Kenneth Söderhäll

26.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
248 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Söderhäll is a scholar working on Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Söderhäll has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Immunology, 66 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 64 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Söderhäll's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (183 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (80 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (66 papers). Kenneth Söderhäll is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (183 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (80 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (66 papers). Kenneth Söderhäll collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Thailand and South Korea. Kenneth Söderhäll's co-authors include Lage Cerenius, Yong Seok Lee, Mats W. Johansson, Irene Söderhäll, Pikul Jiravanichpaisal, So Young Lee, Valerie J. Smith, Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, Anna Aspán and Pia Keyser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Söderhäll

247 papers receiving 21.4k citations

Hit Papers

The prophenoloxidase‐activating system in in... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2004 1998 2008 2006 2000 400 800 1.2k
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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. The prophenoloxidase‐activating system in invertebrates
    2004 1.4k citations Lage Cerenius, Kenneth Söderhäll profile →
  2. Role of the prophenoloxidase-activating system in invertebrate immunity
    1998 1.1k citations Kenneth Söderhäll, Lage Cerenius profile →
  3. The proPO-system: pros and cons for its role in invertebrate immunity
    2008 979 citations Lage Cerenius, Kenneth Söderhäll et al. profile →
  4. Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization
    2006 717 citations Pikul Jiravanichpaisal, Kenneth Söderhäll et al. profile →
  5. Crustacean haemocytes and haematopoiesis
    2000 586 citations Mats W. Johansson, Pia Keyser et al. Aquaculture profile →
  6. Separation of the haemocyte populations of CarcinusMaenas and other marine decapods, and prophenoloxidase distribution
    1983 570 citations Kenneth Söderhäll et al. Developmental & Comparative 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
Kenneth Söderhäll Sweden 81 17.2k 6.8k 5.1k 3.9k 3.9k 248 22.2k
Jules A. Hoffmann France 67 18.5k 1.1× 11.6k 1.7× 4.7k 0.9× 398 0.1× 6.0k 1.6× 106 24.6k
Bruno Lemaître Switzerland 78 16.9k 1.0× 13.6k 2.0× 5.3k 1.1× 333 0.1× 6.2k 1.6× 184 25.0k
Lage Cerenius Sweden 36 5.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 67 7.7k
Michael R. Kanost United States 68 8.6k 0.5× 8.4k 1.2× 4.2k 0.8× 328 0.1× 5.7k 1.5× 199 15.0k
Philippe Bulet France 68 7.1k 0.4× 4.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 566 0.1× 5.7k 1.5× 162 14.0k
Jianhai Xiang China 53 5.8k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 909 0.2× 3.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 322 9.8k
Jianguo He China 55 8.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 671 0.1× 2.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 369 10.7k
Anchalee Tassanakajon Thailand 50 6.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.3× 894 0.2× 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 181 8.2k
Ikuo Hırono Japan 62 10.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.2× 433 0.1× 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 473 13.7k
Xiao‐Fan Zhao China 50 4.7k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 1.7k 0.3× 650 0.2× 2.5k 0.6× 239 7.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yanhong, et al.. (2025). Specific host factors determine resistance in a North American crayfish to the crayfish plague, Aphanomyces astaci. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 163. 110392–110392. 1 indexed citations
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Söderhäll, Irene, et al.. (2025). Hemocyte diversity in crustaceans. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 166. 110612–110612.
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Söderhäll, Kenneth, et al.. (2024). An i-type lysozyme from a crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus, functions as a clot-destabilising enzyme. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 152. 109769–109769. 4 indexed citations
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Söderhäll, Kenneth, et al.. (2020). A transcription factor glial cell missing (Gcm) in the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 113. 103782–103782. 8 indexed citations
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Noonin, Chadanat, et al.. (2020). Environmental concentrations of sulfamethoxazole increase crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus susceptibility to White Spot Syndrome Virus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 102. 177–184. 26 indexed citations
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Söderhäll, Kenneth, et al.. (2017). PDGF/VEGF-Related Receptor Affects Transglutaminase Activity to Control Cell Migration During Crustacean Hematopoiesis. Stem Cells and Development. 26(20). 1449–1459. 16 indexed citations
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Noonin, Chadanat, Xionghui Lin, Pikul Jiravanichpaisal, Kenneth Söderhäll, & Irene Söderhäll. (2012). Invertebrate Hematopoiesis: An Anterior Proliferation Center As a Link Between the Hematopoietic Tissue and the Brain. Stem Cells and Development. 21(17). 3173–3186. 50 indexed citations
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Diao, Yupu, Anrui Lu, Bing Yang, et al.. (2012). Existence of Prophenoloxidase in Wing Discs: A Source of Plasma Prophenoloxidase in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41416–e41416. 13 indexed citations
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Cerenius, Lage & Kenneth Söderhäll. (2010). Coagulation in Invertebrates. Journal of Innate Immunity. 3(1). 3–8. 72 indexed citations
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Diéguez‐Uribeondo, Javier, Miguel A. Garcı́a, Lage Cerenius, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic relationships among plant and animal parasites, and saprotrophs in Aphanomyces (Oomycetes). Fungal Genetics and Biology. 46(5). 365–376. 100 indexed citations
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Diéguez‐Uribeondo, Javier, JM Fregeneda-Grandes, Lage Cerenius, et al.. (2007). Re-evaluation of the enigmatic species complex Saprolegnia diclina–Saprolegnia parasitica based on morphological, physiological and molecular data. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 44(7). 585–601. 91 indexed citations
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Terenius, Olle, Raúl Bettencourt, So Young Lee, et al.. (2006). RNA interference of Hemolin causes depletion of phenoloxidase activity in Hyalophora cecropia. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 31(6). 571–575. 49 indexed citations
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Sritunyalucksana, Kallaya, et al.. (2001). Peroxinectin, a cell adhesive protein associated with the proPO system from the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 25(5-6). 353–363. 135 indexed citations
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Lindmark, Hans, et al.. (2001). Enteric Bacteria Counteract Lipopolysaccharide Induction of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes. The Journal of Immunology. 167(12). 6920–6923. 24 indexed citations
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Johansson, Mats W., Pia Keyser, Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, & Kenneth Söderhäll. (2000). Crustacean haemocytes and haematopoiesis. Aquaculture. 191(1-3). 45–52. 586 indexed citations breakdown →
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Söderhäll, Kenneth, et al.. (1998). The origin of two crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) epizootics in Finland on noble crayfish, Astacus astacus. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 35(1). 43–46. 35 indexed citations
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Thörnqvist, Per‐Ove, et al.. (1997). Identification and cloning of an integrin β subunit from hemocytes of the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 277(3). 255–261. 1 indexed citations
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Chaga, Oleg Y., et al.. (1995). The haemopoietic cells of the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. Animal Biology. 4. 59–70. 52 indexed citations
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Cerenius, Lage & Kenneth Söderhäll. (1984). Isolation and properties of β‐glucan synthetase from the aquatic fungus, Aphanomyces astaci. Physiologia Plantarum. 60(2). 247–252. 15 indexed citations
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Söderhäll, Kenneth, et al.. (1982). Purification and properties of a protease inhibitor from crayfish hemolymph. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 39(1). 29–37. 36 indexed citations

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