Grethe Myklebust

17.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
118 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Grethe Myklebust is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Grethe Myklebust has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 76 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Grethe Myklebust's work include Sports injuries and prevention (105 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (48 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (39 papers). Grethe Myklebust is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (105 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (48 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (39 papers). Grethe Myklebust collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and Canada. Grethe Myklebust's co-authors include Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen, Odd-Egil Olsen, Ingar Holme, Benjamin Clarsen, Kathrin Steffen, Tron Krosshaug, Inger Holm, Thor Einar Andersen and May Arna Risberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Grethe Myklebust

112 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Injury Mechanisms for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Team Handball

2004 991 citations Odd-Egil Olsen, Grethe Myklebust et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Mechanisms for Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

2010 672 citations Grethe Myklebust, Lars Engebretsen et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial

2008 646 citations Torbjørn Soligard, Grethe Myklebust et al. BMJ profile →
Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Team Handball Players: A Prospective Intervention Study Over Three Seasons

2003 618 citations Grethe Myklebust, Lars Engebretsen et al. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine profile →
Development and validation of a new method for the registration of overuse injuries in sports injury epidemiology: the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Overuse Injury Questionnaire

2012 556 citations Benjamin Clarsen, Grethe Myklebust et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement

2008 551 citations Tron Krosshaug, Grethe Myklebust et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomised controlled trial

2005 518 citations Odd-Egil Olsen, Grethe Myklebust et al. BMJ profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Grethe Myklebust Norway	49	10.6k	7.8k	2.5k	2.0k	1.9k	118	12.0k
John Orchard Australia	50	8.2k 0.8×	3.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	202	9.5k
Per A.F.H. Renström Sweden	57	9.1k 0.9×	6.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	153	12.2k
Martin Hägglund Sweden	51	12.5k 1.2×	5.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	4.8k 2.3×	3.4k 1.8×	169	13.6k
Markus Waldén Sweden	43	9.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.6×	977 0.4×	3.7k 1.8×	2.5k 1.3×	117	10.0k
Kristian Thorborg Denmark	49	6.4k 0.6×	5.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	769 0.4×	256	8.6k
Thor Einar Andersen Norway	40	6.3k 0.6×	2.5k 0.3×	751 0.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	112	7.2k
Darin A. Padua United States	59	8.4k 0.8×	6.2k 0.8×	5.0k 2.0×	486 0.2×	795 0.4×	218	11.7k
Erik Witvrouw Belgium	66	9.3k 0.9×	6.1k 0.8×	5.1k 2.1×	958 0.5×	807 0.4×	209	13.6k
Per Hölmich Denmark	49	6.0k 0.6×	5.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	683 0.4×	279	8.2k
Julie Agel United States	53	6.9k 0.7×	12.0k 1.5×	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	194	16.0k

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Pasanen, Kati, Mari Leppänen, Kari Tokola, et al.. (2025). Knee laxity, joint hypermobility, femoral anteversion, hamstring extensibility and navicular drop as risk factors for non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injury in female athletes: A 4.5‐year prospective cohort study. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 33(12). 4120–4127.

Bjørndal, Christian Thue, et al.. (2024). Exploring the interplay of interpersonal and contextual dynamics in youth sports injuries: a comprehensive narrative review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(3). e001964–e001964. 3 indexed citations

Fong, Daniel Tik-Pui, et al.. (2021). Injuries in Japanese university handball: a study among 1017 players. Research in Sports Medicine. 29(5). 475–485. 8 indexed citations

Pasanen, Kati, Ari Heinonen, Sami Äyrämö, et al.. (2021). The standing knee lift test is not a useful screening tool for time loss from low back pain in youth basketball and floorball players. Physical Therapy in Sport. 49. 141–148. 2 indexed citations

Clarsen, Benjamin, Roald Bahr, Grethe Myklebust, et al.. (2020). Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport: an update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(7). 390–396. 148 indexed citations

Møller, Merete, Jørn Attermann, Grethe Myklebust, et al.. (2018). The inter- and intrarater reliability and agreement for field-based assessment of scapular control, shoulder range of motion, and shoulder isometric strength in elite adolescent athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport. 32. 212–220. 14 indexed citations

Husted, Rasmus Skov, Jesper Bencke, Lars L. Andersen, et al.. (2016). A comparison of hamstring muscle activity during different screening tests for non-contact ACL injury. The Knee. 23(3). 362–366. 8 indexed citations

Krosshaug, Tron, Kathrin Steffen, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, et al.. (2016). The Vertical Drop Jump Is a Poor Screening Test for ACL Injuries in Female Elite Soccer and Handball Players. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(4). 874–883. 230 indexed citations

Pasanen, Kati, Jari Parkkari, Pekka Kannus, et al.. (2015). Low Back Pain in Young Basketball and Floorball Players. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 26(5). 376–380. 32 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Benjamin, Roald Bahr, Stig Haugsboe Andersson, Rikke Munk, & Grethe Myklebust. (2014). Reduced glenohumeral rotation, external rotation weakness and scapular dyskinesis are risk factors for shoulder injuries among elite male handball players: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(17). 1327–1333. 230 indexed citations

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Nilstad, Agnethe, Thor Einar Andersen, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, et al.. (2014). Physiotherapists Can Identify Female Football Players With High Knee Valgus Angles During Vertical Drop Jumps Using Real-Time Observational Screening. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 44(5). 358–365. 56 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Benjamin, et al.. (2014). The prevalence and impact of overuse injuries in five Norwegian sports: Application of a new surveillance method. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 25(3). 323–330. 146 indexed citations

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Steffen, Kathrin, Willem Meeuwisse, Maria Romiti, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of how different implementation strategies of an injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) impact team adherence and injury risk in Canadian female youth football players: a cluster-randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(8). 480–487. 112 indexed citations

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Myklebust, Grethe, et al.. (2013). ACL injury incidence in female handball 10 years after the Norwegian ACL prevention study: important lessons learned. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(8). 476–479. 78 indexed citations

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Engebretsen, Anders Hauge, Grethe Myklebust, Ingar Holme, Lars Engebretsen, & Roald Bahr. (2010). Intrinsic risk factors for acute knee injuries among male football players: a prospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 21(5). 645–652. 21 indexed citations

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Soligard, Torbjørn, Grethe Myklebust, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2008). Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 337(dec09 2). a2469–a2469. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Steffen, Kathrin, et al.. (2008). Performance aspects of an injury prevention program: a ten‐week intervention in adolescent female football players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 18(5). 596–604. 107 indexed citations

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Olsen, Odd-Egil, Grethe Myklebust, Lars Engebretsen, Ingar Holme, & Roald Bahr. (2005). Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 330(7489). 449–449. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Myklebust, Grethe, Sverre Mæhlum, Inger Holm, & Roald Bahr. (1998). A prospective cohort study of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in elite Norwegian team handball. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 8(3). 149–153. 346 indexed citations

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Myklebust, Grethe, Sverre Mæhlum, Lars Engebretsen, Torbjørn Strand, & Eirik Solheim. (1997). Registration of cruciate ligament injuries in Norwegian top level team handball. A prospective study covering two seasons. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 7(5). 289–292. 160 indexed citations

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