Erik Berg Schmidt

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
315 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Erik Berg Schmidt is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Berg Schmidt has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 75 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 69 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Erik Berg Schmidt's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (170 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (57 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (38 papers). Erik Berg Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (170 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (57 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (38 papers). Erik Berg Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Norway and United Kingdom. Erik Berg Schmidt's co-authors include J. Dyerberg, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen, Kim Overvad, Anne Tjønneland, Jørn Dyerberg, Egon Toft, Jeppe H. Christensen, Søren Lundbye‐Christensen, Philip C. Calder and My Svensson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Erik Berg Schmidt

307 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation

2015 334 citations Matteo Fumagalli, Ida Moltke et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Berg Schmidt Denmark	46	4.4k	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	315	8.4k
Clemens von Schacky Germany	43	4.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	135	7.6k
Rozenn N. Lemaître United States	56	3.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	184	10.2k
Jason Wu Australia	44	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	991 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	210	9.7k
J. Dyerberg Denmark	38	5.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	736 0.4×	2.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	123	8.0k
Samar Basu Sweden	55	3.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	850 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	166	10.1k
Bruce A. Griffin United Kingdom	40	1.8k 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	532 0.3×	2.1k 1.5×	127	7.7k
Irena B. King United States	51	3.3k 0.7×	674 0.4×	506 0.3×	945 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	143	7.5k
B. Vessby Sweden	47	3.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	727 0.4×	808 0.5×	3.1k 2.3×	157	8.2k
Luc Djoussé United States	62	2.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	3.2k 1.9×	700 0.4×	2.6k 1.9×	357	12.8k
Rudolph A. Riemersma United Kingdom	37	2.7k 0.6×	836 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	591 0.4×	988 0.7×	83	7.5k

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Bork, Christian Sørensen, Christina C. Dahm, Philip C. Calder, et al.. (2025). Adipose tissue content of ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and all-cause mortality: A Danish prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(4). 865–872. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Erik Berg, Christina C. Dahm, Kirsten B. Holven, et al.. (2025). Monounsaturated Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease: Intake, Individual Types, and Content in Adipose Tissue as a Biomarker of Endogenous Exposure. Nutrients. 17(15). 2509–2509.

Bork, Christian Sørensen, Jacob Moesgaard Larsen, Søren Lundbye‐Christensen, et al.. (2024). Plant Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Individuals with a Low Intake of Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Journal of Nutrition. 154(9). 2827–2833. 4 indexed citations

Myhre, Peder L., Trygve Berge, Are A. Kalstad, et al.. (2023). Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and risk of atrial fibrillation and ‘micro-atrial fibrillation’: A secondary analysis from the OMEMI trial. Clinical Nutrition. 42(9). 1657–1660. 6 indexed citations

Nordestgaard, Børge G., Helle Kanstrup, Kristian Korsgaard Thomsen, et al.. (2023). High Lipoprotein(a) May Explain One-Quarter of Clinical Familial Hypercholesterolemia Diagnoses in Danish Lipid Clinics. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(3). 659–667. 3 indexed citations

Bork, Christian Sørensen, Francesco Gentile, Søren Lundbye‐Christensen, et al.. (2023). Adipose tissue n-3/n-6 fatty acids ratios versus n-3 fatty acids fractions as predictors of myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal. 262. 38–48. 6 indexed citations

Kristensen, Salome, Signe Holm Nielsen, Erik Berg Schmidt, et al.. (2021). Are fatty acids associated with disease activity and biomarkers in patients with psoriatic arthritis? Data from a multicenter clinical trial. Rheumatology International. 42(6). 1009–1014. 1 indexed citations

Nielsen, Signe Holm, Anne Sofie Siebuhr, Annette Schlemmer, et al.. (2021). Effect of n-3 PUFA on extracellular matrix protein turnover in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Rheumatology International. 41(6). 1065–1077. 12 indexed citations

Laursen, Anne Sofie Dam, Christina C. Dahm, Søren Paaske Johnsen, et al.. (2018). Adipose tissue fatty acids present in dairy fat and risk of stroke: the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(2). 529–539. 11 indexed citations

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Bork, Christian Sørensen, Stine Krogh Venø, Søren Lundbye‐Christensen, et al.. (2018). Dietary Intake of α-Linolenic Acid Is Not Appreciably Associated with Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Middle-Aged Danish Men and Women. Journal of Nutrition. 148(6). 952–958. 12 indexed citations

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Grønholdt, Marie-Louise M., et al.. (2018). Marine n-3 Fatty Acids and the Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72(14). 1576–1584. 16 indexed citations

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Fumagalli, Matteo, Ida Moltke, Niels Grarup, et al.. (2015). Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation. Science. 349(6254). 1343–1347. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorlacius‐Ussing, Ole, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Søren Lundbye‐Christensen, et al.. (2014). Effects of Perioperative Supplementation with Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Leukotriene B4 and Leukotriene B5 Production by Stimulated Neutrophils in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Intervention Trial. Nutrients. 6(10). 4043–4057. 43 indexed citations

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Bredsdorff, Lea, Claus Dethlefsen, Anne Tjønneland, et al.. (2013). Urinary flavonoid excretion and risk of acute coronary syndrome in a nested case-control study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(1). 209–216. 11 indexed citations

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Rix, Thomas Andersen, Sam Riahi, Kim Overvad, et al.. (2012). Validity of the diagnoses atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in a Danish patient registry. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 46(3). 149–153. 182 indexed citations

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Rytter, Dorte, Bodil Hammer Bech, Jeppe H. Christensen, et al.. (2011). Intake of fish oil during pregnancy and adiposity in 19-y-old offspring: follow-up on a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 94(3). 701–708. 38 indexed citations

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Christiansen, Morten Krogh, et al.. (2009). Effect of exercise on platelet activation during aspirin or clopidogrel intake in healthy men. Platelets. 20(3). 177–182. 5 indexed citations

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Gasse, Christiane, Jacob Jacobsen, Anders Christian Larsen, et al.. (2007). Secondary Medical Prevention among Danish Patients Hospitalised with Either Peripheral Arterial Disease or Myocardial Infarction. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 35(1). 51–58. 36 indexed citations

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Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg, Peter Gustenhoff, Ejler Ejlersen, et al.. (1993). The effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiac ventricular arrhythmias - a pilot study.. 5(4). 151–157. 1 indexed citations

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Ejlertsen, Tove, Thomas Vesterlund, & Erik Berg Schmidt. (1988). Myopericarditis with cardiac tamponade caused byNeisseria meningitidis serogroup W135. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 7(3). 403–404. 16 indexed citations

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