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Michael Ploug

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
13662
World Ranking
7556
National Ranking
70

Michael Ploug 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 Michael Ploug sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 209 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Ploug 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 Michael Ploug 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: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Ploug is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, focusing primarily on the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans various subfields, including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, cancer research, and genetics.

The scientist's main research topics cover lipid metabolism and disorders, diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, caveolin-1 and cellular processes, diabetes and associated disorders, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, peptidase inhibition and analysis, and cell adhesion molecules research.

Michael Ploug has published extensively in high-profile scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • JCI Insight

Recent publications reflecting their research interests include:

  • The Importance of Lipoprotein Lipase Regulation in Atherosclerosis, 2021, Biomedicines
  • Unfolding of monomeric lipoprotein lipase by ANGPTL4: Insight into the regulation of plasma triglyceride metabolism, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The intrinsic instability of the hydrolase domain of lipoprotein lipase facilitates its inactivation by ANGPTL4-catalyzed unfolding, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Chylomicronemia from GPIHBP1 autoantibodies, 2020, Journal of Lipid Research
  • The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) as a "Trojan Horse" in Targeted Cancer Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities, 2021, Cancers

Collaboration is a marked aspect of Ploug's work, with frequent co-authors including Stephen G. Young, Anne P. Beigneux, Loren G. Fong, Anni Kumari, and Kristian Kølby Kristensen. This network indicative of active research in lipid metabolism and related molecular pathways.

Best Publications

  • Cellular receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator. Carboxyl-terminal processing and membrane anchoring by glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol.

    M Ploug;E Rønne;N Behrendt;A L Jensen

  • Plasminogen activation and cancer

    Keld Danø;Niels Behrendt;Gunilla Høyer-Hansen;Morten Johnsen

  • The human receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator. NH2-terminal amino acid sequence and glycosylation variants.

    N Behrendt;E Rønne;M Ploug;T Petri

  • Structure—function relationships in the receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator Comparison to other members of the Ly-6 family and snake venom α-neurotoxins

    Michael Ploug;Vincent Ellis

  • The urokinase receptor. Protein structure and role in plasminogen activation and cancer invasion

    K. Danø;N. Behrendt;N. Brunner;V. Ellis

  • The ligand-binding domain of the cell surface receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator.

    N Behrendt;M Ploug;L Patthy;G Houen

  • Urokinase plasminogen activator cleaves its cell surface receptor releasing the ligand-binding domain.

    G Høyer-Hansen;E Rønne;H Solberg;N Behrendt

  • Crystal structure of the human urokinase plasminogen activator receptor bound to an antagonist peptide

    Paola Llinas;Marie Hélène Le Du;Henrik Gårdsvoll;Keld Danø

  • Peptide-Derived Antagonists of the Urokinase Receptor. Affinity Maturation by Combinatorial Chemistry, Identification of Functional Epitopes, and Inhibitory Effect on Cancer Cell Intravasation†

    Michael Ploug;Søren Østergaard;Henrik Gårdsvoll;Katherine Kovalski

  • Structure, Function and Expression on Blood and Bone Marrow Cells of the Urokinase‐Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor, uPAR

    T. Plesner;N. Behrendt;M. Ploug

  • Intramolecular migration of amide hydrogens in protonated peptides upon collisional activation.

    Thomas J. D. Jørgensen;Henrik Gårdsvoll;Michael Ploug;Peter Roepstorff

  • Structure-Function Relationships in the Interaction Between the Urokinase- Type Plasminogen Activator and Its Receptor

    Michael Ploug

  • Cell-induced potentiation of the plasminogen activation system is abolished by a monoclonal antibody that recognizes the NH2-terminal domain of the urokinase receptor.

    Ebbe Rønne;Niels Behrendt;Vincent Ellis;Michael Ploug

  • Determination of amino acid compositions and NH2-terminal sequences of peptides electroblotted onto PVDF membranes from tricine-sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis: application to peptide mapping of human complement component C3.

    Michael Ploug;Arne L. Jensen;Vibeke Barkholt

  • The receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator and urokinase is translocated from two distinct intracellular compartments to the plasma membrane on stimulation of human neutrophils

    T Plesner;M Ploug;V Ellis;E Ronne

  • The intact urokinase receptor is required for efficient vitronectin binding: receptor cleavage prevents ligand interaction

    Gunilla Høyer-Hansen;Niels Behrendt;Michael Ploug;Keld Danø

  • Localization of the disulfide bonds in the NH2-terminal domain of the cellular receptor for human urokinase-type plasminogen activator. A domain structure belonging to a novel superfamily of glycolipid-anchored membrane proteins.

    M Ploug;M Kjalke;E Rønne;U Weidle

  • The receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator is deficient on peripheral blood leukocytes in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Michael Ploug;Torben Plesner;Ebbe RØnne;Vincent Ellis

  • Protein structure and membrane anchorage of the cellular receptor for urokinase-type plasminogen activator.

    Michael Ploug;Niels Behrendt;Dorte Løber;Keld Danø

  • The Urokinase Receptor. Protein Structure and Role in Plasminogen Activation and Cancer Invasion

    K. Danø;N. Behrendt;B. Brunner;V. Ellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Keld Danø
Keld Danø Copenhagen University Hospital
Niels Behrendt
Niels Behrendt Technical University of Denmark
Stephen G. Young
Stephen G. Young University of California, Los Angeles
Gunilla Høyer-Hansen
Gunilla Høyer-Hansen University of Copenhagen
Anne P. Beigneux
Anne P. Beigneux University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas J. D. Jørgensen
Thomas J. D. Jørgensen University of Southern Denmark
Loren G. Fong
Loren G. Fong University of California, Los Angeles
Mingdong Huang
Mingdong Huang Fuzhou University
Andreas Kjaer
Andreas Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Leif R. Lund
Leif R. Lund University of Copenhagen

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Best Scientists Citing Michael Ploug

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Gunilla Høyer-Hansen

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 89

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Copenhagen University Hospital

Publications: 70

Nils Brünner

Nils Brünner

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 54

Manfred Schmitt

Manfred Schmitt

Technical University of Munich

Publications: 45

Francesco Blasi

Francesco Blasi

University of Milan

Publications: 44

Ib Jarle Christensen

Ib Jarle Christensen

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 44

Peter A. Andreasen

Peter A. Andreasen

Aarhus University

Publications: 42

Niels Behrendt

Niels Behrendt

Technical University of Denmark

Publications: 42

Viktor Magdolen

Viktor Magdolen

Technical University of Munich

Publications: 39

Mingdong Huang

Mingdong Huang

Fuzhou University

Publications: 37

Leif R. Lund

Leif R. Lund

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 31

Stephen G. Young

Stephen G. Young

University of California, Los Angeles

Publications: 29

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Douglas B. Cines

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 28

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Publications: 26

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