Inger Ekman

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Inger Ekman is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Inger Ekman has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 51 papers in General Health Professions and 40 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Inger Ekman's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (53 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (34 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (22 papers). Inger Ekman is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (53 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (34 papers) and Cardiac Health and Mental Health (22 papers). Inger Ekman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Inger Ekman's co-authors include Karl Swedberg, Lars‐Eric Olsson, Margareta Ehnfors, Ann Catrine Eldh, Charles Taft, Harshida Patel, Andreas Fors, Bradi B. Granger, Maria Schaufelberger and Astrid Norberg and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Inger Ekman

160 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Person-Centered Care — Re... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Person-Centered Care — Ready for Prime Time
    2011 1.2k citations Inger Ekman, Karl Swedberg et al. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Inger Ekman 3.2k 3.1k 1.3k 1.2k 787 165 8.6k
Anna Strömberg 6.5k 2.0× 1.8k 0.6× 887 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 306 10.1k
Christopher S. Lee 4.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 630 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 297 9.1k
Gbenga Ogedegbe 2.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 977 0.8× 958 1.2× 145 11.1k
Eugene Ž. Oddone 2.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 802 1.0× 212 9.1k
Ercole Vellone 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 579 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 691 0.9× 398 7.0k
Debra K. Moser 9.4k 2.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 2.2k 2.9× 358 13.9k
Darren A. DeWalt 1.1k 0.4× 6.1k 2.0× 1.9k 1.4× 1.9k 1.6× 872 1.1× 209 14.8k
Erika Sivarajan Froelicher 3.9k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 729 0.6× 251 0.3× 215 9.7k
Kevin E. Thorpe 3.3k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 1.8× 2.6k 2.2× 591 0.8× 203 15.2k
Vicki S. Conn 976 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 581 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 146 7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Inger Ekman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Inger Ekman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Inger Ekman

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

All Works

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Gyllensten, Hanna, et al.. (2025). Person-Centred Care: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives. Current Heart Failure Reports. 22(1). 15–15.
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Ski, Chantal F., Susie Cartledge, Dan Foldager, et al.. (2023). Integrated care in cardiovascular disease: a statement of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 22(5). e39–e46. 24 indexed citations
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Ulin, Kerstin, Andreas Fors, Lilas Ali, Inger Ekman, & Inger Jansson. (2023). Flip focus and emphasise patient resources in person‐centred care over the telephone—A retrospective descriptive study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 37(3). 797–804.
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Wallengren, Catarina, Håkan Billig, Ida Björkman, et al.. (2022). Person-centered care content in medicine, occupational therapy, nursing, and physiotherapy education programs. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 492–492. 14 indexed citations
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Ekman, Inger, et al.. (2021). Implementation of Person-Centered Care: A Feasibility Study Using the WE-CARE Roadmap. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(5). 2205–2205. 11 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Helen, Inger Ekman, Heather Rogers, et al.. (2020). Supporting Innovative Person-Centred Care in Financially Constrained Environments: The WE CARE Exploratory Health Laboratory Evaluation Strategy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(9). 3050–3050. 12 indexed citations
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Gyllensten, Hanna, Ida Björkman, Eva Jakobsson Ung, Inger Ekman, & Sofie Jakobsson. (2020). A national research centre for the evaluation and implementation of person‐centred care: Content from the first interventional studies. Health Expectations. 23(5). 1362–1375. 24 indexed citations
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Heckemann, Birgit, et al.. (2016). Discovering untapped relationship potential with patients in telehealth: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open. 6(3). e009750–e009750. 32 indexed citations
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Wallström, Sara, Kerstin Ulin, Elmir Ömerovic, & Inger Ekman. (2016). Symptoms in patients with takotsubo syndrome: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open. 6(10). e011820–e011820. 12 indexed citations
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Ekman, Inger, et al.. (2013). Salt and Fluid Restriction is Effective in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 15(11). 1304–1310. 104 indexed citations
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Ekman, Inger. (2013). On the desire to not kill your players: Rethinking sound in pervasive and mixed reality games.. Foundations of Digital Games. 142–149. 13 indexed citations
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Eldh, Ann Catrine, Inger Ekman, & Margareta Ehnfors. (2010). A Comparison of the Concept of Patient Participation and Patients' Descriptions as Related to Healthcare Definitions. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications. 21(1). 21–32. 111 indexed citations
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McDonagh, Theresa A., Lynda Blue, Andrew L. Clark, et al.. (2010). European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association Standards for Delivering Heart Failure Care. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(3). 235–241. 170 indexed citations
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Schaufelberger, Maria, Inger Ekman, E. Björnsson, Evangelos Kalaitzakis, & Tor Ekman. (2007). Intestinal Paracellular Permeability is not Affected in Chronic Congestive Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(6-7). 574–578. 3 indexed citations
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Ekman, Inger, et al.. (2006). Self-Assessed Symptoms in Chronic Heart Failure — Important Information for Clinical Management. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(4). 424–428. 33 indexed citations
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Falk, Kristin, Karl Swedberg, Fannie Gaston‐Johansson, & Inger Ekman. (2006). Fatigue and Anaemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 8(7). 744–749. 49 indexed citations
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Ekman, Inger & Anna Ehrenberg. (2002). Fatigued Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Do Patient Reports and Nurse Recordings Correspond?. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications. 13(4). 127–136. 26 indexed citations

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