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Kjell Hultenby

Kjell Hultenby

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
24497
World Ranking
3878
National Ranking
58

Kjell Hultenby 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 Kjell Hultenby sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 266 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kjell Hultenby 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 Kjell Hultenby sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

Kjell Hultenby is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with frequent contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Surgery, Cancer Research, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in Hultenby's scientific work include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization

Hultenby has published in a range of scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • iScience
  • Neurotoxicity Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hultenby include:

  • "Plantaricin NC8 αβ exerts potent antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus spp. and enhances the effects of antibiotics," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A high-content, in vitro cardiac fibrosis assay for high-throughput, phenotypic identification of compounds with anti-fibrotic activity," 2020, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • "Cellular Trafficking of Glutathione Transferase M2-2 Between U373MG and SHSY-S7 Cells is Mediated by Exosomes," 2021, Neurotoxicity Research
  • "Enzymatically dissociated muscle fibers display rapid dedifferentiation and impaired mitochondrial calcium control," 2022, iScience
  • ""Dysmorphic" lysosomes in proximal tubular cells are not specific for CINAC/CKDu and do not provide evidence that CINAC/CKDu is a toxin-induced disease," 2020, Kidney International

Frequent co-authors working with Hultenby include:

  • Volker M. Lauschke
  • Annika Wernerson
  • Torbjörn Bengtsson
  • Robert Selegård
  • Amani Musa

Best Publications

  • The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

    Viorica Braniste;Maha Al-Asmakh;Czeslawa Kowal;Farhana Anuar

  • Osteopontin--a possible anchor of osteoclasts to bone.

    Finn P. Reinholt;Kjell Hultenby;Ake Oldberg;Dick Heinegard

  • Mitochondrial transcription factor A regulates mtDNA copy number in mammals

    Mats I. Ekstrand;Maria Falkenberg;Anja Rantanen;Chan Bae Park

  • Defective Prelamin A Processing and Muscular and Adipocyte Alterations in Zmpste24 Metalloproteinase-Deficient Mice

    Alberto M. Pendás;Zhongjun Zhou;Juan Cadiñanos;José M.P. Freije

  • Deleterious Mutations in LRBA Are Associated with a Syndrome of Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity

    Gabriela Lopez-Herrera;Giacomo Tampella;Qiang Pan-Hammarström;Peer Herholz

  • A pneumococcal pilus influences virulence and host inflammatory responses

    M A Barocchi;J Ries;X Zogaj;C Hemsley

  • Liver X receptors in the central nervous system: from lipid homeostasis to neuronal degeneration.

    Ling Wang;Gertrud U. Schuster;Kjell Hultenby;Qinghong Zhang

  • Defective cytotoxic lymphocyte degranulation in syntaxin-11 deficient familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 4 (FHL4) patients.

    Yenan T. Bryceson;Yenan T. Bryceson;Eva Rudd;Chengyun Y. Zheng;Josefine Edner

  • Determining optimal surface roughness of TiO(2) blasted titanium implant material for attachment, proliferation and differentiation of cells derived from human mandibular alveolar bone.

    K Mustafa;A Wennerberg;J Wroblewski;K Hultenby

  • Involvement of estrogen receptor β in terminal differentiation of mammary gland epithelium

    Carola Förster;Sari Mäkela;Anni Wärri;Silke Kietz

  • LRPPRC is necessary for polyadenylation and coordination of translation of mitochondrial mRNAs

    Benedetta Ruzzenente;Benedetta Ruzzenente;Metodi D Metodiev;Anna Wredenberg;Ana Bratic;Ana Bratic

  • Role of estrogen receptor β in colonic epithelium

    Osamu Wada-Hiraike;Otabek Imamov;Haruko Hiraike;Kjell Hultenby

  • MTERF4 regulates translation by targeting the methyltransferase NSUN4 to the mammalian mitochondrial ribosome

    Yolanda Camara;Jorge Asin-Cayuela;Chan Bae Park;Metodi D. Metodiev

  • Emergency contraception with mifepristone and levonorgestrel: mechanism of action.

    Lena Marions;Kjell Hultenby;Ingrid Lindell;Xiaoxi Sun

  • MTERF3 Is a Negative Regulator of Mammalian mtDNA Transcription

    Chan Bae Park;Jorge Asin-Cayuela;Yolanda Cámara;Yonghong Shi

  • A small-molecule inhibitor of type III secretion inhibits different stages of the infectious cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis

    Sandra Muschiol;Leslie Bailey;Åsa Gylfe;Charlotta Sundin

  • MYC inhibition induces metabolic changes leading to accumulation of lipid droplets in tumor cells

    Hanna Zirath;Anna Frenzel;Ganna Oliynyk;Lova Segerström

  • Cell death induced by dexamethasone in lymphoid leukemia is mediated through initiation of autophagy

    E. Laane;K. Pokrovskaja Tamm;E. Buentke;K. Ito

  • Clinical and Pathological Characterization of Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A New Kidney Disease in Central America

    Julia Wijkström;Ricardo Leiva;Carl-Gustaf Elinder;Carl-Gustaf Elinder;Silvia Leiva

  • Mitofusin 2 is required to maintain mitochondrial coenzyme Q levels

    Arnaud Mourier;Elisa Motori;Tobias Brandt;Marie Lagouge

Frequent Co-Authors

Nils-Göran Larsson
Nils-Göran Larsson Karolinska Institute
Karl Tryggvason
Karl Tryggvason Karolinska Institute
Christer Betsholtz
Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University
Dick Heinegård
Dick Heinegård Lund University
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
Rolf Wibom
Rolf Wibom Karolinska Institute
Outi Hovatta
Outi Hovatta Karolinska Institute
Bengt Fadeel
Bengt Fadeel Karolinska Institute
Birgitta Henriques-Normark
Birgitta Henriques-Normark Karolinska Institute
Hjalmar Brismar
Hjalmar Brismar Royal Institute of Technology

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