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86
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30008
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2936
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Ulf Eriksson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ulf Eriksson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 298 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ulf Eriksson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ulf Eriksson is affiliated with AstraZeneca in the United Kingdom. Their research combines the fields of medicine with biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad areas, their work specifically addresses subfields such as neurology, molecular biology, epidemiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main research topics covered by their publications include lipid metabolism and disorders, acute ischemic stroke management, barrier structure and function studies, cell adhesion molecules research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage research, and angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ingrid Nilsson, Manuel Zeitelhofer, Lars Muhl, Linda Fredriksson, and Christina Stefanitsch.

Eriksson has contributed to several publications in notable scientific venues. These include:

  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)
  • Journal of Hepatology (1 publication)
  • EMBO Reports (1 publication)
  • Blood (1 publication)

Recent published papers by Ulf Eriksson include:

  • Blocking PDGF-CC signaling ameliorates multiple sclerosis-like neuroinflammation by inhibiting disruption of the blood-brain barrier, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Inhibition of VEGF-B signaling prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease development by targeting lipolysis in the white adipose tissue, 2023, Journal of Hepatology
  • VEGF-B signaling impairs endothelial glucose transcytosis by decreasing membrane cholesterol content, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • Thrombolytic tPA-Induced Hemorrhagic Transformation of Ischemic Stroke is Mediated by PKCβ phosphorylation of Occludin, 2022, Blood
  • VEGF-B ablation in pancreatic β-cells upregulates insulin expression without affecting glucose homeostasis or islet lipid uptake, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Synergism between vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor contributes to angiogenesis and plasma extravasation in pathological conditions

    Peter Carmeliet;Lieve Moons;Aernout Luttun;Valeria Vincenti

  • Lack of pericytes leads to endothelial hyperplasia and abnormal vascular morphogenesis.

    Mats Hellström;Holger Gerhardt;Holger Gerhardt;Mattias Kalén;Xuri Li

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor B, a novel growth factor for endothelial cells.

    B Olofsson;K Pajusola;A Kaipainen;G von Euler

  • The PDGF family: four gene products form five dimeric isoforms

    Linda Fredriksson;Hong Li;Ulf Eriksson

  • PDGF-C is a new protease-activated ligand for the PDGF alpha-receptor.

    Xuri Li;Annica Pontén;Karin Aase;Linda Karlsson

  • PDGF-D is a specific, protease-activated ligand for the PDGF beta-receptor.

    Erika Bergsten;Marko Uutela;Xuri Li;Kristian Pietras

  • Imaging of neutral lipids by oil red O for analyzing the metabolic status in health and disease

    Annika Mehlem;Carolina E Hagberg;Lars Muhl;Ulf Eriksson

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) binds to VEGF receptor-1 and regulates plasminogen activator activity in endothelial cells.

    Birgitta Olofsson;Eija Korpelainen;Michael S. Pepper;Stefano J. Mandriota

  • Comparison of VEGF, VEGF-B, VEGF-C and Ang-1 mRNA regulation by serum, growth factors, oncoproteins and hypoxia

    Berndt Enholm;Karri Paavonen;Ari Ristimäki;Vijay Kumar

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor B controls endothelial fatty acid uptake

    Carolina E. Hagberg;Annelie Falkevall;Annelie Falkevall;Xun Wang;Xun Wang;Erik Larsson

  • The three-dimensional structure of retinol-binding protein.

    M.E. Newcomer;T.A. Jones;J. Aqvist;J. Sundelin

  • Activation of PDGF-CC by tissue plasminogen activator impairs blood-brain barrier integrity during ischemic stroke

    Enming J Su;Linda Fredriksson;Melissa Geyer;Erika Folestad

  • Vascular endothelial growth factors VEGF-B and VEGF-C are expressed in human tumors

    Petri Salven;Athina Lymboussaki;Päivi Heikkilä;Hilkka Jääskela-Saari

  • Differential Binding of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B Splice and Proteolytic Isoforms to Neuropilin-1

    Taija Makinen;Birgitta Olofsson;Terhi Karpanen;Ulf Hellman

  • Mutations in the gene encoding 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase cause delayed dark adaptation and fundus albipunctatus.

    Hiroyuki Yamamoto;András Simon;András Simon;Ulf Eriksson;Eddie Harris

  • Current biology of VEGF-B and VEGF-C

    Birgitta Olofsson;Michael Jeltsch;Ulf Eriksson;Kari Alitalo

  • Angiogenesis stimulated by PDGF-CC, a novel member in the PDGF family, involves activation of PDGFR-alphaalpha and -alphabeta receptors.

    Renhai Cao;Ebba Bråkenhielm;Xuri Li;Kristian Pietras

  • New members of the platelet-derived growth factor family of mitogens.

    Carl-Henrik Heldin;Ulf Eriksson;Arne Östman

  • Genomic Organization of the Mouse and Human Genes for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B (VEGF-B) and Characterization of a Second Splice Isoform

    Birgitta Olofsson;Katri Pajusola;Gabriel von Euler;Dmitri Chilov

  • Role of retinoids in the CNS: differential expression of retinoid binding proteins and receptors and evidence for presence of retinoic acid.

    R H Zetterström;E Lindqvist;A Mata de Urquiza;A Tomac

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Xuri Li
Xuri Li Sun Yat-sen University
Per A. Peterson
Per A. Peterson Scripps Research Institute
Kristian Pietras
Kristian Pietras Lund University
Peter Boor
Peter Boor RWTH Aachen University
Lars Rask
Lars Rask Uppsala University
Christer Betsholtz
Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University
Luc Int Panis
Luc Int Panis Hasselt University
Daniel A. Lawrence
Daniel A. Lawrence University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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