Viktor H. Ahlqvist
Research
At Karolinska Institutet, I lead research on the safety of medications in pregnancy, aiming to understand how they affect mothers, pregnancies, and children’s health. Our team conducted one of the world’s largest studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, showing that it does not increase children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. We also spearheaded an international effort to assess the safety of antiseizure medications. This work is made possible by Sweden’s comprehensive national health registers and advanced methods in causal inference and computational statistics.
At Aarhus University, my work focuses on statistical genetics and precision psychiatry. In particular, I study why people with neuropsychiatric conditions such as ADHD and autism face a higher risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS and Parkinson’s disease, later in life.My background is in epidemiology, statistics, and causal inference. Beyond my core research, I also contribute to studies on preschool health, cardiovascular disease, and the development of innovative research methods across disciplines.
Teaching
- Teacher in Biostatistics I and Biostatistics II, Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet.
- Teacher in Statistics, General Practitioner Programme, Academic Primary Care Center - Region Stockholm.
- Frequent guest lecturer in causal inference and statistics.
Articles
- Journal article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2025;14:e79277Seiterö A; Shirvanifar M; Jubran Leksell M; Rydfjord M; Al-Saedi B; Salah Ahmed A; Gharakhani Bahar T; Berglind D; Henriksson H; H Ahlqvist V; Wångdahl J; Müssener U; Henriksson P
- Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2025;99:218Ahlqvist V; Lee BK; Naj A; Børglum A; Fang F; Bergstedt J; Grove J; Consortia L
- Journal article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2025Kazakova O; Kosidou K; Cedic S; Granfors M; Ahlqvist VH; Magnusson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;298(4):349-360Hu Y; Chourpiliadis C; Ingre C; Ahlqvist VH; Sun J; Song H; Pawitan Y; Piehl F; Fang F
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2025;:108128Herraiz-Adillo Á; Ahlqvist VH; Hedman K; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Hagström E; de Smidt MF; Daka B; Lenander C; Olsson A; Berglind D; Östgren CJ; Rådholm K; Ortega FB; Henriksson P
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: DIGITAL HEALTH. 2025;3(3):100251Hellsten L; Ahlqvist VH; Nielsen AM; Branden G; Ekstrom AM; Kosidou K
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;298(3):200-213Ballin M; Ekblom O; Nordstrom A; Ahlqvist VH; Nordstrom P
- Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE. 2025;:BJGP.2025.0092Martin FZ; Madley-Dowd PC; Ahlqvist VH; Sharp GC; Easey KE; Lee BK; Merriel A; Rai D; Forbes H
- Article: BMJ MEDICINE. 2025;4(1):e001313Ballin M; Ahlqvist VH; Berglind D; Brunstroem M; Herraiz-Adillo A; Henriksson P; Neovius M; Ortega FB; Nordstrom A; Nordstrom P
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025;184:111820Thiesmeier R; Madley-Dowd P; Orsini N; Ahlqvist VH
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2025;22(5):e1004597Ballin M; Berglind D; Henriksson P; Neovius M; Nordstrom A; Ortega FB; Sillanpaa E; Nordstrom P; Ahlqvist VH
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2025;25(1):298Wilen C; Ahlqvist VH; Chen C; Neovius M; Magnusson C; Henriksson P; Dahlen M; Sander E; Berglind D
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):9640Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist VH; Forbes H; Rast JE; Martin FZ; Zhong C; Barry C-JS; Berglind D; Lundberg M; Lyall K; Newschaffer CJ; Tomson T; Davies NM; Magnusson C; Rai D; Lee BK
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;77:102877Nordstrom P; Ahlqvist VH; Ballin M; Nordstrom A
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2024;16(1):58Morinaga M; Ahlqvist VH; Lundberg M; Hollander A-C; Rai D; Magnusson C
- Article: LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;9(10):e776-e786Shirvanifar M; Ahlqvist VH; Lundberg M; Kosidou K; Herraiz-Adillo A; Berglind D; Magnusson C; Henriksson P
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;150(4):223-233Hull L; Stark I; Lundberg M; Ahlqvist VH; Nordstrom SI; Ohlis A; Hadlaczky G; Rai D; Magnusson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2024;95(8):693-703Forbes H; Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist V; Campbell J; Davies NM; Liebling R; Lyall K; Newschaffer C; Rast J; Tomson T; Zhong C; Magnusson C; Rai D; Lee BK
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(8):1136-1145Body mass index and weight gain in pregnancy and cardiovascular health in middle age: A cohort studyWaagaard L; Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Berglind D; Wennberg P; Daka B; Lenander C; Sundstrom J; Ostgren CJ; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2024;231(1):107.e1-107.e19Zweygberg AL; Martin FZ; Brynedal B; Lindholm ES; Kosidou K; Ahlqvist VH; Magnusson C
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):15024Hebib L; Herraiz-Adillo A; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Berglind D; Daka B; Wennberg P; Hagstrom E; Lenander C; Ahlqvist VH; Ostgren CJ; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2024;183:107969Zhou M; Gebreslassie M; Leon APD; Tynelius P; Ahlqvist VH; Dahlen M; Berglind D; Lager A; Brynedal B
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1455Higueras-Fresnillo S; Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Oberg R; Lenander C; Wennberg P; Wangdahl J; Berglind D; Daka B; Oestgren CJ; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2024;331(14):1205-1214Ahlqvist VH; Sjoeqvist H; Dalman C; Karlsson H; Stephansson O; Johansson S; Magnusson C; Gardner RM; Lee BK
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2024;33(4):1003-1014Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Daka B; Wangdahl J; Wennberg P; Carlsson J; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Lenander C; Oestgren CJ; Berglind D; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;58(8):411-420Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Hedman K; Hagstrom E; Smidt MF-D; Daka B; Lenander C; Berglind D; Ostgren CJ; Radholm K; Ortega FB; Henriksson P
- Article: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;37(1):e101201Ahlqvist VH; Dardani C; Madley-Dowd P; Forbes H; Rast J; Zhong C; Gardner RM; Dalman C; Lyall K; Newschaffer C; Tomson T; Lundberg M; Berglind D; Davies NM; Lee BK; Magnusson C; Rai D
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(1):15-25Madley-Dowd P; Rast J; Ahlqvist VHH; Zhong C; Martin FZZ; Davies NMM; Lyall K; Newschaffer C; Tomson T; Magnusson C; Rai D; Lee BKK; Forbes H
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS. 2024;99(1):69-80Herraiz-Adillo A; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Ahlqvist VH; Berglind D; Syrjala MB; Daka B; Lenander C; Sundstrom J; Ortega FB; Ostgren C-J; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2024;21(1):e1004331Chen S; Ahlqvist VH; Sjoqvist H; Stephansson O; Magnusson C; Dalman C; Karlsson H; Lee BK; Gardner RM
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(11):e2343947Ballin M; Neovius M; Ortega FB; Henriksson P; Nordstroem A; Berglind D; Nordstroem P; Ahlqvist VH
- Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32(8):886-897Ahlqvist VH; Madley-Dowd P; Ly A; Rast J; Lundberg M; Jonsson-Bachmann E; Berglind D; Rai D; Magnusson C; Lee BK
- Article: FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2023;10:1173550Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Higueras-Fresnillo S; Berglind D; Wennberg P; Lenander C; Daka B; Ekstedt M; Sundstrom J; Ortega FB; Ostgren CJ; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):527-530Higueras-Fresnillo S; Herraiz-Adillo A; Ahlqvist VH; Berglind D; Lenander C; Daka B; Syrjala MB; Sundstrom J; Ostgren CJ; Radholm K; Henriksson P
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(12):2010-2018Martin FZ; Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist VH; Jonsson-Bachmann E; Fraser A; Forbes H
- Article: TRIALS. 2022;23(1):577Chen C; Ahlqvist VH; Henriksson P; Migueles JH; Christiansen F; Galanti MR; Berglind D
- Article: EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;25(1):7-14Ahlqvist VH; Ekstrom LD; Jonsson-Bachmann E; Tynelius P; Madley-Dowd P; Neovius M; Magnusson C; Berglind D
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;50(6):1840-1851Madley-Dowd P; Lundberg M; Heron J; Zammit S; Ahlqvist VH; Magnusson C; Rai D
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(21):11041Christiansen F; Ahlqvist VH; Nyroos M; Loefgren H; Berglind D
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2021;18(10):e1003820Bergqvist R; Ahlqvist VH; Lundberg M; Hergens M-P; Sundstrom J; Bell M; Magnusson C
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):18661Ekstrom LD; Ahlqvist VH; Persson M; Magnusson C; Berglind D
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(10):e0239838Chen C; Ahlqvist VH; Henriksson P; Magnusson C; Berglind D
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2020;20(1):328Chen C; Sellberg F; Ahlqvist VH; Neovius M; Christiansen F; Berglind D
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2020;9(3):e014290Ahlqvist VH; Persson M; Ortega FB; Tynelius P; Magnusson C; Berglind D
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(12):e1002996Ahlqvist VH; Persson M; Magnusson C; Berglind D
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):9719Ahlqvist VH; Persson M; Ortega FB; Tynelius P; Magnusson C; Berglind D
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Eriksson H; Herraiz-Adillo Á; Wennberg P; Daka B; Esteban-Cornejo I; Lenander C; Berglind D; Müssener U; Fang F; Östgren CJ; Rådholm K; Henriksson P; Ahlqvist VH
- Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf535Ballin M; Nordstrom A; Ahlqvist VH
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Hou C; Liu H; Ahlqvist V; Gisladottir EU; Yang Y; Yang H; Fang F; Valdimarsdóttir U; Song H
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2025Seiterö A; Shirvanifar M; Jubran Leksell M; Rydfjord M; Al-saedi B; Salah Ahmed A; Gharakhani Bahar T; Berglind D; Henriksson H; H Ahlqvist V; Wångdahl J; Müssener U; Henriksson P
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIVAhlqvist VH; Sjöqvist H; Sjölander A; Berglind D; Lambert PC; Lee BK; Madley-Dowd P
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf267Ballin M; Nordstrom A; Nordstrom P; Ahlqvist VH
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Ballin M; Ekblom Ö; Nordström A; Ahlqvist V; Nordström P
- Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2025;59(3):139-140Ahlqvist VH; Ballin M
- Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2025;232(2):e54-e55Zweygberg AL; Ahlqvist VH; Magnusson C
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Thiesmeier R; Madley-Dowd P; Orsini N; Ahlqvist V
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVBallin M; Ahlqvist VH; Berglind D; Brunström M; Herraiz-Adillo A; Henriksson P; Neovius M; Ortega FB; Nordström A; Nordström P
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Martin F; Ahlqvist V; Madley-Dowd P; Lundberg M; Cohen J; Furu K; Rai D; Forbes H; Easey K; Håberg S; Sharp G; Magnusson C; Magnus M
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVMartin FZ; Ahlqvist VH; Madley-Dowd P; Lundberg M; Cohen JM; Furu K; Rai D; Forbes H; Easey K; Håberg SE; Sharp GC; Magnusson C; Magnus MC
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Martin FZ; Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist V; Sharp G; Easey K; Lee B; Merriel A; Rai D; Forbes H
- Other: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2024;332(4):339-340Ahlqvist VH; Gardner RM; Lee BK
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVBallin M; Berglind D; Henriksson P; Neovius M; Nordström A; Ortega FB; Sillanpää E; Nordström P; Ahlqvist VH
- Doctoral thesis: 2024Ahlqvist V
- Preprint: ELSEVIER BV. 2024Nordström P; Ahlqvist V; Ballin M; Nordström A
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:70-71Ahlqvist VH; Madley-Dowd P; Forbes H; Rast JE; Zhong C; Lundberg M; Barry C-JS; Martin FZ; Tomson LT; Berglind D; Davies NM; Lyall K; Rai D; Magnusson C; Lee BK
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:507Madley-Dowd P; Rast JE; Ahlqvist VH; Zhong C; Martin FZ; Davies NM; Tomson LT; Magnusson C; Rai D; Lee BK; Forbes H
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:525-526Martin FZ; Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist VH; Sharp GC; Easey K; Rai D; Forbes H
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:501Madley-Dowd P; Forbes H; Ahlqvist VH; Rast J; Zhong C; Lee BK; Rai D
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:446-447Ahlqvist VH; Madley-Dowd P; Ly A; Rast J; Lundberg M; Jonsson-Bachmann E; Berglind D; Rai D; Magnusson C; Lee BK
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2022;76:A34-A35Martin F; Madley-Dowd P; Ahlqvist V; Bachmann EJ; Fraser A; Forbes H
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Chen C; Ahlqvist V; Henriksson P; Migueles J; Christiansen F; Galanti MR; Berglind D
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022Ahlqvist V; Madley-Dowd P; Ly A; Rast J; Lundberg M; Jónsson-Bachmann E; Berglind D; Rai D; Magnusson C; Lee B
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Chen C; Sellberg F; Ahlqvist V; Neovius M; Christiansen F; Berglind D
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Chen C; Sellberg F; Ahlqvist VH; Neovius M; Christiansen F; Berglind D
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Chen C; Ahlqvist VH; Henriksson P; Magnusson C; Berglind D
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Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
