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Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson

Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
52
Citations
21160
World Ranking
3756
National Ranking
18

Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 72 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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

  • A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome

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

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

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

  • Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Hákon Jónsson;Patrick Sulem;Birte Kehr;Snaedis Kristmundsdottir

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

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

  • Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

    Augustine Kong;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gisli Masson;Gudmar Thorleifsson

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

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

  • Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in Europeans.

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

  • New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma

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

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

    Stacy Steinberg;Hreinn Stefansson;Thorlakur Jonsson;Hrefna Johannsdottir

  • 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

  • A germline variant in the TP53 polyadenylation signal confers cancer susceptibility

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

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

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

  • Identification of a large set of rare complete human knockouts

    Patrick Sulem;Hannes Helgason;Asmundur Oddson;Hreinn Stefansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland
Thorunn Rafnar
Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Bjarni V. Halldorsson
Bjarni V. Halldorsson Reykjavík University
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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