Hans Link

18.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
359 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Hans Link is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Link has authored 359 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Immunology, 115 papers in Neurology and 110 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hans Link's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (103 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (88 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (67 papers). Hans Link is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (103 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (88 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (67 papers). Hans Link collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and Netherlands. Hans Link's co-authors include G. Tibbling, Bao‐Guo Xiao, Yu-Min Huang, Tomas Olsson, M. Söderström, S. Fredrikson, S Ohman, Vasilios Kostulas, Pia Kivisäkk and V. Navikas and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Hans Link

353 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Principles of albumin and IgG analyses in neurological di... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1999 250 500 750
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. Principles of albumin and IgG analyses in neurological disorders. I. Establishment of reference values
    1977 764 citations Hans Link et al. profile →
  2. Interleukin-17 mRNA expression in blood and CSF mononuclear cells is augmented in multiple sclerosis
    1999 603 citations S. Fredrikson, Hans Link et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Link Sweden 64 5.8k 4.4k 3.7k 2.3k 2.0k 359 14.4k
Edgar Meinl Germany 56 5.0k 0.8× 3.7k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 151 11.8k
Scott S. Zamvil United States 58 8.0k 1.4× 5.1k 1.2× 2.0k 0.5× 3.4k 1.5× 2.3k 1.2× 191 15.4k
Bernd C. Kieseier Germany 58 2.5k 0.4× 4.8k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 274 11.6k
Krzysztof Selmaj Poland 61 5.4k 0.9× 9.5k 2.2× 3.6k 1.0× 4.5k 2.0× 3.3k 1.6× 338 17.7k
Reinhard Hohlfeld Germany 82 7.6k 1.3× 10.0k 2.3× 6.0k 1.6× 5.6k 2.5× 3.2k 1.6× 301 23.0k
Jon D. Laman Netherlands 66 7.6k 1.3× 2.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 3.6k 1.6× 1.4k 0.7× 241 15.9k
Samia J. Khoury United States 65 10.7k 1.8× 4.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 4.1k 1.8× 3.8k 1.9× 252 19.9k
Chi‐Chao Chan United States 71 4.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 4.7k 2.0× 1.9k 0.9× 397 18.4k
William F. Hickey United States 62 4.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 3.8k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 190 15.6k
Bruce Cree United States 61 2.7k 0.5× 8.3k 1.9× 3.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 279 13.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hans Link

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Link

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Link

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All Works

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Huang, Yu-Min, Pierfrancesco Mirabelli, Hans Lindehammar, & Hans Link. (2021). Retinal changes associated with multivitamin deficiency before and after supplementation. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 144(2). 209–215. 8 indexed citations
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Huang, Yu-Min, et al.. (2021). Optical Coherence Tomography to Monitor Rebound Intracranial Hypertension with Increased Papilledema after Lumbar Puncture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 334–338. 1 indexed citations
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Tisell, Anders, et al.. (2020). Retinal thinning and brain atrophy in early MS and CIS. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 142(5). 418–427. 7 indexed citations
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Fredrikson, S., Bertrand Carlander, Michel Billiard, & Hans Link. (2009). CSF immune variables in patients with narcolepsy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 81(3). 253–254. 13 indexed citations
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Xiao, Bao‐Guo, Chuanzhen Lü, & Hans Link. (2007). Cell biology and clinical promise of G‐CSF: immunomodulation and neuroprotection. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 11(6). 1272–1290. 55 indexed citations
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Sanna, Alessandra, et al.. (2006). Glatiramer acetate reduces lymphocyte proliferation and enhances IL-5 and IL-13 production through modulation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells in multiple sclerosis. Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara). 48 indexed citations
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Pettersson, Åsa, et al.. (2004). Dendritic cells exposed to estrogen in vitro exhibit therapeutic effects in ongoing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 156(1-2). 58–65. 44 indexed citations
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Duan, Rui‐Sheng, et al.. (2002). Anti-TNF-α Antibodies Suppress the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 19(4). 169–174. 41 indexed citations
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Xu, Lingyun, et al.. (2002). TGF-β1-conditioned glial cell-derived dendritic cells inhibit expansion of MBP-reactive T cells in vitro. Neuroreport. 13(1). 35–39. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Huabing, Fu‐Dong Shi, Hulun Li, et al.. (2001). Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody Treatment Triggers Determinant Spreading and Enhances Murine Myasthenia Gravis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(10). 6430–6436. 64 indexed citations
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Huang, Y-M, et al.. (2001). Altered phenotype and function of blood dendritic cells in multiple sclerosis are modulated by IFN-βand IL-10. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 124(2). 306–314. 37 indexed citations
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Xiao, Bao‐Guo, Asim Diab, Jie Zhu, Peter van der Meide, & Hans Link. (1998). Astrocytes induce hyporesponses of myelin basic protein-reactive T and B cell function. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 89(1-2). 113–121. 31 indexed citations
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Link, Hans, et al.. (1997). Cytokines and the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis. Muscle & Nerve. 20(5). 543–551. 65 indexed citations
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Lolli, Francesco, et al.. (1994). HIV Antigen-Reactive T Cells Detected by Antigen-Induced Interferon γ Secretion. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(2). 115–120. 10 indexed citations
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Link, J., S. Fredrikson, M. Söderström, et al.. (1994). Organ‐specific autoantigens induce transforming growth factor‐β mRNA expression in mononuclear cells in multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis. Annals of Neurology. 35(2). 197–203. 50 indexed citations
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Kostulas, Vasilios, Orvar Eeg‐Olofsson, Tomas Olsson, & Hans Link. (1986). Demonstration in children of oligoclonal IgG bands in unconcentrated CSF using agarose isoelectric focusing and immunolabeling. Pediatric Neurology. 2(5). 286–289. 5 indexed citations

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