Flemming Dela

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
317 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Flemming Dela is a scholar working on Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Flemming Dela has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Physiology, 81 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 71 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Flemming Dela's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (128 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (81 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (69 papers). Flemming Dela is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (128 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (81 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (69 papers). Flemming Dela collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Poland and Latvia. Flemming Dela's co-authors include Jørn Wulff Helge, H. Galbo, Steen Larsen, K. J. Mikines, Christina Hansen, Robert Boushel, Martin Hey‐Mogensen, Peter Schjerling, Thorkil Ploug and Bente Stallknecht and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Flemming Dela

309 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Biomarkers of mitochondrial content in skeletal muscle of healthy young human subjects

2012 940 citations Steen Larsen, Christina Hansen et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID‐19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological implications and recommendations for physical and nutritional countermeasures

2020 306 citations Flemming Dela et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Flemming Dela

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cardiac Effects of Prolonged Endurance Exercise in Young and Older Athletes 2025 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·Jacob Frandsen, (unknown), Thomas Sehestedt, Ronni Eg Sahl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Steen Larsen, Flemming Dela, Massimo Sacchetti, (unknown), Marcello Traina, Jørn Wulff Helge, Hanne Rasmusen	0
2	Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on voluntary muscle activation and peripheral muscle contractility following short‐term bed rest 2025 ·Experimental Physiology ·S Hansen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shweta Agarwala, Per Aagaard, Lars G. Hvid, Jakob Agergaard, Flemming Dela, Charlotte Suetta	1
3	Frailty is associated with a history of falls among mobility-limited older adults—cross-sectional multivariate analysis from the BIOFRAIL study 2025 ·European Geriatric Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Martin Schultz, Flemming Dela, Per Aagaard, Jesper Ryg, Charlotte Suetta	2
4	VO2peak estimation in people with overweight and obesity before and after a 14-week lifestyle intervention 2025 ·International Journal of Obesity ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Flemming Dela, Jørn Wulff Helge	0
5	Adalimumab Treatment Effects on Inflammation and Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Respiration in Hidradenitis Suppurativa 2024 ·Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism ·Ronni Eg Sahl, (unknown), (unknown), Yiqiu Yao, (unknown), Steen Seier Poulsen, Flemming Dela, Steen Larsen, Simon Francis Thomsen, Jørn Wulff Helge	1
6	Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Schoolchildren (PACH Study) 2024 ·Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Flemming Dela, (unknown)	0
7	Metabolic flexibility in postmenopausal women: Hormone replacement therapy is associated with higher mitochondrial content, respiratory capacity, and lower total fat mass 2024 ·Acta Physiologica ·(unknown), (unknown), E. A. Petersen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mette Hansen, Jørn Wulff Helge, Flemming Dela, Steen Larsen	7
8	Five days of bed rest in young and old adults: Retainment of skeletal muscle mass with neuromuscular electrical stimulation 2024 ·Physiological Reports ·S Hansen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Per Aagaard, Lars G. Hvid, Jakob Agergaard, Flemming Dela, Charlotte Suetta	4
9	Are statins making older persons weaker? A discontinuation study of muscular side effects 2023 ·GeroScience ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Hoffmann, Hanne Rasmusen, Charlotte Suetta, (unknown), (unknown), Flemming Dela	4
10	A Model for Estimating Biological Age From Physiological Biomarkers of Healthy Aging: Cross-sectional Study 2022 ·JMIR Aging ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Helge B. D. Sørensen, Flemming Dela, Jens Christian Jacobsen, Jørn Wulff Helge	7
11	Beta-aminoisobutyric acid is released by contracting human skeletal muscle and lowers insulin release from INS-1 832/3 cells by mediating mitochondrial energy metabolism 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jonathan Barlow, Kristian Karstoft, Andreas Vigelsø, Martin Gram, Jørn Wulff Helge, Flemming Dela, Kirk L. Pappan, Donna O’Neil, Warwick B. Dunn, Thomas P. J. Solomon	22
12	Aging in high functioning elderly persons: study design and analyses of behavioral and psychological factors 2018 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·Thomas Finkenzeller, (unknown), Alexander Kösters, Sabine Würth, Günter Amesberger, Flemming Dela, Erich Müller	11
13	[Effect of lifestyle changes on weight loss and weight loss maintenance]. 2016 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Sune Dandanell, Flemming Dela, Jørn Wulff Helge	1
14	Preoperative β‐cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes is important for the outcome of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery 2015 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Michael Lund, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mikael Støckel, Andrea Karen Floyd, Karsten Bech, Jørn Wulff Helge, Jens J. Holst, Flemming Dela	28
15	The psychological profile of bariatric patients with and without type 2 diabetes: baseline results of the longitudinal GASMITO-PSYC study 2014 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann, Evelyn Smith, Michael Lund, (unknown), Flemming Dela, Erik Lykke Mortensen	10
16	Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide has impaired effect on abdominal, subcutaneous adipose tissue metabolism in obese subjects 2013 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Meena Asmar, Lene Simonsen, Nanna Arngrim, Jens J. Holst, Flemming Dela, Jens Bülow	42
17	Decreased Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Capacity in the Human Heart with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction 2012 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Nis Stride, Steen Larsen, Martin Hey‐Mogensen, Kåre Sander, Jens Lund, Finn Gustafsson, Lars Køber, Flemming Dela	65
18	Opposite effects of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone on mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes 2010 ·Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Rasmus Rabøl, Robert Boushel, Thomas Almdal, Christina Hansen, Thorkil Ploug, Steen B. Haugaard, Clara Prats, Sten Madsbad, Flemming Dela	38
19	[Prevention of obesity among children and adolescents--proposal for a strategy]. 2007 ·PubMed ·Christian Mølgaard, Flemming Dela, Karsten Froberg, Berit L. Heitmann, Lotte Holm, Bjørn Evald Holstein, (unknown), Svend Aage Madsen, Bjørn Richelsen, Inge Tetens	6
20	Insulin action and long-term electrically induced training in individuals with spinal cord injuries 2001 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Thomas Mohr, Flemming Dela, Aase Handberg, Fin Biering‐Sørensen, H. Galbo, (unknown)	67

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