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Sven Bergström

Sven Bergström

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
60
Citations
10012
World Ranking
3188
National Ranking
62

Sven Bergström publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 201 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Sven Bergström D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sven Bergström is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Organic Chemistry, Virology, and Immunology.

The main topics addressed in Bergström's research include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management

Bergström has contributed to research published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Current Issues in Molecular Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Circumpolar diversification of the Ixodes uriae tick virome," published in 2020 in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Pathogenesis of Relapsing Fever," published in 2020 in Current Issues in Molecular Biology
  • "Circumpolar diversification of the Ixodes uriae tick virome," published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "A 2-Pyridone Amide Inhibitor of Transcriptional Activity in Chlamydia trachomatis," published in 2021 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Cultivation Methods of Spirochetes from Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex and Relapsing Fever Borrelia," published in 2022 in Journal of Visualized Experiments

Bergström collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mari Bonde
  • John H.-O. Pettersson
  • Patrik Ellström
  • Jiaxin Ling
  • Ingela Nilsson

Best Publications

  • Transhemispheric exchange of Lyme disease spirochetes by seabirds

    Björn Olsen;David C. Duffy;Thomas G. T. Jaenson;Åsa Gylfe

  • Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected ticks on migrating birds.

    Björn Olsen;Thomas G T Jaenson;Sven Bergström

  • A Lyme borreliosis cycle in seabirds and Ixodes uriae ticks

    Björn Olsén;Thomas G. T. Jaenson;Laila Noppa;Jonas Bunikis

  • Migratory passerine birds as reservoirs of lyme borreliosis in Europe

    Pär Comstedt;Sven Bergström;Björn Olsen;Ulf Garpmo

  • A small-molecule inhibitor of type III secretion inhibits different stages of the infectious cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis

    Sandra Muschiol;Leslie Bailey;Åsa Gylfe;Charlotta Sundin

  • Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus

    Jonas Waldenström;Åke Lundkvist;Kerstin I. Falk;Ulf Garpmo

  • Reactivation of Borrelia infection in birds

    Åsa Gylfe;Sven Bergström;Jan Lundstróm;Björn Olsen

  • Heterogeneity of outer membrane proteins in Borrelia burgdorferi: comparison of osp operons of three isolates of different geographic origins.

    Maria Jonsson;L Noppa;A G Barbour;S Bergström

  • Relapsing Fevers: Neglected Tick-Borne Diseases.

    Emilie Talagrand-Reboul;Pierre H. Boyer;Sven Bergström;Laurence Vial

  • Ehrlichia-infected ticks on migrating birds.

    Anneli Bjöersdorff;Sven Bergström;Robert F Massung;Paul D Haemig

  • Multiplex PCR as a tool for validating plasmid content of Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Ignas Bunikis;Sabrina Kutschan-Bunikis;Mari Bonde;Sven Bergström

  • Campylobacter jejuni in Black-Headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus): Prevalence, Genotypes, and Influence on C. jejuni Epidemiology

    Tina Broman;Helena Palmgren;Sven Bergström;Mats Sellin

  • Dissemination of spotted fever rickettsia agents in Europe by migrating birds

    Karin Elfving;Björn Olsen;Sven Bergström;Jonas Waldenström

  • Gene conversion involving the pilin structural gene correlates with pilus+ ⇄ pilus− changes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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  • Risk indicators for the tick Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Sweden.

    Thomas G.T. Jaenson;L. Eisen;P. Comstedt;Hans Mejlon

  • Variable antigen genes of the relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii are activated by promoter addition.

    A. G. Barbour;N. Burman;C. J. Carter;T. Kitten

  • Borrelia-Specific Interferon-γ and Interleukin-4 Secretion in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood during Lyme Borreliosis in Humans: Association with Clinical Outcome

    Mona Widhe;Sara Jarefors;Christina Ekerfelt;Magnus Vrethem

  • Enteropathogenic bacteria in migrating birds arriving in Sweden

    Helena Palmgren;Mats Sellin;Sven Bergström;Björn Olsen

  • Small molecule inhibitors of type III secretion in Yersinia block the Chlamydia pneumoniae infection cycle.

    Leslie Bailey;Åsa Gylfe;Charlotta Sundin;Sandra Muschiol

  • Escherichia coli K-12 Mutants Hyperproducing Chromosomal Beta-Lactamase by Gene Repetitions

    Staffan Normark;Thomas Edlund;Thomas Grundström;Sven Bergström

  • Antigenic variation and strain heterogeneity in Borrelia spp.

    B. Wilske;A. G. Barbour;S. Bergström;N. Burman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan G. Barbour
Alan G. Barbour University of California, Irvine
Björn Olsen
Björn Olsen Harvard University
Jan Ernerudh
Jan Ernerudh Linköping University
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Olle Hernell
Olle Hernell Umeå University
Louis A. Magnarelli
Louis A. Magnarelli Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Thomas G. T. Jaenson
Thomas G. T. Jaenson Uppsala University
Bo Lönnerdal
Bo Lönnerdal University of California, Davis
Staffan Normark
Staffan Normark Karolinska Institute
Hans Wolf-Watz
Hans Wolf-Watz Umeå University

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