Jakob Kirkegård

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 961 citations indexed

About

Jakob Kirkegård is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jakob Kirkegård has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 961 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Oncology, 22 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jakob Kirkegård's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (22 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (10 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (7 papers). Jakob Kirkegård is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (22 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (10 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (7 papers). Jakob Kirkegård collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Jakob Kirkegård's co-authors include Frank Viborg Mortensen, Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton, Uffe Heide‐Jørgensen, Anders Riegels Knudsen, Lars Larsen, Claus Wilki Fristrup, Morten Ladekarl, Jennifer L. Lund, Daniel Willy Kjær and Steffen Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jakob Kirkegård

34 papers receiving 944 citations

Hit Papers

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Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2017 343 citations Jakob Kirkegård, Frank Viborg Mortensen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jakob Kirkegård Denmark	14	630	564	249	165	122	37	961
Erdal Birol Bostancı Türkiye	19	643 1.0×	401 0.7×	473 1.9×	147 0.9×	273 2.2×	132	1.3k
Jeffrey J. Easler United States	15	782 1.2×	584 1.0×	311 1.2×	114 0.7×	40 0.3×	69	982
Giovanni Li Destri Italy	17	494 0.8×	323 0.6×	212 0.9×	77 0.5×	73 0.6×	80	925
Marianna Signoretti Italy	15	549 0.9×	556 1.0×	139 0.6×	153 0.9×	85 0.7×	24	827
Lívia Archibugi Italy	17	458 0.7×	565 1.0×	186 0.7×	187 1.1×	156 1.3×	65	828
Dieter Birk Germany	12	420 0.7×	325 0.6×	137 0.6×	128 0.8×	58 0.5×	35	728
Rasoul Sotoudehmanesh Iran	19	731 1.2×	369 0.7×	427 1.7×	248 1.5×	25 0.2×	47	1.1k
Matteo Piciucchi Italy	13	477 0.8×	434 0.8×	99 0.4×	168 1.0×	66 0.5×	25	719
Elizabeth Gleeson United States	16	408 0.6×	296 0.5×	179 0.7×	106 0.6×	28 0.2×	58	727
Nobuyuki Sakurazawa Japan	15	490 0.8×	545 1.0×	202 0.8×	45 0.3×	86 0.7×	34	791

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Andersen, Kasper Jarlhelt, et al.. (2025). Exploring the dynamics of postoperative steatosis in the regenerating liver: An animal study. Surgery Open Science. 24. 66–69.

Boysen, Anders, et al.. (2025). Temporal trends in incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in Denmark from 2007 to 2022. International Journal of Cancer. 157(4). 634–643.

Gaber, Charles, et al.. (2025). Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Practice Patterns Among Older Adults With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice. OP2500534–OP2500534.

Thomsen, Morten B., Jakob Kirkegård, Anders Riegels Knudsen, et al.. (2024). Role of Steatosis in Preventing Post-hepatectomy Liver Failure After Major Resection: Findings From an Animal Study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 15(2). 102453–102453. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Kasper Jarlhelt, et al.. (2023). Validation of a surgical model for posthepatectomy liver failure in rats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 266–273. 3 indexed citations

Andersen, Kasper Jarlhelt, et al.. (2023). Biochemical and morphological responses to post-hepatectomy liver failure in rats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13544–13544. 3 indexed citations

Kirkegård, Jakob, et al.. (2023). Impact on Survival of Early Versus Late Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Surgery: A Target Trial Emulation. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 31(2). 1310–1318. 1 indexed citations

Mortensen, Frank Viborg, et al.. (2023). Impact of prior cancer diagnosis on pancreatic cancer outcomes: A Danish Nationwide, population-based Cohort study. Cancer Epidemiology. 87. 102452–102452. 1 indexed citations

Kirkegård, Jakob, et al.. (2022). Trends in pancreatic cancer incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in Denmark 1980–2019: A nationwide cohort study. Cancer Epidemiology. 80. 102230–102230. 11 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Svein Olav Bratlie, et al.. (2019). Multicentre study of multidisciplinary team assessment of pancreatic cancer resectability and treatment allocation. British journal of surgery. 106(6). 756–764. 45 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Frank Viborg Mortensen, & Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton. (2019). Antihypertensive drugs and pancreatic cancer risk in patients with chronic pancreatitis: a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study. British Journal of Cancer. 121(7). 622–624. 4 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Frank Viborg Mortensen, Uffe Heide‐Jørgensen, & Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton. (2019). Predictors of underlying pancreatic cancer in patients with acute pancreatitis: a Danish nationwide cohort study. HPB. 22(4). 553–562. 21 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Frank Viborg Mortensen, Carsten Palnæs Hansen, et al.. (2019). Waiting time to surgery and pancreatic cancer survival: A nationwide population-based cohort study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 45(10). 1901–1905. 10 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Charles Gaber, Jennifer L. Lund, et al.. (2019). Acute pancreatitis as an early marker of pancreatic cancer and cancer stage, treatment, and prognosis. Cancer Epidemiology. 64. 101647–101647. 30 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton, Uffe Heide‐Jørgensen, & Frank Viborg Mortensen. (2018). Acute Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Matched-Cohort Study in Denmark. Gastroenterology. 154(6). 1729–1736. 143 indexed citations

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Svendsen, Lars Bo, et al.. (2017). Ketorolac and Other NSAIDs Increase the Risk of Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for GEJ Cancers: a Cohort Study of 557 Patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 22(4). 587–594. 25 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, et al.. (2015). Percutaneous Cholecystostomy is an Effective Definitive Treatment Option for Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 104(4). 238–243. 41 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, et al.. (2015). Outpatient endoscopic treatment of ureteric stones: Five years’ experience in a self-contained outpatient surgery unit. Scandinavian Journal of Urology. 49(5). 395–399. 4 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, Dóra Körmendiné Farkas, Mette Søgaard, et al.. (2014). Conization as a marker of persistent cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and risk of gastrointestinal cancer: a Danish 34-year nationwide cohort study. Cancer Causes & Control. 25(12). 1677–1682. 5 indexed citations

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Kirkegård, Jakob, et al.. (2014). Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an effective treatment option for acute calculous cholecystitis: a 10-year experience. HPB. 17(4). 326–331. 83 indexed citations

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