Evald Sæmundsen

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Evald Sæmundsen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Education and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Evald Sæmundsen has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Education and 10 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Evald Sæmundsen's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (20 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (9 papers). Evald Sæmundsen is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (20 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (9 papers). Evald Sæmundsen collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United States and Denmark. Evald Sæmundsen's co-authors include Vilhjálmur Rafnsson, Páll Magnússon, Pétur Lúðvígsson, Hreinn Stefánsson, Yiping Shen, David Altshuler, Rudolph E. Tanzi, James F. Gusella, Lauren A. Weiss and Orah S. Platt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Evald Sæmundsen

22 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism

2008 1.1k citations Lauren A. Weiss, Yiping Shen et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Canada

Sarah Spence United States

Harry H. Wright United States

Pauline Chaste France

Joanna Moss United Kingdom

Guiomar Oliveira Portugal

Sarika U. Peters United States

Jeannie Visootsak United States

Donna M. Werling United States

Jennifer Reichert United States

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Canada

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395 ×0.7

442 ×1.2

338 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Evald Sæmundsen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Evald Sæmundsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evald Sæmundsen

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Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Lóa, et al.. (2024). Evaluating screening for autism spectrum disorder using cluster randomization. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 6855–6855.

Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Lóa, Evald Sæmundsen, Brynjolfur G. Jonsson, & Vilhjálmur Rafnsson. (2021). Validation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-up in a Population Sample of 30-Month-Old Children in Iceland: A Prospective Approach. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 52(4). 1507–1522. 10 indexed citations

Canal‐Bedia, Ricardo, María Magán‐Maganto, Sigríður Lóa Jónsdóttir, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of focused social and communication intervention practices for young children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 51. 430–445. 18 indexed citations

Delobel‐Ayoub, Malika, Evald Sæmundsen, Mika Gissler, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in 7–9-Year-Old Children in Denmark, Finland, France and Iceland: A Population-Based Registries Approach Within the ASDEU Project. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50(3). 949–959. 72 indexed citations

Mullins, Niamh, Andrés Ingason, Jack Euesden, et al.. (2017). Reproductive fitness and genetic risk of psychiatric disorders in the general population. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15833–15833. 23 indexed citations

Kawa, Rafał, Evald Sæmundsen, Sigríður Lóa Jónsdóttir, et al.. (2016). European studies on prevalence and risk of autism spectrum disorders according to immigrant status—a review. European Journal of Public Health. 27(1). ckw206–ckw206. 34 indexed citations

Sæmundsen, Evald, et al.. (2015). [Extremely Low Birthweight Infants in Iceland. Health and development.].. PubMed. 89(7-8). 575–81.

Sæmundsen, Evald, et al.. (2013). Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in an Icelandic birth cohort. BMJ Open. 3(6). e002748–e002748. 93 indexed citations

Guðmundsson, Ólafur Ó., Páll Magnússon, Evald Sæmundsen, et al.. (2012). Psychiatric disorders in an urban sample of preschool children. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 18(4). 210–217. 18 indexed citations

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Sæmundsen, Evald. (2011). Autism in Iceland. Prevalence, diagnostic instruments, development, and association of autism with seizures in infancy.

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Sæmundsen, Evald, et al.. (2010). Prevalence of autism in an urban population of adults with severe intellectual disabilities – a preliminary study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 54(8). 727–735. 38 indexed citations

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Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Lóa, et al.. (2010). Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder before or after the age of 6 years. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 5(1). 175–184. 50 indexed citations

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Sæmundsen, Evald, Pétur Lúðvígsson, & Vilhjálmur Rafnsson. (2008). Risk of autism spectrum disorders after infantile spasms: A population‐based study nested in a cohort with seizures in the first year of life. Epilepsia. 49(11). 1865–1870. 68 indexed citations

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Weiss, Lauren A., Yiping Shen, Joshua M. Korn, et al.. (2008). Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism. New England Journal of Medicine. 358(7). 667–675. 1100 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sæmundsen, Evald, Pétur Lúðvígsson, Ingibjörg Hilmarsdóttir, & Vilhjálmur Rafnsson. (2007). Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children with Seizures in the First Year of Life—A Population‐Based Study. Epilepsia. 48(9). 1724–1730. 71 indexed citations

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Sæmundsen, Evald, Pétur Lúðvígsson, & Vilhjálmur Rafnsson. (2007). Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children With a History of Infantile Spasms: A Population-Based Study. Journal of Child Neurology. 22(9). 1102–1107. 78 indexed citations

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Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Lóa, et al.. (2006). Follow-up of Children Diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Stability and Change During the Preschool Years. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(7). 1361–1374. 42 indexed citations

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Sæmundsen, Evald, et al.. (2004). [Extremely Low Birthweight Infants in Iceland. Neurodevelopmental profile at five years of age.].. PubMed. 90(11). 747–54. 3 indexed citations

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Sæmundsen, Evald, Páll Magnússon, Jakob Smári, & Sólveig Sigurðardóttir. (2003). Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale: Convergence and Discrepancy in Diagnosing Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 33(3). 319–328. 77 indexed citations

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Magnússon, Páll & Evald Sæmundsen. (2001). Prevalence of Autism in Iceland. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 31(2). 153–163. 94 indexed citations

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