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69
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15065
World Ranking
2524
National Ranking
50

Mats Wahlgren publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mats Wahlgren sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 224 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Mats Wahlgren D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mats Wahlgren sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mats Wahlgren is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The primary field of their research is Medicine, with a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Additional subfields include Genetics, Immunology, Hematology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics Wahlgren has contributed to encompass Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Complement system in diseases, Blood groups and transfusion, Blood properties and coagulation, and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Wahlgren has authored several papers published in notable scientific journals. These include:

  • Enhanced virulence of Plasmodium falciparum in blood of diabetic patients, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Red blood cell blood group A antigen level affects the ability of heparin and PfEMP1 antibodies to disrupt Plasmodium falciparum rosettes, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Blood group and size dependent stability of P. falciparum infected red blood cell aggregates in capillaries, 2020, Biomicrofluidics
  • Direct contact between Plasmodium falciparum and human B-cells in a novel co-culture increases parasite growth and affects B-cell growth, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Depleted circulatory complement-lysis inhibitor (CLI) in childhood cerebral malaria returns to normal with convalescence, 2020, Malaria Journal

The most frequent publication venues where Wahlgren has contributed include:

  • Malaria Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biomicrofluidics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wahlgren are:

  • Kirsten Moll
  • Sreenivasulu B. Reddy
  • Noémi Nagy
  • Caroline Rönnberg
  • Francesca Chiodi

Best Publications

  • Human cerebral malaria: association with erythrocyte rosetting and lack of anti-rosetting antibodies.

    J. Carlson;H. Helmby;A. V. S. Hill;D. Brewster

  • Identification of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) as the Rosetting Ligand of the Malaria Parasite P. falciparum

    Qijun Chen;Antonio Barragan;Victor Fernandez;Annika Sundström

  • Antibodies in malarial sera to parasite antigens in the membrane of erythrocytes infected with early asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum.

    H Perlmann;K Berzins;M Wahlgren;J Carlsson

  • The Semiconserved Head Structure of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Mediates Binding to Multiple Independent Host Receptors

    Qijun Chen;Andreas Heddini;Antonio Barragan;Victor Fernandez

  • Small, Clonally Variant Antigens Expressed on the Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Erythrocyte Are Encoded by the rif Gene Family and Are the Target of Human Immune Responses

    Victor Fernandez;Marcel Hommel;Qijun Chen;Per Hagblom

  • Molecular Aspects of Severe Malaria

    Qijun Chen;Martha Schlichtherle;Mats Wahlgren

  • PECAM-1/CD31, an endothelial receptor for binding Plasmodium falciparum- infected erythrocytes

    Carl Johan Treutiger;Andreas Heddini;Victor Fernandez;William A. Muller

  • Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes form spontaneous erythrocyte rosettes.

    Rachanee Udomsangpetch;B. Wahlin;J. Carlson;K. Berzins

  • RIFINs are adhesins implicated in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Suchi Goel;Mia Palmkvist;Kirsten Moll;Nicolas Joannin

  • Rosette formation in Plasmodium falciparum isolates and anti-rosette activity of sera from Gambians with cerebral or uncomplicated malaria

    Carl-Johan Treutiger;Iris Hedlund;Helena Helmby;Johan Carlson

  • Blood group A antigen is a coreceptor in Plasmodium falciparum rosetting

    Antonio Barragan;Peter G. Kremsner;Peter G. Kremsner;Mats Wahlgren;Johan Carlson

  • Variant surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and their roles in severe malaria

    Mats Wahlgren;Suchi Goel;Reetesh R. Akhouri

  • SURFIN is a polymorphic antigen expressed on Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and infected erythrocytes

    Gerhard Winter;Satoru Kawai;Malin Haeggström;Osamu Kaneko

  • A molecular link between malaria and Epstein-Barr virus reactivation.

    Arnaud Chêne;Daria Donati;André Ortlieb Guerreiro-Cacais;Victor Levitsky

  • Role of Nonimmune IgG Bound to PfEMP1 in Placental Malaria

    Kirsten Flick;Carin Scholander;Qijun Chen;Victor Fernandez

  • Fresh isolates from children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria bind to multiple receptors.

    Andreas Heddini;Fredrik Pettersson;Oscar Kai;Juma Shafi

  • Identification of a Polyclonal B-Cell Activator in Plasmodium falciparum

    Daria Donati;Li Ping Zhang;Arnaud Chêne;Qijun Chen;Qijun Chen

  • Human antibodies to a Mr 155,000 Plasmodium falciparum antigen efficiently inhibit merozoite invasion

    Birgitta Wahlin;Mats Wahlgren;Hedvig Perlmann;Klavs Berzins

  • Natural protection against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria due to impaired rosette formation

    Johan Carlson;Gerard B. Nash;Vilma Gabutti;Fadwa Al-Yaman

  • Heparan sulfate on endothelial cells mediates the binding of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes via the DBL1alpha domain of PfEMP1.

    Anna M. Vogt;Antonio Barragan;Qijun Chen;Fred Kironde

Frequent Co-Authors

Qijun Chen
Qijun Chen Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Peter Perlmann
Peter Perlmann Stockholm University
Anders Björkman
Anders Björkman Karolinska Institute
Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Peter G. Kremsner
Peter G. Kremsner University of Tübingen
Peter Nilsson
Peter Nilsson Royal Institute of Technology
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Dorothe Spillmann
Dorothe Spillmann Uppsala University
Craig E. Wheelock
Craig E. Wheelock Karolinska Institute
Rachanee Udomsangpetch
Rachanee Udomsangpetch Mahidol University

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