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D-Index
71
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18213
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2196
National Ranking
25

Niklas Dahl publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 316 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Niklas Dahl D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Niklas Dahl is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. Their research spans a variety of subfields, prominently including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Psychology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, such as Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Genomics and Rare Diseases, RNA Modifications and Cancer, and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research.

Dahl has published in several prominent scientific journals and venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Stem Cell Research
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genes
  • eLife

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dahl include:

  • "A combined approach for single-cell mRNA and intracellular protein expression analysis," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "DNA methylation changes in Down syndrome derived neural iPSCs uncover co-dysregulation of ZNF and HOX3 families of transcription factors," 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • "A BBS1 SVA F retrotransposon insertion is a frequent cause of Bardet-Biedl syndrome," 2020, Clinical Genetics
  • "Inflammation and Interferon Signatures in Peripheral B-Lymphocytes and Sera of Individuals With Fibromyalgia," 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Polygenic risk score-based phenome-wide association study identifies novel associations for Tourette syndrome," 2023, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in Dahl's research include:

  • Jens Schuster
  • Joakim Klar
  • Ambrin Fatima
  • Jan Hoeber
  • Maria Sobol

Best Publications

  • A gene encoding a liver-specific ABC transporter is mutated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

    S S Strautnieks;L N Bull;A S Knisely;S A Kocoshis

  • The gene encoding ribosomal protein S19 is mutated in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia

    Natalia Draptchinskaia;Peter Gustavsson;Björn Andersson;Monica Pettersson

  • A gene mutated in X–linked myotubular myopathy defines a new putative tyrosine phosphatase family conserved in yeast

    Jocelyn Laporte;Ling Jia Hu;Christine Kretz;Jean-Louis Mandel

  • HAX1 deficiency causes autosomal recessive severe congenital neutropenia (Kostmann disease)

    Christoph Klein;Magda Grudzien;Giridharan Appaswamy;Manuela Germeshausen

  • Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anaemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference

    Adrianna Vlachos;Sarah Ball;Niklas Dahl;Blanche P. Alter

  • Friedreich's ataxia: Point mutations and clinical presentation of compound heterozygotes

    Mireille Cossée;A Dürr;M. Schmitt;N Dahl

  • The origin of the major cystic fibrosis mutation (ΔF508) in European populations

    N. Morral;J. Bertranpetit;X. Estivill;V. Nunes

  • A Multicenter Study on Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in the Fragile X Syndrome, Using Direct Diagnosis with Probe StB12.3: The First 2,253 Cases

    F Rousseau;D Heitz;J Tarleton;J MacPherson

  • The 2588G-->C mutation in the ABCR gene is a mild frequent founder mutation in the Western European population and allows the classification of ABCR mutations in patients with Stargardt disease.

    A. Maugeri;M.A. van Driel;T.J.R. van de Pol;B.J. Klevering

  • A deletion in the amelogenin gene (AMG) causes X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta (AIH1).

    Maria Lagerström;Niklas Dahl;Yutaka Nakahori;Yasuo Nakagome

  • Functional implications of the spectrum of mutations found in 234 cases with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS)

    J.T. Dendunnen;T. Kraayenbrink;T. Kraayenbrink;M. van Schooneveld;M. van Schooneveld;E. van de Vosse

  • Mutations in Ribosomal Protein S19 Gene and Diamond Blackfan Anemia: Wide Variations in Phenotypic Expression

    Thiébaut-Noël Willig;Natalia Draptchinskaia;Irma Dianzani;Sarah Ball

  • The genetics of primary nocturnal enuresis: inheritance and suggestion of a second major gene on chromosome 12q.

    Henrik Arnell;Kelm Hjalmas;Martin Jagervall;Göran Läckgren

  • The ribosomal basis of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: mutation and database update.

    Ilenia Boria;Emanuela Garelli;Hanna T. Gazda;Hanna T. Gazda;Anna Aspesi

  • Familial hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria caused by a novel mutation in the cytoplasmic tail of the calcium receptor.

    Tobias Carling;Eva Szabo;Mei Bai;Peter Ridefelt

  • Mutations in transcriptional regulator ATRX establish the functional significance of a PHD-like domain

    Richard J. Gibbons;Satvinder Bachoo;David J. Picketts;Salim Aftimos

  • Moderate frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germ-line mutations in Scandinavian familial breast cancer

    Sara Hakansson;O Johannsson;Ulla Johansson;G Sellberg

  • Inversion of the IDS gene resulting from recombination with IDS-related sequences is a common cause of the Hunter syndrome.

    Maire-Louise Bondeson;Niklas Dahl;Helena Malmgren;Wim J. Kleijer

  • Isolated oligodontia associated with mutations in EDARADD, AXIN2, MSX1, and PAX9 genes

    Birgitta Bergendal;Joakim Klar;Christina Stecksén-Blicks;Johanna Norderyd

  • Identification of a Hot Spot for Microdeletions in Patients with X-linked Deafness Type 3 (DFN3) 900 kb Proximal to the DFN3 gene POU3F4

    Y. J. M. De Kok;E. R. Vossenaar;C. W. R. J. Cremers;N. Dahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Pettersson
Ulf Pettersson Uppsala University
Magnus Nordenskjöld
Magnus Nordenskjöld Karolinska Institute
Christopher Gillberg
Christopher Gillberg University of Gothenburg
Stefan Karlsson
Stefan Karlsson Lund University
Jan-Inge Henter
Jan-Inge Henter Karolinska University Hospital
Maria Råstam
Maria Råstam Lund University
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bengt Fadeel
Bengt Fadeel Karolinska Institute
Jan Palmblad
Jan Palmblad Karolinska University Hospital

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