Ulf Ahlgren

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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Ulf Ahlgren is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf Ahlgren has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ulf Ahlgren's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (21 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (17 papers). Ulf Ahlgren is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (21 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (17 papers). Ulf Ahlgren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Spain. Ulf Ahlgren's co-authors include Helena Edlund, James Sharpe, Jan‐Ingvar Jönsson, Jörgen Jönsson, Karin Simu, Lena Jönsson, Samuel L. Pfaff, Thomas M. Jessell, Jacob Hecksher‐Sørensen and Paul Perry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ulf Ahlgren

55 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Optical Projection Tomography as a Tool for 3D Microscopy and Gene Expression Studies

2002 889 citations James Sharpe, Ulf Ahlgren et al. profile →
β-Cell-specific inactivation of the mouseIpf1/Pdx1 gene results in loss of the β-cell phenotype and maturity onset diabetes

1998 743 citations Ulf Ahlgren, Jörgen Jönsson et al. Genes & Development profile →
Independent requirement for ISL1 in formation of pancreatic mesenchyme and islet cells

1997 558 citations Ulf Ahlgren, Helena Edlund et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulf Ahlgren Sweden	24	2.6k	1.9k	1.8k	994	458	56	4.3k
Heiko Lickert Germany	51	2.0k 0.8×	5.3k 2.7×	1.7k 1.0×	719 0.7×	275 0.6×	149	7.6k
Junichi Hata Japan	37	1.2k 0.5×	2.6k 1.3×	743 0.4×	325 0.3×	149 0.3×	234	6.5k
Michael Segel Israel	15	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	832 0.5×	526 0.5×	227 0.5×	26	4.5k
Herbert Schulz Germany	36	547 0.2×	2.3k 1.2×	459 0.3×	299 0.3×	434 0.9×	121	4.2k
Vivian H. Gersuk United States	27	527 0.2×	1.5k 0.8×	719 0.4×	312 0.3×	74 0.2×	50	4.8k
Wolfgang J. Weninger Austria	27	654 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	205 0.1×	98 0.1×	305 0.7×	159	2.8k
Robert G. Gourdie United States	54	1.2k 0.5×	7.3k 3.8×	540 0.3×	70 0.1×	378 0.8×	176	9.6k
Ronan T. Gray United Kingdom	10	626 0.2×	1.5k 0.8×	232 0.1×	108 0.1×	189 0.4×	20	4.9k
José A. Fernández United Kingdom	10	528 0.2×	1.6k 0.8×	232 0.1×	112 0.1×	186 0.4×	12	4.9k
Orit Rozenblatt–Rosen United States	41	617 0.2×	6.7k 3.5×	739 0.4×	156 0.2×	332 0.7×	61	11.1k

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Davies, Wayne I. L., et al.. (2024). Illuminating the complete ß-cell mass of the human pancreas- signifying a new view on the islets of Langerhans. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3318–3318. 23 indexed citations

Chotiwan, Nunya, Emma Nilsson, Richard Lindqvist, et al.. (2023). Type I interferon shapes brain distribution and tropism of tick-borne flavivirus. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2007–2007. 16 indexed citations

Nord, Christoffer, et al.. (2022). Quantitative 3D OPT and LSFM datasets of pancreata from mice with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Scientific Data. 9(1). 558–558. 2 indexed citations

Nord, Christoffer, et al.. (2021). 3D imaging of human organs with micrometer resolution - applied to the endocrine pancreas. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1063–1063. 9 indexed citations

Alanentalo, Tomas, et al.. (2021). Mesoscopic Optical Imaging of the Pancreas—Revisiting Pancreatic Anatomy and Pathophysiology. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 633063–633063. 4 indexed citations

Nord, Christoffer, Tomas Alanentalo, Yan Xiong, et al.. (2020). Topologically selective islet vulnerability and self-sustained downregulation of markers for β-cell maturity in streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Communications Biology. 3(1). 541–541. 33 indexed citations

Dicker, Andrea, Maria Eriksson, Pedro L. Herrera, et al.. (2017). Kinetics of functional beta cell mass decay in a diphtheria toxin receptor mouse model of diabetes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12440–12440. 9 indexed citations

Kostromina, Elena, et al.. (2016). Intra-islet lesions and lobular variations in β-cell mass expansion in ob/ob mice revealed by 3D imaging of intact pancreas. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34885–34885. 21 indexed citations

Kulseng, Bård, et al.. (2015). Sleeve gastrectomy, but not duodenojejunostomy, preserves total beta-cell mass in Goto-Kakizaki rats evaluated by three-dimensional optical projection tomography. Surgical Endoscopy. 30(2). 532–542. 16 indexed citations

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Witek, Barbara, Abeer El Wakil, Christoffer Nord, et al.. (2015). Targeted Disruption of ALK Reveals a Potential Role in Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0123542–e0123542. 30 indexed citations

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Nord, Christoffer, et al.. (2014). Differential regulation of myosin heavy chains defines new muscle domains in zebrafish. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(8). 1384–1395. 26 indexed citations

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Cheddad, Abbas, Christoffer Nord, Andreas Hörnblad, et al.. (2013). Improving signal detection in emission optical projection tomography via single source multi-exposure image fusion. Optics Express. 21(14). 16584–16584. 3 indexed citations

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Sand, Fredrik Wolfhagen, Andreas Hörnblad, Jenny K. Johansson, et al.. (2011). Growth-limiting role of endothelial cells in endoderm development. Developmental Biology. 352(2). 267–277. 34 indexed citations

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Hörnblad, Andreas, Abbas Cheddad, & Ulf Ahlgren. (2011). An improved protocol for optical projection tomography imaging reveals lobular heterogeneities in pancreatic islet and β-cell mass distribution. Islets. 3(4). 204–208. 42 indexed citations

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Ahlgren, Ulf & Martin Gotthardt. (2010). Approaches for Imaging Islets: Recent Advances and Future Prospects. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 654. 39–57. 21 indexed citations

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Lorén, Christina E., John W. Schrader, Ulf Ahlgren, & Lena Gunhaga. (2009). FGF signals induce Caprin2 expression in the vertebrate lens. Differentiation. 77(4). 386–394. 22 indexed citations

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Sharpe, James, Robert P. Watson, Jacob Hecksher‐Sørensen, et al.. (2006). Spleen versus pancreas: strict control of organ interrelationship revealed by analyses of Bapx1 ^−/− mice. Genes & Development. 20(16). 2208–2213. 53 indexed citations

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Hecksher‐Sørensen, Jacob, Robert P. Watson, Laura A. Lettice, et al.. (2004). The splanchnic mesodermal plate directs spleen and pancreatic laterality,and is regulated by Bapx1/Nkx3.2. Development. 131(19). 4665–4675. 86 indexed citations

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Ahlgren, Ulf, Jörgen Jönsson, Lena Jönsson, Karin Simu, & Helena Edlund. (1998). β-Cell-specific inactivation of the mouseIpf1/Pdx1 gene results in loss of the β-cell phenotype and maturity onset diabetes. Genes & Development. 12(12). 1763–1768. 743 indexed citations breakdown →

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Apelqvist, Åsa, Ulf Ahlgren, & Helena Edlund. (1997). Sonic hedgehog directs specialised mesoderm differentiation in the intestine and pancreas. Current Biology. 7(10). 801–804. 331 indexed citations

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