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Magnus Karlsson

Magnus Karlsson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
45538
World Ranking
5331
National Ranking
109

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.

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101 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.

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.

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70 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.

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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