# Rafn Benediktsson

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/rafn-benediktsson/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 20,767 |
| Field | Birth, Development, and Health |
| h-index | 42 |
| i10-index | 64 |
| Last Known Institution | Reykjavík University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5063560220 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-9801 |
| Works | 116 |

## Researcher papers

- [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/)
- [Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/twelve-type-2-diabetes-susceptibility-loci-identified-through-large-scale/)
- [Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-trans-ancestry-meta-analysis-provides-insight-into-the-genetic/)
- [The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-same-sequence-variant-on-9p21-associates-with-myocardial-infarction/)
- [Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and Risks of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/lipoprotein-a-concentration-and-risks-of-cardiovascular-disease-and-diabetes/)
- [FLT3 stop mutation increases FLT3 ligand level and risk of autoimmune thyroid disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/flt3-stop-mutation-increases-flt3-ligand-level-and-risk-of-autoimmune-thyroid/)
- [Leveraging Cross-Species Transcription Factor Binding Site Patterns: From Diabetes Risk Loci to Disease Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/papers/leveraging-cross-species-transcription-factor-binding-site-patterns-from/)

## Researcher topics

- [Birth, Development, and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health/)
- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension](https://scholariq.org/topics/hormonal-regulation-and-hypertension/)
- [Pancreatic function and diabetes](https://scholariq.org/topics/pancreatic-function-and-diabetes/)
- [Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/pregnancy-and-preeclampsia-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [Reykjavík University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/reykjavik-university/)

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