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Magnus Karlsson

Magnus Karlsson

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 111 5330 5005 109 104 887 45538

Magnus Karlsson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Magnus Karlsson between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Magnus Karlsson published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 25.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 102 publications in 2012. 11 of the 1,377 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 102. Peak 102 publications in 2012. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 37 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 46 publications 2009: 61 publications 2010: 77 publications 2011: 84 publications 2012: 102 publications 2013: 69 publications 2014: 86 publications 2015: 67 publications 2016: 76 publications 2017: 85 publications 2018: 64 publications 2019: 58 publications 2020: 59 publications 2021: 65 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 3 publications
1973 2026

1,377 publications in total across all disciplines

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Magnus Karlsson: publications per year, 1973 to 2026
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 5
1993 13
1994 11
1995 7
1996 11
1997 5
1998 13
1999 13
2000 21
2001 25
2002 34
2003 30
2004 37
2005 38
2006 40
2007 30
2008 46
2009 61
2010 77
2011 84
2012 102
2013 69
2014 86
2015 67
2016 76
2017 85
2018 64
2019 58
2020 59
2021 65
2022 12
2023 9
2024 8
2025 8
2026 3
Total 1,377
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Magnus Karlsson publications per year - data summary

  • Magnus Karlsson, a Medicine scholar from Lund University, has 1,377 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 102 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973 and 1984, with 1 publication each.
  • 16 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 25.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 36.2 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 40 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 2 publications (0.1 per year); 1991-2008: 382 publications (21.2 per year); 2009-2026: 993 publications (55.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Magnus Karlsson 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 Magnus Karlsson 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, 881–900 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: 887 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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
881–900 139 887
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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Magnus Karlsson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Magnus Karlsson, a Medicine scholar from Lund University, records 887 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Magnus Karlsson, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Magnus Karlsson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Magnus Karlsson 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 Magnus Karlsson 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: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
110–111 429 111
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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Magnus Karlsson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Magnus Karlsson, a Medicine scholar from Lund University, records 111 D-Index - the 74th percentile of the discipline.
  • 74% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Magnus Karlsson, and about 26% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Magnus Karlsson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - OSA Fellows For pioneering research on the effects of polarization-mode dispersion and nonlinearities in optical fiber communications.

Overview

Magnus Karlsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has an extensive research profile primarily within medicine. Their work encompasses several key subfields including physiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, epidemiology, and rheumatology.

The main topics of their research focus on bone health and osteoporosis, nutrition and health in aging, body composition measurement techniques, fractures specifically related to the hip and femur, general bone fractures and treatments, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, as well as musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Karlsson, including Claes Ohlsson, Dan Mellström, Björn E. Rosengren, Mattias Lorentzon, and Eric Orwoll. The frequent venues in which Karlsson publishes include Osteoporosis International, Acta Orthopaedica, Sports, JBMR Plus, and the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Selected recent papers by Magnus Karlsson include:

  • Exercise and Peak Bone Mass, 2020, Current Osteoporosis Reports
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Putative Cut-Points in Sarcopenia Components and Incident Adverse Health Outcomes: An SDOC Analysis, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Age and sex differences in soluble ACE2 may give insights for COVID-19, 2020, Critical Care
  • Update of the fracture risk prediction tool FRAX: a systematic review of potential cohorts and analysis plan, 2022, Osteoporosis International

The award recognized in Karlsson's profile is the OSA Fellows honor from 2012, given for pioneering research on the effects of polarization-mode dispersion and nonlinearities in optical fiber communications.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies

    Nadeem Sarwar;Adam S. Butterworth;Daniel F. Freitag;John Gregson

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of pH in vivo using hyperpolarized 13C-labelled bicarbonate

    Ferdia A Gallagher;Mikko I Kettunen;Sam E. Day;De-En Hu

  • Bone loss and bone size after menopause

    Henrik G. Ahlborg;Olof Johnell;Charles H. Turner;Gunnar Rannevik

  • A meta-analysis of trabecular bone score in fracture risk prediction and its relationship to FRAX.

    Eugene V McCloskey;Anders Odén;Nicholas C Harvey;William D Leslie

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • Plasma Osteocalcin Is Inversely Related to Fat Mass and Plasma Glucose in Elderly Swedish Men

    Jenny M Kindblom;Claes Ohlsson;Östen Ljunggren;Magnus K Karlsson

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: A mendelian randomisation study

    Karani S Vimaleswaran;Karani S Vimaleswaran;Alana Cavadino;Diane J Berry;Rolf Jorde

  • Power-Efficient Modulation Formats in Coherent Transmission Systems

    E. Agrell;M. Karlsson

  • Prevalent vertebral deformities predict increased mortality and increased fracture rate in both men and women: A 10-year population-based study of 598 individuals from the Swedish cohort in the European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study

    R Hasserius;M K Karlsson;B E Nilsson;I Redlund-Johnell

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.

    Tuomas O Kilpeläinen;M Carola Zillikens;Alena Stančákova;Francis M Finucane

  • Prevention of falls in the elderly-a review.

    Magnus K. Karlsson;Thord Vonschewelov;Caroline Karlsson;Maria Cöster

  • High serum testosterone is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events in elderly men. The MrOS (Osteoporotic Fractures in Men) study in Sweden.

    Claes Ohlsson;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor;Shalender Bhasin;Eric Orwoll

  • Production of hyperpolarized [1,4-13C2]malate from [1,4-13C2]fumarate is a marker of cell necrosis and treatment response in tumors

    Ferdia A. Gallagher;Mikko I. Kettunen;De-En Hu;Pernille R. Jensen

  • Motor skills and school performance in children with daily physical education in school – a 9‐year intervention study

    Ingegerd Ericsson;Magnus Karlsson

  • WNT16 Influences Bone Mineral Density, Cortical Bone Thickness, Bone Strength, and Osteoporotic Fracture Risk

    Hou-Feng Zheng;Jon H. Tobias;Emma Duncan;Emma Duncan;David M. Evans

  • Large-Scale Analysis of Association Between LRP5 and LRP6 Variants and Osteoporosis

    Joyce B J. van Meurs;Thomas A. Trikalinos;Thomas A. Trikalinos;Stuart H. Ralston;Susana Balcells

  • Older Men with Low Serum Estradiol and High Serum SHBG Have an Increased Risk of Fractures

    Dan Mellström;Liesbeth Vandenput;Hans Mallmin;Anna H Holmberg

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile

    Tuomas O. Kilpelainen;M. Carola Zillikens;Alena Stancakova;Francis M. Finucane

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Andrekson
Peter A. Andrekson Chalmers University of Technology
Dan Mellström
Dan Mellström University of Gothenburg
Claes Ohlsson
Claes Ohlsson University of Gothenburg
Erik Agrell
Erik Agrell Chalmers University of Technology
Mattias Lorentzon
Mattias Lorentzon University of Gothenburg
Eric S. Orwoll
Eric S. Orwoll Oregon Health & Science University
Lars Bo Andersen
Lars Bo Andersen University of Bergen
Helena Johansson
Helena Johansson Australian Catholic University
Douglas P. Kiel
Douglas P. Kiel Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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