Bengt Saltin

656 total papers · 68.2k total citations
497 papers, 51.9k citations indexed

About

Bengt Saltin is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bengt Saltin has authored 497 papers receiving a total of 51.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 271 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 167 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 166 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Bengt Saltin's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (271 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (165 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (163 papers). Bengt Saltin is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (271 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (165 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (163 papers). Bengt Saltin collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and United States. Bengt Saltin's co-authors include Bente Klarlund Pedersen, L. Hermansen, Gunnar Grimby, P. D. Gollnick, Per‐Olof Åstrand, Henriette Pilegaard, Göran Rådegran, Gerrit van Hall, P. Andersen and J. Karlsson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Bengt Saltin

493 papers receiving 48.8k citations

Hit Papers

Exercise as medicine – ev... 1961 2026 1982 2004 2015 1967 1985 2006 1968 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases
    2015 2.2k citations Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Bengt Saltin Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports profile →
  2. Diet, Muscle Glycogen and Physical Performance
    1967 1.3k citations L. Hermansen, E. Hultman et al. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica profile →
  3. Maximal perfusion of skeletal muscle in man.
    1985 992 citations P. Andersen, Bengt Saltin The Journal of Physiology profile →
  4. Evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in chronic disease
    2006 978 citations Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Bengt Saltin Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports profile →
  5. Physiological Analysis of Middle-Aged and Old Former Athletes
    1968 891 citations Bengt Saltin, Gunnar Grimby Circulation profile →
  6. Production of interleukin‐6 in contracting human skeletal muscles can account for the exercise‐induced increase in plasma interleukin‐6
    2000 798 citations Adam Steensberg, Gerrit van Hall et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  7. Enzyme activity and fiber composition in skeletal muscle of untrained and trained men.
    1972 751 citations Paul Gollnick, R. B. Armstrong et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  8. Exercise induces transient transcriptional activation of the PGC‐1α gene in human skeletal muscle
    2003 734 citations Henriette Pilegaard, Bengt Saltin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  9. Response to Exercise After Bed Rest and After Training.
    1969 659 citations Bengt Saltin, G. Blomqvist et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  10. Interleukin-6 Stimulates Lipolysis and Fat Oxidation in Humans
    2003 591 citations Gerrit van Hall, Adam Steensberg et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  11. Muscle Glycogen during Prolonged Severe Exercise
    1967 582 citations L. Hermansen, E. Hultman et al. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica profile →
  12. Maximal oxygen uptake in athletes.
    1967 565 citations Bengt Saltin, Per‐Olof Åstrand Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  13. Human circulatory and thermoregulatory adaptations with heat acclimation and exercise in a hot, dry environment.
    1993 561 citations B. Nielsen, J. R. S. Hales et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  14. Skeletal muscle enzymes and fiber composition in male and female track athletes
    1976 531 citations D. L. Costill, J. Daniels et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  15. Selective glycogen depletion pattern in human muscle fibres after exercise of varying intensity and at varying pedalling rates
    1974 523 citations P. D. Gollnick, K. Piehl et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  16. Cardiovascular Adaptations to Physical Training
    1983 520 citations C. Gunnar Blomqvist, Bengt Saltin profile →
  17. Cardiac output during submaximal and maximal work
    1964 519 citations Per‐Olof Åstrand, T. Edward Cuddy et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  18. FIBER TYPES AND METABOLIC POTENTIALS OF SKELETAL MUSCLES IN SEDENTARY MAN AND ENDURANCE RUNNERS*
    1977 509 citations Bengt Saltin, Jan Henriksson et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →
  19. Effect of training on enzyme activity and fiber composition of human skeletal muscle.
    1973 483 citations Paul Gollnick, R. B. Armstrong et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  20. Metabolic Characteristics of Fibre Types in Human Skeletal Muscle
    1975 482 citations Birgitta Essén, Eva Jansson et al. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica profile →
  21. Esophageal, rectal, and muscle temperature during exercise
    1966 449 citations Bengt Saltin, L. Hermansen Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  22. Maximal oxygen uptake and heart rate in various types of muscular activity
    1961 365 citations Bengt Saltin et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bengt Saltin 19.4k 19.2k 14.8k 13.6k 12.8k 497 51.9k
William J. Kraemer 11.9k 0.6× 8.9k 0.5× 25.6k 1.7× 11.2k 0.8× 2.9k 0.2× 800 47.6k
Mark A. Tarnopolsky 14.0k 0.7× 5.6k 0.3× 8.3k 0.6× 14.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.2× 545 36.0k
Timothy D. Noakes 11.0k 0.6× 7.6k 0.4× 14.0k 0.9× 8.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.3× 607 30.0k
Stuart M. Phillips 18.3k 0.9× 5.1k 0.3× 11.5k 0.8× 21.6k 1.6× 2.1k 0.2× 481 38.2k
Jens Bangsbo 5.3k 0.3× 10.9k 0.6× 18.2k 1.2× 5.2k 0.4× 4.3k 0.3× 377 27.8k
George A. Brooks 9.0k 0.5× 6.5k 0.3× 5.0k 0.3× 7.6k 0.6× 2.4k 0.2× 285 27.5k
Bente Klarlund Pedersen 30.9k 1.6× 6.5k 0.3× 3.5k 0.2× 8.9k 0.7× 4.9k 0.4× 756 72.3k
Claude Bouchard 31.9k 1.6× 6.2k 0.3× 7.4k 0.5× 6.7k 0.5× 11.1k 0.9× 1.1k 74.0k
John A. Hawley 12.0k 0.6× 5.8k 0.3× 8.3k 0.6× 11.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.1× 374 25.4k
D. L. Costill 8.9k 0.5× 6.2k 0.3× 10.2k 0.7× 9.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.2× 268 22.3k

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