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2026

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Microbiology

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143
Citations
111909
World Ranking
43
National Ranking
1

Molecular Biology

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146
Citations
112343
World Ranking
93
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For invention and commercialization of proteinA chromatography, HT DNA sequencing, and the Human Protein Atlas.
  • 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)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Mathias Uhlén is primarily affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research spans several main fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work further branches into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics.

Uhlén's research topics cover a range of areas, with significant focus on:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • A single-cell type transcriptomics map of human tissues, 2021, Science Advances
  • Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays, 2022, Cell
  • An atlas of the protein-coding genes in the human, pig, and mouse brain, 2020, Science
  • The protein expression profile of ACE2 in human tissues, 2020, Molecular Systems Biology
  • An atlas of human metabolism, 2020, Science Signaling

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Uhlén include Adil Mardinoğlu, Cheng Zhang, Hasan Türkez, Jan Borén, and Saeed Shoaie. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of work and publications.

In terms of journals and publication venues, Uhlén has published extensively in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Trends in biotechnology
  • EBioMedicine

Recognition for their contributions includes membership in the National Academy of Engineering awarded in 2013, citing invention and commercialization of proteinA chromatography, HT DNA sequencing, and the Human Protein Atlas. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Tissue-based map of the human proteome

    Mathias Uhlén;Mathias Uhlén;Linn Fagerberg;Björn M Hallström;Cecilia Lindskog

  • Analysis of the human tissue-specific expression by genome-wide integration of transcriptomics and antibody-based proteomics

    Linn Fagerberg;Björn M. Hallström;Per Oksvold;Caroline Kampf

  • A pathology atlas of the human cancer transcriptome

    Mathias Uhlen;Mathias Uhlen;Cheng Zhang;Sunjae Lee;Evelina Sjöstedt;Evelina Sjöstedt

  • A subcellular map of the human proteome

    Peter J. Thul;Lovisa Åkesson;Mikaela Wiking;Diana Mahdessian

  • Towards a knowledge-based Human Protein Atlas

    Mathias Uhlen;Per Oksvold;Linn Fagerberg;Emma Lundberg

  • A Sequencing Method Based on Real-Time Pyrophosphate

    Mostafa Ronaghi;Mathias Uhlén;Pål Nyrén

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Real-Time DNA Sequencing Using Detection of Pyrophosphate Release

    Mostafa Ronaghi;Samer Karamohamed;Bertil Pettersson;Mathias Uhlén

  • A Human Protein Atlas for Normal and Cancer Tissues Based on Antibody Proteomics

    Mathias Uhlén;Erik Björling;Charlotta Agaton;Cristina Al-Khalili Szigyarto

  • A single-cell type transcriptomics map of human tissues.

    Max Karlsson;Cheng Zhang;Loren Méar;Wen Zhong

  • The Human Protein Atlas—a tool for pathology

    F. Pontén;K. Jirström;Mathias Uhlén

  • An atlas of the protein-coding genes in the human, pig, and mouse brain

    Evelina Sjöstedt;Evelina Sjöstedt;Wen Zhong;Linn Fagerberg;Max J. Karlsson

  • The protein expression profile of ACE2 in human tissues.

    Feria Hikmet;Loren Méar;Åsa Edvinsson;Patrick Micke

  • How many human proteoforms are there

    Ruedi Aebersold;Jeffrey N. Agar;I. Jonathan Amster;Mark S. Baker

  • Binding proteins selected from combinatorial libraries of an alpha-helical bacterial receptor domain.

    Karin Nord;Elin Gunneriusson;Jenny Ringdahl;Stefan Ståhl

  • A synthetic IgG-binding domain based on staphylococcal protein A

    Björn Nilsson;Tomas Moks;Birger Jansson;Lars Abrahmsén

  • Direct solid phase sequencing of genomic and plasmid DNA using magnetic beads as solid support.

    Thomas Hultman;Stefan Stahl;Erik Homes;Mathias Uhlén

  • A deep proteome and transcriptome abundance atlas of 29 healthy human tissues

    Dongxue Wang;Basak Eraslan;Basak Eraslan;Thomas Wieland;Björn M. Hallström

  • A Genecentric Human Protein Atlas for Expression Profiles Based on Antibodies

    Lisa Berglund;Erik Björling;Per Oksvold;Linn Fagerberg

  • Complete sequence of the staphylococcal gene encoding protein A. A gene evolved through multiple duplications.

    M Uhlén;B Guss;B Nilsson;S Gatenbeck

  • A human protein atlas for normal and cancer tissues

    Mathias Uhlén

Frequent Co-Authors

Adil Mardinoglu
Adil Mardinoglu Royal Institute of Technology
Fredrik Pontén
Fredrik Pontén Uppsala University
Per-Åke Nygren
Per-Åke Nygren Royal Institute of Technology
Peter Nilsson
Peter Nilsson Royal Institute of Technology
Joakim Lundeberg
Joakim Lundeberg Royal Institute of Technology
Stefan Ståhl
Stefan Ståhl Royal Institute of Technology
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Sophia Hober
Sophia Hober Royal Institute of Technology
Karin Jirström
Karin Jirström Lund University
Björn Nilsson
Björn Nilsson Lund University

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