Anders Björkman

16.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
275 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Anders Björkman is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Björkman has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 47 papers in Pharmacology and 42 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Anders Björkman's work include Malaria Research and Control (203 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (111 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (38 papers). Anders Björkman is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (203 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (111 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (38 papers). Anders Björkman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Tanzania and United States. Anders Björkman's co-authors include Andreas Mårtensson, José Pedro Gil, Peter Perlmann, Mwinyi Msellem, Akira Kaneko, Abdullah Ali, Zul Premji, Anna Färnert, Hedvig Perlmann and Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Anders Björkman

270 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Studies on finely divided wood. Part 1. Extraction of lig... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 2007 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Studies on finely divided wood. Part 1. Extraction of lignin with neutral solvents
    1956 522 citations Anders Björkman profile →
  2. Impact of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy and Insecticide-Treated Nets on Malaria Burden in Zanzibar
    2007 471 citations Abdullah Ali, Andreas Mårtensson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anders Björkman Sweden 54 7.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 275 11.0k
Arjen M. Dondorp Thailand 69 13.0k 1.7× 1.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.8× 2.4k 1.7× 1.9k 1.4× 429 17.6k
Paul N. Newton United Kingdom 59 7.3k 1.0× 503 0.3× 696 0.5× 2.7k 1.9× 2.8k 2.0× 356 12.5k
Chansuda Wongsrichanalai Thailand 43 5.3k 0.7× 555 0.4× 997 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 101 6.8k
Nicholas M. Anstey Australia 72 10.0k 1.3× 812 0.6× 614 0.4× 2.6k 1.8× 2.1k 1.5× 314 17.0k
Kasia Stepniewska United Kingdom 49 5.1k 0.7× 896 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 821 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 126 8.3k
Kevin C. Kain Canada 66 8.9k 1.2× 556 0.4× 502 0.3× 2.4k 1.7× 2.9k 2.1× 389 14.9k
Umberto D’Alessandro Gambia 57 8.5k 1.1× 751 0.5× 962 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 412 12.3k
Steven R. Meshnick United States 55 5.4k 0.7× 749 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.6× 188 9.5k
Philippe J. Guérin United Kingdom 48 4.8k 0.6× 425 0.3× 594 0.4× 735 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 226 11.1k
Pratap Singhasivanon Thailand 47 5.2k 0.7× 794 0.5× 906 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 199 7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Anders Björkman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anders Björkman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anders Björkman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anders Björkman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anders Björkman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Anders Björkman. Anders Björkman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Müller, Jochen F., Varun Goel, Donal Bisanzio, et al.. (2025). Integrating mobility, travel survey, and malaria case data to understand drivers of malaria importation to Zanzibar, 2022–2023. Malaria Journal. 24(1). 373–373.
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Svantesson, Eleonor, et al.. (2025). Outcome of combined nerve and tendon transfer in tetraplegia: a new surgical strategy to restore grasp function. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 50(9). 1233–1240.
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Benn, Christine Stabell, Nelly Amenyogbe, Anders Björkman, et al.. (2023). Implications of Non-Specific Effects for Testing, Approving, and Regulating Vaccines. Drug Safety. 46(5). 439–448. 16 indexed citations
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Fofana, Bakary, Andreas Mårtensson, Issaka Sagara, et al.. (2018). Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin 2 Duplications, West Africa. Emerging infectious diseases. 24(8). 1591–1593. 19 indexed citations
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Ashton, Michael, et al.. (2017). MRP2/ABCC2 C1515Y Polymorphism Modulates Exposure to Lumefantrine During Artemether-Lumefantrine Antimalarial Therapy. Pharmacogenomics. 18(10). 981–985. 8 indexed citations
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Ghilagaber, Gebrenegus, et al.. (2013). On the Effects of Malaria Treatment on Parasite Drug Resistance – Probability Modelling of Genotyped Malaria Infections. The International Journal of Biostatistics. 9(1). 135–148. 3 indexed citations
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Malmberg, Maja, Pedro Eduardo Ferreira, Joel Tärning, et al.. (2012). Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Phenotype as Assessed by Patient Antimalarial Drug Levels and Its Association With pfmdr1 Polymorphisms. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207(5). 842–847. 92 indexed citations
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Obonyo, Charles, Walter Taylor, Håkan Ekvall, et al.. (2007). Effect of artesunate plus sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on haematological recovery and anaemia, in Kenyan children with uncomplicated, Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101(4). 281–295. 10 indexed citations
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Holmgren, Gabrielle, et al.. (2007). Selection of pfmdr1 mutations after amodiaquine monotherapy and amodiaquine plus artemisinin combination therapy in East Africa. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 7(5). 562–569. 92 indexed citations
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Mita, Toshihiro, Akira Kaneko, Lindiwe Zungu, et al.. (2004). Expansion of wild type allele rather than back mutation in pfcrt explains the recent recovery of chloroquine sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum in Malawi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 135(1). 159–163. 46 indexed citations
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Makonnen, Eyasu, et al.. (1999). Comparison of rectal artemisinin with intravenous quinine in the treatment of severe malaria in Ethiopia.. East African Medical Journal. 76(3). 154–159. 10 indexed citations
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Lindberg, J. Johan, et al.. (1992). Chemically modified wood: solid-state cross-polarization--magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. ACS symposium series. 320–328. 1 indexed citations
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Björkman, Anders & Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard. (1991). Adverse reactions to sulfa drugs: implications for malaria chemotherapy.. PubMed. 69(3). 297–304. 49 indexed citations
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Elvin, Kerstin, et al.. (1988). Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: detection of parasites in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by monoclonal antibodies.. BMJ. 297(6645). 381–384. 64 indexed citations
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Björkman, Anders, Lars Rombo, Geir Hetland, Merlin Willcox, & A. P. Hanson. (1985). Susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in northern Liberia after 20 years of chemosuppression and therapy. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 79(6). 603–606. 9 indexed citations
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Friman, G, et al.. (1983). Agranulocytosis associated with malaria prophylaxis with Maloprim.. BMJ. 286(6373). 1244–1245. 40 indexed citations
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Björkman, Anders. (1956). Studies on finely divided wood. Part 1. Extraction of lignin with neutral solvents. 59(13). 477–485. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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