Árni Árnason

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Árni Árnason is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Árni Árnason has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 12 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Árni Árnason's work include Sports injuries and prevention (26 papers), Sports Performance and Training (14 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers). Árni Árnason is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (26 papers), Sports Performance and Training (14 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers). Árni Árnason collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, Norway and United Kingdom. Árni Árnason's co-authors include Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen, Ingar Holme, Árni Guðmundsson, Stefán B. Sigurðsson, Thor Einar Andersen, Truls Raastad, Hans A. Dahl, Erlingur Jóhannsson and O Jensson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Árni Árnason

52 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Risk Factors for Injuries in Football 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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. Risk Factors for Injuries in Football
    2004 678 citations Árni Árnason, Stefán B. Sigurðsson et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Árni Árnason Iceland 23 2.5k 963 848 724 390 55 3.5k
Christer Johansson Sweden 27 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 135 0.2× 155 0.2× 337 0.9× 63 2.1k
Steven A. Olson United States 42 829 0.3× 4.0k 4.2× 182 0.2× 423 0.6× 399 1.0× 131 5.5k
Troels T. Andreassen Denmark 31 1.0k 0.4× 694 0.7× 117 0.1× 279 0.4× 274 0.7× 51 3.6k
Wolfgang Böcker Germany 29 810 0.3× 1.8k 1.8× 286 0.3× 127 0.2× 448 1.1× 313 3.4k
Luigi Uccioli Italy 39 412 0.2× 1.9k 1.9× 140 0.2× 411 0.6× 269 0.7× 125 6.1k
Mikael Boesen Denmark 34 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 185 0.2× 67 0.1× 711 1.8× 209 3.6k
Jan Erik Madsen Norway 38 1.1k 0.4× 3.2k 3.3× 477 0.6× 207 0.3× 263 0.7× 133 4.0k
Andrea Singer United States 21 1.3k 0.5× 883 0.9× 111 0.1× 81 0.1× 148 0.4× 47 2.5k
Alessandra Colombini Italy 30 758 0.3× 573 0.6× 105 0.1× 113 0.2× 233 0.6× 108 3.0k
Seizo Yamamoto Japan 24 643 0.3× 1.1k 1.1× 125 0.1× 83 0.1× 266 0.7× 52 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Árni Árnason

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Árni Árnason

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Briem, Kristín, et al.. (2018). Effects of an Education and Prevention Course for University Music Students on Their Body Awareness and Attitude Toward Health and Prevention. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 33(2). 131–136. 22 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, et al.. (2014). Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Icelandic Music Students: Differences Between Students Playing Classical vs Rhythmic Music. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 29(2). 74–79. 21 indexed citations
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Sigurðardóttir, Þorgerður, Þóra Steingrímsdóttir, Árni Árnason, & Kari Bø. (2011). Pelvic floor muscle function before and after first childbirth. International Urogynecology Journal. 22(12). 1497–1503. 30 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni. (2009). Quina és l'evidència científica als programes de prevenció de lesió muscular?. Apunts Medicina de l Esport. 44(164). 174–178. 3 indexed citations
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Sigurðardóttir, Þorgerður, Þóra Steingrímsdóttir, Árni Árnason, & Kari Bø. (2009). Test–retest intra‐rater reliability of vaginal measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength using Myomed 932. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 88(8). 939–943. 19 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni. (2009). ¿Cuál es la evidencia científica en los programas de prevención de la lesión muscular?. Apunts Medicina de l Esport. 44(164). 174–178. 5 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, Thor Einar Andersen, Ingar Holme, Lars Engebretsen, & Roald Bahr. (2007). Prevention of hamstring strains in elite soccer: an intervention study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 18(1). 40–48. 422 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni. (2004). Risk factors for injury in football. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 32(1). 2 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, et al.. (2004). A 10‐week randomized trial comparing eccentric vs. concentric hamstring strength training in well‐trained soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 14(5). 311–317. 366 indexed citations
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Andersen, Thor Einar, Árni Árnason, Lars Engebretsen, & Roald Bahr. (2004). Mechanisms of head injuries in elite football. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 38(6). 690–696. 154 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, Stefán B. Sigurðsson, Árni Guðmundsson, et al.. (2004). Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 36(2). 278–285. 399 indexed citations
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Steinsson, K, S Jónsdóttir, G. J. Arason, et al.. (1998). A study of the association of HLA DR, DQ, and complement C4 alleles with systemic lupus erythematosus in Iceland. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 57(8). 503–505. 35 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, Árni Guðmundsson, Hans A. Dahl, & Erlingur Jóhannsson. (1996). Soccer injuries in Iceland. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 6(1). 40–45. 265 indexed citations
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Thorsteinsson, Leifur, Helga M. Ögmundsdóttir, Ásbjörn Sigfússon, et al.. (1990). The First Icelandic Family with X‐Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Studies of Genetic Markers and Immune Function. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 32(3). 273–280. 2 indexed citations
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Pálsdóttir, Ástríður, Leifur Thorsteinsson, Ísleifur Ólafsson, et al.. (1988). MUTATION IN CYSTATIN C GENE CAUSES HEREDITARY BRAIN HAEMORRHAGE. The Lancet. 332(8611). 603–604. 158 indexed citations
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Jensson, O, Gunnar Guðmundsson, Árni Árnason, et al.. (1987). Hereditary cystatin C (γ-trace) amyloid angiopathy of the CNS causing cerebral hemorrhage. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 76(2). 102–114. 90 indexed citations
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Harðarson, T, et al.. (1987). Left bundle branch block: prevalence, incidence, follow-up and outcome. European Heart Journal. 8(10). 1075–1079. 69 indexed citations
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Pálsdóttir, Ástríður, Árni Árnason, Ragnheiður Fossdal, & O Jensson. (1987). Gene organization of haplotypes expressing two different C4A allotypes. Human Genetics. 76(3). 220–4. 25 indexed citations
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Árnason, Árni, et al.. (1986). Genetic markers in families with hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 73(3). 314. 1 indexed citations
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Gedde‐Dahl, Tobias, E.B. Robson, Erik Thorsby, et al.. (1976). Rga (Rodgers) and the HLA Region: Linkage and Associations. Tissue Antigens. 8(2). 143–149. 43 indexed citations

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