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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
38382
World Ranking
1979
National Ranking
34

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
42376
World Ranking
8210
National Ranking
166

Jan Hillert 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 Jan Hillert sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 423 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Hillert 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 Jan Hillert 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: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jan Hillert is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in pathology and forensic medicine, rheumatology, neurology, immunology, and oncology. The scientist has published extensively on topics including multiple sclerosis research studies, systemic sclerosis and related diseases, peripheral neuropathies and disorders, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, health systems and economic evaluations with quality of life, polyomavirus and related diseases, and systemic lupus erythematosus research.

Jan Hillert's recent publications include the following papers: "Timing of high-efficacy therapy for multiple sclerosis: a retrospective observational cohort study," published in 2020 in The Lancet Neurology; "Confounding effect of blood volume and body mass index on blood neurofilament light chain levels," published in 2020 in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology; "Treatment Escalation vs Immediate Initiation of Highly Effective Treatment for Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis," published in 2021 in JAMA Neurology; "Locus for severity implicates CNS resilience in progression of multiple sclerosis," published in 2023 in Nature; and "Cancer Risk for Fingolimod, Natalizumab, and Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis Patients," published in 2020 in Annals of Neurology.

Frequent coauthors working alongside Jan Hillert include:

  • Tomas Olsson
  • Ali Manouchehrinia
  • Lars Alfredsson
  • Melinda Magyari
  • Tim Spelman

The scientist has published regularly in several key venues related to neurology and multiple sclerosis research. These publication venues include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical

Best Publications

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score: Using disability and disease duration to rate disease severity

    R. H.S.R. Roxburgh;S. R. Seaman;T. Masterman;A. E. Hensiek

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Kristinn P Magnusson;Solveig Grétarsdottir

  • Variation in interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain (IL7R) influences risk of multiple sclerosis

    Frida Lundmark;Kristina Duvefelt;Ellen Iacobaeus;Ingrid Kockum

  • Cloning and mutation analysis of the human IL-18 promoter: a possible role of polymorphisms in expression regulation.

    Vilmantas Giedraitis;Bing He;Wen-Xin Huang;Jan Hillert

  • HLA CLASS II-ASSOCIATED GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS : A CRITICAL EVALUATION

    Olle Olerup;Jan Hillert

  • A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hilma Holm;Hilma Holm;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Effect of glatiramer acetate on conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (PreCISe study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    G. Comi;V. Martinelli;M. Rodegher;L. Moiola

  • Infection Risks Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Fingolimod, Natalizumab, Rituximab, and Injectable Therapies.

    Gustavo Luna;Peter Alping;Joachim Burman;Katharina Fink

  • CTLA-4 gene expression is influenced by promoter and exon 1 polymorphisms.

    A Ligers;N Teleshova;T Masterman;W X Huang

  • MHC2TA is associated with differential MHC molecule expression and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and myocardial infarction

    Maria Swanberg;Olle Lidman;Leonid Padyukov;Per Eriksson

  • Natalizumab treatment for multiple sclerosis: updated recommendations for patient selection and monitoring

    Ludwig Kappos;David Bates;Gilles Edan;Mefkûre Eraksoy

  • Class II HLA interactions modulate genetic risk for multiple sclerosis

    L Moutsianas;L Jostins;A H Beecham;A T Dilthey

  • A high-density screen for linkage in multiple sclerosis.

    Sawcer S;Ban M;Maranian M;Yeo Tw

  • Overexpression of the Cytokine BAFF and Autoimmunity Risk

    Maristella Steri;Valeria Orrù;M. Laura Idda;Maristella Pitzalis

  • Risk variants for atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25 associate with ischemic stroke

    Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Unnur Styrkarsdottir

  • HLA‐DR15 is associated with lower age at onset in multiple sclerosis

    Thomas Masterman;Arturs Ligers;Tomas Olsson;Magnus Andersson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Alfredsson
Lars Alfredsson Karolinska Institute
Ingrid Kockum
Ingrid Kockum Karolinska Institute
Tomas Olsson
Tomas Olsson Karolinska Institute
Hanne F. Harbo
Hanne F. Harbo Oslo University Hospital
Kjell-Morten Myhr
Kjell-Morten Myhr University of Bergen
Fredrik Piehl
Fredrik Piehl Karolinska Institute
Stephen Sawcer
Stephen Sawcer University of Cambridge
Scott Montgomery
Scott Montgomery Örebro University
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Per Soelberg Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Olle Olerup
Olle Olerup Karolinska Institute

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