Jan Aaseth

14.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
252 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Aaseth is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Aaseth has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 100 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jan Aaseth's work include Trace Elements in Health (94 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (91 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (47 papers). Jan Aaseth is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (94 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (91 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (47 papers). Jan Aaseth collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Sweden and Italy. Jan Aaseth's co-authors include Geir Bjørklund, Jan Alexander, Maryam Dadar, Urban Alehagen, Alexey A. Tinkov, Anatoly V. Skalny, Valeria Marina Nurchi, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Ole Andersen and Guido Crisponi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jan Aaseth

249 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

The essential metals for humans: a brief overview 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750
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. The essential metals for humans: a brief overview
    2019 765 citations Maria Antonietta Zoroddu, Jan Aaseth et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Aaseth Norway 58 4.0k 4.0k 1.8k 915 913 252 11.0k
Wei Zheng United States 50 4.0k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 854 0.9× 165 9.3k
Geir Bjørklund Norway 61 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 905 1.0× 292 11.9k
Klaudia Jomová Slovakia 29 2.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 904 1.0× 75 10.9k
S.J.S. Flora India 56 5.1k 1.3× 3.4k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 519 0.6× 786 0.9× 261 11.8k
Marco Vinceti Italy 58 4.3k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 688 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 332 11.3k
S.J. Stohs United States 51 4.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 3.2k 1.8× 851 0.9× 812 0.9× 237 13.4k
Walter Goessler Austria 68 6.6k 1.6× 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 768 0.8× 3.2k 3.5× 372 15.1k
Margaret P. Rayman United Kingdom 55 4.4k 1.1× 10.4k 2.6× 1.6k 0.9× 579 0.6× 472 0.5× 142 16.0k
Andrew J. Ghio United States 66 7.6k 1.9× 1.6k 0.4× 2.3k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 1.9k 2.1× 308 15.0k
Alexey A. Tinkov Russia 43 2.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 948 0.5× 450 0.5× 691 0.8× 274 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aaseth, Jan, Kjetil Retterstøl, Helge Rootwelt, & Per G. Farup. (2025). Reduction in Remnant Cholesterol in Obese Individuals After Bariatric Surgery with Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy. Nutrients. 17(1). 189–189.
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Lachowicz, Joanna Izabela, Jan Alexander, & Jan Aaseth. (2024). Cyanide and Cyanogenic Compounds—Toxicity, Molecular Targets, and Therapeutic Agents. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1420–1420. 13 indexed citations
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Henriksen, Christine & Jan Aaseth. (2023). Magnesium: a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Food & Nutrition Research. 67. 2 indexed citations
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Aaseth, Jan, Trygve Holmøy, Kaj Blennow, et al.. (2023). CSF, Blood, and MRI Biomarkers in Skogholt’s Disease—A Rare Neurodegenerative Disease in a Norwegian Kindred. Brain Sciences. 13(11). 1511–1511.
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Tinkov, Alexey A., Mônica Maria Bastos Paoliello, Anatoly V. Skalny, et al.. (2021). Molecular Targets of Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Five-Year Update. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4646–4646. 71 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, et al.. (2020). The Roles of Dietary, Nutritional and Lifestyle Interventions in Adipose Tissue Adaptation and Obesity. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 28(9). 1683–1702. 3 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, Massimiliano Peana, Md. Shiblur Rahaman, & Jan Aaseth. (2020). Interactions between iron and manganese in neurotoxicity. Archives of Toxicology. 94(3). 725–734. 37 indexed citations
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Li, Mei, et al.. (2020). Selenium status in the body and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 61(21). 3616–3625. 83 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Jan Aaseth, Maryam Dadar, & Salvatore Chirumbolo. (2019). Molecular Targets in Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(10). 7032–7044. 31 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, Salvatore Chirumbolo, & Jan Aaseth. (2019). The Role of Xenobiotics and Trace Metals in Parkinson’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 57(3). 1405–1417. 15 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, Lyudmila Pivina, et al.. (2019). The Role of Zinc and Copper in Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Mellitus. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27(39). 6643–6657. 125 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, David J. Card, et al.. (2019). The Role of Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) in Vascular Calcification. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27(10). 1647–1660. 78 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, Jan Aaseth, & Salvatore Chirumbolo. (2019). Thymosin β4: A Multi-Faceted Tissue Repair Stimulating Protein in Heart Injury. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27(37). 6294–6305. 11 indexed citations
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Lachowicz, Joanna Izabela, Valeria Marina Nurchi, Guido Crisponi, et al.. (2018). para-Aminosalicylic acid in the treatment of manganese toxicity. Complexation of Mn2+ with 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid and its N-acetylated metabolite. New Journal of Chemistry. 42(10). 8035–8049. 14 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Maryam Dadar, Joeri J. Pen, Salvatore Chirumbolo, & Jan Aaseth. (2018). Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 109. 1000–1007. 67 indexed citations
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Aaseth, Jan, Petr Dušek, & Per M. Roos. (2018). Prevention of progression in Parkinson’s disease. BioMetals. 31(5). 737–747. 62 indexed citations
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Bjørklund, Geir, Jan Aaseth, & Lyudmila Pivina. (2018). The role of selenium in cancer prevention. 1 indexed citations
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Öhrvik, Helena, Jan Aaseth, & Nina Horn. (2017). Orchestration of dynamic copper navigation – new and missing pieces. Metallomics. 9(9). 1204–1229. 52 indexed citations
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Aaseth, Jan, Marit Aralt Skaug, Yang Cao, & Ole Andersen. (2014). Chelation in metal intoxication—Principles and paradigms. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 31. 260–266. 132 indexed citations
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Gellein, Kristin, Jan Aaseth, Syverin Lierhagen, et al.. (2007). Trace elements in cerebrospinal fluid and blood from patients with a rare progressive central and peripheral demyelinating disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 266(1-2). 70–78. 32 indexed citations

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