Anders Oldfors

20.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
286 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Anders Oldfors is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Oldfors has authored 286 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 71 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Anders Oldfors's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (95 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (71 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (64 papers). Anders Oldfors is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (95 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (71 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (64 papers). Anders Oldfors collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and France. Anders Oldfors's co-authors include Nils‐Göran Larsson, M. Tulinius, Elisabeth Holme, Christopher Lindberg, David A. Clayton, Homa Tajsharghi, Niklas Darín, Gregory S. Barsh, Ali‐Reza Moslemi and Pierre Rustin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Anders Oldfors

279 papers receiving 13.4k 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.

Premature ageing in mice expressing defective mitochondrial DNA polymerase

2004 2.0k citations Maria Falkenberg, Anders Oldfors et al. profile →
Mitochondrial transcription factor A is necessary for mtDNA maintance and embryogenesis in mice

1998 1.3k citations Nils‐Göran Larsson, Anders Oldfors et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anders Oldfors Sweden	55	10.4k	3.7k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	286	13.7k
Michio Hirano United States	82	16.4k 1.6×	7.8k 2.1×	1.6k 0.8×	892 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	341	20.5k
John Vissing Denmark	52	5.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	514 0.3×	422	10.4k
Serenella Servidei Italy	51	6.8k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	791 0.4×	980 0.5×	491 0.3×	224	9.4k
Filippo M. Santorelli Italy	57	8.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	596 0.3×	617 0.4×	526	12.5k
Thomas Meitinger Germany	69	11.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	319	19.1k
S. DiMauro United States	72	12.7k 1.2×	8.0k 2.2×	1.5k 0.8×	705 0.4×	565 0.4×	237	15.9k
Eduardo Bonilla United States	49	6.9k 0.7×	3.5k 0.9×	943 0.5×	722 0.4×	754 0.5×	127	9.0k
Sara Shanske United States	60	9.6k 0.9×	6.2k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	562 0.3×	728 0.5×	188	12.1k
Richard I. Kelley United States	55	7.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	809 0.4×	637 0.3×	523 0.3×	143	10.1k
Massimo Zeviani Italy	92	28.0k 2.7×	13.0k 3.5×	2.4k 1.3×	876 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	411	33.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anders Oldfors

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Jungbluth, Heinz, et al.. (2024). Aberrant myonuclear domains and impaired myofiber contractility despite marked hypertrophy in MYMK-related, Carey-Fineman-Ziter Syndrome. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 12(1). 80–80. 2 indexed citations

Hedberg‐Oldfors, Carola, et al.. (2022). Respiratory chain dysfunction in perifascicular muscle fibres in patients with dermatomyositis is associated with mitochondrial DNA depletion. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 48(7). e12841–e12841. 15 indexed citations

Darín, Niklas, Triinu Siibak, Bradley Peter, et al.. (2021). Functional analysis of a novel POLγA mutation associated with a severe perinatal mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 31(4). 348–358. 1 indexed citations

Thomsen, Christer, Edoardo Malfatti, Ana Jovanović, et al.. (2021). Proteomic characterisation of polyglucosan bodies in skeletal muscle in RBCK1 deficiency. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 48(1). e12761–e12761. 13 indexed citations

Hedberg‐Oldfors, Carola, Christer Thomsen, Emma Glamuzina, et al.. (2020). Glycogenin is Dispensable for Glycogen Synthesis in Human Muscle, and Glycogenin Deficiency Causes Polyglucosan Storage. PMC.

Hedberg‐Oldfors, Carola, et al.. (2020). Progressive external ophthalmoplegia associated with novel MT ‐ TN mutations. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 143(1). 103–108. 12 indexed citations

Basu, Swaraj, Xie Xie, Jay P. Uhler, et al.. (2020). Accurate mapping of mitochondrial DNA deletions and duplications using deep sequencing. PLoS Genetics. 16(12). e1009242–e1009242. 43 indexed citations

Jonsson, Marianne, Anders Oldfors, Anders Jeppsson, et al.. (2019). The Atrioventricular Junction: A Potential Niche Region for Progenitor Cells in the Adult Human Heart. Stem Cells and Development. 28(16). 1078–1088. 9 indexed citations

Englund, Elisabet, et al.. (2019). Danon disease presenting with early onset of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and peripheral pigmentary retinal dystrophy in a female with a de novo novel mosaic mutation in the LAMP2 gene. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 2949–2949. 1 indexed citations

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Udd, Bjarne, Werner Stenzel, Anders Oldfors, et al.. (2019). 1st ENMC European meeting: The EURO-NMD pathology working group Recommended Standards for Muscle Pathology Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7 December 2018. Neuromuscular Disorders. 29(6). 483–485. 34 indexed citations

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Roos, Sara, Kalliopi Sofou, Carola Hedberg‐Oldfors, et al.. (2018). Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency caused by a novel frameshift variant in MT-CO2 associated with myopathy and perturbed acylcarnitine profile. European Journal of Human Genetics. 27(2). 331–335. 17 indexed citations

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Feresiadou, Amalia, et al.. (2017). Tubular aggregates in congenital myasthenic syndrome. Neuromuscular Disorders. 28(2). 174–175. 1 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Johanna, Adnan Halim, Erik Larsson, et al.. (2013). LC–MS/MS characterization of combined glycogenin-1 and glycogenin-2 enzymatic activities reveals their self-glucosylation preferences. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1844(2). 398–405. 13 indexed citations

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Tajsharghi, Homa, Mattias Ohlsson, Lars Palm, & Anders Oldfors. (2012). Myopathies associated with β-tropomyosin mutations. Neuromuscular Disorders. 22(11). 923–933. 42 indexed citations

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Melberg, Atle, et al.. (2008). A patient with two mitochondrial DNA mutations causing PEO and LHON. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 52(1). 47–48. 4 indexed citations

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Moslemi, Ali‐Reza, Christopher Lindberg, & Anders Oldfors. (1997). Analysis of multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions in inclusion body myositis. Human Mutation. 10(5). 381–386. 51 indexed citations

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Houshmand, Massoud, et al.. (1995). De novo mutation in the mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit 6 gene (T8993G) with rapid segregation resulting in Leigh syndrome in the offspring. Human Genetics. 96(3). 290–4. 30 indexed citations

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Larsson, Nils‐Göran, Oluf Andersen, Elisabeth Holme, Anders Oldfors, & Jan Wahlström. (1991). Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and complex I deficiency in muscle. Annals of Neurology. 30(5). 701–708. 124 indexed citations

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Oldfors, Anders, Bengt Hagberg, Hans Nordgren, Patrick Sourander, & Ingegerd Witt‐Engerström. (1988). Rett syndrome: Spinal cord neuropathology. Pediatric Neurology. 4(3). 172–174. 36 indexed citations

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Autio‐Harmainen, Helena, et al.. (1988). Neuropathology of Salla disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 75(5). 481–490. 19 indexed citations

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