Åke Thorson

829 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 643 citations indexed

About

Åke Thorson is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Åke Thorson has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 643 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Neurology, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 1 paper in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Åke Thorson's work include Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (3 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (3 papers) and Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology (1 paper). Åke Thorson is often cited by papers focused on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (3 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (3 papers) and Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology (1 paper). Åke Thorson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden. Åke Thorson's co-authors include Gunnar Biörck, Jan Waldenström, Sten Winblad, Bengt Pernow, Jonas Waldenström, Nils Söderström and Arne Hanson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Heart Journal, Cardiology and Acta Medica Scandinavica.

In The Last Decade

Åke Thorson

6 papers receiving 488 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.

Malignant carcinoid of the small intestine with metastases to the liver, valvular disease of the right side of the heart (pulmonary stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation without septal defects), peripheral vasomotor symptoms, broncho-constriction, and an unusual type of cyanosis

1954 427 citations Åke Thorson, Gunnar Biörck et al. American Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Åke Thorson Sweden	5	456	382	233	105	88	6	643
A Dale United States	8	221 0.5×	172 0.5×	109 0.5×	63 0.6×	85 1.0×	13	404
Vinik Ai United States	10	231 0.5×	119 0.3×	165 0.7×	77 0.7×	201 2.3×	26	432
Murray Orbuch United States	11	618 1.4×	397 1.0×	421 1.8×	42 0.4×	160 1.8×	14	769
S. L. Chew United Kingdom	9	192 0.4×	120 0.3×	101 0.4×	328 3.1×	123 1.4×	11	529
Randall Rv United States	9	131 0.3×	77 0.2×	60 0.3×	284 2.7×	94 1.1×	25	512
Alaa Abou‐Saif United States	9	407 0.9×	290 0.8×	304 1.3×	35 0.3×	259 2.9×	11	705
Zollinger Rm United States	9	113 0.2×	34 0.1×	73 0.3×	33 0.3×	172 2.0×	43	417
Lars-Eric Tisell Sweden	13	69 0.2×	35 0.1×	58 0.2×	167 1.6×	82 0.9×	20	437
John F. Hennessy United States	7	90 0.2×	33 0.1×	66 0.3×	203 1.9×	49 0.6×	11	362
Penn G. Skillern United States	13	50 0.1×	50 0.1×	58 0.2×	236 2.2×	102 1.2×	26	461

Countries citing papers authored by Åke Thorson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Åke Thorson

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All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

1.

Thorson, Åke. (1958). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 161(s334). 8–8. 2 indexed citations

2.

Thorson, Åke, Arne Hanson, Bengt Pernow, et al.. (1958). Carcinoid Tumour within an Ovarian Teratoma in a Patient with the Carcinoid Syndrome (Carcinoidosis). Acta Medica Scandinavica. 161(6). 495–505. 28 indexed citations

3.

Thorson, Åke. (1956). Hemodynamic changes during “flush” in carcinoidosis. American Heart Journal. 52(3). 444–461. 22 indexed citations

4.

Thorson, Åke, et al.. (1954). Malignant carcinoid of the small intestine with metastases to the liver, valvular disease of the right side of the heart (pulmonary stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation without septal defects), peripheral vasomotor symptoms, broncho-constriction, and an unusual type of cyanosis. American Heart Journal. 47(6). 795–817. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

5.

Biörck, Gunnar & Åke Thorson. (1952). Ballistocardiography in Clinical Practice. Cardiology. 21(4-5). 477–488. 4 indexed citations

6.

Biörck, Gunnar, et al.. (1952). Unusual cyanosis in a boy with congenital pulmonary stenosis and tricuspid insufficiency. Fatal outcome after angiocardiography. American Heart Journal. 44(1). 143–148. 160 indexed citations

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