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Göran E. Nilsson

Göran E. Nilsson

University of Oslo
Norway

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
22376
World Ranking
4534
National Ranking
18

Göran E. Nilsson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 284 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Göran E. 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 Göran E. Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Göran E. Nilsson is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research spans multiple fields of study, with significant contributions in Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. These broad fields intersect with focused subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics including physiological and biochemical adaptations, high altitude and hypoxia, mitochondrial function and pathology, adipose tissue and metabolism, ocean acidification effects and responses, coral and marine ecosystems studies, and fish ecology and management studies.

Among their recent papers, Nilsson has contributed to the following:

  • Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies, 2020, Nature
  • The Metabolomic Response of Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) to Anoxia and Reoxygenation Differs between Tissues and Hints at Uncharacterized Survival Strategies, 2021, Metabolites
  • Rapid physiological and transcriptomic changes associated with oxygen delivery in larval anemonefish suggest a role in adaptation to life on hypoxic coral reefs, 2023, PLoS Biology
  • H2S-producing enzymes in anoxia-tolerant vertebrates: Effects of cold acclimation, anoxia exposure and reoxygenation on gene and protein expression, 2020, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Surviving without oxygen involves major tissue specific changes in the proteome of crucian carp (Carassius carassius), 2023, PeerJ

Nilsson frequently publishes in the Journal of Experimental Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. They also have publications in Nature and Metabolites.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Nilsson's research approach. They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Sjannie Lefevre, Philip L. Munday, Megan J. Welch, Mark I. McCormick, and Timothy Ravasi.

Best Publications

  • Glucose metabolism in patients with acute myocardial infarction and no previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus: a prospective study

    Anna Norhammar;Åke Tenerz;Göran Nilsson;Anders Hamsten

  • Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function

    Göran E. Nilsson;Danielle L. Dixson;Paolo Domenici;Mark I. McCormick

  • Evolutionary background for stress-coping styles: relationships between physiological, behavioral, and cognitive traits in non-mammalian vertebrates.

    Øyvind Øverli;Christina Sørensen;Kim G.T. Pulman;Tom G. Pottinger

  • Hypoxia induces adaptive and reversible gross morphological changes in crucian carp gills.

    Jørund Sollid;Paula De Angelis;Kristian Gundersen;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Experimental strategies to assess the biological ramifications of multiple drivers of global ocean change – a review

    Philip W Boyd;Philip W Boyd;Sinead Collins;Sam Dupont;Katharina Fabricius

  • Roles of brain monoamine neurotransmitters in agonistic behaviour and stress reactions, with particular reference to fish

    Svante Winberg;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Immunohistochemical studies on the effect of capsaicin on spinal and medullary peptide and monoamine neurons using antisera to substance P, gastrin/CCK, somatostatin, VIP, enkephalin, neurotensin and 5-hydroxytryptamine.

    G. Jancsó;T. Hökfelt;J. M. Lundberg;E. Kiraly

  • Release of Substance P‐like Immunoreactivity from the Dental Pulp

    Leif Olgart;Bertil Gazelius;Ernst Brodin;Göran Nilsson

  • Aminergic and peptidergic pathways in the nervous system with special reference to the hypothalamus.

    Hökfelt T;Elde R;Fuxe K;Johansson O

  • Interacting effects of elevated temperature and ocean acidification on the aerobic performance of coral reef fishes

    Philip L. Munday;Natalie E. Crawley;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Hypoxic survival strategies in two fishes: extreme anoxia tolerance in the North European crucian carp and natural hypoxic preconditioning in a coral-reef shark

    Goran E Nilsson;Gillian Mary Claire Renshaw

  • Does size matter for hypoxia tolerance in fish

    Göran E. Nilsson;Sara Östlund-Nilsson

  • Elevated temperature reduces the respiratory scope of coral reef fishes

    Göran E. Nilsson;Natalie Crawley;Ida G. Lunde;Philip L. Munday

  • Gill remodeling in fish – a new fashion or an ancient secret?

    Göran E. Nilsson

  • Plasticity of respiratory structures--adaptive remodeling of fish gills induced by ambient oxygen and temperature.

    Jørund Sollid;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Life on the edge: thermal optima for aerobic scope of equatorial reef fishes are close to current day temperatures

    Jodie L. Rummer;Christine S. Couturier;Jonathan A. W. Stecyk;Jonathan A. W. Stecyk;Naomi M. Gardiner

  • Temperature alters the respiratory surface area of crucian carp Carassius carassius and goldfish Carassius auratus.

    Jørund Sollid;Roy E. Weber;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Serotonin as a regulator of hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal activity in teleost fish.

    Svante Winberg;Anna Nilsson;Patrick Hylland;Veronica Söderstöm

  • VIP-, enkephalin-, substance P- and somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in neurons intrinsic to the intestine: immunohistochemical evidence from organotypic tissue cultures

    Marianne Schultzberg;Cheryl F. Dreyfus;Michael D. Gershon;Tomas Hökfelt

  • Substance P-, VIP-, and enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in the human vagus nerve.

    Jan M. Lundberg;Tomas Hökfelt;Jan Kewenter;Gösta Pettersson

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
Jodie L. Rummer
Jodie L. Rummer James Cook University
Patrick J. Walsh
Patrick J. Walsh University of Ottawa
Paolo Domenici
Paolo Domenici National Research Council (CNR)
Anthony P. Farrell
Anthony P. Farrell University of British Columbia
Danielle L. Dixson
Danielle L. Dixson University of Delaware
David J. McKenzie
David J. McKenzie University of Montpellier
Cliff H. Summers
Cliff H. Summers University of South Dakota
Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon
Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon University of Miami

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