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Mats Forsman

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10291
World Ranking
17101
National Ranking
267

Mats Forsman 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 Mats Forsman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 146 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mats Forsman 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 Mats Forsman 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mats Forsman is affiliated with the Swedish Defence Research Agency in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science.

The primary subfields of their work include Ecology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases. Their publications cover topics such as Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, microbial infections and disease research, Yersinia bacterium and plague-related research, microbial community ecology and physiology, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, and water treatment and disinfection.

Forsman has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Impact of UV irradiation at full scale on bacterial communities in drinking water (2020), published in npj Clean Water
  • Reorganized Genomic Taxonomy of Francisellaceae Enables Design of Robust Environmental PCR Assays for Detection of Francisella tularensis (2021), published in Microorganisms
  • Airborne microbial biodiversity and seasonality in Northern and Southern Sweden (2020), published in PeerJ
  • Long-Term Survival of Virulent Tularemia Pathogens outside a Host in Conditions That Mimic Natural Aquatic Environments (2021), published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Rapid inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with LED irradiation of visible spectrum wavelengths (2021), published in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology

Frequent coauthors include Caroline Öhrman, Andreas Sjödin, David Sundell, Linda Karlsson, and Kerstin Myrtennäs, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Forsman's work has appeared in various publication venues. Notably, they have multiple publications in Microbiology Resource Announcements, Microorganisms, npj Clean Water, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • A standard numbering scheme for the class A beta-lactamases.

    R. P. Ambler;A. F. W. Coulson;Jean-Marie Frère;Jean-Marie Ghuysen

  • The complete genome sequence of Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.

    Pär Larsson;Petra C F Oyston;Patrick Chain;May C Chu

  • Survival and Growth of Francisella tularensis in Acanthamoeba castellanii

    Hadi Abd;Hadi Abd;Thorsten Johansson;Igor Golovliov;Gunnar Sandström

  • Analysis of 16s Ribosomal DNA Sequences of Francisella Strains and Utilization for Determination of the Phylogeny of the Genus and for Identification of Strains by PCR

    Mats Forsman;Gunnar Sandström;Anders Sjöstedt

  • Worldwide Genetic Relationships among Francisella tularensis Isolates Determined by Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis

    Anders Johansson;Jason Farlow;Pär Larsson;Meghan Dukerich

  • Genome-Wide DNA Microarray Analysis of Francisella tularensis Strains Demonstrates Extensive Genetic Conservation within the Species but Identifies Regions That Are Unique to the Highly Virulent F. tularensis subsp. tularensis

    Martien Broekhuijsen;Pär Larsson;Anders Johansson;Anders Johansson;Mona Byström

  • Lack of In Vitro and In Vivo Recognition of Francisella tularensis Subspecies Lipopolysaccharide by Toll-Like Receptors

    Adeline M. Hajjar;Megan D. Harvey;Scott A. Shaffer;David R. Goodlett

  • Comparison of Francisella tularensis genomes reveals evolutionary events associated with the emergence of human pathogenic strains

    Laurence Rohmer;Christine Fong;Simone Abmayr;Michael Wasnick

  • Role of productivity and protozoan abundance for the occurrence of predation-resistant bacteria in aquatic systems.

    Johanna Thelaus;Mats Forsman;Agneta Andersson

  • A Mutant of Francisella tularensis Strain SCHU S4 Lacking the Ability To Express a 58-Kilodalton Protein Is Attenuated for Virulence and Is an Effective Live Vaccine

    Susan Twine;Mona Byström;Wangxue Chen;Mats Forsman

  • Evolution of subspecies of Francisella tularensis.

    Kerstin Svensson;Pär Larsson;Daniel Johansson;Mona Byström

  • Comparative analysis of PCR versus culture for diagnosis of ulceroglandular tularemia

    Anders Johansson;Lennart Berglund;Ulla Eriksson;Ingela Göransson

  • Molecular evolutionary consequences of niche restriction in Francisella tularensis, a facultative intracellular pathogen

    Pär Larsson;Daniel Elfsmark;Kerstin Svensson;Kerstin Svensson;Per Wikström

  • Comparative Genomic Characterization of Francisella tularensis Strains Belonging to Low and High Virulence Subspecies

    Mia D. Champion;Qiandong Zeng;Eli B. Nix;Francis E. Nano

  • Direct repeat-mediated deletion of a type IV pilin gene results in major virulence attenuation of Francisella tularensis

    Anna-Lena Forslund;Kerstin Kuoppa;Kerstin Svensson;Emelie Salomonsson

  • Genome characterisation of the genus Francisella reveals insight into similar evolutionary paths in pathogens of mammals and fish.

    Andreas Sjödin;Kerstin Svensson;Caroline Öhrman;Jon Ahlinder

  • Tularemia : current epidemiology and disease management

    Henrik Eliasson;Tina Broman;Mats Forsman;Erik Bäck

  • Humic substances cause fluorescence inhibition in real-time polymerase chain reaction.

    Maja Sidstedt;Linda Jansson;Elin Nilsson;Laila Noppa

  • An aromatic effector specificity mutant of the transcriptional regulator DmpR overcomes the growth constraints of Pseudomonas sp. strain CF600 on para-substituted methylphenols.

    H Pavel;M Forsman;V Shingler

  • Potential source of Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain attenuation determined by genome comparison.

    Laurence Rohmer;Mitchell Brittnacher;Kerstin Svensson;Kerstin Svensson;Danielle Buckley

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Sjöstedt
Anders Sjöstedt Umeå University
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Richard W. Titball
Richard W. Titball University of Exeter
David M. Wagner
David M. Wagner Northern Arizona University
Herbert Tomaso
Herbert Tomaso Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Agneta Andersson
Agneta Andersson Umeå University
Tomas Brodin
Tomas Brodin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Petra C. F. Oyston
Petra C. F. Oyston Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Peter Rådström
Peter Rådström Lund University
Daan W. Notermans
Daan W. Notermans University of Minnesota

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