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Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
14897
World Ranking
9601
National Ranking
133

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 258 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Medicine, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these disciplines, the focus is often on Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Physiology, with additional work connected to Nutrition and Dietetics and Oncology.

The scientific topics covered in their work include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and cellular metal homeostasis, with studies spanning from molecular to physiological levels. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A gut bacterial amyloid promotes α-synuclein aggregation and motor impairment in mice," 2020, published in eLife
  • "Single-cell tracking demonstrates copper chaperone Atox1 to be required for breast cancer cell migration," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Single-vesicle imaging reveals lipid-selective and stepwise membrane disruption by monomeric α-synuclein," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "ATP7A-Regulated Enzyme Metalation and Trafficking in the Menkes Disease Puzzle," 2021, published in Biomedicines
  • "The copper chaperone CCS facilitates copper binding to MEK1/2 to promote kinase activation," 2021, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Publication venues frequently featuring their work include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Biophysical Journal
  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Biomedicines
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships and collaborative efforts. Notable collaborators include:

  • István Horváth
  • Ranjeet Kumar
  • Stéphanie Blockhuys
  • Sandra Rocha
  • Donita C. Brady

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede has received recognition such as the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease

    Timothy R. Sampson;Justine W. Debelius;Taren Thron;Stefan Janssen

  • Gold Nanoparticles Can Induce the Formation of Protein-based Aggregates at Physiological pH

    Dongmao Zhang;Oara Neumann;Hui Wang;Virany M. Yuwono

  • A gut bacterial amyloid promotes α-synuclein aggregation and motor impairment in mice

    Timothy R Sampson;Collin Challis;Neha Jain;Anastasiya Moiseyenko

  • Molecular crowding enhances native structure and stability of α/β protein flavodoxin

    Loren Stagg;Shao-Qing Zhang;Margaret S. Cheung;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • Defining the human copper proteome and analysis of its expression variation in cancers

    S. Blockhuys;E. Celauro;Camilla Hildesjö;A. Feizi

  • Protein folding: defining a "standard" set of experimental conditions and a preliminary kinetic data set of two-state proteins.

    Karen L. Maxwell;David Wildes;Arash Zarrine-Afsar;Miguel A. De Los Rios

  • Crowded, cell-like environment induces shape changes in aspherical protein

    Dirar Homouz;Michael Perham;Antonios Samiotakis;Margaret S. Cheung

  • The Bacterial Curli System Possesses a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Amyloid Formation

    Margery L. Evans;Erik Chorell;Jonathan D. Taylor;Jörgen Åden

  • Role of Cofactors in Protein Folding

    Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • Effects of folding on metalloprotein active sites

    Jay R. Winkler;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede;Johan Leckner;Bo G. Malmström

  • Factors defining effects of macromolecular crowding on protein stability: an in vitro/in silico case study using cytochrome c.

    Alexander Christiansen;Qian Wang;Antonios Samiotakis;Margaret S Cheung

  • Cytochrome b562 folding triggered by electron transfer: Approaching the speed limit for formation of a four-helix-bundle protein

    Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede;Jennifer C. Lee;Jay R. Winkler;Harry B. Gray

  • Cross-talk between amyloidogenic proteins in type-2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

    Istvan Horvath;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • Role of cofactors in metalloprotein folding.

    Corey J. Wilson;David Apiyo;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • PROTEIN FOLDING TRIGGERED BY ELECTRON TRANSFER

    Jason R. Telford;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede;Harry B. Gray;Jay R. Winkler

  • Thermodynamic stability and folding of proteins from hyperthermophilic organisms.

    Kathryn A. Luke;Catherine L. Higgins;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • Macromolecular crowding increases structural content of folded proteins

    Michael Perham;Loren Stagg;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • Mechanisms of Protein Oligomerization : Inhibitor of Functional Amyloids Templates α-Synuclein Fibrillation

    Istvan Horvath;Christoph F. Weise;Emma K. Andersson;Erik Chorell

  • Cisplatin binds human copper chaperone Atox1 and promotes unfolding in vitro

    Maria E. Palm;Christoph F. Weise;Christina Lundin;Gunnar Wingsle

  • Single-cell tracking demonstrates copper chaperone Atox1 to be required for breast cancer cell migration

    Stéphanie Blockhuys;Xiaolu Zhang;Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

  • The J-domain of Hsp40 couples ATP hydrolysis to substrate capture in Hsp70.

    Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede;Jesse Guidry;B Erin Horne;Samuel J Landry

Frequent Co-Authors

István T. Horváth
István T. Horváth ETH Zurich
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Bo G. Malmström
Bo G. Malmström University of Gothenburg
Jay R. Winkler
Jay R. Winkler California Institute of Technology
Christoph Weise
Christoph Weise Freie Universität Berlin
Bengt Nordén
Bengt Nordén Chalmers University of Technology
Jianpeng Ma
Jianpeng Ma Baylor College of Medicine
Lennart B.-Å. Johansson
Lennart B.-Å. Johansson Umeå University
Miguel Teixeira
Miguel Teixeira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Sarkis K. Mazmanian
Sarkis K. Mazmanian California Institute of Technology

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