World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Medicine
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
168
Citations
136554
World Ranking
556
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

M. Arfan Ikram is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has a significant presence in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Physiology.

The scientist has authored numerous publications focused on a range of topics, notably in Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, and Diet and Metabolism Studies.

Recent notable papers by M. Arfan Ikram include:

  • Objectives, design and main findings until 2020 from the Rotterdam Study (2020) published in European Journal of Epidemiology

Other frequently published venues for their work include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • European Heart Journal

Collaborative work is an integral part of their research activities. M. Arfan Ikram frequently coauthors with:

  • Meike W. Vernooij
  • Maryam Kavousi
  • Mohsen Ghanbari
  • M. Kamran Ikram
  • André G. Uitterlinden

Their research covers multiple dimensions of cardiovascular and neurological health, as reflected in the breadth of topics and subfields. This includes studying underlying biological mechanisms at the molecular and genetic levels, as well as epidemiological approaches that address disease incidence, progression, and preventative strategies.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Variant of TREM2 associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Hreinn Stefansson;Stacy Steinberg;Ingileif Jonsdottir

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease

    Mike A Nalls;Nathan Pankratz;Christina M. Lill;Chuong B. Do

  • Incidental findings on brain MRI in the general population.

    Meike W Vernooij;M Arfan Ikram;Hervé L Tanghe;Arnaud J P E Vincent

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

    Jeanne E Savage;Philip R Jansen;Philip R Jansen;Sven Stringer;Kyoko Watanabe

  • The Rotterdam Study: Objectives and design update

    Albert Hofman;Guy G. O. Brusselle;Sarwa Darwish Murad;Cornelia M. van Duijn

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder Working Group.

    L Schmaal;D P Hibar;P G Sämann;G B Hall

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

    L. Schmaal;D.J. Veltman;T.G.M. van Erp;P.G. Sämann

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Meike W. Vernooij
Meike W. Vernooij Erasmus University Rotterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Oscar H. Franco
Oscar H. Franco University Medical Center Utrecht
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Wiro J. Niessen
Wiro J. Niessen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Najaf Amin
Najaf Amin University of Oxford
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a degree in Medicine opens many doors—but there are also flexible, related pathways to launch or advance your healthcare career. Today, many students explore online nursing courses as an accessible way to gain foundational or advanced clinical skills while balancing studies with work or family commitments.

For registered nurses aiming to deepen their expertise, rn to bsn online programs offer a streamlined path to obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Those interested in research or academic leadership often opt for advanced degrees, such as online phd nursing programs, to expand their impact in policy, education, or specialized practice.

If you have a non-nursing bachelor's degree but wish to switch careers, direct entry online msn programs let you transition into nursing efficiently. These targeted online pathways allow for flexible, accelerated, or affordable options, helping students reach their career goals in today’s dynamic healthcare landscape.

Best Scientists Citing M. Arfan Ikram

Trending Scientists