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D-Index
70
Citations
15569
World Ranking
2437
National Ranking
18

Klaus Hedman publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Klaus Hedman sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 263 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Klaus Hedman D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Klaus Hedman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Klaus Hedman is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and specializes in Medicine with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Plant Science. The scientist's research spans various topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, Parvovirus B19 infection studies, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 clinical research studies, plant virus research studies, and bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

The scientist has published extensively in recognized venues, particularly in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • mBio
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Klaus Hedman's collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Maria F. Perdomo, Jussi Hepojoki, Diogo Pratas, Mari Toppinen, and Maria Söderlund-Venermo.

Representative papers authored or coauthored by Klaus Hedman include:

  • "A Generic, Scalable, and Rapid Time-Resolved Förster Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Assay for Antigen Detection-SARS-CoV-2 as a Proof of Concept" (2021, mBio)
  • "Unmasking the tissue-resident eukaryotic DNA virome in humans" (2023, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "The landscape of persistent human DNA viruses in femoral bone" (2020, Forensic Science International Genetics)
  • "A hybrid pipeline for reconstruction and analysis of viral genomes at multi-organ level" (2020, GigaScience)
  • "A 10-Minute "Mix and Read" Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2" (2021, Viruses)

The scientist's contributions cover multiple aspects of viral detection, analysis, and clinical research related to infectious agents. Work on SARS-CoV-2 includes development of assays for antigen detection and antibody testing, which align with research on COVID-19 clinical studies.

Klaus Hedman's publications demonstrate a pattern of research integration across molecular biology and epidemiology domains, emphasizing practical applications such as forensic virology and diagnostic assay development.

Best Publications

  • Recent Primary Toxoplasma Infection Indicated by a Low Avidity of Specific IgG

    Klaus Hedman;Maija Lappalainen;Ilkka Seppäiä;Olli Mäkelä

  • False-positive results in immunoglobulin M (IgM) toxoplasma antibody tests and importance of confirmatory testing: the Platelia Toxo IgM test.

    Oliver Liesenfeld;Cynthia Press;Jose G. Montoya;Raj Gill

  • Human bocavirus—the first 5 years

    Tuomas Jartti;Klaus Hedman;Laura Jartti;Olli Ruuskanen

  • Persistence of parvovirus B19 DNA in synovial membranes of young patients with and without chronic arthropathy

    Maria Söderlund;Robert von Essen;Jarkko Haapasaari;Urpo Kiistala

  • Bioportfolio: lifelong persistence of variant and prototypic erythrovirus DNA genomes in human tissue.

    Päivi Norja;Kati Hokynar;Leena-Maija Aaltonen;Renwei Chen

  • 17th Century Variola Virus Reveals the Recent History of Smallpox

    Ana T. Duggan;Maria F. Perdomo;Dario Piombino-Mascali;Stephanie Marciniak

  • Toxoplasmosis Acquired during Pregnancy: Improved Serodiagnosis Based on Avidity of IgG

    Maija Lappalainen;Pentti Koskela;Marjaleena Koskiniemi;Pirkko Ämmälä

  • Serodiagnosis of Human Bocavirus Infection

    Kalle Kantola;Lea Hedman;Lea Hedman;Tobias Allander;Tobias Allander;Tuomas Jartti

  • Clinical assessment and improved diagnosis of bocavirus-induced wheezing in children, Finland.

    Maria Söderlund-Venermo;Anne Lahtinen;Tuomas Jartti;Lea Hedman

  • Rapid diagnosis of hantavirus disease with an IgG-avidity assay

    K. Hedman;A. Vaheri;M. Brummer-Korvenkontio

  • Nephropathia Epidemica in Finland: A Retrospective Study of 126 Cases

    Jukka Mustonen;Markus Brummer-Korvenkontio;Klaus Hedman;Amos Pasternack

  • Recent rubella virus infection indicated by a low avidity of specific IgG.

    Klaus Hedman;Ilkka Seppälä

  • Avidity of IgG in serodiagnosis of infectious diseases

    Klaus Hedman;Maija Lappalainen;Maria Söderlund;Lea Anneli Hedman

  • Measurement of avidity of specific IgG for verification of recent primary rubella

    Klaus Hedman;Steve A. Rousseau

  • A new parvovirus genotype persistent in human skin.

    Kati Christel Hokynar;Maria Söderlund-Venermo;Maria Pesonen;Annamari Ranki

  • Persistence of human parvovirus B19 in human tissues.

    Maria Söderlund-Venermo;Kati Hokynar;Janne Nieminen;Henna Rautakorpi

  • Epitope Type-Specific IgG Responses to Capsid Proteins VP1 and VP2 of Human Parvovirus B19

    Maria Söderlund;Caroline Brown;Willy Jm Spaan;Lea Anneli Hedman

  • Immunoreactivation of Epstein-Barr virus due to cytomegalovirus primary infection

    Sanna M. Aalto;Kimmo Linnavuori;Heikki Peltola;Elina Vuori

  • Serological evidence of Merkel cell polyomavirus primary infections in childhood

    Tingting Chen;Lea Hedman;Lea Hedman;Petri S. Mattila;Tuomas Jartti

  • Secondary measles vaccine failures identified by measurement of IgG avidity: high occurrence among teenagers vaccinated at a young age.

    M. Paunio;K. Hedman;I. Davidkin;M. Valle

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Söderlund-Venermo
Maria Söderlund-Venermo University of Helsinki
Antti Vaheri
Antti Vaheri University of Helsinki
Maija Lappalainen
Maija Lappalainen University of Helsinki
Olli Ruuskanen
Olli Ruuskanen Turku University Hospital
Olli Vapalahti
Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki
Tuomas Jartti
Tuomas Jartti Turku University Hospital
Eric Delwart
Eric Delwart University of California, San Francisco
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Heikki Peltola
Heikki Peltola University of Helsinki
Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki

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