Anders Ahlbom

30.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
265 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Anders Ahlbom is a scholar working on Biophysics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Ahlbom has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Biophysics, 39 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Anders Ahlbom's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (53 papers), Noise Effects and Management (28 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (21 papers). Anders Ahlbom is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (53 papers), Noise Effects and Management (28 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (21 papers). Anders Ahlbom collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Anders Ahlbom's co-authors include Maria Feychting, Tomas Andersson, Lars Alfredsson, Töres Theorell, Henrik Källberg, Johan Hallqvist, Slobodan Zdravković, Dean Baker, Robert Karasek and Karl Michaëlsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Anders Ahlbom

263 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying elect... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1998 2005 1981 2000 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz)
    1998 4.0k citations Anders Ahlbom Health Physics profile →
  2. Calculating measures of biological interaction
    2005 1.2k citations Lars Alfredsson, Anders Ahlbom et al. European Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  3. Job decision latitude, job demands, and cardiovascular disease: a prospective study of Swedish men.
    1981 1.2k citations Anders Ahlbom et al. profile →
  4. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia
    2000 547 citations Anders Ahlbom, Maria Feychting et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anders Ahlbom Sweden 69 5.1k 2.9k 2.4k 2.2k 2.1k 265 20.4k
Maria Feychting Sweden 56 3.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 465 0.2× 1.1k 0.5× 531 0.2× 241 14.0k
Joachim Schüz France 57 2.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 439 0.2× 494 0.2× 352 0.2× 340 10.2k
Martha S. Linet United States 86 1.7k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 196 0.1× 2.4k 1.1× 657 0.3× 383 26.0k
Jørgen H. Olsen Denmark 84 1.4k 0.3× 591 0.2× 155 0.1× 1.3k 0.6× 535 0.3× 517 27.6k
Anthony J. Swerdlow United Kingdom 73 1.0k 0.2× 623 0.2× 182 0.1× 762 0.3× 424 0.2× 283 16.9k
DouglasG. Altman United Kingdom 5 231 0.0× 5.3k 1.8× 696 0.3× 6.1k 2.8× 852 0.4× 9 40.8k
Hans Kromhout Netherlands 60 1.2k 0.2× 480 0.2× 301 0.1× 829 0.4× 376 0.2× 493 15.3k
Andreas Stang Germany 56 161 0.0× 581 0.2× 688 0.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 382 25.3k
Charles A. Czeisler United States 114 440 0.1× 465 0.2× 207 0.1× 8.8k 3.9× 3.5k 1.6× 419 49.1k
Adèle C. Green Australia 80 700 0.1× 512 0.2× 139 0.1× 677 0.3× 431 0.2× 516 23.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anders Ahlbom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anders Ahlbom

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Björk, Jonas, Kristoffer Mattisson, & Anders Ahlbom. (2021). Impact of winter holiday and government responses on mortality in Europe during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Public Health. 31(2). 272–277. 14 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders. (2021). Modern Epidemiology, 4th edition. TL Lash, TJ VanderWeele, S Haneuse, KJ Rothman. Wolters Kluwer, 2021. European Journal of Epidemiology. 36(8). 767–768. 70 indexed citations
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Modig, Karin, Anders Ahlbom, & Marcus Ebeling. (2020). Excess mortality from COVID-19: weekly excess death rates by age and sex for Sweden and its most affected region. European Journal of Public Health. 31(1). 17–22. 68 indexed citations
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Gémes, Katalin, Mats Talbäck, Karin Modig, et al.. (2020). Burden and prevalence of prognostic factors for severe COVID-19 in Sweden. European Journal of Epidemiology. 35(5). 401–409. 34 indexed citations
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Modig, Karin, Roland Rau, & Anders Ahlbom. (2020). Life expectancy: what does it measure?. BMJ Open. 10(7). e035932–e035932. 25 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders, Maria Feychting, Yngve Hamnerius, & Lena Hillert. (2012). Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and risk of disease and ill health - Research during the last ten years. Chalmers Research (Chalmers University of Technology). 97(4). 415–422. 4 indexed citations
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Monge, Patricia, Catharina Wesseling, Ingrid E. Lundberg, et al.. (2007). Parental occupational exposure to pesticides and the risk of childhood leukemia in Costa Rica. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 33(4). 293–303. 55 indexed citations
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Ojajärvi, Anneli, Timo Partanen, Anders Ahlbom, et al.. (2007). Estimating the relative risk of pancreatic cancer associated with exposure agents in job title data in a hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 33(5). 325–335. 22 indexed citations
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Wesseling, Catharina, Matthew Keifer, Anders Ahlbom, et al.. (2002). Long-term Neurobehavioral Effects of Mild Poisonings with Organophosphate and n-Methyl Carbamate Pesticides among Banana Workers. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 8(1). 27–34. 124 indexed citations
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Bergström, Anna, Paul Terry, Per Lindblad, et al.. (2001). Physical activity and risk of renal cell cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 92(1). 155–157. 34 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders, Aurora Aragón, Luisa E. Castillo, et al.. (2001). Experiences from Long-term Research Cooperation between Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, and Swedish Institutions. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 7(2). 130–135. 5 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders, Elisabeth Cardis, Adèle C. Green, et al.. (2001). Review of the Epidemiologic Literature on EMF and Health. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(s6). 911–933. 50 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders. (1998). Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz). Health Physics. 74(4). 494–522. 3969 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rodvall, Ylva, Anders Ahlbom, Carin Stenlund, et al.. (1998). Occupational exposure to magnetic fields and brain tumours in Central Sweden. European Journal of Epidemiology. 14(6). 563–569. 20 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders & Maria Feychting. (1993). Studies of electromagnetic fields and cancer: how inconsistent?. Environmental Science & Technology. 27(6). 1018–1020. 2 indexed citations
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Persson, P, Anders Ahlbom, & G Hellers. (1990). Inflammatory bowel disease and tobacco smoke--a case-control study.. Gut. 31(12). 1377–1381. 116 indexed citations
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Ahlbom, Anders, Staffan E. Norell, Ylva Rodvall, & Malin Nylander. (1986). Dentists, dental nurses, and brain tumours.. BMJ. 292(6521). 662–662. 39 indexed citations
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Alfredsson, Lars & Anders Ahlbom. (1983). Increasing incidence and mortality from myocardial infarction in Stockholm county.. BMJ. 286(6382). 1931–1933. 18 indexed citations

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