Astrid Torbjørnsen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 776 citations indexed

About

Astrid Torbjørnsen is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Astrid Torbjørnsen has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 776 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Astrid Torbjørnsen's work include Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (14 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (12 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (8 papers). Astrid Torbjørnsen is often cited by papers focused on Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (14 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (12 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (8 papers). Astrid Torbjørnsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Puerto Rico and Denmark. Astrid Torbjørnsen's co-authors include Lis Ribu, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Anne Karen Jenum, Eirik Årsand, Heidi Holmen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Sølvi Helseth, Kirsti Riiser, Kåre Rønn Richardsen and Kristin Haraldstad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Obesity Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Astrid Torbjørnsen

24 papers receiving 746 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.

Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020 164 citations Kirsti Riiser, Sølvi Helseth et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Astrid Torbjørnsen Norway	13	500	262	154	120	118	29	776
Ghadah Alkhaldi Saudi Arabia	10	357 0.7×	116 0.4×	241 1.6×	91 0.8×	95 0.8×	24	621
Lyndsay A. Nelson United States	17	449 0.9×	236 0.9×	169 1.1×	56 0.5×	78 0.7×	44	807
Allison A. Lewinski United States	16	360 0.7×	94 0.4×	77 0.5×	166 1.4×	68 0.6×	53	757
Sheridan Miyamoto United States	17	328 0.7×	112 0.4×	58 0.4×	163 1.4×	226 1.9×	46	821
Sylvie Naar United States	17	435 0.9×	39 0.1×	106 0.7×	118 1.0×	187 1.6×	104	933
Jane Shill Australia	8	321 0.6×	45 0.2×	159 1.0×	167 1.4×	47 0.4×	10	608
Marla C. Solomon United States	10	348 0.7×	172 0.7×	100 0.6×	76 0.6×	21 0.2×	15	484
Sarah Ibrahim Canada	11	289 0.6×	52 0.2×	83 0.5×	114 0.9×	57 0.5×	20	538
Brian Yoshio Laing United States	8	617 1.2×	56 0.2×	182 1.2×	249 2.1×	89 0.8×	12	825
Emma Davidson United Kingdom	12	256 0.5×	56 0.2×	38 0.2×	138 1.1×	97 0.8×	31	571

Countries citing papers authored by Astrid Torbjørnsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Astrid Torbjørnsen

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All Works

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Jensen, Annesofie Lunde, et al.. (2025). Exploring Clinicians’ and Patients’ Acceptance and Utilization of a Digital Solution to Support Individualized Care in Diabetes Specialist Outpatient Care (DigiDiaS): Qualitative Study. JMIR Human Factors. 12. e70301–e70301.

Tørris, Christine, Kirsti Riiser, Kari Almendingen, et al.. (2025). Digital health interventions to treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: An umbrella review. Obesity Reviews. 26(6). e13905–e13905. 3 indexed citations

Røe, Yngve, Astrid Torbjørnsen, & Wilfried Admiraal. (2024). Educators’ digital competence in physiotherapy and health professions education: Insights from qualitative interviews. Digital Health. 10. 599940756–599940756.

Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin, et al.. (2024). Short-Term Student Exchange in Nursing Education: A Descriptive Pilot Study. SAGE Open. 14(4).

Røe, Yngve, et al.. (2023). Health Literacy in Higher Education: A Systematic Scoping Review of Educational Approaches. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. 11(1). 20–29. 3 indexed citations

Torbjørnsen, Astrid, et al.. (2023). Patient-reported outcome measures in diabetes outpatient care: a scoping review. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(6). e003628–e003628. 1 indexed citations

Riiser, Kirsti, et al.. (2023). Integrating research in health professions education: a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. 23(1). 653–653. 5 indexed citations

Riiser, Kirsti, Kåre Rønn Richardsen, Kristin Haraldstad, Sølvi Helseth, & Astrid Torbjørnsen. (2022). “It’s hard to keep a distance when you’re with someone you really care about”—A qualitative study of adolescents’ pandemic-related health literacy and how Covid-19 affects their lives. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0266510–e0266510. 9 indexed citations

Holmen, Heidi, et al.. (2022). Adapting a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Digital Outpatient Specialist Health Care Services for Type 1 Diabetes: User Involvement Study. JMIR Human Factors. 9(4). e38678–e38678. 4 indexed citations

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Torbjørnsen, Astrid, et al.. (2021). Enhancing students learning experiences in nursing programmes: An integrated review. Nurse Education in Practice. 52. 103038–103038. 16 indexed citations

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Almendingen, Kari, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Bente Sparboe-Nilsen, Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme, & Jūratė Šaltytė Benth. (2021). Small Group Student-Produced Podcasts Were Favoured as Assignment Tool for Large-Scale Interprofessional Learning: An Exploratory Study Among Health, Social Care, and Teacher Education Program. Frontiers in Education. 6. 8 indexed citations

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Riiser, Kirsti, Sølvi Helseth, Kristin Haraldstad, Astrid Torbjørnsen, & Kåre Rønn Richardsen. (2020). Adolescents’ health literacy, health protective measures, and health-related quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0238161–e0238161. 164 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yoshida, Yilin, Ross C. Brownson, Suzanne Austin Boren, et al.. (2020). Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate internal and external validity of mobile phone–based interventions in diabetes self-management education and support. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 27(6). 946–956. 18 indexed citations

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Torbjørnsen, Astrid, et al.. (2019). Users’ acceptability of a mobile application for persons with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 641–641. 61 indexed citations

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Torbjørnsen, Astrid, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Anne Karen Jenum, Eirik Årsand, & Lis Ribu. (2018). The Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Version. JMIR Human Factors. 5(4). e10255–e10255. 18 indexed citations

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Torbjørnsen, Astrid, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Anne Karen Jenum, Eirik Årsand, & Lis Ribu. (2018). Acceptability of an mHealth App Intervention for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes and its Associations With Initial Self-Management: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 6(5). e125–e125. 34 indexed citations

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Lindberg, Inger, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Siv Söderberg, & Lis Ribu. (2017). Telemonitoring and Health Counseling for Self-Management Support of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Diabetes. 2(1). e10–e10. 15 indexed citations

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Torbjørnsen, Astrid, Anne Karen Jenum, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, et al.. (2014). A Low-Intensity Mobile Health Intervention With and Without Health Counseling for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes, Part 1: Baseline and Short-Term Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in the Norwegian Part of RENEWING HEALTH. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 2(4). e52–e52. 89 indexed citations

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Holmen, Heidi, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, et al.. (2014). A Mobile Health Intervention for Self-Management and Lifestyle Change for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes, Part 2: One-Year Results From the Norwegian Randomized Controlled Trial RENEWING HEALTH. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 2(4). e57–e57. 210 indexed citations

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Ribu, Lis, Heidi Holmen, Astrid Torbjørnsen, et al.. (2013). Low-Intensity Self-Management Intervention for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Mobile Phone-Based Diabetes Diary, With and Without Health Counseling and Motivational Interviewing: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e34–e34. 32 indexed citations

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