Hans Christian Östgaard

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Hans Christian Östgaard is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Christian Östgaard has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Hans Christian Östgaard's work include Pregnancy-related medical research (22 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (8 papers). Hans Christian Östgaard is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy-related medical research (22 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (8 papers). Hans Christian Östgaard collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Netherlands. Hans Christian Östgaard's co-authors include Gunnar Andersson, Annelie Gutke, Birgitta Öberg, Andry Vleeming, Bengt Sturesson, H Albert, Britt Stuge, K. Karlsson, Jan Mens and Onno G. Meijer and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, European Spine Journal and Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

In The Last Decade

Hans Christian Östgaard

28 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pe... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic girdle pain
    2008 621 citations Andry Vleeming, H Albert et al. European Spine Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Christian Östgaard Sweden 20 3.1k 1.6k 1.2k 733 300 28 3.4k
Britt Stuge Norway 27 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 993 0.8× 606 0.8× 257 0.9× 69 2.9k
Annelie Gutke Sweden 20 1.2k 0.4× 661 0.4× 588 0.5× 277 0.4× 177 0.6× 50 1.5k
Hilde Stendal Robinson Norway 19 511 0.2× 389 0.2× 467 0.4× 244 0.3× 68 0.2× 61 1.1k
Ruth Sapsford Australia 14 450 0.1× 760 0.5× 376 0.3× 97 0.1× 25 0.1× 19 1.5k
Margaret Sherburn Australia 16 445 0.1× 834 0.5× 122 0.1× 53 0.1× 33 0.1× 29 1.5k
Magali Robert Canada 22 541 0.2× 810 0.5× 161 0.1× 18 0.0× 272 0.9× 94 1.7k
Signe Nilssen Stafne Norway 18 460 0.1× 326 0.2× 54 0.0× 69 0.1× 46 0.2× 48 1.0k
Patricia Neumann Australia 14 245 0.1× 548 0.3× 141 0.1× 34 0.0× 40 0.1× 33 1.0k
D. W. Warrell United Kingdom 10 276 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 94 0.1× 23 0.0× 40 0.1× 21 2.0k
Füsun Güler‐Uysal Türkiye 13 241 0.1× 303 0.2× 172 0.1× 220 0.3× 21 0.1× 18 960

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Christian Östgaard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Christian Östgaard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hans Christian Östgaard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hans Christian Östgaard 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 Hans Christian Östgaard. Hans Christian Östgaard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lundberg, Mari, et al.. (2011). High degree of kinesiophobia after lumbar disc herniation surgery. Acta Orthopaedica. 82(6). 732–736. 35 indexed citations
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Gutke, Annelie, Mari Lundberg, Hans Christian Östgaard, & Birgitta Öberg. (2010). Impact of postpartum lumbopelvic pain on disability, pain intensity, health-related quality of life, activity level, kinesiophobia, and depressive symptoms. European Spine Journal. 20(3). 440–448. 113 indexed citations
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Gutke, Annelie, et al.. (2009). Posterior pelvic pain provocation test is negative in patients with lumbar herniated discs. European Spine Journal. 18(7). 1008–1012. 19 indexed citations
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Gutke, Annelie, Hans Christian Östgaard, & Birgitta Öberg. (2008). Predicting Persistent Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain. Spine. 33(12). E386–E393. 125 indexed citations
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Vleeming, Andry, H Albert, Hans Christian Östgaard, Bengt Sturesson, & Britt Stuge. (2008). European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic girdle pain. European Spine Journal. 17(6). 794–819. 621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elden, Helen, Henrik Hagberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lars Ladfors, & Hans Christian Östgaard. (2008). Regression of pelvic girdle pain after delivery: follow‐up of a randomised single blind controlled trial with different treatment modalities. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 87(2). 201–208. 34 indexed citations
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Gutke, Annelie, Hans Christian Östgaard, & Birgitta Öberg. (2006). Pelvic Girdle Pain and Lumbar Pain in Pregnancy: A Cohort Study of the Consequences in Terms of Health and Functioning. Spine. 31(5). E149–E155. 168 indexed citations
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Wu, Wen, Onno G. Meijer, Kimi Uegaki, et al.. (2004). Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPP), I: Terminology, clinical presentation, and prevalence. European Spine Journal. 13(7). 575–589. 420 indexed citations
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Johansson, Gun, et al.. (2001). Lumbar back and posterior pelvic pain during pregnancy: a 3-year follow-up. European Spine Journal. 11(3). 267–271. 214 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (2001). Femoral alignment of the Charnley stem: A randomized trial comparing the original with the new instrumentation in 123 hips. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 72(3). 228–232. 7 indexed citations
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Østgaard, Svend Erik, et al.. (1998). Reduction of sick leave for lumbar back and posterior pelvic pain in pregnancy. 4(38). 185. 2 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian. (1997). Point of View: Pain Pattern in Pregnancy and "Catching" of the Leg in Pregnant Women With Posterior Pelvic Pain. Spine. 22(16). 1884–1884. 2 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (1996). Regression of Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain After Pregnancy. Spine. 21(23). 2777–2780. 155 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (1994). Reduction of Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy. Spine. 19(8). 894–900. 237 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (1993). Influence of Some Biomechanical Factors on Low-Back Pain in Pregnancy. Spine. 18(1). 61–65. 141 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian & Gunnar Andersson. (1992). Postpartum Low-Back Pain. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 47(9). 616–617. 8 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian & Gunnar Andersson. (1992). Postpartum Low-Back Pain. Spine. 17(1). 53–55. 127 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian & Gunnar Andersson. (1991). Previous Back Pain and Risk of Developing Back Pain in a Future Pregnancy. Spine. 16(4). 432–436. 108 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (1990). Fixation of Ankle Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 4(4). 415–419. 5 indexed citations
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Östgaard, Hans Christian, et al.. (1990). Fixation of Ankle Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 4(4). 415–419. 3 indexed citations

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