Åke Wasteson

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
88 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Åke Wasteson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Åke Wasteson has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Åke Wasteson's work include Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (30 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (10 papers). Åke Wasteson is often cited by papers focused on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (30 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (10 papers). Åke Wasteson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Åke Wasteson's co-authors include Bengt Westermark, Carl‐Henrik Heldin, Bo Ek, Jung San Huang, Thomas F. Deuel, Ann Johnsson, Nigel Whittle, Paul Stroobant, Michael D. Waterfield and A. Johnsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Åke Wasteson

88 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Platelet-derived growth factor is structurally related to the putative transforming protein p28sis of simian sarcoma virus

1983 1.3k citations Åke Wasteson, Bengt Westermark et al. Nature profile →
Stimulation of tyrosine-specific phosphorylation by platelet-derived growth factor

1982 596 citations Bengt Westermark, Åke Wasteson et al. Nature profile →
A method for the determination of the molecular weight and molecular-weight distribution of chondroitin sulphate

1971 439 citations Åke Wasteson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Åke Wasteson Sweden	40	4.5k	2.2k	1.0k	934	905	88	7.6k
T Maciag United States	44	4.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	747 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	714 0.8×	70	7.5k
Jung San Huang United States	38	4.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	869 1.0×	93	7.3k
Thomas Maciag United States	37	5.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	741 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	699 0.8×	63	7.3k
Judith A. Abraham United States	42	7.5k 1.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.8×	1.7k 1.9×	1.1k 1.2×	66	11.0k
Toru Miki United States	37	6.6k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	775 0.8×	788 0.9×	77	9.2k
M G Farquhar United States	42	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	450 0.4×	321 0.3×	600 0.7×	53	6.4k
Daniel F. Bowen‐Pope United States	54	6.9k 1.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	981 1.1×	105	13.1k
Takashi Muramatsu Japan	47	4.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.8×	843 0.8×	849 0.9×	594 0.7×	156	6.9k
Gregory David United States	48	4.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	799 0.8×	751 0.8×	838 0.9×	107	7.0k
W. J. Pledger United States	42	5.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 2.4×	1.0k 1.1×	589 0.7×	114	7.9k

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Hallbeck, Anna‐Lotta, et al.. (2005). TGF‐α and ErbB2 production in synovial joint tissue: increased expression in arthritic joints. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 34(3). 204–211. 40 indexed citations

Wasteson, Åke, et al.. (2000). Both Intra- and Extracellular Ca2+ Participate in the Regulation of the Lateral Diffusion of the PDGF-β2 Receptor. Bioscience Reports. 20(2). 119–127. 2 indexed citations

Malm, Christer, et al.. (1995). Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha) in human bone marrow: demonstration of TGF-alpha in erythroblasts and eosinophilic precursor cells and of epidermal growth factor receptors in blastlike cells of myelomonocytic origin. Blood. 85(9). 2385–2392. 17 indexed citations

Walz, Thomas, Avni Abdiu, Sten Wingren, et al.. (1991). Suramin inhibits growth of human osteosarcoma xenografts in nude mice.. PubMed. 51(13). 3585–9. 29 indexed citations

Bell, Paul B., et al.. (1990). Reorganization of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Human Fibroblasts Induced by PDGF and Neomycin. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 48(3). 180–181. 1 indexed citations

Bryckaert, Marijke, Francine Rendu, G Tobelem, & Åke Wasteson. (1989). Collagen-induced binding to human platelets of platelet-derived growth factor leading to inhibition of P43 and P20 phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(8). 4336–4341. 25 indexed citations

Poggi, Andreina, Elisa Vicenzi, Vittoria Cioce, & Åke Wasteson. (1988). Platelet Contribution to Cancer Cell Growth and Migration: The Role of Platelet Growth Factors. Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis. 18(1). 18–28. 21 indexed citations

Norling, Börje, Bengt Glimelius, & Åke Wasteson. (1984). A chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan from human cultured glial and glioma cells. Structural and functional properties. Biochemical Journal. 221(3). 845–853. 21 indexed citations

Wingren, Urban, Åke Wasteson, & Lennart Enerbäck. (1983). Storage and Turnover of Histamine, 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Heparin in Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells in vivo. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 70(3). 193–199. 33 indexed citations

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Norling, Börje, Bengt Glimelius, & Åke Wasteson. (1981). Heparan sulfate proteoglycan of cultured cells: Demonstration of a lipid- and a matrix-associated form. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 103(4). 1265–1272. 83 indexed citations

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Glimelius, Bengt, Börje Norling, Bengt Westermark, & Åke Wasteson. (1979). A comparative study of glycosaminoglycans in cultures of human, normal and malignant glial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 98(3). 527–537. 31 indexed citations

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Heldin, Carl‐Henrik, Bengt Westermark, & Åke Wasteson. (1979). Platelet-derived growth factor: purification and partial characterization.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(8). 3722–3726. 339 indexed citations

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Heldin, Carl‐Henrik, Bengt Westermark, & Åke Wasteson. (1979). Desensitisation of cultured glial cells to epidermal growth factor by receptor down-regulation. Nature. 282(5737). 419–420. 32 indexed citations

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Glimelius, Bengt, Börje Norling, Bengt Westermark, & Åke Wasteson. (1978). Turnover of cell surface associated glycosaminoglycans in cultures of human normal and malignant glial cells. Experimental Cell Research. 117(1). 179–189. 23 indexed citations

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Wasteson, Åke, Bengt Glimelius, Christer Busch, et al.. (1977). Effect of a platelet endoglycosidase on cell surface associated heparan sulphate of human cultured endothelial and glial cells. Thrombosis Research. 11(3). 309–321. 84 indexed citations

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Wasteson, Åke, Magnus Höök, & Bengt Westermark. (1976). Demonstration of a platelet enzyme, degrading heparan sulphate. FEBS Letters. 64(1). 218–221. 47 indexed citations

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Höök, Magnus, Åke Wasteson, & Åke Oldberg. (1975). A heparan sulfate-degrading endoglycosidase from rat liver tissue. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 67(4). 1422–1428. 82 indexed citations

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Wasteson, Åke, Bengt Westermark, & Knut Uthne. (1975). Somatomedin A and B: Demonstration of Two Different Somatomedinlike Components in Human Plasma. PubMed. 8. 101–113. 7 indexed citations

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Westermark, Bengt, Åke Wasteson, & Knut Uthne. (1975). Initiation of DNA synthesis of stationary human glia-like cells by a polypeptide fraction from human plasma containing somatomedin activity. Experimental Cell Research. 96(1). 58–62. 15 indexed citations

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Wasteson, Åke & Erland Wessler. (1971). Molecular size and xylose content of urinary glycosaminoglycans. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 252(1). 13–17. 21 indexed citations

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