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Mats Paulsson 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 Paulsson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 287 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mats Paulsson 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 Paulsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mats Paulsson is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a focus on Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Rheumatology subfields.

The scientist's recent publications showcase a concentration on extracellular matrix components, collagen biology, and connective tissue disorders. Their work includes titles such as:

  • Role of collagen XII in skin homeostasis and repair, 2020, published in Matrix Biology
  • Collagen type VI is the antigen recognized by the ER-TR7 antibody, 2021, European Journal of Immunology
  • New specific HSP47 functions in collagen subfamily chaperoning, 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • EMILIN1 deficiency causes arterial tortuosity with osteopenia and connects impaired elastogenesis with defective collagen fibrillogenesis, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • LTBP1 promotes fibrillin incorporation into the extracellular matrix, 2022, Matrix Biology

Their work has been published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Matrix Biology, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, iScience, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Mats Paulsson has collaborated regularly with several coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Raimund Wagener, Alvise Schiavinato, Manuel Koch, Gerhard Sengle, and Anja Niehoff.

Key topics of their research include:

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

The scope of their scientific inquiry covers molecular functions such as collagen chaperoning, elastogenesis, and fibrillogenesis within connective tissues, often investigating molecular mechanisms underlying tissue structure and pathology.

Best Publications

  • Specific inhibition of type I and type II collagen fibrillogenesis by the small proteoglycan of tendon.

    K G Vogel;M Paulsson;D Heinegård

  • A simplified laminin nomenclature

    Monique Aumailley;Leena Bruckner-Tuderman;William G. Carter;Rainer Deutzmann

  • A new nomenclature for the laminins.

    Robert E. Burgeson;Matthias Chiquet;Rainer Deutzmann;Peter Ekblom

  • Absence of Basement Membranes after Targeting the LAMC1 Gene Results in Embryonic Lethality Due to Failure of Endoderm Differentiation

    Neil Smyth;H. Seda Vatansever;Patricia Murray;Michael Meyer

  • Transglutaminases: protein cross-linking enzymes in tissues and body fluids.

    Daniel Aeschlimann;Mats Paulsson

  • Cartilage matrix proteins. An acidic oligomeric protein (COMP) detected only in cartilage.

    E. Hedbom;P. Antonsson;A. Hjerpe;Daniel Aeschlimann

  • Epidermal transglutaminase (TGase 3) is the autoantigen of dermatitis herpetiformis.

    Miklós Sárdy;Sarolta Kárpáti;Barbara Merkl;Mats Paulsson

  • Laminin-nidogen complex. Extraction with chelating agents and structural characterization.

    Mats Paulsson;Monique Aumailley;Rainer Deutzmann;Rupert Timpl

  • Complexes of matrilin-1 and biglycan or decorin connect collagen VI microfibrils to both collagen II and aggrecan.

    Charlotte Wiberg;Andreas R. Klatt;Raimund Wagener;Mats Paulsson

  • Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is an abundant component of tendon

    Paul DiCesare;Nik Hauser;Daniel Lehman;Subhalakshmi Pasumarti

  • Small fragments of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in synovial fluid and serum as markers for cartilage degradation.

    M Neidhart;N Hauser;M Paulsson;P E DiCesare

  • Mutations in Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Causing Pseudoachondroplasia and Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia Affect Binding of Calcium and Collagen I, II, and IX

    Jochen Thur;Krisztina Rosenberg;D. Patric Nitsche;Tero Pihlajamaa

  • The cellular interactions of laminin fragments. Cell adhesion correlates with two fragment-specific high affinity binding sites.

    M Aumailley;V Nurcombe;D Edgar;M Paulsson

  • Electron microscopy of native cartilage oligomeric matrix protein purified from the Swarm rat chondrosarcoma reveals a five-armed structure.

    Matthias Mörgelin;Dick Heinegård;Jürgen Engel;Mats Paulsson

  • Cross-linking of laminin-nidogen complexes by tissue transglutaminase. A novel mechanism for basement membrane stabilization.

    Daniel Aeschlimann;Mats Paulsson

  • Laminins: structure and genetic regulation.

    Patrick Tunggal;Neil Smyth;Mats Paulsson;Mark-Christoph Ott

  • Collagen XXVIII, a novel von Willebrand factor A domain-containing protein with many imperfections in the collagenous domain.

    Guido Veit;Birgit Kobbe;Douglas R. Keene;Mats Paulsson

  • Expression of tissue transglutaminase in skeletal tissues correlates with events of terminal differentiation of chondrocytes.

    Daniel Aeschlimann;Antoinette Wetterwald;Herbert Fleisch;Mats Paulsson

  • The core proteins of large and small interstitial proteoglycans from various connective tissues form distinct subgroups

    D Heinegård;A Björne-Persson;L Cöster;A Franzén

  • Characterization of extracellular matrix components in the limbal epithelial stem cell compartment

    U. Schlötzer-Schrehardt;T. Dietrich;K. Saito;L. Sorokin

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Smyth
Neil Smyth University of Southampton
Dick Heinegård
Dick Heinegård Lund University
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Paolo Bonaldo
Paolo Bonaldo University of Padua
Jürgen Engel
Jürgen Engel University of Basel
Manuel Koch
Manuel Koch University of Cologne
Rupert Timpl
Rupert Timpl Max Planck Society
Patrizia Sabatelli
Patrizia Sabatelli National Research Council (CNR)
Monique Aumailley
Monique Aumailley University of Cologne
Luciano Merlini
Luciano Merlini University of Bologna

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