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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

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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