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Lars-Olof Wahlund

Lars-Olof Wahlund

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 110 5532 5196 119 114 621 47696

Lars-Olof Wahlund publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lars-Olof Wahlund between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lars-Olof Wahlund published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2008. 11 of the 633 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2008. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

633 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lars-Olof Wahlund: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 4
1991 1
1992 4
1993 4
1994 3
1995 5
1996 20
1997 13
1998 6
1999 11
2000 23
2001 12
2002 13
2003 14
2004 16
2005 14
2006 35
2007 11
2008 41
2009 32
2010 40
2011 30
2012 34
2013 35
2014 34
2015 27
2016 25
2017 27
2018 10
2019 12
2020 23
2021 15
2022 12
2023 4
2024 10
2025 1
Total 633
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Lars-Olof Wahlund 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 Lars-Olof Wahlund 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, 621–640 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: 621 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
601–620 396
621–640 386 621
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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Lars-Olof Wahlund 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 Lars-Olof Wahlund 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: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
110–111 429 110
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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Overview

Lars-Olof Wahlund is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with substantial contributions in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Neurology.

Their work covers important topics such as:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Wahlund's research has been published in several frequent venues including:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia (6 publications)
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Neurobiology of Aging (3 publications)
  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (3 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wahlund include:

  • "An epigenome-wide association study of Alzheimer's disease blood highlights robust DNA hypermethylation in the HOXB6 gene," 2020, Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Multi-cohort and longitudinal Bayesian clustering study of stage and subtype in Alzheimer's disease," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Predicting Fazekas scores from automatic segmentations of white matter signal abnormalities," 2020, Aging
  • "The cholinergic system in subtypes of Alzheimer's disease: an in vivo longitudinal MRI study," 2020, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "The Power of EEG to Predict Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment and Subjective Cognitive Decline to Dementia," 2020, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Frequent co-authors of Wahlund include:

  • Eric Westman
  • Daniel Ferreira
  • Silke Kern
  • Joana B. Pereira
  • Ingmar Skoog

In addition to articles, Wahlund has published books, notably with Organic Eprints (International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture). One such publication is Tierwohl und Umweltwirkungen der biologischen Schweinehaltung, published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Mild cognitive impairment--beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment.

    B. Winblad;K. Palmer;Miia Kivipelto;V. Jelic

  • A New Rating Scale for Age-Related White Matter Changes Applicable to MRI and CT

    L. O. Wahlund;F. Barkhof;F. Fazekas;L. Bronge

  • Omega-3 fatty acid treatment in 174 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: OmegAD study: a randomized double-blind trial.

    Yvonne Freund-Levi;Maria Eriksdotter-Jönhagen;Tommy Cederholm;Hans Basun

  • Consensus report of the working group on: 'Molecular and biochemical markers of Alzheimer's disease'

    Peter Davies;Judith Resnick;Burton Resnick;Sid Gilman

  • Prevalence and prognostic value of CSF markers of Alzheimer's disease pathology in patients with subjective cognitive impairment or mild cognitive impairment in the DESCRIPA study: a prospective cohort study

    Pieter Jelle Visser;Pieter Jelle Visser;Frans Verhey;Dirk L Knol;Philip Scheltens

  • Quantitative electroencephalography in mild cognitive impairment: longitudinal changes and possible prediction of Alzheimer's disease

    V Jelic;S E Johansson;O Almkvist;M Shigeta

  • Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor in Three Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

    Maria Eriksdotter Jönhagen;Agneta Nordberg;Kaarina Amberla;Lars Bäckman

  • Tau and Abeta42 in cerebrospinal fluid from healthy adults 21-93 years of age: establishment of reference values.

    Magnus Sjögren;Hugo Vanderstichele;Hans Ågren;Olof Zachrisson

  • Discrimination of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment by equivalent EEG sources: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

    C Huang;L.-O Wahlund;T Dierks;P Julin

  • Association of gait and balance disorders with age-related white matter changes The LADIS Study

    H. Baezner;C. Blahak;A. Poggesi;L. Pantoni

  • Spread of pathological tau proteins through communicating neurons in human Alzheimer's disease

    Jacob W. Vogel;Yasser Iturria-Medina;Olof T. Strandberg;Ruben Smith

  • Impact of Age-Related Cerebral White Matter Changes on the Transition to Disability – The LADIS Study: Rationale, Design and Methodology

    Leonardo Pantoni;Anna Maria Basile;Giovanni Pracucci;Kjell Asplund

  • Association of plasma clusterin concentration with severity, pathology, and progression in Alzheimer disease

    Madhav Thambisetty;Andrew Simmons;Latha Velayudhan;Abdul Hye

  • Changes in white matter as determinant of global functional decline in older independent outpatients: three year follow-up of LADIS (leukoaraiosis and disability) study cohort

    Domenico Inzitari;Giovanni Pracucci;Anna Poggesi;Giovanna Carlucci

  • Progression of white matter hyperintensities and incidence of new lacunes over a 3-year period: the Leukoaraiosis and Disability study.

    A.A. Gouw;W.M. van der Flier;F. Fazekas;E.C.W. van Straaten

  • Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI predicts dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

    Esther S.C. Korf;Lars Olof Wahlund;Pieter Jelle Visser;Philip Scheltens

  • The effects of intracranial volume adjustment approaches on multiple regional MRI volumes in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    Olga Voevodskaya;Andrew Simmons;Andrew Simmons;Richard Nordenskjöld;Joel Kullberg

  • Neurochemical Aftermath of Amateur Boxing

    Henrik Zetterberg;M. Albert Hietala;Michael Jonsson;Niels Andreasen

  • Impact of White Matter Hyperintensities Scoring Method on Correlations With Clinical Data The LADIS Study

    Elisabeth C.W. Van Straaten;Franz Fazekas;Egill Rostrup;Philip Scheltens

  • Application and comparison of classification algorithms for recognition of Alzheimer's disease in electrical brain activity (EEG).

    Christoph Lehmann;Thomas Koenig;Vesna Jelic;Leslie Prichep;Leslie Prichep

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Westman
Eric Westman Karolinska Institute
Andrew Simmons
Andrew Simmons King's College London
Magda Tsolaki
Magda Tsolaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Simon Lovestone
Simon Lovestone University of Oxford
Timo Erkinjuntti
Timo Erkinjuntti University of Helsinki
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Ove Almkvist
Ove Almkvist Karolinska Institute
Christian Spenger
Christian Spenger Karolinska Institute

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