Ólafur Sveinsson

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ólafur Sveinsson is a scholar working on Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ólafur Sveinsson has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ólafur Sveinsson's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (15 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (10 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (7 papers). Ólafur Sveinsson is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (15 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (10 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (7 papers). Ólafur Sveinsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Iceland and United States. Ólafur Sveinsson's co-authors include Lars Herrman, Staffan Holmin, Torbjörn Tomson, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, Peter Mattsson, Fredrik Piehl, Einar Már Valdimarsson, Ólafur Kjartansson and Helgi J. Ísaksson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ólafur Sveinsson

61 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Intra-Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy: An Effective Trea... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Intra-Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy: An Effective Treatment for Ischemic Stroke Caused by Endocarditis
    2016 1.6k citations Ólafur Sveinsson, Lars Herrman et al. profile →
  2. Clinical risk factors in SUDEP
    2019 215 citations Ólafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson et al. Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ólafur Sveinsson Sweden 21 1.7k 991 942 596 539 71 3.1k
Gian Marco De Marchis Switzerland 32 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 900 1.0× 533 0.9× 462 0.9× 128 3.3k
Fenwick T. Nichols United States 31 1.7k 1.0× 912 0.9× 888 0.9× 407 0.7× 264 0.5× 74 5.2k
Norio Tanahashi Japan 31 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 829 0.9× 279 0.5× 712 1.3× 244 4.1k
Marwan El‐Koussy Switzerland 34 2.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 1.6k 1.7× 234 0.4× 564 1.0× 114 3.7k
Pablo Villablanca United States 25 1.3k 0.8× 962 1.0× 838 0.9× 223 0.4× 206 0.4× 43 2.9k
Mehmet Akif Topçuoğlu Türkiye 31 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 847 0.9× 788 1.3× 184 0.3× 208 3.5k
Brian M. Tress Australia 34 2.9k 1.8× 2.1k 2.2× 1.5k 1.6× 547 0.9× 293 0.5× 89 5.7k
Thomas Gattringer Austria 24 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 622 0.7× 407 0.7× 261 0.5× 110 3.5k
Joan Martí‐Fàbregas Spain 33 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 859 0.9× 177 0.3× 384 0.7× 183 3.6k
Blanca Fuentes Spain 32 1.7k 1.1× 850 0.9× 753 0.8× 209 0.4× 338 0.6× 206 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tomson, Torbjörn, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, & Ólafur Sveinsson. (2025). Influence of Risk Factor Combinations on Incidence Rates of SUDEP. Neurology. 104(5). e213372–e213372. 4 indexed citations
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Klinke, Marianne E., et al.. (2025). Acute Stroke Units Nested within Broader Neurology: Care Bundles for Nursing to Enhance Competence and Interdisciplinary Coordination. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 25(1). 21–21. 3 indexed citations
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Tomson, Torbjörn, Ólafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson, et al.. (2024). Incidence, methods and circumstances of suicide in epilepsy: A population-based study in Sweden. Epilepsy & Behavior. 161. 110106–110106.
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Fletcher‐Sandersjöö, Alexander, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Claes Hultling, et al.. (2023). Long-term Outcomes After Periprocedural and Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarctions. Neurology. 101(2). e114–e124. 6 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, & Torbjörn Tomson. (2023). Type, Etiology, and Duration of Epilepsy as Risk Factors for SUDEP. Neurology. 101(22). e2257–e2265. 14 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, et al.. (2021). [Spinal cord infarction - a rare condition and a diagnostic challenge].. Läkartidningen. 118. 20131.
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Massey, Cory A., Ólafur Sveinsson, Torbjörn Tomson, et al.. (2021). X-linked serotonin 2C receptor is associated with a non-canonical pathway for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Brain Communications. 3(3). fcab149–fcab149. 13 indexed citations
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Papp, Viktoria, Melinda Magyari, Orhan Aktaş, et al.. (2020). Worldwide Incidence and Prevalence of Neuromyelitis Optica. Neurology. 96(2). 59–77. 165 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, et al.. (2020). Fótaóeirð - yfirlitsgrein. Læknablaðið. 2012(1). 33–37.
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Bjarne Udd, Per Svenningsson, et al.. (2019). Involuntary movements, vocalizations and cognitive decline. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 79. 135–137. 2 indexed citations
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Hai, Xue, Ólafur Sveinsson, Jiří Bártek, et al.. (2018). Long-term control and predictors of seizures in intracranial meningioma surgery: a population-based study. Acta Neurochirurgica. 160(3). 589–596. 41 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, & Torbjörn Tomson. (2017). The incidence of SUDEP. Neurology. 89(2). 170–177. 207 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Lars Herrman, & Max Albert Hietala. (2017). Heroin-induced acute myelopathy with extreme high levels of CSF glial fibrillar acidic protein indicating a toxic effect on astrocytes. BMJ Case Reports. 2017. bcr–2017. 9 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur & Torbjörn Tomson. (2014). Epilepsy and Menopause: Potential Implications for Pharmacotherapy. Drugs & Aging. 31(9). 671–675. 11 indexed citations
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Klassen, Tara, Torbjörn Tomson, Ólafur Sveinsson, et al.. (2013). Visual Automated Fluorescence Electrophoresis Provides Simultaneous Quality, Quantity, and Molecular Weight Spectra for Genomic DNA from Archived Neonatal Blood Spots. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 15(3). 283–290. 3 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, et al.. (2013). Heilaígerð - yfirlitsgrein. Læknablaðið. 2013(1). 25–31. 3 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Nikolaos Kostulas, & Lars Herrman. (2013). Internal carotid dissection caused by an elongated styloid process (Eagle syndrome). BMJ Case Reports. 2013. bcr2013009878–bcr2013009878. 47 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, Kjartan B. Örvar, Sigurbjörn Birgisson, Margrét Agnarsdóttir, & Jón G. Jónasson. (2008). Clinical features of microscopic colitis in a nation-wide follow-up study in Iceland. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 43(8). 955–960. 26 indexed citations
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Sveinsson, Ólafur. (2007). Líknardráp : siðferðilegur valkostur?. Læknablaðið.
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Sveinsson, Ólafur, et al.. (2007). Clinical features in secondary and cryptogenic organising pneumonia.. PubMed. 11(6). 689–94. 29 indexed citations

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