Ben Clarsen

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ben Clarsen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Clarsen has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ben Clarsen's work include Sports injuries and prevention (15 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (7 papers). Ben Clarsen is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (15 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (10 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (7 papers). Ben Clarsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Switzerland and Canada. Ben Clarsen's co-authors include Roald Bahr, Babette M Pluim, Juan Manuel Alonso, Lars Engebretsen, Martin Schwellnus, H Paul Dijkstra, Tim J. Gabbett, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, Martin Raftery and Torbjørn Soligard and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Sports Medicine, British Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ben Clarsen

16 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury

2016 675 citations Torbjørn Soligard, Martin Schwellnus et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

2016 639 citations Martin Schwellnus, Torbjørn Soligard et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben Clarsen Norway	8	1.5k	470	381	295	218	17	1.8k
H Paul Dijkstra Qatar	15	1.5k 1.0×	512 1.1×	322 0.8×	299 1.0×	186 0.9×	35	2.1k
Dina C. Janse van Rensburg South Africa	19	1.4k 0.9×	667 1.4×	347 0.9×	230 0.8×	318 1.5×	111	2.2k
Grégory Dupont France	27	2.2k 1.4×	651 1.4×	396 1.0×	310 1.1×	230 1.1×	47	2.5k
Michael K. Drew Australia	25	1.8k 1.2×	498 1.1×	534 1.4×	399 1.4×	251 1.2×	95	2.3k
Roland Rößler Switzerland	19	1.2k 0.8×	465 1.0×	419 1.1×	306 1.0×	144 0.7×	39	1.6k
Pilar Sáinz de Baranda Spain	24	1.6k 1.0×	175 0.4×	172 0.5×	574 1.9×	311 1.4×	152	2.1k
David Gerrard New Zealand	21	953 0.6×	307 0.7×	406 1.1×	335 1.1×	142 0.7×	34	1.6k
Willy Pieter Philippines	20	966 0.6×	202 0.4×	238 0.6×	109 0.4×	115 0.5×	61	1.3k
John A. Sampson Australia	19	1.0k 0.7×	223 0.5×	217 0.6×	121 0.4×	162 0.7×	59	1.3k
Alejandro López‐Valenciano Spain	20	1.1k 0.7×	365 0.8×	259 0.7×	320 1.1×	168 0.8×	52	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Clarsen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Clarsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Clarsen

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17 of 17 papers shown

Murray, Andrew, Astrid Junge, Patrick G. Robinson, et al.. (2023). Cross-sectional study of characteristics and prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in 1170 male golfers. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 9(1). e001504–e001504. 7 indexed citations

Bahr, Roald, et al.. (2022). Association Between Preseason Fitness Level and Risk of Injury or Illness in Male Elite Ice Hockey Players: A Prospective Cohort Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 10(2). 951681905–951681905. 2 indexed citations

Bahr, Roald, et al.. (2022). Association of Training and Game Loads to Injury Risk in Junior Male Elite Ice Hockey Players: A Prospective Cohort Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 10(10). 951734702–951734702.

Bahr, Roald, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and Burden of Self-Reported Health Problems in Junior Male Elite Ice Hockey Players: A 44-Week Prospective Cohort Study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(12). 3379–3385. 14 indexed citations

Andersson, Stig Haugsboe, Roald Bahr, Ben Clarsen, & Grethe Myklebust. (2017). RISK FACTORS FOR OVERUSE SHOULDER INJURIES AMONG 329 ELITE HANDBALL PLAYERS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(4). 286.3–287. 2 indexed citations

Harøy, Joar, Ben Clarsen, Kristian Thorborg, et al.. (2017). Groin Problems in Male Soccer Players Are More Common Than Previously Reported. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(6). 1304–1308. 98 indexed citations

Soligard, Torbjørn, Martin Schwellnus, Juan Manuel Alonso, et al.. (2016). How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(17). 1030–1041. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

Clarsen, Ben & Hilde Moseby Berge. (2016). Screening is dead. Long live screening!. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(13). 769–769. 4 indexed citations

Shrier, Ian, et al.. (2016). Improving the accuracy of sports medicine surveillance: when is a subsequent event a new injury?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(1). 26–28. 15 indexed citations

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Steffen, Kathrin, Klaus Faßbender, Ben Clarsen, et al.. (2016). German translation and content validation of the OSTRC Questionnaire on overuse injuries and health problems. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(4). 260–263. 45 indexed citations

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Schwellnus, Martin, Torbjørn Soligard, Juan Manuel Alonso, et al.. (2016). How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(17). 1043–1052. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

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Clarsen, Ben. (2016). Current severity measures are insufficient for overuse injuries. Science and Medicine in Football. 1(1). 91–92. 7 indexed citations

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Timpka, Toomas, Juan Manuel Alonso, Jenny Jacobsson, et al.. (2014). Injury and illness definitions and data collection procedures for use in epidemiological studies in Athletics (track and field): Consensus statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(7). 483–490. 244 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Ben, et al.. (2014). RISK FACTORS FOR OVERUSE SHOULDER INJURIES AMONG MALE PROFESSIONAL HANDBALL PLAYERS. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(7). 579.1–579. 1 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Ben & Hilde Moseby Berge. (2014). Galileo would have loved sports biomechanics, digitised ECG and his smartphone. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(9). 737–737. 3 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Ben, et al.. (2014). HIGH PREVALENCE OF INJURIES IN THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(7). 595.3–596. 6 indexed citations

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Andersen, Christian, et al.. (2013). High prevalence of overuse injury among iron-distance triathletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(13). 857–861. 65 indexed citations

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