Thomas Björk‐Eriksson

11.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Björk‐Eriksson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 26 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Thomas Björk‐Eriksson's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (22 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (19 papers). Thomas Björk‐Eriksson is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (22 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (19 papers). Thomas Björk‐Eriksson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Thomas Björk‐Eriksson's co-authors include Peter S. Eriksson, Claes Nordborg, Fred H. Gage, Daniel A. Peterson, Klas Blomgren, Birgitta Lannering, Jonas Frisén, Maurice A. Curtis, H. Georg Kuhn and Marie Kalm and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Björk‐Eriksson

99 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus
    1998 4.7k citations Peter S. Eriksson, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson et al. profile →
  2. Human Neuroblasts Migrate to the Olfactory Bulb via a Lateral Ventricular Extension
    2007 653 citations Maurice A. Curtis, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson et al. profile →

Peers

Thomas Björk‐Eriksson
Claes Nordborg Sweden
Michelle Monje United States
Jack M. Parent United States
Golo Kronenberg Germany
John R. Fike United States
Peter S. Eriksson Sweden
Trevor J. Kilpatrick Australia
Harley I. Kornblum United States
Steven G. Kernie United States
Grigori Enikolopov United States
Claes Nordborg Sweden
Thomas Björk‐Eriksson
Citations per year, relative to Thomas Björk‐Eriksson Thomas Björk‐Eriksson (= 1×) peers Claes Nordborg

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Björk‐Eriksson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Björk‐Eriksson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Björk‐Eriksson

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

All Works

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Jarfelt, Marianne, Birgitta Lannering, Markus Axelsson, et al.. (2024). CSF biomarkers of neurotoxicity in childhood cancer survivors after cranial radiotherapy or surgery. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 11(9). 2382–2391. 1 indexed citations
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Holmberg, Erik, et al.. (2024). Associations between socioeconomic factors and PSA testing in a population-based organised testing programme and routine healthcare: a register-based study of 50-year-old men. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e000400–e000400. 4 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Ingrid, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Per Fransson, et al.. (2024). Patient reported fatigue after proton therapy for malignant brain tumours – Is there a relation between radiation dose and brain structures?. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 202. 110582–110582. 2 indexed citations
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Edvardsson, Anneli, Karin Andersson, Christina Vallhagen Dahlgren, et al.. (2024). Robustness and dosimetric verification of hippocampal-sparing craniospinal pencil beam scanning proton plans for pediatric medulloblastoma. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 29. 100555–100555.
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Olsson, Caroline, Maths Karlsson, Jaran Eriksen, et al.. (2024). Danish and Swedish National Data Collections for Cancer – Solutions for Radiotherapy. Clinical Oncology. 37. 103657–103657. 2 indexed citations
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Fransson, Per, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Birgitta Johansson, et al.. (2021). Health-related quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors during and three months after treatment with proton beam therapy. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 17. 5–17. 8 indexed citations
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Brodin, N. Patrik, et al.. (2020). Residual positioning errors and uncertainties for pediatric craniospinal irradiation and the impact of image guidance. Radiation Oncology. 15(1). 149–149. 5 indexed citations
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Ahlberg, Karin, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Per Fransson, et al.. (2019). The Art of Living With Symptoms: A Qualitative Study Among Patients With Primary Brain Tumors Receiving Proton Beam Therapy. Cancer Nursing. 43(2). E79–E86. 12 indexed citations
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Johansson, Karin, et al.. (2019). Compression Treatment of Breast Edema: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 18(2). 129–135. 21 indexed citations
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Gunnarsdóttir, K., Anna Genell, Daniel McLinden, et al.. (2018). Evaluating the implementation and use of the regional cancer plan in Western Sweden through concept mapping. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 31(7). 44–52. 4 indexed citations
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Sabel, Magnus, Marie Kalm, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Birgitta Lannering, & Klas Blomgren. (2017). Hypothermia after cranial irradiation protects neural progenitor cells in the subventricular zone but not in the hippocampus. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 93(8). 771–783. 4 indexed citations
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Hedman, M., Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, Ola Brodin, & Iuliana Toma-Daşu. (2013). Predictive value of modelled tumour control probability based on individual measurements ofin vitroradiosensitivity and potential doubling time. British Journal of Radiology. 86(1025). 20130015–20130015. 9 indexed citations
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Naylor, Andrew S., Cecilia Bull, Marie K.L. Nilsson, et al.. (2008). Voluntary running rescues adult hippocampal neurogenesis after irradiation of the young mouse brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(38). 14632–14637. 162 indexed citations
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Bhardwaj, Ratan D., Maurice A. Curtis, Kirsty L. Spalding, et al.. (2006). Neocortical neurogenesis in humans is restricted to development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(33). 12564–12568. 302 indexed citations
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Bhardwaj, Ratan D., Maurice A. Curtis, Kirsty L. Spalding, et al.. (2006). The Age of Human Cerebral Cortex Neurons. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Björk‐Eriksson, Thomas, Göran Bjelkengren, & Bengt Glimelius. (2005). The potentials of proton beam radiation therapy in malignant lymphoma, thymoma and sarcoma. Acta Oncologica. 44(8). 913–917. 8 indexed citations
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Glimelius, Bengt, Göran Bjelkengren, Thomas Björk‐Eriksson, et al.. (2005). Number of patients potentially eligible for proton therapy. Acta Oncologica. 44(8). 836–849. 65 indexed citations

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