Malin Johansson

22.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
105 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Malin Johansson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Malin Johansson has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Malin Johansson's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (39 papers), Gut microbiota and health (35 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (27 papers). Malin Johansson is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (39 papers), Gut microbiota and health (35 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (27 papers). Malin Johansson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Malin Johansson's co-authors include Gunnar C. Hansson, Jenny K. Gustafsson, Henrik Sjövall, George Birchenough, Anna Ermund, Jessica M. Holmén Larsson, A.H. Schutte, Lena Holm, Joel Petersson and Mia Phillipson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Malin Johansson

102 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The inner of the two Muc2 mucin-dependent mucus layers in colon is devoid of bacteria

2008 1.6k citations Malin Johansson, Joel Petersson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The gastrointestinal mucus system in health and disease

2013 1.1k citations Malin Johansson, Henrik Sjövall et al. profile →
The two mucus layers of colon are organized by the MUC2 mucin, whereas the outer layer is a legislator of host–microbial interactions

2010 1.0k citations Malin Johansson, Jessica M. Holmén Larsson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The mucus and mucins of the goblet cells and enterocytes provide the first defense line of the gastrointestinal tract and interact with the immune system

2014 981 citations Thaher Pelaseyed, Joakim H. Bergström et al. profile →
Bacteria penetrate the normally impenetrable inner colon mucus layer in both murine colitis models and patients with ulcerative colitis

2013 761 citations Malin Johansson, Jenny K. Gustafsson et al. Gut profile →
Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins

2016 703 citations Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
New developments in goblet cell mucus secretion and function

2015 592 citations George Birchenough, Malin Johansson et al. Mucosal Immunology profile →
Bifidobacteria or Fiber Protects against Diet-Induced Microbiota-Mediated Colonic Mucus Deterioration

2017 545 citations George Birchenough, Liisa Arike et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
The composition of the gut microbiota shapes the colon mucus barrier

2014 516 citations Hedvig E. Jakobsson, Ana M. Rodríguez‐Piñeiro et al. profile →
A sentinel goblet cell guards the colonic crypt by triggering Nlrp6-dependent Muc2 secretion

2016 438 citations George Birchenough, Elisabeth Nyström et al. Science profile →
The role of goblet cells and mucus in intestinal homeostasis

2022 385 citations Jenny K. Gustafsson, Malin Johansson profile →
Normalization of Host Intestinal Mucus Layers Requires Long-Term Microbial Colonization

2015 381 citations Malin Johansson, Hedvig E. Jakobsson et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
Structural weakening of the colonic mucus barrier is an early event in ulcerative colitis pathogenesis

2019 364 citations Sjoerd van der Post, Karolina S. Jabbar et al. Gut profile →
An intercrypt subpopulation of goblet cells is essential for colonic mucus barrier function

2021 224 citations Elisabeth Nyström, Beatriz Martínez‐Abad et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The structure of FCGBP is formed as a disulfide‐mediated homodimer between its C‐terminal domains 2025 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown), Pablo Gallego, Sergio Trillo‐Muyo, María-José García-Bonete, Christian V. Recktenwald, Gunnar C. Hansson, Malin Johansson	1
2	Neonatal microbiota colonization primes maturation of goblet cell–mediated protection in the pre-weaning colon 2025 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Bahtiyar Yılmaz, Elisabeth Nyström, Elena Layunta, Liisa Arike, Felix Sommer, Philip Rosenstiel, Lars Vereecke, Louise Mannerås-Holm, Andy Wullaert, Thaher Pelaseyed, Malin Johansson, George Birchenough	0
3	Human milk oligosaccharide 2’-fucosyllactose protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity by changing intestinal mucus production, composition and degradation linked to changes in gut microbiota and faecal proteome profiles in mice 2024 ·Gut ·Paola Paone, Dimitrios Latousakis, (unknown), Didier Vertommen, Ching Jian, (unknown), Francesco Suriano, Malin Johansson, Anthony Puel, Caroline Bouzin, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Anne Salonen, Nathalie Juge, Bogdan I. Florea, Giulio G. Muccioli, Herman S. Overkleeft, Matthias Van Hul, Patrice D. Cani	26
4	GLP-1R signaling modulates colonic energy metabolism, goblet cell number and survival in the absence of gut microbiota 2024 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Thomas U. Greiner, Ara Koh, Eduard Peris, Mattias Bergentall, Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson, Daniel J. Drucker, Fredrik Bäckhed	7
5	Clearance of small intestinal crypts involves goblet cell mucus secretion by intracellular granule rupture and enterocyte ion transport 2022 ·Science Signaling ·Brendan Dolan, Anna Ermund, Beatriz Martínez‐Abad, Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson	28
6	An intercrypt subpopulation of goblet cells is essential for colonic mucus barrier function breakdown → 2021 ·Science ·Elisabeth Nyström, Beatriz Martínez‐Abad, Liisa Arike, George Birchenough, Eric B. Nonnecke, Patricia A. Castillo, Frida Svensson, Charles Bevins, Gunnar C. Hansson, Malin Johansson	224
7	Structural weakening of the colonic mucus barrier is an early event in ulcerative colitis pathogenesis breakdown → 2019 ·Gut ·Sjoerd van der Post, Karolina S. Jabbar, George Birchenough, Liisa Arike, Noreen Akhtar, Henrik Sjövall, Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson	364
8	Normal Calcium-Activated Anion Secretion in a Mouse Selectively Lacking TMEM16A in Intestinal Epithelium 2019 ·Frontiers in Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Malin Johansson, Liisa Arike, Beatriz Martínez‐Abad, Elisabeth Nyström, Paolo Scudieri, Nicoletta Pedemonte, (unknown), (unknown), Luis J. V. Galietta, Gunnar C. Hansson, Carlos A. Flores	7
9	Semi-batch synthesis of colloidal spheres with fluorinated cores and varying grafts of poly(ethylene glycol) 2017 ·Colloid & Polymer Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Malin Johansson, Malin Zackrisson Oskolkova, Johan Bergenholtz	2
10	Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins breakdown → 2016 ·Nature reviews. Immunology ·Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson	703
11	Normalization of Host Intestinal Mucus Layers Requires Long-Term Microbial Colonization breakdown → 2015 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Malin Johansson, Hedvig E. Jakobsson, Jessica Holmén‐Larsson, A.H. Schutte, Anna Ermund, Ana M. Rodríguez‐Piñeiro, Liisa Arike, Catharina Wising, Frida Svensson, Fredrik Bäckhed, Gunnar C. Hansson	381
12	New developments in goblet cell mucus secretion and function breakdown → 2015 ·Mucosal Immunology ·George Birchenough, Malin Johansson, Jenny K. Gustafsson, Joakim H. Bergström, Gunnar C. Hansson	592
13	Site-specific O-Glycosylation on the MUC2 Mucin Protein Inhibits Cleavage by the Porphyromonas gingivalis Secreted Cysteine Protease (RgpB) 2013 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sjoerd van der Post, Durai B. Subramani, Malin Bäckström, Malin Johansson, Malene Bech Vester-Christensen, Ulla Mandel, Eric Bennett, Henrik Clausen, Gunnar Dahlén, Aneta Sroka, Jan Potempa, Gunnar C. Hansson	73
14	Mucus and the Goblet Cell 2013 ·Digestive Diseases ·Malin Johansson, Gunnar C. Hansson	92
15	Bicarbonate and functional CFTR channel are required for proper mucin secretion and link cystic fibrosis with its mucus phenotype 2012 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Jenny K. Gustafsson, Anna Ermund, Daniel Ambort, Malin Johansson, Harriet E. Nilsson, Kaisa Thorell, Hans Hebert, Henrik Sjövall, Gunnar C. Hansson	266
16	Need for improved antimicrobial and infection control stewardship in Vietnamese intensive care units 2011 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Malin Johansson, Doan Mai Phuong, Sten Walther, Håkan Hanberger	17
17	The two mucus layers of colon are organized by the MUC2 mucin, whereas the outer layer is a legislator of host–microbial interactions breakdown → 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Malin Johansson, Jessica M. Holmén Larsson, Gunnar C. Hansson	1048
18	Bacteria Penetrate the Inner Mucus Layer before Inflammation in the Dextran Sulfate Colitis Model 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Malin Johansson, Jenny K. Gustafsson, (unknown), Joel Petersson, Lena Holm, Henrik Sjövall, Gunnar C. Hansson	279
19	The N Terminus of the MUC2 Mucin Forms Trimers That Are Held Together within a Trypsin-resistant Core Fragment 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Klaus Godl, Malin Johansson, Martin E. Lidell, Matthias Mörgelin, Hasse Karlsson, Fredrik J. Olson, James R. Gum, Young S. Kim, Gunnar C. Hansson	165
20	The Glycosylation of Rat Intestinal Muc2 Mucin Varies between Rat Strains and the Small and Large Intestine 1997 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Niclas G. Karlsson, Annkatrin Herrmann, Hasse Karlsson, Malin Johansson, Ingemar Carlstedt, Gunnar C. Hansson	48

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