Emma Nilsson

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Emma Nilsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Nilsson has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Emma Nilsson's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers). Emma Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers). Emma Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Emma Nilsson's co-authors include Charlotte Ling, Tina Rönn, Petr Volkov, Alexander Perfilyev, Allan Vaag, Tasnim Dayeh, Leif Groop, Anders H. Olsson, Elin Hall and Jussi Pihlajamäki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Emma Nilsson

32 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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A Six Months Exercise Intervention Influences the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Human Adipose Tissue

2013 457 citations Tina Rönn, Petr Volkov et al. PLoS Genetics profile →
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Human Pancreatic Islets from Type 2 Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Donors Identifies Candidate Genes That Influence Insulin Secretion

2014 363 citations Tasnim Dayeh, Petr Volkov et al. PLoS Genetics profile →

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Tasnim Dayeh Sweden

Adam Stevens United Kingdom

Robert A. McKnight United States

Timothy J. Cole Australia

Rasika A. Mathias United States

Sonia Shah United Kingdom

Daniel B. Hardy Canada

Swapan K. Das United States

Xavier Solé Spain

Jaime Guevara‐Aguirre United States

Tasnim Dayeh Sweden

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emma Nilsson

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Heikkinen, Aino, Sara Lundgren, Antti Hakkarainen, et al.. (2025). Twin pair analysis uncovers links between DNA methylation, mitochondrial DNA quantity and obesity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4374–4374.

Stener‐Victorin, Elisabet, G. Eriksson, Valentina Rodriguez Paris, et al.. (2024). Proteomic analysis shows decreased type I fibers and ectopic fat accumulation in skeletal muscle from women with PCOS. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations

Ling, Charlotte, Magdaléna Vaváková, Alexander Perfilyev, et al.. (2024). Multiomics profiling of DNA methylation, microRNA, and mRNA in skeletal muscle from monozygotic twin pairs discordant for type 2 diabetes identifies dysregulated genes controlling metabolism. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 572–572. 3 indexed citations

Perfilyev, Alexander, Ville Männistö, J. Arvid Ågren, et al.. (2023). Liver saturated fat content associates with hepatic DNA methylation in obese individuals. Clinical Epigenetics. 15(1). 21–21. 13 indexed citations

Stener‐Victorin, Elisabet, G. Eriksson, Valentina Rodriguez Paris, et al.. (2023). Proteomic analysis shows decreased type I fibers and ectopic fat accumulation in skeletal muscle from women with PCOS. eLife. 12. 7 indexed citations

Davegårdh, Cajsa, Anna Benrick, Christa Broholm, et al.. (2021). VPS39-deficiency observed in type 2 diabetes impairs muscle stem cell differentiation via altered autophagy and epigenetics. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2431–2431. 25 indexed citations

Gillberg, Linn, Tina Rönn, Sine W. Jørgensen, et al.. (2019). Fasting unmasks differential fat and muscle transcriptional regulation of metabolic gene sets in low versus normal birth weight men. EBioMedicine. 47. 341–351. 13 indexed citations

Nilsson, Emma, Anna Benrick, Milana Kokosar, et al.. (2018). Transcriptional and Epigenetic Changes Influencing Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 103(12). 4465–4477. 66 indexed citations

Perfilyev, Alexander, Ingrid Dahlman, Linn Gillberg, et al.. (2017). Impact of polyunsaturated and saturated fat overfeeding on the DNA-methylation pattern in human adipose tissue: a randomized controlled trial1–3. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 105(4). 991–1000. 125 indexed citations

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García-Calzón, Sonia, Alexander Perfilyev, Ville Männistö, et al.. (2017). Diabetes medication associates with DNA methylation of metformin transporter genes in the human liver. Clinical Epigenetics. 9(1). 102–102. 58 indexed citations

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Davegårdh, Cajsa, Christa Broholm, Alexander Perfilyev, et al.. (2017). Abnormal epigenetic changes during differentiation of human skeletal muscle stem cells from obese subjects. BMC Medicine. 15(1). 39–39. 45 indexed citations

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Dayeh, Tasnim, Peter Almgren, Alexander Perfilyev, et al.. (2016). DNA methylation of loci within ABCG1 and PHOSPHO1 in blood DNA is associated with future type 2 diabetes risk. Epigenetics. 11(7). 482–488. 136 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Emma, Hans Taubert, Olof Hellgren, et al.. (2016). Multiple cryptic species of sympatric generalists within the avian blood parasiteHaemoproteus majoris. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 29(9). 1812–1826. 60 indexed citations

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Gillberg, Linn, Alexander Perfilyev, Charlotte Brøns, et al.. (2016). Adipose tissue transcriptomics and epigenomics in low birthweight men and controls: role of high-fat overfeeding. Diabetologia. 59(4). 799–812. 55 indexed citations

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Volkov, Petr, Anders H. Olsson, Linn Gillberg, et al.. (2016). A Genome-Wide mQTL Analysis in Human Adipose Tissue Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with DNA Methylation, Gene Expression and Metabolic Traits. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157776–e0157776. 78 indexed citations

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Rönn, Tina, P. Volkov, Linn Gillberg, et al.. (2015). Impact of age, BMI and HbA1c levels on the genome-wide DNA methylation and mRNA expression patterns in human adipose tissue and identification of epigenetic biomarkers in blood. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(13). 3792–813. 212 indexed citations

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Dayeh, Tasnim, Petr Volkov, Sofia Salö, et al.. (2014). Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Human Pancreatic Islets from Type 2 Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Donors Identifies Candidate Genes That Influence Insulin Secretion. PLoS Genetics. 10(3). e1004160–e1004160. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rönn, Tina, Petr Volkov, Cajsa Davegårdh, et al.. (2013). A Six Months Exercise Intervention Influences the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Human Adipose Tissue. PLoS Genetics. 9(6). e1003572–e1003572. 457 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nilsson, Emma, et al.. (2009). The impact of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on the recruitment of salmonid fish in a headwater stream in Yorkshire, England. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 12–12. 38 indexed citations

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Ling, Charlotte, Pernille Poulsen, Stina Simonsson, et al.. (2007). Genetic and epigenetic factors are associated with expression of respiratory chain component NDUFB6 in human skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(11). 3427–3435. 152 indexed citations

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