Per Fransson

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Per Fransson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Per Fransson has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 29 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Per Fransson's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (40 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (33 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (24 papers). Per Fransson is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (40 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (33 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (24 papers). Per Fransson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Per Fransson's co-authors include Anders Widmark, Morten Høyer, Björn Tavelin, Sophie D. Fosså, Jo-Åsmund Lund, Anders Angelsen, J.‐E. Damber, İlker Taşdemir, Olbjørn Klepp and Arne Solberg and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Per Fransson

72 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Endocrine treatment, with or without radiotherapy, in locally advanced prostate cancer (SPCG-7/SFUO-3): an open randomised phase III trial

2008 594 citations Anders Widmark, Per Fransson et al. profile →
Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 5-year outcomes of the HYPO-RT-PC randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial

2019 559 citations Anders Widmark, Per Fransson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Per Fransson Sweden	19	1.8k	672	607	423	366	80	2.4k
Arul Mahadevan United States	17	2.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	450 0.7×	534 1.3×	526 1.4×	22	3.2k
Sandra Turner Australia	28	1.7k 0.9×	664 1.0×	470 0.8×	958 2.3×	533 1.5×	109	2.9k
Ewa Szumacher Canada	26	1.0k 0.6×	496 0.7×	424 0.7×	469 1.1×	323 0.9×	92	2.0k
Charles Hayter Canada	24	932 0.5×	505 0.8×	509 0.8×	568 1.3×	325 0.9×	56	2.0k
Natalia Sadetsky United States	28	1.9k 1.1×	175 0.3×	645 1.1×	390 0.9×	121 0.3×	76	2.6k
Thomas P. Shakespeare Australia	19	690 0.4×	347 0.5×	225 0.4×	286 0.7×	291 0.8×	85	1.3k
Nikhil Shah United States	9	1.7k 0.9×	219 0.3×	414 0.7×	657 1.6×	85 0.2×	22	2.1k
Pierfrancesco Franco Italy	30	1.2k 0.7×	923 1.4×	742 1.2×	850 2.0×	792 2.2×	192	3.0k
Y. Pointreau France	20	881 0.5×	210 0.3×	1.0k 1.7×	769 1.8×	254 0.7×	151	2.4k
Max Peters Netherlands	20	980 0.5×	362 0.5×	197 0.3×	290 0.7×	263 0.7×	76	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Per Fransson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Per Fransson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Per Fransson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Per Fransson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Per Fransson. Per Fransson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Svensson, Per‐Arne, Björn Zackrisson, Alexander Valdman, et al.. (2025). Association of Circulating Inflammatory Biomarker Levels and Toxicity in Patients Undergoing Pelvic Radiation for Cancer: A Critical Review. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 10(6). 101766–101766. 1 indexed citations

Hajdarević, Senada, et al.. (2025). Contact nurses’ experiences of supporting patients following cancer treatment: A qualitative study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 77. 102936–102936.

Sharp, Lena, et al.. (2024). Aspects of occupational safety: a survey among European cancer nurses. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 70. 102595–102595. 5 indexed citations

Johansson, Birgitta, Åsa Cajander, Emma Ohlsson‐Nevo, et al.. (2024). The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 494–494.

Sampaio, Filipa, Per Fransson, Emma Ohlsson‐Nevo, et al.. (2024). Cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy vs. conventional radiotherapy for patients with brain tumors in Sweden: results from a non-randomized prospective multicenter study. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 22(1). 66–66.

Kristensen, Ingrid, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Per Fransson, et al.. (2024). Patient reported fatigue after proton therapy for malignant brain tumours – Is there a relation between radiation dose and brain structures?. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 202. 110582–110582. 2 indexed citations

Ohlsson‐Nevo, Emma, et al.. (2024). Symptom experience and symptom distress in patients with malignant brain tumor treated with proton therapy: A five-year follow-up study. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 31. 100269–100269.

Wode, Kathrin, Lena Sharp, Per Fransson, & Johanna Hök Nordberg. (2023). Communication About Complementary and Alternative Medicine When Patients Decline Conventional Cancer Treatment: Patients’ and Physicians’ Experiences. The Oncologist. 28(9). e774–e783. 5 indexed citations

Sjövall, Katarina, et al.. (2023). Evaluating patient reported outcomes and experiences in a novel proton beam clinic – challenges, activities, and outcomes of the ProtonCare project. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 132–132. 3 indexed citations

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Laurell, Göran, et al.. (2022). Addressing symptoms that affect patients’ eating according to the Head and Neck Patient Symptom Checklist©. Supportive Care in Cancer. 30(7). 6163–6173. 3 indexed citations

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Sharp, Lena, et al.. (2022). Exploring Health Care Professionals’ Perceptions Regarding Shared Clinical Decision-Making in Both Acute and Palliative Cancer Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 16134–16134. 2 indexed citations

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Fransson, Per, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Birgitta Johansson, et al.. (2021). Health-related quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors during and three months after treatment with proton beam therapy. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 17. 5–17. 8 indexed citations

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Johansson, Birgitta, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of skin reactions during proton beam radiotherapy – Patient-reported versus clinician-reported. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 19. 11–17. 4 indexed citations

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Ehrsson, Ylva Tiblom, et al.. (2021). Mapping Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosed with Malnutrition Defined by GLIM. Nutrients. 13(4). 1167–1167. 19 indexed citations

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Enblad, Gunilla, et al.. (2021). Clinical characteristics and factors associated with COVID-19-related death and morbidity among hospitalized patients with cancer: a Swedish cohort study. Acta Oncologica. 60(11). 1459–1465. 3 indexed citations

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Fransson, Per, et al.. (2021). Health care utilization at end of life among patients with lung or pancreatic cancer. Comparison between two Swedish cohorts. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254673–e0254673. 5 indexed citations

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Sharp, Lena, et al.. (2020). Factors associated with healthcare utilisation during first year after cancer diagnose—a population‐based study. European Journal of Cancer Care. 30(2). e13361–e13361. 5 indexed citations

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Fransson, Per, et al.. (2020). Development and initial psychometric evaluation of a radiotherapy‐related symptom assessment tool, based on data from patients with brain tumours undergoing proton beam therapy. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 35(3). 796–804. 4 indexed citations

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Ahlberg, Karin, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Per Fransson, et al.. (2019). The Art of Living With Symptoms: A Qualitative Study Among Patients With Primary Brain Tumors Receiving Proton Beam Therapy. Cancer Nursing. 43(2). E79–E86. 12 indexed citations

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Widmark, Anders, Per Fransson, Peter Iversen, et al.. (2014). Prospective assessment of urinary, gastrointestinal and sexual symptoms before, during and after image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy for prostate cancer. Scandinavian Journal of Urology. 49(1). 58–69. 5 indexed citations

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