Else Nygaard

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Else Nygaard is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Cell Biology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Else Nygaard has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Else Nygaard's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (8 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers). Else Nygaard is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (8 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers). Else Nygaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands. Else Nygaard's co-authors include Bengt Saltin, Jan Henriksson, P. H. Andersen, Eva Jansson, Karsten Thielen, Finn Diderichsen, Michael E. Houston, Ingelise Andersen, Folke Lindgärde and J. Sanchez and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Else Nygaard

33 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

FIBER TYPES AND METABOLIC POTENTIALS OF SKELETAL MUSCLES IN SEDENTARY MAN AND ENDURANCE RUNNERS*

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Else Nygaard Denmark	19	465	447	356	338	311	34	1.8k
Pascale Duché France	30	750 1.6×	916 2.0×	392 1.1×	226 0.7×	111 0.4×	115	2.6k
Marc A. Rogers United States	24	435 0.9×	845 1.9×	460 1.3×	248 0.7×	577 1.9×	32	2.2k
R. A. Wiswell United States	22	726 1.6×	963 2.2×	417 1.2×	206 0.6×	298 1.0×	55	2.2k
J. L. Fleg United States	9	370 0.8×	691 1.5×	189 0.5×	379 1.1×	208 0.7×	15	1.8k
Hans Peter Söndergaard Sweden	28	289 0.6×	299 0.7×	139 0.4×	98 0.3×	119 0.4×	61	2.3k
Wayne L. Westcott United States	20	954 2.1×	493 1.1×	136 0.4×	235 0.7×	47 0.2×	59	2.1k
Rafael Pereira Brazil	17	270 0.6×	263 0.6×	131 0.4×	111 0.3×	85 0.3×	127	1.5k
M. H. Slaughter United States	15	703 1.5×	1.3k 2.8×	157 0.4×	186 0.6×	51 0.2×	42	2.9k
Savvas P. Tokmakidis Greece	37	1.7k 3.7×	777 1.7×	388 1.1×	403 1.2×	124 0.4×	96	3.5k
Tracey A. Roy United States	8	456 1.0×	611 1.4×	284 0.8×	341 1.0×	221 0.7×	8	1.7k

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Nabe‐Nielsen, Kirsten, Karsten Thielen, Else Nygaard, Sannie Vester Thorsen, & Finn Diderichsen. (2014). Demand-specific work ability, poor health and working conditions in middle-aged full-time employees. Applied Ergonomics. 45(4). 1174–1180. 14 indexed citations

Thielen, Karsten, Else Nygaard, Ingelise Andersen, & Finn Diderichsen. (2013). Employment consequences of depressive symptoms and work demands individually and combined. European Journal of Public Health. 24(1). 34–39. 24 indexed citations

Nygaard, Else, et al.. (2013). Increased fibroblast growth factor 21 expression in high-fat diet-sensitive non-human primates (Macaca mulatta). International Journal of Obesity. 38(2). 183–191. 63 indexed citations

Christensen, Ulla, Lone Schmidt, Charlotte Hougaard, et al.. (2013). Main and combined effects of musculoskeletal pain frequency and avoidant coping on sickness absence: Findings from a prospective cohort study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 45(10). 1042–1048. 1 indexed citations

Andersen, Ingelise, Karsten Thielen, Per Bech, Else Nygaard, & Finn Diderichsen. (2011). Increasing prevalence of depression from 2000 to 2006. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 39(8). 857–863. 86 indexed citations

Thielen, Karsten, Else Nygaard, Reiner Rugulies, & Finn Diderichsen. (2010). Job stress and the use of antidepressant medicine: a 3.5-year follow-up study among Danish employees. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 68(3). 205–210. 23 indexed citations

Christensen, Ulla, Charlotte Hougaard, Karsten Thielen, Else Nygaard, & Rikke Lund. (2010). 014 How do musculoskeletal pain, avoidant coping and sickness absence relate to each other?. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64(Suppl 1). A5–A6. 1 indexed citations

Andersen, Ingelise, Karsten Thielen, Else Nygaard, & Finn Diderichsen. (2009). Social inequality in the prevalence of depressive disorders. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 63(7). 575–581. 104 indexed citations

Rugulies, Reiner, Karsten Thielen, Else Nygaard, & Finn Diderichsen. (2009). Job insecurity and the use of antidepressant medication among Danish employees with and without a history of prolonged unemployment: a 3.5-year follow-up study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64(1). 75–81. 43 indexed citations

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Thielen, Karsten, Else Nygaard, Ingelise Andersen, et al.. (2008). Misclassification and the use of register‐based indicators for depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 119(4). 312–319. 60 indexed citations

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Hasle, Peter, et al.. (2001). Evaluering af EGA-handlingsplanen. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 2 indexed citations

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Christensen, Thomas, Else Nygaard, J G Stage, & Henrik Kehlet. (1990). Skeletal muscle enzyme activities and metabolic substrates during exercise in patients with postoperative fatigue. British journal of surgery. 77(3). 312–315. 13 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Else & J. Sanchez. (1982). Intramuscular variation of fiber types in the brachial biceps and the lateral vastus muscles of elderly men: How representative is a small biopsy sample?. The Anatomical Record. 203(4). 451–459. 60 indexed citations

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Lithell, Hans, Folke Lindgärde, Else Nygaard, & Bengt Saltin. (1981). Capillary supply and lipoprotein‐lipase activity in skeletal muscle in man. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 111(3). 383–384. 15 indexed citations

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Lithell, Hans, Folke Lindgärde, Kristoffer Hellsing, et al.. (1981). Body Weight, Skeletal Muscle Morphology, and Enzyme Activities in Relation to Fasting Serum Insulin Concentration and Glucose Tolerance in 48-year-old Men. Diabetes. 30(1). 19–25. 111 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Else. (1981). Skeletal muscle fibre characteristics in young women. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 112(3). 299–304. 84 indexed citations

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Saltin, Bengt, Michael E. Houston, Else Nygaard, T. E. Graham, & J. Wahren. (1979). Muscle Fiber Characteristics in Healthy Men and Patients with Juvenile Diabetes. Diabetes. 28(Supplement_1). 93–99. 15 indexed citations

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Saltin, Bengt, et al.. (1979). Physical Training and Glucose Tolerance in Middle-aged Men with Chemical Diabetes. Diabetes. 28(Supplement_1). 30–32. 123 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Else, et al.. (1978). Glycogen depletion pattern and lactate accumulation in leg muscles during recreational downhill skiing. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 38(4). 261–269. 25 indexed citations

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Sj�gaard, Gisela, Michael E. Houston, Else Nygaard, & Bengt Saltin. (1978). Subgrouping of fast twitch fibres in skeletal muscles of man. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 58(1-2). 79–87. 24 indexed citations

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