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Håkan Persson

Håkan Persson

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
90
Citations
29002
World Ranking
1111
National Ranking
21

Håkan Persson publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Håkan Persson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 220 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Håkan Persson D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Håkan Persson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Håkan Persson is affiliated with Läkemedelsverket in Sweden, a national authority responsible for the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical products. Their role within this institution positions them at the intersection of regulatory science and public health.

The profile of Håkan Persson does not include details about recent papers or frequent co-authors, indicating that publicly available bibliometric data may be limited or not indexed in accessible databases. Similarly, there is no information on specific publication venues associated with their work, which suggests either a focus on regulatory or internal institutional reports rather than academic journal publications.

No book publications or formal awards linked to Håkan Persson are recorded, which might reflect a career oriented towards applied regulatory functions rather than traditional academic outputs or honors.

Although there is no specified data on main fields, subfields of study, or research topics, their association with a regulatory agency implies expertise in areas such as pharmaceutical regulation, drug safety, and possibly clinical trial oversight or pharmacovigilance.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary studies of the nerve growth factor family reveal a novel member abundantly expressed in Xenopus ovary.

    Finn Hallböök;Carlos F. Ibáñez;Håkan Persson

  • Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene

    Tõnis Timmusk;Tõnis Timmusk;Kaia Palm;Kaia Palm;Madis Metsis;Madis Metsis;Tõnu Reintam

  • Identification of cells in rat brain and peripheral tissues expressing mRNA for members of the nerve growth factor family.

    Patrik Ernfors;Cynthia Wetmore;Lars Olson;Håkan Persson

  • Differential expression of mRNAs for neurotrophins and their receptors after axotomy of the sciatic nerve

    H Funakoshi;J Frisén;G Barbany;T Timmusk

  • Molecular cloning and neurotrophic activities of a protein with structural similarities to nerve growth factor: developmental and topographical expression in the brain.

    P Ernfors;C F Ibáñez;T Ebendal;L Olson

  • Differential regulation of mRNAs for nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and neurotrophin 3 in the adult rat brain following cerebral ischemia and hypoglycemic coma.

    Olle Lindvall;Patrik Ernfors;Johan Bengzon;Zaal Kokaia

  • Increased levels of messenger RNAs for neurotrophic factors in the brain during kindling epileptogenesis

    Patrik Ernfors;Johan Bengzon;Zaal Kokaia;Håkan Persson

  • Molecular cloning of rat trkC and distribution of cells expressing messenger RNAs for members of the trk family in the rat central nervous system.

    J.-P. Merlio;P. Ernfors;M. Jaber;H. Persson

  • Development and regional expression of beta nerve growth factor messenger RNA and protein in the rat central nervous system

    Scott R. Whittemore;Ted Ebendal;Lena Larkfors;Lars Olson

  • Cells Expressing mRNA for Neurotrophins and their Receptors During Embryonic Rat Development

    Patrik Ernfors;Jean-Phillipe Merlio;Håkan Persson

  • Expression of the beta-nerve growth factor gene in hippocampal neurons

    Christiane Ayer-LeLievre;Lars Olson;Ted Ebendal;Åke Seiger

  • Disruption of the low affinity receptor-binding site in NGF allows neuronal survival and differentiation by binding to the trk gene product.

    Carlos F. Ibáñez;Ted Ebendal;Gisela Barbany;Judith Murray-Rust

  • Muscle-derived neurotrophin-4 as an activity-dependent trophic signal for adult motor neurons

    Hiroshi Funakoshi;Natale Belluardo;Ernest Arenas;Yuji Yamamoto

  • Increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA in rat hippocampus is associated with improved spatial memory and enriched environment.

    Torkel Falkenberg;Abdul K. Mohammed;Bengt Henriksson;Håkan Persson

  • Localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA to neurons in the brain by in situ hybridization

    Cynthia Wetmore;Patrik Ernfors;Håkan Persson;Lars Olson

  • p75LNGFR regulates Trk signal transduction and NGF-induced neuronal differentiation in MAH cells

    Joseph M. Verdi;Susan J. Birren;Carlos F. Ibáñez;Håkan Persson

  • Expression of nerve growth factor receptor mRNA is developmentally regulated and increased after axotomy in rat spinal cord motoneurons

    Patrik Ernfors;Andreas Henschen;Lars Olson;Håkan Persson

  • Colocalization of NGF binding sites, trk mRNA, and low-affinity NGF receptor mRNA in primary sensory neurons: responses to injury and infusion of NGF.

    V. M. K. Verge;J.-P. Merlio;J. Grondin;P. Ernfors

  • Increased production of the TrkB protein tyrosine kinase receptor after brain insults

    Jean-Philippe Merlio;Patrik Ernfors;Zaal Kokaia;David S. Middlemas

  • Rat beta-nerve growth factor sequence and site of synthesis in the adult hippocampus.

    S. R. Whittemore;S. R. Whittemore;P. L. Friedman;D. Larhammar;H. Persson

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
Nils Lindefors
Nils Lindefors Karolinska Institute
Stefan Brené
Stefan Brené Karolinska Institute
Carlos F. Ibáñez
Carlos F. Ibáñez Karolinska Institute
Lars Olson
Lars Olson Karolinska Institute
Finn Hallböök
Finn Hallböök Uppsala University
Tõnis Timmusk
Tõnis Timmusk Tallinn University of Technology
Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Martin Schalling
Martin Schalling Karolinska Institute
Bengt Johansson
Bengt Johansson Technical University of Denmark

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