Michael Häggman

7.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
54 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Häggman is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Häggman has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Rheumatology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael Häggman's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (37 papers) and Urologic and reproductive health conditions (13 papers). Michael Häggman is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (37 papers) and Urologic and reproductive health conditions (13 papers). Michael Häggman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Finland. Michael Häggman's co-authors include Anna Bill‐Axelson, Hans‐Olov Adami, Christer Busch, Anders Spångberg, Juni Palmgren, Swen‐Olof Andersson, Jan‐Erik Johansson, Lars Holmberg, Stig Nordling and Hans Garmo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Michael Häggman

52 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Pr... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2011 2014 2002 2018 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer
    2005 794 citations Anna Bill‐Axelson, Lars Holmberg et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer
    2011 778 citations Anna Bill‐Axelson, Lars Holmberg et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer
    2014 643 citations Anna Bill‐Axelson, Lars Holmberg et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. A Randomized Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy with Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer
    2002 520 citations Lars Holmberg, Anna Bill‐Axelson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer — 29-Year Follow-up
    2018 284 citations Anna Bill‐Axelson, Lars Holmberg et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Häggman Sweden 20 3.6k 992 975 641 409 54 4.3k
Kimmo Taari Finland 31 2.4k 0.7× 776 0.8× 736 0.8× 510 0.8× 419 1.0× 162 3.7k
Gregory P. Swanson United States 28 4.4k 1.2× 620 0.6× 807 0.8× 744 1.2× 584 1.4× 138 5.6k
Jay P. Ciezki United States 32 5.2k 1.5× 817 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 867 1.4× 322 0.8× 127 6.1k
Janet E. Cowan United States 41 4.8k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 836 1.3× 578 1.4× 199 5.9k
Jeffrey J. Tosoian United States 33 3.2k 0.9× 779 0.8× 938 1.0× 471 0.7× 401 1.0× 126 3.8k
Edith Canby‐Hagino United States 18 3.5k 1.0× 449 0.5× 689 0.7× 762 1.2× 223 0.5× 42 4.1k
F. Zattoni Italy 11 4.6k 1.3× 852 0.9× 975 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 398 1.0× 22 5.2k
Patricia Landis United States 31 3.8k 1.1× 636 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 697 1.1× 368 0.9× 71 4.3k
William J. Ellis United States 36 2.9k 0.8× 885 0.9× 804 0.8× 652 1.0× 953 2.3× 110 4.4k
Zhaoyong Feng United States 27 2.8k 0.8× 453 0.5× 713 0.7× 627 1.0× 303 0.7× 54 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Häggman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holmberg, Lars, Hans Garmo, Stefan Andersson, et al.. (2025). Time Dependence of Outcomes in the SPCG-4 Randomized Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy and Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer. European Urology. 88(6). 554–558.
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Bring, Johan, et al.. (2022). A Novel Risk Score (P-score) Based on a Three-Gene Signature, for Estimating the Risk of Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality. Research and Reports in Urology. Volume 14. 203–217. 8 indexed citations
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Honarvar, Hadis, Mark Lubberink, Håkan Jorulf, et al.. (2020). Carbon Flux as a Measure of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness: [11C]-Acetate PET/CT. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 17(2). 214–223. 5 indexed citations
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Bill‐Axelson, Anna, Lars Holmberg, Hans Garmo, et al.. (2018). Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer — 29-Year Follow-up. New England Journal of Medicine. 379(24). 2319–2329. 284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Häggman, Michael, et al.. (2016). Malignant lipogenesis defined by 11C-acetate PET/CT predicts prostate cancer-specific survival in patients with biochemical relapse after prostatectomy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 43(12). 2131–2138. 11 indexed citations
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Bill‐Axelson, Anna, Lars Holmberg, Hans Garmo, et al.. (2014). Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 370(10). 932–942. 643 indexed citations breakdown →
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Armstrong, Andrew J., Michael Häggman, Walter M. Stadler, et al.. (2013). Long-term Survival and Biomarker Correlates of Tasquinimod Efficacy in a Multicenter Randomized Study of Men with Minimally Symptomatic Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(24). 6891–6901. 46 indexed citations
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Пили, Роберто, Michael Häggman, Walter M. Stadler, et al.. (2011). Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tasquinimod in Men With Minimally Symptomatic Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(30). 4022–4028. 161 indexed citations
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Bill‐Axelson, Anna, Lars Holmberg, Mirja Ruutu, et al.. (2011). Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 364(18). 1708–1717. 778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weis, Ján, Håkan Jorulf, Antonina Bergman, et al.. (2011). MR spectroscopy of the human prostate using surface coil at 3 T: Metabolite ratios, age‐dependent effects, and diagnostic possibilities. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 34(6). 1277–1284. 10 indexed citations
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Bratt, Ola, Michael Häggman, Göran Ahlgren, et al.. (2009). Open-label, clinical phase I studies of tasquinimod in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 101(8). 1233–1240. 58 indexed citations
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Bill‐Axelson, Anna, Mirja Ruutu, Hans Garmo, et al.. (2008). Radical Prostatectomy Versus Watchful Waiting in Localized Prostate Cancer: the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group-4 Randomized Trial. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 100(16). 1144–1154. 372 indexed citations
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Berglund, Gunilla, et al.. (2006). “Between Men”: A psychosocial rehabilitation programme for men with prostate cancer. Acta Oncologica. 46(1). 83–89. 37 indexed citations
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Häggman, Michael, et al.. (1997). Allelic loss of 8p sequences in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma. Urology. 50(4). 643–647. 55 indexed citations
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Hellström, Mats, et al.. (1996). A 3‐year follow‐up of patients with localized prostate cancer operated on with or without pre‐treatment with the GnRH‐agonist triptorelin. British Journal of Urology. 78(3). 432–436. 8 indexed citations
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Häggman, Michael, Manuel de la Torre, Mona Norberg, & Christer Busch. (1994). Preoperative histological and cytological diagnosis and DNA ploidy assessment of localized prostatic cancer. Apmis. 102(7-12). 841–848. 4 indexed citations
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Torre, Manuel de la, et al.. (1993). Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Invasive Carcinoma in Total Prostatectomy Specimens: Distribution, Volumes and DNA Ploidy. British Journal of Urology. 72(2). 207–213. 40 indexed citations
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Pedersen, K, Hans Wijkström, Reinhard Stege, et al.. (1993). Neoadjuvant GnRH-AgonistTreatment (Triptorelin andCyproterone Acetatefor Flare Protection) andTotal Prostatectomy. European Urology. 24(4). 456–460. 20 indexed citations

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