Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren

35.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
297 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Immunology, 54 papers in Oncology and 49 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (202 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (133 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (68 papers). Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (202 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (133 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (68 papers). Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren's co-authors include Klas Kärre, Yenan T. Bryceson, Karl‐Johan Malmberg, Niklas K. Björkström, Eric O. Long, Jakob Michaëlsson, Cyril Fauriat, Benedict J. Chambers, Robert P. A. Wallin and Fu‐Dong Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren

293 papers receiving 23.4k citations

Hit Papers

In search of the ‘missing self’: MHC molecules and NK cel... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1990 1989 2009 2005 1985 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. In search of the ‘missing self’: MHC molecules and NK cell recognition
    1990 2.1k citations Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren et al. profile →
  2. Association of class I major histocompatibility heavy and light chains induced by viral peptides
    1989 867 citations Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren et al. profile →
  3. Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition
    2009 657 citations Cyril Fauriat, Eric O. Long et al. Blood profile →
  4. Synergy among receptors on resting NK cells for the activation of natural cytotoxicity and cytokine secretion
    2005 639 citations Yenan T. Bryceson, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren et al. Blood profile →
  5. Host resistance directed selectively against H-2-deficient lymphoma variants. Analysis of the mechanism.
    1985 623 citations Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  6. Efficient presentation of exogenous antigen by liver endothelial cells to CD8+ T cells results in antigen-specific T-cell tolerance
    2000 579 citations Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren et al. profile →
  7. Cytomegalovirus Infection Drives Adaptive Epigenetic Diversification of NK Cells with Altered Signaling and Effector Function
    2015 551 citations Vivien Béziat, Marie Schaffer et al. profile →
  8. Expression patterns of NKG2A, KIR, and CD57 define a process of CD56dim NK-cell differentiation uncoupled from NK-cell education
    2010 551 citations Niklas K. Björkström, Cyril Fauriat et al. Blood profile →
  9. Natural killer cells in antiviral immunity
    2021 296 citations Niklas K. Björkström, Benedikt Strunz et al. Nature reviews. Immunology 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‐Gustaf Ljunggren Sweden 76 19.3k 5.0k 2.9k 2.8k 2.0k 297 23.8k
Dale I. Godfrey Australia 87 24.3k 1.3× 6.5k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 267 28.7k
René A. W. van Lier Netherlands 85 16.4k 0.8× 4.2k 0.9× 3.3k 1.2× 4.4k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 350 22.7k
Wayne M. Yokoyama United States 88 23.3k 1.2× 5.0k 1.0× 3.4k 1.2× 4.2k 1.5× 1.7k 0.8× 268 27.7k
Takashi Nomura Japan 49 19.5k 1.0× 5.6k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 144 28.3k
Jonathan Sprent United States 89 24.8k 1.3× 4.8k 1.0× 4.1k 1.4× 2.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 291 29.9k
James McCluskey Australia 80 16.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 4.6k 1.6× 3.5k 1.3× 734 0.4× 347 23.0k
Mitchell Kronenberg United States 103 30.7k 1.6× 6.1k 1.2× 5.2k 1.8× 3.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 344 37.0k
Edgar G. Engleman United States 78 15.5k 0.8× 5.8k 1.2× 6.0k 2.1× 3.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 277 24.9k
Douglas T. Fearon United States 76 15.2k 0.8× 6.6k 1.3× 5.4k 1.9× 2.2k 0.8× 3.0k 1.5× 178 24.5k
Arne N. Akbar United Kingdom 75 11.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 732 0.4× 209 17.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ardeniz, Ömür, et al.. (2025). Inborn errors of immunity affecting the MHC class I pathway for antigen presentation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 1 indexed citations
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Adamo, Sarah, Yu Gao, Takuya Sekine, et al.. (2023). Memory profiles distinguish cross-reactive and virus-specific T cell immunity to mpox. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(6). 928–936.e4. 25 indexed citations
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Hammer, Quirin, et al.. (2023). NK cells in COVID-19—from disease to vaccination. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 114(5). 507–512. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Puran, Mikael Åberg, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Commercial Immunoglobulin Products Show Markedly Reduced Cross-reactivities Against Omicron Variants. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 43(6). 1075–1082. 3 indexed citations
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Brownlie, Demi, Jeff E. Mold, Joanna Hård, et al.. (2021). Expansions of adaptive-like NK cells with a tissue-resident phenotype in human lung and blood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(11). 49 indexed citations
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Björkström, Niklas K., Benedikt Strunz, & Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren. (2021). Natural killer cells in antiviral immunity. Nature reviews. Immunology. 22(2). 112–123. 296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Varnaitė, Renata, Marina García, Hedvig Glans, et al.. (2020). Expansion of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibody-Secreting Cells and Generation of Neutralizing Antibodies in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. The Journal of Immunology. 205(9). 2437–2446. 56 indexed citations
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Dias, Joana, Julia Hengst, Tiphaine Parrot, et al.. (2019). Chronic hepatitis delta virus infection leads to functional impairment and severe loss of MAIT cells. Journal of Hepatology. 71(2). 301–312. 64 indexed citations
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Björklund, Andreas T., Mattias Carlsten, Ebba Sohlberg, et al.. (2018). Complete Remission with Reduction of High-Risk Clones following Haploidentical NK-Cell Therapy against MDS and AML. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(8). 1834–1844. 141 indexed citations
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Lampen, Margit H., Hannes Uchtenhagen, Kim Blom, et al.. (2018). Breadth and Dynamics of HLA-A2– and HLA-B7–Restricted CD8+ T Cell Responses against Nonstructural Viral Proteins in Acute Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection. ImmunoHorizons. 2(6). 172–184. 13 indexed citations
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Strunz, Benedikt, Julia Hengst, Katja Deterding, et al.. (2018). Chronic hepatitis C virus infection irreversibly impacts human natural killer cell repertoire diversity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2275–2275. 64 indexed citations
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Baharom, Faezzah, Gregory Rankin, Kimia T. Maleki, et al.. (2017). Human hantavirus infection elicits pronounced redistribution of mononuclear phagocytes in peripheral blood and airways. PLoS Pathogens. 13(6). e1006462–e1006462. 26 indexed citations
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Béziat, Vivien, Lisa L. Liu, Martin A. Ivarsson, et al.. (2013). NK cell responses to cytomegalovirus infection lead to stable imprints in the human KIR repertoire and involve activating KIRs. Blood. 121(14). 2678–2688. 396 indexed citations
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Blom, Kim, Monika Braun, Martin A. Ivarsson, et al.. (2013). Temporal Dynamics of the Primary Human T Cell Response to Yellow Fever Virus 17D As It Matures from an Effector- to a Memory-Type Response. The Journal of Immunology. 190(5). 2150–2158. 76 indexed citations
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Fauriat, Cyril, Eric O. Long, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren, & Yenan T. Bryceson. (2009). Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition. Blood. 115(11). 2167–2176. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fauriat, Cyril, Martin A. Ivarsson, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren, Karl‐Johan Malmberg, & Jakob Michaëlsson. (2009). Education of human natural killer cells by activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors. Blood. 115(6). 1166–1174. 222 indexed citations
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Carlsten, Mattias, Niklas K. Björkström, Håkan Norell, et al.. (2007). DNAX Accessory Molecule-1 Mediated Recognition of Freshly Isolated Ovarian Carcinoma by Resting Natural Killer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(3). 1317–1325. 189 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Johan K. & Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren. (2005). Development and function of CD1d-restricted NKT cells: influence of sphingolipids, SAP and sex. Trends in Immunology. 26(7). 347–349. 26 indexed citations
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Tupin, Emmanuel, Antonino Nicoletti, Rima Elhage, et al.. (2004). CD1d-dependent Activation of NKT Cells Aggravates Atherosclerosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199(3). 417–422. 247 indexed citations
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Screpanti, Valentina, Robert P. A. Wallin, Alf Grandien, & Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren. (2004). Impact of FASL-induced apoptosis in the elimination of tumor cells by NK cells. Molecular Immunology. 42(4). 495–499. 131 indexed citations

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