Elías Ólafsson

4.1k total citations
47 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Elías Ólafsson is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elías Ólafsson has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Elías Ólafsson's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (21 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (14 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (6 papers). Elías Ólafsson is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (21 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (14 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (6 papers). Elías Ólafsson collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United States and Sweden. Elías Ólafsson's co-authors include W. Allen Hauser, Pétur Lúðvígsson, Gunnar Guðmundsson, Ólafur Kjartansson, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Katrin Ruth Sigurdardottir, Josemir W. Sander, Torbjörn Tomson, Lars Forsgren and Matti Sillanpää and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neurology and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Elías Ólafsson

45 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elías Ólafsson Iceland 23 2.0k 1.4k 453 366 226 47 2.6k
Ayşe Serdaroğlu Türkiye 25 1.0k 0.5× 782 0.6× 234 0.5× 331 0.9× 116 0.5× 105 2.0k
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro Brazil 30 2.5k 1.3× 1.9k 1.4× 999 2.2× 268 0.7× 184 0.8× 102 3.2k
Bertrand de Toffol France 28 1.4k 0.7× 733 0.5× 625 1.4× 776 2.1× 300 1.3× 181 2.8k
A. Citterio Italy 31 1.2k 0.6× 557 0.4× 705 1.6× 893 2.4× 167 0.7× 79 2.8k
Ignacio Valencia United States 27 988 0.5× 685 0.5× 279 0.6× 184 0.5× 69 0.3× 84 1.8k
Bernt A. Engelsen Norway 24 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 631 1.4× 142 0.4× 66 0.3× 67 2.3k
Michael Salzberg Australia 33 920 0.5× 625 0.5× 893 2.0× 194 0.5× 75 0.3× 75 2.6k
A. David Rothner United States 32 1.9k 0.9× 465 0.3× 372 0.8× 825 2.3× 84 0.4× 125 3.2k
N. Paul Rosman United States 28 741 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 400 0.9× 551 1.5× 63 0.3× 104 2.8k
Alexander H. Hoon United States 23 816 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 163 0.4× 339 0.9× 67 0.3× 51 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elías Ólafsson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kjartansson, Ólafur, et al.. (2023). Mortality of multiple sclerosis in Iceland population-based mortality of MS in incidence and prevalence cohorts. Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical. 9(2). 3100532667–3100532667. 2 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, et al.. (2022). Decreased Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Population-Based Study. Neuroepidemiology. 57(1). 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, et al.. (2018). Incidence and outcome of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Iceland: A population-based study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 138(5). 454–458. 8 indexed citations
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Kjartansson, Ólafur, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iceland. Neuroepidemiology. 51(1-2). 50–56. 11 indexed citations
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Ísaksson, Helgi J., et al.. (2017). Pathological changes in basement membranes and dermal connective tissue of skin from patients with hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy. Laboratory Investigation. 97(4). 383–394. 6 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Natural History of Idiopathic Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Population-Based Study in Iceland. European Neurology. 75(5-6). 263–268. 14 indexed citations
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Ísaksson, Helgi J., Stephan A. Kaeser, Angelos Skodras, et al.. (2015). Parenchymal cystatin C focal deposits and glial scar formation around brain arteries in Hereditary Cystatin C Amyloid Angiopathy. Brain Research. 1622. 149–162. 8 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, et al.. (2012). Thoracal Radiculopathy Owing to Disc Herniation. Archives of Neurology. 69(8). 1080–1. 2 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of Symptomatic Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease in Iceland: A Study of a Well-Defined Population. Neuroepidemiology. 34(1). 13–17. 17 indexed citations
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Georgsson, G., Elías Ólafsson, & Gunnar Guðmundsson. (2008). [Scrapie of sheep and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Iceland].. PubMed. 94(7-8). 541–8. 2 indexed citations
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Hesdorffer, Dale C., Pétur Lúðvígsson, W. Allen Hauser, Elías Ólafsson, & Ólafur Kjartansson. (2007). Co-occurrence of major depression or suicide attempt with migraine with aura and risk for unprovoked seizure. Epilepsy Research. 75(2-3). 220–223. 38 indexed citations
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Hesdorffer, Dale C., Hong Tian, Kishlay Anand, et al.. (2005). Socioeconomic Status Is a Risk Factor for Epilepsy in Icelandic Adults but Not in Children. Epilepsia. 46(8). 1297–1303. 83 indexed citations
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Hesdorffer, Dale C., W. Allen Hauser, Elías Ólafsson, Pétur Lúðvígsson, & Ólafur Kjartansson. (2005). Depression and suicide attempt as risk factors for incident unprovoked seizures. Annals of Neurology. 59(1). 35–41. 379 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, Pétur Lúðvígsson, Dale C. Hesdorffer, et al.. (2005). Incidence of unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in Iceland and assessment of the epilepsy syndrome classification: a prospective study. The Lancet Neurology. 4(10). 627–634. 239 indexed citations
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Hesdorffer, Dale C., Pétur Lúðvígsson, Elías Ólafsson, et al.. (2004). ADHD as a Risk Factor for Incident Unprovoked Seizures and Epilepsyin Children. Archives of General Psychiatry. 61(7). 731–731. 239 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, Gunnar Guðmundsson, & W. Allen Hauser. (2000). Risk of Epilepsy in Long‐Term Survivors of Surgery for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Population‐Based Study in Iceland. Epilepsia. 41(9). 1201–1205. 50 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, W. Allen Hauser, & Gunnar Guðmundsson. (1998). Long‐Term Survival of People with Unprovoked Seizures: A Population‐Based Study. Epilepsia. 39(1). 89–92. 77 indexed citations
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Ólafsson, Elías, Allen Hauser, & Gunnar Guðmundsson. (1998). Fertility in patients with epilepsy. Neurology. 51(1). 71–73. 38 indexed citations
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Stefánsson, Sigurjón B., Elías Ólafsson, & Ólafur Kjartansson. (1997). Rannsókn á mál- og minnisgetu flogaveikisjúklinga fyrir gagnaugablaðsaðgerð, Wada próf. Læknablaðið.
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Ólafsson, Elías, W. Allen Hauser, & Gunnar Guðmundsson. (1997). A population‐based study of prognosis of ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Neurology. 48(5). 1191–1195. 53 indexed citations

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