Mats Hellström

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
42 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Mats Hellström is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mats Hellström has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mats Hellström's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (16 papers), Renal and related cancers (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Mats Hellström is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (16 papers), Renal and related cancers (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers). Mats Hellström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Mats Hellström's co-authors include Christer Betsholtz, Mattias Kalén, Per Lindahl, Alexandra Abramsson, Holger Gerhardt, Linda Karlsson, Xuri Li, Ulf Eriksson, Philippe Soriano and Hartwig Wolburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Mats Hellström

37 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis

2007 1.3k citations Mats Hellström, Jennifer J. Hofmann et al. Nature profile →
Role of PDGF-B and PDGFR-β in recruitment of vascular smooth muscle cells and pericytes during embryonic blood vessel formation in the mouse

1999 1.3k citations Mats Hellström, Mattias Kalén et al. profile →
Lack of Pericytes Leads to Endothelial Hyperplasia and Abnormal Vascular Morphogenesis

2001 834 citations Mats Hellström, Holger Gerhardt et al. profile →
PDGF-A Signaling Is a Critical Event in Lung Alveolar Myofibroblast Development and Alveogenesis

1996 667 citations Hans Boström, Per Lindahl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mats Hellström Sweden	24	4.6k	1.2k	1.0k	1.0k	978	42	7.2k
Alexandra Abramsson Sweden	20	5.4k 1.2×	703 0.6×	789 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	33	8.5k
Volkhard Lindner United States	50	4.7k 1.0×	999 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	804 0.8×	90	9.1k
Michelle D. Tallquist United States	43	6.0k 1.3×	799 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	900 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	71	10.1k
Monica Corada Italy	42	5.2k 1.1×	558 0.5×	661 0.6×	800 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	64	8.9k
Pamela F. Jones United Kingdom	22	7.2k 1.6×	709 0.6×	869 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	1.6k 1.6×	45	9.5k
Chitra Suri United States	15	6.4k 1.4×	657 0.5×	939 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.7×	19	9.2k
Per Levéen Sweden	19	2.7k 0.6×	801 0.7×	645 0.6×	535 0.5×	608 0.6×	26	4.5k
Marcus Fruttiger United Kingdom	50	7.6k 1.6×	651 0.5×	677 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	116	12.5k
Shant Kumar United Kingdom	38	2.7k 0.6×	570 0.5×	455 0.4×	820 0.8×	799 0.8×	102	5.0k
Injune Kim South Korea	40	4.4k 1.0×	589 0.5×	963 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	63	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mats Hellström

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mats Hellström

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mats Hellström

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Han, Eun Ji, Jun Hyuk Son, Mihai Oltean, et al.. (2025). Predicting the Outcome of Lymphovenous Anastomosis for Lower Extremity Lymphedema through Lymphoscintigraphy. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 22(13). 3174–3181.

Hellström, Mats, et al.. (2025). iTANK PLATFORM DERIVED CAR20(NAP)-T CELL FOR LYMPHOMA: COMPLETE REMISSION DATA REPORTED FOR FIRST PATIENT. Cytotherapy. 27(5). S180–S181.

Miguel–Gómez, Lucía de, et al.. (2025). Ovarian function and response to gonadotropins after prolonged perfusion of whole ewe ovaries in a bioreactor. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 42(5). 1491–1507. 1 indexed citations

Ramachandran, Mohanraj, et al.. (2025). Brain tumors induce immunoregulatory dendritic cells in draining lymph nodes that can be targeted by OX40 agonist treatment. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 13(5). e011548–e011548. 3 indexed citations

Hellström, Mats, et al.. (2024). Exploring dendritic cell subtypes in cancer immunotherapy: unraveling the role of mature regulatory dendritic cells. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 129. e10627–e10627. 4 indexed citations

Ekberg, Sara, Karin E. Smedby, Tobias Sjöblom, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of coverage, generalisability and validity of the U‐CAN lymphoma biobank in Sweden: A comparison with nationwide registers. British Journal of Haematology. 205(5). 1794–1803.

Sonnevi, Kristina, et al.. (2023). Splenic marginal zone lymphoma in Sweden 2000–2020: Increasing rituximab use and better survival in the elderly. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 647–655. 2 indexed citations

Babačić, Haris, Silvia Galardi, Husen M. Umer, et al.. (2022). Glioblastoma stem cells express non‐canonical proteins and exclusive mesenchymal‐like or non‐mesenchymal‐like protein signatures. Molecular Oncology. 17(2). 238–260. 3 indexed citations

Ali, Muhammad Akhtar, Narendra Padhan, Jimmy Larsson, et al.. (2018). Linking FOXO3, NCOA3, and TCF7L2 to Ras pathway phenotypes through a genome-wide forward genetic screen in human colorectal cancer cells. Genome Medicine. 10(1). 2–2. 5 indexed citations

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Pandzic, Tatjana, Verónica Rendo, Jinyeong Lim, et al.. (2017). Somatic PRDM2 c.4467delA mutations in colorectal cancers control histone methylation and tumor growth. Oncotarget. 8(58). 98646–98659. 14 indexed citations

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Pandzic, Tatjana, Jimmy Larsson, Liqun He, et al.. (2016). Transposon Mutagenesis Reveals Fludarabine Resistance Mechanisms in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(24). 6217–6227. 14 indexed citations

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Benedito, Rui & Mats Hellström. (2013). Notch as a hub for signaling in angiogenesis. Experimental Cell Research. 319(9). 1281–1288. 94 indexed citations

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Wallgard, Elisabet, Anja Nitzsche, Jimmy Larsson, et al.. (2012). Paladin (X99384) is expressed in the vasculature and shifts from endothelial to vascular smooth muscle cells during mouse development. Developmental Dynamics. 241(4). 770–786. 13 indexed citations

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Hellström, Mats, Jennifer J. Hofmann, Elisabet Wallgard, et al.. (2007). Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis. Nature. 445(7129). 776–780. 1328 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hellström, Mats, Li‐Kun Phng, & Holger Gerhardt. (2007). VEGF and Notch Signaling. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 1(3). 133–136. 122 indexed citations

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Larsson, Erik, et al.. (2006). New Insights to Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell and Pericyte Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 26(7). 1457–1464. 22 indexed citations

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Lindblom, Per Henrik, Holger Gerhardt, Stefan Liebner, et al.. (2003). Endothelial PDGF-B retention is required for proper investment of pericytes in the microvessel wall. Genes & Development. 17(15). 1835–1840. 483 indexed citations

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Scheidl, Stefan, Mattias Kalén, Mats Hellström, et al.. (2002). mRNA Expression Profiling of Laser Microbeam Microdissected Cells from Slender Embryonic Structures. American Journal Of Pathology. 160(3). 801–813. 81 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Per, Hans Boström, Linda Karlsson, et al.. (1999). Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors in Angiogenesis and Alveogenesis. Current topics in pathology. 93. 27–33. 59 indexed citations

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Lindahl, Per, Mats Hellström, Mattias Kalén, & Christer Betsholtz. (1998). Endothelial–perivascular cell signaling in vascular development: lessons from knockout mice. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 9(5). 407–411. 87 indexed citations

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