Åke Björk

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Åke Björk is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Åke Björk has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Åke Björk's work include Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (5 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (2 papers). Åke Björk is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (5 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (2 papers). Åke Björk collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and Norway. Åke Björk's co-authors include C. L. Lawson, Richard Hanson, E. Kugelberg, Åke Wåhlin, G. Karpe and Daniel Epstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences and Mathematics of Computation.

In The Last Decade

Åke Björk

19 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Solving Least Squares Problems

1976 884 citations Åke Björk, C. L. Lawson et al. Mathematics of Computation profile →

Peers

Åke Björk

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S. Sternberg United States

Takashi Okamoto Japan

O. Kübler Switzerland

Gerald Sommer Germany

Simon Green United Kingdom

Min‐Gyu Park South Korea

François G. Meyer United States

Nir Sochen Israel

Xinhua Zhuang United States

Abdel‐Ouahab Boudraa France

S. Sternberg United States

Åke Björk

93 ×0.6

MB

30 ×0.3

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239 ×2.1

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23 ×0.2

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29 ×0.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Åke Björk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Åke Björk

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Åke Björk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Åke Björk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Åke Björk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Åke Björk. Åke Björk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Epstein, Daniel, et al.. (1986). Low‐luminance myopia and dark vergence. Acta Ophthalmologica. 64(3). 318–322. 2 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke. (1980). THE VARIABLE ANGLE‐MIRROR, A NEW TOOL FOR THE STUDY OF OCULAR DOMINANCE AND EYE FIXATION. Acta Ophthalmologica. 58(2). 202–209. 2 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke, et al.. (1978). Bilateral Optic Nerve Hypoplasia with Normal Visual Acuity. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 86(4). 524–529. 37 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke, C. L. Lawson, & Richard Hanson. (1976). Solving Least Squares Problems. Mathematics of Computation. 30(135). 665–665. 884 indexed citations breakdown →

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Björk, Åke, et al.. (1975). RETINAL DYSTROPHY COMBINED WITH ALOPECIA. Acta Ophthalmologica. 53(5). 781–789. 10 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & Åke Wåhlin. (1963). FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TONIC AND PHASIC MUSCLES ELICITED BY SUCCINYLCHOLINE. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 7(3). 139–146. 1 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke, et al.. (1962). THE LOCALISATION OF THE EFFECT OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE IN THE NERVE APPARATUS OF THE DIAPHRAGM. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 6(3). 107–113. 2 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & Åke Wåhlin. (1960). THE EFFECT OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE ON THE GAT DIAPHRAGM: An Electromyographic Study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 4(1). 13–20. 6 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & Åke Wåhlin. (1960). MUSCULAR FACTORS IN ENOPHTHALMUS AND EXOPHTHALMUS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 38(6). 701–707. 3 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & Åke Wåhlin. (1959). THE ACTION OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE ON THE SKELETAL MUSCLES OF THE FROG An Electromyographic Study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 3(1). 25–33. 5 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & Åke Wåhlin. (1958). THE ACTION OF SUGCINYLGHOLINE ON THE HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLES. An Electromyographic Study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2(1). 27–36. 8 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke, et al.. (1957). ENOPHTHALMUS ELICITED BY SUCCINYLCHOLINE. Some Observations on the Effect of Succinylcholine and Noradrenaline on the Intraorbital Muscles Studied on Man and Experimental Animals.. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 1(1-2). 41–53. 17 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke, et al.. (1956). RETINAL DEGENERATION IN HEREDITARY ATAXIA. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 19(3). 186–193. 55 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke. (1955). THE ELECTROMYOGRAM OF THE EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES IN OPTICOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS AND IN READING. Acta Ophthalmologica. 33(4). 437–454. 13 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke. (1954). Electromyographic Studies on the Coordination of Antagonistic Muscles in Cases of Abducens and Facial Palsy. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 38(10). 605–615. 24 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke. (1954). Electromyographic Study of Conditions involving Limited Mobility of the Eye, chiefly due to Neurogenic Pareses. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 38(9). 528–544. 18 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & E. Kugelberg. (1953). The electrical activity of the muscles of the eye and eyelids in various positions and during movement. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 5(4). 595–602. 108 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & E. Kugelberg. (1953). Motor unit activity in the human extraocular muscles. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 5(2). 271–278. 65 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke. (1952). Electrical activity of human extrinsic eye muscles. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 8(6). 226–227. 23 indexed citations

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Björk, Åke & G. Karpe. (1951). THE CLINICAL ELECTRORETINOGRAM. Acta Ophthalmologica. 29(4). 361–376. 19 indexed citations

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