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Björn Nilsson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
25876
World Ranking
7636
National Ranking
102

Björn Nilsson 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 Björn Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 223 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Björn Nilsson 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 Björn Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Björn Nilsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has an extensive publication record in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses predominantly on hematology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, and cancer research.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Björn Nilsson has authored or contributed to several recent papers including:

  • 'Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells', 2020, published in Nature
  • 'Search for multiple myeloma risk factors using Mendelian randomization', 2020, published in Blood Advances
  • 'The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer', 2023, published in EBioMedicine
  • 'CXCR4 Signaling Has a CXCL12-Independent Essential Role in Murine MLL-AF9-Driven Acute Myeloid Leukemia', 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • 'Genetic predisposition for multiple myeloma', 2020, published in Leukemia

Their publication venues frequently include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Leukemia
  • Blood Cancer Journal
  • Blood Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Björn Nilsson collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla
  • Abhishek Niroula
  • Maroulio Pertesi
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Kari Hemminki

Best Publications

  • Femtosecond X-ray protein nanocrystallography

    Henry N. Chapman;Petra Fromme;Anton Barty;Thomas A White

  • On the nuclear structure and stability of heavy and superheavy elements

    Sven Gösta Nilsson;Chin Fu Tsang;Adam Sobiczewski;Zdzislaw Szymański

  • Clinical effect of point mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes.

    Rafael Bejar;Kristen Stevenson;Omar Abdel-Wahab;Naomi Galili

  • Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma

    Bhairavi Swaminathan;Guðmar Thorleifsson;Magnus Jöud;Mina Ali

  • Stem cell gene expression programs influence clinical outcome in human leukemia

    Kolja Eppert;Katsuto Takenaka;Eric R Lechman;Levi Waldron

  • Densely Interconnected Transcriptional Circuits Control Cell States in Human Hematopoiesis

    Noa Novershtern;Noa Novershtern;Noa Novershtern;Aravind Subramanian;Lee N. Lawton;Raymond H. Mak

  • Single mimivirus particles intercepted and imaged with an X-ray laser

    M. Marvin Seibert;Tomas Ekeberg;Filipe R.N.C. Maia;Martin Svenda

  • A synthetic IgG-binding domain based on staphylococcal protein A

    Björn Nilsson;Tomas Moks;Birger Jansson;Lars Abrahmsén

  • Complete sequence of the staphylococcal gene encoding protein A. A gene evolved through multiple duplications.

    M Uhlén;B Guss;B Nilsson;S Gatenbeck

  • Transcriptional analysis of HIV-specific CD8 + T cells shows that PD-1 inhibits T cell function by upregulating BATF

    Michael Quigley;Florencia Pereyra;Björn Nilsson;Filippos Porichis

  • Staphylococcal protein A consists of five IgG-binding domains.

    Tomas Moks;Lars Abrahmsén;Björn Nilsson;Ulf Hellman

  • A combinatorial library of an alpha-helical bacterial receptor domain.

    Karin Nord;Joakim Nilsson;Björn Nilsson;Mathias Uhlén

  • Immobilization and purification of enzymes with staphylococcal protein A gene fusion vectors

    B Nilsson;L Abrahmsén;M Uhlén

  • Cloning and expression of the gene for a fibronectin-binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus

    J. I. Flock;G. Fröman;K. Jönsson;B. Guss

  • Ultra-efficient ionization of heavy atoms by intense X-ray free-electron laser pulses

    Benedikt Rudek;Sang−Kil Son;Lutz Foucar;Sascha W. Epp

  • Oligosaccharides on proteoglycans from the Swarm rat chondrosarcoma

    L S Lohmander;S De Luca;B Nilsson;V C Hascall

  • miR-126 Regulates Distinct Self-Renewal Outcomes in Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Eric R. Lechman;Eric R. Lechman;Bernhard Gentner;Stanley W.K. Ng;Erwin M. Schoof;Erwin M. Schoof

  • Mutational analysis of the interaction between staphylococcal protein A and human IgG1

    Lena Cedergren;Roland Andersson;Birger Jansson;Mathias Uhlén

  • Human tumors instigate granulin-expressing hematopoietic cells that promote malignancy by activating stromal fibroblasts in mice

    Moshe Elkabets;Ann M. Gifford;Christina Scheel;Bjorn Nilsson

  • Region X, the cell-wall-attachment part of staphylococcal protein A

    Bengt Guss;Mathias Uhlén;Björn Nilsson;Martin Lindberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Benjamin L. Ebert
Benjamin L. Ebert Harvard University
Kari Hemminki
Kari Hemminki Charles University
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Todd R. Golub
Todd R. Golub Harvard University
Richard S. Houlston
Richard S. Houlston Institute of Cancer Research
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Hartmut Goldschmidt
Hartmut Goldschmidt University Hospital Heidelberg
Uli Hacksell
Uli Hacksell Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States)

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