Anders Thorell

17.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
232 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Anders Thorell is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Anders Thorell has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Surgery, 90 papers in Physiology and 52 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Anders Thorell's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (65 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (46 papers) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (45 papers). Anders Thorell is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (65 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (46 papers) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (45 papers). Anders Thorell collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Anders Thorell's co-authors include Olle Ljungqvist, Jonas Nygren, Mattias Soop, Ulf Gustafsson, Laurie J. Goodyear, Suad Efendić, Peter Arner, Jonatan Hausel, Michael F. Hirshman and Mikael Rydén and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Anders Thorell

221 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Metformin Increases AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

2002 672 citations Jonas Nygren, Anders Thorell et al. profile →
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations

2016 391 citations Anders Thorell et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

2022 236 citations Erik Stenberg, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Anders Thorell	6.7k	4.8k	3.4k	2.4k	1.6k	232	11.6k
Christine Poitou	2.8k 0.4×	5.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	186	11.9k
Tsutomu Hirano	3.0k 0.4×	1.9k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	3.8k 2.3×	252	9.0k
W. Schwenk	7.7k 1.1×	2.1k 0.4×	3.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	254	12.0k
Yoshihiro Miyamoto	1.9k 0.3×	2.2k 0.5×	5.1k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	454	10.9k
Frida Leonetti	3.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	158	7.9k
Adelino Leite‐Moreira	2.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.3×	7.9k 2.3×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	485	13.0k
Kristina M. Utzschneider	2.4k 0.4×	4.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.4×	2.8k 1.2×	4.0k 2.4×	103	12.0k
Toshiaki Hanafusa	5.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	2.7k 1.1×	5.3k 3.2×	391	14.7k
Ahmed H. Kissebah	1.9k 0.3×	4.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	4.0k 2.4×	141	11.8k
Javier Salvador	1.6k 0.2×	3.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	160	8.2k

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Österberg, Johanna, et al.. (2024). PRIMARY FASCIAL CLOSURE IN LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR. THE PROSECO-TRIAL A RANDOMISED DOUBLE-BLINDED MULTICENTRE TRIAL. British journal of surgery. 111(Supplement_5).

Folestad, Erika, Annika Mehlem, Hannes Olauson, et al.. (2024). Vascular endothelial growth factor B-mediated fatty acid flux in the adipose-kidney axis contributes to lipotoxicity in diabetic kidney disease. Kidney International. 107(3). 492–507. 2 indexed citations

Eckerblad, Jeanette, et al.. (2023). Usability and feasibility of a digital cognitive screening tool measuring older adults’ early postoperative neurocognitive recovery: a protocol for a pilot study. BMJ Open. 13(7). e070404–e070404.

Bischoff, Stephan C., Johann Ockenga, Ahad Eshraghian, et al.. (2023). Practical guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases – Joint ESPEN/UEG guideline. Clinical Nutrition. 42(6). 987–1024. 17 indexed citations

Österberg, Johanna, et al.. (2023). Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: early follow-up of a randomized controlled study of primary fascial closure before mesh placement. British journal of surgery. 111(1). 1 indexed citations

Nygren, Jonas, et al.. (2023). Multimodal Analgesia Bundle and Postoperative Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery. JAMA Network Open. 6(9). e2332408–e2332408. 9 indexed citations

Stenberg, Erik, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Mary O’Kane, et al.. (2022). Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update. World Journal of Surgery. 46(4). 729–751. 236 indexed citations breakdown →

Bischoff, Stephan C., Rocco Barazzoni, Luca Busetto, et al.. (2022). European guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases – Joint European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism / United European Gastroenterology guideline. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 10(7). 663–720. 24 indexed citations

Thorell, Anders, et al.. (2022). Surgical technique in constructing the jejunojejunostomy and the risk of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(9). 1151–1159. 4 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Ulf, et al.. (2022). Effect of age on quality of life after gastric bypass: data from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(11). 1313–1322. 4 indexed citations

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Bischoff, Stephan C., Rocco Barazzoni, Luca Busetto, et al.. (2022). European guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases – Joint ESPEN/UEG guideline. Clinical Nutrition. 41(10). 2364–2405. 33 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yao, Almantas Maleckas, Mikael Wirén, et al.. (2021). The Jejunojejunostomy: an Achilles Heel of the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Construction. Obesity Surgery. 31(12). 5141–5147. 11 indexed citations

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Al-Dury, Samer, Annika Wahlström, Katrin Panzitt, et al.. (2019). Obeticholic acid may increase the risk of gallstone formation in susceptible patients. Journal of Hepatology. 71(5). 986–991. 49 indexed citations

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Magnusson, Jesper, Ulf Gustafsson, Jonas Nygren, & Anders Thorell. (2019). Sustainability of the relationship between preoperative symptoms and postoperative improvement in quality of life after inguinal hernia repair. Hernia. 23(3). 583–591. 6 indexed citations

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Olbers, Torsten, Markku Peltonen, Johanna Österberg, et al.. (2019). BEST: Bypass equipoise sleeve trial; rationale and design of a randomized, registry-based, multicenter trial comparing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with sleeve gastrectomy. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 84. 105809–105809. 14 indexed citations

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Bischoff, Stephan C., Yves Boirie‌, Tommy Cederholm, et al.. (2016). Towards a multidisciplinary approach to understand and manage obesity and related diseases. Clinical Nutrition. 36(4). 917–938. 148 indexed citations

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Magnusson, Jesper, Jonas Nygren, Ulf Gustafsson, & Anders Thorell. (2016). UltraPro Hernia System, Prolene Hernia System and Lichtenstein for primary inguinal hernia repair: 3-year outcomes of a prospective randomized controlled trial. Hernia. 20(5). 641–648. 15 indexed citations

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Magnusson, Jesper, Jonas Nygren, & Anders Thorell. (2012). Lichtenstein, Prolene Hernia System, and UltraPro Hernia System for primary inguinal hernia repair: one-year outcome of a prospective randomized controlled trial. Hernia. 16(3). 277–285. 17 indexed citations

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Marschall, Hanns–Ulrich, Martin Wagner, Gernot Zollner, et al.. (2011). Ursodeoxycholic Acid for Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease and Dyslipidemia in Morbidly Obese Patients. Digestive Diseases. 29(1). 117–118. 7 indexed citations

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Ros, Axel, Lennart Gustafsson, Hans Krook, et al.. (2001). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Mini-Laparotomy Cholecystectomy. Annals of Surgery. 234(6). 741–749. 116 indexed citations

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