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Kirsten Sandvig
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Biology and Biochemistry
Norway
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
34632
World Ranking
1524
National Ranking
6

Kirsten Sandvig 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 Kirsten Sandvig sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 324 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kirsten Sandvig 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 Kirsten Sandvig 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: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Norway Leader Award
  • 2002 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Kirsten Sandvig is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research focuses on various aspects of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to the fields of medicine and molecular biology. The scientist's work spans subfields including biomaterials, biomedical engineering, cell biology, and immunology.

The research topics covered by Sandvig include nanoparticle-based drug delivery, lipid membrane structure and behavior, RNA interference and gene delivery, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, extracellular vesicles in disease, caveolin-1 and cellular processes, and toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Sandvig are the following:

  • "An emerging focus on lipids in extracellular vesicles," 2020, published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • "Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics and excretion studies of intravenously injected nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles: Possibilities and challenges," 2022, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • "The role of lipid species in membranes and cancer-related changes," 2020, Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  • "Drug-Loaded Photosensitizer-Chitosan Nanoparticles for Combinatorial Chemo- and Photodynamic-Therapy of Cancer," 2020, Biomacromolecules
  • "Biological response and cytotoxicity induced by lipid nanocapsules," 2020, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sandvig include Tore Skotland, Tore-Geir Iversen, Gunhild M. Mælandsmo, Abhilash Pandya, and Maria Lyngaas Torgersen.

The venues where Sandvig has published most often feature Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Toxins, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, and Cancer and Metastasis Reviews.

Awards conferred upon Sandvig include membership in Academia Europaea since 2002 and membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Endocytosis and intracellular transport of nanoparticles: Present knowledge and need for future studies

    Tore Geir Iversen;Tore Geir Iversen;Tore Skotland;Kirsten Sandvig;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Extraction of Cholesterol with Methyl-β-Cyclodextrin Perturbs Formation of Clathrin-coated Endocytic Vesicles

    Siv Kjersti Rodal;Grethe Skretting;Øystein Garred;Frederik Vilhardt

  • Lipids in exosomes: Current knowledge and the way forward.

    Tore Skotland;Tore Skotland;Kirsten Sandvig;Alicia Llorente

  • Molecular lipidomics of exosomes released by PC-3 prostate cancer cells.

    Alicia Llorente;Tore Skotland;Tore Skotland;Tuulia Sylvänne;Dimple Kauhanen

  • Diphtheria toxin entry into cells is facilitated by low pH.

    Kirsten Sandvig;Sjur Olsnes

  • Exosomal lipid composition and the role of ether lipids and phosphoinositides in exosome biology

    Tore Skotland;Nina P. Hessvik;Kirsten Sandvig;Kirsten Sandvig;Alicia Llorente

  • Photochemical internalization: a novel technology for delivery of macromolecules into cytosol.

    Kristian Berg;Pål Kristian Selbo;Lina Prasmickaite;Torunn E. Tjelle

  • Internalization of cholera toxin by different endocytic mechanisms

    M. L. Torgersen;G. Skretting;B. Van Deurs;K. Sandvig

  • Retrograde transport of endocytosed Shiga toxin to the endoplasmic reticulum

    Kirsten Sandvig;Øystein Garred;Kristian Prydz;Juri V. Kozlov

  • Acidification of the cytosol inhibits endocytosis from coated pits.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes;O. W. Petersen;B. Van Deurs

  • Clathrin and HA2 Adaptors: Effects of Potassium Depletion, Hypertonic Medium, and Cytosol Acidification

    S. H. Hansen;Kirsten Sandvig;B. Van Deurs

  • Caveolae: anchored, multifunctional platforms in the lipid ocean

    Bo van Deurs;Kirstine Roepstorff;Anette M. Hommelgaard;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Rapid entry of nicked diphtheria toxin into cells at low pH. Characterization of the entry process and effects of low pH on the toxin molecule.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes

  • Penetration of protein toxins into cells

    Pål Ø Falnes;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Membrane ruffling and macropinocytosis in A431 cells require cholesterol.

    Stine Grimmer;Bo van Deurs;Kirsten Sandvig

  • An emerging focus on lipids in extracellular vesicles.

    Tore Skotland;Krizia Sagini;Kirsten Sandvig;Alicia Llorente

  • Transport of protein toxins into cells: pathways used by ricin, cholera toxin and Shiga toxin

    Kirsten Sandvig;Bo van Deurs

  • Delivery into cells: lessons learned from plant and bacterial toxins.

    K Sandvig;B van Deurs

  • Endocytosis from coated pits of shiga toxin: a glycolipid-binding protein from Shigella dysenteriae 1

    K Sandvig;S Olsnes;J E Brown;O W Petersen

  • The ways of endocytosis.

    Bo van Deurs;Ole W. Petersen;Sjur Olsnes;Kirsten Sandvig

Frequent Co-Authors

Sjur Olsnes
Sjur Olsnes University of Oslo
Bo van Deurs
Bo van Deurs University of Copenhagen
Kristian Berg
Kristian Berg Oslo University Hospital
Andreas Brech
Andreas Brech Oslo University Hospital
Ole W. Petersen
Ole W. Petersen University of Copenhagen
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Nicholas J. Mantis
Nicholas J. Mantis New York State Department of Health
Anders Sundan
Anders Sundan Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alexander Pihl
Alexander Pihl University of Oslo
Tomasz Róg
Tomasz Róg University of Helsinki

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