Inger Njølstad

45.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
214 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Inger Njølstad is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Inger Njølstad has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 52 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 33 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Inger Njølstad's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (39 papers), Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (29 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (24 papers). Inger Njølstad is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (39 papers), Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (29 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (24 papers). Inger Njølstad collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Inger Njølstad's co-authors include Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Egil Arnesen, Henrik Schirmer, Kaare Harald Bønaa, Sigrid K. Brækkan, John‐Bjarne Hansen, Anne Elise Eggen and E. B. Mathiesen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Inger Njølstad

206 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Homocysteine Lowering and Cardiovascular Events after Acute Myocardial Infarction

2006 1.0k citations Kaare Harald Bønaa, Inger Njølstad et al. profile →
Cohort profile: The Tromso Study

2011 542 citations Anne Elise Eggen, E. B. Mathiesen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in Women and Men in the Tromsø Study 2025 ·JACC Advances ·(unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Jocasta Ball, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Renate B. Schnabel, Eva Gerdts, (unknown)	1
2	Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016 2023 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Dag S. Thelle, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Kaare Harald Bønaa	4
3	Sex-specific time trends in incident atrial fibrillation and the contribution of risk factors: the Tromsø Study 1994–2016 2022 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·(unknown), Eva Gerdts, Jocasta Ball, (unknown), Bjarne K. Jacobsen, (unknown), Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Annika Rosengren, Henrik Schirmer, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja‐Lisa Løchen	9
4	Joint effect of myocardial infarction and obesity on the risk of venous thromboembolism: The Tromsø Study 2022 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·(unknown), (unknown), Vânia M. Morelli, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Tom Wilsgaard, John‐Bjarne Hansen, Sigrid K. Brækkan	4
5	Low pain tolerance is associated with coronary angiography, coronary artery disease, and mortality: The TROMSO study 2021 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·(unknown), Haakon Lindekleiv, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Mannsverk, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Audun Stubhaug, Thor Trovik, Svein Rotevatn, Signe Helene Forsdahl, Henrik Schirmer	3
6	Trends in known and undiagnosed diabetes, HbA1c levels, cardiometabolic risk factors and diabetes treatment target achievement in repeated cross-sectional surveys: the population-based Tromsø Study 1994–2016 2021 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Rolf Jorde, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock	11
7	Treatment target achievement after myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke: cardiovascular risk factors, medication use, and lifestyle: the Tromsø Study 2015–16 2021 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Bente Morseth, Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Sameline Grimsgaard, (unknown), Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, (unknown), Inger Njølstad	7
8	Sex-Specific Associations between Blood Pressure and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in the Tromsø Study 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Jocasta Ball, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Eva Gerdts, (unknown)	9
9	Folkehelserapport: Den sjuende Tromsøundersøkelsen 2015-16 2019 ·Septentrio Academic Publishing (University of Tromsø) ·Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, (unknown), Heidi Johansen, (unknown), Inger Njølstad, Maja‐Lisa Løchen	2
10	Left atrial diameter, left ventricle filling indices, and association with all‐cause mortality: Results from the population‐based Tromsø Study 2019 ·Echocardiography ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, David A. Leon, Geir Heggelund, Assami Rösner, Inger Njølstad, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Henrik Schirmer	9
11	The Tromsø study 1974–2016: 40 years of cardiovascular research 2016 ·Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal ·Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Henrik Schirmer, Dag S. Thelle	22
12	Trends in Modifiable Risk Factors Are Associated With Declining Incidence of Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Acute Coronary Heart Disease in a Population 2015 ·Circulation ·Jan Mannsverk, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Knut Rasmussen, Dag S. Thelle, Inger Njølstad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Kaare Harald Bønaa	118
13	The Tromsø Eye Study: study design, methodology and results on visual acuity and refractive errors 2012 ·Acta Ophthalmologica ·Geir Bertelsen, Maja Gran Erke, Therese von Hanno, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Tünde Pető, (unknown), Inger Njølstad	30
14	Hematocrit and risk of venous thromboembolism in a general population. The Tromso study 2009 ·Haematologica ·Sigrid K. Brækkan, E. B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, J.-B. Hansen	157
15	Modell for estimering av kardiovaskulær risiko i Norge 2008 ·Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening ·Randi Selmer, Anja Schou Lindman, Aage Tverdal, Jan I. Pedersen, Inger Njølstad, Marit B. Veierød	6
16	Risikofaktorer for hjerneslag 2007 ·Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening ·Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Oddmund Joakimsen	1
17	Innføring i epidemiologi 2006 ·Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening ·Inger Njølstad	1
18	På høy tid med et nasjonalt hjerte- og karregister 2004 ·Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening ·Mons Lie, (unknown), Grethe S. Tell, Inger Njølstad	1
19	[Are results of large clinical drug trials valid for both men and women?]. 2002 ·PubMed ·Inger Njølstad, Maja‐Lisa Løchen	0
20	Østrogen bør ikke brukes primærprofylaktisk mot hjerte- og karsykdom 1998 ·Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening ·Inger Njølstad, Maja‐Lisa Løchen	0

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