Alf Thorstensson

15.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Alf Thorstensson is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alf Thorstensson has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 64 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 42 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Alf Thorstensson's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (55 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (36 papers). Alf Thorstensson is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (55 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (36 papers). Alf Thorstensson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and Canada. Alf Thorstensson's co-authors include Andrew G. Cresswell, Carl Askling, J. Karlsson, Jan-Eric Nilsson, Lars Oddsson, Johnny Nilsson, Magnus Tengvar, Tönu Saartok, Jan Seger and Paul W. Hodges and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Brain Research and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Alf Thorstensson

151 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Hamstring injury occurrence in elite soccer players after preseason strength training with eccentric overload

2003 542 citations Carl Askling, Alf Thorstensson et al. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports profile →
Ground reaction forces at different speeds of human walking and running

1989 525 citations Jan-Eric Nilsson, Alf Thorstensson Acta Physiologica Scandinavica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alf Thorstensson Sweden	62	6.5k	5.0k	2.7k	2.3k	1.6k	155	12.2k
Roger Adams Australia	56	3.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	942 0.6×	347	10.7k
David G. Behm Canada	71	13.6k 2.1×	5.9k 1.2×	3.7k 1.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	419	17.4k
Erik B. Simonsen Denmark	46	6.0k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	578 0.4×	152	9.6k
Andrew G. Cresswell Australia	45	3.0k 0.5×	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	956 0.6×	171	7.3k
Jacques Duchateau Belgium	62	5.5k 0.9×	6.9k 1.4×	950 0.4×	724 0.3×	776 0.5×	212	12.1k
Albert Gollhofer Germany	59	5.3k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	825 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.7×	293	10.9k
Di J. Newham United Kingdom	45	3.3k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	535 0.3×	125	8.2k
Marco Narici United Kingdom	73	7.8k 1.2×	6.0k 1.2×	739 0.3×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	262	18.6k
María Stokes United Kingdom	49	2.7k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	401 0.3×	225	8.9k
Hiroaki Kanehisa Japan	65	9.4k 1.5×	6.6k 1.3×	995 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	793 0.5×	351	13.6k

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Frohm, Anna, Kjartan Halvorsen, & Alf Thorstensson. (2007). Patellar tendon load in different types of eccentric squats. Clinical Biomechanics. 22(6). 704–711. 36 indexed citations

Bjerkefors, Anna, Mark G. Carpenter, Andrew G. Cresswell, & Alf Thorstensson. (2007). DEEP AND SUPERFICIAL TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1).

Nolan, Lee, et al.. (2007). Balance control: sex and age differences in 9- to 16-year-olds. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 47(7). 449–454. 25 indexed citations

Askling, Carl, Magnus Tengvar, Tönu Saartok, & Alf Thorstensson. (2007). Acute First-Time Hamstring Strains during Slow-Speed Stretching. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 35(10). 1716–1724. 168 indexed citations

Arndt, T, et al.. (2006). In vivo sonometry measurement of strain in the human achilles tendon. Journal of Biomechanics. 39. S495–S495. 2 indexed citations

Askling, Carl, Tönu Saartok, & Alf Thorstensson. (2005). Type of acute hamstring strain affects flexibility, strength, and time to return to pre-injury level. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 40(1). 40–44. 172 indexed citations

Hodges, Paul W., Allison Kaigle Holm, Søren Holm, et al.. (2003). Posteroanterior stiffness of the lumbar spine is increased by contraction of transversus abdominis and the diaphragm: Porcine studies. Cell and Tissue Research. 333(3). 493–501. 2 indexed citations

Askling, Carl, Hans Lund, Tönu Saartok, & Alf Thorstensson. (2002). Self‐reported hamstring injuries in student‐dancers. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 12(4). 230–235. 97 indexed citations

Andersson, Eva, et al.. (2001). Intramuscular Myoelectric Activity and Selective Coactivation of Trunk Muscles During Lateral Flexion With and Without Load. Spine. 26(13). 1465–1472. 21 indexed citations

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Hodges, Paul W., et al.. (2001). Postural control of the trunk in response to lateral support surface translations during trunk movement and loading. Experimental Brain Research. 141(4). 552–559. 19 indexed citations

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Hodges, Paul W., Andrew G. Cresswell, Karl Daggfeldt, & Alf Thorstensson. (2001). In vivo measurement of the effect of intra-abdominal pressure on the human spine. Journal of Biomechanics. 34(3). 347–353. 135 indexed citations

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Daggfeldt, Karl, Qiang‐Min Huang, & Alf Thorstensson. (2000). The Visible Human Anatomy of the Lumbar Erector Spinae. Spine. 25(21). 2719–2725. 29 indexed citations

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Sato, Masato, et al.. (1998). Pulling force in lateral lifting and lowering. Ergonomics. 41(6). 899–908. 7 indexed citations

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Andersson, Eva, Jan-Eric Nilsson, & Alf Thorstensson. (1997). Intramuscular EMG from the hip flexor muscles during human locomotion. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 161(3). 361–370. 117 indexed citations

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Oddsson, Lars, et al.. (1996). EMG activities of the quadratus lumborum and erector spinae muscles during flexion-relaxation and other motor tasks. Clinical Biomechanics. 11(7). 392–400. 115 indexed citations

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Cresswell, Andrew G., et al.. (1994). The effect of an abdominal muscle training program on intra-abdominal pressure. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 26(2). 79–86. 40 indexed citations

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Cresswell, Andrew G., Lars Oddsson, & Alf Thorstensson. (1994). The influence of sudden perturbations on trunk muscle activity and intra-abdominal pressure while standing. Experimental Brain Research. 98(2). 336–41. 296 indexed citations

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Cresswell, Andrew G. & Alf Thorstensson. (1994). Changes in intra-abdominal pressure, trunk muscle activation and force during isokinetic lifting and lowering. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 68(4). 315–321. 107 indexed citations

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Oddsson, Lars & Alf Thorstensson. (1987). Fast voluntary trunk flexion movements in standing: motor patterns. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 129(1). 93–106. 67 indexed citations

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Thorstensson, Alf & Johnny Nilsson. (1982). Trunk muscle strength during constant velocity movements.. PubMed. 14(2). 61–8. 51 indexed citations

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