Anders Ekbom

27.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
273 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

About

Anders Ekbom is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Ekbom has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Oncology, 72 papers in Epidemiology and 71 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Anders Ekbom's work include Microscopic Colitis (46 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (42 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (41 papers). Anders Ekbom is often cited by papers focused on Microscopic Colitis (46 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (42 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (41 papers). Anders Ekbom collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Anders Ekbom's co-authors include Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Hans‐Olov Adami, Mona Heurgren, Petra Otterblad Olausson, Maria Feychting, Eva Andersson, Christina Reuterwall, Jeong‐Lim Kim, Matthew M. Zack and Charles G. Helmick and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Anders Ekbom

268 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

External review and validation of t... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2011 1990 2000 2003 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. External review and validation of the Swedish national inpatient register
    2011 4.1k citations Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Anders Ekbom et al. profile →
  2. Ulcerative Colitis and Colorectal Cancer
    1990 1.3k citations Anders Ekbom, Hans‐Olov Adami et al. profile →
  3. Mortality and causes of death in schizophrenia in Stockholm County, Sweden
    2000 528 citations Anders Ekbom et al. profile →
  4. Cancer risk following organ transplantation: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden
    2003 527 citations Johanna Adami, Anders Ekbom et al. profile →
  5. Increased risk of large-bowel cancer in Crohn's disease with colonic involvement
    1990 506 citations Anders Ekbom et al. The Lancet profile →
  6. Incidence of Cancer Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1993 479 citations Anders Ekbom, Hans‐Olov Adami et al. profile →
  7. Vagotomy and Parkinson disease
    2017 323 citations Bojing Liu, Fang Fang et al. Neurology 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 Ekbom Sweden 66 4.9k 4.6k 4.6k 4.2k 2.0k 273 20.1k
Anders Ekbom Sweden 66 5.2k 1.1× 4.9k 1.1× 3.0k 0.6× 4.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 204 16.2k
Janet R. Daling United States 84 5.0k 1.0× 4.7k 1.0× 8.1k 1.8× 3.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 318 22.5k
Jan Sundquist Sweden 77 4.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.5× 4.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 3.6k 1.8× 982 27.7k
Jørgen H. Olsen Denmark 84 3.9k 0.8× 4.7k 1.0× 5.1k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 3.6k 1.8× 517 27.6k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden 74 4.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 2.5k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 1.3× 944 24.2k
Graham G. Giles Australia 88 4.0k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 8.6k 1.9× 4.2k 1.0× 4.5k 2.2× 778 31.9k
Erik K. Alexander United States 52 2.2k 0.4× 8.8k 1.9× 1.9k 0.4× 2.7k 0.6× 989 0.5× 137 23.6k
Robert N. Hoover United States 96 2.5k 0.5× 3.4k 0.7× 10.1k 2.2× 5.6k 1.3× 3.6k 1.8× 381 29.7k
Moysés Szklo United States 83 3.8k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 4.0k 2.0× 389 30.9k
Nobuyuki Hamajima Japan 61 1.7k 0.4× 3.2k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 571 16.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anders Ekbom

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becattini, Cecilia, Marc Carrier, Alexander T. Cohen, et al.. (2023). Rivaroxaban versus Apixaban for Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Patients at Lower Risk of Bleeding. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). e206–e216. 6 indexed citations
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Klungsøyr, Kari, Anders Engeland, Anders Ekbom, et al.. (2021). Cancer Risk in Individuals With Major Birth Defects: Large Nordic Population Based Case-Control Study Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 76(4). 191–193. 3 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Cari M., Anders Ekbom, Anders Engeland, et al.. (2021). Maternal health, in-utero, and perinatal exposures and risk of thyroid cancer in offspring: a Nordic population-based nested case-control study. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari).
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Axelrad, Jordan E., Ola Olén, Michael C. Sachs, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory bowel disease and risk of small bowel cancer: a binational population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden. Gut. 70(2). 297–308. 36 indexed citations
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Malmborg, Petter, Michael C. Sachs, Johan Askling, et al.. (2020). Adult height in patients with childhood‐onset inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide population‐based cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 51(8). 789–800. 15 indexed citations
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Benetou, Vassiliki, Anders Ekbom, & Lorelei A. Mucci. (2018). Pancreatic Cancer. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Bojing, Fang Fang, Nancy L. Pedersen, et al.. (2017). Vagotomy and Parkinson disease. Neurology. 88(21). 1996–2002. 323 indexed citations breakdown →
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Udumyan, Ruzan, Scott Montgomery, Fang Fang, et al.. (2017). Beta-Blocker Drug Use and Survival among Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 77(13). 3700–3707. 76 indexed citations
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Ramklint, Mia, et al.. (2017). Anorexia nervosa in males: excess mortality and psychiatric co-morbidity in 609 Swedish in-patients. Psychological Medicine. 47(8). 1489–1499. 27 indexed citations
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Subramanian, Sreedhar, Anders Ekbom, & Jonathan M. Rhodes. (2016). Recent advances in clinical practice: a systematic review of isolated colonic Crohn's disease: the third IBD?. Gut. 66(2). 362–381. 64 indexed citations
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Naimi‐Akbar, Aron, Gunilla Sandborgh‐Englund, Anders Ekbom, Jan Ekstrand, & Scott Montgomery. (2012). Cognitive function among sons of women who worked in dentistry. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 38(6). 546–552. 5 indexed citations
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Simard, Julia F., Eva Baecklund, Amelie Kinch, et al.. (2010). Pediatric Organ Transplantation and Risk of Premalignant and Malignant Tumors in Sweden. American Journal of Transplantation. 11(1). 146–151. 35 indexed citations
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Bahmanyar, Shahram, Scott Montgomery, Rüdiger J Weiss, & Anders Ekbom. (2008). Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy, Other Prenatal and Perinatal Factors, and the Risk of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. PEDIATRICS. 122(2). e459–e464. 50 indexed citations
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Luo, Juhua, Hans‐Olov Adami, Marie Reilly, et al.. (2007). Interpreting trends of pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality: a nation-wide study in Sweden (1960–2003). Cancer Causes & Control. 19(1). 89–96. 19 indexed citations
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Wuu, Joanne, Susan Hellerstein, Loren Lipworth, et al.. (2002). Correlates of pregnancy oestrogen, progesterone and sex hormone-binding globulin in the USA and China. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 11(3). 283–293. 65 indexed citations
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Lipworth, Loren, Klea Katsouyanni, Anders Ekbom, Karin B. Michels, & Dimitrios Trichopoulos. (1995). Abortion and the risk of breast cancer: A case‐control study in greece. International Journal of Cancer. 61(2). 181–184. 42 indexed citations
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Köhlin, Gunnar, et al.. (1994). The political economy of evaluation: International aid agencies and the effectiveness of aid. 14 indexed citations
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Ekbom, Anders. (1994). The role of perinatal measles infection in the aetiology of Crohn's disease: A population based epidemiological study.. The Lancet. 334. 508–510. 7 indexed citations
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Ekbom, Anders, Jonathan Yuen, Hans‐Olov Adami, et al.. (1993). Cholecystectomy and colorectal cancer. Gastroenterology. 105(1). 142–147. 51 indexed citations

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