Peter Appelros

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Appelros is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Rehabilitation and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Appelros has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Rehabilitation and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter Appelros's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (43 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (35 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (16 papers). Peter Appelros is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (43 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (35 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (16 papers). Peter Appelros collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Peter Appelros's co-authors include Andreas Terént, Birgitta Stegmayr, Ingegerd Nydevik, Matti Viitanen, Åke Seiger, Åsa G. Andersson, Kitty Kamwendo, Bo Norrving, Marie Eriksson and Kjell Asplund and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Stroke and Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Peter Appelros

68 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sex Differences in Stroke Epidemiology

2009 756 citations Peter Appelros, Birgitta Stegmayr et al. Stroke profile →
Adaptation of the Charlson Comorbidity Index for Register-Based Research in Sweden

2021 169 citations Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Peter Appelros et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter Appelros	2.0k	1.4k	721	712	696	72	3.8k
Anthony G. Rudd	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.7×	630 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	502 0.7×	51	5.0k
Reneé Semonin Holleran	2.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.4×	590 0.8×	570 0.8×	1.2k 1.7×	18	4.6k
Bent Indredavik	2.6k 1.3×	2.6k 1.9×	443 0.6×	934 1.3×	587 0.8×	95	4.5k
Halvor Næss	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	652 0.9×	830 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	198	4.3k
Toby Cumming	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	378 0.5×	955 1.3×	268 0.4×	85	3.6k
Helen M. Dewey	3.4k 1.7×	2.8k 2.1×	646 0.9×	926 1.3×	797 1.1×	141	5.7k
Stephen Phillips	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	658 0.9×	531 0.7×	739 1.1×	62	3.2k
M. Limburg	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	613 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	1.2k 1.8×	116	5.9k
Ian Wellwood	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	211 0.3×	613 0.9×	264 0.4×	50	2.8k
Lesli E. Skolarus	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	464 0.6×	642 0.9×	284 0.4×	162	3.4k

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Appelros, Peter, et al.. (2025). The broken care chain—report from a country with a low number of hospital beds. Frontiers in Health Services. 5. 1632220–1632220.

Appelros, Peter, et al.. (2025). Post-stroke fatigue: The role of comorbidities and its impact on quality of life. BMC Neurology. 25(1). 177–177. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Jiangwei, Jonas Halfvarson, Peter Appelros, et al.. (2023). Long-term Risk of Stroke in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Neurology. 101(6). e653–e664. 17 indexed citations

Appelros, Peter, et al.. (2021). Neurological Complications After Electrochemotherapy Treatment in the Head and Neck Area. Anticancer Research. 41(7). 3519–3522. 1 indexed citations

Forsberg, Anette, et al.. (2020). “I can manage the challenge” – a qualitative study describing experiences of living with balance limitations after first-ever stroke. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. 16(1). 1857044–1857044. 2 indexed citations

Lesén, Eva, et al.. (2020). Age in relation to comorbidity and outcome in patients with high-risk TIA or minor ischemic stroke: A Swedish national observational study. European Stroke Journal. 6(1). 53–61. 3 indexed citations

Åsberg, Signild, Bahman Farahmand, Karin Henriksson, & Peter Appelros. (2018). Statins as secondary preventives in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. International Journal of Stroke. 15(1). 61–68. 10 indexed citations

Appelros, Peter, Fredrik Jönsson, Signild Åsberg, et al.. (2013). Trends in Stroke Treatment and Outcome between 1995 and 2010: Observations from Riks-Stroke, the Swedish Stroke Register. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 37(1). 22–29. 47 indexed citations

Asplund, Kjell, et al.. (2011). Thrombolytic Therapy Rates and Stroke Severity. Stroke. 43(2). 536–538. 26 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, Fredrik Jönsson, Kjell Asplund, et al.. (2010). Trends in Baseline Patient Characteristics during the Years 1995–2008: Observations from Riks-Stroke, the Swedish Stroke Register. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 30(2). 114–119. 38 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, Bernd Stegmayr, & Andreas Terént. (2009). A review on sex differences in stroke treatment and outcome. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 121(6). 359–369. 99 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, Birgitta Stegmayr, & Andreas Terént. (2008). Riks-Stroke och hur fallgropar vid tolkning av resultaten undviks. Läkartidningen. 105(8). 529–533. 1 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, et al.. (2007). A national stroke quality register: 12 years experience from a participating hospital. European Journal of Neurology. 14(8). 890–894. 26 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, Ingegerd Nydevik, & Andreas Terént. (2006). Living setting and utilisation of ADL assistance one year after a stroke with special reference to gender differences. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28(1). 43–49. 21 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter. (2006). Characteristics of the Frenchay Activities Index one year after a stroke: A population-based study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 29(10). 785–790. 25 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter & Åsa G. Andersson. (2006). Changes in Mini Mental State Examination score after stroke: lacunar infarction predicts cognitive decline. European Journal of Neurology. 13(5). 491–495. 26 indexed citations

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Andersson, Åsa G., Kitty Kamwendo, Åke Seiger, & Peter Appelros. (2006). HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FALLERS IN A STROKE UNIT: VALIDITY INDEXES OF 4 TEST METHODS. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 38(3). 186–191. 198 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter & Matti Viitanen. (2005). What Causes Increased Stroke Mortality in Patients with Prestroke Dementia?. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 19(5). 323–327. 16 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter & Matti Viitanen. (2004). Prevalence and predictors of depression at one year in a Swedish population-based cohort with first-ever stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 13(2). 52–57. 45 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter, et al.. (2004). Recovery from unilateral neglect after right-hemisphere stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation. 26(8). 471–477. 36 indexed citations

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