Per Wessberg

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Per Wessberg is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Per Wessberg has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Per Wessberg's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers). Per Wessberg is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (6 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers). Per Wessberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Spain. Per Wessberg's co-authors include Anders Nordwall, Olle Hägg, Peter Fritzell, Jan Jonason, Thomas Hedner, Jan Hedner, Allison M. Kaigle, Tommy Hansson, Jan Willén and Barbro Danielson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Spine and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

Per Wessberg

19 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar Fusion Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

2001 680 citations Peter Fritzell, Olle Hägg et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Per Wessberg Sweden	14	1.2k	964	949	195	175	19	1.7k
G A Delaney Canada	13	802 0.7×	327 0.3×	84 0.1×	78 0.4×	121 0.7×	19	1.2k
Paul G. Loubser United States	17	383 0.3×	315 0.3×	254 0.3×	70 0.4×	11 0.1×	43	1.4k
Cecilia Norrbrink Sweden	17	733 0.6×	280 0.3×	562 0.6×	40 0.2×	10 0.1×	25	1.3k
S. Ghroubi Tunisia	16	189 0.2×	259 0.3×	229 0.2×	62 0.3×	28 0.2×	73	788
Jawahar N. Ghia United States	18	125 0.1×	279 0.3×	210 0.2×	47 0.2×	24 0.1×	35	775
Walter Klimscha Austria	25	254 0.2×	1.6k 1.7×	162 0.2×	40 0.2×	15 0.1×	47	2.2k
Pascal Vanelderen Belgium	16	359 0.3×	332 0.3×	283 0.3×	26 0.1×	7 0.0×	35	992
Krishna Kumar Canada	24	737 0.6×	463 0.5×	2.6k 2.7×	37 0.2×	13 0.1×	41	3.5k
Jee Youn Moon South Korea	21	241 0.2×	339 0.4×	440 0.5×	31 0.2×	6 0.0×	86	1.3k
David M. Schultz United States	14	324 0.3×	325 0.3×	487 0.5×	21 0.1×	6 0.0×	30	968

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Per Wessberg

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19 of 19 papers shown

Westin, Olof, et al.. (2022). Providence nighttime brace is as effective as fulltime Boston brace for female patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A retrospective analysis of a randomized cohort. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 12. 100178–100178. 9 indexed citations

Wessberg, Per, et al.. (2017). Central lumbar spinal stenosis: natural history of non-surgical patients. European Spine Journal. 26(10). 2536–2542. 47 indexed citations

Hägg, Olle, et al.. (2010). Validity of a Computer Touch-Screen Questionnaire System in Back Patients. Spine. 35(6). 697–703. 10 indexed citations

Jeppsson, Anders, et al.. (2010). Preoperative Fibrinogen Plasma Concentration Is Associated With Perioperative Bleeding and Transfusion Requirements in Scoliosis Surgery. Spine. 36(7). 549–555. 49 indexed citations

Willén, Jan, et al.. (2008). Surgical Results in Hidden Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Detected by Axial Loaded Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Spine. 33(4). E109–E115. 34 indexed citations

Wessberg, Per, Barbro Danielson, & Jan Willén. (2006). Comparison of Cobb Angles in Idiopathic Scoliosis on Standing Radiographs and Supine Axially Loaded MRI. Spine. 31(26). 3039–3044. 68 indexed citations

Fritzell, Peter, Olle Hägg, Per Wessberg, & Anders Nordwall. (2002). Chronic Low Back Pain and Fusion: A Comparison of Three Surgical Techniques. Spine. 27(11). 1131–1141. 382 indexed citations

Fritzell, Peter, Olle Hägg, Per Wessberg, & Anders Nordwall. (2001). 2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar Fusion Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 26(23). 2521–2532. 680 indexed citations breakdown →

Wessberg, Per, Yuxing Wang, Lars Irstam, & Anders Nordwall. (2001). The effect of surgery and remodelling on spinal canal measurements after thoracolumbar burst fractures. European Spine Journal. 10(1). 55–63. 32 indexed citations

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Kaigle, Allison M., Per Wessberg, & Tommy Hansson. (1998). Muscular and Kinematic Behavior of the Lumbar Spine During Flexion-Extension. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 11(2). 163???174–163???174. 104 indexed citations

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Hedner, Thomas, Jan Hedner, Knut Iversen, Per Wessberg, & Per Lundborg. (1985). Gammahydroxybutyric acid: Central biochemical and behavioral effects in neonatal rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 23(2). 185–189. 5 indexed citations

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Hedner, Jan, Thomas Hedner, Per Wessberg, & Jan Jonason. (1984). An analysis of the mechanism by which gamma-aminobutyric acid depresses ventilation in the rat. Journal of Applied Physiology. 56(4). 849–856. 35 indexed citations

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Hedner, Jan, Thomas Hedner, Per Wessberg, & Jan Jonason. (1984). Interaction of substance P with the respiratory control system in the rat.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 228(1). 196–201. 43 indexed citations

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Hedner, T., Jan Hedner, Jan Jonason, & Per Wessberg. (1984). Effects of theophylline on adenosine-induced respiratory depression in the preterm rabbit.. PubMed. 65(2). 153–6. 13 indexed citations

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Wessberg, Per, Jan Hedner, Thomas Hedner, Bertil Persson, & Jan Jonason. (1984). Adenosine mechanisms in the regulation of breathing in the rat. European Journal of Pharmacology. 106(1). 59–67. 57 indexed citations

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Wessberg, Per, Jan Hedner, Thomas Hedner, & Jan Jonason. (1983). Central respiratory and cardiovascular effects in the rat of some putative neurotransmitter amino acids. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 323(1). 58–65. 10 indexed citations

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Hedner, Jan, Thomas Hedner, Per Wessberg, Dag Lundberg, & Jan Jonason. (1983). Effects of TRH and TRH analogues on the central regulation of breathing in the rat. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 117(3). 427–437. 53 indexed citations

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Wessberg, Per, Thomas Hedner, Jan Hedner, & Jan Jonason. (1983). Effects of taurine and a taurine antagonist on some respiratory and cardiovascuar parameters. Life Sciences. 33(17). 1649–1655. 16 indexed citations

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Hedner, Thomas, Jan Hedner, Per Wessberg, & Jan Jonason. (1982). Regulation of breathing in the rat: Indications for a role of central adenosine mechanisms. Neuroscience Letters. 33(2). 147–151. 52 indexed citations

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