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44
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6110
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19322
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103

Baldur Sveinbjørnsson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baldur Sveinbjørnsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 167 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Baldur Sveinbjørnsson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baldur Sveinbjørnsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Baldur Sveinbjørnsson is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway in Norway. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine, immunology, microbiology, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is primarily situated in the fields of oncology, immunology, molecular biology, and genetics, with additional contributions to electrical and electronic engineering.

Key research topics addressed by Baldur Sveinbjørnsson include:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Full-Duplex Wireless Communications
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments

The scientist has published extensively, with recent papers covering advances in immunotherapeutic strategies and virology-related cancer research. Some notable publications include:

  • "Targeting Cancer Heterogeneity with Immune Responses Driven by Oncolytic Peptides," 2021, Trends in cancer
  • "Safety, Antitumor Activity, and T-cell Responses in a Dose-Ranging Phase I Trial of the Oncolytic Peptide LTX-315 in Patients with Solid Tumors," 2021, Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Merkel cell polyomavirus and non-Merkel cell carcinomas: guilty or circumstantial evidence?," 2020, Apmis
  • "LTX-315-enabled, radiotherapy-boosted immunotherapeutic control of breast cancer by NK cells," 2021, OncoImmunology
  • "LTX-315 and adoptive cell therapy using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes generate tumor specific T cells in patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma," 2023, OncoImmunology

The publication venues where Baldur Sveinbjørnsson has frequently contributed include:

  • OncoImmunology
  • Virology Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Trends in cancer

Collaboration with other researchers is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Øystein Rekdal
  • Ugo Moens
  • Lorenzo Galluzzi
  • John Inge Johnsen
  • Kashif Rasheed

Best Publications

  • The Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPKAPKs) in Inflammation.

    Ugo Moens;Sergiy Kostenko;Baldur Sveinbjørnsson

  • Human articular chondrocytes express functional leptin receptors.

    Yngve Figenschau;Gunnar Knutsen;Suzan Shahazeydi;Oddmund Johansen

  • Detection of human cytomegalovirus in medulloblastomas reveals a potential therapeutic target

    Ninib Baryawno;Afsar Rahbar;Nina Wolmer-Solberg;Chato Taher

  • Wnt/β-catenin pathway regulates MGMT gene expression in cancer and inhibition of Wnt signalling prevents chemoresistance.

    Malin Wickström;Cecilia Dyberg;Jelena Milosevic;Christer Einvik

  • The antimicrobial peptide, lactoferricin B, is cytotoxic to neuroblastoma cells in vitro and inhibits xenograft growth in vivo

    Liv Tone Eliassen;Gerd Berge;Arild Leknessund;Mari Wikman

  • Inhibitors of mammalian target of rapamycin downregulate MYCN protein expression and inhibit neuroblastoma growth in vitro and in vivo.

    J I Johnsen;L Segerstrom;A Orrego;L Elfman

  • Evidence for a direct antitumor mechanism of action of bovine lactoferricin.

    Liv Tone Eliassen;Gerd Berge;Baldur Sveinbjørnsson;John S Svendsen

  • Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling Inhibit Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Cross-Talk and Suppress Medulloblastoma Growth

    Ninib Baryawno;Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Staffan Eksborg;Ching-Shih Chen

  • Human articular chondrocytes express ChemR23 and chemerin; ChemR23 promotes inflammatory signalling upon binding the ligand chemerin(21-157).

    Vivian Berg;Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Signy Bendiksen;Jan Brox;Jan Brox

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 Is Expressed in Neuroblastoma, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Induce Apoptosis and Inhibit Tumor Growth In vivo

    John I. Johnsen;Magnus Lindskog;Frida Ponthan;Ingvild Pettersen

  • Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is present in murine liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and mediates the effect of CpG-oligonucleotides.

    Montserrat Martin-Armas;Jaione Simon-Santamaria;Ingvild Pettersen;Ugo Moens

  • A permissive role for tumor necrosis factor in vascular endothelial growth factor–induced vascular permeability

    Matthias Clauss;Cord Sunderkötter;Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Stefan Hippenstiel

  • Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1 determines tumor growth in vivo of prostate and lung cancer cells

    Hiromi Hanaka;Sven-Christian Pawelzik;John Inge Johnsen;Marija Rakonjac

  • Tumor-growth-promoting cyclooxygenase-2 prostaglandin E2 pathway provides medulloblastoma therapeutic targets.

    Ninib Baryawno;Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Staffan Eksborg;Abiel Orrego

  • Photodynamic therapy with redaporfin targets the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus

    Lígia C Gomes‐da‐Silva;Liwei Zhao;Liwei Zhao;Liwei Zhao;Lucillia Bezu;Lucillia Bezu;Lucillia Bezu;Heng Zhou;Heng Zhou;Heng Zhou

  • Complete regression and systemic protective immune responses obtained in B16 melanomas after treatment with LTX-315

    Ketil André Camilio;Gerd Berge;Chandra Sekhar Ravuri;Øystein Rekdal

  • Therapeutic vaccination against a murine lymphoma by intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide

    Gerd Berge;Liv Tone Eliassen;Ketil Andre Camilio;Kristian Bartnes

  • MYCN-regulated miRNA-92 inhibits secretion of the tumor suppressor DICKKOPF-3 (DKK3) in neuroblastoma

    Bjørn Helge Haug;Jørn R. Henriksen;Jochen Buechner;Dirk Geerts

  • Low-dose aspirin delays an inflammatory tumor progression in vivo in a transgenic mouse model of neuroblastoma.

    Lena-Maria Carlson;Agnes Rasmuson;Helena Idborg;Lova Segerström

  • Expression of enzymes and receptors of the leukotriene pathway in human neuroblastoma promotes tumor survival and provides a target for therapy

    Baldur Sveinbjörnsson;Agnes Rasmuson;Ninib Baryawno;Min Wan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bård Smedsrød
Bård Smedsrød University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ugo Moens
Ugo Moens University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Tommy Martinsson
Tommy Martinsson University of Gothenburg
Takahiro Yamazaki
Takahiro Yamazaki Cornell University
Laurence Zitvogel
Laurence Zitvogel University of Paris-Saclay
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Gunnar Kvalheim
Gunnar Kvalheim Oslo University Hospital
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Aurélien Marabelle
Aurélien Marabelle Institut Gustave Roussy
Marcel Kool
Marcel Kool German Cancer Research Center

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