Lena Dillner

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Lena Dillner is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Dillner has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Lena Dillner's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (29 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers) and Genital Health and Disease (6 papers). Lena Dillner is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (29 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers) and Genital Health and Disease (6 papers). Lena Dillner collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Finland. Lena Dillner's co-authors include Joakim Dillner, Marc Arbyn, Eva Engvall, Erkki Ruoslahti, Kurt R. Gehlsen, Ahti Anttila, Eero Suonio, Silvia Minozzi, Rita Banzi and Freija Verdoodt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Lena Dillner

45 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Accuracy of human papillomavirus testing on self-collected versus clinician-collected samples: a meta-analysis

2014 507 citations Eero Suonio, Lena Dillner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lena Dillner Sweden	22	1.4k	472	400	361	290	48	1.9k
Jussi Tarkkanen Finland	28	821 0.6×	770 1.6×	674 1.7×	291 0.8×	53 0.2×	98	2.2k
Nagayasu Egawa United Kingdom	18	1.2k 0.9×	491 1.0×	364 0.9×	633 1.8×	49 0.2×	33	1.9k
Karen Adler‐Storthz United States	30	1.1k 0.8×	727 1.5×	522 1.3×	621 1.7×	43 0.1×	94	2.7k
Diane M. Da Silva United States	28	1.0k 0.7×	418 0.9×	168 0.4×	531 1.5×	37 0.1×	63	2.1k
Massimo Giuliani Italy	30	1.0k 0.7×	583 1.2×	548 1.4×	448 1.2×	22 0.1×	134	3.0k
Merja Yliskoski Finland	27	1.4k 1.0×	273 0.6×	627 1.6×	201 0.6×	23 0.1×	60	2.4k
John P. Atkinson United States	20	590 0.4×	227 0.5×	194 0.5×	447 1.2×	105 0.4×	23	3.1k
Kumarasen Cooper United States	35	935 0.7×	818 1.7×	896 2.2×	788 2.2×	24 0.1×	148	3.0k
Jesper Bonde Denmark	30	2.0k 1.5×	617 1.3×	699 1.7×	732 2.0×	17 0.1×	111	2.5k
Charles W. Andrews United States	28	704 0.5×	249 0.5×	740 1.9×	402 1.1×	33 0.1×	46	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Lena Dillner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lena Dillner

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Armaroli, Paola, Patricia Villain, Eero Suonio, et al.. (2015). European Code against Cancer, 4th Edition: Cancer screening. Cancer Epidemiology. 39. S139–S152. 63 indexed citations

Persson, Kenneth, Berit Hammas, Håkan Janson, et al.. (2012). Decline of the new Swedish variant ofChlamydia trachomatisafter introduction of appropriate testing. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 88(6). 451–455. 9 indexed citations

Söderlund‐Strand, Anna, Carina Eklund, Levent Kemetli, et al.. (2011). Genotyping of human papillomavirus in triaging of low-grade cervical cytology. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 205(2). 145.e1–145.e6. 25 indexed citations

Dillner, Lena, Levent Kemetli, Kristina Elfgren, et al.. (2010). Randomized healthservices study of human papillomavirus‐based management of low‐grade cytological abnormalities. International Journal of Cancer. 129(1). 151–159. 15 indexed citations

Dillner, Lena & Joakim Dillner. (2008). International Quality Assurance of Human Papillomavirus Testing. Central European Journal of Public Health. 16. 4 indexed citations

Silfverdal, Lena, et al.. (2008). A randomized trial of basing treatment on human papillomavirus and/or cytology results in low-grade cervical lesion triage. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 199(1). 24.e1–24.e7. 32 indexed citations

Dillner, Lena, Sonia Pagliusi, Freddie Bray, et al.. (2008). Strengthening prevention programs to eliminate cervical cancer in the Nordic countries. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 87(5). 489–498. 6 indexed citations

Nilsson, Anna, Per Björkman, Lena Dillner, et al.. (2008). Around-the-Clock, Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza by Means of Membrane Chromatography Antigen Testing Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 29(2). 177–179. 9 indexed citations

Iftner, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Population‐based study of screening test performance indices of three human papillomavirus DNA tests. Journal of Medical Virology. 79(8). 1169–1175. 23 indexed citations

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Andersson, Sonia, et al.. (2005). A comparison of the human papillomavirus test and Papanicolaou smear as a second screening method for women with minor cytological abnormalities. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 84(10). 996–1000. 19 indexed citations

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Geijersstam, Veronika af, Carina Eklund, Zhaohui Wang, et al.. (1999). A survey of seroprevalence of human papillomavirus types 16, 18 and 33 among children. International Journal of Cancer. 80(4). 489–493. 55 indexed citations

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Elfgren, Kristina, Peter Bistoletti, Lena Dillner, et al.. (1996). Conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is followed by disappearance of human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid and a decline in serum and cervical mucus antibodies against human papillomavirus antigens. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 174(3). 937–942. 91 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1995). Emergency delays need urgent attention. BMJ. 310(6975). 283.1–283.1. 2 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1995). Incontinence needs better services, says report. BMJ. 310(6992). 1429.2–1430. 1 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1995). Inequalities cause reproductive deaths. BMJ. 311(6998). 147.2–148. 2 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1995). Manchester tackles failure rate of Asian students. BMJ. 310(6974). 209–209. 21 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1994). Use of fetal eggs for infertility treatment is banned. BMJ. 309(6950). 289.2–290. 1 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena. (1994). Psychiatric services are dangerous, warn doctors. BMJ. 309(6947). 77.1–77.1. 1 indexed citations

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Yamakawa, Yasushi, Ola Forslund, Keng-Ling Chua, et al.. (1994). Detection of the BC 24 transforming fragment of the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV‐2) DNA in cervical carcinoma tissue by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Apmis. 102(1-6). 401–406. 12 indexed citations

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Dillner, Lena, et al.. (1989). Detection of iga antibodies against human papillomavirus in cervical secretions from patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. International Journal of Cancer. 43(1). 36–40. 46 indexed citations

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