Merike Boberg

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Merike Boberg is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Merike Boberg has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Merike Boberg's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (7 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (6 papers). Merike Boberg is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (7 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (6 papers). Merike Boberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Latvia and Ethiopia. Merike Boberg's co-authors include Gunnel Ahlgren, Inga‐Britt Gustafsson, B. Vessby, Hans Lithell, Lena Kilander, Håkan Nyman, Lennart Hansson, IB Gustafsson, Agneta Andersson and Siv Tengblad and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Merike Boberg

40 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hypertension Is Related to Cognitive Impairment

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Merike Boberg

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Asbjørn Svardal Norway

Thomas E. Lauer United States

A. Pettersson Sweden

Robert J. Huggett United States

Øyvind Lie Norway

Akio Kanazawa Japan

Arne Lindgren Sweden

Livar Frøyland Norway

Daniel J. Conklin United States

Yoshio Fujioka Japan

Asbjørn Svardal Norway

Merike Boberg

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245 ×0.4

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104 ×0.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merike Boberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Boberg, Merike, et al.. (2003). Effects of algal diets and temperature on the growth and fatty acid content of the cichlid fish Oreochromis niloticus L. – A laboratory study. Aquatic Ecology. 37(2). 169–182. 30 indexed citations

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Vessby, B., IB Gustafsson, Siv Tengblad, Merike Boberg, & Agneta Andersson. (2002). Desaturation and Elongation of Fatty Acids and Insulin Action. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 967(1). 183–195. 265 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike, et al.. (2002). Metabolic effects in neonates receiving intravenous medium-chain triglycerides. Acta Paediatrica. 91(2). 188–197. 5 indexed citations

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Goedkoop, Willem, Lars Sonesten, Gunnel Ahlgren, & Merike Boberg. (2000). Fatty acids in profundal benthic invertebrates and their major food resources in Lake Erken, Sweden: seasonal variation and trophic indications. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 57(11). 2267–2279. 74 indexed citations

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Goedkoop, Willem, Lars Sonesten, Gunnel Ahlgren, & Merike Boberg. (2000). Fatty acids in profundal benthic invertebrates and their major food resources in Lake Erken, Sweden: seasonal variation and trophic indications. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 57(11). 2267–2279. 9 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike, et al.. (1998). Fatty acid content of some freshwater fish of commercial importance from tropical lakes in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Journal of Fish Biology. 53(5). 987–1005. 65 indexed citations

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Kilander, Lena, Bertil Andrén, Håkan Nyman, et al.. (1998). Atrial Fibrillation Is an Independent Determinant of Low Cognitive Function. Stroke. 29(9). 1816–1820. 151 indexed citations

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Magnússon, G, Merike Boberg, G. Cederblad, & S Meurling. (1997). Plasma and tissue levels of lipids, fatty acids and plasma carnitine in neonates receiving a new fat emulsion. Acta Paediatrica. 86(6). 638–644. 19 indexed citations

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Kilander, Lena, Merike Boberg, & Hans Lithell. (1997). How Do We Treat, or Not Treat, High Blood Pressure in the Oldest Old?: A Practice Study in Swedish Geriatricians. Blood Pressure. 6(6). 372–376. 3 indexed citations

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Ahlgren, Gunnel, Peter Blomqvist, Merike Boberg, & Inga‐Britt Gustafsson. (1994). Fatty acid content of the dorsal muscle—an indicator of fat quality in freshwater fish. Journal of Fish Biology. 45(1). 131–157. 132 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike, et al.. (1993). Fatty acid composition in total phospholipids of human coronary arteries in sudden cardiac death. Atherosclerosis. 99(2). 187–193. 80 indexed citations

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Vessby, B., Brita Karlström, Merike Boberg, Hans Lithell, & Christian Berne. (1992). Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids May Impair Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Diabetic Medicine. 9(2). 126–133. 34 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike, Thomas Pollare, Agneta Siegbahn, & B. Vessby. (1992). Supplementation with n‐3 fatty acids reduces triglycerides but increases PAI‐1 in non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 22(10). 645–650. 72 indexed citations

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Ahlgren, Gunnel, Inga‐Britt Gustafsson, & Merike Boberg. (1992). FATTY ACID CONTENT AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FRESHWATER MICROALGAE¹. Journal of Phycology. 28(1). 37–50. 418 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike. (1990). Clinical effects of fish oil.. 34(4). 133–134. 8 indexed citations

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Vessby, B. & Merike Boberg. (1990). Dietary supplementation with n‐3 fatty acids may impair glucose homeostasis in patients with non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus. Journal of Internal Medicine. 228(2). 165–171. 54 indexed citations

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Janzon, Lars, David Bergqvist, Jonas Boberg, et al.. (1990). Prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke in patients with intermittent claudication; effects of ticlopidine. Results from STIMS, the Swedish Ticlopidine Multicentre Study. Journal of Internal Medicine. 227(5). 301–308. 189 indexed citations

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Vessby, B., Brita Karlström, Merike Boberg, et al.. (1985). Diet Therapy for Poorly Controlled Type 2 (Non‐insulin‐dependent) Diabetes Mellitus. Acta Paediatrica. 74(s320). 44–49. 3 indexed citations

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Boberg, Merike, et al.. (1985). Platelet fatty acid composition in relation to fatty acid composition in plasma and to serum lipoprotein lipids in healthy subjects with special reference to the linoleic acid pathway. Clinical Science. 68(5). 581–587. 159 indexed citations

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Boberg, Jonas, et al.. (1977). The effect of treatment with clofibrate on hepatic triglyceride and lipoprotein lipase activities of post heparin plasma in male patients with hyperlipoproteinemia. Atherosclerosis. 27(4). 499–503. 37 indexed citations

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