Torben Ek

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Torben Ek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Torben Ek has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Torben Ek's work include Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (6 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (6 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Torben Ek is often cited by papers focused on Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (6 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (6 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Torben Ek collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Torben Ek's co-authors include Jonas Abrahamsson, Ulrike Resch, Anetta Härtlová, Nelson O. Gekara, Saskia F. Erttmann, Lotta Mellander, Jonas A. Nilsson, Lisa M. Nilsson, Stefan Lienenklaus and Andrea Kröger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Immunity and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Torben Ek

27 papers receiving 925 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.

DNA Damage Primes the Type I Interferon System via the Cytosolic DNA Sensor STING to Promote Anti-Microbial Innate Immunity

2015 537 citations Anetta Härtlová, Saskia F. Erttmann et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torben Ek Sweden	13	478	406	232	146	116	30	938
Lauren Young United States	11	511 1.1×	323 0.8×	241 1.0×	76 0.5×	253 2.2×	24	1.1k
Suzanne Skoda‐Smith United States	13	579 1.2×	394 1.0×	137 0.6×	167 1.1×	172 1.5×	26	1.0k
Kjetil Hestdal Norway	18	813 1.7×	261 0.6×	197 0.8×	231 1.6×	181 1.6×	30	1.3k
Fabien Touzot France	21	458 1.0×	490 1.2×	175 0.8×	161 1.1×	192 1.7×	45	1.2k
Sean Agbor-Enoh United States	17	224 0.5×	326 0.8×	204 0.9×	81 0.6×	33 0.3×	80	1.2k
Myew–Ling Toh France	18	541 1.1×	213 0.5×	185 0.8×	120 0.8×	174 1.5×	23	1.0k
Kevin Goudy United States	19	564 1.2×	377 0.9×	166 0.7×	100 0.7×	68 0.6×	22	1.3k
Kozo Nagai Japan	17	238 0.5×	253 0.6×	232 1.0×	99 0.7×	179 1.5×	50	1000
Gholamreza Bahari Iran	19	241 0.5×	620 1.5×	155 0.7×	140 1.0×	38 0.3×	93	1.1k
Atar Lev Israel	19	729 1.5×	230 0.6×	78 0.3×	184 1.3×	112 1.0×	78	1.1k

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Delgado-Vega, A M, Fulya Taylan, Kristina Lagerstedt‐Robinson, et al.. (2024). Occurrence of cancer in Marfan syndrome: Report of two patients with neuroblastoma and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 194(12). e63812–e63812.

Djos, Anna, Johanna Svensson, Ganesh Umapathy, et al.. (2024). Loss of Chromosome Y in Neuroblastoma Is Associated With High‐Risk Disease, 11q‐Deletion, and Telomere Maintenance. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 63(7). e23260–e23260. 2 indexed citations

Vogt, Hartmut, Anders Castor, Josefine Palle, et al.. (2024). Effects of allopurinol on 6-mercaptopurine metabolism in unselected patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective phase II study. Haematologica. 109(9). 2846–2853. 2 indexed citations

Arvidson, Johan, et al.. (2023). Pain in pediatric oncology—A Swedish nationwide follow‐up study among nurses and physicians. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 27–34.

Djos, Anna, Roshan Vaid, Ganesh Umapathy, et al.. (2023). Telomere Maintenance Mechanisms in a Cohort of High-Risk Neuroblastoma Tumors and Its Relation to Genomic Variants in the TERT and ATRX Genes. Cancers. 15(24). 5732–5732. 3 indexed citations

Sandeberg, Margareta af, Maria Olsson, Torben Ek, et al.. (2023). Nurses’ Perceptions of the Impact of a National Educational Program in Pediatric Oncology Nursing: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation. PubMed. 40(3). 178–187. 2 indexed citations

Hammarsten, Ola, Torben Ek, Anders Fasth, et al.. (2022). Clinical measurement of cellular DNA damage hypersensitivity in patients with DNA repair defects. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 17(1). 50–50. 1 indexed citations

Ludvigsson, Johnny, Sri Ramulu Elluru, Per Leanderson, et al.. (2020). Combined Vitamin D, Ibuprofen and Glutamic Acid decarboxylase-alum Treatment in Recent Onset Type I Diabetes: Lessons from the DIABGAD Randomized Pilot Trial. Future Science OA. 6(7). FSO604–FSO604. 9 indexed citations

Fransson, Susanne, Rose‐Marie Sjöberg, Gustaf Ljungman, et al.. (2020). Whole-genome sequencing of recurrent neuroblastoma reveals somatic mutations that affect key players in cancer progression and telomere maintenance. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 22432–22432. 19 indexed citations

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Erttmann, Saskia F., Anetta Härtlová, Marta Słoniecka, et al.. (2016). Loss of the DNA Damage Repair Kinase ATM Impairs Inflammasome-Dependent Anti-Bacterial Innate Immunity. Immunity. 45(1). 106–118. 37 indexed citations

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Johansson, Pegah, et al.. (2016). A flow cytometry assay that measures cellular sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents, customized for clinical routine laboratories. Clinical Biochemistry. 49(7-8). 566–572. 6 indexed citations

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Härtlová, Anetta, Saskia F. Erttmann, Ulrike Resch, et al.. (2015). DNA Damage Primes the Type I Interferon System via the Cytosolic DNA Sensor STING to Promote Anti-Microbial Innate Immunity. Immunity. 42(2). 332–343. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Russo, Roberta, Maria Rosaria Esposito, Antonella Gambale, et al.. (2013). Hypomorphic mutations of SEC23B gene account for mild phenotypes of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 51(1). 17–21. 29 indexed citations

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Knobe, Karin, et al.. (2012). Lupus anticoagulants in two children—bleeding due to nonphospholipid-dependent antiprothrombin antibodies. European Journal of Pediatrics. 171(9). 1383–1387. 19 indexed citations

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Ek, Torben, Mats Josefson, & Jonas Abrahamsson. (2011). Multivariate analysis of the relation between immune dysfunction and treatment intensity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 56(7). 1078–1087. 12 indexed citations

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Ljungman, Gustaf, Åke Jakobson, Mikael Behrendtz, et al.. (2010). Incidence and survival analyses in children with solid tumours diagnosed in Sweden between 1983 and 2007. Acta Paediatrica. 100(5). 750–757. 12 indexed citations

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Ek, Torben, Lotta Mellander, Mirjana Hahn‐Zoric, & Jonas Abrahamsson. (2006). Avidity of Tetanus and Hib antibodies after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – implications for vaccination strategies. Acta Paediatrica. 95(6). 701–706. 15 indexed citations

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Ek, Torben, et al.. (2005). Ara-C Fever and Infections After High-Dose Ara-C Treatment in Pediatric Lymphoid Malignancies. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 27(7). 364–369. 12 indexed citations

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Ek, Torben, Lotta Mellander, & Jonas Abrahamsson. (2005). Interferon γ and tumour necrosis factor α in relation to anaemia and prognosis in childhood cancer. Acta Paediatrica. 94(4). 435–437. 5 indexed citations

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Ek, Torben, Lotta Mellander, Bengt Åndersson, & Jonas Abrahamsson. (2004). Immune reconstitution after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is most severely affected in the high risk group. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 44(5). 461–468. 72 indexed citations

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