Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson

36.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (4 papers). Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (4 papers). Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iceland and Denmark. Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson's co-authors include Kāri Stefánsson, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Augustine Kong, Michael L. Frigge, Jeffrey R. Gulcher, Gísli Másson, John Barnard, G.M. Jonsdottir, Sigrún Sigurðardóttir and David S. Kliger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson

42 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome

2002 1.3k citations Augustine Kong, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson et al. Nature Genetics profile →
The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes

2018 519 citations Augustine Kong, Guðmar Þorleifsson et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson United States	27	1.6k	1.5k	579	340	266	43	3.8k
Michael L. Frigge Iceland	30	2.5k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	332 0.6×	550 1.6×	552 2.1×	33	5.2k
David J. Cutler United States	39	2.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	504 0.9×	241 0.7×	201 0.8×	125	6.1k
Josephine Hoh United States	31	1.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.9×	425 0.7×	107 0.3×	307 1.2×	60	8.6k
Roberto Giorda Italy	41	2.0k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	329 0.6×	622 1.8×	765 2.9×	157	5.1k
Bernard A. van Oost Netherlands	37	1.5k 0.9×	3.4k 2.2×	938 1.6×	133 0.4×	229 0.9×	134	6.4k
Marcel Nelen Netherlands	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	644 1.1×	94 0.3×	164 0.6×	56	3.5k
Jeffrey R. Gulcher Iceland	47	2.7k 1.7×	2.9k 1.9×	721 1.2×	430 1.3×	353 1.3×	81	7.5k
Leena Peltonen Finland	46	2.4k 1.5×	3.8k 2.5×	934 1.6×	143 0.4×	209 0.8×	132	7.2k
Andrew W. Bergen United States	40	1.4k 0.9×	2.6k 1.7×	534 0.9×	154 0.5×	388 1.5×	119	5.5k
Jeffrey C. Long United States	22	603 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	734 1.3×	895 2.6×	124 0.5×	31	4.2k

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Nielsen, Trine Tollerup, Jinjie Duan, Daniel F. Levey, et al.. (2024). Shared genetics of ADHD, cannabis use disorder and cannabis use and prediction of cannabis use disorder in ADHD. Nature Mental Health. 2(9). 1071–1083. 1 indexed citations

Kong, Augustine, Guðmar Þorleifsson, Michael L. Frigge, et al.. (2018). The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes. Science. 359(6374). 424–428. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

Steinberg, Stacy, Steinunn Guðmundsdóttir, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson, et al.. (2017). Truncating mutations in RBM12 are associated with psychosis. Nature Genetics. 49(8). 1251–1254. 42 indexed citations

Hecke, Oliver van, Peter Kamerman, Nadine Attal, et al.. (2017). Neuropathic pain phenotyping by international consensus (NeuroPPIC) for genetic studies: a NeuPSIG systematic review, Delphi survey, and expert panel recommendations (vol 156, pg 2337, 2015). Pain. 158. 1180–1180.

Björnsdóttir, Gyða, Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, Ingunn Hansdóttir, et al.. (2014). From paper to web: Mode equivalence of the ARHQ and NEO-FFI. Computers in Human Behavior. 41. 384–392. 4 indexed citations

Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Patrick Sulem, et al.. (2013). A common biological basis of obesity and nicotine addiction. Translational Psychiatry. 3(10). e308–e308. 56 indexed citations

Björnsdóttir, Gyða, Ingunn Hansdóttir, Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, et al.. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Icelandic NEO-FFI in a general population sample compared to a sample recruited for a study on the genetics of addiction. Personality and Individual Differences. 58. 71–75. 6 indexed citations

Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E. & Kāri Stefánsson. (2008). Genetics of Smoking Behavior and Its Consequences: The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Biological Psychiatry. 64(11). 919–921. 16 indexed citations

Stefánsson, Hreinn, Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Jeffrey R. Gulcher, & Kāri Stefánsson. (2004). Neuregulin 1 and schizophrenia. Annals of Medicine. 36(1). 62–71. 113 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., Högni Óskarsson, Natasa Desnica, et al.. (2003). Anxiety with Panic Disorder Linked to Chromosome 9q in Iceland. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 72(5). 1221–1230. 74 indexed citations

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Kong, Augustine, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Jesús Sainz, et al.. (2002). A high-resolution recombination map of the human genome. Nature Genetics. 31(3). 241–247. 1297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Agnarsdóttir, Margrét, Kjartan B. Örvar, Nick Cariglia, et al.. (2002). Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis in Iceland. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 47(5). 1122–1128. 114 indexed citations

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Hall, Jason A., Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Jun Liu, Yeon‐Kyun Shin, & Hiroshi Nikaido. (1997). Two Modes of Ligand Binding in Maltose-binding Protein ofEscherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(28). 17610–17614. 54 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., et al.. (1995). A Limiting Law for the Electrostatics of the Binding of Polypeptides to Phospholipid Bilayers. Biochemistry. 34(16). 5518–5522. 15 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., et al.. (1994). Topology of an Amphiphilic Mitochondrial Signal Sequence in the Membrane-Inserted State: A Spin Labeling Study. Biochemistry. 33(47). 14221–14226. 36 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., et al.. (1993). Effects of temperature on rhodopsin photointermediates from lumirhodopsin to metarhodopsin II. Biochemistry. 32(50). 13861–13872. 63 indexed citations

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Turner, George J., Larry J. W. Miercke, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, et al.. (1993). Bacteriorhodopsin D85N: Three spectroscopic species in equilibrium. Biochemistry. 32(5). 1332–1337. 65 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., et al.. (1992). PHOTOLYSIS OF RHODOPSIN RESULTS IN DEPROTONATION OF ITS RETINAL SCHIFF'S BASE PRIOR TO FORMATION OF METARHODOPSIN II. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 56(6). 1135–1144. 29 indexed citations

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Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E., Steven J. Milder, Larry J. W. Miercke, et al.. (1991). Effects of Asp-96 .fwdarw. Asn, Asp-85 .fwdarw. Asn, and Arg-82 .fwdarw. Gln single-site substitutions on the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin. Biochemistry. 30(38). 9133–9142. 54 indexed citations

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Lewis, James W., F. J. G. M. van Kuijk, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, & David S. Kliger. (1991). Photolysis intermediates of human rhodopsin. Biochemistry. 30(48). 11372–11376. 14 indexed citations

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