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Oliver Billker

Oliver Billker

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12372
World Ranking
12541
National Ranking
185

Oliver Billker 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 Oliver Billker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Oliver Billker 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 Oliver Billker 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: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Oliver Billker is a researcher affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden, with a focus on studies related to malaria parasites, mosquito immunity, and host-pathogen interactions. Their work intersects multiple disciplines, primarily within medicine, immunology, microbiology, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Additionally, Billker's investigations delve into subfields including:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Parasitology
  • Epidemiology

The core topics of their research involve:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Complement system in diseases
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Oliver Billker has a substantial publication record with recent contributions including:

  • "Mosquito cellular immunity at single-cell resolution," 2020, Science
  • "Regulators of male and female sexual development are critical for the transmission of a malaria parasite," 2023, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Analysis of erythrocyte signalling pathways during Plasmodium falciparum infection identifies targets for host-directed antimalarial intervention," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A 39-Amino-Acid C-Terminal Truncation of GDV1 Disrupts Sexual Commitment in Plasmodium falciparum," 2021, mSphere
  • "Systematic screens for fertility genes essential for malaria parasite transmission reveal conserved aspects of sex in a divergent eukaryote," 2024, Cell Systems

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Wellcome Open Research

Billker has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Vikash Pandey
  • Julian C. Rayner
  • Frank Schwach
  • Ellen Bushell
  • Burcu Anar

Best Publications

  • Identification of xanthurenic acid as the putative inducer of malaria development in the mosquito

    Oliver Billker;V. Lindo;M. Panico;A. E. Etienne

  • Calcium and a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Regulate Gamete Formation and Mosquito Transmission in a Malaria Parasite

    Oliver Billker;Sandrine Dechamps;Rita Tewari;Gerald Wenig

  • Functional Profiling of a Plasmodium Genome Reveals an Abundance of Essential Genes

    Ellen Bushell;Ana Rita Gomes;Theo Sanderson;Burcu Anar

  • A cascade of DNA-binding proteins for sexual commitment and development in Plasmodium

    Abhinav Sinha;Katie R. Hughes;Katarzyna K. Modrzynska;Thomas D. Otto

  • The conserved plant sterility gene HAP2 functions after attachment of fusogenic membranes in Chlamydomonas and Plasmodium gametes

    Yanjie Liu;Rita Tewari;Rita Tewari;Jue Ning;Andrew M. Blagborough;Andrew M. Blagborough

  • The systematic functional analysis of Plasmodium protein kinases identifies essential regulators of mosquito transmission

    Rita Tewari;Ursula Straschil;Ursula Straschil;Alex Bateman;Ulrike Böhme

  • Calcium-Dependent Signaling and Kinases in Apicomplexan Parasites

    Oliver Billker;Sebastian Lourido;L. David Sibley

  • Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Provide a Signal to Plasmodium Sporozoites to Stop Migrating and Productively Invade Host Cells

    Alida Coppi;Rita Tewari;Joseph R. Bishop;Brandy L. Bennett

  • A comprehensive evaluation of rodent malaria parasite genomes and gene expression

    Thomas D Otto;Ulrike Böhme;Andrew P Jackson;Martin Hunt

  • Single-cell RNA-seq and computational analysis using temporal mixture modelling resolves Th1/Tfh fate bifurcation in malaria

    Tapio Lönnberg;Tapio Lönnberg;Valentine Svensson;Kylie R. James;Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz

  • Gametogenesis in Malaria Parasites Is Mediated by the cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

    Louisa McRobert;Cathy J Taylor;Wensheng Deng;Quinton L Fivelman

  • The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete Plasmodium life cycle.

    Virginia M. Howick;Andrew J. C. Russell;Tallulah Andrews;Haynes Heaton

  • Phosphoinositide metabolism links cGMP-dependent protein kinase G to essential Ca²⁺ signals at key decision points in the life cycle of malaria parasites.

    Mathieu Brochet;Mark O. Collins;Terry K. Smith;Eloise Thompson

  • The dynamics of interactions between Plasmodium and the mosquito: a study of the infectivity of Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium gallinaceum, and their transmission by Anopheles stephensi, Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti.

    Y. Alavi;M. Arai;J. Mendoza;M. Tufet-Bayona

  • The roles of temperature, pH and mosquito factors as triggers of male and female gametogenesis of Plasmodium berghei in vitro.

    Oliver Billker;M K Shaw;G Margos;R E Sinden

  • Single-cell RNA-seq reveals hidden transcriptional variation in malaria parasites

    Adam J. Reid;Arthur M. Talman;Hayley M. Bennett;Ana R. Gomes

  • A Knockout Screen of ApiAP2 Genes Reveals Networks of Interacting Transcriptional Regulators Controlling the Plasmodium Life Cycle

    Katarzyna Modrzynska;Claudia Pfander;Lia Chappell;Lu Yu

  • A cyclic GMP signalling module that regulates gliding motility in a malaria parasite.

    Robert W. Moon;Cathy J. Taylor;Claudia Bex;Rebecca Schepers

  • Regulation of infectivity of Plasmodium to the mosquito vector

    R E Sinden;G A Butcher;Oliver Billker;S L Fleck

  • Plasmodium berghei calcium-dependent protein kinase 3 is required for ookinete gliding motility and mosquito midgut invasion.

    Inga Siden-Kiamos;Andrea Ecker;Saga Nybäck;Christos Louis;Christos Louis

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian C. Rayner
Julian C. Rayner University of Cambridge
Christian Doerig
Christian Doerig RMIT University
Robert E. Sinden
Robert E. Sinden Imperial College London
Rita Tewari
Rita Tewari University of Nottingham
Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Sarah A. Teichmann
Sarah A. Teichmann University of Cambridge
Mandy Sanders
Mandy Sanders Wellcome Sanger Institute
Thomas D. Otto
Thomas D. Otto University of Glasgow
Jyoti S. Choudhary
Jyoti S. Choudhary Institute of Cancer Research
David Baker
David Baker University of Washington

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