Svein Kleiven

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Svein Kleiven is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Svein Kleiven has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 53 papers in Epidemiology and 35 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Svein Kleiven's work include Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (98 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (51 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (32 papers). Svein Kleiven is often cited by papers focused on Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (98 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (51 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (32 papers). Svein Kleiven collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Australia. Svein Kleiven's co-authors include Xiaogai Li, Hans von Holst, Chiara Giordano, Warren N. Hardy, Zhou Zhou, Johnson Ho, Peter Halldin, Madelen Fahlstedt, Andrew S. McIntosh and David B. Camarillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Svein Kleiven

131 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Predictors for Traumatic Brain Injuries Evaluated through Accident Reconstructions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Svein Kleiven Sweden	36	3.3k	2.1k	1.2k	939	839	142	4.3k
Rémy Willinger France	37	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	673 0.6×	770 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	143	4.2k
King H. Yang United States	43	4.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	207	7.7k
Matthew B. Panzer United States	32	1.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	948 0.8×	394 0.4×	555 0.7×	101	3.2k
Warren N. Hardy United States	22	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	685 0.6×	546 0.6×	421 0.5×	70	2.6k
Albert I. King United States	51	5.5k 1.7×	2.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.6×	199	8.7k
Stefan M. Duma United States	44	3.8k 1.1×	4.3k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	2.5k 2.6×	486 0.6×	233	7.3k
Richard M. Greenwald United States	37	2.4k 0.7×	4.0k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	423 0.5×	86	5.2k
Steven Rowson United States	36	2.7k 0.8×	3.8k 1.8×	784 0.7×	2.1k 2.3×	174 0.2×	138	5.0k
Lawrence E. Thibault United States	27	1.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	550 0.6×	465 0.6×	41	4.4k
Jeff R. Crandall United States	31	2.2k 0.7×	922 0.4×	215 0.2×	822 0.9×	791 0.9×	226	3.7k

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Zhou, Zhou, et al.. (2025). Deep learning-augmented biomechanical optimization of energy-absorbing structure towards improved hip injury protection. Knowledge-Based Systems. 325. 113979–113979. 1 indexed citations

Kleiven, Svein, et al.. (2025). Molecular dynamics study of stiffness and rupture of axonal membranes. Brain Research Bulletin. 223. 111266–111266.

Shang, Hanbing, et al.. (2025). Head impact conditions in workplace-related fall accidents. Safety Science. 192. 106916–106916. 1 indexed citations

Kleiven, Svein, et al.. (2024). Infant skull fractures align with the direction of bone mineralization. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 24(1). 153–168. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhou, et al.. (2024). The White Matter Fiber Tract Deforms Most in the Perpendicular Direction During In Vivo Volunteer Impacts. Journal of Neurotrauma. 41(23-24). 2554–2570. 5 indexed citations

Kleiven, Svein, et al.. (2024). Subject-specific finite element head models for skull fracture evaluation—a new tool in forensic pathology. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 138(4). 1447–1458. 4 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhou, Madelen Fahlstedt, Xiaogai Li, & Svein Kleiven. (2024). Peaks and Distributions of White Matter Tract-related Strains in Bicycle Helmeted Impacts: Implication for Helmet Ranking and Optimization. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 53(3). 699–717.

Pipkorn, Bengt, et al.. (2023). Development of personalizable female and male pedestrian SAFER human body models. Traffic Injury Prevention. 25(2). 182–193. 4 indexed citations

Kleiven, Svein, et al.. (2023). Mechanical and leaching characterisation of impact-absorbing rubberised asphalts for urban pavements. Materials and Structures. 56(3). 5 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaogai, Madelen Fahlstedt, Jonas Östh, et al.. (2023). Personalization of human body models and beyond via image registration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1169365–1169365. 5 indexed citations

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Kleiven, Svein, Xiaogai Li, Anders Eriksson, & Niels Lynöe. (2022). Does High-Magnitude Centripetal Force and Abrupt Shift in Tangential Acceleration Explain High Risk of Subdural Hemorrhage?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 248–249.

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Li, Xiaogai, et al.. (2021). Subject-specific multiscale analysis of concussion: from macroscopic loads to molecular-level damage. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100027–100027. 31 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhou, Xiaogai Li, & Svein Kleiven. (2019). Biomechanics of Periventricular Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(8). 1074–1090. 36 indexed citations

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Famaey, Nele, et al.. (2019). Mechanical characterization of squid giant axon membrane sheath and influence of the collagenous endoneurium on its properties. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8969–8969. 3 indexed citations

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Giordano, Chiara, Stefano Zappalá, & Svein Kleiven. (2017). Anisotropic finite element models for brain injury prediction: the sensitivity of axonal strain to white matter tract inter-subject variability. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 16(4). 1269–1293. 64 indexed citations

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Halldin, Peter, et al.. (2014). The Influence of Neck Muscle Tonus and Posture on Brain Tissue Strain in Pedestrian Head Impacts. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 63–101. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaogai, Hans von Holst, & Svein Kleiven. (2012). Influences of brain tissue poroelastic constants on intracranial pressure (ICP) during constant-rate infusion. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 16(12). 1330–1343. 18 indexed citations

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Kleiven, Svein. (2007). A parametric study of energy absorbing foams for head injury prevention. 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 13 indexed citations

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Ruan, Jesse, Paras N. Prasad, Svein Kleiven, & Hans von Holst. (2006). On the consequences of head size following impact to the human head [2] (multiple letters). Journal of Biomechanics. 39(2). 383–385. 2 indexed citations

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Kleiven, Svein. (2003). Influence of Impact Direction on the Human Head in Prediction of Subdural Hematoma. Journal of Neurotrauma. 20(4). 365–379. 141 indexed citations

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