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Niklas K. Björkström

Karolinska University Hospital · SE
Area of research
Immunology · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Immune Cell Function and Interaction, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.
h-index
58
citations
13,468
works
232
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Host Plasma Microenvironment in Immunometabolically Impaired HIV Infection Leads to Dysregulated Monocyte Function and Synaptic Transmission <i>Ex Vivo</i>
Advanced Science 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Transient tissue residency and lymphatic egress define human CD56bright NK cell homeostasis
Nature Immunology 2025cited by 5position: lastdoi
High-dimensional single-cell analysis of human natural killer cell heterogeneity
Nature Immunology 2024cited by 213position: middledoi
IL-1β promotes adipogenesis by directly targeting adipocyte precursors
Nature Communications 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Chemogenomic Screening in a Patient‐Derived 3D Fatty Liver Disease Model Reveals the CHRM1‐TRPM8 Axis as a Novel Module for Targeted Intervention
Advanced Science 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Immunobiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis
Hepatology 2024cited by 15position: lastdoi
Targeted plasma proteomics reveals signatures discriminating COVID-19 from sepsis with pneumonia
Respiratory Research 2023cited by 37position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination enhances the effector qualities of spike-specific T cells induced by COVID-19
Science Immunology 2023cited by 35position: middledoi
Role of bacteria and microbial metabolites in immune modulation during early life
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 2023cited by 22position: middledoi
Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 exhibits extensive escape from neutralising antibodies
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 106position: middledoi
Evasion of neutralising antibodies by omicron sublineage BA.2.75
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 86position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 encodes for an HLA-E-stabilizing peptide that abrogates inhibition of NKG2A-expressing NK cells
Cell Reports 2022cited by 67position: middledoi
Bile from Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Contains Mucosal-Associated Invariant T-Cell Antigens
American Journal Of Pathology 2022cited by 25position: middledoi
Natural killer cells in antiviral immunity
Nature reviews. Immunology 2021cited by 477position: firstdoi
Major alterations in the mononuclear phagocyte landscape associated with COVID-19 severity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 136position: middledoi
Continuous human uterine NK cell differentiation in response to endometrial regeneration and pregnancy
Science Immunology 2021cited by 127position: lastdoi
High-dimensional profiling reveals phenotypic heterogeneity and disease-specific alterations of granulocytes in COVID-19
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 90position: middledoi
A biliary immune landscape map of primary sclerosing cholangitis reveals a dominant network of neutrophils and tissue-resident T cells
Science Translational Medicine 2021cited by 86position: lastdoi
Long-Lasting Imprint in the Soluble Inflammatory Milieu Despite Early Treatment of Acute Symptomatic Hepatitis C
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 48position: middledoi
SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific humoral and cellular immunity persists through 9 months irrespective of COVID‐19 severity at hospitalisation
Clinical & Translational Immunology 2021cited by 45position: middledoi
A heterozygous germline CD100 mutation in a family with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Science Translational Medicine 2021cited by 20position: middledoi
Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19
Cell 2020cited by 1,984position: middledoi
Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity
Science Immunology 2020cited by 511position: middledoi
MAIT cell activation and dynamics associated with COVID-19 disease severity
Science Immunology 2020cited by 210position: middledoi
The Identity of Human Tissue-Emigrant CD8+ T Cells
Cell 2020cited by 104position: middledoi
Innate lymphoid cell composition associates with COVID‐19 disease severity
Clinical & Translational Immunology 2020cited by 84position: middledoi
Cytokines regulate the antigen-presenting characteristics of human circulating and tissue-resident intestinal ILCs
Nature Communications 2020cited by 79position: middledoi
MAIT Cells Are Enriched and Highly Functional in Ascites of Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Hepatology 2020cited by 59position: middledoi
Reversal of Immunity After Clearance of Chronic HCV Infection—All Reset?
Frontiers in Immunology 2020cited by 33position: lastdoi
The tumour microenvironment and immune milieu of cholangiocarcinoma
Liver International 2019cited by 191position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren · Karolinska University Hospital17 papers (2012–2023)Heiner Wedemeyer · Ruhr University Bochum12 papers (2012–2021)Michael P. Manns · Oslo University Hospital11 papers (2012–2021)Markus Cornberg · Technische Universität Braunschweig11 papers (2012–2021)Martin Cornillet · Karolinska University Hospital8 papers (2015–2024)Benedikt Strunz · Karolinska University Hospital7 papers (2016–2021)Johan K. Sandberg · Karolinska Institutet7 papers (2013–2023)Christine L. Zimmer · Philipps University of Marburg7 papers (2018–2021)Julia Hengst · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover7 papers (2013–2021)Jonas Klingström · Linköping University6 papers (2013–2021)Jakob Michaëlsson · Karolinska Institutet6 papers (2013–2021)Annika Bergquist · Karolinska University Hospital5 papers (2017–2024)Espen Melum · University of Oslo5 papers (2015–2023)Martin A. Ivarsson · Karolinska University Hospital5 papers (2013–2021)Kimia T. Maleki · Karolinska Institutet5 papers (2015–2021)Sebastian Lunemann · Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)5 papers (2012–2019)Otto Strauß · Karolinska University Hospital4 papers (2017–2021)Lena Berglin · University of Borås4 papers (2013–2021)Jenny Mjösberg · Karolinska University Hospital4 papers (2015–2020)Katja Deterding · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover4 papers (2013–2021)