Espen Tønnessen

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Espen Tønnessen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Espen Tønnessen has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 20 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 15 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Espen Tønnessen's work include Sports Performance and Training (59 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (41 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (20 papers). Espen Tønnessen is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (59 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (41 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (20 papers). Espen Tønnessen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Sweden. Espen Tønnessen's co-authors include Stephen Seiler, Thomas Haugen, Øyvind Sandbakk, Shaher A. I. Shalfawi, Eystein Enoksen, Ida S. Svendsen, Erlend Hem, Øystein Sylta, Jonny Hisdal and Guro Strøm Solli and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Espen Tønnessen

62 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The Training and Development of Elite Sprint Performance: an Integration of Scientific and Best Practice Literature
    2019 241 citations Thomas Haugen, Stephen Seiler et al. Sports Medicine - Open profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Espen Tønnessen Norway 33 2.6k 879 606 537 317 67 3.1k
Thomas Haugen Norway 32 2.8k 1.1× 607 0.7× 712 1.2× 820 1.5× 214 0.7× 72 3.1k
Aldo Sassi Italy 17 2.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 649 1.1× 449 0.8× 254 0.8× 20 3.0k
Ulrik Wisl ff Norway 11 2.9k 1.1× 979 1.1× 642 1.1× 551 1.0× 297 0.9× 12 3.2k
Valter Di Salvo Italy 27 3.9k 1.5× 573 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 797 1.5× 363 1.1× 71 4.2k
Grant Abt United Kingdom 34 3.1k 1.2× 951 1.1× 984 1.6× 654 1.2× 397 1.3× 84 3.8k
S D’Ottavio Italy 31 2.8k 1.1× 900 1.0× 661 1.1× 667 1.2× 366 1.2× 83 3.2k
Pitre C. Bourdon Qatar 31 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 677 1.1× 557 1.0× 634 2.0× 74 4.1k
Matthew C. Varley Australia 23 2.9k 1.1× 564 0.6× 898 1.5× 673 1.3× 274 0.9× 41 3.2k
Stuart J. Cormack Australia 33 3.7k 1.4× 729 0.8× 944 1.6× 976 1.8× 214 0.7× 69 4.0k
Øyvind Sandbakk Norway 34 3.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 323 0.5× 476 0.9× 406 1.3× 228 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Espen Tønnessen

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All Works

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Sandbakk, Øyvind, Kerry McGawley, David B. Pyne, et al.. (2025). Perspectives of World-Class Endurance Coaches on the Evolution of Athlete Training and Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 21(1). 98–105.
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Haugen, Thomas, et al.. (2024). The Evolvement of Session Design From Junior Age to Senior Peak Performance in World-Class Cross-Country Skiers. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 19(10). 1097–1106.
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Tønnessen, Espen, Øyvind Sandbakk, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Stephen Seiler, & Thomas Haugen. (2024). Training Session Models in Endurance Sports: A Norwegian Perspective on Best Practice Recommendations. Sports Medicine. 54(11). 2935–2953. 14 indexed citations
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Tønnessen, Espen, et al.. (2024). Warning Signs, Monitoring Tools, and Actions Taken by World-Class Endurance Coaches in Cases of Underperformance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 20(2). 238–245. 3 indexed citations
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Sandbakk, Silvana Bucher, et al.. (2023). Training Quality—What Is It and How Can We Improve It?. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 18(5). 557–560. 16 indexed citations
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Haugen, Thomas, Stephen Seiler, Øyvind Sandbakk, & Espen Tønnessen. (2019). The Training and Development of Elite Sprint Performance: an Integration of Scientific and Best Practice Literature. Sports Medicine - Open. 5(1). 44–44. 241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sylta, Øystein, Espen Tønnessen, Daniel Hammarström, et al.. (2018). Effects of Initial Performance, Gross Efficiency and O2peak Characteristics on Subsequent Adaptations to Endurance Training in Competitive Cyclists. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 713–713. 9 indexed citations
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Sylta, Øystein, Espen Tønnessen, Øyvind Sandbakk, et al.. (2017). Effects of High-Intensity Training on Physiological and Hormonal Adaptions in Well-Trained Cyclists. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(6). 1137–1146. 19 indexed citations
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Sylta, Øystein, Espen Tønnessen, Daniel Hammarström, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Different High-Intensity Periodization Models on Endurance Adaptations. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(11). 2165–2174. 60 indexed citations
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Svendsen, Ida S., Ian Taylor, Espen Tønnessen, Roald Bahr, & Michael Gleeson. (2016). Training-related and competition-related risk factors for respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections in elite cross-country skiers. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(13). 809–815. 76 indexed citations
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Tønnessen, Espen, Ida S. Svendsen, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Atle G. Guttormsen, & Thomas Haugen. (2015). Performance Development in Adolescent Track and Field Athletes According to Age, Sex and Sport Discipline. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129014–e0129014. 105 indexed citations
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Sylta, Øystein, Espen Tønnessen, & Stephen Seiler. (2014). From Heart-Rate Data to Training Quantification: A Comparison of 3 Methods of Training-Intensity Analysis. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 9(1). 100–107. 86 indexed citations
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Haugen, Thomas, Espen Tønnessen, Jonny Hisdal, & Stephen Seiler. (2014). The Role and Development of Sprinting Speed in Soccer. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 9(3). 432–441. 221 indexed citations
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Tønnessen, Espen, Øystein Sylta, Thomas Haugen, et al.. (2014). The Road to Gold: Training and Peaking Characteristics in the Year Prior to a Gold Medal Endurance Performance. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101796–e101796. 176 indexed citations
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Ingebrigtsen, Jørgen, Shaher A. I. Shalfawi, Espen Tønnessen, Peter Krustrup, & Andreas Holtermann. (2013). Performance Effects of 6 Weeks of Aerobic Production Training in Junior Elite Soccer Players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 27(7). 1861–1867. 32 indexed citations
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Tønnessen, Espen, et al.. (2013). THE EFFECT OF REPEATED AGILITY TRAINING vs. REPEATED SPRINT TRAINING ON ELITE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS' PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE UČINEK PONAVLJAJOČEGA SE TRENINGA AGILNOSTI NA TELESNO ZMOGLJIVOST VRHUNSKIH NOGOMETAŠIC V PRIMERJAVI S PONAVLJAJOČIM SE TRENINGOM ŠPRINTA Shaher A. I. Shalfawi 1. 2 indexed citations
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Shalfawi, Shaher A. I., Eystein Enoksen, Espen Tønnessen, & Jørgen Ingebrigtsen. (2012). ASSESSING TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF THE PORTABLE BROWER SPEED TRAP II TESTING SYSTEM. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 44(1). 24–30. 23 indexed citations
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Tønnessen, Espen, Thomas Haugen, & Shaher A. I. Shalfawi. (2012). Reaction Time Aspects of Elite Sprinters in Athletic World Championships. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 27(4). 885–892. 64 indexed citations

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