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Marja Jäättelä

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Biology and Biochemistry
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
82095
World Ranking
1068
National Ranking
11

Marja Jäättelä 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 Marja Jäättelä sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 244 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marja Jäättelä 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 Marja Jäättelä 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: 107 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 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

Marja Jäättelä is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, where their research focuses primarily on molecular and cellular biology within the broader domains of biochemistry, genetics, and medicine. Their work has significantly contributed to understanding autophagy, calcium signaling, lipid membrane behavior, cellular transport, and cell death mechanisms.

The scientist has authored publications in several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, physiology, cell biology, epidemiology, and immunology.

Their key research topics include:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

Marja Jäättelä has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Cells
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Selected recent publications by Marja Jäättelä include:

  • Autophagy in Major Human Diseases, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Apoptotic Cell Death in Disease-Current Understanding of the NCCD 2023, 2023, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Cholesterol Transfer via Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts Mediates Lysosome Damage Repair, 2022, The EMBO Journal
  • Spatially and Temporally Defined Lysosomal Leakage Facilitates Mitotic Chromosome Segregation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lysosome as a Central Hub for Rewiring PH Homeostasis in Tumors, 2020, Cancers

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Kenji Maeda, Bin Liu, Lya Katrine Kauffeldt Holland, Elena Papaleo, and Matteo Lambrughi.

Marja Jäättelä has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), an affiliation that indicates their standing within the molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Four deaths and a funeral: from caspases to alternative mechanisms.

    Marcel Leist;Marja Jäättelä

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Lysosomes and autophagy in cell death control.

    Guido Kroemer;Marja Jäättelä

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • The heat shock protein 70 family: Highly homologous proteins with overlapping and distinct functions

    Mads Daugaard;Mikkel Rohde;Marja Jäättelä

  • Control of Macroautophagy by Calcium, Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase Kinase-β, and Bcl-2

    Maria Høyer-Hansen;Lone Bastholm;Piotr Szyniarowski;Michelangelo Campanella

  • Heat-shock protein 70 antagonizes apoptosis-inducing factor.

    Luigi Ravagnan;Sandeep Gurbuxani;Santos A. Susin;Carine Maisse

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C Promotes Tumor Lymphangiogenesis and Intralymphatic Tumor Growth

    Terhi Karpanen;Mikala Egeblad;Marika J. Karkkainen;Hajime Kubo

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Escaping Cell Death: Survival Proteins in Cancer☆

    Marja Jäättelä

  • Hsp70 exerts its anti-apoptotic function downstream of caspase-3-like proteases

    Marja Jäättelä;Dorte Wissing;Klaus Kokholm;Tuula Kallunki

  • Connecting endoplasmic reticulum stress to autophagy by unfolded protein response and calcium.

    M Høyer-Hansen;M Jäättelä

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • Cathepsin B Acts as a Dominant Execution Protease in Tumor Cell Apoptosis Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor

    Lasse Foghsgaard;Dorte Wissing;Daniel Mauch;Ulrik Lademann

  • Heat Shock Protein 70 Promotes Cell Survival by Inhibiting Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization

    Jesper Nylandsted;Mads Gyrd-Hansen;Agnieszka Danielewicz;Nicole Fehrenbacher

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Marcel Leist
Marcel Leist University of Konstanz
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David C. Rubinsztein
David C. Rubinsztein University of Cambridge
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Simone Fulda
Simone Fulda Goethe University Frankfurt

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