# Thor Aspelund

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/thor-aspelund/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 63,442 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 100 |
| i10-index | 311 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Iceland |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5072295805 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-5433 |
| Works | 601 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/worldwide-trends-in-body-mass-index-underweight-overweight-and-obesity-from-1975/)
- [Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants](https://scholariq.org/papers/worldwide-trends-in-hypertension-prevalence-and-progress-in-treatment-and/)
- [Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-meta-analysis-of-diagnosed-alzheimer-s-disease-identifies-new-risk-loci/)
- [Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-variants-in-novel-pathways-influence-blood-pressure-and-cardiovascular/)
- [Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-meta-analysis-identifies-56-bone-mineral-density-loci-and-reveals-14/)
- [Genetic Associations with Valvular Calcification and Aortic Stenosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-associations-with-valvular-calcification-and-aortic-stenosis/)
- [Simple Risk Model Predicts Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in a Racially and Geographically Diverse Population: the CHARGE‐AF Consortium](https://scholariq.org/papers/simple-risk-model-predicts-incidence-of-atrial-fibrillation-in-a-racially-and/)
- [Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants](https://scholariq.org/papers/worldwide-trends-in-diabetes-prevalence-and-treatment-from-1990-to-2022-a-pooled/)
- [New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/new-loci-associated-with-kidney-function-and-chronic-kidney-disease/)
- [Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/rising-rural-body-mass-index-is-the-main-driver-of-the-global-obesity-epidemic/)
- [Association Between Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and All-Cause Mortality](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-between-interstitial-lung-abnormalities-and-all-cause-mortality/)
- [Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants](https://scholariq.org/papers/height-and-body-mass-index-trajectories-of-school-aged-children-and-adolescents/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-cardiovascular-risks-and-lipoproteins/)
- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiovascular-health-and-disease-prevention/)
- [COVID-19 and Mental Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-and-mental-health/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Iceland](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-iceland/)

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