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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
54610
World Ranking
2492
National Ranking
44

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
57080
World Ranking
10247
National Ranking
196

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Bengt Persson is affiliated with the Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden. Their research centers primarily on the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Additional areas of study include Hematology, Molecular Biology, Information Systems, and Information Systems and Management.

The scientist's work encompasses numerous key topics related to cardiovascular health and disease, including:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Some of the venues where Bengt Persson frequently publishes include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • Bioinformatics
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Neuroscience Applied

Frequent co-authors in Persson's research collaborations are:

  • Camilla Hage
  • Mattias Ekström
  • Hans Persson
  • Cecilia Linde
  • Maria J. Eriksson

Key recent publications by Bengt Persson include:

  • Metabolomic Profile in HFpEF vs HFrEF Patients, 2020, Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • The ELIXIR Core Data Resources: fundamental infrastructure for the life sciences, 2020, Bioinformatics
  • ELIXIR-EXCELERATE: establishing Europe's data infrastructure for the life science research of the future, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Cardiac biopsies reveal differences in transcriptomics between left and right ventricle in patients with or without diagnostic signs of heart failure, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • Empowering cancer research in Europe: the EUCAIM cancer imaging infrastructure, 2025, Insights into Imaging

Best Publications

  • The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

    Mark D Wilkinson;Michel Dumontier;IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg;Gabrielle Appleton

  • International association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups recommendations on the diagnosis and classification of hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

    Pregnancy Study Groups Consensus Panel;Boyd E Metzger;Steven G Gabbe

  • Addendum: The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

    Mark D. Wilkinson;Michel Dumontier;Ijsbrand Jan Aalbersberg;Gabrielle Appleton

  • Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR).

    Hans Jörnvall;Bengt Persson;Maria Krook;Silvia Atrian

  • International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups recommendations on the diagnosis and classification of hyperglycemia in pregnancy: Response to Weinert

    Boyd E Metzger;Steven G. Gabbe;Bengt Persson;Lynn Peterson Lowe

  • Medium- and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene and protein families: The SDR superfamily: functional and structural diversity within a family of metabolic and regulatory enzymes

    K L Kavanagh;H Jornvall;Bengt Persson;U Oppermann

  • The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Study: Associations of GDM and obesity with pregnancy outcomes

    Patrick M. Catalano;H. David McIntyre;J. Kennedy Cruickshank;David R. McCance

  • Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study: Associations with Neonatal Anthropometrics

    Boyd E. Metzger;Lynn P. Lowe;Alan R. Dyer;Elisabeth R. Trimble

  • Frequency of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at Collaborating Centers Based on IADPSG Consensus Panel–Recommended Criteria The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study

    David A. Sacks;David R. Hadden;Michael Maresh;Chaicharn Deerochanawong

  • Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR): the 2002 update.

    Udo Oppermann;Charlotta Filling;Malin Hult;Naeem Shafqat

  • Immunocytochemical detection and mapping of a cytokeratin 18 neo-epitope exposed during early apoptosis.

    Mathie P. G. Leers;Wendy Kölgen;Viveka Björklund;Tomas Bergman

  • Short‐chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs)

    Yvonne Kallberg;Udo Oppermann;Hans Jörnvall;Bengt Persson

  • Prediction of transmembrane segments in proteins utilising multiple sequence alignments.

    Bengt Persson;Patrick Argos

  • Characteristics of short-chain alcohol dehydrogenases and related enzymes.

    Bengt Persson;Maria Krook;Hans Jornvall

  • Common structural features of MAPEG -- a widespread superfamily of membrane associated proteins with highly divergent functions in eicosanoid and glutathione metabolism.

    Per-Johan Jakobsson;Ralf Morgenstern;Joseph Mancini;Anthony Ford-Hutchinson

  • The SDR (short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and related enzymes) nomenclature initiative

    Bengt Persson;Yvonne Kallberg;Yvonne Kallberg;James E. Bray;Elspeth Bruford

  • Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study: associations of maternal A1C and glucose with pregnancy outcomes.

    Lynn P. Lowe;Boyd E. Metzger;Alan R. Dyer;Julia Lowe

  • Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

    B.e. Metzger;L.p. Lowe;A.r. Dyer;E.r. Trimble

  • Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases.

    Persson B;Krook M;Jörnvall H

  • Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes (HAPO)

    Boyd E. Metzger;Lynn P. Lowe;Alan R. Dyer;Elisabeth R. Trimble

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Jörnvall
Hans Jörnvall Karolinska Institute
Boyd E. Metzger
Boyd E. Metzger Northwestern University
Alan R. Dyer
Alan R. Dyer Northwestern University
Udo Oppermann
Udo Oppermann University of Oxford
Bertil B. Fredholm
Bertil B. Fredholm Karolinska Institute
Cecilia Linde
Cecilia Linde Karolinska University Hospital
Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Tomas Bergman
Tomas Bergman Karolinska Institute
Jan Johansson
Jan Johansson Karolinska Institute
Gisela Dahlquist
Gisela Dahlquist Umeå University

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