Sven Pettersson

26.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
161 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Sven Pettersson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sven Pettersson has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sven Pettersson's work include Gut microbiota and health (39 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (32 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (26 papers). Sven Pettersson is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (39 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (32 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (26 papers). Sven Pettersson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Singapore and United Kingdom. Sven Pettersson's co-authors include Jeremy K. Nicholson, Elaine Holmes, Glenn R. Gibson, James Kinross, Rémy Burcelin, Wei Jia, Martin L. Hibberd, Britta Björkholm, Shugui Wang and Annika Samuelsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sven Pettersson

157 papers receiving 18.1k citations

Hit Papers

Host-Gut Microbiota Metabolic Interactions 1996 2026 2006 2016 2012 2011 2014 2003 1996 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Host-Gut Microbiota Metabolic Interactions
    2012 3.5k citations Jeremy K. Nicholson, Elaine Holmes et al. profile →
  2. Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior
    2011 2.4k citations Britta Björkholm, Martin L. Hibberd et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice
    2014 1.8k citations Viorica Braniste, Maha Al‐Asmakh et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
  4. Commensal anaerobic gut bacteria attenuate inflammation by regulating nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of PPAR-γ and RelA
    2003 807 citations Sven Pettersson et al. profile →
  5. Local administration of antisense phosphorothiate olignucleotides to the p65 subunit of NF–κB abrogates established experimental colitis in mice
    1996 717 citations Sven Pettersson et al. profile →
  6. Our Gut Microbiome: The Evolving Inner Self
    2017 428 citations Parag Kundu, Eran Elinav et al. profile →
  7. The gut microbiota influences skeletal muscle mass and function in mice
    2019 392 citations Hyejin Kim, Isabel García‐Pérez et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
  8. The role of gut dysbiosis in Parkinson’s disease: mechanistic insights and therapeutic options
    2021 195 citations Qing Wang, Sven Pettersson et al. Brain profile →

Peers

Sven Pettersson
Ali Keshavarzian United States
Kathy D. McCoy Switzerland
Alexandra Zhernakova Netherlands
Eugene B. Chang United States
Christoph A. Thaiss United States
Vincent Magrini United States
Rémy Burcelin France
Gary D. Wu United States
Justin R. Cross United States
Andrew T. Gewirtz United States
Ali Keshavarzian United States
Sven Pettersson
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Countries citing papers authored by Sven Pettersson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sven Pettersson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sven Pettersson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sven Pettersson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sven Pettersson. Sven Pettersson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tan, Eng King, Sven Pettersson, Qing Wang, et al.. (2025). Faecal microbiota transplant for Parkinson’s disease: promises and future directions. Brain. 149(1). 59–70.
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Chen, Chieh‐Chang, Ai Huey Tan, Shen‐Yang Lim, et al.. (2025). Investigating Plasma Metabolomics and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated With Parkinson Disease. Neurology. 104(10). e213592–e213592. 1 indexed citations
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Pettersson, Sven, et al.. (2024). Balancing the Oral–Gut–Brain Axis with Diet. Nutrients. 16(18). 3206–3206. 10 indexed citations
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Agrawal, Ruchi, Anusha Jayaraman, Katherine A. Martin, et al.. (2024). Microbial Indoles: Key Regulators of Organ Growth and Metabolic Function. Microorganisms. 12(4). 719–719. 5 indexed citations
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Lira‐Junior, Ronaldo, Micheál Mac Aogáin, Neda Rajamand Ekberg, et al.. (2024). Effects of intermittent fasting on periodontal inflammation and subgingival microbiota. Journal of Periodontology. 95(7). 640–649. 5 indexed citations
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Wojciech, Łukasz, Chin Wen Png, Eileen Y. Koh, et al.. (2023). A tryptophan metabolite made by a gut microbiome eukaryote induces pro‐inflammatory T cells. The EMBO Journal. 42(21). e112963–e112963. 23 indexed citations
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McPherson, Zachary E., Henrik Toft Sørensen, Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó, et al.. (2021). Irritable bowel syndrome and risk of glaucoma: An analysis of two independent population‐based cohort studies. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 9(9). 1057–1065. 7 indexed citations
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Martin, Katherine A., Ruchi Agrawal, Luke Whiley, et al.. (2021). Tryptophan-metabolizing gut microbes regulate adult neurogenesis via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(27). 136 indexed citations
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Radulescu, Carola I., Marta Garcia‐Miralles, Harwin Sidik, et al.. (2020). Reprint of: Manipulation of microbiota reveals altered callosal myelination and white matter plasticity in a model of Huntington disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 135. 104744–104744. 11 indexed citations
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Kundu, Parag, Isabel García‐Pérez, Emmy Xue Yun Tay, et al.. (2019). Neurogenesis and prolongevity signaling in young germ-free mice transplanted with the gut microbiota of old mice. Science Translational Medicine. 11(518). 153 indexed citations
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Geva‐Zatorsky, Naama, Eran Elinav, & Sven Pettersson. (2019). When Cultures Meet: The Landscape of “Social” Interactions between the Host and Its Indigenous Microbes. BioEssays. 41(10). e1900002–e1900002. 3 indexed citations
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Kabouridis, Panagiotis S., Reena Lasrado, Sarah McCallum, et al.. (2015). Microbiota Controls the Homeostasis of Glial Cells in the Gut Lamina Propria. Neuron. 85(2). 289–295. 259 indexed citations
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Braniste, Viorica, Maha Al‐Asmakh, Czeslawa Kowal, et al.. (2014). The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 6(263). 263ra158–263ra158. 1824 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prakash, Celine, Yue Gong, Yinghui Li, et al.. (2012). Bromodomain-containing Protein 4 (BRD4) Regulates RNA Polymerase II Serine 2 Phosphorylation in Human CD4+ T Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(51). 43137–43155. 149 indexed citations
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Novotny‐Diermayr, Veronica, Kanda Sangthongpitag, Xiaofeng Wu, et al.. (2010). SB939, a Novel Potent and Orally Active Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor with High Tumor Exposure and Efficacy in Mouse Models of Colorectal Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(3). 642–652. 109 indexed citations
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Pan, You Fu, et al.. (2010). The ulcerative colitis marker protein WAFL interacts with accessory proteins in endocytosis. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 6(2). 163–171. 10 indexed citations
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Björkholm, Britta, et al.. (2009). Intestinal Microbiota Regulate Xenobiotic Metabolism in the Liver. PLoS ONE. 4(9). e6958–e6958. 191 indexed citations
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Halfvarson, Jonas, Francesca Bresso, Curt Tysk, Sven Pettersson, & G Järnerot. (2004). Genetic Crohn's disease : A different entity than sporadic. A study in monozygotic twins. Gastroenterology. 126(4). 4 indexed citations
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Malmberg, Karl‐Johan, Velmurugesan Arulampalam, Fumiko Ichihara, et al.. (2001). Inhibition of Activated/Memory (CD45RO+) T Cells by Oxidative Stress Associated with Block of NF-κB Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 167(5). 2595–2601. 121 indexed citations
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Schesser, Kurt, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of NF-kB-mediated signalling by the Yersinia - Encoded YopJ protein. The FASEB Journal. 12(5). 1 indexed citations

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