Kent Sahlin

14.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Kent Sahlin is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent Sahlin has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Cell Biology, 80 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 60 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kent Sahlin's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (90 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (80 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (52 papers). Kent Sahlin is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (90 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (80 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (52 papers). Kent Sahlin collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Kent Sahlin's co-authors include E. Hultman, Michail Tonkonogi, Roger C. Harris, S. Broberg, A. Katz, Maria Fernström, Abram Katz, Jan Henriksson, Martin Mogensen and Karin Söderlund and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Physiology and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kent Sahlin

151 papers receiving 10.3k citations

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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.

Dietary Inorganic Nitrate Improves Mitochondrial Efficiency in Humans

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kent Sahlin Sweden	64	4.3k	4.2k	4.1k	2.9k	2.8k	152	10.7k
H. Galbo Denmark	73	4.7k 1.1×	7.1k 1.7×	3.1k 0.8×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	274	14.5k
J. O. Holloszy United States	76	6.8k 1.6×	8.7k 2.1×	3.9k 1.0×	6.1k 2.1×	2.7k 1.0×	173	17.0k
Ylva Hellsten Denmark	62	2.1k 0.5×	4.4k 1.1×	4.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	231	11.6k
Bente Kiens Denmark	80	6.7k 1.5×	9.8k 2.3×	3.1k 0.8×	6.5k 2.2×	2.4k 0.9×	259	18.2k
Carsten Juel Denmark	42	1.9k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	99	6.5k
Henriette Pilegaard Denmark	62	3.1k 0.7×	7.4k 1.8×	1.6k 0.4×	5.1k 1.7×	918 0.3×	188	13.4k
Eva Blomstrand Sweden	48	2.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	87	5.7k
P. Darrell Neufer United States	59	2.9k 0.7×	6.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.3×	5.3k 1.8×	876 0.3×	142	11.2k
H. A. Keizer Netherlands	40	2.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	1.8k 0.6×	119	6.1k
Michael C. Hogan United States	45	904 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	3.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	129	6.1k

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Andersson, Eva, et al.. (2015). Strength training improves muscle aerobic capacity and glucose tolerance in elderly. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 26(7). 764–773. 43 indexed citations

Hammarström, Daniel, et al.. (2014). Does six-weeks of high-intensity cycle training with induced changes in acid-base balance lead to mitochondrial adaptations?. 3(2). 82. 1 indexed citations

Psilander, Niklas, et al.. (2012). Exercise with low glycogen increases PGC-1α gene expression in human skeletal muscle. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 113(4). 951–963. 82 indexed citations

Wang, Lin & Kent Sahlin. (2011). The effect of continuous and interval exercise on PGC‐1α and PDK4 mRNA in type I and type II fibres of human skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica. 204(4). 525–532. 34 indexed citations

Sahlin, Kent, Irina G. Shabalina, C. Mikael Mattsson, et al.. (2010). Ultraendurance exercise increases the production of reactive oxygen species in isolated mitochondria from human skeletal muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology. 108(4). 780–787. 82 indexed citations

Hey‐Mogensen, Martin, Kurt Højlund, Birgitte F. Vind, et al.. (2010). Effect of physical training on mitochondrial respiration and reactive oxygen species release in skeletal muscle in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 53(9). 1976–1985. 113 indexed citations

Wang, Li, Niklas Psilander, Michail Tonkonogi, Shuzhe Ding, & Kent Sahlin. (2009). Similar Expression of Oxidative Genes after Interval and Continuous Exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(12). 2136–2144. 39 indexed citations

Fernström, Maria, Linda Bakkman, Michail Tonkonogi, et al.. (2007). Reduced efficiency, but increased fat oxidation, in mitochondria from human skeletal muscle after 24-h ultraendurance exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology. 102(5). 1844–1849. 50 indexed citations

Helge, Jørn Wulff, et al.. (2006). Maximal fat oxidation rates in endurance trained and untrained women. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 98(5). 497–506. 77 indexed citations

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Ørtenblad, Niels, Martin Mogensen, Ingrid Petersen, et al.. (2005). Reduced insulin-mediated citrate synthase activity in cultured skeletal muscle cells from patients with type 2 diabetes: Evidence for an intrinsic oxidative enzyme defect. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1741(1-2). 206–214. 82 indexed citations

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Seppet, Enn, Tuuli Käämbre, Peeter Sikk, et al.. (2001). Functional complexes of mitochondria with Ca,MgATPases of myofibrils and sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1504(2-3). 379–395. 112 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent, et al.. (1997). Increased activity of citrate synthase in human skeletal muscle after a single bout of prolonged exercise. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 161(3). 435–436. 47 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent & Jan Seger. (1995). Effects of prolonged exercise on the contractile properties of human quadriceps muscle. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 71(2-3). 180–186. 47 indexed citations

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Jensen‐Urstad, Mats, et al.. (1993). High anaerobic energy release during submaximal arm exercise. Clinical Physiology. 13(1). 81–87. 7 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent. (1992). Non-Invasive Measurements of O₂Availability in Human Skeletal Muscle with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 13(S 1). S157–S160. 43 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent, et al.. (1991). Changes in plasma hypoxanthine and free radical markers during exercise in man. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 142(2). 275–281. 98 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent & S. Broberg. (1990). Adenine Nucleotide Depletion in Human Muscle During Exercise: Causality and Significance of AMP Deamination. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 11(S 2). S62–S67. 70 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent, S. Broberg, & Jun Ren. (1989). Formation of inosine monophosphate (IMP) in human skeletal muscle during incremental dynamic exercise. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 136(2). 193–198. 51 indexed citations

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Katz, A. & Kent Sahlin. (1987). Effect of decreased oxygen availability on NADH and lactate contents in human skeletal muscle during exercise. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 131(1). 119–127. 68 indexed citations

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Sahlin, Kent. (1978). Intracellular pH and energy metabolism in skeletal muscle of man. With special reference to exercise.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 455. 1–56. 147 indexed citations

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