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Finn Hallböök

Finn Hallböök

Uppsala University
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
11119
World Ranking
18601
National Ranking
291

Finn Hallböök 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 Finn Hallböök sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Finn Hallböök 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 Finn Hallböök 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Finn Hallböök is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has a research portfolio focused primarily on the intersection of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine. Their subfields of interest feature Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biophysics, Ophthalmology, and Oncology.

Hallböök's scholarly output covers significant topics such as Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Retinal Development and Disorders, Cancer-related Molecular Pathways, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Frequent publication venues reflect the diversity of their research focus and include:

  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Oncogenesis
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Genes

Among recent published papers by Hallböök are:

  • High-Resolution Imaging of Tumor Spheroids and Organoids Enabled by Expansion Microscopy (2020, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)
  • Brain Transcriptomics of Wild and Domestic Rabbits Suggests That Changes in Dopamine Signaling and Ciliary Function Contributed to Evolution of Tameness (2020, Genome Biology and Evolution)
  • MYCN induces cell-specific tumorigenic growth in RB1-proficient human retinal organoid and chicken retina models of retinoblastoma (2022, Oncogenesis)
  • Aniridia with PAX6 mutations and narcolepsy (2020, Journal of Sleep Research)
  • Deletion in the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Gene TTC8 Results in a Syndromic Retinal Degeneration in Dogs (2020, Genes)

Hallböök has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating a collaborative research approach. Notable co-authors include:

  • Henrik Ring
  • Tatsiana Tararuk
  • Nima Rafati
  • Minas Hellsand
  • Dardan Konjusha

Best Publications

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Michael C. Zody;Michael C. Zody;Jonas Eriksson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows

  • Evolutionary studies of the nerve growth factor family reveal a novel member abundantly expressed in Xenopus ovary.

    Finn Hallböök;Carlos F. Ibáñez;Håkan Persson

  • The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology

    Linda Z. Holland;Ricard Albalat;Kaoru Azumi;Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez

  • Developmental and regional expression of β-nerve growth factor receptor mRNA in the chick and rat

    Patrik Ernfors;Finn Hallbook;Ted Ebendal;Eric M. Shooter

  • A Genomic View of the Sea Urchin Nervous System

    R. D. Burke;L. M. Angerer;M. R. Elphick;G. W. Humphrey

  • Differential Actions of Neurotrophins in the Locus Coeruleus and Basal Forebrain

    W.J. Friedman;C.F. Ibáñez;F. Hallböök;H. Persson

  • Copy number variation in intron 1 of SOX5 causes the Pea-comb phenotype in chickens.

    Dominic Wright;Henrik Boije;Jennifer R. S. Meadows;Bertrand Bed'hom

  • Nerve growth factor mRNA and protein in the testis and epididymis of mouse and rat.

    Christiane Ayer-Lelievre;Lars Olson;Ted Ebendal;Finn Hallbook

  • Human mast cells express functional TrkA and are a source of nerve growth factor.

    Gunnar Nilsson;Gunnar Nilsson;Karin Forsberg-Nilsson;Karin Forsberg-Nilsson;Zou Xiang;Finn Hallböök

  • Evolution of the vertebrate neurotrophin and Trk receptor gene families.

    Finn Hallböök

  • Distinct functions for thyroid hormone receptors alpha and beta in brain development indicated by differential expression of receptor genes

    D Forrest;F Hallböök;H Persson;B Vennström

  • A Complex Genomic Rearrangement Involving the Endothelin 3 Locus Causes Dermal Hyperpigmentation in the Chicken

    Ben Dorshorst;Anna-Maja Molin;Carl-Johan Rubin;Anna M. Johansson

  • Expression of neurotrophins and trk receptors in the avian retina.

    Finn Hallböök;Anders Bäckström;Klas Kullander;Ted Ebendal

  • Inactivation of Pmel Alters Melanosome Shape But Has Only a Subtle Effect on Visible Pigmentation

    Anders R. Hellström;Brenda Watt;Shahrzad Shirazi Fard;Danièle Tenza

  • The Rose-comb mutation in chickens constitutes a structural rearrangement causing both altered comb morphology and defective sperm motility.

    Freyja Imsland;Chungang Feng;Henrik Boije;Bertrand Bed'hom

  • Newborn horizontal cells migrate bi-directionally across the neuroepithelium during retinal development.

    Per-Henrik D. Edqvist;Finn Hallböök

  • The human Hox-bearing chromosome regions did arise by block or chromosome (or even genome) duplications.

    Dan Larhammar;Lars-Gustav Lundin;Finn Hallböök

  • Time course profiling of the retinal transcriptome after optic nerve transection and optic nerve crush.

    Marta Agudo;Maria Cruz Pérez-Marín;Ulrika Lönngren;Paloma Sobrado

  • Numerous groups of chromosomal regional paralogies strongly indicate two genome doublings at the root of the vertebrates

    Lars-Gustav Lundin;Dan Larhammar;Finn Hallböök

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Manuel Vidal-Sanz
Manuel Vidal-Sanz University of Murcia
Håkan Persson
Håkan Persson Läkemedelsverket
Carlos F. Ibáñez
Carlos F. Ibáñez Karolinska Institute
Paul B. Siegel
Paul B. Siegel Virginia Tech
Klas Kullander
Klas Kullander Uppsala University
Michèle Tixier-Boichard
Michèle Tixier-Boichard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
Dan Larhammar
Dan Larhammar Uppsala University
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University

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