Kanar Alkass

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
42 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Kanar Alkass is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kanar Alkass has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kanar Alkass's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 papers). Kanar Alkass is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 papers). Kanar Alkass collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and France. Kanar Alkass's co-authors include Henrik Druid, Samuel Bernard, Jonas Frisén, Olaf Bergmann, Bruce A. Buchholz, Mehran Salehpour, Göran Possnert, Sofia Zdunek, Stefan Jovinge and Ratan D. Bhardwaj and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Kanar Alkass

42 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans

2009 2.2k citations Olaf Bergmann, Ratan D. Bhardwaj et al. Science profile →
Dynamics of Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Adult Humans

2013 1.3k citations Kirsty L. Spalding, Olaf Bergmann et al. profile →
Dynamics of Cell Generation and Turnover in the Human Heart

2015 794 citations Olaf Bergmann, Sofia Zdunek et al. profile →
Neurogenesis in the Striatum of the Adult Human Brain

2014 705 citations Kanar Alkass, Samuel Bernard et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kanar Alkass Sweden	27	3.5k	1.8k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	42	7.3k
Olaf Bergmann Sweden	20	4.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	852 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	38	8.1k
Jean‐François Brunet France	58	5.4k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	2.3k 2.1×	308 0.3×	127	11.1k
Barbara Ranscht United States	48	4.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	265 0.2×	2.5k 2.2×	408 0.4×	78	7.5k
Cary Lai United States	43	4.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	381 0.3×	2.9k 2.6×	309 0.3×	71	8.4k
Jamel Chelly France	50	5.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	415 0.3×	1.8k 1.6×	411 0.4×	128	9.7k
Grigori Enikolopov United States	56	6.4k 1.8×	4.2k 2.3×	1.3k 0.9×	3.0k 2.6×	305 0.3×	148	16.1k
Hart G.W. Lidov United States	38	4.3k 1.2×	395 0.2×	673 0.4×	1.8k 1.6×	654 0.6×	104	7.0k
Claes Nordborg Sweden	36	2.0k 0.6×	3.8k 2.1×	1.5k 1.0×	2.8k 2.5×	211 0.2×	136	10.0k
Miyuki Yamamoto Japan	45	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	300 0.2×	1.8k 1.6×	287 0.3×	177	6.5k
Trevor J. Kilpatrick Australia	58	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.6×	337 0.2×	2.5k 2.2×	173 0.2×	240	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kanar Alkass

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Paterlini, Marta, Margherita Zamboni, Christoph Ziegenhain, et al.. (2025). Identification of proliferating neural progenitors in the adult human hippocampus. Science. 389(6755). 58–63. 8 indexed citations

Stenudd, Moa, Margherita Zamboni, Kanar Alkass, et al.. (2025). Cytomegalovirus infection is common in prostate cancer and antiviral therapies inhibit progression in disease models. Molecular Oncology. 19(11). 3035–3059. 1 indexed citations

Lázár, Enikő, Stefan Markus Reitzner, Mark Chapman, et al.. (2023). FiNuTyper: Design and validation of an automated deep learning‐based platform for simultaneous fiber and nucleus type analysis in human skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica. 239(1). e13982–e13982. 2 indexed citations

Zamboni, Margherita, Camilla Engblom, Kanar Alkass, et al.. (2022). Prostate cancer disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy is associated with HLA type and local cytomegalovirus immunity. Molecular Oncology. 16(19). 3452–3464. 6 indexed citations

Robinson, Emma, Faye Drawnel, Saher Mehdi, et al.. (2022). MSK-Mediated Phosphorylation of Histone H3 Ser28 Couples MAPK Signalling with Early Gene Induction and Cardiac Hypertrophy. Cells. 11(4). 604–604. 17 indexed citations

Zilg, Brita, Kanar Alkass, Robert Kronstrand, Sören Berg, & Henrik Druid. (2021). A Rapid Method for Postmortem Vitreous Chemistry—Deadside Analysis. Biomolecules. 12(1). 32–32. 7 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiroki, Shinnosuke Yamada, Namiko Ishii, et al.. (2021). Hypothermia causes platelet activation in the human spleen. Thrombosis Research. 205. 47–55. 6 indexed citations

Ahmed, Aisha, S. Van Den Berg, Kanar Alkass, et al.. (2019). NF-κB-Associated Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(3). 658–658. 40 indexed citations

Bogdanović, Nenad, et al.. (2018). Hippocampal granule cell loss in human chronic alcohol abusers. Neurobiology of Disease. 120. 63–75. 26 indexed citations

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Spalding, Kirsty L., Samuel Bernard, Erik Näslund, et al.. (2017). Impact of fat mass and distribution on lipid turnover in human adipose tissue. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15253–15253. 80 indexed citations

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Thienpont, Bernard, Jan Magnus Aronsen, Emma Robinson, et al.. (2016). The H3K9 dimethyltransferases EHMT1/2 protect against pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(1). 335–348. 90 indexed citations

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Zilg, Brita, Kanar Alkass, Sören Berg, & Henrik Druid. (2016). Interpretation of postmortem vitreous concentrations of sodium and chloride. Forensic Science International. 263. 107–113. 27 indexed citations

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Zilg, Brita, Samuel Bernard, Kanar Alkass, Sören Berg, & Henrik Druid. (2015). A new model for the estimation of time of death from vitreous potassium levels corrected for age and temperature. Forensic Science International. 254. 158–166. 60 indexed citations

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Alkass, Kanar, Hisako Saitoh, Bruce A. Buchholz, et al.. (2013). Analysis of Radiocarbon, Stable Isotopes and DNA in Teeth to Facilitate Identification of Unknown Decedents. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e69597–e69597. 31 indexed citations

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Alkass, Kanar, Bruce A. Buchholz, Henrik Druid, & Kirsty L. Spalding. (2011). Analysis of 14C and 13C in teeth provides precise birth dating and clues to geographical origin. Forensic Science International. 209(1-3). 34–41. 41 indexed citations

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Taqi, Malik Mumtaz, Igor Bazov, Hiroyuki Watanabe, et al.. (2011). Prodynorphin CpG-SNPs associated with alcohol dependence: elevated methylation in the brain of human alcoholics. Addiction Biology. 16(3). 499–509. 95 indexed citations

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Alkass, Kanar, Bruce A. Buchholz, Susumu Ohtani, et al.. (2009). Age Estimation in Forensic Sciences. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 9(5). 1022–1030. 81 indexed citations

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Zilg, Brita, Kanar Alkass, Sören Berg, & Henrik Druid. (2009). Postmortem identification of hyperglycemia. Forensic Science International. 185(1-3). 89–95. 76 indexed citations

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Bergmann, Olaf, Ratan D. Bhardwaj, Samuel Bernard, et al.. (2008). Turnover of Human Cardiomyocytes. Circulation Research. 103(12). 1494–1495. 1 indexed citations

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Strandberg, Joakim, Fredrik C. Kugelberg, Kanar Alkass, et al.. (2006). Toxicological analysis in rats subjected to heroin and morphine overdose. Toxicology Letters. 166(1). 11–18. 38 indexed citations

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