Eric Westerlund

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Eric Westerlund is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Westerlund has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Eric Westerlund's work include Food composition and properties (20 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (8 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (8 papers). Eric Westerlund is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (20 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (8 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (8 papers). Eric Westerlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Bangladesh and Denmark. Eric Westerlund's co-authors include Olof Theander, Roger Andersson, Per Åman, Dan Pettersson, Pierre Åman, H. Graham, M. Siljeström, Inger Björck, N.‐G. Asp and Staffan Bengtsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Food Chemistry and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Eric Westerlund

36 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Studies on dietary fiber. 3. Improved procedures for anal... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Studies on dietary fiber. 3. Improved procedures for analysis of dietary fiber
    1986 520 citations Olof Theander, Eric Westerlund profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Westerlund Sweden 21 913 702 511 356 293 36 1.9k
Dan Pettersson Sweden 24 538 0.6× 730 1.0× 315 0.6× 165 0.5× 1.0k 3.6× 53 2.1k
K. C. RHEE United States 25 470 0.5× 383 0.5× 918 1.8× 184 0.5× 438 1.5× 62 1.8k
A. W. Kirleis United States 19 842 0.9× 618 0.9× 477 0.9× 177 0.5× 146 0.5× 32 1.3k
I.L. Batey Australia 22 1.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 616 1.2× 171 0.5× 107 0.4× 38 2.0k
N.‐G. Asp Sweden 24 1.6k 1.7× 712 1.0× 792 1.5× 106 0.3× 234 0.8× 39 2.4k
J. A. Bietz United States 29 738 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 427 0.8× 159 0.4× 92 0.3× 67 1.9k
Christian Mestres France 30 1.6k 1.7× 1.4k 2.0× 1.4k 2.7× 154 0.4× 150 0.5× 121 2.9k
R. S. Bhatty Canada 31 1.4k 1.6× 1.5k 2.2× 1.0k 2.0× 103 0.3× 282 1.0× 82 2.7k
Patricia Rayas‐Duarte United States 28 1.6k 1.7× 717 1.0× 1.4k 2.8× 144 0.4× 224 0.8× 106 2.6k
S. S. Kadam India 27 1.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 1.0k 2.0× 88 0.2× 149 0.5× 62 2.5k

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All Works

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Strid, Ingrid, Roger Andersson, Eric Westerlund, Rolf Andersson, & Per Åman. (1996). Structural features of an arabinan fragment isolated from the water-soluble fraction of dehulled rapeseed. Carbohydrate Research. 281(1). 161–172. 27 indexed citations
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Theander, Olof, Per Åman, Eric Westerlund, Roger Andersson, & Dan Pettersson. (1995). Total Dietary Fiber Determined as Neutral Sugar Residues, Uronic Acid Residues, and Klason Lignin (The Uppsala Method): Collaborative Study. Journal of AOAC International. 78(4). 1030–1044. 370 indexed citations
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Strid, Ingrid, Eric Westerlund, & Per Åman. (1994). Chemical composition in varieties of rapeseed and turnip rapeseed, including several samples of hull and dehulled seed. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 66(2). 233–240. 16 indexed citations
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Wikström, Katarina, Lennart Lindahl, Roger Andersson, & Eric Westerlund. (1994). Rheological Studies of Water‐Soluble (1–3),(1–4)‐β‐D‐Glucans from Milling Fractions of Oat. Journal of Food Science. 59(5). 1077–1080. 17 indexed citations
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Andersson, Roger, Eric Westerlund, & Pierre Åman. (1994). Natural Variations in the Contents of Structural Elements of Water-extractable Non-starch Polysaccharides in White Flour. Journal of Cereal Science. 19(1). 77–82. 27 indexed citations
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Theander, Olof, Eric Westerlund, & Pierre Åman. (1993). Structure and components of dietary fiber. Cereal Foods World. 38(3). 135–138. 32 indexed citations
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Andersson, Roger, et al.. (1993). Natural Variations in the Chemical Composition of White Flour. Journal of Cereal Science. 17(2). 183–189. 30 indexed citations
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Hallmans, G., et al.. (1992). Dietary effects of barley fibre, wheat bran and rye bran on bile composition and gallstone formation in hamsters. Apmis. 100(1-6). 553–557. 6 indexed citations
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Westerlund, Eric, et al.. (1991). Chemical characterization of water-soluble pectin in papaya fruit. Carbohydrate Polymers. 15(1). 67–78. 33 indexed citations
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Mosihuzzaman, M, et al.. (1991). Free sugars and dietary fibre in some fruits of Bangladesh. Food Chemistry. 42(1). 19–28. 9 indexed citations
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Bergman, Frank, Göran Hallmans, Gerd Johansson, et al.. (1990). The influence of barley fibre on bile composition, gallstone formation, serum cholesterol and intestinal morphology in hamsters. Apmis. 98(1-6). 568–574. 12 indexed citations
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Theander, Olof, Per Åman, Eric Westerlund, & H. Graham. (1990). The Uppsala Method for Rapid Analysis of Total Dietary Fiber. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 273–281. 24 indexed citations
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Westerlund, Eric, Roger Andersson, Per Åman, & Olof Theander. (1990). Effects of baking on water-soluble non-starch polysaccharides in white bread fractions. Journal of Cereal Science. 12(1). 33–42. 46 indexed citations
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Westerlund, Eric, Pierre Åman, & Ronnie Andersson. (1990). Investigation of the distribution of methyl ester groups in pectin by high-field 13C NMR. Carbohydrate Polymers. 14(2). 179–187. 29 indexed citations
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Westerlund, Eric, Olof Theander, Roger Andersson, & Pierre Åman. (1989). Effects of baking on polysaccharides in white bread fractions. Journal of Cereal Science. 10(2). 149–156. 32 indexed citations
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Siljeström, M., Inger Björck, & Eric Westerlund. (1989). Transglycosidation Reactions Following Heat Treatment of Starch – Effects on Enzymic Digestibility. Starch - Stärke. 41(3). 95–100. 41 indexed citations
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Theander, Olof & Eric Westerlund. (1987). Studies on Chemical Modifications in Heat‐processed Starch and Wheat Flour. Starch - Stärke. 39(3). 88–93. 59 indexed citations
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Popoff, Thomas, Olof Theander, Eric Westerlund, et al.. (1978). Formation of Aromatic Compounds from Carbohydrates. VI. Reaction of Dihydroxyacetone in Slightly Acidic, Aqueous Solution.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 32b. 1–7. 25 indexed citations
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Berg, Ulf, Jan Sandström, Eric Westerlund, et al.. (1978). Barriers to Rotation about the Exocyclic Carbon--Carbon Bond in some Quinone Methides with Donor Substituents on the Exocyclic Carbon.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 32b. 41–46. 5 indexed citations
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Andersson, Rolf, Olof Theander, & Eric Westerlund. (1978). Studies on d-erythrose and its acetates. Carbohydrate Research. 61(1). 501–509. 16 indexed citations

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