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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 119 3890 3643 77 73 726 53895

Per Eriksson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Per Eriksson between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Per Eriksson published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 18.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2013. 13 of the 786 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2013. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 44 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 2 publications
1984 2026

786 publications in total across all disciplines

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Per Eriksson: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 5
1991 8
1992 5
1993 3
1994 8
1995 9
1996 8
1997 7
1998 18
1999 16
2000 14
2001 15
2002 14
2003 22
2004 34
2005 28
2006 33
2007 15
2008 28
2009 23
2010 21
2011 28
2012 44
2013 45
2014 44
2015 38
2016 33
2017 35
2018 31
2019 35
2020 24
2021 28
2022 14
2023 17
2024 18
2025 11
2026 2
Total 786
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Per Eriksson 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 Per Eriksson 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, 721–740 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: 726 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
721–740 259 726
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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Per Eriksson 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 Per Eriksson 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, 118–119 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: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302 119
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Per Eriksson is affiliated with Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, with a particular focus on:

  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Eriksson has published in a range of journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Research

Some recent papers include:

  • "PCSK6 Is a Key Protease in the Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Vascular Remodeling," 2020, Circulation Research
  • "Tunica-Specific Transcriptome of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and the Effect of Intraluminal Thrombus, Smoking, and Diameter Growth Rate," 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • "Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is not related to carotid atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular events in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Results from the IMPROVE study," 2021, BioFactors
  • "Association Between Uric Acid, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, and Cardiovascular Events: Prospective Results From the IMPROVE Study," 2021, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Prenylcysteine oxidase 1, an emerging player in atherosclerosis," 2021, Communications Biology

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hanna M. Björck
  • Anders Franco-Cereceda
  • Otto Bergman
  • Bruna Gigante
  • Rona J. Strawbridge

In addition to journal publications, Eriksson has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Arkiv förlag eBooks titled "Önskad och ifrågasatt: Lantbruksvetenskapernas akademisering i 1900-talets Sverige" in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Allele-specific increase in basal transcription of the plasminogen-activator inhibitor 1 gene is associated with myocardial infarction

    P Eriksson;B Kallin;F M van 't Hooft;P Båvenholm

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • Functional Polymorphism in the Regulatory Region of Gelatinase B Gene in Relation to Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Baiping Zhang;Shu Ye;S.-M. Herrmann;P. Eriksson

  • Leptin secretion from subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in women.

    V Van Harmelen;S Reynisdottir;P Eriksson;A Thörne

  • A genome-wide association study in Europeans and South Asians identifies five new loci for coronary artery disease

    John F. Peden;Jemma C. Hopewell;Danish Saleheen;John C. Chambers

  • PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMON GENETIC VARIANT OF THE HUMAN STROMELYSIN-1 PROMOTER WHICH RESULTS IN REDUCED GENE EXPRESSION

    Shu Ye;Per Eriksson;Anders Hamsten;Markku Kurkinen

  • Susceptibility to coronary artery disease and diabetes is encoded by distinct, tightly linked SNPs in the ANRIL locus on chromosome 9p

    Helen M. Broadbent;John F. Peden;Stefan Lorkowski;Anuj Goel

  • Variants at multiple loci implicated in both innate and adaptive immune responses are associated with Sjogren's syndrome.

    Christopher J. Lessard;Christopher J. Lessard;He Li;He Li;Indra Adrianto;John A. Ice

  • Neonatal Exposure to a Combination of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Anesthetic Agents Potentiates Apoptotic Neurodegeneration and Persistent Behavioral Deficits

    A. Fredriksson;E. Pontén;T. Gordh;P. Eriksson

  • Human beta-2 adrenoceptor gene polymorphisms are highly frequent in obesity and associate with altered adipocyte beta-2 adrenoceptor function.

    Valérie Large;Lena Hellström;Signy Reynisdottir;Fredrik Lönnqvist

  • Neonatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) causes neurobehavioural defects in adult mice.

    Niclas Johansson;A Fredriksson;Per Eriksson

  • A Common Functional Polymorphism (C→A Substitution at Position −863) in the Promoter Region of the Tumour Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) Gene Associated With Reduced Circulating Levels of TNF-α

    Tiina Skoog;Ferdinand M. van't Hooft;Bengt Kallin;Stefan Jovinge

  • The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Teresa Ferreira;Daniel I. Chasman;Anne U. Jackson

  • Expression of Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin in Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Infarction

    Anne-Louise Hemdahl;Anders Gabrielsen;Chaoyong Zhu;Per Eriksson

  • Influence of intraluminal thrombus on structural and cellular composition of abdominal aortic aneurysm wall.

    Monsur Kazi;Johan Thyberg;Piotr Religa;Joy Roy

  • Genome-Wide Association Identifies Nine Common Variants Associated With Fasting Proinsulin Levels and Provides New Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes

    R J Strawbridge;J Dupuis;I Prokopenko;A Barker

  • Plasma tumour necrosis factor-alpha and early carotid atherosclerosis in healthy middle-aged men.

    T. Skoog;W. Dichtl;S. Boquist;C. Skoglund-Andersson

  • TM6SF2 is a regulator of liver fat metabolism influencing triglyceride secretion and hepatic lipid droplet content

    Hovsep Mahdessian;Apostolos Taxiarchis;Sergej Popov;Angela Silveira

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Lasse Folkersen
Lasse Folkersen Sankt Hans Hospital
Ulf Hedin
Ulf Hedin Karolinska Institute
Rona J. Strawbridge
Rona J. Strawbridge University of Glasgow
Steve E. Humphries
Steve E. Humphries University College London
Göran K. Hansson
Göran K. Hansson Karolinska University Hospital
Marie Wahren-Herlenius
Marie Wahren-Herlenius Karolinska Institute
Ulf de Faire
Ulf de Faire Karolinska Institute
Roland Jonsson
Roland Jonsson University of Bergen
Elena Tremoli
Elena Tremoli University of Milan

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