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Gunnar Pejler

Gunnar Pejler

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15013
World Ranking
7117
National Ranking
98

Gunnar Pejler 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 Pejler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 264 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar Pejler 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 Pejler sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 Pejler is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and primarily works in the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Immunology and Allergy, and Cell Biology.

The research topics frequently addressed include Mast cells and histamine, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Polyamine Metabolism and Applications, melanin and skin pigmentation, Urticaria and Related Conditions, and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema.

Gunnar Pejler has contributed to a range of recent publications, among which are the following:

  • Urticaria: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA) Update 2020, 2020, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
  • The ingenious mast cell: Contemporary insights into mast cell behavior and function, 2021, Allergy
  • Landscape of mast cell populations across organs in mice and humans, 2023, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Novel Strategies to Target Mast Cells in Disease, 2021, Journal of Innate Immunity
  • Novel Insight into the in vivo Function of Mast Cell Chymase: Lessons from Knockouts and Inhibitors, 2020, Journal of Innate Immunity

The most frequent coauthors collaborating with Gunnar Pejler include Mirjana Grujić, Aida Paivandy, Fábio Rabelo Melo, Srinivas Akula, and Maria Lampinen.

The venues where Gunnar Pejler typically publishes research consist of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Allergy, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Journal of Innate Immunity.

Best Publications

  • Mast cell secretory granules: armed for battle

    Sara Wernersson;Gunnar Pejler

  • Abnormal mast cells in mice deficient in a heparin-synthesizing enzyme

    Erik Forsberg;Gunnar Pejler;Maria Ringvall;Carolina Lunderius

  • Mice lacking histidine decarboxylase exhibit abnormal mast cells

    Hiroshi Ohtsu;Satoshi Tanaka;Tadashi Terui;Yoshio Hori

  • Mast cell proteases: multifaceted regulators of inflammatory disease

    Gunnar Pejler;Elin Rönnberg;Ida Waern;Sara Wernersson

  • Mast Cells Can Enhance Resistance to Snake and Honeybee Venoms

    Martin Metz;Adrian M. Piliponsky;Ching-Cheng Chen;Verena Lammel

  • A key role for mast cell chymase in the activation of pro-matrix metalloprotease-9 and pro-matrix metalloprotease-2.

    Elena Tchougounova;Anders Lundequist;Ignacio Fajardo;Jan-Olof Winberg

  • Mast cell proteases.

    Gunnar Pejler;Magnus Abrink;Maria Ringvall;Sara Wernersson

  • Neutralization of heparin-related saccharides by histidine-rich glycoprotein and platelet factor 4.

    David A. Lane;Gunnar Pejler;Angela M. Flynn;Elizabeth A. Thompson

  • Biology of mast cell tryptase. An inflammatory mediator.

    Jenny Hallgren;Gunnar Pejler

  • Serglycin is essential for maturation of mast cell secretory granule.

    Magnus Åbrink;Mirjana Grujic;Gunnar Pejler

  • The Chymase, Mouse Mast Cell Protease 4, Constitutes the Major Chymotrypsin-like Activity in Peritoneum and Ear Tissue. A Role for Mouse Mast Cell Protease 4 in Thrombin Regulation and Fibronectin Turnover

    Elena Tchougounova;Gunnar Pejler;Magnus Åbrink

  • Mast cells regulate homeostatic intestinal epithelial migration and barrier function by a chymase/Mcpt4-dependent mechanism

    Katherine R. Groschwitz;Richard Ahrens;Heather Osterfeld;Michael F. Gurish

  • Secretory Granule Proteases in Rat Mast Cells. Cloning of 10 Different Serine Proteases and a Carboxypeptidase A from Various Rat Mast Cell Populations

    Claudia Lützelschwab;Gunnar Pejler;Maria Aveskogh;Lars Hellman

  • Urticaria: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA) Update 2020.

    Marcus Maurer;Kilian Eyerich;Stefanie Eyerich;Marta Ferrer

  • Serglycin: a structural and functional chameleon with wide impact on immune cells.

    Svein O. Kolset;Gunnar Pejler

  • Critical Role of Mast Cell Chymase in Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation

    Jiusong Sun;Jie Zhang;Jes Sanddal Lindholt;Galina K Sukhova

  • Mast cell chymase reduces the toxicity of Gila monster venom, scorpion venom, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in mice

    Mitsuteru Akahoshi;Chang Ho Song;Chang Ho Song;Adrian M. Piliponsky;Adrian M. Piliponsky;Martin Metz;Martin Metz

  • A tick salivary protein targets cathepsin G and chymase and inhibits host inflammation and platelet aggregation

    Jindrich Chmelar;Jindrich Chmelar;Carlo J. Oliveira;Pavlina Rezacova;Ivo M. B. Francischetti

  • Neurotensin increases mortality and mast cells reduce neurotensin levels in a mouse model of sepsis.

    Adrian M. Piliponsky;Ching Cheng Chen;Toshihiko Nishimura;Martin Metz

  • Neutralization of heparin-related saccharides by histidine-rich glycoprotein and platelet factor 4 [published erratum appears in J Biol Chem 1986 Oct 5;261(28):13387]

    D A Lane;G Pejler;A M Flynn;E A Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Magnus Åbrink
Magnus Åbrink Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lars Hellman
Lars Hellman Uppsala University
Ulrich Blank
Ulrich Blank Université Paris Cité
Ulf Lindahl
Ulf Lindahl Uppsala University
Michael F. Gurish
Michael F. Gurish Harvard Medical School
Martin Metz
Martin Metz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Lena Kjellén
Lena Kjellén Uppsala University
Stephen J. Galli
Stephen J. Galli Stanford University
Mindy Tsai
Mindy Tsai Stanford University
Shinji Takai
Shinji Takai Kitasato University

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