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Roland Jonsson

Roland Jonsson

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Immunology
Norway
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
88
Citations
30173
World Ranking
1161
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
30212
World Ranking
13110
National Ranking
58

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Roland Jonsson is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, particularly focusing on immunology, rheumatology, and genetics. Their work addresses key topics in systemic autoimmune diseases, with a strong emphasis on salivary gland disorders and systemic lupus erythematosus.

The main fields of study covered by Jonsson include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Their research spans several subfields, chiefly:

  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

Jonsson's core topics of research are:

  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Notable recent papers by Jonsson include:

  • Genome-wide association study identifies Sjögren's risk loci with functional implications in immune and glandular cells, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Molecular pathways in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus revealed by gene-centred DNA sequencing, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Variability of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Is Driven by Interferon-α and Interferon-α Blood Levels Are Associated With the Class II HLA-DQ Locus, 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Complement C4 Copy Number Variation is Linked to SSA/Ro and SSB/La Autoantibodies in Systemic Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases, 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Strong Association of Combined Genetic Deficiencies in the Classical Complement Pathway With Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren's Syndrome, 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Jonsson frequently publishes in a number of scientific journals, including:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Nature Communications

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Jonsson's work, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Marie Wahren-Herlenius
  • Silke Appel
  • Lars Rönnblom
  • Gunnel Nordmark
  • Roald Omdal

Jonsson's publication record reveals a focus on understanding immunological mechanisms and genetic factors driving autoimmune diseases, contributing to ongoing research in both fundamental immunology and clinical rheumatology contexts.

Best Publications

  • Classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: a revised version of the European criteria proposed by the American-European Consensus Group

    C Vitali;S Bombardieri;R Jonsson;H M Moutsopoulos

  • A regulatory polymorphism in PDCD1 is associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in humans

    Ludmila Prokunina;Casimiro Castillejo-López;Fredrik Öberg;Iva Gunnarsson

  • Variants at multiple loci implicated in both innate and adaptive immune responses are associated with Sjogren's syndrome.

    Christopher J. Lessard;Christopher J. Lessard;He Li;He Li;Indra Adrianto;John A. Ice

  • Cellular basis of ectopic germinal center formation and autoantibody production in the target organ of patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

    Stina Salomonsson;Malin V. Jonsson;Kathrine Skarstein;Karl A. Brokstad

  • Lymphoid organisation in labial salivary gland biopsies is a possible predictor for the development of malignant lymphoma in primary Sjögren's syndrome

    Elke Theander;Lilian Vasaitis;Eva Baecklund;Gunnel Nordmark

  • Gene expression profiling of minor salivary glands clearly distinguishes primary Sjögren's syndrome patients from healthy control subjects.

    Trond Ove R. Hjelmervik;Kjell Petersen;Inge Jonassen;Roland Jonsson

  • EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI): a user guide.

    Raphaèle Seror;Simon J Bowman;Pilar Brito-Zeron;Elke Theander

  • Salivary dysfunction associated with systemic diseases: systematic review and clinical management recommendations.

    Inger von Bültzingslöwen;Thomas P. Sollecito;Philip C. Fox;Troy Daniels

  • Transfer of human serum IgG to nonobese diabetic Igμnull mice reveals a role for autoantibodies in the loss of secretory function of exocrine tissues in Sjögren’s syndrome

    Christopher P. Robinson;Jason Brayer;Shigeo Yamachika;Thomas R. Esch

  • The complex role of vitamin D in autoimmune diseases.

    P. Szodoray;B. Nakken;J. Gaal;R. Jonsson;R. Jonsson

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis facilitates the development and progression of destructive arthritis through its unique bacterial peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD).

    Katarzyna J. Maresz;Annelie Hellvard;Annelie Hellvard;Aneta Sroka;Karina Adamowicz

  • Standardisation of labial salivary gland histopathology in clinical trials in primary Sjögren's syndrome

    Benjamin A. Fisher;Roland Jonsson;Roland Jonsson;Troy Daniels;Michele Bombardieri

  • Prediction of Sjögren's Syndrome Years Before Diagnosis and Identification of Patients With Early Onset and Severe Disease Course by Autoantibody Profiling

    Elke Theander;Roland Jonsson;Bitte Sjöström;Karl Brokstad

  • Neuropsychiatric disturbances in SLE are associated with antibodies against NMDA receptors.

    R. Omdal;K. Brokstad;K. Waterloo;W. Koldingsnes

  • Synovial inflammation in active rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis facilitates trapping of a variety of oral bacterial DNAs.

    K. Moen;J. G. Brun;M. Valen;L. Skartveit

  • Association between circulating levels of the novel TNF family members APRIL and BAFF and lymphoid organization in primary Sjögren's syndrome.

    Malin V. Jonsson;Peter Szodoray;Stig Jellestad;Roland Jonsson

  • Sjögren's syndrome.

    Nicolas Delaleu;Roland Jonsson;Roland Jonsson;Markus M. Koller

  • Autoantibodies present before symptom onset in primary Sjögren syndrome.

    Roland Jonsson;Elke Theander;Bitte Sjöström;Karl Brokstad

  • Detection of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibody-producing cells in salivary glands from patients with Sjögren's syndrome

    Pia Tengnér;Anne‐Kristine Halse;Hans‐Jacob Haga;Roland Jonsson

  • Comparison of the American-European Consensus Group Sjögren's syndrome classification criteria to newly proposed American College of Rheumatology criteria in a large, carefully characterised sicca cohort

    Astrid Rasmussen;John A. Ice;He Li;He Li;Kiely Grundahl

  • Treatment with gamma‐interferon triggers the onset of collagen arthritis in mice

    Nils Johan Mauritz;Rikard Holmdahl;Roland Jonsson;Peter H. Der Van Meide

  • Pristane-induced arthritis in rats: a new model for rheumatoid arthritis with a chronic disease course influenced by both major histocompatibility complex and non-major histocompatibility complex genes.

    Carina Vingsbo;Pernilla Sahlstrand;Johan G. Brun;Roland Jonsson

  • EuropeanStudy Group on Classification Criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome. Classificationcriteria for Sjögren's syndrome: a revised version of the European criteriaproposed by the American-European Consensus Group

    C Vitali;Stefano Bombardieri;R Jonsson;Hm Moutsopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie Wahren-Herlenius
Marie Wahren-Herlenius Karolinska Institute
John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Xavier Mariette
Xavier Mariette University of Paris-Saclay
Lars Rönnblom
Lars Rönnblom Uppsala University
Torsten Witte
Torsten Witte Hannover Medical School
Per Eriksson
Per Eriksson Karolinska University Hospital
Peter Szodoray
Peter Szodoray Oslo University Hospital
Judith A. James
Judith A. James Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
R. Hal Scofield
R. Hal Scofield University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Juan-Manuel Anaya
Juan-Manuel Anaya Universidad del Rosario

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