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2026

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Molecular Biology

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Terje Johansen publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Terje Johansen sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 200 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Terje Johansen D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Norway Leader Award
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

Overview

Terje Johansen is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions across these disciplines.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Johansen's work extends to various subfields such as:

  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Physiology
  • Immunology

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Johansen include:

  • Trond Lamark
  • Zambarlal Bhujabal
  • Hallvard Lauritz Olsvik
  • Birendra Kumar Shrestha
  • Sharon A. Tooze

Johansen has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Autophagy
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Nature Cell Biology

Recent papers authored by Johansen or involving their research include:

  • Autophagy in major human diseases, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Autophagy in healthy aging and disease, 2021, Nature Aging
  • SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing, 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • Mechanisms of Selective Autophagy, 2021, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Autophagy and endocytosis - interconnections and interdependencies, 2020, Journal of Cell Science

Johansen has been recognized as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, reflecting their participation in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degradation of Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates by Autophagy

    Serhiy Pankiv;Terje Høyvarde Clausen;Trond Lamark;Andreas Brech

  • p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death

    Geir Bjørkøy;Trond Lamark;Andreas Brech;Heidi Outzen

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Selective autophagy mediated by autophagic adapter proteins

    Terje Johansen;Trond Lamark

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • p62/SQSTM1 is a target gene for transcription factor NRF2 and creates a positive feedback loop by inducing antioxidant response element-driven gene transcription.

    Ashish Jain;Trond Lamark;Eva Sjøttem;Kenneth Bowitz Larsen

  • A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates

    Vladimir Kirkin;Trond Lamark;Yu Shin Sou;Geir Bjørkøy

  • Monitoring autophagic degradation of p62/SQSTM1.

    Geir Bjørkøy;Trond Lamark;Serhiy Pankiv;Aud Øvervatn

  • Interactions between autophagy receptors and ubiquitin-like proteins form the molecular basis for selective autophagy.

    Vladimir Rogov;Volker Dötsch;Terje Johansen;Vladimir Kirkin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The LIR motif - crucial for selective autophagy.

    Åsa Birna Birgisdottir;Trond Lamark;Terje Johansen

  • Autophagy in healthy aging and disease

    Yahyah Aman;Yahyah Aman;Tomas Schmauck-Medina;Malene Hansen;Richard I. Morimoto

  • The Adaptor Protein p62/SQSTM1 Targets Invading Bacteria to the Autophagy Pathway

    Yiyu T. Zheng;Shahab Shahnazari;Andreas Brech;Trond Lamark

  • Regulation of selective autophagy: the p62/SQSTM1 paradigm

    Trond Lamark;Steingrim Svenning;Terje Johansen

  • FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end–directed vesicle transport

    Serhiy Pankiv;Endalkachew A. Alemu;Andreas Brech;Jack Ansgar Bruun

  • TBK-1 Promotes Autophagy-Mediated Antimicrobial Defense by Controlling Autophagosome Maturation

    Manohar Pilli;John Arko-Mensah;Marisa Ponpuak;Marisa Ponpuak;Esteban Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond Lamark
Trond Lamark University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Vojo Deretic
Vojo Deretic University of New Mexico
Sharon A. Tooze
Sharon A. Tooze The Francis Crick Institute
Andreas Brech
Andreas Brech Oslo University Hospital
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Jorge Moscat
Jorge Moscat Cornell University
Gábor Juhász
Gábor Juhász Eötvös Loránd University
Maria T. Diaz-Meco
Maria T. Diaz-Meco Cornell University
Anne Simonsen
Anne Simonsen University of Oslo
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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