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Michael Toft Overgaard

Michael Toft Overgaard

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
11672
World Ranking
16062
National Ranking
175

Michael Toft Overgaard 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 Toft Overgaard sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 185 publications — 43rd percentile

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

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

Michael Toft Overgaard 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 Toft Overgaard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Toft Overgaard is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Food Science, Spectroscopy, and Animal Science and Zoology. Their main topics of interest include Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Ion channel regulation and function, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Proteins in Food Systems, Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications.

Michael Toft Overgaard has contributed significantly to various scientific publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • Identification of emulsifier potato peptides by bioinformatics: application to omega-3 delivery emulsions and release from potato industry side streams (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Antioxidant peptides derived from potato, seaweed, microbial and spinach proteins: Oxidative stability of 5% fish oil-in-water emulsions (2022, Food Chemistry)
  • The structure, viscoelasticity and charge of potato peptides adsorbed at the oil-water interface determine the physicochemical stability of fish oil-in-water emulsions (2021, Food Hydrocolloids)
  • Clinical presentation of calmodulin mutations: the International Calmodulinopathy Registry (2023, European Heart Journal)
  • Emulsifier peptides derived from seaweed, methanotrophic bacteria, and potato proteins identified by quantitative proteomics and bioinformatics (2021, Food Chemistry)

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Simon Gregersen Echers, Charlotte Jacobsen, Egon Bech Hansen, Mette Nyegaard, and Malene Brohus.

Michael Toft Overgaard publishes often in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, Food Chemistry, Scientific Reports, and Food Hydrocolloids.

Best Publications

  • Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A as a Marker of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Antoni Bayes-Genis;Cheryl A. Conover;Michael T. Overgaard;Kent R. Bailey

  • The insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-dependent IGF binding protein-4 protease secreted by human fibroblasts is pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A

    James B. Lawrence;Claus Oxvig;Michael T. Overgaard;Lars Sottrup-Jensen

  • Molecular Phenotyping of Human Endometrium Distinguishes Menstrual Cycle Phases and Underlying Biological Processes in Normo-Ovulatory Women

    S Talbi;A E Hamilton;K C Vo;S Tulac

  • Mutations in Calmodulin Cause Ventricular Tachycardia and Sudden Cardiac Death

    Mette Nyegaard;Michael Toft Overgaard;Mads Toft Søndergaard;Marta Vranas

  • Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) cleaves insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-5 independent of IGF: implications for the mechanism of IGFBP-4 proteolysis by PAPP-A.

    Lisbeth S. Laursen;Michael T. Overgaard;Rikke Søe;Henning B. Boldt

  • Metalloproteinase pregnancy-associated plasma protein A is a critical growth regulatory factor during fetal development

    Cheryl A. Conover;Laurie K. Bale;Michael T. Overgaard;Edward W. Johnstone

  • Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A2 (PAPP-A2), a Novel Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Protein-5 Proteinase

    Michael T. Overgaard;Henning B. Boldt;Lisbeth S. Laursen;Lars Sottrup-Jensen

  • It's worth the hassle!: the added value of evaluating the usability of mobile systems in the field

    Christian Monrad Nielsen;Michael Overgaard;Michael Bach Pedersen;Jan Stage

  • Expression of membrane progesterone receptors on human T lymphocytes and Jurkat cells and activation of G-proteins by progesterone.

    C Dosiou;A E Hamilton;Y Pang;M T Overgaard

  • Expression of Recombinant Human Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A and Identification of the Proform of Eosinophil Major Basic Protein as its Physiological Inhibitor*

    Michael T. Overgaard;Jesper Haaning;Henning B. Boldt;Inger M. Olsen

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-4 Protease Produced by Smooth Muscle Cells Increases in the Coronary Artery After Angioplasty

    Antoni Bayes-Genis;Robert S. Schwartz;Debra A. Lewis;Michael T. Overgaard

  • Mutational analysis of the proteolytic domain of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A): classification as a metzincin.

    Henning Bünsow Boldt;Michael Toft Overgaard;L S Laursen;Kathrin Weyer

  • Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Is Involved in Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-2 (IGFBP-2) Proteolytic Degradation in Bovine and Porcine Preovulatory Follicles: Identification of Cleavage Site and Characterization of IGFBP-2 Degradation

    Philippe Monget;Sabine Mazerbourg;Thierry Delpuech;Marie-Christine Maurel

  • Severe Preeclampsia-Related Changes in Gene Expression at the Maternal-Fetal Interface Include Sialic Acid-Binding Immunoglobulin-Like Lectin-6 and Pappalysin-2

    Virginia D. Winn;Matthew Gormley;Agnes C. Paquet;Kasper Kjær-Sørensen

  • Regulation of human ADAM 12 protease by the prodomain. Evidence for a functional cysteine switch.

    Frosty Loechel;Michael T. Overgaard;Claus Oxvig;Reidar Albrechtsen

  • Comparative Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Different Antimicrobial Peptides against a Range of Pathogenic Bacteria

    Anna Ebbensgaard;Hanne Mordhorst;Michael Toft Overgaard;Claus Gyrup Nielsen

  • Expression of Fap amyloids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, and P. putida results in aggregation and increased biofilm formation.

    Morten S. Dueholm;Mads T Søndergaard;Martin Nilsson;Gunna Christiansen

  • Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) in Ovine, Bovine, Porcine, and Equine Ovarian Follicles: Involvement in IGF Binding Protein-4 Proteolytic Degradation and mRNA Expression During Follicular Development

    Sabine Mazerbourg;Michael T. Overgaard;Claus Oxvig;Michael Christiansen

  • Calmodulin mutations associated with long QT syndrome prevent inactivation of cardiac L-type Ca2 + currents and promote proarrhythmic behavior in ventricular myocytes

    Worawan B Limpitikul;Ivy E Dick;Rosy Joshi-Mukherjee;Michael Toft Overgaard

  • Dickkopf-1, an Inhibitor of Wnt Signaling, Is Regulated by Progesterone in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells

    Suzana Tulac;Michael Toft Overgaard;Amy E. Hamilton;Nelson L. Jumbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Claus Oxvig
Claus Oxvig Aarhus University
Michael Christiansen
Michael Christiansen Statens Serum Institut
Lars Sottrup-Jensen
Lars Sottrup-Jensen Aarhus University
Linda C. Giudice
Linda C. Giudice University of California, San Francisco
Charlotte Jacobsen
Charlotte Jacobsen Technical University of Denmark
Gerald J. Gleich
Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah
David R. Holmes
David R. Holmes Mayo Clinic
Esben S. Sørensen
Esben S. Sørensen Aarhus University
Anders D. Børglum
Anders D. Børglum Aarhus University

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