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Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren

Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren

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Immunology
Sweden
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
105
Citations
51387
World Ranking
578
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
51387
World Ranking
6687
National Ranking
138

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology throughout their academic career. Their work primarily focuses on infectious diseases and immunology, with specific attention to COVID-19 clinical research, immune cell function, and T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Their recent research highlights include several notable publications such as:

  • Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19 (2020, Cell)
  • Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity (2020, Science Immunology)
  • Natural killer cells in antiviral immunity (2021, Nature Reviews Immunology)
  • Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 (2020, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Safety and efficacy of the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in five groups of immunocompromised patients and healthy controls in a prospective open-label clinical trial (2021, EBioMedicine)

Repeatedly, their publications have appeared in key journals and venues, demonstrating consistent engagement with the academic community. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Blood

Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren collaborates extensively with other researchers in immunology and related fields. Noteworthy frequent co-authors include Marcus Buggert, Soo Aleman, Puran Chen, Jonas Klingström, and Niklas K. Björkström.

Their research predominantly covers several specialized topics, which include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

In terms of subfields, their scholarly output is focused on:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Best Publications

  • In search of the 'missing self': MHC molecules and NK cell recognition.

    Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Klas Kärre

  • Selective rejection of H–2-deficient lymphoma variants suggests alternative immune defence strategy

    Klas Kärre;Hans Gustaf Ljunggren;Gerald Piontek;Rolf Kiessling

  • Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19.

    Takuya Sekine;André Perez-Potti;Olga Rivera-Ballesteros;Kristoffer Strålin

  • Host resistance directed selectively against H-2-deficient lymphoma variants. Analysis of the mechanism.

    Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Klas Karre

  • Association of class I major histocompatibility heavy and light chains induced by viral peptides.

    Alain Townsend;Claes Öhlén;Judy Bastin;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren

  • Empty MHC class I molecules come out in the cold

    H G Ljunggren;N J Stam;C Ohlén;J J Neefjes

  • Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition

    Cyril Fauriat;Eric O. Long;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Yenan T. Bryceson

  • Synergy among receptors on resting NK cells for the activation of natural cytotoxicity and cytokine secretion.

    Yenan T. Bryceson;Michael E. March;Michael E. March;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Eric O. Long;Eric O. Long

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Efficient presentation of exogenous antigen by liver endothelial cells to CD8+ T cells results in antigen-specific T-cell tolerance.

    Andreas Limmer;Jutta Ohl;Christian Kurts;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren

  • Expression patterns of NKG2A, KIR, and CD57 define a process of CD56dim NK-cell differentiation uncoupled from NK-cell education

    Niklas K. Björkström;Peggy Riese;Frank Heuts;Sandra Andersson

  • Cytomegalovirus infection drives adaptive epigenetic diversification of NK cells with altered signaling and effector function.

    Heinrich Schlums;Frank M Cichocki;Frank M Cichocki;Bianca Tesi;Jakob Theorell

  • Activation, coactivation, and costimulation of resting human natural killer cells

    Yenan T. Bryceson;Michael E. March;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Eric O. Long

  • Heat-shock proteins as activators of the innate immune system

    Robert P.A Wallin;Andreas Lundqvist;Solveig H Moré;Arne von Bonin

  • Prospects for the use of NK cells in immunotherapy of human cancer

    Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren;Karl-Johan Malmberg

  • Enhanced Dendritic Cell Antigen Capture via Toll-Like Receptor-Induced Actin Remodeling

    Michele A. West;Robert P. A. Wallin;Robert P. A. Wallin;Robert P. A. Wallin;Stephen P. Matthews;Henrik G. Svensson

  • Cytolytic granule polarization and degranulation controlled by different receptors in resting NK cells

    Yenan T. Bryceson;Michael E. March;Domingo F. Barber;Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren

  • NK cell responses to cytomegalovirus infection lead to stable imprints in the human KIR repertoire and involve activating KIRS

    Vivien Béziat;Lisa L. Liu;Jenny-Ann Malmberg;Martin A. Ivarsson

  • Rapid expansion and long-term persistence of elevated NK cell numbers in humans infected with hantavirus

    Niklas K. Björkström;Therese Lindgren;Malin Stoltz;Cyril Fauriat;Cyril Fauriat

  • Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity.

    Christopher Maucourant;Iva Filipovic;Andrea Ponzetta;Soo Aleman;Soo Aleman

  • Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19

    Takuya Sekine;André Perez-Potti;Olga Rivera-Ballesteros;Kristoffer Strålin

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Johan Malmberg
Karl-Johan Malmberg Oslo University Hospital
Niklas K. Björkström
Niklas K. Björkström Karolinska University Hospital
Klas Kärre
Klas Kärre Karolinska Institute
Yenan T. Bryceson
Yenan T. Bryceson Karolinska Institute
Johan K. Sandberg
Johan K. Sandberg Karolinska University Hospital
Jakob Michaëlsson
Jakob Michaëlsson Karolinska University Hospital
Jonas Klingström
Jonas Klingström Linköping University
Fu-Dong Shi
Fu-Dong Shi Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Petter Höglund
Petter Höglund Karolinska Institute
Jie Zhu
Jie Zhu Jilin University

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