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Gunnar C. Hansson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
37803
World Ranking
1979
National Ranking
35

Gunnar C. Hansson 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 Gunnar C. Hansson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 359 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar C. Hansson 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 Gunnar C. Hansson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

Gunnar C. Hansson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and associated subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, nutrition and dietetics, surgery, and organic chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Infant Nutrition and Health

Among recent publications, the following papers with Gunnar C. Hansson as an author are noted:

  • Mucins and the Microbiome, 2020, Annual Review of Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Gunnar C. Hansson include:

  • Anna Ermund
  • Malin Johansson
  • Liisa Arike
  • Ana S. Luís
  • Chunsheng Jin

Common publication venues for their work, reflecting a broad engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed platforms, are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Gunnar C. Hansson's research contributions often intersect with studies on mucus barriers, gut bacteria, and mucus glycan interactions, evidenced by coauthored works appearing in Science, Nature, and Cell Host & Microbe that involve other researchers such as Elisabeth Nyström and Ana S. Luís. These collaborative publications address topics like colonic mucus barrier function, bacterial sulfatases required for mucin access, and the habitat provided by intestinal mucus glycans.

Best Publications

  • The inner of the two Muc2 mucin-dependent mucus layers in colon is devoid of bacteria

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Mia Phillipson;Joel Petersson;Anna Velcich

  • The two mucus layers of colon are organized by the MUC2 mucin, whereas the outer layer is a legislator of host–microbial interactions

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Jessica M. Holmén Larsson;Gunnar C. Hansson

  • The gastrointestinal mucus system in health and disease

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Henrik Sjövall;Gunnar C. Hansson

  • The mucus and mucins of the goblet cells and enterocytes provide the first defense line of the gastrointestinal tract and interact with the immune system

    Thaher Pelaseyed;Joakim H. Bergström;Jenny K Gustafsson;Anna Ermund

  • Bacteria penetrate the normally impenetrable inner colon mucus layer in both murine colitis models and patients with ulcerative colitis

    Malin E V Johansson;Jenny K Gustafsson;Jessica Holmén-Larsson;Karolina S Jabbar

  • Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Gunnar C. Hansson

  • New developments in goblet cell mucus secretion and function

    George M.H. Birchenough;Malin E.V. Johansson;Jenny K. Gustafsson;Joakim H. Bergström

  • Potential roles of gut microbiome and metabolites in modulating ALS in mice

    Eran Blacher;Stavros Bashiardes;Hagit Shapiro;Daphna Rothschild

  • The composition of the gut microbiota shapes the colon mucus barrier

    Hedvig E Jakobsson;Ana María Rodríguez-Piñeiro;André Schütte;Anna Ermund

  • Bifidobacteria or Fiber Protects against Diet-Induced Microbiota-Mediated Colonic Mucus Deterioration

    Bjoern O. Schroeder;George M.H. Birchenough;Marcus Ståhlman;Liisa Arike

  • Composition and functional role of the mucus layers in the intestine

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Daniel Ambort;Thaher Pelaseyed;André Schütte

  • Role of mucus layers in gut infection and inflammation

    Gunnar C Hansson

  • A sentinel goblet cell guards the colonic crypt by triggering Nlrp6-dependent Muc2 secretion.

    George M. H. Birchenough;Elisabeth E. L. Nyström;Malin E. V. Johansson;Gunnar C. Hansson

  • Normalization of Host Intestinal Mucus Layers Requires Long-Term Microbial Colonization.

    Malin E.V. Johansson;Hedvig E. Jakobsson;Jessica Holmén-Larsson;André Schütte

  • Quantitative Imaging of Gut Microbiota Spatial Organization

    Kristen A. Earle;Gabriel Billings;Michael Sigal;Joshua S. Lichtman

  • Bacteria penetrate the inner mucus layer before inflammation in the dextran sulfate colitis model.

    Malin E. V. Johansson;Jenny K. Gustafsson;Karolina E. Sjöberg;Joel Petersson

  • Importance and regulation of the colonic mucus barrier in a mouse model of colitis

    Joel Petersson;Olof Schreiber;Gunnar C. Hansson;Sandra J. Gendler

  • Specificity of binding of a strain of uropathogenic Escherichia coli to Gal alpha 1----4Gal-containing glycosphingolipids.

    K Bock;M E Breimer;A Brignole;G C Hansson

  • Studies of mucus in mouse stomach, small intestine, and colon. I. Gastrointestinal mucus layers have different properties depending on location as well as over the Peyer's patches.

    Anna Ermund;André Schütte;Malin E. V. Johansson;Jenny K. Gustafsson

  • Bicarbonate and functional CFTR channel are required for proper mucin secretion and link cystic fibrosis with its mucus phenotype

    Jenny K. Gustafsson;Anna Ermund;Daniel Ambort;Malin E.V. Johansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Anders Karlsson
Karl-Anders Karlsson University of Gothenburg
Hakon Leffler
Hakon Leffler Lund University
Niclas G. Karlsson
Niclas G. Karlsson University of Gothenburg
Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg
Göran Larson
Göran Larson University of Gothenburg
Ingemar Carlstedt
Ingemar Carlstedt Lund University
Lijun Xia
Lijun Xia Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou
Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou King's College London
Joy M. Burchell
Joy M. Burchell King's College London

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