Kaj Blennow

233.0k total citations · 75 hit papers
2.0k papers, 122.7k citations indexed

About

Kaj Blennow is a scholar working on Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaj Blennow has authored 2.0k papers receiving a total of 122.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1.2k papers in Physiology, 845 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 478 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kaj Blennow's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (1.1k papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (771 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (152 papers). Kaj Blennow is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (1.1k papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (771 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (152 papers). Kaj Blennow collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Kaj Blennow's co-authors include Henrik Zetterberg, Oskar Hansson, Harald Hampel, Niklas Mattsson, Ulf Andréasson, Lennart Minthon, Mony J. de Leon, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Niels Andreasen and Pia Davidsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kaj Blennow

2.0k papers receiving 120.8k citations

Hit Papers

Alzheimer's disease 1995 2026 2005 2015 2006 2016 2009 2017 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kaj Blennow Sweden 158 65.7k 41.3k 33.4k 24.3k 22.0k 2.0k 122.7k
Henrik Zetterberg Sweden 135 46.4k 0.7× 28.5k 0.7× 26.3k 0.8× 22.4k 0.9× 17.0k 0.8× 2.0k 96.1k
Dennis W. Dickson United States 153 48.5k 0.7× 22.4k 0.5× 25.2k 0.8× 40.0k 1.6× 23.9k 1.1× 1.3k 103.6k
Bradley T. Hyman United States 156 60.6k 0.9× 24.2k 0.6× 32.6k 1.0× 14.8k 0.6× 21.1k 1.0× 730 114.1k
John Q. Trojanowski United States 193 69.9k 1.1× 26.6k 0.6× 46.3k 1.4× 59.9k 2.5× 29.4k 1.3× 1.1k 151.7k
David M. Holtzman United States 166 53.8k 0.8× 20.7k 0.5× 27.2k 0.8× 8.5k 0.4× 23.7k 1.1× 580 99.8k
Ronald C. Petersen United States 157 51.4k 0.8× 61.2k 1.5× 12.8k 0.4× 17.2k 0.7× 18.2k 0.8× 1.1k 117.0k
Philip Scheltens Netherlands 137 36.4k 0.6× 43.9k 1.1× 10.6k 0.3× 13.0k 0.5× 18.2k 0.8× 1.2k 100.6k
David S. Knopman United States 142 40.8k 0.6× 47.4k 1.1× 9.3k 0.3× 14.2k 0.6× 14.8k 0.7× 1.0k 94.0k
Clifford R. Jack United States 152 46.2k 0.7× 53.7k 1.3× 11.3k 0.3× 13.7k 0.6× 16.1k 0.7× 1.2k 105.5k
Heiko Braak Germany 107 32.3k 0.5× 14.4k 0.3× 14.3k 0.4× 26.6k 1.1× 13.8k 0.6× 362 68.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaj Blennow

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Axelsson, Markus, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, et al.. (2025). Ion concentrations in CSF and serum are differentially and precisely regulated. Brain Communications. 7(3). fcaf201–fcaf201.
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Zettergren, Anna, Nazib M. Seidu, Jenna Najar, et al.. (2024). Polygenic scores for longevity and cognitive performance are associated with predicted brain age in 70-year-olds from the general population.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100306–100306.
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Vontell, Regina, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, et al.. (2024). Association of region‐specific hippocampal reduction of neurogranin with inflammasome proteins in post mortem brains of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 10(1). e12444–e12444. 2 indexed citations
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Brum, Wagner S., Nicholas Cullen, Joseph Therriault, et al.. (2024). A blood-based biomarker workflow for optimal tau-PET referral in memory clinic settings. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2311–2311. 15 indexed citations
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Lewczuk, Piotr, Johannes Kornhuber, Thomas K. Karikari, et al.. (2024). Plasma neurofilament light, glial fibrillary acid protein, and phosphorylated tau 181 as biomarkers for neuropsychiatric symptoms and related clinical disease progression. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 16(1). 165–165. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, Sterling C., Marc Suárez‐Calvet, Ivonne Suridjan, et al.. (2023). Identifying clinically useful biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease through a collaborative approach: the NeuroToolKit. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 15(1). 25–25. 10 indexed citations
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Einvik, Gunnar, Truls Michael Leegaard, Trygve Tjade, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Characteristics Associated With Post–COVID-19 Condition Among Nonhospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Network Open. 6(3). e235763–e235763. 59 indexed citations
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García‐Ayllón, María‐Salud, et al.. (2023). Levels of nicastrin species are increased in Alzheimer’s disease cerebrospinal fluid. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S24). 2 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Benavides, Gonzalo, Marta Milà‐Alomà, Mahnaz Shekari, et al.. (2023). The associations between glial biomarkers and cognitive changes in individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S24). 1 indexed citations
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Andréasson, Ulf, Johan Gobom, Vincent Delatour, et al.. (2023). Assessing the commutability of candidate reference materials for the harmonization of neurofilament light measurements in blood. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 61(7). 1245–1254. 21 indexed citations
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Seidu, Nazib M., Silke Kern, Simona Sacuiu, et al.. (2023). Associations between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and brain regions of relevance for very early Alzheimer’s disease processes. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S2).
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Payne, Thomas, Jennifer Taylor, Cameron Casey, et al.. (2023). Prospective analysis of plasma amyloid beta and postoperative delirium in the Interventions for Postoperative Delirium: Biomarker-3 study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 130(5). 546–556. 9 indexed citations
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Gregory, Sarah, Kaj Blennow, Natalie Homer, Craig Ritchie, & Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera. (2022). Self‐reported diabetes is associated with allocentric spatial processing in the European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Longitudinal Cohort Study. European Journal of Neuroscience. 56(10). 5917–5930. 3 indexed citations
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Jónsson, Kristján, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, et al.. (2022). Serum biomarkers of brain injury after uncomplicated cardiac surgery: Secondary analysis from a randomized trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 66(4). 447–453. 20 indexed citations
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Mielke, Michelle M., Jeremy A. Syrjanen, Kaj Blennow, et al.. (2019). Plasma and CSF neurofilament light. Neurology. 93(3). 188 indexed citations
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Casey, Cameron, Heidi Lindroth, Rosaleena Mohanty, et al.. (2019). Postoperative delirium is associated with increased plasma neurofilament light. Brain. 143(1). 47–54. 108 indexed citations
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Fjell, Anders M., Donatas Sederevičius, Markus H. Sneve, et al.. (2019). Self-reported Sleep Problems Related to Amyloid Deposition in Cortical Regions with High HOMER1 Gene Expression. Cerebral Cortex. 30(4). 2144–2156. 13 indexed citations
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Hansson, Oskar, Shorena Janelidze, Sara Hall, et al.. (2017). Blood-based NfL. Neurology. 88(10). 930–937. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Csajbok, L. Z., Karin Nylén, Martin Öst, et al.. (2015). Apolipoprotein Epolymorphism in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in West Sweden. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 133(6). 466–474. 13 indexed citations
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Hansson, Oskar, et al.. (2006). Erratum: Association between CSF biomarkers and incipient Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment: A follow-up study (Lancet Neurology (2006) 5 (228-34)). UCL Discovery (University College London).

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