S. Peter Magnusson

17.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

S. Peter Magnusson is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Peter Magnusson has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 82 papers in Surgery and 53 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Peter Magnusson's work include Sports injuries and prevention (103 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (101 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (54 papers). S. Peter Magnusson is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (103 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (101 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (54 papers). S. Peter Magnusson collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Finland. S. Peter Magnusson's co-authors include Michael Kjær, Per Aagaard, Erik B. Simonsen, Poul Dyhre‐Poulsen, Jens Bojsen‐Møller, Philip Hansen, M. Kongsgaard, Henning Langberg, René B. Svensson and Christian Couppé and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biomaterials and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

S. Peter Magnusson

182 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

A mechanism for increased contractile strength of human pennate muscle in response to strength training: changes in muscle architecture

2001 531 citations Per Aagaard, Jesper L. Andersen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Peter Magnusson Denmark	62	10.0k	4.4k	3.7k	1.2k	1.2k	192	12.8k
Thomas M. Best United States	57	6.3k 0.6×	4.7k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	640 0.5×	921 0.8×	291	12.2k
Pekka Kannus Finland	66	10.1k 1.0×	7.7k 1.7×	2.1k 0.6×	773 0.6×	742 0.6×	277	16.4k
Constantinos N. Maganaris United Kingdom	62	7.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	5.8k 1.6×	886 0.7×	714 0.6×	167	12.4k
Hiroaki Kanehisa Japan	65	9.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	6.6k 1.8×	706 0.6×	995 0.8×	351	13.6k
Jill Cook Australia	69	13.1k 1.3×	9.9k 2.3×	2.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	364	16.0k
Tetsuo Fukunaga Japan	64	8.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	6.8k 1.8×	647 0.5×	763 0.6×	253	12.7k
Markku Järvinen Finland	67	9.2k 0.9×	9.1k 2.1×	1.8k 0.5×	730 0.6×	649 0.5×	192	15.5k
Erik B. Simonsen Denmark	46	6.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	4.9k 1.3×	379 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	152	9.6k
Yasuo Kawakami Japan	56	7.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	6.3k 1.7×	673 0.5×	515 0.4×	271	11.6k
Albert Gollhofer Germany	59	5.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	3.6k 1.0×	500 0.4×	825 0.7×	293	10.9k

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Kjær, Michael, et al.. (2025). Dilemma in the Treatment of Sports Injuries in Athletes: Tendon Overuse, Muscle Strain, and Tendon Rupture. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 35(2). e70026–e70026. 3 indexed citations

Svensson, René B., et al.. (2025). Effect of Low‐Load Blood‐Flow Restricted Training Versus Heavy Slow Resistance Training in Unilateral Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 35(12). e70186–e70186.

Højfeldt, Grith, Peter Schjerling, Abigail L. Mackey, et al.. (2025). Effect of Current and Former Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse on the Patellar Tendon. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(8). 1978–1987. 1 indexed citations

Magnusson, S. Peter, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of a home-based stretching programme on fibromyalgia symptoms: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 26(1). 74–74.

Magnusson, S. Peter, et al.. (2024). The effect of stretching intensity on pain sensitivity: A randomized crossover study on healthy adults. European Journal of Pain. 29(3). e4750–e4750. 5 indexed citations

Eddy, C K, et al.. (2024). Reliability and Validity of the End Range Hamstring Strength Test with Handheld Dynamometry. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 19(3). 268–274. 2 indexed citations

Thomsen, LL, et al.. (2024). Determination of differences in ultrasound parameters for patellar tendons in males with unilateral patellar tendinopathy—An ancillary analysis of data from two randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 52(5). 548–557. 3 indexed citations

Aagaard, Per, et al.. (2023). Hormonal, immune, and oxidative stress responses to blood flow‐restricted exercise. Acta Physiologica. 239(2). 4 indexed citations

Comins, Jonathan D., et al.. (2023). Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Danish VISA-P. Translational Sports Medicine. 2023. 1–8. 1 indexed citations

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Durigan, João Luíz Quagliotti, et al.. (2022). Differences in the cross‐sectional area along the ankle tendons with both age and sex. Journal of Anatomy. 242(2). 213–223. 5 indexed citations

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Johannsen, Finn Elkjær & S. Peter Magnusson. (2022). The relationship between ultrasonography with or without contrast and the clinical outcome in plantar fasciitis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(11). 1660–1667. 1 indexed citations

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Malmgaard‐Clausen, Nikolaj M., Peter E. Andersen, René B. Svensson, et al.. (2021). No Additive Clinical or Physiological Effects of Short-term Anti-inflammatory Treatment to Physical Rehabilitation in the Early Phase of Human Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(7). 1711–1720. 17 indexed citations

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Aagaard, Per, Patricia Larsen, René B. Svensson, et al.. (2020). The effect of low‐load resistance training with blood flow restriction on chronic patellar tendinopathy — A case series. Translational Sports Medicine. 3(4). 342–352. 22 indexed citations

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Bojsen‐Møller, Jens & S. Peter Magnusson. (2019). Mechanical properties, physiological behavior, and function of aponeurosis and tendon. Journal of Applied Physiology. 126(6). 1800–1807. 29 indexed citations

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Magnusson, S. Peter, et al.. (2018). Speckle tracking in healthy and surgically repaired human Achilles tendons at different knee angles-A validation using implanted tantalum beads. Translational Sports Medicine. 1(2). 79–88. 20 indexed citations

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Svensson, René B., Katja M. Heinemeier, Peter Schjerling, et al.. (2018). Cellular homeostatic tension and force transmission measured in human engineered tendon. Journal of Biomechanics. 78. 161–165. 7 indexed citations

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Kjær, Michael, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Katja M. Heinemeier, & S. Peter Magnusson. (2015). Exercise and Regulation of Bone and Collagen Tissue Biology. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 135. 259–291. 28 indexed citations

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Kjær, Michael, Henning Langberg, Katja M. Heinemeier, et al.. (2009). From mechanical loading to collagen synthesis, structural changes and function in human tendon. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 19(4). 500–510. 230 indexed citations

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Jensen, Tenna, et al.. (2002). Proprioception in poor- and well-functioning anterior cruciate ligament deficient patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 34(3). 141–149. 28 indexed citations

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Simonsen, Erik B., et al.. (2000). Can the hamstring muscles protect the anterior cruciate ligament during a side‐cutting maneuver?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 10(2). 78–84. 63 indexed citations

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