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Lennart Nilsson

Lennart Nilsson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
49289
World Ranking
1626
National Ranking
28

Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
46926
World Ranking
8785
National Ranking
175

Lennart Nilsson 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 Lennart Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 788 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lennart Nilsson 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 Lennart Nilsson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 98 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.

Overview

Lennart Nilsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work includes significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Oncology, and Ecology, with the strongest focus on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas including:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

Recent publications by Nilsson include:

  • CHARMM at 45: Enhancements in Accessibility, Functionality, and Speed, 2024, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • A druggable conformational switch in the c-MYC transactivation domain, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Biomolecular dynamics in the 21st century, 2023, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • A "spindle and thread" mechanism unblocks p53 translation by modulating N-terminal disorder, 2022, Structure
  • A 'Spindle and Thread'-Mechanism Unblocks p53 Translation by Modulating N-Terminal Disorder, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Nilsson has frequently collaborated with several researchers who appear regularly as co-authors in their work. These include Dilraj Lama, Thibault Vosselman, Cagla Sahin, David P. Lane, and Michael Landreh.

The scientist's publications appear in a variety of venues, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary engagement. The main frequent publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Nature Communications
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • Structure
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Overall, Nilsson's research profile highlights an extensive focus on molecular and biochemical processes related to protein dynamics, enzymatic function, and mechanisms underlying genetic expression and regulation. Their work integrates multiple subfields and interdisciplinary approaches, contributing to both fundamental understanding and applications in related biomedical and chemical sciences.

Best Publications

  • CHARMM: the biomolecular simulation program.

    B. R. Brooks;C. L. Brooks;A. D. Mackerell;L. Nilsson

  • Structure and Dynamics of the TIP3P, SPC, and SPC/E Water Models at 298 K

    Pekka Mark and;Lennart Nilsson

  • Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health.

    A. Lovegrove;C. H. Edwards;I. De Noni;Hamung Patel

  • Optimization of the CHARMM additive force field for DNA: Improved treatment of the BI/BII conformational equilibrium.

    Katarina Hart;Nicolas Foloppe;Christopher M. Baker;Elizabeth J. Denning

  • A randomized phase 3 study of lenalidomide versus placebo in RBC transfusion-dependent patients with Low-/Intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with del5q

    Pierre Fenaux;Aristoteles Giagounidis;Dominik Selleslag;Odile Beyne-Rauzy

  • Incidence of congenital malformations in children born after ICSI

    U.-B. Wennerholm;C. Bergh;L. Hamberger;K. Lundin

  • Distinct patterns of hematopoietic stem cell involvement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Anders Castor;Lars Nilsson;Ingbritt Astrand-Grundström;Miranda Buitenhuis

  • Impact of 2'-hydroxyl sampling on the conformational properties of RNA: update of the CHARMM all-atom additive force field for RNA.

    Elizabeth J. Denning;U. Deva Priyakumar;Lennart Nilsson;Alexander D. Mackerell

  • Magnesium Ion–Water Coordination and Exchange in Biomolecular Simulations

    Olof Allnér;Lennart Nilsson;Alessandra Villa

  • Subway particles are more genotoxic than street particles and induce oxidative stress in cultured human lung cells.

    Hanna L. Karlsson;Lennart Nilsson;Lennart Möller

  • Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Robin Hofmann;Stefan K James;Stefan K James;Tomas Jernberg;Bertil Lindahl

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes Are Propagated by Rare and Distinct Human Cancer Stem Cells In Vivo

    Petter S. Woll;Una Kjällquist;Onima Chowdhury;Helen Doolittle

  • Empirical energy functions for energy minimization and dynamics of nucleic acids

    Lennart Nilsson;Martin Karplus

  • Isolation and characterization of hematopoietic progenitor/stem cells in 5q-deleted myelodysplastic syndromes: evidence for involvement at the hematopoietic stem cell level

    Lars Nilsson;Ingbritt Åstrand-Grundström;Ingbritt Åstrand-Grundström;Ingrid Arvidsson;Ingrid Arvidsson;Björn Jacobsson;Björn Jacobsson

  • Lenalidomide inhibits the malignant clone and up-regulates the SPARC gene mapping to the commonly deleted region in 5q− syndrome patients

    Andrea Pellagatti;Martin Jädersten;Ann-Mari Forsblom;Helen Cattan

  • Structure and dynamics of a fluorescent DNA oligomer containing the EcoRI recognition sequence: fluorescence, molecular dynamics, and NMR studies.

    Nordlund Tm;Andersson S;Nilsson L;Rigler R

  • Persistent malignant stem cells in del(5q) myelodysplasia in remission.

    Ramin Tehranchi;Petter S Woll;Kristina Anderson;Natalija Buza-Vidas

  • Hydrosalpinx reduces in-vitro fertilization/embryo transfer pregnancy rates

    A. Strandell;U. Waldenström;L. Nilsson;L. Hamberger

  • On the truncation of long-range electrostatic interactions in DNA.

    Jan Norberg;Lennart Nilsson

  • Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Activates Nuclear Factor-κB in Endothelial Cells

    Wolfgang Dichtl;Lennart Nilsson;Isabel Goncalves;Mikko P. S. Ares

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Bergenståhl
Björn Bergenståhl Lund University
Rudolf Rigler
Rudolf Rigler Karolinska Institute
Eva Hellström-Lindberg
Eva Hellström-Lindberg Karolinska University Hospital
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen University of Oxford
Bengt Björkstén
Bengt Björkstén Karolinska Institute
Alexander D. MacKerell
Alexander D. MacKerell University of Maryland, Baltimore
Maria C. Jenmalm
Maria C. Jenmalm Linköping University
Per Eriksson
Per Eriksson Karolinska University Hospital
Bengt Lindberg
Bengt Lindberg Stockholm University
Peter Hokland
Peter Hokland Aarhus University

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