Sofie Ahlin

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sofie Ahlin is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofie Ahlin has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Sofie Ahlin's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (17 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers). Sofie Ahlin is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (17 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers). Sofie Ahlin collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Italy. Sofie Ahlin's co-authors include Kajsa Sjöholm, Per‐Arne Svensson, Lena Carlsson, Peter Jacobson, Markku Peltonen, Ingmar Näslund, Åsa Anveden, Björn Carlsson, Lars Sjöström and Hans Lönroth and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sofie Ahlin

25 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Association of Bariatric Surgery With Long-term Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and With Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications

2014 697 citations Lars Sjöström, Markku Peltonen et al. profile →
Bariatric Surgery and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects

2012 547 citations Lena Carlsson, Markku Peltonen et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sofie Ahlin Sweden	13	1.2k	745	486	265	199	27	1.6k
Åsa Anveden Sweden	9	1.2k 1.0×	706 0.9×	471 1.0×	278 1.0×	153 0.8×	12	1.5k
Laura Leccesi Italy	12	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	642 1.3×	306 1.2×	174 0.9×	15	2.0k
Susan Thomas United States	4	1.6k 1.4×	973 1.3×	557 1.1×	335 1.3×	149 0.7×	7	1.9k
Beth Abood United States	7	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	681 1.4×	383 1.4×	184 0.9×	7	2.3k
Lílliam Flores Spain	24	1.5k 1.3×	984 1.3×	399 0.8×	229 0.9×	111 0.6×	63	1.9k
Leon Chapman Australia	7	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	449 0.9×	596 2.2×	122 0.6×	8	2.1k
Jeanette M. Dolezal United States	6	1.5k 1.3×	931 1.2×	435 0.9×	366 1.4×	122 0.6×	6	1.7k
Béatrice Kern Switzerland	18	1.7k 1.5×	989 1.3×	294 0.6×	237 0.9×	134 0.7×	31	2.1k
Marcello Lucchese Italy	20	620 0.5×	200 0.3×	524 1.1×	101 0.4×	114 0.6×	50	1.3k
Alex Escalona Chile	24	1.1k 0.9×	519 0.7×	287 0.6×	125 0.5×	107 0.5×	50	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sofie Ahlin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofie Ahlin

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Sjöholm, Kajsa, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2025). Alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related mortality after metabolic bariatric surgery: prospective controlled cohort study. British journal of surgery. 112(10).

Carlsson, Lena, Markku Peltonen, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2025). Possible selection bias in register-based obesity studies. European Journal of Epidemiology. 40(7). 759–766. 1 indexed citations

Carlsson, Lena, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2025). Health outcomes and their association with weight regain after substantial weight loss in Sweden: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 52. 101261–101261. 2 indexed citations

Carlsson, Lena, Björn Carlsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2024). Association between delay in diabetes development and mortality in people with obesity: Up to 33 years follow‐up of the prospective Swedish Obese Subjects study. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(1). 238–246. 2 indexed citations

Lohmander, Stefan, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2024). Work‐restricting musculoskeletal pain after bariatric surgery or usual obesity care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study. Obesity. 32(10). 1844–1856.

Carlsson, Lena, Björn Carlsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2024). Mortality in relation to diabetes remission in Swedish Obese Subjects – a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 110(10). 6581–6590. 4 indexed citations

Svensson, Per‐Arne, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2023). Non‐alcohol substance use disorder after bariatric surgery in the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Obesity. 31(8). 2171–2177. 6 indexed citations

Carlsson, Lena, Björn Carlsson, Peter Jacobson, et al.. (2023). Life expectancy after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with or without baseline type 2 diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects. International Journal of Obesity. 47(10). 931–938. 11 indexed citations

Lohmander, Stefan, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, et al.. (2023). Bariatric surgery, osteoarthritis and arthroplasty of the hip and knee in Swedish Obese Subjects – up to 31 years follow-up of a controlled intervention study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 31(5). 636–646. 7 indexed citations

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Sjöholm, Kajsa, Johanna C. Andersson‐Assarsson, Stephan Hjorth, et al.. (2023). Long-term incidence of haematological cancer after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 4(10). e544–e551. 5 indexed citations

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Ahlin, Sofie, Consuelo Cefalo, Isabel Bondia‐Pons, et al.. (2021). Metabolite Changes After Metabolic Surgery – Associations to Parameters Reflecting Glucose Homeostasis and Lipid Levels. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 786952–786952. 4 indexed citations

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Angelini, Giulia, Serenella Salinari, Lidia Castagneto‐Gissey, et al.. (2020). Small intestinal metabolism is central to whole-body insulin resistance. Gut. 70(6). 1098–1109. 23 indexed citations

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Mingrone, Geltrude, Simona Panunzi, Andrea De Gaetano, et al.. (2020). Insulin sensitivity depends on the route of glucose administration. Diabetologia. 63(7). 1382–1395. 17 indexed citations

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Ahlin, Sofie, Markku Peltonen, Kajsa Sjöholm, et al.. (2020). Fracture risk after three bariatric surgery procedures in Swedish obese subjects: up to 26 years follow‐up of a controlled intervention study. Journal of Internal Medicine. 287(5). 546–557. 48 indexed citations

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Carlsson, Lena, Kajsa Sjöholm, Sofie Ahlin, et al.. (2018). Long-term incidence of serious fall-related injuries after bariatric surgery in Swedish obese subjects. International Journal of Obesity. 43(4). 933–937. 17 indexed citations

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Ahlin, Sofie, Maja Olsson, Anna S. Wilhelmson, et al.. (2014). Adipose Tissue-Derived Human Serum Amyloid A Does Not Affect Atherosclerotic Lesion Area in hSAA1+/−/ApoE−/− Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e95468–e95468. 7 indexed citations

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Christenson, Karin, Lena Björkman, Sofie Ahlin, et al.. (2013). Endogenous Acute Phase Serum Amyloid A Lacks Pro-Inflammatory Activity, Contrasting the Two Recombinant Variants That Activate Human Neutrophils through Different Receptors. Frontiers in Immunology. 4. 92–92. 48 indexed citations

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Ahlin, Sofie, Maja Olsson, Bob Olsson, Per‐Arne Svensson, & Kajsa Sjöholm. (2013). No Evidence for a Role of Adipose Tissue-Derived Serum Amyloid A in the Development of Insulin Resistance or Obesity-Related Inflammation in hSAA1+/− Transgenic Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72204–e72204. 16 indexed citations

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Carlsson, Lena, Markku Peltonen, Sofie Ahlin, et al.. (2012). Bariatric Surgery and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects. New England Journal of Medicine. 367(8). 695–704. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

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Olsson, Maja, Sofie Ahlin, Bob Olsson, et al.. (2011). Establishment of a Transgenic Mouse Model Specifically Expressing Human Serum Amyloid A in Adipose Tissue. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19609–e19609. 13 indexed citations

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