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Lena Claesson-Welsh

Lena Claesson-Welsh

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2025
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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
109
Citations
51061
World Ranking
923
National Ranking
10

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
110
Citations
52522
World Ranking
964
National Ranking
17

Lena Claesson-Welsh 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 Lena Claesson-Welsh sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 325 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.

Lena Claesson-Welsh 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 Lena Claesson-Welsh 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: 110 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2016 - 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)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Lena Claesson-Welsh is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several related subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Neurology, and Immunology.

The primary research topics addressed by Lena Claesson-Welsh include:

  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Lymphatic System and Diseases
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Their recent published papers are:

  • "Permeability of the Endothelial Barrier: Identifying and Reconciling Controversies," 2020, Trends in Molecular Medicine
  • "Endothelial Unc5B controls blood-brain barrier integrity," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Vascular permeability in retinopathy is regulated by VEGFR2 Y949 signaling to VE-cadherin," 2020, eLife
  • "Endothelial Cell Orientation and Polarity Are Controlled by Shear Stress and VEGF Through Distinct Signaling Pathways," 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Targeting VEGF-A/VEGFR2 Y949 Signaling-Mediated Vascular Permeability Alleviates Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension," 2022, Circulation

Lena Claesson-Welsh collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Mark Richards
  • Emmanuel Nwadozi
  • Ross Smith
  • Sagnik Pal
  • Takeshi Ninchoji

Their work has been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Lena Claesson-Welsh has been recognized as a member of notable scientific organizations, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2016)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • VEGF receptor signalling - in control of vascular function.

    Anna-Karin Olsson;Anna Dimberg;Johan Kreuger;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • Different signal transduction properties of KDR and Flt1, two receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor.

    J Waltenberger;L Claesson-Welsh;A Siegbahn;M Shibuya

  • Signal transduction by VEGF receptors in regulation of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

    Masabumi Shibuya;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • Mechanisms and regulation of endothelial VEGF receptor signalling

    Michael Simons;Emma Gordon;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • FGF and VEGF function in angiogenesis: signalling pathways, biological responses and therapeutic inhibition.

    Michael J Cross;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • 2′-Fluoropyrimidine RNA-based Aptamers to the 165-Amino Acid Form of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF165) INHIBITION OF RECEPTOR BINDING AND VEGF-INDUCED VASCULAR PERMEABILITY THROUGH INTERACTIONS REQUIRING THE EXON 7-ENCODED DOMAIN

    Judy Ruckman;Louis S. Green;Jim Beeson;Sheela Waugh

  • Regulation of angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor receptors.

    Tanja Veikkola;Marika Karkkainen;Lena Claesson-Welsh;Kari Alitalo

  • Proteolytic processing regulates receptor specificity and activity of VEGF-C

    Vladimir Joukov;Tarja Sorsa;Vijay Kumar;Michael Jeltsch

  • Signal transduction by vascular endothelial growth factor receptors.

    Sina Koch;Sònia Tugues;Xiujuan Li;Laura Gualandi

  • Signal Transduction by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors

    Sina Koch;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • Platelet-derived Growth Factor and Its Receptors in Human Glioma Tissue: Expression of Messenger RNA and Protein Suggests the Presence of Autocrine and Paracrine Loops

    Monica Hermanson;Keiko Funa;Magdalena Hartman;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • VEGF-receptor signal transduction

    Michael J. Cross;Johan Dixelius;Taro Matsumoto;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • VEGFA and tumour angiogenesis.

    Lena Claesson-Welsh;Michael J. Welsh

  • A novel function for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3): inhibition of angiogenesis by blockage of VEGF binding to VEGF receptor-2.

    Jian Hua Qi;Quteba Ebrahem;Nina Moore;Gillian Murphy

  • HRG inhibits tumor growth and metastasis by inducing macrophage polarization and vessel normalization through downregulation of PlGF.

    Charlotte Rolny;Massimiliano Mazzone;Sònia Tugues;Damya Laoui

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor C induces angiogenesis in vivo

    Yihai Cao;Philip Linden;Jacob Farnebo;Renhai Cao

  • Platelet-derived growth factor receptor signals.

    L Claesson-Welsh

  • VEGF receptor signal transduction.

    Taro Matsumoto;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • PDGF stimulates an increase in GTP–Rac via activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase

    Phillip T. Hawkins;Alicia Eguinoa;Rong-Guo Qiu;David Stokoe

  • FGFR-4, a novel acidic fibroblast growth factor receptor with a distinct expression pattern.

    J Partanen;T P Mäkelä;E Eerola;J Korhonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin Uppsala University
Bengt Westermark
Bengt Westermark Uppsala University
Michael Welsh
Michael Welsh Uppsala University
Christer Wernstedt
Christer Wernstedt Ludwig Cancer Research
Lars Rönnstrand
Lars Rönnstrand Lund University
Kohei Miyazono
Kohei Miyazono University of Tokyo
Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Ulf Hellman
Ulf Hellman Ludwig Cancer Research
Elisabetta Dejana
Elisabetta Dejana Uppsala University

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