Odd Nilssen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Odd Nilssen is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Odd Nilssen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Odd Nilssen's work include Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (22 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Odd Nilssen is often cited by papers focused on Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (22 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Odd Nilssen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Russia and United States. Odd Nilssen's co-authors include Tormod Brenn, Olav Helge Førde, A M Grjibovski, Georg Høyer, Jan Brox, Maria Averina, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Richard K. Ries, N E Huseby and F P Rivara and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Epidemiology, Clinical Chemistry and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Odd Nilssen

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

THE TROMSØ STUDY 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 200 400 600
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. THE TROMSØ STUDY
    1990 716 citations Odd Nilssen, Olav Helge Førde et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Odd Nilssen Norway 21 678 576 404 255 238 45 1.8k
Tormod Brenn Norway 22 445 0.7× 361 0.6× 353 0.9× 319 1.3× 215 0.9× 56 1.8k
Deyu Pan United States 24 302 0.4× 872 1.5× 298 0.7× 340 1.3× 411 1.7× 90 2.4k
Satya Mohapatra India 10 1.0k 1.5× 935 1.6× 439 1.1× 126 0.5× 271 1.1× 30 1.8k
Aaron R. Folsom United States 16 423 0.6× 185 0.3× 420 1.0× 312 1.2× 381 1.6× 18 1.7k
Eunju Sung South Korea 23 1.0k 1.5× 368 0.6× 618 1.5× 256 1.0× 221 0.9× 86 1.9k
Tim Neumann Germany 23 426 0.6× 491 0.9× 96 0.2× 151 0.6× 188 0.8× 71 1.6k
Taisto Sarkola Finland 25 434 0.6× 278 0.5× 240 0.6× 513 2.0× 205 0.9× 89 1.7k
Yeong Sook Yoon South Korea 23 654 1.0× 224 0.4× 510 1.3× 246 1.0× 560 2.4× 58 2.3k
M. Trevisan United States 15 328 0.5× 306 0.5× 150 0.4× 124 0.5× 225 0.9× 24 1.4k
Raphaël Lagasse Belgium 18 484 0.7× 211 0.4× 1.1k 2.7× 407 1.6× 297 1.2× 73 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Odd Nilssen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Odd Nilssen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Odd Nilssen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shkolnikov, Vladimir M., Dmitri A. Jdanov, S. А. Shalnova, et al.. (2020). Time trends in smoking in Russia in the light of recent tobacco control measures: synthesis of evidence from multiple sources. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 378–378. 37 indexed citations
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Kudryavtsev, Alexander V., Odd Nilssen, Johan Lund, A M Grjibovski, & Børge Ytterstad. (2012). Road traffic crashes with fatal and non-fatal injuries in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 2005–2010. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 20(4). 349–357. 15 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (2011). Premature cardiovascular mortality and alcohol consumption before death in Arkhangelsk, Russia: an analysis of a consecutive series of forensic autopsies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 40(6). 1519–1529. 18 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (2011). Determinants of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Northwest Russia: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study. Annals of Epidemiology. 22(1). 57–65. 17 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (2010). Metabolic syndrome in Russian adults: associated factors and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and all causes. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 582–582. 44 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (2010). Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Northwest Russia: the Arkhangelsk study. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 23–23. 63 indexed citations
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Ries, Richard K., Christine Yuodelis‐Flores, Peter Roy‐Byrne, Odd Nilssen, & Joan Russo. (2008). Addiction and suicidal behavior in acute psychiatric inpatients. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 50(2). 93–99. 22 indexed citations
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Averina, Maria, et al.. (2005). Social and lifestyle determinants of depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and self-evaluated quality of life in Russia. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 40(7). 511–518. 75 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd. (2004). LONG-TERM EFFECT OF BRIEF INTERVENTION IN AT-RISK ALCOHOL DRINKERS: A 9-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 39(6). 548–551. 21 indexed citations
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Høyer, Georg, et al.. (2003). The Svalbard study 1988-89: a unique setting for validation of self-reported alcohol consumption. Addiction. 90(4). 539–544. 27 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (1998). CARBOHYDRATE-DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN: MARKER OF ACTUAL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION OR CHRONIC ALCOHOL MISUSE?. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 33(6). 646–650. 21 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (1997). Carbohydrate‐Deficient Transferrin and Alcohol Dependency: Variation in Response to Alcohol Intake among Different Groups of Patients. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 21(2). 201–205. 57 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (1996). [Injuries and drug use among soccer players].. PubMed. 116(17). 1996–9. 2 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, et al.. (1996). Blood serum analyses in population studies: parallel analyses and degree of agreement in a Norwegian-Russian co-project. The Svalbard Study.. PubMed. 55(2). 75–82. 2 indexed citations
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Ringstad, Jetmund, Synnøve F. Knutsen, Odd Nilssen, & Yngvar Thomassen. (1993). A comparative study of serum selenium and vitamin E levels in a population of male risk drinkers and abstainers. Biological Trace Element Research. 36(1). 65–71. 20 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd. (1991). The Tromsø study: Identification of and a controlled intervention on a population of early-stage risk drinkers. Preventive Medicine. 20(4). 518–528. 71 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd & Olav Helge Førde. (1991). The Tromsø Study: the positive predictive value of gamma‐glutamyltransferase and an alcohol questionnaire in the detection of early‐stage risk drinkers. Journal of Internal Medicine. 229(6). 497–500. 10 indexed citations
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Nilssen, Odd, Olav Helge Førde, & Tormod Brenn. (1990). THE TROMSØ STUDY. American Journal of Epidemiology. 132(2). 318–326. 716 indexed citations breakdown →

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