Olle Olerup

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Olle Olerup is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Olle Olerup has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Immunology, 22 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Olle Olerup's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (22 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (19 papers). Olle Olerup is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (22 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (19 papers). Olle Olerup collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Gambia. Olle Olerup's co-authors include Jan Hillert, Anna Fogdell, Anna Aldener, Johan Grünewald, Anders Eklúnd, Henrik Zetterquist, Arturs Ligers, Ulrika Broomé, Anna Fogdell‐Hahn and S. Saarinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Olle Olerup

96 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

HLA‐DQB1 and ‐DQA1 typing... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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. HLA‐DQB1 and ‐DQA1 typing by PCR amplification with sequence‐specific primers (PCR‐SSP) in 2 hours
    1993 504 citations Olle Olerup, Anna Aldener et al. Tissue Antigens profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Olle Olerup 2.4k 1.0k 761 759 757 96 4.9k
Shixin Qin 6.4k 2.6× 462 0.5× 631 0.8× 498 0.7× 921 1.2× 49 9.1k
Thierry Martin 2.2k 0.9× 602 0.6× 570 0.7× 295 0.4× 436 0.6× 152 5.2k
Elias Toubi 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 628 0.8× 415 0.5× 340 0.4× 167 5.8k
Michèlle Rosenzwajg 3.2k 1.3× 396 0.4× 680 0.9× 593 0.8× 201 0.3× 103 6.0k
Jordi Yagüe 2.4k 1.0× 388 0.4× 572 0.8× 334 0.4× 668 0.9× 146 5.8k
Jean‐David Bouaziz 3.6k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 492 0.6× 470 0.6× 171 6.1k
A K Bhan 3.4k 1.4× 842 0.8× 493 0.6× 360 0.5× 401 0.5× 52 6.4k
Hideki Nakamura 1.6k 0.7× 380 0.4× 823 1.1× 290 0.4× 1.0k 1.4× 316 5.2k
K. I. Welsh 1.6k 0.7× 414 0.4× 442 0.6× 406 0.5× 325 0.4× 79 3.3k
D Y Mason 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 372 0.5× 323 0.4× 386 0.5× 72 5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olle Olerup

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All Works

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Grünewald, Johan, Anders Eklúnd, & Olle Olerup. (2003). Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Alleles and the Disease Course in Sarcoidosis Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(6). 696–702. 119 indexed citations
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Wahlström, Jan, Kianoosh Katchar, Hans Wigzell, et al.. (2001). Analysis of Intracellular Cytokines in CD4+ and CD8+ Lung and Blood T Cells in Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(1). 115–121. 131 indexed citations
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Grünewald, Johan, M Berlin, Olle Olerup, & Anders Eklúnd. (2000). Lung T-Helper Cells Expressing T-cell Receptor AV2S3 Associate with Clinical Features of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(3). 814–818. 60 indexed citations
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Saarinen, S., K.M. Boberg, Anne Spurkland, et al.. (1998). HLA class II haplotypes in primary sclerosing cholangitis patients from five ethnic groups.. Hepatology. 28. 1 indexed citations
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Wahlström, J., M Berlin, Rune Lundgren, et al.. (1997). Lung and blood T-cell receptor repertoire in extrinsic allergic alveolitis. European Respiratory Journal. 10(4). 772–779. 43 indexed citations
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Berlin, M, Anna Fogdell‐Hahn, Olle Olerup, Anders Eklúnd, & Johan Grünewald. (1997). HLA-DR Predicts the Prognosis in Scandinavian Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(5). 1601–1605. 198 indexed citations
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Emtestam, Lennart, et al.. (1996). Multiple basal cell carcinomas: no association with HLA-DRB, HLA-DQA1 or HLA-DQB1 in Swedish patients.. PubMed. 134(5). 886–91. 6 indexed citations
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Olerup, Olle, Rolf Olsson, R. Hultcrantz, & Ulrika Broomé. (1995). HLA-DR and HLA-DQ are not markers for rapid disease progression in primary sclerosing cholangitis. Gastroenterology. 108(3). 870–878. 72 indexed citations
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Olerup, Olle. (1994). HLA‐B27 typing by a group‐specific PCR amplification. Tissue Antigens. 43(4). 253–256. 73 indexed citations
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Hillert, Jan, et al.. (1994). The HLA-Dw2 haplotype segregates closely with multiple sclerosis in multiplex families. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 50(1). 95–100. 38 indexed citations
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Fogdell, Anna & Olle Olerup. (1994). The DQA1*0104 allele is carried by DRB1*1001‐ and DRB1*1401‐positive haplotypes in Caucasians, Africans and Orientals. Tissue Antigens. 44(1). 19–24. 12 indexed citations
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Olsson, Tomas, Jiabin Sun, Jan Hillert, et al.. (1992). Increased numbers of T cells recognizing multiple myelin basic protein epitopes in multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Immunology. 22(4). 1083–1087. 92 indexed citations
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Sanjeevi, Carani B., P R Narayanan, N Charles, et al.. (1992). No association or linkage with HLA-DR or -DQ genes in South Indians with pulmonary tuberculosis. Tubercle and Lung Disease. 73(5). 280–284. 26 indexed citations
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Wallin, Johan, Olle Olerup, Håkan Ström, et al.. (1991). Association of rheumatoid arthritis with a dominant DR1/Dw4/Dw14 sequence motif, but not with t cell receptor β chain gene alleles or haplotypes. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 34(11). 1416–1424. 33 indexed citations
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Hillert, Jan, et al.. (1991). No association with germline T cell receptor β-chain gene alleles or haplotypes in Swedish patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 32(2). 141–147. 57 indexed citations
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Troye‐Blomberg, Marita, Olle Olerup, Åke Larsson, et al.. (1991). Failure to detect MHC class II associations of the human immune response induced by repeated malaria infections to the Plasmodium falciparum antigen Pf155/RESA. International Immunology. 3(10). 1043–1051. 35 indexed citations
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Olerup, Olle, et al.. (1990). TaqI HLA-B and -DRB RFLP analysis can predict disease in siblings of affected children with 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Human Genetics. 85(5). 467–472. 7 indexed citations
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Olerup, Olle, Jan Hillert, & S. Fredrikson. (1990). The HLA‐D region‐associated MS‐susceptibility genes may be located telomeric to the HLA‐DP subregion. Tissue Antigens. 36(1). 37–39. 20 indexed citations
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Olerup, Olle & Lennart Emtestam. (1988). Allergic contact dermatitis to nickel is associated with a Taq I HLA-DQA allelic restriction fragment. Immunogenetics. 28(5). 310–313. 18 indexed citations

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