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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
85
Citations
23364
World Ranking
755
National Ranking
13

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
115
Citations
45926
World Ranking
795
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Mats Nilsson is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research contributes primarily to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Research, and Neurology.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics central to contemporary biological and medical research, including:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Gene expression and cancer classification

Mats Nilsson has contributed to several recent publications in prominent journals. Some notable papers include:

  • "Molecular architecture of the developing mouse brain," 2021, Nature
  • "Hybridization-based in situ sequencing (HybISS) for spatially resolved transcriptomics in human and mouse brain tissue," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A roadmap for the Human Developmental Cell Atlas," 2021, Nature
  • "Distinct oligodendrocyte populations have spatial preference and different responses to spinal cord injury," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The landscape of tumor cell states and spatial organization in H3-K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma across age and location," 2022, Nature Genetics

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Sergio Marco Salas (36 collaborations)
  • Christoffer Mattsson Langseth (22 collaborations)
  • Erik Sundström (18 collaborations)
  • Daniel Gyllborg (17 collaborations)
  • Markus M. Hilscher (16 collaborations)

Publications by Mats Nilsson have appeared commonly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 31 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 6 publications
  • Nature Communications, 4 publications
  • Nature, 3 publications
  • BMC Biology, 3 publications

Best Publications

  • Stress recovery during exposure to nature sound and environmental noise.

    Jesper J. Alvarsson;Stefan Wiens;Mats E. Nilsson

  • Padlock probes: Circularizing oligonucleotides for localized DNA detection

    Mats Nilsson;Helena Malmgren;Martina Samiotaki;Marek Kwiatkowski

  • In situ sequencing for RNA analysis in preserved tissue and cells

    Rongqin Ke;Marco Mignardi;Marco Mignardi;Alexandra Pacureanu;Jessica Svedlund

  • Energy exchange and water budget partitioning in a boreal minerogenic mire

    Matthias Peichl;Jörgen Sagerfors;Anders Lindroth;Ishi Buffam;Ishi Buffam

  • A principal components model of soundscape perception

    Östen Axelsson;Mats E. Nilsson;Birgitta Berglund

  • Multiplexed genotyping with sequence-tagged molecular inversion probes

    Paul Hardenbol;Johan Banér;Maneesh Jain;Mats Nilsson

  • Estimation of tree heights and stand volume using an airborne lidar system

    Mats Nilsson

  • A Spatiotemporal Organ-Wide Gene Expression and Cell Atlas of the Developing Human Heart

    Michaela Asp;Stefania Giacomello;Ludvig Larsson;Chenglin Wu

  • Signal amplification of padlock probes by rolling circle replication

    Johan Banér;Mats Nilsson;Maritha Mendel-Hartvig;Ulf Landegren

  • Chitosan as a nonviral gene delivery system. Structure-property relationships and characteristics compared with polyethylenimine in vitro and after lung administration in vivo.

    Magnus Köping-Höggård;Ioannis Tubulekas;Holly Guan;Katarina Edwards

  • Laser scanning of forest resources: the nordic experience

    Erik Næsset;Terje Gobakken;Johan Holmgren;Hannu Hyyppä

  • Reading Bits of Genetic Information: Methods for Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis

    Ulf Landegren;Mats Nilsson;Pui-Yan Kwok

  • Spatiotemporal structure of cell fate decisions in murine neural crest

    Ruslan Soldatov;Marketa Kaucka;Marketa Kaucka;Maria Eleni Kastriti;Maria Eleni Kastriti;Julian Petersen;Julian Petersen

  • Molecular architecture of the developing mouse brain.

    Gioele La Manno;Gioele La Manno;Kimberly Siletti;Alessandro Furlan;Alessandro Furlan;Daniel Gyllborg

  • Induction of basal cell carcinomas and trichoepitheliomas in mice overexpressing GLI-1.

    Mats Nilsson;Anne Birgitte Undèn;Darren Krause;Ulrica Malmqwist

  • In situ detection and genotyping of individual mRNA molecules.

    Chatarina Larsson;Ida Grundberg;Ola Söderberg;Mats Nilsson

  • Combining national forest inventory field plots and remote sensing data for forest databases

    Erkki Tomppo;Håkan Olsson;Göran Ståhl;Mats Nilsson

  • Contemporary carbon accumulation in a boreal oligotrophic minerogenic mire – a significant sink after accounting for all C‐fluxes

    Mats Nilsson;Joergen Sagerfors;Ishi Buffam;Hjalmar Laudon

  • In situ genotyping individual DNA molecules by target-primed rolling-circle amplification of padlock probes

    Chatarina Larsson;Jørn Koch;Anders Nygren;George Janssen

  • Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and myocardial infarction.

    Jenny Selander;Mats E Nilsson;Gösta Bluhm;Mats Rosenlund

  • Organic Material: The Primary Control on Mercury Methylation and Ambient Methyl Mercury Concentrations in Estuarine Sediments

    Lars Lambertsson;Mats Nilsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Peichl
Matthias Peichl Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ulf Landegren
Ulf Landegren Uppsala University
Annalea Lohila
Annalea Lohila Finnish Meteorological Institute
Mika Aurela
Mika Aurela Finnish Meteorological Institute
Anders Lindroth
Anders Lindroth Lund University
Leif Klemedtsson
Leif Klemedtsson University of Gothenburg
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila University of Eastern Finland
Ivan Mammarella
Ivan Mammarella University of Helsinki

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