Agneta Sjöberg

13.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Agneta Sjöberg is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Agneta Sjöberg has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Agneta Sjöberg's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (29 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (17 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (14 papers). Agneta Sjöberg is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (29 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (17 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (14 papers). Agneta Sjöberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Agneta Sjöberg's co-authors include Lauren Lissner, Lena Hulthén, Leif Hallberg, Dag Höglund, Kerstin Albertsson‐Wikland, Agneta Yngve, Lotta Moraeus, Staffan Mårild, Eric Poortvliet and Zumin Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Endocrinology, The American Journal of Cardiology and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

Agneta Sjöberg

50 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries

2011 467 citations Tim Olds, Carol Maher et al. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity profile →

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Agneta Sjöberg

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Lauren Lissner Sweden

Yiannis Kourides Germany

Rachel Jackson‐Leach United Kingdom

Sandra G. Hassink United States

Mary Rudolf United Kingdom

Yvonne Linné Sweden

Meghan M. Slining United States

Inge Lissau Denmark

L. Michele Maynard United States

Maria Bryant United Kingdom

Lauren Lissner Sweden

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670 ×1.3

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426 ×0.8

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508 ×1.4

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257 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Agneta Sjöberg

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Agneta Sjöberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hallström, Elinor, et al.. (2025). Iron intake and iron status of Swedish adolescents with diets of varying climate impact. European Journal of Nutrition. 64(2). 93–93. 2 indexed citations

Niklasson, Aimon, Agneta Sjöberg, A. Stefan Aronson, et al.. (2024). Timing of menarche and pubertal growth patterns using the QEPS growth model. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 12. 1438042–1438042. 2 indexed citations

Sjöberg, Agneta, et al.. (2024). Meat substitutes in Swedish school meals: nutritional quality, ingredients, and insights from meal planners. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 75(7). 637–649. 1 indexed citations

Albertsson‐Wikland, Kerstin, Aimon Niklasson, Lars Gelander, et al.. (2018). A Novel Type of Pubertal Height, Weight, and BMI Reference, Aligned for Onset of Puberty. 2 indexed citations

Arvidsson, Daniel, Christel Larsson, Agneta Sjöberg, et al.. (2018). Concomitant Associations of Healthy Food Intake and Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Coronary Artery Calcium. The American Journal of Cardiology. 122(4). 560–564. 2 indexed citations

Holmgren, Anton, Aimon Niklasson, Andreas F. M. Nierop, et al.. (2018). Estimating secular changes in longitudinal growth patterns underlying adult height with the QEPS model: the Grow Up Gothenburg cohorts. Pediatric Research. 84(1). 41–49. 15 indexed citations

Lissner, Lauren, Trudy Wijnhoven, Kirsten Mehlig, et al.. (2016). Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood overweight: heterogeneity across five countries in the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI–2008). International Journal of Obesity. 40(5). 796–802. 48 indexed citations

Yngve, Agneta, et al.. (2016). Using different growth references to measure thinness and overweight among Swedish primary school children showed considerable variations. Acta Paediatrica. 105(10). 1158–1165. 11 indexed citations

Wijnhoven, Trudy, Agneta Sjöberg, Nazih Eldin, et al.. (2014). WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: School Nutrition Environment and Body Mass Index in Primary Schools. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(11). 11261–11285. 34 indexed citations

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Hohwü, Lena, Mika Gissler, Agneta Sjöberg, et al.. (2014). Prevalence of overweight in 2 to 17 year-old children and adolescents whose parents live separately: a Nordic cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 1216–1216. 8 indexed citations

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Wijnhoven, Trudy, J.M.A. van Raaij, Angela Spinelli, et al.. (2012). WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative 2008: weight, height and body mass index in 6–9‐year‐old children. Pediatric Obesity. 8(2). 79–97. 151 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Agneta, Marie‐Louise Barrenäs, John Eric Chaplin, et al.. (2012). Body size and lifestyle in an urban population entering adulthood: the ‘Grow up Gothenburg’ Study. Acta Paediatrica. 101(9). 964–972. 26 indexed citations

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Olds, Tim, Carol Maher, Zumin Shi, et al.. (2011). Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6(5-6). 342–360. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sjöberg, Agneta, et al.. (2011). Overweight and obesity in a representative sample of schoolchildren – exploring the urban–rural gradient in Sweden. Obesity Reviews. 12(5). 305–314. 106 indexed citations

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Magnusson, Maria, Agneta Sjöberg, Karin Kjellgren, & Lauren Lissner. (2011). Childhood obesity and prevention in different socio-economic contexts. Preventive Medicine. 53(6). 402–407. 26 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Agneta & Lena Hulthén. (2011). Anthropometric changes in Sweden during the obesity epidemic – increased overweight among adolescents of non‐Nordic origin. Acta Paediatrica. 100(8). 1119–1126. 11 indexed citations

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Björkelund, Cecilia, Calle Bengtsson, Gabriele Eiben, et al.. (2008). Secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors with a 36-year perspective: Observations from 38- and 50-year-olds in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 26(3). 140–146. 46 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Agneta, et al.. (2004). FISH mapping of the porcine vWF gene to chromosome 5q21 extends synteny homology with human Chromosome 12. Hereditas. 124(2). 199–202. 2 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Agneta & Lena Hulthén. (2004). Assessment of habitual meal pattern and intake of foods, energy and nutrients in Swedish adolescent girls: comparison of diet history with 7-day record. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 58(8). 1181–1189. 17 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Agneta, Frode Slinde, Daniel Arvidsson, et al.. (2003). Energy intake in Swedish adolescents: validation of diet history with doubly labelled water. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 57(12). 1643–1652. 48 indexed citations

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