# Vilmundur Guðnason

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/vilmundur-gu-nason/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 181,828 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 188 |
| i10-index | 786 |
| Last Known Institution | Reykjavík University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5000325789 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-0084 |
| Works | 1,374 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 31.

- [Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-74-046-individuals-identifies-11-new-susceptibility-loci-for/)
- [C-Reactive Protein and Other Circulating Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/c-reactive-protein-and-other-circulating-markers-of-inflammation-in-the/)
- [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/)
- [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/)
- [Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-association-analysis-identifies-13-new-susceptibility-loci-for/)
- [Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes](https://scholariq.org/papers/multiancestry-genome-wide-association-study-of-520-000-subjects-identifies-32/)
- [Gene-Wide Analysis Detects Two New Susceptibility Genes for Alzheimer's Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/gene-wide-analysis-detects-two-new-susceptibility-genes-for-alzheimer-s-disease/)
- [Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?](https://scholariq.org/papers/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-europe-pandemic/)
- [World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions](https://scholariq.org/papers/world-health-organization-cardiovascular-disease-risk-charts-revised-models-to/)
- [Genetic Associations with Valvular Calcification and Aortic Stenosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-associations-with-valvular-calcification-and-aortic-stenosis/)
- [The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-gene-encoding-5-lipoxygenase-activating-protein-confers-risk-of-myocardial/)
- [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/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)
- [Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-genetics-and-disease/)

## Researcher university

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

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