Ivar Vaara

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ivar Vaara is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Ivar Vaara has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 4 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Ivar Vaara's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (3 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (3 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (2 papers). Ivar Vaara is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (3 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (3 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (2 papers). Ivar Vaara collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and Japan. Ivar Vaara's co-authors include Fujihiko Iwata, Francisco Javier Gainza Ríos, David H. Ellison, Carol Nelson‐Williams, M. I. Koolen, Richard P. Lifton, Margaret J. Bia, Fiona E. Karet, Howard M. Cushner and Hillel J. Gitelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and Journal of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ivar Vaara

10 papers receiving 997 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.

Gitelman's variant of Barter's syndrome, inherited hypokalaemic alkalosis, is caused by mutations in the thiazide-sensitive Na–Cl cotransporter

1996 894 citations David B. Simon, Carol Nelson‐Williams et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ivar Vaara Sweden	7	815	336	267	224	212	10	1.0k
Nils van der Lubbe Netherlands	12	479 0.6×	256 0.8×	162 0.6×	136 0.6×	205 1.0×	16	677
Chih‐Jen Cheng Taiwan	17	570 0.7×	233 0.7×	170 0.6×	99 0.4×	134 0.6×	44	831
Nicholas P. Meermeier United States	8	580 0.7×	256 0.8×	258 1.0×	125 0.6×	204 1.0×	9	749
Lorena Rojas‐Vega Mexico	12	495 0.6×	215 0.6×	250 0.9×	110 0.5×	135 0.6×	16	607
Jahed Hamdan Saudi Arabia	6	552 0.7×	199 0.6×	127 0.5×	136 0.6×	72 0.3×	7	695
Daiei Takahashi Japan	14	420 0.5×	138 0.4×	128 0.5×	71 0.3×	110 0.5×	23	614
Moko Zeniya Japan	14	432 0.5×	108 0.3×	133 0.5×	67 0.3×	130 0.6×	22	607
Natasa Janicic United States	10	279 0.3×	147 0.4×	93 0.3×	237 1.1×	271 1.3×	12	781
Linda S. Costanzo United States	10	382 0.5×	227 0.7×	138 0.5×	221 1.0×	45 0.2×	18	667
Yihung Huang United States	14	242 0.3×	98 0.3×	96 0.4×	257 1.1×	89 0.4×	21	661

Countries citing papers authored by Ivar Vaara

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ivar Vaara

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Odeberg, Jacob, Anders Halling, Michael Ringborn, et al.. (2025). Markers of inflammation predicts long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome – a cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 25(1). 190–190. 2 indexed citations

2.

Ekström, Magnus, et al.. (2019). Calculated arterial blood gas values from a venous sample and pulse oximetry: Clinical validation. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0215413–e0215413. 16 indexed citations

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Odeberg, Jacob, M. Freitag, Henrik Forssell, et al.. (2016). Influence of pre-existing inflammation on the outcome of acute coronary syndrome: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 6(1). e009968–e009968. 18 indexed citations

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Odeberg, Jacob, M. Freitag, Henrik Forssell, et al.. (2014). The influence of smoking and impaired glucose homoeostasis on the outcome in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 4(7). e005077–e005077. 6 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Karin, et al.. (1997). PLASMA METHYLMALONIC ACID IN RELATION TO SERUM COBALAMIN AND PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE IN A PSYCHOGERIATRIC POPULATION AND THE EFFECT OF COBALAMIN TREATMENT. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 12(1). 67–72. 29 indexed citations

6.

Simon, David B., Carol Nelson‐Williams, Margaret J. Bia, et al.. (1996). Gitelman's variant of Barter's syndrome, inherited hypokalaemic alkalosis, is caused by mutations in the thiazide-sensitive Na–Cl cotransporter. Nature Genetics. 12(1). 24–30. 894 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stahl, Matthias, Ivar Vaara, Pavo Hedner, & Rolf Ekman. (1993). Vasoactive peptides in Bartter's syndrome. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 23(2). 80–83. 8 indexed citations

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Vaara, Ivar, et al.. (1993). Protein Intake and Glomerular Hyperfiltration in Insulintreated Diabetics Without Manifest Nephropathy. Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 27(4). 441–446. 5 indexed citations

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Larsson, B. & Ivar Vaara. (1992). Cholesterol screening of seven‐year‐old children. How to identify children at risk. Acta Paediatrica. 81(4). 315–318. 10 indexed citations

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Vaara, Ivar, et al.. (1990). Cigarette smoking and glomerular filtration rate in insulin‐treated diabetics without manifest nephropathy. Journal of Internal Medicine. 228(3). 211–217. 26 indexed citations

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