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Stig S. Frøland

Stig S. Frøland

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Immunology
Norway
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
80
Citations
22464
World Ranking
1633
National Ranking
9

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
22464
World Ranking
17158
National Ranking
90

Stig S. Frøland publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stig S. Frøland sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 321 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Stig S. Frøland D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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

Stig S. Frøland is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has contributed to the field of immunology and microbiology through multiple publications. Their research primarily focuses on immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders.

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in the journal Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening with three publications, and once in the Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Jacob B. Natvig (1934-2021), one of the founders of Scandinavian Journal of Immunology" (2021), published in Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
  • "Jacob Birger Natvig" (2021), published in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • "Ove Johan Mellbye" (2023), published in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • "Hvor kommer SARS-CoV-2-viruset fra?" (2024), published in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Roland Jonsson
  • Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren
  • Hans Wigzell
  • Seppo Meri
  • Zlatko Dembić

The primary field of study for Frøland's research is immunology and microbiology, with a particular focus on subfields such as immunology. Topics consistently covered in their work include immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced Levels of Soluble and Membrane-Bound CD40 Ligand in Patients With Unstable Angina Possible Reflection of T Lymphocyte and Platelet Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pål Aukrust;Fredrik Müller;Thor Ueland;Trude Berget

  • Increased expression of visfatin in macrophages of human unstable carotid and coronary atherosclerosis: possible role in inflammation and plaque destabilization.

    Tuva B. Dahl;Arne Yndestad;Mona Skjelland;Erik Øie

  • Cytokine network in congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

    Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Egil Lien;Klaus Bendtzen

  • Elevated Circulating Levels of C-C Chemokines in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

    Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Fredrik Müller;Arne K. Andreassen

  • Hepatitis C Infection in Patients with Primary Hypogammaglobulinemia after Treatment with Contaminated Immune Globulin

    Kristian Bjoro;Stig S. Froland;Zhibing Yun;Helvi H. Samdal

  • Identification, Enumeration, and Isolation of B and T Lymphocytes from Human Peripheral Blood

    F. Aiuti;J.C. Cerottini;R. R. A. Coombs;M. Cooper

  • Immunomodulating Therapy With Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Lars Gullestad;Halfdan Aass;Jan G. Fjeld;Lisbeth Wikeby

  • Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and soluble TNF receptors in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection--correlations to clinical, immunologic, and virologic parameters.

    P Aukrust;N B Liabakk;F Müller;E Lien

  • Quantification of the Terminal Complement Complex in Human Plasma by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Monoclonal Antibodies against a Neoantigen of the Complex

    T E Mollnes;T Lea;S S Frøland;M Harboe

  • Increased systemic and myocardial expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in clinical and experimental heart failure

    Arne Yndestad;Linn Landrø;Thor Ueland;Christen P. Dahl

  • Subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement in patients with primary antibody deficiencies: safety and costs

    A.Gardulf Rn;L Hammarström;R Gustafson;T Nyström

  • Effect of high- versus low-dose angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on cytokine levels in chronic heart failure

    Lars Gullestad;Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Terje Espevik

  • Dysregulated Osteoprotegerin/RANK Ligand/RANK Axis in Clinical and Experimental Heart Failure

    Thor Ueland;Arne Yndestad;Erik Øie;Geir Florholmen

  • Myocardial expression of CC- and CXC-chemokines and their receptors in human end-stage heart failure.

    Jan K. Damås;Hans G. Eiken;Erik Øie;Vigdis Bjerkeli

  • Release of cytokines, soluble cytokine receptors, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist after intravenous immunoglobulin administration in vivo.

    P Aukrust;SS Froland;NB Liabakk;F Muller

  • Decreased bone formative and enhanced resorptive markers in human immunodeficiency virus infection: indication of normalization of the bone-remodeling process during highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    Pål Aukrust;Charlotte J. Haug;Thor Ueland;Egil Lien

  • IL-10 in HIV infection: increasing serum IL-10 levels with disease progression--down-regulatory effect of potent anti-retroviral therapy.

    E Stylianou;P Aukrust;D Kvale;F Müller

  • Enhanced T-cell expression of RANK ligand in acute coronary syndrome: possible role in plaque destabilization.

    Wiggo J. Sandberg;Arne Yndestad;Erik Øie;Camilla Smith

  • Primary immunodeficiency diseases in Norway.

    Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen;Tore G. Abrahamsen;Stig S. Frøland

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) System Levels in Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Infected Patients during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Persistent TNF Activation Is Associated with Virologic and Immunologic Treatment Failure

    Pål Aukrust;Fredrik Müller;Egil Lien;Ingvild Nordøy

Frequent Co-Authors

Pål Aukrust
Pål Aukrust Oslo University Hospital
Fredrik Müller
Fredrik Müller University of Oslo
Thor Ueland
Thor Ueland University of Oslo
Lars Gullestad
Lars Gullestad Oslo University Hospital
Arne Yndestad
Arne Yndestad Oslo University Hospital
Kjetil Taskén
Kjetil Taskén Oslo University Hospital
Bente Halvorsen
Bente Halvorsen University of Oslo
Egil Lien
Egil Lien University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Terje Espevik
Terje Espevik Norwegian University of Science and Technology
John Kjekshus
John Kjekshus University of Oslo

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