2026 Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	52	3756	3543	18	18	72	21160

Overview

Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on genetics and molecular biology as subfields. They have contributed to studies in pathology and forensic medicine, rheumatology, and oncology.

The research topics covered by Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson include:

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications

Frequent co-authors working alongside Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson are:

Daníel F. Guðbjartsson (28 publications)
Patrick Sulem (26 publications)
Kāri Stefánsson (26 publications)
Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir (22 publications)
Ásmundur Oddsson (21 publications)

Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson has published in several notable scientific venues, reflecting the distribution of their work across high-impact journals. These venues include:

Nature (6 publications)
Nature Genetics (5 publications)
Nature Communications (5 publications)
Journal of Investigative Dermatology (4 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)

Recent publications by Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson include:

"Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease," 2021, Nature Genetics
"The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank," 2022, Nature
"Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations," 2023, Nature
"Long-read sequencing of 3,622 Icelanders provides insight into the role of structural variants in human diseases and other traits," 2021, Nature Genetics
"Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive subset," 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

These publications focus on large-scale genetic and proteomic data integration, genomic sequencing of population cohorts, and molecular insights into disease mechanisms, particularly in autoimmune conditions.

Best Publications

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher

2382
Citations
A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome

Augustine Kong;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Jesus Sainz;Gudrun M. Jonsdottir

2005
Citations
Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

910
Citations
Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hannes Helgason;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson;Florian Zink

819
Citations
Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease.

Egil Ferkingstad;Patrick Sulem;Bjarni A Atlason;Gardar Sveinbjornsson

763
Citations
Clonal hematopoiesis, with and without candidate driver mutations, is common in the elderly.

Florian Zink;Simon N. Stacey;Gudmundur L. Norddahl;Michael L. Frigge

702
Citations
Parental influence on human germline de novo mutations in 1,548 trios from Iceland

Hákon Jónsson;Patrick Sulem;Birte Kehr;Snaedis Kristmundsdottir

680
Citations
Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

Augustine Kong;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Gisli Masson

679
Citations
Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

Augustine Kong;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gisli Masson;Gudmar Thorleifsson

641
Citations
Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Steinunn Thorlacius

556
Citations
Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

501
Citations
Several common variants modulate heart rate, PR interval and QRS duration

Hilma Holm;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Gudmar Thorleifsson

459
Citations
Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma

Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Gisli Masson

449
Citations
Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in Europeans.

Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Simon N Stacey;Agnar Helgason

427
Citations
New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma

Simon N Stacey;Patrick Sulem;Gisli Masson;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson

369
Citations
Loss-of-function variants in ABCA7 confer risk of Alzheimer's disease

Stacy Steinberg;Hreinn Stefansson;Thorlakur Jonsson;Hrefna Johannsdottir

368
Citations
Identification of low-frequency and rare sequence variants associated with elevated or reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Patrick Sulem;Hannes Helgason

341
Citations
A germline variant in the TP53 polyadenylation signal confers cancer susceptibility

Simon N. Stacey;Patrick Sulem;Aslaug Jonasdottir;Gisli Masson

328
Citations
Characterizing mutagenic effects of recombination through a sequence-level genetic map.

Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Gunnar Palsson;Olafur A. Stefansson;Hakon Jonsson

306
Citations
Identification of a large set of rare complete human knockouts

Patrick Sulem;Hannes Helgason;Asmundur Oddson;Hreinn Stefansson

243
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Augustine Kong University of Oxford

Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Agnar Helgason University of Iceland

Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

Bjarni V. Halldorsson Reykjavík University

Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

External Links

Personal website of Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson

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