;Scott B. Maitland;Michael Rönnlund;Lars Bäckman

318
Citations
Age Differences in Episodic Memory, Semantic Memory, and Priming: Relationships to Demographic, Intellectual, and Biological Factors

Lars Nyberg;Lars Nyberg;Lars Bäckman;Karin Erngrund;Ulrich Olofsson

297
Citations
Reactivation of motor brain areas during explicit memory for actions.

Lars Nyberg;Karl Magnus Petersson;Lars-Göran Nilsson;Johan Sandblom

293
Citations
Perspectives on Memory Research@@@Levels of Processing in Human Memory

Eugene B. Zechmeister;Lars-Goran Nilsson;Laird S. Cermak;Fergus I. M. Craik

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Rönnlund Umeå University

Lars Bäckman Karolinska Institute

Åke Wahlin Jönköping University

Timo Mäntylä Stockholm University

Agneta Herlitz Karolinska Institute

Marc Cruts University of Antwerp

Elias Eriksson University of Gothenburg

Steven Nordin Umeå University

Jurgen Del-Favero University of Antwerp

Jerker Rönnberg Linköping University

External Links

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