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Stefan Johansson

Stefan Johansson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
20946
World Ranking
18464
National Ranking
100

Stefan Johansson publications per year

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1967 2025

487 publications in total across all disciplines

Stefan Johansson 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 Stefan Johansson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 280 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Johansson 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 Stefan Johansson sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefan Johansson is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Psychiatry and Mental health.

Johansson's work concentrates on several interconnected topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders, Birth, Development, and Health, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities.

Their recent publications include:

  • Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • The genetic architecture of sporadic and multiple consecutive miscarriage, 2020, Nature Communications
  • European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Shared genetic background between children and adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • GWAS for autoimmune Addison's disease identifies multiple risk loci and highlights AIRE in disease susceptibility, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Johansson include:

  • Pål R. Njølstad (55 publications)
  • Marc Vaudel (42 publications)
  • Øyvind Helgeland (30 publications)
  • Ole A. Andreassen (24 publications)
  • Bo Jacobsson (22 publications)

Johansson's work is commonly published in high-profile venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 25 publications, Nature Genetics (5 publications), Nature Communications (4 publications), Frontiers in Immunology (3 publications), and Translational Psychiatry (2 publications).

Best Publications

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Delivery

    Sven Cnattingius;Eduardo Villamor;Stefan Johansson;Anna-Karin Edstedt Bonamy

  • Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

    Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen;Lu Qi;Soren Brage;Stephen J. Sharp

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • The genetics of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults, a review

    B. Franke;S. V. Faraone;Philip Asherson;J. Buitelaar

  • Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes

    Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Nicola L. Beer;Nicola L. Beer;Suzanne B R Jacobs

  • Long‐term pattern of alternative stable states in two shallow eutrophic lakes

    Irmgard Blindow;Gunnar Andersson;Anders Hargeby;Stefan Johansson

  • Impact of inflammation on epigenetic DNA methylation - a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

    P. Stenvinkel;M. Karimi;S. Johansson;J. Axelsson

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Mutations in the CEL VNTR cause a syndrome of diabetes and pancreatic exocrine dysfunction.

    Helge Raeder;Stefan Johansson;Pål I Holm;Pål I Holm;Ingfrid S Haldorsen

  • Risk of High Blood Pressure Among Young Men Increases With the Degree of Immaturity at Birth

    Stefan Johansson;Anastasia Iliadou;Niklas Bergvall;Torsten Tuvemo

  • A common variant of the latrophilin 3 gene, LPHN3, confers susceptibility to ADHD and predicts effectiveness of stimulant medication

    Arcos-Burgos M;Jain M;Acosta Mt;Shively S

  • Noninvasive acoustic cell trapping in a microfluidic perfusion system for online bioassays.

    Mikael Evander;Linda Johansson;Tobias Lilliehorn;Jure Piskur

  • Can Association Between Preterm Birth and Autism be Explained by Maternal or Neonatal Morbidity

    Susanne Buchmayer;Stefan Johansson;Anna Johansson;Christina M. Hultman

  • Dominant Mutations in the Autoimmune Regulator AIRE Are Associated with Common Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases.

    Bergithe E. Oftedal;Alexander Hellesen;Alexander Hellesen;Martina M. Erichsen;Eirik Bratland

  • Mutations in ABHD12 Cause the Neurodegenerative Disease PHARC: An Inborn Error of Endocannabinoid Metabolism

    Torunn Fiskerstrand;Dorra H'mida-Ben Brahim;Stefan Johansson;Abderrahim M'zahem

  • Multicenter analysis of the SLC6A3/DAT1 VNTR haplotype in persistent ADHD suggests differential involvement of the gene in childhood and persistent ADHD.

    Barbara Franke;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Stefan Johansson;Stefan Johansson;Martine Hoogman

  • Meta-analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor p.Val66Met in adult ADHD in four European populations†‡

    C. Sanchez-Mora;M. Ribases;J. A. Ramos-Quiroga;M. Casas

  • Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Delivery

    S. Cnattingius;E. Villamor;S. Johansson;A.K. Edstedt Bonamy

  • Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes

    Jason Flannick;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Nicola L. Beer;Suzanne B. R. Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Pål R. Njølstad
Pål R. Njølstad University of Bergen
Jan Haavik
Jan Haavik University of Bergen
Anders Molven
Anders Molven University of Bergen
Sven Cnattingius
Sven Cnattingius Karolinska Institute
Klaus-Peter Lesch
Klaus-Peter Lesch University of Würzburg
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga
Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga Autonomous University of Barcelona
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Laurence A. Bindoff
Laurence A. Bindoff Haukeland University Hospital

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