Kjetil Bjørnevik

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kjetil Bjørnevik is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kjetil Bjørnevik has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 20 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kjetil Bjørnevik's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (26 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (7 papers). Kjetil Bjørnevik is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (26 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (7 papers). Kjetil Bjørnevik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Italy. Kjetil Bjørnevik's co-authors include Alberto Ascherio, Marianna Cortese, Kassandra L. Munger, Jens Kühle, Brian C. Healy, David W. Niebuhr, I Scher, Yumei Leng, Stephen J. Elledge and Michael J. Mina and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neurology and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Kjetil Bjørnevik

55 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis

2022 1.1k citations Kjetil Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese et al. profile →
Epstein–Barr virus as a leading cause of multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and implications

2023 128 citations Kjetil Bjørnevik, Christian Münz et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kjetil Bjørnevik United States	22	1.3k	627	550	497	471	62	2.7k
Marianna Cortese United States	18	948 0.7×	378 0.6×	427 0.8×	368 0.7×	357 0.8×	44	2.1k
Øivind Torkildsen Norway	31	1.9k 1.4×	521 0.8×	797 1.4×	714 1.4×	472 1.0×	126	3.3k
Sarah Sheikh United States	18	1.3k 1.0×	559 0.9×	327 0.6×	479 1.0×	452 1.0×	48	2.2k
Trygve Holmøy Norway	36	2.3k 1.8×	788 1.3×	1.2k 2.2×	515 1.0×	470 1.0×	170	3.8k
Xueqiang Hu China	33	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	762 1.4×	759 1.5×	241 0.5×	138	3.3k
Annette Oturai Denmark	27	1.2k 0.9×	271 0.4×	855 1.6×	569 1.1×	450 1.0×	71	2.3k
Raymond Hupperts Netherlands	40	3.1k 2.4×	623 1.0×	1.9k 3.4×	635 1.3×	439 0.9×	124	4.9k
Wakiro Sato Japan	17	572 0.4×	382 0.6×	610 1.1×	930 1.9×	173 0.4×	50	2.0k
Douglas Jeffery United States	26	2.7k 2.1×	1.2k 1.9×	560 1.0×	737 1.5×	768 1.6×	84	3.7k
Sharmilee Gnanapavan United Kingdom	21	928 0.7×	473 0.8×	185 0.3×	372 0.7×	282 0.6×	71	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kjetil Bjørnevik

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Høgestøl, Einar August, Øivind Torkildsen, Kjetil Bjørnevik, et al.. (2025). Comparative effectiveness of rituximab and cladribine in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: A target trial emulation. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 31(8). 975–984.

Jeanfavre, Sarah, Clary B. Clish, Ying Wang, et al.. (2025). Plasma Metabolomics Profiles in Prodromal and Clinical Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 40(10). 2209–2219.

Cortese, Marianna, Alberto Ascherio, & Kjetil Bjørnevik. (2025). EBV and Autoimmunity. Current topics in microbiology and immunology.

Bjørnevik, Kjetil, et al.. (2024). Coeliac disease as a model for understanding multiple sclerosis. Nature Reviews Neurology. 20(11). 685–690. 1 indexed citations

Hughes, Katherine C., Marianna Cortese, Albert Y. Hung, et al.. (2024). Identifying Individuals in the Prodromal Phase of Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Neurology. 97(4). 720–729. 2 indexed citations

Torkildsen, Øivind, et al.. (2024). Antiviral therapy with tenofovir in MS. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 83. 105436–105436. 7 indexed citations

Sandoval‐Insausti, Helena, Kjetil Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese, et al.. (2024). Flavonoid intake and risk of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 95(7). 639–645.

Christine, Chadwick W., Kjetil Bjørnevik, Samantha Molsberry, et al.. (2023). Long‐Term Intake of Folate, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 and the Incidence of Parkinson's Disease in a Sample of U.S. Women and Men. Movement Disorders. 38(5). 866–879. 12 indexed citations

Palacios, Natalia, Jeremy E. Wilkinson, Kjetil Bjørnevik, et al.. (2023). Metagenomics of the Gut Microbiome in Parkinson's Disease: Prodromal Changes. Annals of Neurology. 94(3). 486–501. 30 indexed citations

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Bjørnevik, Kjetil, Albert Y. Hung, Brian C. Healy, et al.. (2023). Subjective Cognitive Decline in Women with Features Suggestive of Prodromal Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 38(8). 1473–1482. 5 indexed citations

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Daltveit, Anne Kjersti, Kjell‐Morten Myhr, Kjetil Bjørnevik, et al.. (2023). Childbirth delivery mode and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a prospective population-based study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 95(1). 8–13.

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Cortese, Marianna, Kassandra L. Munger, James D. Mancuso, et al.. (2023). Smoking and multiple sclerosis risk in black people: A nested case-control study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 81. 105375–105375. 1 indexed citations

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Bjørnevik, Kjetil, Xinyuan Zhang, Xiang Gao, et al.. (2023). Hair color, family history of melanoma, and the risk of Parkinson's disease: An analysis update. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 119. 105965–105965. 2 indexed citations

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Bjørnevik, Kjetil, Christian Münz, Jeffrey I. Cohen, & Alberto Ascherio. (2023). Epstein–Barr virus as a leading cause of multiple sclerosis: mechanisms and implications. Nature Reviews Neurology. 19(3). 160–171. 128 indexed citations breakdown →

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Munger, Kassandra L., Kjetil Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese, et al.. (2022). A Prospective Study of Serum Levels of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Effects on Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity and Progression (S40.006). Neurology. 98(18_supplement). 2 indexed citations

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Wesnes, Kristin, Kjell‐Morten Myhr, Trond Riise, et al.. (2021). Low vitamin D, but not tobacco use or high BMI, is associated with long-term disability progression in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 50. 102801–102801. 15 indexed citations

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Torkildsen, Øivind, Kjell‐Morten Myhr, Vegard Skogen, Linn Hofsøy Steffensen, & Kjetil Bjørnevik. (2020). Tenofovir as a treatment option for multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 46. 102569–102569. 11 indexed citations

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Cortese, Marianna, Trond Riise, Anders Engeland, Alberto Ascherio, & Kjetil Bjørnevik. (2018). Urate and the risk of Parkinson's disease in men and women. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 52. 76–82. 42 indexed citations

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Cortese, Marianna, et al.. (2017). Body size and physical exercise, and the risk of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 24(3). 270–278. 28 indexed citations

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Lossius, Andreas, Trond Riise, Maura Pugliatti, et al.. (2013). Season of infectious mononucleosis and risk of multiple sclerosis at different latitudes; the EnvIMS Study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 20(6). 669–674. 36 indexed citations

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