Bengt Persson

44.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
422 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Bengt Persson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bengt Persson has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 66 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Bengt Persson's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (60 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (42 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (38 papers). Bengt Persson is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (60 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (42 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (38 papers). Bengt Persson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Bengt Persson's co-authors include Hans Jörnvall, Udo Oppermann, Yvonne Kallberg, Jeremy Oats, Alan R. Dyer, Boyd E. Metzger, Hans Jörnvall, Patrick Argos, Maria Krook and Jonathan Jeffery and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Bengt Persson

420 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

International Association... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2010 1995 2012 2008 1999 400 800 1.2k
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. International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Classification of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
    2010 1.4k citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  2. Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR)
    1995 1.1k citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  3. The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Study
    2012 721 citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  4. Medium- and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene and protein families
    2008 699 citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  5. Immunocytochemical detection and mapping of a cytokeratin 18 neo-epitope exposed during early apoptosis
    1999 564 citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  6. Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR): the 2002 update
    2003 552 citations Yvonne Kallberg, Bengt Persson et al. profile →
  7. Frequency of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at Collaborating Centers Based on IADPSG Consensus Panel–Recommended Criteria
    2012 532 citations Bengt Persson et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bengt Persson 9.6k 4.1k 3.3k 3.2k 2.6k 422 21.6k
Vadivel Ganapathy 17.4k 1.8× 1.3k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.7× 4.1k 1.6× 505 33.9k
Steven H. Zeisel 7.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 4.7k 1.8× 348 23.7k
Joseph V. Bonventre 21.0k 2.2× 603 0.1× 1.8k 0.5× 8.5k 2.7× 2.1k 0.8× 516 55.9k
Csaba Szabó 16.1k 1.7× 497 0.1× 1.8k 0.5× 3.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 682 51.1k
Michael P. Murphy 33.6k 3.5× 510 0.1× 1.3k 0.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 535 56.2k
Sudhansu K. Dey 8.4k 0.9× 5.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 3.1k 1.2× 329 32.1k
Shinya Toyokuni 11.0k 1.1× 467 0.1× 782 0.2× 2.0k 0.6× 392 0.2× 435 23.9k
Hector F. DeLuca 10.9k 1.1× 633 0.2× 9.7k 2.9× 3.0k 0.9× 3.7k 1.4× 915 52.9k
Clary B. Clish 23.3k 2.4× 582 0.1× 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 933 0.4× 384 40.1k
John R. Vane 13.2k 1.4× 667 0.2× 3.7k 1.1× 6.9k 2.2× 1.0k 0.4× 468 63.3k

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All Works

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Ekström, Mattias, Maria J. Eriksson, Matthias Corbascio, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of gene expression in epicardial adipose tissue and subcutaneous adipose tissue in patients at risk for heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 938–938. 1 indexed citations
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Ekström, Mattias, Per Tornvall, Cecilia Linde, et al.. (2024). Iron Deficiency in New Onset Heart Failure: Association with Clinical Factors and Quality of Life. ESC Heart Failure. 11(5). 2661–2671. 1 indexed citations
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Linde, Cecilia, Mattias Ekström, Maria J. Eriksson, et al.. (2022). Baseline Characteristics of 547 New Onset Heart Failure Patients in the PREFERS Heart Failure Study. ESC Heart Failure. 9(4). 2125–2138. 9 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Maria J., Anna Walentinsson, Matthias Corbascio, et al.. (2019). Transcriptomics of cardiac biopsies reveals differences in patients with or without diagnostic parameters for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3179–3179. 39 indexed citations
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Zeebroeck, Griet Van, et al.. (2016). Key Residues and Phosphate Release Routes in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pho84 Transceptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(51). 26388–26398. 12 indexed citations
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Persson, Bengt, et al.. (2012). Functional expression, purification and reconstitution of the recombinant phosphate transporter Pho89 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Journal. 280(3). 965–975. 12 indexed citations
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Kallberg, Yvonne & Bengt Persson. (2006). Prediction of coenzyme specificity in dehydrogenases/ reductases. FEBS Journal. 273(6). 1177–1184. 48 indexed citations
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Jakobsson, Per‐Johan, Ralf Morgenstern, Joseph A. Mancini, Anthony W. Ford‐Hutchinson, & Bengt Persson. (2000). Membrane-associated Proteins in Eicosanoid and Glutathione Metabolism (MAPEG): A Widespread Protein Superfamily. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(Supplement_1). S20–S24. 121 indexed citations
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Curstedt, Tore, et al.. (2000). Pulmonary surfactant protein B: a structural model and a functional analogue. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1466(1-2). 179–186. 64 indexed citations
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Hanson, Ulf & Bengt Persson. (1998). Epidemiology of pregnancy‐induced hypertension and preeclampsia in Type 1 (insulin‐dependent) diabetic pregnancies in Sweden. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 77(6). 620–624. 57 indexed citations
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Kallberg, Yvonne, Hans Jörnvall, & Bengt Persson. (1998). Implementing the Boyer-Moore Algorithm.. 1 indexed citations
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Persson, Bengt, et al.. (1998). Phosphate permeases of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1365(1-2). 23–30. 52 indexed citations
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Westgren, Magnus, K Krüger, Sverker Ek, et al.. (1998). Lactate compared with pH analysis at fetal scalp blood sampling: a prospective randomised study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 105(1). 29–33. 100 indexed citations
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Jörnvall, Henrik, Henrik Jörnvall, Bengt Persson, Hans Jörnvall, & Hans Jörnvall. (1993). Variability patterns of dehydrogenases versus peptide hormones and proteases/antiproteases. FEBS Letters. 335(1). 69–72. 5 indexed citations
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Andersson, Ove K., Bengt Persson, Bengt R. Widgren, & Marian Wysocki. (1990). Central Hemodynamics and Brachial Artery Compliance During Therapy with Isradipine, a New Calcium Antagonist. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 15(Supplement). S87–S89. 3 indexed citations
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Hanson, Ulf, Bengt Persson, Fredrik Lindgren, et al.. (1984). Self-monitoring of blood glucose by diabetic women during the third trimester of pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 150(7). 817–821. 26 indexed citations
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Persson, Bengt, et al.. (1970). Urinary Oestriol Excretion in Strictly Controlled Diabetic Pregnancies. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 49(4). 379–384. 15 indexed citations

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