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Morten H. Vatn

Morten H. Vatn

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
28615
World Ranking
12701
National Ranking
54

Morten H. Vatn publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Morten H. Vatn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 360 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Morten H. Vatn D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Morten H. Vatn is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology as the primary subfield of study. Their research involves a diverse range of topics including glycosylation and glycoproteins research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, infant nutrition and health, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, lipid membrane structure and behavior, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, and plant disease resistance and genetics.

The scientist has published multiple papers in reputable scientific venues. Recent publications include:

  • "Sialidases and fucosidases of Akkermansia muciniphila are crucial for growth on mucin and nutrient sharing with mucus-associated gut bacteria," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Structural trends in antibody-antigen binding interfaces: a computational analysis of 1833 experimentally determined 3D structures," 2023, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • "A window into the human immune system: comprehensive characterization of the complexity of antibody complementary-determining regions in functional antibodies," 2023, mAbs
  • "BIN1, Myotubularin, and Dynamin-2 Coordinate T-Tubule Growth in Cardiomyocytes," 2023, Circulation Research
  • "Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood," 2024, Nature Microbiology

Morten H. Vatn has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Maher Abou Hachem
  • Julia Weikum
  • Michael Jakob Pichler
  • Tine Sofie Nielsen
  • Luís M. C. Teixeira

The main venues for publication include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • mAbs
  • FEBS Journal

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis identifies 29 additional ulcerative colitis risk loci, increasing the number of confirmed associations to 47.

    Carl A. Anderson;Gabrielle Boucher;Charlie W. Lees;Andre Franke

  • Mucosal Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From a Norwegian Population-Based Cohort

    Kathrine Frey Frøslie;Jørgen Jahnsen;Bjørn A Moum;Morten H Vatn

  • Clinical course during the first 10 years of ulcerative colitis: results from a population-based inception cohort (IBSEN Study)

    Inger Camilla Solberg;Idar Lygren;Jørgen Jahnsen;Erling Aadland

  • Clinical course in Crohn's disease: results of a Norwegian population-based ten-year follow-up study.

    Inger Camilla Solberg;Morten H. Vatn;Ole Høie;Njaal Stray

  • Sequence variants in IL10, ARPC2 and multiple other loci contribute to ulcerative colitis susceptibility

    Andre Franke;Tobias Balschun;Tom H Karlsen;Jurgita Sventoraityte

  • Population-based surveillance by colonoscopy: effect on the incidence of colorectal cancer. Telemark Polyp Study I.

    Espen Thiis-Evensen;G. S. Hoff;J. Sauar;F. Langmark

  • Geographical variability and environmental risk factors in inflammatory bowel disease

    Siew C. Ng;Charles N. Bernstein;Morten H. Vatn;Peter Laszlo Lakatos

  • Association of NOD2 (CARD 15) genotype with clinical course of Crohn's disease: a cohort study.

    Jochen Hampe;Jochen Grebe;Susanna Nikolaus;Camilla Solberg

  • C-reactive protein: a predictive factor and marker of inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. Results from a prospective population-based study

    M Henriksen;J Jahnsen;I Lygren;N Stray

  • Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis

    Jimmy Z Liu;Johannes Roksund Hov;Trine Folseraas;Trine Folseraas;Eva Ellinghaus

  • Growth of colorectal polyps: redetection and evaluation of unresected polyps for a period of three years.

    B Hofstad;M H Vatn;S N Andersen;H S Huitfeldt

  • A comparison of budesonide and mesalamine for active Crohn's disease. International Budesonide-Mesalamine Study Group.

    Ole Østergaard Thomsen;Antoine Cortot;Derek Jewell;John P. Wright

  • Deviations in human gut microbiota: a novel diagnostic test for determining dysbiosis in patients with IBS or IBD

    C. Casén;H. C. Vebø;M. Sekelja;F. T. Hegge

  • Ulcerative colitis and clinical course: results of a 5-year population-based follow-up study (the IBSEN study).

    Magne Henriksen;Jørgen Jahnsen;Idar Lygren;Jostein Sauar

  • Low Colectomy Rates in Ulcerative Colitis in an Unselected European Cohort Followed for 10 Years

    Ole Hoie;Frank L. Wolters;Lene Riis;Tomm Bernklev

  • Epidemiology of polyps in the rectum and colon. Recovery and evaluation of unresected polyps 2 years after detection.

    G. Hoff;A. Foerster;M. H. Vatn;J. Sauar

  • Health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease measured with the short form-36: Psychometric assessments and a comparison with general population norms

    Tomm Bernklev;Jørgen Jahnsen;Idar Lygren;Magne Henriksen

  • Ulcerative colitis: patient characteristics may predict 10-yr disease recurrence in a European-wide population-based cohort.

    Ole Höie;Frank Wolters;Lene Riis;Geir Aamodt

  • Distinct high resolution genome profiles of early onset and late onset colorectal cancer integrated with gene expression data identify candidate susceptibility loci.

    Marianne Berg;Marianne Berg;Trude H. Ågesen;Trude H. Ågesen;Espen Thiis-Evensen;Marianne A. Merok

  • Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis

    Jimmy Z. Liu;Johannes Roksund Hov;Trine Folseraas;Eva Ellinghaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirsten Muri Boberg
Kirsten Muri Boberg University of Oslo
Tom H. Karlsen
Tom H. Karlsen Oslo University Hospital
Stefan Schreiber
Stefan Schreiber Kiel University
Jack Satsangi
Jack Satsangi University of Oxford
Andre Franke
Andre Franke Kiel University
Ragnhild A. Lothe
Ragnhild A. Lothe University of Oslo
Peter J. Whorwell
Peter J. Whorwell University of Manchester
Pia Munkholm
Pia Munkholm University of Copenhagen
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen University of Amsterdam

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