Björn Önfelt

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Björn Önfelt is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Önfelt has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Immunology, 34 papers in Oncology and 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Björn Önfelt's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (29 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (23 papers). Björn Önfelt is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (29 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (23 papers). Björn Önfelt collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Björn Önfelt's co-authors include Daniel M. Davis, Per Lincoln, Bengt Nordén, Shlomo Nedvetzki, Martin Wiklund, Stefanie Sowinski, Marco A. Purbhoo, Bruno Vanherberghen, Kumiko Yanagi and Johan Olofsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Björn Önfelt

95 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Membrane nanotubes physically connect T cells over long distances presenting a novel route for HIV-1 transmission

2008 597 citations Björn Önfelt, Daniel M. Davis et al. profile →

Peers

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Kathryn E. Luker United States

Tambet Teesalu Estonia

Morgan Huse United States

Pirjo Laakkonen Finland

Paul J. Utz United States

Seth T. Gammon United States

May C. Morris France

Venkata Ramana Kotamraju United States

Gavin MacBeath United States

Diane S. Lidke United States

Kathryn E. Luker United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Björn Önfelt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Björn Önfelt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Önfelt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Björn Önfelt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Björn Önfelt 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 Björn Önfelt. Björn Önfelt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guldevall, Karolin, Patrick A. Sandoz, Valentina Carannante, et al.. (2025). CD16A Shedding Regulates Innate Cell Engager‐Induced Serial Killing by Natural Killer Cells. European Journal of Immunology. 55(10). e70078–e70078.

Gaballa, Ahmed, Lucas C. M. Arruda, Sören Lehmann, et al.. (2024). Selective lysis of acute myeloid leukemia cells by CD34/CD3 bispecific antibody through the activation of γδ T-cells. OncoImmunology. 13(1). 2379063–2379063.

Sandoz, Patrick A., Sarah Thunberg, Elina Erikson, et al.. (2023). Modulation of lytic molecules restrain serial killing in γδ T lymphocytes. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6035–6035. 10 indexed citations

Carannante, Valentina, Niklas Sandström, Karl Olofsson, et al.. (2023). Generation of tumor spheroids in microwells to study NK cell cytotoxicity, infiltration and phenotype. Methods in cell biology. 178. 195–208. 1 indexed citations

Sandström, Niklas, et al.. (2022). Live single cell imaging assays in glass microwells produced by laser-induced deep etching. Lab on a Chip. 22(11). 2107–2121. 8 indexed citations

Verron, Quentin, et al.. (2021). NK cells integrate signals over large areas when building immune synapses but require local stimuli for degranulation. Science Signaling. 14(684). 12 indexed citations

Guldevall, Karolin, Paul K.J.D. de Jonge, Janneke S. Hoogstad‐van Evert, et al.. (2020). IL-15 superagonist N-803 improves IFNγ production and killing of leukemia and ovarian cancer cells by CD34+ progenitor-derived NK cells. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 70(5). 1305–1321. 33 indexed citations

Carannante, Valentina, et al.. (2020). High-Resolution Imaging of Tumor Spheroids and Organoids Enabled by Expansion Microscopy. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 7. 208–208. 27 indexed citations

Olofsson, Per, et al.. (2019). A collagen-based microwell migration assay to study NK-target cell interactions. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10672–10672. 11 indexed citations

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Oei, Vincent Yi Sheng, Marta Siernicka, Agnieszka Graczyk‐Jarzynka, et al.. (2018). Intrinsic Functional Potential of NK-Cell Subsets Constrains Retargeting Driven by Chimeric Antigen Receptors. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(4). 467–480. 91 indexed citations

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Walwyn-Brown, Katherine, Karolin Guldevall, Mezida B. Saeed, et al.. (2018). Human NK Cells Lyse Th2-Polarizing Dendritic Cells via NKp30 and DNAM-1. The Journal of Immunology. 201(7). 2028–2041. 18 indexed citations

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Srpan, Katja, Ashley Ambrose, Mezida B. Saeed, et al.. (2018). Shedding of CD16 disassembles the NK cell immune synapse and boosts serial engagement of target cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(9). 3267–3283. 113 indexed citations

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Carannante, Valentina, et al.. (2017). Laboratory cryo x-ray microscopy for 3D cell imaging. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13433–13433. 34 indexed citations

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Goodridge, Jodie P., Björn Önfelt, & Karl‐Johan Malmberg. (2015). Newtonian cell interactions shape natural killer cell education. Immunological Reviews. 267(1). 197–213. 49 indexed citations

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Perisic, Ljubica, Mark Lal, Kjell Hultenby, et al.. (2012). Plekhh2, a novel podocyte protein downregulated in human focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, is involved in matrix adhesion and actin dynamics. Kidney International. 82(10). 1071–1083. 18 indexed citations

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Wiklund, Martin & Björn Önfelt. (2012). Ultrasonic Manipulation of Single Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 853. 177–196. 11 indexed citations

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Khorshidi, Mohammad Ali, Bruno Vanherberghen, Jacob M. Kowalewski, et al.. (2011). Analysis of transient migration behavior of natural killer cells imaged in situ and in vitro. Integrative Biology. 3(7). 770–770. 32 indexed citations

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Önfelt, Björn, Shlomo Nedvetzki, Kumiko Yanagi, & Daniel M. Davis. (2004). Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes Connect Immune Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 173(3). 1511–1513. 297 indexed citations

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Olofsson, Johan, Björn Önfelt, Per Lincoln, et al.. (2002). Picosecond Kerr-gated time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy of the [Ru(phen)2dppz]2+ interaction with DNA. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 91(1). 286–297. 35 indexed citations

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Tuite, Eimer, Per Lincoln, H.-D. Becker, et al.. (2000). Probing DNA Conductivity with Photoinduced Electron Transfer and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 17(sup1). 277–283. 5 indexed citations

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