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Sten Madsbad

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
45248
World Ranking
5558
National Ranking
59

Sten Madsbad 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 Sten Madsbad sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 677 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sten Madsbad 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 Sten Madsbad sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sten Madsbad is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on medical fields related to endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Subfields relevant to their work consist of:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology

The research topics covered by Sten Madsbad's publications address:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Sten Madsbad include:

  • Jens J. Holst
  • Kirstine N. Bojsen-Møller
  • Maria S. Svane
  • Bolette Hartmann
  • Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtsen

Publication venues where Sten Madsbad has frequently published research are:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • International Journal of Obesity
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Selected recent papers include:

  • Healthy Weight Loss Maintenance with Exercise, Liraglutide, or Both Combined, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Healthy weight loss maintenance with exercise, GLP-1 receptor agonist, or both combined followed by one year without treatment: a post-treatment analysis of a randomised placebo-controlled trial, 2024, EClinicalMedicine
  • Combination of exercise and GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment reduces severity of metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, and inflammation: a randomized controlled trial, 2023, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Sperm count is increased by diet-induced weight loss and maintained by exercise or GLP-1 analogue treatment: a randomized controlled trial, 2022, Human Reproduction
  • Bone Health After Exercise Alone, GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment, or Combination Treatment, 2024, JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

  • Effect of 6-week course of glucagon-like peptide 1 on glycaemic control, insulin sensitivity, and β-cell function in type 2 diabetes: a parallel-group study

    Mette Zander;Mette Zander;Sten Madsbad;Jan Lysgaard Madsen;Jens Juul Holst

  • Determinants of the impaired secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 in type 2 diabetic patients.

    Mai-Britt Toft-Nielsen;Mette B. Damholt;Sten Madsbad;Linda M. Hilsted

  • Reduced Postprandial Concentrations of Intact Biologically Active Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Tina Vilsbøll;Thure Krarup;Carolyn F. Deacon;Sten Madsbad

  • Angiotensin-receptor blockade versus converting-enzyme inhibition in type 2 diabetes and nephropathy.

    Anthony H. Barnett;Stephen C. Bain;Paul Bouter;Bengt Karlberg

  • The Influence of GLP-1 on Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion: Effects on β-Cell Sensitivity in Type 2 and Nondiabetic Subjects

    Lise L. Kjems;Jens J. Holst;Aage Vølund;Sten Madsbad

  • 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial

    Carel W le Roux;Carel W le Roux;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Liraglutide, a Long-Acting Human Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analog, Given as Monotherapy Significantly Improves Glycemic Control and Lowers Body Weight Without Risk of Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Tina Vilsbøll;Milan Zdravkovic;Tu Le-Thi;Thure Krarup

  • Incretin secretion in relation to meal size and body weight in healthy subjects and people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Tina Vilsbøll;T Krarup;J Sonne;S Madsbad

  • Defective amplification of the late phase insulin response to glucose by GIP in obese Type II diabetic patients.

    Tina Vilsbøll;T Krarup;S Madsbad;Jens Møller Holst

  • Four weeks of near-normalisation of blood glucose improves the insulin response to glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    P. V. Højberg;P. V. Højberg;T. Vilsbøll;R. Rabøl;F. K. Knop

  • Both GLP-1 and GIP are insulinotropic at basal and postprandial glucose levels and contribute nearly equally to the incretin effect of a meal in healthy subjects.

    Tina Vilsbøll;Thure Krarup;Sten Madsbad;Jens Juul Holst

  • Reduced incretin effect in type 2 diabetes: cause or consequence of the diabetic state?

    Filip K. Knop;Tina Vilsbøll;Patricia V. Højberg;Steen Larsen

  • Proglucagon products in plasma of noninsulin-dependent diabetics and nondiabetic controls in the fasting state and after oral glucose and intravenous arginine.

    C Orskov;J Jeppesen;S Madsbad;J J Holst

  • Improved glycemic control with no weight increase in patients with type 2 diabetes after once-daily treatment with the long-acting glucagon-like peptide 1 analog liraglutide (NN2211): a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.

    Sten Madsbad;Ole Schmitz;Jonas Ranstam;Grethe Jakobsen

  • Continuous subcutaneous infusion of glucagon-like peptide 1 lowers plasma glucose and reduces appetite in type 2 diabetic patients.

    M B Toft-Nielsen;S Madsbad;J J Holst

  • Acute and long-term effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on glucose metabolism in subjects with Type 2 diabetes and normal glucose tolerance

    N. B. Jørgensen;N. B. Jørgensen;S. H. Jacobsen;S. H. Jacobsen;C. Dirksen;C. Dirksen;K. N. Bojsen-Møller;K. N. Bojsen-Møller

  • Insulin Resistance, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: A Population-Based Study

    Jørgen Jeppesen;Tine W. Hansen;Susanne Rasmussen;Hans Ibsen

  • Changes in gastrointestinal hormone responses, insulin sensitivity, and beta-cell function within 2 weeks after gastric bypass in non-diabetic subjects

    S. H. Jacobsen;S. C. Olesen;C. Dirksen;N. B. Jørgensen

  • Low birthweight is associated with specific changes in muscle insulin-signalling protein expression

    S. E. Ozanne;C. B. Jensen;K. J. Tingey;H. Storgaard

  • Mechanisms of changes in glucose metabolism and bodyweight after bariatric surgery

    Sten Madsbad;Carsten Dirksen;Jens J Holst

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens J. Holst
Jens J. Holst University of Copenhagen
Allan Vaag
Allan Vaag Steno Diabetes Center
Oluf Pedersen
Oluf Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Filip K. Knop
Filip K. Knop University of Copenhagen
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Carolyn F. Deacon
Carolyn F. Deacon University of Copenhagen
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Jens F. Rehfeld
Jens F. Rehfeld University of Copenhagen
Knut Borch-Johnsen
Knut Borch-Johnsen Aarhus University

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