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 Unnur Thorsteinsdottir sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 570 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Unnur Thorsteinsdottir sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 191 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland, where their research spans medicine and the biochemical, genetic, and molecular biology fields. Their work notably includes subfields such as genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, and surgery.
The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including genetic associations and epidemiology, genomics and rare diseases, epigenetics and DNA methylation, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, and lipoproteins and cardiovascular health.
Frequent publication venues for Unnur Thorsteinsdottir include:
Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Unnur Thorsteinsdottir are:
Frequent collaborators in Unnur Thorsteinsdottir's research include Kāri Stefánsson, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Patrick Sulem, Guðmar Þorleifsson, and Hilma Hólm.
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Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson
Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda
Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso
Thorlakur Jonsson;Hreinn Stefansson;Stacy Steinberg;Ingileif Jonsdottir
Struan F. A. Grant;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafil Benediktsson
Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena
Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt
Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher
Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt
E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight
Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam
Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris
Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly
Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira
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Thorlakur Jonsson;Jasvinder K. Atwal;Stacy Steinberg;Jon Snaedal
Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen
Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen
Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir
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