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Immunology
Sweden
2022

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Immunology

D-Index
92
Citations
26395
World Ranking
1012
National Ranking
19

Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
26783
World Ranking
11430
National Ranking
216

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Hans Link is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to Medical research, with a focus on Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Their body of work reflects involvement in multiple subfields including Rheumatology and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Retinal changes associated with multivitamin deficiency before and after supplementation, 2021, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Retinal thinning and brain atrophy in early MS and CIS, 2020, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Homonymous visual field defect and retinal thinning after occipital stroke, 2021, Brain and Behavior
  • Optical Coherence Tomography to Monitor Rebound Intracranial Hypertension with Increased Papilledema after Lumbar Puncture, 2021, NeuroSci
  • The Importance of Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Atypical or Subclinical Optic Neuritis: A Case Series Study, 2023, Journal of Clinical Medicine

The frequent coauthors associated with Hans Link include:

  • Yu-Min Huang
  • Pierfrancesco Mirabelli
  • Ge Yang
  • Max Borgström
  • Helena Gauffin

Hans Link regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Brain and Behavior
  • NeuroSci
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Their primary research topics span across:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-17 mRNA expression in blood and CSF mononuclear cells is augmented in multiple sclerosis

    D Matusevicius;P Kivisäkk;B He;N Kostulas

  • Cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: a consensus report.

    M. Andersson;J. Alvarezcermeno;G. Bernardi;I. Cogato

  • Oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid: an update on methodology and clinical usefulness.

    Hans Link;Yu-Min Huang

  • Review: cytokines and the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

    V. Navikas;H. Link

  • Autoreactive T lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis determined by antigen-induced secretion of interferon-gamma.

    T Olsson;W W Zhi;B Höjeberg;V Kostulas

  • Immunoglobulins in multiple sclerosis and infections of the nervous system.

    Hans Link;Ragnar Müller

  • T and B cell responses to myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in multiple sclerosis.

    J Sun;H Link;T Olsson;B G Xiao

  • Two subsets of dendritic cells are present in human cerebrospinal fluid

    Mikhail Pashenkov;Yu-Min Huang;Vasilios Kostulas;Mats Haglund

  • Autoreactive T and B cells responding to myelin proteolipid protein in multiple sclerosis and controls.

    Jia-Bin Sun;Tomas Olsson;Wei-Zhi Wang;Bao-Guo Xiao

  • Increased IL-1β, IL-8, and IL-17 mRNA Expression in Blood Mononuclear Cells Observed in a Prospective Ischemic Stroke Study

    Nikolaos Kostulas;Sigliti Henrietta Pelidou;Pia Kivisäkk;Vasilios Kostulas

  • Antibodies to myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with multiple sclerosis and controls.

    B.-G. Xiao;C. Linington;H. Link

  • Optic neuritis Prognosis for multiple sclerosis from MRI, CSF, and HLA findings

    M. Söderström;Jin Ya-Ping;J. Hillert;H. Link

  • Laquinimod (ABR-215062) suppresses the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, modulates the Th1/Th2 balance and induces the Th3 cytokine TGF-β in Lewis rats

    Jian-She Yang;Ling-Yun Xu;Bao-Guo Xiao;Bao-Guo Xiao;Gunnar Hedlund

  • INCREASED TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA , INTERLEUKIN-4, AND INTERFERON-GAMMA IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

    Joanne Link;Mats Söderström;Tomas Olsson;Bo Höjeberg

  • Comparison of Antibodies Against Different Viruses in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Samples from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

    Erling Norrby;Erling Norrby;Hans Link;Hans Link;Jan-Edvin Olsson;Jan-Edvin Olsson;Martin Panelius;Martin Panelius

  • The cytokine storm in multiple sclerosis

    Hans Link

  • Natural killer cells determine the outcome of B cell–mediated autoimmunity

    Shi Fd;Shi Fd;Wang Hb;Li H;Hong S

  • Comparison between directional Doppler and angiography in the diagnosis of internal carotid artery disease

    Sven-Erik Eriksson;Vera Zbornikova;Ingegerd Johansson;Hans Link

  • Improved detection of oligoclonal IgG in cerebrospinal fluid by isoelectric focusing in agarose, double-antibody peroxidase labeling, and avidin-biotin amplification.

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  • Immunoglobulin Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis: Relation to Clinical Parameters: Exacerbations and Remissions

    Jan-Edvin Olsson;Hans Link

  • Cytokine production and the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune neuritis and Guillain–Barré syndrome

    Jie Zhu;Eilhard Mix;Hans Link

Frequent Co-Authors

Bao-Guo Xiao
Bao-Guo Xiao Fudan University
Tomas Olsson
Tomas Olsson Karolinska Institute
Jie Zhu
Jie Zhu Jilin University
Tommy Olsson
Tommy Olsson Umeå University
Fu-Dong Shi
Fu-Dong Shi Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Xue-Feng Bai
Xue-Feng Bai The Ohio State University
Jan Hillert
Jan Hillert Karolinska Institute
Britta Wahren
Britta Wahren Karolinska Institute
Erling Norrby
Erling Norrby Karolinska Institute
Jorge Correale
Jorge Correale University of Southern California

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