Linn Gjersing

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Linn Gjersing is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Linn Gjersing has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Linn Gjersing's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (21 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Linn Gjersing is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (21 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Linn Gjersing collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Australia. Linn Gjersing's co-authors include Thomas Clausen, John R. M. Caplehorn, Anne Line Bretteville‐Jensen, Helge Waal, Michael Gossop, Ellen J. Amundsen, Jasmina Burdzovic Andreas, Hallvard Gjerde, Svetlana Skurtveit and Jørgen G. Bramness and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Addiction and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Linn Gjersing

32 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments: language, setting, time and statistical considerations

2010 577 citations Linn Gjersing, John R. M. Caplehorn et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Linn Gjersing Norway	14	363	338	224	207	108	34	1.1k
Lilian Ghandour Lebanon	22	365 1.0×	343 1.0×	464 2.1×	384 1.9×	128 1.2×	80	1.4k
Sandra Cristina Pillon Brazil	21	182 0.5×	396 1.2×	363 1.6×	616 3.0×	60 0.6×	197	1.5k
Travis I. Lovejoy United States	21	758 2.1×	394 1.2×	293 1.3×	347 1.7×	234 2.2×	85	1.8k
L. A. R. Stein United States	21	347 1.0×	712 2.1×	465 2.1×	466 2.3×	194 1.8×	86	1.5k
Denise C. Vidot United States	21	279 0.8×	164 0.5×	370 1.7×	274 1.3×	65 0.6×	89	1.1k
Éilish Gilvarry United Kingdom	22	292 0.8×	974 2.9×	347 1.5×	828 4.0×	172 1.6×	86	1.7k
Patricia K. Kokotailo United States	19	440 1.2×	450 1.3×	329 1.5×	571 2.8×	212 2.0×	43	1.5k
Ronald J. Peters United States	20	163 0.4×	176 0.5×	214 1.0×	334 1.6×	35 0.3×	66	934
Jill Van Den Bos United States	10	256 0.7×	159 0.5×	418 1.9×	351 1.7×	61 0.6×	13	1.3k
Marushka L. Silveira United States	22	607 1.7×	186 0.6×	317 1.4×	162 0.8×	124 1.1×	45	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linn Gjersing

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Gjersing, Linn, Lars Tanum, Bente Weimand, & Kristin Klemmetsby Solli. (2025). Mortality during and following treatment with extended-release naltrexone based on data from two clinical trials. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 274. 112737–112737.

Gjersing, Linn & Ellen J. Amundsen. (2024). Health care service utilization and drug overdose death: A national nested case–control registry study. American Journal on Addictions. 33(6). 621–630. 1 indexed citations

Gjersing, Linn, et al.. (2024). Heightened mortality risk after a non‐fatal opioid overdose: Risk factors for mortality in the week following emergency treatment. Addiction. 119(12). 2131–2138. 3 indexed citations

Amundsen, Ellen J., Ingvild Odsbu, Svetlana Skurtveit, & Linn Gjersing. (2024). Patterns of filled prescriptions and the association with risk of drug‐induced death. A population‐based nested case‐control register study. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 33(2). e5763–e5763.

Skurtveit, Svetlana, Ingvild Odsbu, Linn Gjersing, et al.. (2022). Individuals Dying of Overdoses Related to Pharmaceutical Opioids Differ from Individuals Dying of Overdoses Related to Other Substances: A Population-Based Register Study. European Addiction Research. 28(6). 419–424. 14 indexed citations

Gjersing, Linn & Ellen J. Amundsen. (2022). Increasing trend in accidental pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths and diverging overdose death correlates following the opioid prescription policy liberalization in Norway 2010–2018. International Journal of Drug Policy. 108. 103785–103785. 21 indexed citations

Welle-Strand, Gabrielle K., et al.. (2020). COVID-19 survey among people who use drugs in three cities in Norway. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 217. 108302–108302. 19 indexed citations

Bretteville‐Jensen, Anne Line, Jenny Williams, & Linn Gjersing. (2020). How may alternative drug policy settings influence criminal charges? A longitudinal study of cannabis patients and a general population sample. International Journal of Drug Policy. 84. 102863–102863. 2 indexed citations

Gjersing, Linn, et al.. (2020). Prehospital naloxone administration – what influences choice of dose and route of administration?. BMC Emergency Medicine. 20(1). 71–71. 11 indexed citations

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Gjerde, Hallvard, Linn Gjersing, Jose Antonio Baz‐Lomba, et al.. (2019). Drug Use by Music Festival Attendees: A Novel Triangulation Approach Using Self-Reported Data and Test Results of Oral Fluid and Pooled Urine Samples. Substance Use & Misuse. 54(14). 2317–2327. 10 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn & Anne Line Bretteville‐Jensen. (2015). Are overdoses treated by ambulance services an opportunity for additional interventions? A prospective cohort study. Addiction. 110(11). 1767–1774. 9 indexed citations

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Bretteville‐Jensen, Anne Line, et al.. (2014). Illicit use of opioid substitution drugs: Prevalence, user characteristics, and the association with non-fatal overdoses. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 147. 89–96. 31 indexed citations

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Waal, Helge, Thomas Clausen, Linn Gjersing, & Michael Gossop. (2014). Open drug scenes: responses of five European cities. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 853–853. 30 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn & Anne Line Bretteville‐Jensen. (2014). Gender differences in mortality and risk factors in a 13-year cohort study of street-recruited injecting drug users. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 440–440. 43 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn & Anne Line Bretteville‐Jensen. (2013). Is opioid substitution treatment beneficial if injecting behaviour continues?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 133(1). 121–126. 21 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn, Helge Waal, Jo Røislien, Michael Gossop, & Thomas Clausen. (2011). Variations in treatment organisation, practices and outcomes within the Norwegian Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme. Norsk Epidemiologi. 21(1). 11 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn, John R. M. Caplehorn, & Thomas Clausen. (2010). Cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments: language, setting, time and statistical considerations. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 10(1). 13–13. 577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gjersing, Linn, Helge Waal, John R. M. Caplehorn, Michael Gossop, & Thomas Clausen. (2010). Staff attitudes and the associations with treatment organisation, clinical practices and outcomes in opioid maintenance treatment. BMC Health Services Research. 10(1). 194–194. 17 indexed citations

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Storheim, Kjersti, et al.. (2010). Sjokkbølge- og trykkbølgebehandling ved kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 130(23). 2360–2364. 13 indexed citations

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Gjersing, Linn, et al.. (2007). Attitudes and beliefs towards methadone maintenance treatment among Australian prison health staff. Drug and Alcohol Review. 26(5). 501–508. 26 indexed citations

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