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Staffan Skerfving

Staffan Skerfving

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
24681
World Ranking
11032
National Ranking
207

Staffan Skerfving 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 Staffan Skerfving sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 316 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Staffan Skerfving 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 Staffan Skerfving sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Staffan Skerfving is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed to research primarily within environmental science and related disciplines. Their work encompasses investigations into health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, with additional attention to nutrition, dietetics, and plant science.

The scientist's recent publication includes the paper titled "A regional comparison of children's blood cadmium, lead, and mercury in rural, urban and industrial areas of six European countries, and China, Ecuador, and Morocco," published in 2023 in the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health.

Frequent publication venues for Staffan Skerfving include:

  • International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Their research covers several main fields of study, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Nursing
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields in their scholarly work include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Plant Science

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Staffan Skerfving has collaborated with various researchers, including:

  • Ingvar A. Bergdahl
  • Natalia Pawlas
  • Jan Aaseth
  • Peter Aggett
  • Antero Aitio

Best Publications

  • Cancer Risk in Humans Predicted by Increased Levels of Chromosomal Aberrations in Lymphocytes: Nordic Study Group on the Health Risk of Chromosome Damage

    Lars Hagmar;Anton Brøgger;Inger-Lise Hansteen;Sverre Heim

  • Breastfeeding and allergic disease: a multidisciplinary review of the literature (1966–2001) on the mode of early feeding in infancy and its impact on later atopic manifestations

    J van Odijk;I Kull;MP Borres;P Brandtzaeg

  • Phthalate diesters and their metabolites in human breast milk, blood or serum, and urine as biomarkers of exposure in vulnerable populations.

    Johan Högberg;Annika Hanberg;Marika Berglund;Staffan Skerfving

  • Tubular and glomerular kidney effects in Swedish women with low environmental cadmium exposure.

    Agneta Åkesson;Thomas Lundh;Marie Vahter;Per Bjellerup

  • Cadmium-induced effects on bone in a population-based study of women.

    Agneta Åkesson;Per Bjellerup;Thomas Lundh;Jonas Lidfeldt

  • Non-Renal Effects and the Risk Assessment of Environmental Cadmium Exposure.

    Agneta Åkesson;Lars Barregard;Ingvar A. Bergdahl;Gunnar F. Nordberg

  • Dampness in buildings as a risk factor for health effects, EUROEXPO: a multidisciplinary review of the literature (1998-2000) on dampness and mite exposure in buildings and health effects

    CG Bornehag;J Sundell;S Bonini;A Custovic

  • An assessment of neck and upper extremity disorders by questionnaire and clinical examination

    Kerstina Ohlsson;Robyn G. Attewell;Birgitta Johnsson;Anita Ahlm

  • Validity and reliability of triaxial accelerometers for inclinometry in posture analysis

    Gert-Åke Hansson;P. Asterland;Nils-Gunnar Holmer;Staffan Skerfving

  • Musculoskeletal disorders among female dental personnel--clinical examination and a 5-year follow-up study of symptoms.

    I Akesson;B Johnsson;L Rylander;U Moritz

  • Gender differences in workers with identical repetitive industrial tasks: exposure and musculoskeletal disorders

    Catarina Nordander;Kerstina Ohlsson;Istvan Balogh;Gert-Åke Hansson

  • Questionnaire versus direct technical measurements in assessing postures and movements of the head, upper back, arms and hands.

    Gert-Åke Hansson;Istvan Balogh;Jeannette Unge Byström;Kerstina Ohlsson

  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for direct multi-element analysis of diluted human blood and serum

    Ebba Barany;Ingvar A. Bergdahl;Andrejs Schütz;Staffan Skerfving

  • Influence of the subcutaneous fat layer, as measured by ultrasound, skinfold calipers and BMI, on the EMG amplitude.

    Catarina Nordander;Julian Willner;Gert-Åke Hansson;Britt Larsson

  • Quantifying work load in neck, shoulders and wrists in female dentists.

    I. Åkesson;G.-Å. Hansson;I. Balogh;U. Moritz

  • Lead binding to delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) in human erythrocytes

    Ingvar A. Bergdahl;Anders Grubb;Andrejs Schütz;Robert J. Desnick

  • Exposure to dioxins and dibenzofurans through the consumption of fish

    Bengt-Göran Svensson;Anita Nilsson;Marianne Hansson;Christoffer Rappe

  • Repetitive industrial work and neck and upper limb disorders in females.

    K Ohlsson;R G Attewell;B Pålsson;B Karlsson

  • TVOC and Health in Non-industrial Indoor Environments

    K. Andersson;J. V. Bakke;O. Bjørseth;C.‐G. Bornehag

  • The faroes statement: human health effects of developmental exposure to chemicals in our environment.

    Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;David Bellinger;Åke Bergman;Sylvaine Cordier

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie Vahter
Marie Vahter Karolinska Institute
Lars Hagmar
Lars Hagmar Lund University
Felix Mitelman
Felix Mitelman Lund University
Göran Hallmans
Göran Hallmans Umeå University
Tom Bellander
Tom Bellander Karolinska Institute
Ulf J. Nilsson
Ulf J. Nilsson Lund University
Björn Åkesson
Björn Åkesson Lund University
Jan Sundell
Jan Sundell Tianjin University
Björn Jonson
Björn Jonson Chalmers University of Technology
Chunying Chen
Chunying Chen National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China

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