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Dick Heinegård

Dick Heinegård

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
45814
World Ranking
753
National Ranking
13

Dick Heinegård 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 Dick Heinegård sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 405 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dick Heinegård 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 Dick Heinegård sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 116 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

Dick Heinegård was a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their scientific work focused extensively on the biomedical field, particularly in medicine with a strong intersection in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of their research included rheumatology, cell biology, surgery, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics covered a variety of areas related to musculoskeletal health and cellular biology. Key topics addressed in their publications included osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, cell adhesion molecules research, cellular mechanics and interactions, tendon structure and treatment, and spine and intervertebral disc pathology.

Heinegård published extensively in multiple scientific venues, with notable frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Biofabrication
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Regulation of extracellular matrix assembly and structure by hybrid M1/M2 macrophages (2021), Biomaterials
  • Targeting cartilage EGFR pathway for osteoarthritis treatment (2021), Science Translational Medicine
  • 4D printing of self-folding and cell-encapsulating 3D microstructures as scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications (2020), Biofabrication
  • Early changes in cartilage pericellular matrix micromechanobiology portend the onset of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (2020), Acta Biomaterialia
  • Distinct effects of different matrix proteoglycans on collagen fibrillogenesis and cell-mediated collagen reorganization (2020), Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Heinegård collaborated frequently with several researchers including Robert L. Mauck, X. Lucas Lu, Biao Han, Bryan Kwok, and Eiki Koyama.

In addition to articles, the scientist contributed to book literature, notably publishing "Electromechanobiology of Cartilage and Osteoarthritis" in 2023 through Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of rat bone sialoprotein (osteopontin) cDNA reveals an Arg-Gly-Asp cell-binding sequence

    A Oldberg;A Franzén;D Heinegård

  • Interaction of the small interstitial proteoglycans biglycan, decorin and fibromodulin with transforming growth factor beta.

    A Hildebrand;M Romarís;L M Rasmussen;D Heinegård

  • Specific inhibition of type I and type II collagen fibrillogenesis by the small proteoglycan of tendon.

    K G Vogel;M Paulsson;D Heinegård

  • Osteopontin--a possible anchor of osteoclasts to bone.

    Finn P. Reinholt;Kjell Hultenby;Ake Oldberg;Dick Heinegard

  • Structure and biology of cartilage and bone matrix noncollagenous macromolecules.

    Dick Heinegård;åke Oldberg

  • Aggregation of Cartilage Proteoglycans I. THE ROLE OF HYALURONIC ACID

    Vincent C. Hascall;Dick Heinegård

  • Cartilage matrix proteins. An acidic oligomeric protein (COMP) detected only in cartilage.

    E. Hedbom;P. Antonsson;A. Hjerpe;Daniel Aeschlimann

  • Aggregation of Cartilage Proteoglycans: III. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROTEINS ISOLATED FROM TRYPSIN DIGESTS OF AGGREGATES

    Dick Heinegård;Vincent C. Hascall

  • The role of the cartilage matrix in osteoarthritis

    Dick Heinegård;Tore Saxne

  • Fibromodulin-null mice have abnormal collagen fibrils, tissue organization, and altered lumican deposition in tendon.

    Liz Svensson;Attila Aszódi;Finn P. Reinholt;Reinhard Fässler

  • Prognostic laboratory markers of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis

    Elisabet Lindqvist;Kerstin Eberhardt;Klaus Bendtzen;Dick Heinegard

  • Aggregation of cartilage proteoglycans. II. Oligosaccharide competitors of the proteoglycan-hyaluronic acid interaction.

    Vincent C. Hascall;Dick Heinegård

  • Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Shows High Affinity Zinc-dependent Interaction with Triple Helical Collagen

    Krisztina Rosenberg;Henric Olsson;Matthias Mörgelin;Dick Heinegård

  • Classification of osteoarthritis biomarkers: a proposed approach

    D. C. Bauer;D. J. Hunter;S. B. Abramson;M. Attur

  • Binding of fibromodulin and decorin to separate sites on fibrillar collagens.

    E Hedbom;D Heinegård

  • The primary structure of a cell-binding bone sialoprotein.

    A Oldberg;A Franzén;D Heinegård

  • Interaction of a 59-kDa connective tissue matrix protein with collagen I and collagen II.

    E Hedbom;D Heinegård

  • COMP acts as a catalyst in collagen fibrillogenesis.

    Krisztina Halász;Anja Kassner;Matthias Mörgelin;Dick Heinegård

  • COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) is structurally related to the thrombospondins.

    A Oldberg;P Antonsson;K Lindblom;D Heinegård

  • The C-type lectin domains of lecticans, a family of aggregating chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, bind tenascin-R by protein-protein interactions independent of carbohydrate moiety.

    Anders Aspberg;Ryu Miura;Sandrine Bourdoulous;Motoyuki Shimonaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Tore Saxne
Tore Saxne Lund University
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Åke Oldberg
Åke Oldberg Lund University
Anna M. Blom
Anna M. Blom Lund University
Mats Paulsson
Mats Paulsson University of Cologne
Jörgen Wieslander
Jörgen Wieslander Lund University
Anna Teti
Anna Teti University of L'Aquila
Kjell Hultenby
Kjell Hultenby Karolinska Institute
Jürgen Engel
Jürgen Engel University of Basel
Anders Malmström
Anders Malmström Lund University

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