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D-Index
53
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8772
World Ranking
4002
National Ranking
87

Gunnar Lilja 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 Gunnar Lilja sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 135 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar Lilja 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 Gunnar Lilja sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gunnar Lilja is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and works primarily within the domain of Medicine, with a research focus spanning Immunology and Allergy, Physiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their scholarly output reflects a multidisciplinary approach emphasizing respiratory and allergic conditions.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Recent publications authored or co-authored by the scientist consist of:

  • Allergic sensitization to lipocalins reflects asthma morbidity in dog dander sensitized children, 2022, Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • Nasal upregulation of CST1 in dog-sensitised children with severe allergic airway disease, 2021, ERJ Open Research
  • Positive Phadiatop Infant (Phinf) can predict allergic disease during childhood, 2020, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

The venues where Gunnar Lilja has most frequently published comprise:

  • Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • ERJ Open Research
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Collaborative work features recurrent partnerships with several co-authors, including:

  • Ulrika Käck
  • Marianne van Hage
  • Anna Asarnoj
  • Jon R. Konradsen
  • Anna Nopp

The body of work by Lilja contributes to understanding allergic and respiratory diseases in pediatric populations and their immunological underpinnings. The range of publication venues and collaboration with multiple researchers aligns with a comprehensive research agenda within the clinical allergy and respiratory medicine communities.

Best Publications

  • Atopy in children of families with an anthroposophic lifestyle

    Johan S Alm;Johan S Alm;Jackie Swartz;Gunnar Lilja;Annika Scheynius

  • Breast-feeding reduces the risk of asthma during the first 4 years of life

    Inger Kull;Inger Kull;Catarina Almqvist;Catarina Almqvist;Gunnar Lilja;Göran Pershagen;Göran Pershagen

  • Fish consumption during the first year of life and development of allergic diseases during childhood

    I. Kull;I. Kull;A. Bergström;G. Lilja;G. Pershagen;G. Pershagen

  • Early BCG vaccination and development of atopy

    Johan S Alm;Johan S Alm;Gunnar Lilja;Göran Pershagen;Annika Scheynius

  • Breast feeding and allergic diseases in infants—a prospective birth cohort study

    I Kull;M Wickman;G Lilja;S L Nordvall

  • Development and comorbidity of eczema, asthma and rhinitis to age 12: data from the BAMSE birth cohort.

    Natalia Ballardini;Inger Kull;Tomas Lind;Eva Hallner

  • Anaphylaxis and reactions to foods in children--a population-based case study of emergency department visits.

    M. Vetander;M. Vetander;D. Helander;D. Helander;C. Flodström;E. Östblom;E. Östblom

  • Effects of maternal diet during late pregnancy and lactation on the development of atopic diseases in infants up to 18 months of age--in-vivo results.

    G. Lilja;A. Dannaeus;T. Foucard;V. Graff‐Lonnevig

  • Immunotherapy with cat- and dog-dander extracts

    G. Hedlin;V. Graff-Lonnevig;H. Heilborn;G. Lilja

  • Immunotherapy with cat- and dog-dander extracts. IV. Effects of 2 years of treatment.

    G Lilja;B Sundin;V Graff-Lonnevig;G Hedlin

  • Immunotherapy with partially purified and standardized animal dander extracts: I. Clinical results from a double-blind study on patients with animal dander asthma

    B. Sundin;G. Lilja;V. Graff-Lonnevig;G. Hedlin

  • IgE to peanut allergen components: relation to peanut symptoms and pollen sensitization in 8‐year‐olds

    A. Asarnoj;Robert Movérare;E. Östblom;E. Östblom;M. Poorafshar

  • Peanut component Ara h 8 sensitization and tolerance to peanut.

    Anna Asarnoj;Caroline Nilsson;Caroline Nilsson;Jonas Lidholm;Susanne Glaumann;Susanne Glaumann

  • Fewer allergic respiratory disorders among farmers' children in a closed birth cohort from Sweden.

    B. Klintberg;N. Berglund;G. Lilja;M. Wickman

  • Long-term follow-up of patients treated with a three-year course of cat or dog immunotherapy.

    Gunilla Hedlin;Henrik Heilborn;Gunnar Lilja;Kerstin Norrlind

  • An anthroposophic lifestyle and intestinal microflora in infancy.

    Johan S. Alm;Jackie Swartz;Bengt Björkstén;Lars Engstrand

  • The impact of food hypersensitivity reported in 9‐year‐old children by their parents on health‐related quality of life

    E Ostblom;Ann-Charlotte Egmar;Ann-Charlotte Egmar;A Gardulf;G Lilja;G Lilja

  • Exposure to birch pollen in infancy and development of atopic disease in childhood.

    Anne Kihlström;Gunnar Lilja;Göran Pershagen;Gunilla Hedlin

  • ImmunoCAP Phadiatop Infant: A New Blood Test for Detecting IgE Sensitisation in Children at 2 Years of Age

    N. Ballardini;C. Nilsson;M. Nilsson;G. Lilja

  • Immunotherapy with cat- and dog-dander extracts: II. In vivo and in vitro immunologic effects observed in a 1-year double-blind placebo study

    G. Hedlin;V. Graff-Lonnevig;H. Heilborn;G. Lilja

  • Early-life supplementation of vitamins A and D, in water-soluble form or in peanut oil, and allergic diseases during childhood.

    Inger Kull;Inger Kull;Anna Bergström;Erik Melén;Gunnar Lilja

Frequent Co-Authors

Magnus Wickman
Magnus Wickman Karolinska Institute
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute
Inger Kull
Inger Kull Karolinska Institute
Gunilla Hedlin
Gunilla Hedlin Karolinska Institute
Magnus P. Borres
Magnus P. Borres Uppsala University
Erik Melén
Erik Melén Karolinska Institute
Staffan Ahlstedt
Staffan Ahlstedt Karolinska Institute
Catarina Almqvist
Catarina Almqvist Karolinska Institute
Annika Scheynius
Annika Scheynius Karolinska Institute
Marita Troye-Blomberg
Marita Troye-Blomberg Stockholm University

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