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Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam

Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 50 4275 3949 96 87 159 7423

Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 17 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 2 publications
2005 2026

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 4
2007 6
2008 3
2009 12
2010 6
2011 4
2012 8
2013 6
2014 11
2015 9
2016 6
2017 8
2018 3
2019 5
2020 16
2021 20
2022 18
2023 18
2024 6
2025 15
2026 2
Total 189
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Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 152–161 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 159 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189 159
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188 50
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans several important subfields including infectious diseases, immunology, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and virology.

The scientist's research concentrates on key topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, T-cell and B-cell immunology, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, HIV research and treatment, immune cell function and interaction, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Immunity
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam include:

  • "An alpaca nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by blocking receptor interaction," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans," 2022, Science
  • "Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 induced by infection or vaccination," 2021, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "Route of Vaccine Administration Alters Antigen Trafficking but Not Innate or Adaptive Immunity," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 exhibits extensive escape from neutralising antibodies," 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Their network of frequent co-authors includes researchers such as Martin Corcoran, Ben Murrell, Daniel J. Sheward, Xaquín Castro Dopico, and Leo Hanke, reflecting collaborative efforts across multiple projects in immunology and infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • The challenges of eliciting neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 and to influenza virus

    Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam;Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam;Ron A.M. Fouchier;Sanjay Phogat;Dennis R. Burton

  • An alpaca nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by blocking receptor interaction.

    Leo Hanke;Laura Vidakovics Perez;Daniel J. Sheward;Daniel J. Sheward;Hrishikesh Das

  • Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans

    Unknown

  • Production of individualized V gene databases reveals high levels of immunoglobulin genetic diversity.

    Martin M. Corcoran;Ganesh E. Phad;Néstor Vázquez Bernat;Christiane Stahl-Hennig

  • Interleukin-21-Producing CD4+ T Cells Promote Type 2 Immunity to House Dust Mites

    Jonathan M. Coquet;Jonathan M. Coquet;Martijn J. Schuijs;Mark J. Smyth;Mark J. Smyth;Kim Deswarte

  • DNA vaccines: recent developments and future possibilities.

    Margaret A Liu;Britta Wahren;Gunilla B Karlsson Hedestam

  • Sequestration of G3BP coupled with efficient translation inhibits stress granules in Semliki Forest virus infection

    Marc D. Panas;Margus Varjak;Aleksei Lulla;Kai Er Eng

  • Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 induced by infection or vaccination.

    Xaquin Castro Dopico;Sebastian Ols;Karin Loré;Gunilla B Karlsson Hedestam

  • A novel quantitative flow cytometry-based assay for autophagy.

    Kai Er Eng;Marc D. Panas;Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam;Gerald M. McInerney

  • Crystal Structure of Conserved Domains 1 and 2 of the Human DEAD-box Helicase DDX3X in Complex with the Mononucleotide AMP

    Martin Högbom;Ruairi Collins;Susanne van den Berg;Rose-Marie Jenvert

  • Neutralisation sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) variant: a cross-sectional study

    Unknown

  • Route of Vaccine Administration Alters Antigen Trafficking but Not Innate or Adaptive Immunity

    Sebastian Ols;Lifei Yang;Elizabeth A. Thompson;Pradeepa Pushparaj

  • Vaccination with Glycan-Modified HIV NFL Envelope Trimer-Liposomes Elicits Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies to Multiple Sites of Vulnerability.

    Viktoriya Dubrovskaya;Karen Tran;Gabriel Ozorowski;Javier Guenaga

  • Semliki Forest Virus Nonstructural Protein 2 Is Involved in Suppression of the Type I Interferon Response

    Lucy Breakwell;Pia Dosenovic;Pia Dosenovic;Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam;Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam;Mauro D'Amato

  • High-Resolution Definition of Vaccine-Elicited B Cell Responses Against the HIV Primary Receptor Binding Site

    Christopher Sundling;Yuxing Li;Nick Huynh;Christian Poulsen

  • Soluble HIV-1 Env trimers in adjuvant elicit potent and diverse functional B cell responses in primates

    Christopher Sundling;Mattias N.E. Forsell;Sijy O'Dell;Yu Feng

  • MAVS, cGAS, and endogenous retroviruses in T-independent B cell responses

    Ming Zeng;Zeping Hu;Xiaolei Shi;Xiaohong Li

  • PPAR-γ promotes type 2 immune responses in allergy and nematode infection

    Ting Chen;Christopher A. Tibbitt;Xiaogang Feng;Julian M. Stark

  • Human B Cell Responses to TLR Ligands Are Differentially Modulated by Myeloid and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells

    Iyadh Douagi;Cornelia Gujer;Christopher Sundling;William C. Adams

  • Heterologous epitope-scaffold prime:boosting immuno-focuses B cell responses to the HIV-1 gp41 2F5 neutralization determinant.

    Javier Guenaga;Pia Dosenovic;Gilad Ofek;David Baker

  • A forward genetic screen reveals roles for Nfkbid, Zeb1, and Ruvbl2 in humoral immunity

    Carrie N. Arnold;Elaine Pirie;Pia Dosenovic;Gerald M. McInerney

  • Particulate Array of Well-Ordered HIV Clade C Env Trimers Elicits Neutralizing Antibodies that Display a Unique V2 Cap Approach

    Paola Martinez-Murillo;Karen Tran;Javier Guenaga;Gustaf Lindgren

  • Vaccine-elicited primate antibodies use a distinct approach to the HIV-1 primary receptor binding site informing vaccine redesign

    Karen Tran;Christian Poulsen;Javier Guenaga;Natalia de Val

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard T. Wyatt
Richard T. Wyatt Scripps Research Institute
John R. Mascola
John R. Mascola ModeX Therapeutics
Karin Loré
Karin Loré Karolinska Institute
Sijy O'Dell
Sijy O'Dell National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Ben Murrell
Ben Murrell Karolinska Institute
Bruce Beutler
Bruce Beutler The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Andrew B. Ward
Andrew B. Ward Scripps Research Institute
Krisha McKee
Krisha McKee National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jan Albert
Jan Albert Karolinska Institute
Peter Liljeström
Peter Liljeström Karolinska Institute

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