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Anders Björkman

Anders Björkman

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
80
Citations
18798
World Ranking
1182
National Ranking
20

Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
19870
World Ranking
16807
National Ranking
316

Anders Björkman publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anders Björkman sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 298 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Anders Björkman D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anders Björkman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anders Björkman is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine with a substantial focus on public health, environmental and occupational health. Additional subfields include surgery, genetics, computational theory and mathematics, and pharmacology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Immune responses and vaccinations

Recent papers authored by Anders Björkman cover several areas related to infectious diseases and public health:

  • "Safety and efficacy of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine: more information needed," 2020, The Lancet
  • "Falciparum malaria from coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar remains highly connected despite effective control efforts on the archipelago," 2020, Malaria Journal
  • "Efficacy of Single-Dose Primaquine With Artemisinin Combination Therapy on Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes and Transmission: An Individual Patient Meta-Analysis," 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Why Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infections Are Common in Low-Transmission Settings," 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • "The Swedish COVID-19 approach: a scientific dialogue on mitigation policies," 2023, Frontiers in Public Health

The frequent co-authors associated with Anders Björkman include:

  • Andreas Mårtensson
  • Billy Ngasala
  • Mwinyi Msellem
  • Ulrika Morris
  • Jonathan J. Juliano

Anders Björkman frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Malaria Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Lancet
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Impact of artemisinin-based combination therapy and insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in Zanzibar.

    Achuyt Bhattarai;Abdullah S Ali;S. Patrick Kachur;Andreas Mårtensson

  • In Vivo Selection of Plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 86N Coding Alleles by Artemether-Lumefantrine (Coartem)

    Christin Sisowath;Johan Strömberg;Andreas Mårtensson;Mwinyi Msellem

  • Association of mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum Kelch13 gene (Pf3D7_1343700) with parasite clearance rates after artemisinin-based treatments : a WWARN individual patient data meta-analysis

    Chanaki Amaratunga;Voahangy Hanitriniaina Andrianaranjaka;Elizabeth Ashley;Delia Bethell

  • Amodiaquine clearance and its metabolism to N-desethylamodiaquine is mediated by CYP2C8: a new high affinity and turnover enzyme-specific probe substrate.

    Xue-Qing Li;Anders Björkman;Tommy B. Andersson;Marianne Ridderström

  • Antibodies in malarial sera to parasite antigens in the membrane of erythrocytes infected with early asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum.

    H Perlmann;K Berzins;M Wahlgren;J Carlsson

  • Daily Dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum Subpopulations in Asymptomatic Children in a Holoendemic Area

    Anna Farnert;Georges Snounou;Ingegerd Rooth;Anders Bjorkman

  • Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine

    Meera Venkatesan;Nahla B. Gadalla;Kasia Stepniewska;Prabin Dahal

  • In vivo selection of Plasmodium falciparum parasites carrying the chloroquine-susceptible pfcrt K76 allele after treatment with artemether-lumefantrine in Africa

    Christin Sisowath;Ines Petersen;M. Isabel Veiga;Andreas Mårtensson

  • Efficacy of Artesunate Plus Amodiaquine versus That of Artemether-Lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Childhood Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Zanzibar, Tanzania

    Andreas Mårtensson;Johan Strömberg;Christin Sisowath;Mwinyi I. Msellem

  • Identification of human cytochrome P(450)s that metabolise anti-parasitic drugs and predictions of in vivo drug hepatic clearance from in vitro data.

    Xue-Qing Li;Anders Björkman;Tommy B. Andersson;Lars L. Gustafsson

  • Malaria eradication on islands.

    Akira Kaneko;George Taleo;Morris Kalkoa;Sam Yamar

  • Amodiaquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in vivo is associated with selection of pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y.

    Gabrielle Holmgren;José P. Gil;Pedro M. Ferreira;Pedro M. Ferreira;Maria I. Veiga;Maria I. Veiga

  • Recovery of chloroquine sensitivity and low prevalence of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene mutation K76T following the discontinuance of chloroquine use in Malawi.

    Toshihiro Mita;Akira Kaneko;J. Koji Lum;Bwijo Bwijo

  • The role of pfmdr1 in Plasmodium falciparum tolerance to artemether-lumefantrine in Africa.

    Christin Sisowath;Pedro E. Ferreira;Pedro E. Ferreira;Leyla Y. Bustamante;Sabina Dahlström

  • Influence of rapid malaria diagnostic tests on treatment and health outcome in fever patients, Zanzibar: a crossover validation study.

    Mwinyi I. Msellem;Andreas Mårtensson;Andreas Mårtensson;Guida Rotllant;Achuyt Bhattarai

  • Human antibodies to a Mr 155,000 Plasmodium falciparum antigen efficiently inhibit merozoite invasion

    Birgitta Wahlin;Mats Wahlgren;Hedvig Perlmann;Klavs Berzins

  • Complexity of Plasmodium falciparum Infections Is Consistent over Time and Protects against Clinical Disease in Tanzanian Children

    Anna Färnert;Ingegerd Rooth;Åke Svensson;Georges Snounou

  • The temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections in relation to parasite density

    Hannah C. Slater;Amanda Ross;Amanda Ross;Ingrid Felger;Ingrid Felger;Natalie E. Hofmann;Natalie E. Hofmann

  • Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine dispersible tablets compared with crushed commercial tablets in African infants and children with uncomplicated malaria: a randomised, single-blind, multicentre trial

    Salim Abdulla;Issaka Sagara;Steffen Borrmann;Steffen Borrmann;Umberto D'Alessandro

  • Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    S. Abdulla;J. Achan;I. Adam;B.H. Alemayehu

  • Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections by PCR: a comparative multicentre study

    A. Färnert;A.P. Arez;H.A. Babiker;H.P. Beck

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Perlmann
Peter Perlmann Stockholm University
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Steffen Borrmann
Steffen Borrmann University of Tübingen
Marita Troye-Blomberg
Marita Troye-Blomberg Stockholm University
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Abdoulaye Djimde
Abdoulaye Djimde University of Bamako
Mats Wahlgren
Mats Wahlgren Karolinska Institute
Kazuyuki Tanabe
Kazuyuki Tanabe Osaka University
Scott Montgomery
Scott Montgomery Örebro University
Ewert Bengtsson
Ewert Bengtsson Uppsala University

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