Martin Rutegård

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Martin Rutegård is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Rutegård has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Oncology, 87 papers in Surgery and 32 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Martin Rutegård's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (72 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (34 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (31 papers). Martin Rutegård is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (72 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (34 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (31 papers). Martin Rutegård collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Martin Rutegård's co-authors include Peter Matthiessen, Olof Hallböök, Rune Sjödahl, Richard Palmqvist, G. Simert, Åke Öberg, Anna M. Dahlin, Roger Stenling, Sofia Edin and Pernilla Lagergren and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Martin Rutegård

135 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Defunctioning Stoma Reduces Symptomatic Anastomotic Leakage After Low Anterior Resection of the Rectum for Cancer

2007 839 citations Peter Matthiessen, Martin Rutegård et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Rutegård Sweden	38	4.2k	3.5k	1.2k	820	706	139	6.1k
Jyrki Mäkelä Finland	36	2.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	826 0.7×	384 0.5×	360 0.5×	130	4.5k
Eloy Espín Spain	38	3.1k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	816 0.7×	340 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	192	5.1k
Suguru Hasegawa Japan	34	2.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	962 0.8×	227 0.3×	850 1.2×	194	4.2k
Seung‐Yong Jeong South Korea	45	5.1k 1.2×	3.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	246 0.3×	979 1.4×	256	7.1k
Hubert Zirngibl Germany	31	1.1k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	754 0.6×	413 0.5×	491 0.7×	133	3.6k
Yasuo Sakamoto Japan	39	1.8k 0.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	220 0.3×	1.3k 1.8×	179	5.0k
Peter Kienle Germany	34	1.6k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	177 0.2×	334 0.5×	108	3.5k
Atsushi Miyamoto Japan	35	1.4k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	269 0.3×	804 1.1×	254	4.4k
Florence Duffaud France	42	1.8k 0.4×	1.0k 0.3×	3.4k 2.8×	593 0.7×	869 1.2×	231	5.6k
Chihaya Koriyama Japan	32	1.2k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	518 0.4×	643 0.8×	487 0.7×	154	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Rutegård

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Rutegård, Martin, Fredrik Jörgren, Kalle Landerholm, et al.. (2025). SELective defunctioning Stoma Approach in low anterior resection for rectal cancer (SELSA): Protocol for a prospective study with a nested randomized clinical trial investigating stoma‐free survival without major LARS following total mesorectal excision. Colorectal Disease. 27(2). e70009–e70009. 3 indexed citations

Blomqvist, Lennart, Martin Rutegård, Jan Axelsson, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of MRI characterisation of histopathologically matched lymph nodes and other mesorectal nodal structures in rectal cancer. European Radiology. 35(7). 4080–4090.

Rutegård, Martin, Ida Hed Myrberg, Caroline Nordenvall, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of an anastomotic risk score for use in a randomized clinical trial on defunctioning stoma use in low anterior resection for rectal cancer. Colorectal Disease. 27(4). e70089–e70089. 1 indexed citations

Rutegård, Martin, et al.. (2024). Prior antibiotics exposure is associated with an elevated risk of surgical site infections, including anastomotic leakage, after colon cancer but not rectal cancer surgery: A register‐based study of 38,839 patients. International Journal of Cancer. 156(9). 1703–1715. 3 indexed citations

Park, Jennifer, Jenny Häggström, Josefin Segelman, et al.. (2024). Preoperative beta blockers and other drugs in relation to anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer. Colorectal Disease. 26(5). 974–986. 1 indexed citations

Rutegård, Martin, Maghfoor Ahmed, Christel Häggström, et al.. (2023). Prediagnostic Prescription Antibiotics Use and Survival in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Swedish National Register-Based Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(10). 1391–1401. 1 indexed citations

Rutegård, Martin, Alethea Tang, Christopher J. Stewart, et al.. (2023). Oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: A prospective observational study of surgical site infection and microbial analysis. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 38(1). 210–210. 1 indexed citations

Rutegård, Martin, Johan Svensson, Josefin Segelman, et al.. (2023). Splenic flexure mobilization and anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer: A multicentre cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 112(4). 246–255. 1 indexed citations

Bock, David, et al.. (2023). The impact of the anastomotic configuration on low anterior resection syndrome 3 years after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a national cohort study. Colorectal Disease. 25(6). 1144–1152.

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Hemmingsson, Oskar, et al.. (2022). Excision and suture in the midline versus Karydakis flap surgery for pilonidal sinus: randomized clinical trial. BJS Open. 6(2). 7 indexed citations

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Myte, Robin, Jan Axelsson, Martin Rutegård, et al.. (2020). Body composition measured by computed tomography is associated with colorectal cancer survival, also in early-stage disease. Acta Oncologica. 59(7). 799–808. 37 indexed citations

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Rutegård, Martin, Maria Lindqvist, Johan Svensson, Pär Nordin, & Markku M. Haapamäki. (2020). Chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair: expertise-based randomized clinical trial of heavyweight or lightweight mesh. British journal of surgery. 108(2). 138–144. 7 indexed citations

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Rutegård, Martin, Martin Rutegård, & Markku M. Haapamäki. (2019). Multicentre, randomised trial comparing acellular porcine collagen implant versus gluteus maximus myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of the pelvic floor after extended abdominoperineal excision of rectum: study protocol for the Nordic Extended Abdominoperineal Excision (NEAPE) study. BMJ Open. 9(5). e027255–e027255. 6 indexed citations

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Rutegård, Martin, et al.. (2018). Chronic pain, discomfort, quality of life and impact on sex life after open inguinal hernia mesh repair: an expertise-based randomized clinical trial comparing lightweight and heavyweight mesh. Hernia. 22(3). 411–418. 17 indexed citations

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Schaaf, Maartje van der, Maryam Derogar, Asif Johar, et al.. (2014). Reoperation after oesophageal cancer surgery in relation to long-term survival: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 4(3). e004648–e004648. 18 indexed citations

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Henriksson, Maria L., Sofia Edin, Anna M. Dahlin, et al.. (2011). Colorectal Cancer Cells Activate Adjacent Fibroblasts Resulting in FGF1/FGFR3 Signaling and Increased Invasion. American Journal Of Pathology. 178(3). 1387–1394. 116 indexed citations

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Dahlin, Anna M., Richard Palmqvist, Maria L. Henriksson, et al.. (2010). The Role of the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Depends on Microsatellite Instability Screening Status. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(6). 1845–1855. 141 indexed citations

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Larsson, Susanna C., Leif Bergkvist, Martin Rutegård, Edward L. Giovannucci, & Alicja Wolk. (2006). Calcium and dairy food intakes are inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk in the Cohort of Swedish Men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 83(3). 667–673. 105 indexed citations

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Stenling, Roger, et al.. (2005). Efficiency of colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with ulcerative colitis: 26 years’ experience in a patient cohort from a defined population area. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 40(9). 1076–1080. 26 indexed citations

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Broström, Olle, Anders Ekbom, Robert Löfberg, & Martin Rutegård. (1995). [Great risk of cancer in ulcerative colitis. Colonoscopic monitoring is recommended].. PubMed. 92(13). 1325–6, 1329. 3 indexed citations

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