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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 60 9896 8952 141 128 239 10422

Olof Beck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olof Beck between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olof Beck published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 13 of the 381 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1975 2025

381 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olof Beck: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 2
1978 1
1979 3
1980 3
1981 4
1982 6
1983 5
1984 5
1985 3
1986 5
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 3
1991 7
1992 6
1993 8
1994 11
1995 11
1996 9
1997 18
1998 7
1999 7
2000 7
2001 1
2002 5
2003 5
2004 8
2005 8
2006 3
2007 10
2008 10
2009 8
2010 9
2011 12
2012 9
2013 14
2014 22
2015 25
2016 9
2017 14
2018 15
2019 14
2020 8
2021 10
2022 8
2023 6
2024 7
2025 6
Total 381
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Olof Beck publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olof Beck sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 239
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Olof Beck D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olof Beck sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882 60
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Olof Beck is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research predominantly focuses on the field of medicine, with significant work in infectious diseases, toxicology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and pharmacology.

The primary topics addressed in Beck's research include forensic toxicology and drug analysis, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 clinical research studies, alcohol consumption and health effects, advanced chemical sensor technologies, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Beck has contributed to several research papers, among them:

  • Measurement of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in dried blood spots and venous blood-importance of inhibition of post-sampling formation from ethanol, 2021, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Multianalyte serology in home-sampled blood enables an unbiased assessment of the immune response against SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Microneedle Patch for Painless Intradermal Collection of Interstitial Fluid Enabling Multianalyte Measurement of Small Molecules, SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies, and Protein Profiling, 2023, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Drug trends and harm related to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Sweden from 2010 to 2016: Experiences from the STRIDA project, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Performance of PEth Compared With Other Alcohol Biomarkers in Subjects Presenting For Occupational and Pre-Employment Medical Examination, 2020, Alcohol and Alcoholism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Beck include Niclas Roxhed, Jochen M. Schwenk, Annika Bendes, Claudia Fredolini, and Michael Böttcher.

Beck's publications have appeared in various venues, with repeated contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Drug Testing and Analysis, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, and Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of urinary excretion characteristics of ethanol and ethyl glucuronide.

    Helen Dahl;Nikolai Stephanson;Olof Beck;Anders Helander

  • Detection times for urinary ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in heavy drinkers during alcohol detoxification.

    Anders Helander;Michael Böttcher;Christoph Fehr;Norbert Dahmen

  • Prehistoric peyote use: alkaloid analysis and radiocarbon dating of archaeological specimens of Lophophora from Texas.

    Hesham R. El-Seedi;Peter A.G.M. De Smet;Olof Beck;Göran Possnert

  • Ethyl Sulfate: A Metabolite of Ethanol in Humans and a Potential Biomarker of Acute Alcohol Intake

    Anders Helander;Olof Beck

  • Direct quantification of ethyl glucuronide in clinical urine samples by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Nikolai Stephanson;Helen Dahl;Anders Helander;Olof Beck

  • Endogenous and xenobiotic metabolic stability of primary human hepatocytes in long-term 3D spheroid cultures revealed by a combination of targeted and untargeted metabolomics.

    Sabine U. Vorrink;Shahid Ullah;Staffan Schmidt;Jatin Nandania

  • Importance of creatinine analyses of urine when screening for abused drugs

    P Lafolie;O Beck;G Blennow;L Boréus

  • Mass spectrometric identification of ethyl sulfate as an ethanol metabolite in humans.

    Anders Helander;Olof Beck

  • Multicomponent LC–MS/MS screening method for detection of new psychoactive drugs, legal highs, in urine—Experience from the Swedish population

    Yasir Al-Saffar;Niclas Nikolai Stephanson;Olof Beck

  • Evaluation of coagulation assays versus LC-MS/MS for determinations of dabigatran concentrations in plasma

    Jovan P. Antovic;Mika Skeppholm;Jaak Eintrei;Elisabet Eriksson Boija

  • The pharmacokinetics of methotrexate and its 7-hydroxy metabolite in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    P Seideman;O Beck;S Eksborg;M Wennberg

  • Identification of melatonin in the compound eyes of an insect, the locust (Locusta migratoria), by radioimmunoassay and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    B. Vivien-Roels;P. Pevet;O. Beck;M. Fevre-Montange

  • Laboratory testing for recent alcohol consumption: comparison of ethanol, methanol, and 5-hydroxytryptophol.

    A. Helander;O. Beck;Alan Wayne Jones

  • Naltrexone Attenuates the Subjective Effects of Amphetamine in Patients with Amphetamine Dependence

    Nitya Jayaram-Lindström;Maija Konstenius;Staffan Eksborg;Olof Beck

  • Evaluation of a new immunoassay for urinary ethyl glucuronide testing

    Michael Böttcher;Olof Beck;Anders Helander

  • Method development for routine liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry measurement of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood.

    Yufang Zheng;Olof Beck;Anders Helander

  • Detection of drugs of abuse in exhaled breath using a device for rapid collection: comparison with plasma, urine and self-reporting in 47 drug users.

    Olof Beck;Niclas Stephanson;Sören Sandqvist;Johan Franck

  • Validation of direct injection electrospray LC-MS/MS for confirmation of opiates in urine drug testing

    E. Gustavsson;M. Andersson;N. Stephanson;O. Beck

  • Detectability of designer benzodiazepines in CEDIA, EMIT II Plus, HEIA, and KIMS II immunochemical screening assays.

    Madeleine Pettersson Bergstrand;Anders Helander;Therese Hansson;Olof Beck

  • Cannabinoids in Exhaled Breath following Controlled Administration of Smoked Cannabis

    Sarah K. Himes;Karl B. Scheidweiler;Olof Beck;David A. Gorelick

  • Time course of ethanol-induced changes in serotonin metabolism.

    Anders Helander;Olof Beck;Gun Jacobsson;Catharina Löwenmo

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Hjemdahl
Paul Hjemdahl Karolinska University Hospital
Göran Stemme
Göran Stemme Royal Institute of Technology
Marja-Liisa Dahl
Marja-Liisa Dahl Karolinska University Hospital
Gösta Jonsson
Gösta Jonsson Karolinska Institute
Mohamed Abdel-Rehim
Mohamed Abdel-Rehim Stockholm University
Anders Rane
Anders Rane Karolinska University Hospital
Göran Sedvall
Göran Sedvall Karolinska Institute
Wolfgang Weinmann
Wolfgang Weinmann University of Bern
Ernst Brodin
Ernst Brodin Karolinska Institute
Eva Olsson
Eva Olsson Chalmers University of Technology

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