Lena Carlsson

36.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
369 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Lena Carlsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Carlsson has authored 369 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 95 papers in Physiology and 94 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Lena Carlsson's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (72 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (60 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers). Lena Carlsson is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (72 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (60 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers). Lena Carlsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United Kingdom. Lena Carlsson's co-authors include Helena Edlund, Björn Carlsson, Jörgen Jönsson, Per‐Arne Svensson, Markku Peltonen, Kajsa Sjöholm, Peter Jacobson, Lars Sjöström, Margareta Jernås and Ross Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lena Carlsson

363 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

Insulin-promoter-factor 1 is required for pancreas develo... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2014 1998 2012 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Insulin-promoter-factor 1 is required for pancreas development in mice
    1994 1.5k citations Lena Carlsson et al. profile →
  2. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Long-term Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and With Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications
    2014 697 citations Markku Peltonen, Peter Jacobson et al. profile →
  3. Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood and the Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement: A Review
    1998 665 citations Lena Carlsson et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  4. Bariatric Surgery and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects
    2012 547 citations Lena Carlsson, Markku Peltonen et al. profile →
  5. T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity toward platelets in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
    2003 519 citations Björn Carlsson, Lena Carlsson et al. profile →
  6. Life Expectancy after Bariatric Surgery in the Swedish Obese Subjects Study
    2020 281 citations Lena Carlsson, Kajsa Sjöholm et al. profile →

Peers

Lena Carlsson
Philip W. Shaul United States
Allan Flyvbjerg Denmark
Kazuyuki Tobe Japan
Jan Frystyk Denmark
Hirofumi Makino Japan
Huibert A. P. Pols Netherlands
Hiroshi Itoh Japan
Kohjiro Ueki Japan
Patrick C.N. Rensen Netherlands
Yasuyoshi Ouchi Japan
Philip W. Shaul United States
Lena Carlsson
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lena Carlsson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sjöholm, Kajsa, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2025). Alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related mortality after metabolic bariatric surgery: prospective controlled cohort study. British journal of surgery. 112(10).
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Carlsson, Lena, Björn Carlsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2024). Association between delay in diabetes development and mortality in people with obesity: Up to 33 years follow‐up of the prospective Swedish Obese Subjects study. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(1). 238–246. 2 indexed citations
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Lohmander, Stefan, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2024). Work‐restricting musculoskeletal pain after bariatric surgery or usual obesity care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study. Obesity. 32(10). 1844–1856.
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Konttinen, Hanna, Kajsa Sjöholm, Lena Carlsson, Markku Peltonen, & Per‐Arne Svensson. (2024). Fifteen-year changes in health-related quality of life after bariatric surgery and non-surgical obesity treatment. International Journal of Obesity. 48(10). 1447–1456. 5 indexed citations
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Svensson, Per‐Arne, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2023). Non‐alcohol substance use disorder after bariatric surgery in the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Obesity. 31(8). 2171–2177. 6 indexed citations
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Sjöholm, Kajsa, Peter Jacobson, Magdalena Taube, et al.. (2021). Long-term incidence of hypoglycaemia-related events after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study: A register-based analysis. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations
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Sjöholm, Kajsa, Peter Jacobson, Magdalena Taube, et al.. (2021). Long‐term incidence of hypoglycaemia‐related events after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study: A register‐based analysis. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 23(8). 1917–1925. 3 indexed citations
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Konttinen, Hanna, Kajsa Sjöholm, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2021). Prediction of Suicide and Nonfatal Self-harm After Bariatric Surgery: A Risk Score Based on Sociodemographic Factors, Lifestyle Behavior, and Mental Health A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 3 indexed citations
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Pereira, Maria J., Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2021). Human adipose tissue gene expression of solute carrier family 19 member 3 (SLC19A3); relation to obesity and weight‐loss. Obesity Science & Practice. 8(1). 21–31. 5 indexed citations
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Shulman, Alexander, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, C. David Sjöström, et al.. (2020). Remission and progression of pre-existing micro- and macroalbuminuria over 15 years after bariatric surgery in Swedish Obese Subjects study. International Journal of Obesity. 45(3). 535–546. 16 indexed citations
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Neovius, Martin, Gustaf Bruze, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2018). Risk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 6(3). 197–207. 104 indexed citations
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Glad, Camilla A M, Per‐Arne Svensson, Fredrik H. Nyström, et al.. (2018). Expression of GHR and Downstream Signaling Genes in Human Adipose Tissue—Relation to Obesity and Weight Change. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(5). 1459–1470. 12 indexed citations
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Carlsson, Lena, Kajsa Sjöholm, Sofie Ahlin, et al.. (2018). Long-term incidence of serious fall-related injuries after bariatric surgery in Swedish obese subjects. International Journal of Obesity. 43(4). 933–937. 17 indexed citations
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Shulman, Alexander, Markku Peltonen, C. David Sjöström, et al.. (2018). Incidence of end-stage renal disease following bariatric surgery in the Swedish Obese Subjects Study. International Journal of Obesity. 42(5). 964–973. 56 indexed citations
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Tobin, Nicholas P., Arian Lundberg, Linda S. Lindström, et al.. (2017). PAM50 Provides Prognostic Information When Applied to the Lymph Node Metastases of Advanced Breast Cancer Patients. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(23). 7225–7231. 10 indexed citations
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Anveden, Åsa, Magdalena Taube, Markku Peltonen, et al.. (2017). Long-term incidence of female-specific cancer after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects Study. Gynecologic Oncology. 145(2). 224–229. 87 indexed citations
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Kimbung, Siker, Ida Johansson, Anna Danielsson, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional Profiling of Breast Cancer Metastases Identifies Liver Metastasis–Selective Genes Associated with Adverse Outcome in Luminal A Primary Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(1). 146–157. 36 indexed citations
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Clark, Ross, et al.. (1996). The obese growth hormone (GH)-deficient dwarf rat: body fat responses to patterned delivery of GH and insulin-like growth factor-I.. Endocrinology. 137(5). 1904–1912. 34 indexed citations
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Clark, Ross, Deborah L. Mortensen, Lena Carlsson, et al.. (1996). Recombinant human growth hormone (GH)-binding protein enhances the growth-promoting activity of human GH in the rat.. Endocrinology. 137(10). 4308–4315. 56 indexed citations

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