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D-Index
50
Citations
9555
World Ranking
4238
National Ranking
93

Hans Carlsten 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 Hans Carlsten sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 163 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans Carlsten 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 Hans Carlsten sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans Carlsten is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Immunology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. The focus is on understanding complex biological and immunological processes through research published in various scientific venues.

The scientist's recent research includes the following publications:

  • Interleukin 17A: a Janus-faced regulator of osteoporosis, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Androgen Receptors in Epithelial Cells Regulate Thymopoiesis and Recent Thymic Emigrants in Male Mice, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Factors associated with changes in volumetric bone mineral density and cortical area in men with ankylosing spondylitis: a 5-year prospective study using HRpQCT., 2021, Osteoporosis International
  • Immunoglobulin G complexes without sialic acids enhance osteoclastogenesis but do not affect arthritis-mediated bone loss, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
  • Physiological estrogen levels are dispensable for the sex difference in immune responses during allergen-induced airway inflammation, 2023, Immunobiology

Hans Carlsten collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Cecilia Engdahl
  • Ulrika Islander
  • Julia M. Scheffler
  • Christina Drevinge
  • Carmen Corciulo

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • JBMR Plus
  • PLoS ONE
  • Osteoporosis International
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Scientific Reports

The main research topics Hans Carlsten covers include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

The body of work reflects an engagement with chronic inflammatory diseases, immune regulation, and molecular mechanisms underlying bone and joint pathologies. The interaction between immune components and skeletal health appears as a recurrent theme in their publications, emphasizing translational and clinical relevance in rheumatology and immunology.

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-6-deficient mice develop mature-onset obesity.

    Ville Wallenius;Kristina Wallenius;Bo Ahrén;Mats Rudling

  • Role of oestrogen receptors alpha and beta in immune organ development and in oestrogen-mediated effects on thymus.

    Malin C. Erlandsson;Claes Ohlsson;Jan Åke Gustafsson;Hans Carlsten

  • Secretion of antibodies to types I and II collagen by synovial tissue cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Tarkowski A;Klareskog L;Carlsten H;Herberts P

  • Estrogen accelerates immune complex glomerulonephritis but ameliorates T cell-mediated vasculitis and sialadenitis in autoimmune MRL lpr/lpr mice.

    Hans Carlsten;Niklas Nilsson;Roland Jonsson;Kerstin Bäckman

  • Estrogen receptor specificity for the effects of estrogen in ovariectomized mice.

    M. K. Lindberg;Z. Weihua;N. Andersson;S. Movérare

  • Oestrogen is a potent disease accelerator in SLE-prone MRL lpr/lpr mice.

    H Carlsten;A Tarkowski;R Holmdahl;L A Nilsson

  • Intrathecal cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus with central nervous system involvement.

    E Trysberg;H Carlsten;A Tarkowski

  • Growth factors and interleukin-6 across the lung circulation in pulmonary hypertension

    Selimovic N;Bergh Ch;Andersson B;Sakiniene E

  • Influence of hormone replacement therapy on disease progression and bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Helena Forsblad D'Elia;Arvi Larsen;Lars-Ake Mattsson;Eva Waltbrand

  • Weight loss improves disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis and obesity: an interventional study

    Eva Klingberg;Annelie Bilberg;Sofia Björkman;Martin Hedberg

  • Estrogen induces suppression of natural killer cell cytotoxicity and augmentation of polyclonal B cell activation.

    Nicklas Nilsson;Hans Carlsten

  • Outbreak of spontaneous staphylococcal arthritis and osteitis in mice.

    Tomas Bremell;Stefan Lange;Lena Svensson;Eva Jennische

  • Estrogens in rheumatoid arthritis; the immune system and bone.

    Ulrika Islander;Caroline Jochems;Marie K. Lagerquist;Helena Forsblad-d’Elia

  • Radiographic joint destruction in postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with generalised osteoporosis

    H Forsblad D'Elia;A Larsen;E Waltbrand;G Kvist

  • Ethanol prevents development of destructive arthritis

    Ing-Marie Jonsson;Margareta Verdrengh;Mikael Brisslert;Sofia Lindblad

  • Immune responses and bone loss: the estrogen connection.

    Hans Carlsten

  • Oestradiol- and testosterone-mediated effects on the immune system in normal and autoimmune mice are genetically linked and inherited as dominant traits.

    H Carlsten;R Holmdahl;A Tarkowski;L A Nilsson

  • Oestrogen receptor specificity in oestradiol-mediated effects on B lymphopoiesis and immunoglobulin production in male mice.

    M. C. Erlandsson;C. A. Jonsson;U. Islander;C. Ohlsson

  • Vertebral Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis Are Associated with Lower Bone Mineral Density in Both Central and Peripheral Skeleton

    Eva Klingberg;Mats Geijer;Jan Göthlin;Dan Mellström

  • Estrogen receptor alpha, but not estrogen receptor beta, is involved in the regulation of the OPG/RANKL (osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand) ratio and serum interleukin-6 in male mice.

    M. K. Lindberg;M. Erlandsson;S. L. Alatalo;S. Windahl

  • Calprotectin in ankylosing spondylitis – frequently elevated in feces, but normal in serum

    Eva Klingberg;Hans Carlsten;Elisabet Hilme;Martin Hedberg

  • Estren Is a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator with Transcriptional Activity

    Sofia Movérare;Johanna Dahllund;Niklas Andersson;Ulrika Islander

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes Ohlsson
Claes Ohlsson University of Gothenburg
Rikard Holmdahl
Rikard Holmdahl Karolinska Institute
Mattias Lorentzon
Mattias Lorentzon University of Gothenburg
Andrej Tarkowski
Andrej Tarkowski Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Andrée Krust
Andrée Krust Collège de France
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Andrzej Tarkowski
Andrzej Tarkowski University of Warsaw
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
Roland Jonsson
Roland Jonsson University of Bergen
Maria Bokarewa
Maria Bokarewa University of Gothenburg

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