Sam Smedberg

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Sam Smedberg is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Smedberg has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Emergency Medicine and 4 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sam Smedberg's work include Hernia repair and management (25 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (20 papers) and Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (8 papers). Sam Smedberg is often cited by papers focused on Hernia repair and management (25 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (20 papers) and Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (8 papers). Sam Smedberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Netherlands. Sam Smedberg's co-authors include Pär Nordin, T. Heikkinen, Johanna Österberg, Theo Aufenacker, Jan F. Kukleta, Maciej Śmietański, G. Wéber, Marc Miserez, Salvador Morales‐Conde and René H. Fortelny and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, British journal of surgery and The American Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Sam Smedberg

27 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of in... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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.

  1. European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients
    2009 989 citations M. P. Simons, Theo Aufenacker et al. Hernia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sam Smedberg Sweden 21 2.4k 691 413 271 62 27 2.5k
M. P. Simons Netherlands 20 2.3k 0.9× 584 0.8× 391 0.9× 111 0.4× 100 1.6× 42 2.4k
T. Heikkinen Finland 14 2.0k 0.8× 657 1.0× 349 0.8× 111 0.4× 60 1.0× 15 2.1k
A G Shulman United States 16 2.1k 0.8× 381 0.6× 341 0.8× 151 0.6× 67 1.1× 30 2.2k
Parviz K. Amid United States 22 2.5k 1.0× 436 0.6× 337 0.8× 201 0.7× 75 1.2× 35 2.6k
Giampiero Campanelli Italy 24 3.0k 1.2× 724 1.0× 663 1.6× 190 0.7× 112 1.8× 88 3.1k
Jan F. Kukleta Switzerland 8 1.4k 0.6× 409 0.6× 265 0.6× 81 0.3× 37 0.6× 11 1.5k
Maciej Śmietański Poland 19 2.3k 0.9× 482 0.7× 393 1.0× 116 0.4× 85 1.4× 60 2.3k
Karl A. LeBlanc United States 28 2.9k 1.2× 271 0.4× 518 1.3× 119 0.4× 46 0.7× 65 3.0k
Theo Aufenacker Netherlands 14 1.8k 0.7× 412 0.6× 298 0.7× 86 0.3× 93 1.5× 19 1.8k
W. Reinpold Germany 23 1.6k 0.6× 219 0.3× 283 0.7× 45 0.2× 48 0.8× 65 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Smedberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Smedberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Smedberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sam Smedberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sam Smedberg 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 Sam Smedberg. Sam Smedberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Miserez, Marc, Ellen Peeters, Theo Aufenacker, et al.. (2014). Update with level 1 studies of the European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients. Hernia. 18(2). 151–163. 247 indexed citations
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Magnusson, Nils E., Ulf Gunnarsson, Pär Nordin, et al.. (2014). Reoperation for persistent pain after groin hernia surgery: a population-based study. Hernia. 19(1). 45–51. 12 indexed citations
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Rogmark, Peder, Ulf Petersson, Sven Bringman, et al.. (2013). Short-term Outcomes for Open and Laparoscopic Midline Incisional Hernia Repair. Annals of Surgery. 258(1). 37–45. 105 indexed citations
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Sandblom, Gabriel, et al.. (2012). Risk Factors for Complications in Groin Hernia Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 255(4). 784–788. 62 indexed citations
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Alfvén, Gösta & Sam Smedberg. (2010). A case of a prolonged quest for the diagnosis of recurrent abdominal pain (Discussion and Diagnosis). Acta Paediatrica. 99(6). 951–952. 1 indexed citations
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Simons, M. P., Theo Aufenacker, Morten Bay‐Nielsen, et al.. (2009). European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients. Hernia. 13(4). 343–403. 989 indexed citations breakdown →
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Petersson, Ulf, Dag Arvidsson, C.-E. Leijonmarck, et al.. (2007). Discomfort five years after laparoscopic and Shouldice inguinal hernia repair: a randomised trial with 867 patients. A report from the SMIL study group. Hernia. 11(4). 307–313. 41 indexed citations
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Bringman, Sven, et al.. (2006). Three-year results of a randomized clinical trial of lightweight or standard polypropylene mesh in Lichtenstein repair of primary inguinal hernia. British journal of surgery. 93(9). 1056–1059. 164 indexed citations
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Israelsson, Leif A., Sam Smedberg, Alan Montgomery, Pär Nordin, & Leif Spangen. (2006). Incisional hernia repair in Sweden 2002. Hernia. 10(3). 258–261. 84 indexed citations
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Eklund, Arne, Claes Rudberg, Sam Smedberg, et al.. (2006). Short-term results of a randomized clinical trial comparing Lichtenstein open repair with totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. British journal of surgery. 93(9). 1060–1068. 116 indexed citations
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Bringman, Sven, Staffan Wollert, Johanna Österberg, et al.. (2005). One year results of a randomised controlled multi-centre study comparing Prolene and Vypro II-mesh in Lichtenstein hernioplasty. Hernia. 9(3). 223–227. 42 indexed citations
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Heikkinen, T., Staffan Wollert, Johanna Österberg, Sam Smedberg, & Sven Bringman. (2005). Early results of a randomised trial comparing Prolene and VyproII-mesh in endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) of recurrent unilateral hernias. Hernia. 10(1). 34–40. 47 indexed citations
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Smedberg, Sam, Stig Ramel, Sven Bringman, et al.. (2004). Early results of a single-blinded, randomized, controlled, Internet-based multicenter trial comparing Prolene and Vypro�II mesh in Lichtenstein hernioplasty. Hernia. 8(2). 127–134. 38 indexed citations
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Arvidsson, Dag & Sam Smedberg. (2000). Laparoscopic compared with open hernia surgery: complications, recurrences and current trends. The European Journal of Surgery. 166(S12). 40–47. 17 indexed citations
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Johansson, Bo, et al.. (1999). Laparoscopic Mesh Versus Open Preperitoneal Mesh Versus Conventional Technique for Inguinal Hernia Repair. Annals of Surgery. 230(2). 225–225. 136 indexed citations
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Smedberg, Sam, et al.. (1985). Herniography in the diagnosis of obscure groin pain.. PubMed. 151(8). 663–7. 31 indexed citations
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Smedberg, Sam, et al.. (1984). Ligation of the Hernial Sac?. Surgical Clinics of North America. 64(2). 299–306. 38 indexed citations
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Gullmo, Åke, et al.. (1984). Herniography. Surgical Clinics of North America. 64(2). 229–244. 20 indexed citations

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