Karin Ekström

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University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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2,529.40

Author impact score

12,647 Citations 2024 - 2026

5 Documents 2024 - 2026

Total Citations

36,992

Scholar + author-added

H-Index

20

research impact

I10-Index

22

quality score

Articles Found

32

merged research works

Top Performing Year

2025

4801 citations

Tier

T1

CiteScore rank tier

Author CiteScore

2,529.40

Declining trend

Avg Citations / Year

2,098.78

yearly average

Citations / Article

1,156.00

impact efficiency

Citation Trend

3,900

Declining trend

Most Cited Article

Exosome-mediated transfer of mRNAs and ...

15869 citations

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Top citation year was 2025 with 4801 citations. Average citations per year stand at 2098.78. Each indexed article contributes around 1156 citations on average. Latest Author Impact Score for 2026 is 2529.4, indicating a declining trend. Current H-index is 20 and I10-index is 22. Most cited article currently has 15869 citations. Recent yearly citation pattern indicates a declining trend.

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16 Years

Most Cited

15869 Citations

Year: 2007

Exosome-mediated transfer of mRNAs and microRNAs is a novel mechanism of genetic exchange between cells

H Valadi, K Ekström, A Bossios, M Sjöstrand, JJ Lee, JO Lötvall

Nature cell biology 9 (6), 654-659, 2007

Yearly Citations

Author year-wise citation data

Year	Citations
2026	3,900
2025	4,801
2024	3,946
2023	3,620
2022	3,772
2021	3,853
2020	3,245
2019	2,181
2018	1,556
2017	1,474
2016	1,362
2015	1,150
2014	984
2013	787
2012	556
2011	276
2010	202
2009	113

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18 Years

Year-wise Citation Share

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#	Article Details	Year
1	Exosome-mediated transfer of mRNAs and microRNAs is a novel mechanism of genetic exchange between cells Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 H Valadi, K Ekström, A Bossios, M Sjöstrand, JJ Lee, JO Lötvall 📚 Nature cell biology 9 (6), 654-659, 2007	2007
2	Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the … Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 C Théry, KW Witwer, E Aikawa, MJ Alcaraz, JD Anderson, ... 📚 Journal of extracellular vesicles 7 (1), 1535750, 2018	2018
3	Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 JA Welsh, DCI Goberdhan, L O'Driscoll, EI Buzas, C Blenkiron, ... 📚 Journal of extracellular vesicles 13 (2), e12404, 2024	2024
4	Exosomes communicate protective messages during oxidative stress; possible role of exosomal shuttle RNA Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Eldh, K Ekström, H Valadi, M Sjöstrand, B Olsson, M Jernås, J Lötvall 📚 PloS one 5 (12), e15353, 2010	2010
5	EVpedia: a community web portal for extracellular vesicles research Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 DK Kim, J Lee, SR Kim, DS Choi, YJ Yoon, JH Kim, G Go, D Nhung, ... 📚 Bioinformatics 31 (6), 933-939, 2015	2015
6	The emerging role of extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for urogenital cancers Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Nawaz, G Camussi, H Valadi, I Nazarenko, K Ekström, X Wang, ... 📚 Nature Reviews Urology 11 (12), 688-701, 2014	2014
7	Importance of RNA isolation methods for analysis of exosomal RNA: evaluation of different methods Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Eldh, J Lötvall, C Malmhäll, K Ekström 📚 Molecular immunology 50 (4), 278-286, 2012	2012
8	Extracellular vesicles: evolving factors in stem cell biology Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Nawaz, F Fatima, KC Vallabhaneni, P Penfornis, H Valadi, K Ekström, ... 📚 Stem cells international 2016 (1), 1073140, 2016	2016
9	Monocyte exosomes stimulate the osteogenic gene expression of mesenchymal stem cells Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström, O Omar, C Granéli, X Wang, F Vazirisani, P Thomsen 📚 PloS one 8 (9), e75227, 2013	2013
10	Characterization of mRNA and microRNA in human mast cell-derived exosomes and their transfer to other mast cells and blood CD34 progenitor cells Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström, H Valadi, M Sjöstrand, C Malmhäll, A Bossios, M Eldh, ... 📚 Journal of extracellular vesicles 1 (1), 18389, 2012	2012
11	Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes have altered microRNA profiles and induce osteogenic differentiation depending on the stage of differentiation Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 X Wang, O Omar, F Vazirisani, P Thomsen, K Ekström 📚 PloS one 13 (2), e0193059, 2018	2018
12	The stimulation of an osteogenic response by classical monocyte activation Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 OM Omar, C Granéli, K Ekström, C Karlsson, A Johansson, J Lausmaa, ... 📚 Biomaterials 32 (32), 8190-8204, 2011	2011
13	RNA-containing exosomes in human nasal secretions Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 C Lässer, SE O'Neil, L Ekerljung, K Ekström, M Sjöstrand, J Lötvall 📚 American journal of rhinology & allergy 25 (2), 89-93, 2011	2011
14	Characterization of surface markers on extracellular vesicles isolated from lymphatic exudate from patients with breast cancer Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström, R Crescitelli, HI Pétursson, J Johansson, C Lässer, ... 📚 BMC cancer 22 (1), 50, 2022	2022
15	Non-coding RNAs in mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: deciphering regulatory roles in stem cell potency, inflammatory resolve, and tissue regeneration Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 F Fatima, K Ekstrom, I Nazarenko, M Maugeri, H Valadi, AF Hill, ... 📚 Frontiers in genetics 8, 161, 2017	2017
16	Extracellular vesicles in ovarian cancer: applications to tumor biology, immunotherapy and biomarker discovery Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Nawaz, F Fatima, I Nazarenko, K Ekström, I Murtaza, M Anees, A Sultan, ... 📚 Expert review of proteomics 13 (4), 395-409, 2016	2016
17	Exosomes influence the behavior of human mesenchymal stem cells on titanium surfaces Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 X Wang, FA Shah, F Vazirisani, A Johansson, A Palmquist, O Omar, ... 📚 Biomaterials 230, 119571, 2020	2020
18	Osteogenic response of human mesenchymal stem cells to well-defined nanoscale topography in vitro Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 GM de Peppo, H Agheli, C Karlsson, K Ekström, H Brisby, M Lennerås, ... 📚 International journal of nanomedicine, 2499-2515, 2014	2014
19	Extracellular vesicles from human mesenchymal stem cells expedite chondrogenesis in 3D human degenerative disc cell cultures Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 D Hingert, K Ekström, J Aldridge, R Crescitelli, H Brisby 📚 Stem Cell Research & Therapy 11 (1), 323, 2020	2020
20	Immunomodulatory effects exerted by extracellular vesicles from Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bone-anchored prostheses Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Zaborowska, F Vazirisani, FA Shah, R Firdaus, O Omar, K Ekström, ... 📚 Biomaterials 278, 121158, 2021	2021
21	Gene Expression Profiling of Peri-Implant Healing of PLGA-Li+ Implants Suggests an Activated Wnt Signaling Pathway In Vivo Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 A Thorfve, A Bergstrand, K Ekström, A Lindahl, P Thomsen, A Larsson, ... 📚 PLoS One 9 (7), e102597, 2014	2014
22	Exosomal shuttle RNA Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström	2008
23	Human levels of MMP-1 in degenerated disks can Be mitigated by signaling peptides from mesenchymal stem cells Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 D Hingert, P Nawilaijaroen, K Ekström, A Baranto, H Brisby 📚 Cells Tissues Organs 209 (2-3), 144-154, 2020	2020
24	Interactions between monocytes, mesenchymal stem cells, and implants evaluated using flow cytometry and gene expression Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Lennerås, K Ekström, F Vazirisani, FA Shah, K Junevik, P Thomsen, ... 📚 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 12 (7), 1728-1741, 2018	2018
25	Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström, P Thomsen, J Lausmaa, O Omar, X Wang 📚 US Patent App. 14/398,896, 2015	2015
26	Future perspectives of bone tissue engineering with special emphasis on extracellular vesicles Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 S Kaur, B Mannerström, K Ekström, R Seppänen-Kaijansinkko 📚 Tissue Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 159-169, 2019	2019
27	Proteomic analysis of tissue-derived extracellular vesicles shows region-specific molecular changes in a rat model of takotsubo syndrome Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 E Zulfaj, A Nejat, M Kalani, A Miljanovic, K Ekström, R Crescitelli, ... 📚 Scientific Reports 16 (1), 8731, 2026	2026
28	Human saliva, plasma and breast milk exosomes contain RNA: uptake by macrophages Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 C Lasser, S Alikhani, K Ekstrom, A Bossios, M Sjostrand, S Gabrielsson, ... 📚 ALLERGY 65, 642-642, 2010	2010
29	Plasma extracellular vesicles reflect response and prognosis in patients with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 K Ekström, N Riaz, K Larsson, A Nemeth, R Crescitelli, B Linderholm, ... 📚 Breast Cancer Research 28 (1), 22, 2026	2026
30	Proteomic and Lipidomic Profiling of Immune Cell‐Derived Subpopulations of Extracellular Vesicles Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 A Lischnig, N Karimi, P Larsson, K Ekström, R Crescitelli, AC Olin, ... 📚 Proteomics 26 (2-3), 129-153, 2026	2026
31	Galectin-3 associates with NF-κB activation and mitochondrial redox–related protein signatures in catecholamine-induced stress cardiomyopathy Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 M Kalani, E Zulfaj, EA Andersson, M Laudette, E Fryk, R Crescitelli, ... 📚 Molecular Medicine, 2026	2026
32	Future perspectives Google Scholar 👨‍🔬 S Kaur, B Mannerström, K Ekström, R Seppänen-Kaijansinkko, ...	2019

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