Niels Grarup

46.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Niels Grarup is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Grarup has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Genetics, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 39 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Niels Grarup's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (50 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (22 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (20 papers). Niels Grarup is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (50 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (22 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (20 papers). Niels Grarup collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Niels Grarup's co-authors include Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Jørgensen, Anders Albrechtsen, Allan Linneberg, Camilla H. Sandholt, Gary L. Andersen, Marit E. Jørgensen, Knut Borch‐Johnsen and Daniel R. Witte and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Niels Grarup

152 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation

2015 334 citations Matteo Fumagalli, Ida Moltke et al. Science profile →

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Thomas D. Dyer United States

Josée Dupuis United States

Timothy J. Aitman United Kingdom

Harald Grallert Germany

Chris Wallace United Kingdom

Ian N.M. Day United Kingdom

Michael C. Mahaney United States

Joanne E. Curran United States

Xiuqing Guo United States

Inês Barroso United Kingdom

Thomas D. Dyer United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Niels Grarup

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels Grarup

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Niels Grarup. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Niels Grarup based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Niels Grarup. Niels Grarup is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Thuesen, Anne Cathrine B., Marie Balslev Backe, Genís Garcia‐Erill, et al.. (2025). High Prevalence and Common Forms of Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young in Greenland. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 49(3). 142–151.e2.

Overvad, Maria, Lars Jorge Díaz, Peter Bjerregaard, et al.. (2023). The effect of diabetes and the diabetogenic TBC1D4 p.Arg684ter variant on kidney function in Inuit in Greenland. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 82(1). 2191406–2191406. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Mette K., Emil Jørsboe, Frederik Filip Stæger, et al.. (2023). GWAS of lipids in Greenlanders finds association signals shared with Europeans and reveals an independent PCSK9 association signal. European Journal of Human Genetics. 32(2). 215–223. 5 indexed citations

Huang, Yun, Sara Stinson, Helene Bæk Juel, et al.. (2023). An adult‐based genetic risk score for liver fat associates with liver and plasma lipid traits in children and adolescents. Liver International. 43(8). 1772–1782. 3 indexed citations

Wibæk, Rasmus, Gregers S. Andersen, Allan Linneberg, et al.. (2023). Low birthweight is associated with a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes over two decades independent of adult BMI and genetic predisposition. Diabetologia. 66(9). 1669–1679. 13 indexed citations

Durda, Peter, Laura M. Raffield, Ethan M. Lange, et al.. (2022). Circulating Soluble CD163, Associations With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality, and Identification of Genetic Variants in Older Individuals: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(21). e024374–e024374. 19 indexed citations

Waples, Ryan K., Emil Jørsboe, Marit E. Jørgensen, et al.. (2021). The genetic history of Greenlandic-European contact. Current Biology. 31(10). 2214–2219.e4. 9 indexed citations

Aasbrenn, Martin, Mathilde Svendstrup, Theresia M. Schnurr, et al.. (2021). Genetic markers of abdominal obesity and weight loss after gastric bypass surgery. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0252525–e0252525. 7 indexed citations

Borisevich, Dmitrii, Theresia M. Schnurr, Line Engelbrechtsen, et al.. (2021). Non-linear interaction between physical activity and polygenic risk score of body mass index in Danish and Russian populations. PLoS ONE. 16(10). e0258748–e0258748. 3 indexed citations

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Moen, Gunn-Helen, Robin N. Beaumont, Niels Grarup, et al.. (2020). Investigating the causal effect of maternal vitamin B12 and folate levels on offspring birthweight. International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(1). 179–189. 6 indexed citations

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Williams, Kristine, Lars R. Ingerslev, Jette Bork‐Jensen, et al.. (2020). Skeletal muscle enhancer interactions identify genes controlling whole-body metabolism. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2695–2695. 27 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Malene Bøgehus, Mana M. Mehrjouy, Lusine Nazaryan‐Petersen, et al.. (2019). Haploinsufficiency of ARHGAP42 is associated with hypertension. European Journal of Human Genetics. 27(8). 1296–1303. 12 indexed citations

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Andersen, Mette K., Niels Grarup, Ida Moltke, Anders Albrechtsen, & Torben Hansen. (2018). Genetic architecture of obesity and related metabolic traits — recent insights from isolated populations. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 50. 74–78. 1 indexed citations

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Appel, Emil V. R., Ida Moltke, Marit E. Jørgensen, et al.. (2018). Genetic determinants of glycated hemoglobin levels in the Greenlandic Inuit population. European Journal of Human Genetics. 26(6). 868–875. 7 indexed citations

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Grarup, Niels, Ida Moltke, Mette K. Andersen, et al.. (2018). Loss-of-function variants in ADCY3 increase risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Nature Genetics. 50(2). 172–174. 119 indexed citations

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Svendstrup, Mathilde, Kristine H. Allin, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, et al.. (2017). Genetic risk scores for body fat distribution attenuate weight loss in women during dietary intervention. International Journal of Obesity. 42(3). 370–375. 14 indexed citations

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Pedersen, Casper‐Emil Tingskov, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Niels Grarup, et al.. (2016). The Effect of an Extreme and Prolonged Population Bottleneck on Patterns of Deleterious Variation: Insights from the Greenlandic Inuit. Genetics. 205(2). 787–801. 39 indexed citations

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Fumagalli, Matteo, Ida Moltke, Niels Grarup, et al.. (2015). Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation. Science. 349(6254). 1343–1347. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

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Borglykke, Anders, Niels Grarup, Allan Linneberg, et al.. (2013). Correction: Genetic Variant SCL2A2 Is Associated with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Assessing the Individual and Cumulative Effect of 46 Type 2 Diabetes Related Genetic Variants. PLoS ONE. 8(5). 1 indexed citations

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Krarup, Nikolaj T., Niels Grarup, Karina Banasik, et al.. (2012). Correction: The PNPLA3 rs738409 G-Allele Associates with Reduced Fasting Serum Triglyceride and Serum Cholesterol in Danes with Impaired Glucose Regulation. PLoS ONE. 7(9). 3 indexed citations

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