Svend Ulstein

412 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 262 citations indexed

About

Svend Ulstein is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Svend Ulstein has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 262 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Rheumatology and 2 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Svend Ulstein's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers). Svend Ulstein is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers). Svend Ulstein collaborates with scholars based in Norway and Sweden. Svend Ulstein's co-authors include Asbjørn Årøen, Jan Harald Røtterud, Lars Engebretsen, Stig Heir, Sverre Løken, Morten Valberg, Sigurd Erik Hoelsbrekken, Faisal Shafique Butt, Magnus Forssblad and Stein Håkon Låstad Lygre and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Svend Ulstein

9 papers receiving 256 citations

Hit Papers

Nonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles’ Ten... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75
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  1. Nonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles’ Tendon Rupture
    2022 89 citations Faisal Shafique Butt, Morten Valberg et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Svend Ulstein Norway 5 229 126 123 18 16 10 262
E. Prospero Italy 9 284 1.2× 71 0.6× 148 1.2× 33 1.8× 14 0.9× 10 311
Sachin Tapasvi India 12 303 1.3× 61 0.5× 117 1.0× 37 2.1× 11 0.7× 57 344
M. Ollivier France 4 248 1.1× 54 0.4× 79 0.6× 30 1.7× 26 1.6× 4 265
James C. Kirven United States 9 246 1.1× 91 0.7× 102 0.8× 29 1.6× 16 1.0× 20 296
Mark Sommerfeldt Canada 9 235 1.0× 85 0.7× 129 1.0× 29 1.6× 8 0.5× 25 281
Antonio Ciardullo Italy 6 427 1.9× 69 0.5× 164 1.3× 54 3.0× 7 0.4× 6 448
Sarah Crouch Canada 5 197 0.9× 109 0.9× 32 0.3× 27 1.5× 14 0.9× 6 224
Sam K. Yasen United Kingdom 11 432 1.9× 45 0.4× 212 1.7× 38 2.1× 7 0.4× 29 445
Romain Desmarchelier France 15 396 1.7× 43 0.3× 59 0.5× 40 2.2× 14 0.9× 26 456
Alexandre Barbieri Mestriner United States 9 278 1.2× 198 1.6× 47 0.4× 71 3.9× 15 0.9× 22 311

Countries citing papers authored by Svend Ulstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Svend Ulstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Svend Ulstein

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

All Works

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Butt, Faisal Shafique, et al.. (2022). Nonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles’ Tendon Rupture. New England Journal of Medicine. 386(15). 1409–1420. 89 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ulstein, Svend, Asbjørn Årøen, Lars Engebretsen, Magnus Forssblad, & Jan Harald Røtterud. (2021). Effect of Concomitant Meniscal Lesions and Meniscal Surgery in ACL Reconstruction With 5-Year Follow-Up: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study From Norway and Sweden of 8408 Patients. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 9(10). 941643431–941643431. 4 indexed citations
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Ulstein, Svend, et al.. (2021). Concomitant full‐thickness cartilage lesions do not affect patient‐reported outcomes at minimum 10‐year follow‐up after ACL reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 30(5). 1836–1845. 4 indexed citations
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Ulstein, Svend, Asbjørn Årøen, Lars Engebretsen, et al.. (2018). Effect of Concomitant Cartilage Lesions on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Nationwide Cohort Study From Norway and Sweden of 8470 Patients With 5-Year Follow-up. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 6(7). 1809833643–1809833643. 25 indexed citations
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Ulstein, Svend, et al.. (2016). No negative effect on patient-reported outcome of concomitant cartilage lesions 5–9 years after ACL reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(5). 1482–1488. 14 indexed citations
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Ulstein, Svend, Asbjørn Årøen, Jan Harald Røtterud, et al.. (2014). Microfracture technique versus osteochondral autologous transplantation mosaicplasty in patients with articular chondral lesions of the knee: a prospective randomized trial with long‐term follow‐up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 22(6). 1207–1215. 105 indexed citations
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Heir, Stig, Svend Ulstein, Asbjørn Årøen, et al.. (2013). Paper #167: Microfracture Technique vs Mosaic Plasty: No Difference in Knee Scores at 5‐11 Years Follow‐up in a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 29(10S). 2 indexed citations

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