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Gunnar Nilsson

Gunnar Nilsson

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
73
Citations
15009
World Ranking
2164
National Ranking
39

Gunnar Nilsson 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 Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 248 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar Nilsson 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 Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gunnar Nilsson is primarily affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans across multiple fields within medicine and immunology, with a focus on understanding mast cells and their role in immune responses.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on mast cells and related allergic conditions. Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Specializing further into subfields, Nilsson's work encompasses:

  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology

The primary research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Nilsson has published in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Allergy
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Updated Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Mast Cell Disorders: A Consensus Proposal" (2021), published in HemaSphere
  • "Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: From Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts" (2020), published in Theranostics
  • "Tissue-specific transcriptional imprinting and heterogeneity in human innate lymphoid cells revealed by full-length single-cell RNA-sequencing" (2021), published in Cell Research
  • "The ingenious mast cell: Contemporary insights into mast cell behavior and function" (2021), published in Allergy
  • "Selecting the Right Criteria and Proper Classification to Diagnose Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Critical Review" (2021), published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

In their collaborative work, Nilsson frequently coauthors with:

  • Jesper Säfholm
  • Joakim S. Dahlin
  • Mikael Adner
  • Elin Rönnberg
  • Sven-Erik Dahlén

Best Publications

  • Cutaneous manifestations in patients with mastocytosis: Consensus report of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

    Karin Hartmann;Luis Escribano;Clive Grattan;Knut Brockow

  • Stem cell factor is a chemotactic factor for human mast cells.

    Gunnar Nilsson;Joseph H. Butterfield;Kenneth Nilsson;Agneta Siegbahn

  • C3a and C5a are chemotaxins for human mast cells and act through distinct receptors via a pertussis toxin-sensitive signal transduction pathway.

    G Nilsson;M Johnell;C H Hammer;H L Tiffany

  • Phenotypic Characterization of the Human Mast-Cell Line HMC-1

    G. Nilsson;T. Blom;M. Kusche‐Gullberg;L. Kjellen

  • Mast Cells Increase Vascular Permeability by Heparin-Initiated Bradykinin Formation In Vivo

    Chris Oschatz;Coen Maas;Bernd Lecher;Thomas Jansen

  • Recombinant human stem cell factor stimulates differentiation of mast cells from dispersed human fetal liver cells

    Anne-Marie A. Irani;Gunnar Nilsson;Ulla Miettinen;Shirley S. Craig

  • Updated Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Mast Cell Disorders: A Consensus Proposal

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Karin Hartmann;Ivan Alvarez-Twose

  • Mast cells as sensors of cell injury through IL-33 recognition.

    Mattias Enoksson;Katarina Lyberg;Christine Möller-Westerberg;Padraic G. Fallon

  • Research needs in allergy: an EAACI position paper, in collaboration with EFA

    Nikolaos G Papadopoulos;Ioana Agache;Sevim Bavbek;Beatrice M Bilo

  • Advances in the Classification and Treatment of Mastocytosis: Current Status and Outlook toward the Future

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Karin Hartmann;Gunnar Nilsson

  • 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

  • Mast cell infiltration correlates with poor prognosis in Hodgkin's lymphoma

    Daniel Molin;Annika Edström;Ingrid Glimelius;Bengt Glimelius

  • Distinct platelet packaging, release, and surface expression of proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors on different platelet stimuli.

    Madhumita Chatterjee;Zhangsen Huang;Zhangsen Huang;Wei Zhang;Lei Jiang

  • Expression and function of chemokine receptors in human multiple myeloma.

    Christine Möller;Thomas Strömberg;Mikael Juremalm;Kenneth Nilsson

  • High prevalence of anaphylaxis in patients with systemic mastocytosis – a single‐centre experience

    T Gülen;Hans Hägglund;B Dahlén;B Dahlén;G Nilsson;G Nilsson

  • Mast cells express functional CD30 ligand and are the predominant CD30L-positive cells in Hodgkin's disease.

    Daniel Molin;Marie Fischer;Zou Xiang;Ulrika Larsson

  • Biomarkers of the involvement of mast cells, basophils and eosinophils in asthma and allergic diseases

    Dean D. Metcalfe;Ruby Pawankar;Steven J. Ackerman;Cem Akin

  • Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: From Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts.

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Karin Hartmann;Gunnar Nilsson

  • Induction of human regulatory innate lymphoid cells from group 2 innate lymphoid cells by retinoic acid.

    Hideaki Morita;Terufumi Kubo;Beate Rückert;Avinash Ravindran

  • Chemokine receptor expression by mast cells.

    Mikael Juremalm;Gunnar Nilsson

  • Endostatin overexpression inhibits lymphangiogenesis and lymph node metastasis in mice

    Gaëlle Brideau;Markus J Mäkinen;Harri Elamaa;Hongmin Tu

  • Is there a role for mast cells in psoriasis

    Ilkka T. Harvima;Gunnar Nilsson;Mireille-Maria Suttle;Anita Naukkarinen

  • Mast cells as regulators of skin inflammation and immunity.

    Ilkka T Harvima;Gunnar Nilsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sven-Erik Dahlén
Sven-Erik Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Christer Sundström
Christer Sundström Uppsala University
Kenneth Nilsson
Kenneth Nilsson Uppsala University
Dean D. Metcalfe
Dean D. Metcalfe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lars Hellman
Lars Hellman Uppsala University
Barbro Dahlén
Barbro Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Staffan Ahlstedt
Staffan Ahlstedt Karolinska Institute
Lawrence B. Schwartz
Lawrence B. Schwartz Virginia Commonwealth University
Gunnar Pejler
Gunnar Pejler Uppsala University
Dennis D. Taub
Dennis D. Taub George Washington University

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