John‐Olov Jansson

16.0k citations

107 papers · 7.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.2%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

Papers in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 35
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity 35
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 49
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 43
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments 10

Co-authors: Olle Isaksson Claes Ohlsson Ville Wallenius Staffan Edén Lawrence A. Frohman Kristina Wallenius Suzanne L. Dickson Klara Sjögren
Journals: Endocrinology (18 papers)Journal of Neuroendocrinology (7 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (5 papers)Journal of Endocrinology (4 papers)
Partner nations: Sweden United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

John‐Olov Jansson

105 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Interleukin-6-deficient mice develop mature-onset obesity 2002 · 987 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Nature Medicine
1999 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1985 Endocrine Reviews

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1	Body weight reduction by increased weight loading in mice is associated with sensory signaling in the dorsal horn of the lumbar spinal cord Neuroscience ·Fredrik Anesten, Jovana Zlatkovic, Claes Ohlsson, Line S. Löken, Daniel Hägg, John‐Olov Jansson	2025	0
2	Loading Enhances Glucose Uptake in Muscles, Bones, and Bone Marrow of Lower Extremities in Humans The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Jakob Bellman, Tanja Sjöros, Daniel Hägg, Erika Atencio Herre, Janina Hieta, Olli Eskola, Kirsi Laitinen, Pirjo Nuutila, John‐Olov Jansson, Per‐Anders Jansson, Kari K. Kalliokoski, Anne Roivainen, Claes Ohlsson	2024	3
3	Osteoblast-lineage cells regulate metabolism and fat mass Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research ·Daniel Hägg, Per‐Anders Jansson, Jakob Bellman, John‐Olov Jansson, Claes Ohlsson	2023	1
4	Reduction of body weight by increased loading is associated with activation of norepinephrine neurones in the medial nucleus of the solitary tract Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Jovana Zlatkovic, Adrià Dalmau Gasull, Daniel Hägg, Ferran Font‐Gironès, Jakob Bellman, Björn Meister, Vilborg Pálsdóttir, Johan Ruud, Claes Ohlsson, Suzanne L. Dickson, Fredrik Anesten, John‐Olov Jansson	2023	4
5	The gravitostat protects diet‐induced obese rats against fat accumulation and weight gain Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Tina Bake, Fiona Peris‐Sampedro, Zita Wáczek, Claes Ohlsson, Vilborg Pálsdóttir, John‐Olov Jansson, Suzanne L. Dickson	2021	8
6	Spleen proteomics data from high fat diet fed mice SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sara L. Svahn, Bagmi Pattanaik, Louise Grahnemo, Saray Gutiérrez, Intawat Nookaew, John‐Olov Jansson, Maria E. Johansson	2020	2
7	BMP4 Gene Therapy in Mature Mice Reduces BAT Activation but Protects from Obesity by Browning Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Cell Reports ·Jenny Hoffmann, John Grünberg, Christopher Church, Ivet Elias, Vilborg Pálsdóttir, John‐Olov Jansson, Fátima Bosch, Ann Hammarstedt, Shahram Hedjazifar, Ulf Smith	2017	61
8	Perinatal Lack of Maternal IL-6 Promotes Increased Adiposity During Adulthood in Mice Endocrinology ·Susanne Lager, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Erik Schéle, Nina Jansson, Staffan Nilsson, John‐Olov Jansson, Malin Lönn, Agneta Holmäng	2011	11
9	Liver-Derived IGF-I Regulates Mean Life Span in Mice PLoS ONE ·Johan Svensson, Klara Sjögren, Jenny Fäldt, Niklas Andersson, Olle Isaksson, John‐Olov Jansson, Claes Ohlsson	2011	48
10	Association study of POMC variants with body composition measures and nutrient choice European Journal of Pharmacology ·Andrew Ternouth, Marek K. Brandys, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Judith Hendriks, John‐Olov Jansson, David Collier, Roger A.H. Adan	2011	6
11	IL6 and IL1B Polymorphisms are Associated With Fat Mass in Older Men: The MrOS Study Sweden Obesity ·Louise Strandberg, Dan Mellström, Östen Ljunggren, Elin Grundberg, Magnus K. Karlsson, Anna Holmberg, Eric Orwoll, Anna L. Eriksson, Johan Svedberg, Magnus Bengtsson, Claes Ohlsson, John‐Olov Jansson	2008	36
12	A non-conservative polymorphism in the IL-6 signal transducer (IL6ST)/gp130 is associated with myocardial infarction in a hypertensive population Regulatory Peptides ·Anna Benrick, Pernilla Jirholt, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Maria Gustafsson, Juergen Scheller, Anna‐Lena Eriksson, Jan Borén, Thomas Hedner, Claes Ohlsson, Torleif Härd, Stefan Rose‐John, John‐Olov Jansson	2007	24
13	Leukemia inhibitory factor reduces body fat mass in ovariectomized mice European Journal of Endocrinology ·John‐Olov Jansson, Sofia Movérare‐Skrtic, Anna Berndtsson, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Hans Carlsten, Claes Ohlsson	2006	16
14	Retarded Liver Growth in Interleukin-6-Deficient and Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-1-Deficient Mice* Endocrinology ·Ville Wallenius, Kristina Wallenius, Masanori Hisaoka, Jonas Sandstedt, Claes Ohlsson, Manfred Köpf, John‐Olov Jansson	2001	18
15	Amplification and overexpression of the hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR/MET) in rat DMBA sarcomas Oncogene ·Khalil Helou, Ville Wallenius, Yan Qiu, Fredrik Öhman, Fredrik Ståhl, Karin Klinga‐Levan, Lars‐Gunnar Kindblom, Nils Mandahl, John‐Olov Jansson, Göran Levan	1999	19
16	Two-Month Treatment of Obese Subjects with the Oral Growth Hormone (GH) Secretagogue MK-677 Increases GH Secretion, Fat-Free Mass, and Energy Expenditure¹ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Johan Svensson, Lars Lönn, John‐Olov Jansson, Gail Murphy, Daniel F. Wyss, David Krupa, K. Cerchio, William J. Polvino, B. Gertz, I. Boseaus, Lars Sjöström, B.‐Å. Bengtsson	1998	125
17	Topical Zinc Oxide Treatment Increases Endogenous Gene Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Granulation Tissue from Porcine Wounds Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery ·Peter Tarnow, Magnus S. Ågren, Henrik Steenfos, John‐Olov Jansson	1994	37
18	Increased gene expression of scatter factor—hepatocyte growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in granulation tissue in the rat Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Henrik Steenfos, Peter Tarnow, Mahdieh Aram, Toshikazu Nakamura, John‐Olov Jansson	1993	3
19	Endogenous Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion in Male Rats Is Synchronized to Pulsatile GH Infusions Given at 3-Hour Intervals* Endocrinology ·Lena Carlsson, John‐Olov Jansson	1990	25
20	SITES OF ACTION OF GROWTH HORMONE ON SOMATIC GROWTH Journal of Animal Science ·Olle Isaksson, Staffan Edén, John‐Olov Jansson, Anders Lindahl, Jörgen Isgaard, Anders Nilsson	1986	4

About John‐Olov Jansson

John‐Olov Jansson is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Epidemiology, having authored 107 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (43 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (35 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (25 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (11 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (10 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (3.4k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.3k citations), Physiology (2.3k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (237 citations) and Rehabilitation (402 citations). John‐Olov Jansson has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Olle Isaksson, Claes Ohlsson, Ville Wallenius, Staffan Edén, Lawrence A. Frohman, Kristina Wallenius, Suzanne L. Dickson, Klara Sjögren, Bo Åhrén and S Edén. Their work appears in journals such as Endocrinology, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Journal of Endocrinology.

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