2026 Urban Lendahl: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	100	527	471	13	13	251	42989

Urban Lendahl 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 Urban Lendahl sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 251 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Urban Lendahl 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 Urban Lendahl sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Urban Lendahl is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions in molecular biology and neurology.

Their work often addresses key topics such as:

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Pediatric hepatobiliary diseases and treatments
Developmental biology and gene regulation
Cancer cells and metastasis
Epigenetics and DNA methylation
Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms

Urban Lendahl has published extensively in notable venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Stem Cell Reports
Journal of Hepatology
Nature

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Urban Lendahl include:

Identification, discrimination and heterogeneity of fibroblasts, 2022, Nature Communications
Single-cell analysis uncovers fibroblast heterogeneity and criteria for fibroblast and mural cell identification and discrimination, 2020, Nature Communications
Specification of CNS macrophage subsets occurs postnatally in defined niches, 2022, Nature
Lack of Evidence of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Expression and Replicative Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Human Endothelial Cells, 2021, Circulation
Regulation of Mammalian Mitochondrial Dynamics: Opportunities and Challenges, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

Christer Betsholtz
Francesca Del Gaudio
Michael Vanlandewijck
Lars Muhl
Liqun He

Urban Lendahl's publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining molecular techniques with clinical insights in medicine. Their work on fibroblast heterogeneity, macrophage subsets in the central nervous system, and mitochondrial dynamics demonstrates a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to various diseases and developmental contexts.

Best Publications

CNS stem cells express a new class of intermediate filament protein.

Urban Lendahl;Lyle B. Zimmerman;Ronald D.G. McKay

4248
Citations
Identification of a Neural Stem Cell in the Adult Mammalian Central Nervous System

Clas B. Johansson;Stefan Momma;Diana L. Clarke;Mårten Risling

2675
Citations
Generalized potential of adult neural stem cells.

Diana L. Clarke;Clas B. Johansson;Johannes Wilbertz;Biborka Veress

1630
Citations
A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature

Michael Vanlandewijck;Michael Vanlandewijck;Liqun He;Maarj A. Andaloussi Mäe;Johanna Andrae

1514
Citations
Notch signalling controls pancreatic cell differentiation

Åsa Apelqvist;Hao Li;Lukas Sommer;Paul Beatus

1476
Citations
Hypoxia Requires Notch Signaling to Maintain the Undifferentiated Cell State

Maria V. Gustafsson;Xiaowei Zheng;Teresa Pereira;Katarina Gradin

1329
Citations
Notch signaling: simplicity in design, versatility in function

Emma R. Andersson;Rickard Sandberg;Urban Lendahl

1108
Citations
Notch signaling mediates hypoxia-induced tumor cell migration and invasion

Cecilia Sahlgren;Maria V. Gustafsson;Shaobo Jin;Lorenz Poellinger

989
Citations
Notch Signaling in Development, Tissue Homeostasis, and Disease

Chris Siebel;Urban Lendahl

824
Citations
Independent regulatory elements in the nestin gene direct transgene expression to neural stem cells or muscle precursors

Lyle Zimmerman;Urban Lendahl;Miles Cunningham;Ron McKay

751
Citations
Nestin mRNA expression correlates with the central nervous system progenitor cell state in many, but not all, regions of developing central nervous system.

Jonas Dahlstrand;Michael Lardelli;Urban Lendahl

661
Citations
Rapid, widespread, and longlasting induction of nestin contributes to the generation of glial scar tissue after CNS injury.

J Frisén;C B Johansson;C Török;M Risling

589
Citations
Abnormal reaction to central nervous system injury in mice lacking glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin.

Milos Pekny;Clas B. Johansson;Camilla Eliasson;Josefina Stakeberg

553
Citations
Therapeutic modulation of Notch signalling — are we there yet?

Emma R. Andersson;Urban Lendahl

534
Citations
Constitutive activation of NF‐κB and T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in Notch3 transgenic mice

Diana Bellavia;Antonio F. Campese;Edoardo Alesse;Alessandra Vacca

531
Citations
The Notch intracellular domain is ubiquitinated and negatively regulated by the mammalian Sel-10 homolog.

Camilla Öberg;Jinhe Li;Adele Pauley;Elisabeth Wolf

529
Citations
Expression of the class VI intermediate filament nestin in human central nervous system tumors.

Dahlstrand J;Collins Vp;Lendahl U

510
Citations
Single-cell analysis uncovers fibroblast heterogeneity and criteria for fibroblast and mural cell identification and discrimination.

Lars Muhl;Guillem Genové;Stefanos Leptidis;Jianping Liu

464
Citations
Cross-talk between the Notch and TGF-{beta} signaling pathways mediated by interaction of the Notch intracellular domain with Smad3

Andries Blokzijl;Camilla Dahlqvist;Eva Reissmann;Anna Falk

446
Citations
The novel Notch homologue mouse Notch 3 lacks specific epidermal growth factor-repeats and is expressed in proliferating neuroepithelium

Michael Lardelli;Jonas Dahlstrand;Urban Lendahl

419
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University

Jonas Frisén Karolinska Institute

Thimios A. Mitsiadis University of Zurich

Lorenz Poellinger Karolinska Institute

Ronald D. G. McKay Lieber Institute for Brain Development

Tamas Bartfai Stockholm University

Isabella Screpanti Sapienza University of Rome

John E. Eriksson Åbo Akademi University

Rickard Sandberg Karolinska Institute

Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute

External Links

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