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D-Index
62
Citations
21100
World Ranking
10554
National Ranking
4583

Henning Birkedal-Hansen 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 Henning Birkedal-Hansen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 121 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henning Birkedal-Hansen 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 Henning Birkedal-Hansen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Henning Birkedal-Hansen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions are situated within this prominent biomedical research context.

The profile does not include information on recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields or subfields of study, or main research topics related to their work. No awards or honors are recorded for this scientist.

Based on available data, Henning Birkedal-Hansen's professional background can be confirmed by the primary institutional affiliation. Further details about their scientific output or specific research interests are not provided.

Best Publications

  • Matrix Metalloproteinases: A Review

    H. Birkedal-Hansen;W.G.I. Moore;M.K. Bodden;L.J. Windsor

  • Proteolytic remodeling of extracellular matrix

    Henning Birkedal-Hansen

  • MT1-MMP-Deficient Mice Develop Dwarfism, Osteopenia, Arthritis, and Connective Tissue Disease due to Inadequate Collagen Turnover

    Kenn Holmbeck;Paolo Bianco;John Caterina;Susan Yamada

  • Multiple modes of activation of latent human fibroblast collagenase: evidence for the role of a Cys73 active-site zinc complex in latency and a "cysteine switch" mechanism for activation.

    E B Springman;E L Angleton;H Birkedal-Hansen;H E Van Wart

  • Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Human Periodontal Diseases.

    Henning Birkedal-Hansen

  • Role of cytokines and inflammatory mediators in tissue destruction

    H Birkedal-Hansen

  • Tumor Cell Traffic through the Extracellular Matrix Is Controlled by the Membrane-anchored Collagenase MT1-MMP

    Farideh Sabeh;Ichiro Ota;Kenn Holmbeck;Henning Birkedal-Hansen

  • MT1-MMP–dependent neovessel formation within the confines of the three-dimensional extracellular matrix

    Tae Hwa Chun;Farideh Sabeh;Ichiro Ota;Hedwig Murphy

  • Distinct populations of basal keratinocytes express stromelysin-1 and stromelysin-2 in chronic wounds.

    U K Saarialho-Kere;A P Pentland;H Birkedal-Hansen;W C Parks

  • Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) Regulate Fibrin-invasive Activity via MT1-MMP–dependent and –independent Processes

    Kevin B. Hotary;Ikuo Yana;Farideh Sabeh;Xiao Yan Li

  • Enamelysin (matrix metalloproteinase 20)-deficient mice display an amelogenesis imperfecta phenotype.

    John J. Caterina;Ziedonis Skobe;Joanne Shi;Yanli Ding

  • The metalloproteinase MT1-MMP is required for normal development and maintenance of osteocyte processes in bone.

    Kenn Holmbeck;Paolo Bianco;Isabelle Pidoux;S. Inoue

  • Detergent-activation of latent collagenase and resolution of its component molecules

    Henning Birkedal-Hansen;Robert E. Taylor

  • MT1-MMP: a tethered collagenase.

    Kenn Holmbeck;Paolo Bianco;Susan Yamada;Henning Birkedal-Hansen

  • Human fibroblast collagenase-alpha-macroglobulin interactions. Localization of cleavage sites in the bait regions of five mammalian alpha-macroglobulins.

    L Sottrup-Jensen;H Birkedal-Hansen

  • Comparative sequence specificities of human 72- and 92-kDa gelatinases (type IV collagenases) and PUMP (matrilysin)

    S. Netzel-Arnett;Qing-Xiang Sang;W. G. I. Moore;M. Navre

  • Inactivating Mutation of the Mouse Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2(Timp-2) Gene Alters ProMMP-2 Activation

    John J. Caterina;Susan Yamada;Nancy C.M. Caterina;Glenn Longenecker

  • Characterization of collagenolytic activity from strains of Bacteroides gingivalis.

    Henning Birkedal-Hansen;Robert E. Taylor;Joseph J. Zambon;Pankaj K. Barwa

  • uPARAP/Endo180 is essential for cellular uptake of collagen and promotes fibroblast collagen adhesion

    Lars H. Engelholm;Karin List;Karin List;Sarah Netzel-Arnett;Edna Cukierman

  • Activation and Novel Processing of Matrix Metalloproteinases by a Thiol-proteinase from the Oral Anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis

    A.A. DeCarlo;L.J. Windsor;M.K. Bodden;G.J. Harber

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Bianco
Paolo Bianco Sapienza University of Rome
Erik W. Thompson
Erik W. Thompson Queensland University of Technology
Thomas H. Bugge
Thomas H. Bugge National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Weiss
Stephen J. Weiss University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carlos López-Otín
Carlos López-Otín University of Oviedo
John F. Bateman
John F. Bateman University of Melbourne
Kenneth M. Yamada
Kenneth M. Yamada National Institutes of Health
John D. Bartlett
John D. Bartlett The Ohio State University
William G. Stetler-Stevenson
William G. Stetler-Stevenson National Institutes of Health
Keld Danø
Keld Danø Copenhagen University Hospital

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