Erik Lindahl

95.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
197 papers, 71.6k citations indexed

About

Erik Lindahl is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Lindahl has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 71.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Erik Lindahl's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (51 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (44 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (41 papers). Erik Lindahl is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (51 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (44 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (41 papers). Erik Lindahl collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and France. Erik Lindahl's co-authors include Berk Hess, David van der Spoel, Carsten Kutzner, Szilárd Páll, Jeremy C. Smith, Roland Schulz, Teemu J. Murtola, M Abraham, Alan E. Mark and Herman J. C. Berendsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Erik Lindahl

187 papers receiving 70.9k citations

Hit Papers

GROMACS: High performance molecular ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2015 2005 2008 2001 2013 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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. GROMACS: High performance molecular simulations through multi-level parallelism from laptops to supercomputers
    2015 17.8k citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  2. GROMACS: Fast, flexible, and free
    2005 14.8k citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  3. GROMACS 4:  Algorithms for Highly Efficient, Load-Balanced, and Scalable Molecular Simulation
    2008 13.6k citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  4. GROMACS 3.0: a package for molecular simulation and trajectory analysis
    2001 6.0k citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  5. GROMACS 4.5: a high-throughput and highly parallel open source molecular simulation toolkit
    2013 6.0k citations Pär Bjelkmar, Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  6. New tools for automated high-resolution cryo-EM structure determination in RELION-3
    2018 3.3k citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  7. Implementation of the CHARMM Force Field in GROMACS: Analysis of Protein Stability Effects from Correction Maps, Virtual Interaction Sites, and Water Models
    2010 982 citations Pär Bjelkmar, Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  8. Accelerated cryo-EM structure determination with parallelisation using GPUs in RELION-2
    2016 728 citations Erik Lindahl et al. profile →
  9. Mesoscopic Undulations and Thickness Fluctuations in Lipid Bilayers from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
    2000 500 citations Erik Lindahl et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Lindahl Sweden 54 40.9k 12.0k 9.1k 7.5k 7.4k 197 71.6k
David van der Spoel Sweden 57 31.8k 0.8× 12.3k 1.0× 10.4k 1.1× 7.3k 1.0× 6.9k 0.9× 168 61.7k
Alexander D. MacKerell United States 93 38.9k 1.0× 9.1k 0.8× 10.7k 1.2× 4.9k 0.6× 6.0k 0.8× 473 57.6k
Berk Hess Sweden 42 45.1k 1.1× 15.0k 1.3× 11.5k 1.3× 9.2k 1.2× 9.9k 1.3× 119 83.5k
Andrew Dalke United States 9 26.7k 0.7× 13.0k 1.1× 5.1k 0.6× 5.9k 0.8× 7.5k 1.0× 13 56.0k
Wilfred F. van Gunsteren Switzerland 99 40.3k 1.0× 18.1k 1.5× 16.4k 1.8× 6.8k 0.9× 7.6k 1.0× 531 70.0k
Tom Darden United States 28 33.8k 0.8× 9.7k 0.8× 8.1k 0.9× 5.5k 0.7× 5.8k 0.8× 49 55.7k
Jeremy C. Smith United States 92 32.0k 0.8× 7.8k 0.7× 5.7k 0.6× 5.5k 0.7× 3.9k 0.5× 848 58.8k
Alan E. Mark Australia 74 26.8k 0.7× 8.1k 0.7× 7.6k 0.8× 4.7k 0.6× 5.6k 0.8× 242 44.1k
David A. Case United States 96 52.2k 1.3× 14.9k 1.2× 10.6k 1.2× 3.8k 0.5× 9.3k 1.3× 340 81.1k
Lee G. Pedersen United States 43 29.2k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 7.8k 0.9× 5.2k 0.7× 5.7k 0.8× 222 50.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Lindahl

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Delarue, Marc, et al.. (2025). Discovering cryptic pocket opening and binding of a stimulant derivative in a vestibular site of the 5-HT 3A receptor. Science Advances. 11(15). eadr0797–eadr0797. 1 indexed citations
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Howard, Rebecca J., et al.. (2025). Adaptive sampling–based structural prediction reveals opening of a GABA A receptor through the αβ interface. Science Advances. 11(2). eadq3788–eadq3788. 2 indexed citations
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Howard, Rebecca J., et al.. (2025). Resolving the conformational ensemble of a membrane protein by integrating small-angle scattering with AlphaFold. PLoS Computational Biology. 21(6). e1013187–e1013187. 1 indexed citations
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Howard, Rebecca J., et al.. (2025). Modeling cryo-EM structures in alternative states with AlphaFold2-based models and density-guided simulations. Communications Chemistry. 8(1). 317–317.
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Lindahl, Erik & Ran Friedman. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Protein Chain Selection in Binding Energy Calculations with DFT. ChemPhysChem. 25(24). e202400119–e202400119. 3 indexed citations
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Howard, Rebecca J., et al.. (2024). Determining protein conformational ensembles by combining machine learning and small-angle scattering. Biophysical Journal. 123(3). 431a–431a. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaodi, Rosalie Matico, Dhruv Chauhan, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for the oligomerization-facilitated NLRP3 activation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1164–1164. 25 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rahul, et al.. (2024). β-Carboline-based light and pH dual stimuli-responsive ion transporters induce cancer cell death. Chemical Communications. 60(64). 8419–8422. 3 indexed citations
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Blau, Christian, et al.. (2023). Automated simulation-based membrane protein refinement into cryo-EM data. Biophysical Journal. 122(13). 2773–2781. 2 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Yuxuan, Colleen Noviello, Ryan Hibbs, Rebecca J. Howard, & Erik Lindahl. (2022). Differential interactions of resting, activated, and desensitized states of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor with lipidic modulators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(43). e2208081119–e2208081119. 22 indexed citations
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Martel, Anne, et al.. (2022). Biophysical characterization of calcium-binding and modulatory-domain dynamics in a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(50). e2210669119–e2210669119. 3 indexed citations
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Johansen, Nicolai Tidemand, Anne Martel, Lionel Porcar, et al.. (2021). Probing solution structure of the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel GLIC by small-angle neutron scattering. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(37). 11 indexed citations
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Albani, Simone, Maria Kuzikov, Elisa Costanzi, et al.. (2021). A Blueprint for High Affinity SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors from Activity-Based Compound Library Screening Guided by Analysis of Protein Dynamics. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4(3). 1079–1095. 35 indexed citations
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Masrati, Gal, Ramakanta Mondal, Abraham Rimon, et al.. (2020). An angular motion of a conserved four-helix bundle facilitates alternating access transport in the TtNapA and EcNhaA transporters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(50). 31850–31860. 8 indexed citations
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Orellana, Laura, et al.. (2016). Prediction and validation of protein intermediate states from structurally rich ensembles and coarse-grained simulations. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12575–12575. 61 indexed citations
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Howard, Rebecca J., Samuel Murail, Pierre-Jean Corringer, et al.. (2011). Structural basis for alcohol modulation of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(29). 12149–12154. 86 indexed citations
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Bjelkmar, Pär, Perttu Niemelä, Ilpo Vattulainen, & Erik Lindahl. (2009). Conformational Changes and Slow Dynamics through Microsecond Polarized Atomistic Molecular Simulation of an Integral Kv1.2 Ion Channel. PLoS Computational Biology. 5(2). e1000289–e1000289. 95 indexed citations
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Bernsel, Andreas, et al.. (2008). Prediction of membrane-protein topology from first principles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(20). 7177–7181. 245 indexed citations
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Lindahl, Erik, et al.. (2006). Atomic Layer Deposition of Co3O4 Thin Films Using a CoI2/O2 Precursor Combination. Chemical Vapor Deposition. 12(4). 209–213. 25 indexed citations
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Rhee, Young Min, Eric J. Sorin, Guha Jayachandran, Erik Lindahl, & Vijay S. Pande. (2004). Simulations of the role of water in the protein-folding mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(17). 6456–6461. 165 indexed citations

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