Åsa Tornberg

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Åsa Tornberg is a scholar working on Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Åsa Tornberg has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Åsa Tornberg's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (9 papers), Physical Activity and Health (8 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (7 papers). Åsa Tornberg is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (9 papers), Physical Activity and Health (8 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (7 papers). Åsa Tornberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United Kingdom. Åsa Tornberg's co-authors include Sven O. Skouby, Jens Faber, Anders Sjödin, Anna Melin, Jorunn Sundgot‐Borgen, Tina Rönn, Charlotte Ling, Karl‐Fredrik Eriksson, Christian Ritz and Marloes Dekker Nitert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Åsa Tornberg

43 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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A Six Months Exercise Intervention Influences the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Human Adipose Tissue

2013 457 citations Tina Rönn, Petr Volkov et al. PLoS Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Åsa Tornberg Sweden	16	648	402	362	346	304	45	1.7k
Laurent Maı̈moun France	27	594 0.9×	276 0.7×	272 0.8×	847 2.4×	192 0.6×	89	2.2k
Julie P. Greeves United Kingdom	29	656 1.0×	567 1.4×	190 0.5×	1.4k 3.9×	258 0.8×	149	2.7k
Neoklis A. Georgopoulos Greece	28	407 0.6×	121 0.3×	348 1.0×	376 1.1×	546 1.8×	125	2.6k
José António de Paz Fernández Spain	31	646 1.0×	270 0.7×	389 1.1×	958 2.8×	146 0.5×	129	2.8k
David C. Cumming Canada	31	327 0.5×	359 0.9×	239 0.7×	693 2.0×	626 2.1×	104	3.2k
Gabriel Rodríguez‐Romo Spain	24	416 0.6×	187 0.5×	199 0.5×	402 1.2×	178 0.6×	90	1.6k
Cecilia Dorado Spain	29	1.1k 1.7×	315 0.8×	210 0.6×	1.7k 4.8×	467 1.5×	80	3.0k
Nicole Fellmann France	28	784 1.2×	438 1.1×	98 0.3×	559 1.6×	282 0.9×	83	1.9k
Christine M. Snow United States	30	1.1k 1.7×	189 0.5×	231 0.6×	1.8k 5.2×	341 1.1×	69	2.8k
Anthony C. Hackney United States	18	427 0.7×	429 1.1×	66 0.2×	474 1.4×	122 0.4×	58	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Åsa Tornberg

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Nordström, Erik, Hans Friberg, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard, et al.. (2025). Comparison of self-reported physical activity between survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and patients with myocardial infarction without cardiac arrest: a case–control study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 24(5). 700–709. 2 indexed citations

Tornberg, Åsa, Elisabeth Ekstrand, Iben Axén, et al.. (2025). Sedentary behaviour and level of physical activity among people with post COVID-19 condition: associated factors and changes over time. BMC Research Notes. 18(1). 119–119. 1 indexed citations

Tornberg, Åsa, et al.. (2024). Parents’ lived experience of early risk assessment for cerebral palsy in their young child using a mobile application after discharge from hospital in the newborn period. Annals of Medicine. 56(1). 2309606–2309606. 2 indexed citations

Nordström, Erik, Josef Dankiewicz, Hans Friberg, et al.. (2024). Low physical activity level in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors with obesity, mobility problems and cognitive impairment: Results from the TTM2 trial. Resuscitation. 204. 110407–110407. 4 indexed citations

Hassan, Mariam, et al.. (2024). Usability and feasibility of an online intervention for older adults to support changes to routines and the home ('Light, activity and sleep in my daily life'). BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2808–2808.

Varga, Tibor V., et al.. (2023). Acute and Long-Term Changes in Blood-Borne Biomarkers in Response to Dynamic Standing in Nonambulant Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Exercise Science. 36(1). 15–22. 1 indexed citations

Björkstrand, Johannes, Danielle van Westen, Jimmy Jensen, et al.. (2023). Add-on pramipexole for anhedonic depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and open-label follow-up in Lund, Sweden. BMJ Open. 13(11). e076900–e076900. 3 indexed citations

Holmberg, Robert, et al.. (2023). “It is something that gives us hope”: Lived experience among parents to children with cerebral palsy who are non-ambulant of the phenomenon physical activity, with or without the use of a novel dynamic standing device. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1139847–1139847. 1 indexed citations

Lilja, Gisela, Erik Nordström, Hans Friberg, et al.. (2023). Agreement between self‐reported and objectively assessed physical activity among out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survivors. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 44(2). 144–153. 5 indexed citations

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Cronberg, Tobias, Åsa Tornberg, Susann Ullén, et al.. (2022). Self-reported limitations in physical function are common 6 months after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation Plus. 11. 100275–100275. 8 indexed citations

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Johnsson, Anna, Katarina Sjövall, Ingrid Demmelmaier, et al.. (2022). Immediate increase in perceived energy after exercise during the course of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 58. 102149–102149. 1 indexed citations

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Lilja, Gisela, Åsa Tornberg, Susann Ullén, et al.. (2021). Physical activity after cardiac arrest; protocol of a sub-study in the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest trial (TTM2). Resuscitation Plus. 5. 100076–100076. 8 indexed citations

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Johnsson, Anna, Per Broberg, Ute Krüger, et al.. (2019). Physical activity and survival following breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 28(4). e13037–e13037. 19 indexed citations

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Melin, Anna, Christian Ritz, Jens Faber, et al.. (2019). Impact of Menstrual Function on Hormonal Response to Repeated Bouts of Intense Exercise. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 942–942. 7 indexed citations

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Johnsson, Anna, Ingrid Demmelmaier, Katarina Sjövall, et al.. (2019). A single exercise session improves side-effects of chemotherapy in women with breast cancer: an observational study. BMC Cancer. 19(1). 1073–1073. 25 indexed citations

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Tornberg, Åsa, Paul Håkansson, Ingrid Svensson, & Per Wollmer. (2018). Pulling Forces at the Foot-Rest Influences Power Output Performance on a Kayak-Ergometer. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 6(3). 112–118. 1 indexed citations

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Tornberg, Åsa, Anna Melin, Anders Johansson, et al.. (2017). Reduced Neuromuscular Performance in Amenorrheic Elite Endurance Athletes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(12). 2478–2485. 66 indexed citations

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Melin, Anna, Åsa Tornberg, Sven O. Skouby, et al.. (2014). Energy availability and the female athlete triad in elite endurance athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 25(5). 610–622. 200 indexed citations

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Koivula, Robert W., Åsa Tornberg, & Paul W. Franks. (2013). Exercise and Diabetes-Related Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review of Published Evidence from Observational Studies and Clinical Trials. Current Diabetes Reports. 13(3). 372–380. 24 indexed citations

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Rönn, Tina, Petr Volkov, Cajsa Davegårdh, et al.. (2013). A Six Months Exercise Intervention Influences the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Human Adipose Tissue. PLoS Genetics. 9(6). e1003572–e1003572. 457 indexed citations breakdown →

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