Mogens Vestergaard

16.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
213 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Mogens Vestergaard is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mogens Vestergaard has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 56 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 48 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mogens Vestergaard's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (27 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (24 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (22 papers). Mogens Vestergaard is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (27 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (24 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (22 papers). Mogens Vestergaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Mogens Vestergaard's co-authors include Jakob Christensen, Jørn Olsen, Diana Schendel, Thomas Munk Laursen, Lars Henning Pedersen, Erik Thorlund Parner, Per Sidenius, Kreesten Meldgaard Madsen, Jiong Li and Carsten Obel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Mogens Vestergaard

210 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Prenatal Valproate Exposu... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2013 2005 2012 250 500 750
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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. Prenatal Valproate Exposure and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Childhood Autism
    2013 881 citations Jakob Christensen, Merete Juul Sørensen et al. profile →
  2. Risk Factors for Autism: Perinatal Factors, Parental Psychiatric History, and Socioeconomic Status
    2005 534 citations Mogens Vestergaard et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  3. Life expectancy and cardiovascular mortality in persons with schizophrenia
    2012 388 citations Thomas Munk Laursen, Trine Munk‐Olsen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Mogens Vestergaard 3.5k 3.4k 2.0k 1.7k 1.6k 213 11.4k
Camilla Stoltenberg 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 779 0.5× 142 7.6k
Diana Schendel 2.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.6k 1.5× 1.9k 1.1× 136 11.7k
Christina Dalman 1.7k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 3.3k 1.9× 638 0.4× 221 9.6k
Catarina Almqvist 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 296 11.0k
Laura A. Schieve 6.4k 1.8× 3.4k 1.0× 3.1k 1.5× 4.7k 2.8× 1.3k 0.8× 213 17.1k
Sven Sandin 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 855 0.5× 194 8.5k
Jay Schulkin 2.5k 0.7× 697 0.2× 3.2k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 573 18.1k
Poul Thorsen 1.9k 0.6× 996 0.3× 1.7k 0.8× 854 0.5× 2.7k 1.7× 147 8.3k
Marshalyn Yeargin‐Allsopp 3.7k 1.1× 4.5k 1.3× 1.0k 0.5× 4.3k 2.6× 1.3k 0.8× 115 12.6k
Tine Brink Henriksen 5.8k 1.7× 1.2k 0.3× 4.2k 2.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 405 14.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mogens Vestergaard

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All Works

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Prior, Anders, Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Peter Vedsted, & Mogens Vestergaard. (2025). Continuity of care in general practice and patient outcomes in Denmark: a population-based cohort study. 1(2). 100016–100016.
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Petersen, Liselotte, et al.. (2019). Premature mortality in persons with epilepsy and schizophrenia: A population‐based nationwide cohort study. Epilepsia. 60(6). 1200–1208. 9 indexed citations
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Cnattingius, Sven, Jing Li, Wei Dong, et al.. (2019). Maternal bereavement shortly before or during pregnancy and risk of postpartum psychotic illness: a population-based study from Denmark and Sweden. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Nørgaard, Hans Christian Brix, Henrik Schou Pedersen, Morten Fenger‐Grøn, et al.. (2019). Schizophrenia and attendance in primary healthcare: a population-based matched cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 37(3). 358–365. 11 indexed citations
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Vestergaard, Mogens, et al.. (2017). Risk of stroke after bereavement-a systematic literature review. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 136(4). 293–297. 13 indexed citations
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Bech, Bodil Hammer, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Morten Fenger‐Grøn, et al.. (2017). Use of general practice before and after mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Denmark. BMJ Open. 7(12). e017735–e017735. 16 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Sigrún Alba Jóhannesdóttir, Sinéad Langan, Henrik Schou Pedersen, et al.. (2017). Mood Disorders and Risk of Herpes Zoster in 2 Population-Based Case-Control Studies in Denmark and the United Kingdom. American Journal of Epidemiology. 187(5). 1019–1028. 12 indexed citations
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Liang, Hong, Jørn Olsen, Yuan Wei, et al.. (2016). Early Life Bereavement and Schizophrenia. Medicine. 95(3). e2434–e2434. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Jiong, Yang Hu, Mai‐Britt Guldin, Peter Vedsted, & Mogens Vestergaard. (2015). Increased utilisation of primary healthcare in persons exposed to severe stress in prenatal life: a national population-based study in Denmark. BMJ Open. 5(1). e005657–e005657. 5 indexed citations
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Davydow, Dimitry S., Morten Fenger‐Grøn, Anette Riisgaard Ribe, et al.. (2015). Depression and risk of hospitalisations and rehospitalisations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Denmark: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 5(12). e009878–e009878. 29 indexed citations
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Christensen, Jakob, Henrik Pedersen, Maiken Ina Siegismund Kjaersgaard, et al.. (2015). Apgar-score in children prenatally exposed to antiepileptic drugs: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 5(9). e007425–e007425. 11 indexed citations
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Munk‐Olsen, Trine, Bodil Hammer Bech, Mogens Vestergaard, et al.. (2014). Psychiatric disorders following fetal death: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 4(6). e005187–e005187. 15 indexed citations
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Dalsgaard, Else‐Marie, Mogens Vestergaard, Mette Vinther Skriver, et al.. (2014). Socioeconomic position and cardiovascular risk factors among people with screen-detected Type 2 DM: Six-year follow-up of the ADDITION-Denmark trial. Primary care diabetes. 8(4). 322–329. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Jiong, Jørn Olsen, Mogens Vestergaard, et al.. (2012). Bereavement in Early Life and Later Childhood Overweight. Obesity Facts. 5(6). 881–889. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuelian, Mogens Vestergaard, Jakob Christensen, Jørn Olsen, & Sjúrđur F. Olsen. (2010). Intake of marine n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and risk for epilepsy in the offspring: A population-based cohort study. Epilepsy Research. 91(2-3). 267–272. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Jiong, Mogens Vestergaard, Carsten Obel, et al.. (2009). Prenatal Stress and Cerebral Palsy: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark. Psychosomatic Medicine. 71(6). 615–618. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Jiong, Mogens Vestergaard, Carsten Obel, et al.. (2008). Prenatal stress and epilepsy in later life: A nationwide follow-up study in Denmark. Epilepsy Research. 81(1). 52–57. 28 indexed citations
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Thorn, Stephanie R., Stig Purup, Wendie S. Cohick, et al.. (2006). Leptin Does Not Act Directly on Mammary Epithelial Cells in Prepubertal Dairy Heifers. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(5). 1467–1477. 36 indexed citations
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Løvendahl, Peter, T. Liboriussen, Just Jensen, Mogens Vestergaard, & Kristen Sejrsen. (1994). Physiological Predictors in Calves of Dairy Breeds: Part 1. Genetic Parameters of Basal and Induced Growth Hormone Secretion. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A – Animal Science. 44(3). 169–176. 9 indexed citations

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