# Hreinn Stefánsson

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/hreinn-stefansson/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 91,862 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 127 |
| i10-index | 314 |
| Last Known Institution | deCODE Genetics (Iceland) |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5009208804 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-6666 |
| Works | 455 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 25.

- [Variant of <i>TREM2</i> Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/variant-of-i-trem2-i-associated-with-the-risk-of-alzheimer-s-disease/)
- [Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder](https://scholariq.org/papers/discovery-of-the-first-genome-wide-significant-risk-loci-for-attention-deficit/)
- [Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/variant-of-transcription-factor-7-like-2-tcf7l2-gene-confers-risk-of-type-2/)
- [Association studies of up to 1.2 million individuals yield new insights into the genetic etiology of tobacco and alcohol use](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-studies-of-up-to-1-2-million-individuals-yield-new-insights-into-the/)
- [Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-meta-analysis-of-genome-wide-association-data-identifies-six-new/)
- [Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-recurrent-microdeletions-associated-with-schizophrenia/)
- [Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-schizophrenia-alleles-are-enriched-in-mutation-intolerant-genes-and-in/)
- [Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-conferring-risk-of-schizophrenia/)
- [Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-between-microdeletion-and-microduplication-at-16p11-2-and-autism/)
- [Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-analysis-identifies-13-new-risk-loci-for-schizophrenia/)
- [Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders](https://scholariq.org/papers/genomic-relationships-novel-loci-and-pleiotropic-mechanisms-across-eight/)
- [Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration](https://scholariq.org/papers/seven-new-loci-associated-with-age-related-macular-degeneration/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomic-variations-and-chromosomal-abnormalities/)
- [Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetics-and-neurodevelopmental-disorders/)
- [Genomics and Rare Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-rare-diseases/)
- [Migraine and Headache Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/migraine-and-headache-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [deCODE Genetics (Iceland)](https://scholariq.org/institutions/decode-genetics-iceland/)

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