Gunnar Ahlberg

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Gunnar Ahlberg is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunnar Ahlberg has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gunnar Ahlberg's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (8 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (4 papers) and Anatomy and Medical Technology (4 papers). Gunnar Ahlberg is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (8 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (4 papers) and Anatomy and Medical Technology (4 papers). Gunnar Ahlberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Gunnar Ahlberg's co-authors include Dag Arvidsson, Stig Ramel, Leif Hedman, Lars Enochsson, C. Daniel Smith, Anthony G. Gallagher, David A. McClusky, Staffan Eriksson, L Granström and Johan Styrud and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Surgery, World Journal of Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy.

In The Last Decade

Gunnar Ahlberg

10 papers receiving 1.1k 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. Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies
    2007 496 citations Gunnar Ahlberg, Lars Enochsson et al. The American Journal of Surgery profile →

Peers

Gunnar Ahlberg
R. M. Satava United States
Jørgen Bendix Denmark
Elizabeth C. Hamilton United States
N Taffinder United Kingdom
E. G. G. Verdaasdonk Netherlands
Christina E. Acker United States
Patricia C. Bergen United States
Daniel J. Scott United States
Nancy J. Hogle United States
Avril Chang United Kingdom
R. M. Satava United States
Gunnar Ahlberg
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Countries citing papers authored by Gunnar Ahlberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gunnar Ahlberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gunnar Ahlberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gunnar Ahlberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gunnar Ahlberg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gunnar Ahlberg. Gunnar Ahlberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Jensen, Ulf, Jens Jensen, Gunnar Ahlberg, & Per Tornvall. (2016). Virtual reality training in coronary angiography and its transfer effect to real-life catheterisation lab. EuroIntervention. 11(13). 1503–1510. 15 indexed citations
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Jensen, Ulf, et al.. (2014). The role of a simulator-based course in coronary angiography on performance in real life cath lab. BMC Medical Education. 14(1). 49–49. 15 indexed citations
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Jensen, Ulf, Jens Jensen, Göran Olivecrona, Gunnar Ahlberg, & Per Tornvall. (2013). Technical Skills Assessment in a Coronary Angiography Simulator for Construct Validation. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 8(5). 324–328. 18 indexed citations
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Dongen, K. W. van, Gunnar Ahlberg, Luigi Bonavina, et al.. (2010). European consensus on a competency-based virtual reality training program for basic endoscopic surgical psychomotor skills. Surgical Endoscopy. 25(1). 166–171. 69 indexed citations
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Hellborg, Henrik, et al.. (2010). ProMIS ™ Can Serve as a da Vinci ® Simulator—A Construct Validity Study. Journal of Endourology. 25(2). 345–350. 21 indexed citations
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Ahlberg, Gunnar, Lars Enochsson, Anthony G. Gallagher, et al.. (2007). Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. The American Journal of Surgery. 193(6). 797–804. 496 indexed citations breakdown →
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Styrud, Johan, et al.. (2006). Appendectomy versus Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Appendicitis. A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. World Journal of Surgery. 30(6). 1033–7. 368 indexed citations
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Ahlberg, Gunnar, Olli Kruuna, Carl-Eric Leijonmarck, et al.. (2005). Is the learning curve for laparoscopic fundoplication determined by the teacher or the pupil?. The American Journal of Surgery. 189(2). 184–189. 33 indexed citations
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Felländer‐Tsai, Li, Ann Kjellin, Torsten Wredmark, et al.. (2004). Basic accreditation for invasive image-guided intervention : a shift of paradigm in high technology education, embedding performance criterion levels in advanced medical simulators in a modern educational curriculum. 3(2). 165–173. 6 indexed citations
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Ahlberg, Gunnar, et al.. (2002). Diagnostic laparoscopy in 1043 patients with suspected acute appendicitis. The European Journal of Surgery. 164(11). 833–840. 65 indexed citations

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