B. K. Jacobsen

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

B. K. Jacobsen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. K. Jacobsen has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 2 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in B. K. Jacobsen's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (1 paper), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (1 paper) and Selenium in Biological Systems (1 paper). B. K. Jacobsen is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (1 paper), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (1 paper) and Selenium in Biological Systems (1 paper). B. K. Jacobsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway and United States. B. K. Jacobsen's co-authors include Ivar Heuch, Tom Wilsgaard, E. B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Anne Elise Eggen, E Bjelke, Gunnar Kvåle, Gerd Kvale, Dag S. Thelle and Yngvar Thomassen and has published in prestigious journals such as JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, American Journal of Epidemiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. K. Jacobsen

10 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Cohort profile: The Tromso Study 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Cohort profile: The Tromso Study
    2011 542 citations B. K. Jacobsen, Anne Elise Eggen et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers

B. K. Jacobsen
Eberhard Greiser Germany
Karen Smith United States
Aaron R. Folsom United States
Jane Porter United States
Risto Tuimala Finland
Sireesha Reddy United States
Janice B. McPhillips United States
Anna Wasilewska Poland
Caroline Main United Kingdom
Olof Lindquist Sweden
Eberhard Greiser Germany
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Countries citing papers authored by B. K. Jacobsen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. K. Jacobsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B. K. Jacobsen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B. K. Jacobsen. The network helps show where B. K. Jacobsen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. K. Jacobsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. K. Jacobsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. K. Jacobsen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. K. Jacobsen. B. K. Jacobsen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Jacobsen, B. K., Anne Elise Eggen, E. B. Mathiesen, Tom Wilsgaard, & Inger Njølstad. (2011). Cohort profile: The Tromso Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 41(4). 961–967. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jacobsen, B. K., Ivar Heuch, & Gunnar Kvåle. (2007). Association of Low Age at Menarche with Increased All-Cause Mortality: A 37-Year Follow-up of 61,319 Norwegian Women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 166(12). 1431–1437. 96 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Lone, Trond Jenssen, Stein Harald Johnsen, et al.. (2006). Albuminuria as risk factor for initiation and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in non-diabetic persons: the Tromso Study. European Heart Journal. 28(3). 363–369. 33 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, B. K.. (2003). Age at Natural Menopause and All-Cause Mortality: A 37-Year Follow-up of 19,731 Norwegian Women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 157(10). 923–929. 224 indexed citations
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Melsom, Toralf, et al.. (2001). Asthma and indoor environment in Nepal. Thorax. 56(6). 477–481. 18 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, B. K., Steinar Nilssen, Ivar Heuch, & Gunnar Kvåle. (1998). Reproductive factors and fatal hip fractures. A Norwegian prospective study of 63,000 women.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 52(10). 645–650. 15 indexed citations
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Ringstad, Jetmund, B. K. Jacobsen, Yngvar Thomassen, & Dag S. Thelle. (1987). The Tromsø Heart Study: serum selenium and risk of myocardial infarction a nested case-control study.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 41(4). 329–332. 25 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, B. K., E Bjelke, Gerd Kvale, & Ivar Heuch. (1986). Coffee Drinking, Mortality, and Cancer Incidence: Results From a Norwegian Prospective Study<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 76(5). 823–31. 185 indexed citations
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Heuch, Ivar, Gunnar Kvåle, B. K. Jacobsen, & E Bjelke. (1983). Use of alcohol, tobacco and coffee, and risk of pancreatic cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 48(5). 637–643. 126 indexed citations
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Jersild, Casper, P. Platz, Arne Svejgaard, et al.. (1977). Transfer factor treatment of multiple sclerosis. A pilot study.. PubMed. 63. 253–64. 6 indexed citations

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