Thor Aspelund

63.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
288 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Thor Aspelund is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thor Aspelund has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 45 papers in Physiology and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thor Aspelund's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (24 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (22 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (20 papers). Thor Aspelund is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (24 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (22 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (20 papers). Thor Aspelund collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United States and Sweden. Thor Aspelund's co-authors include Vilmundur Guðnason, Lenore J. Launer, Tamara B. Harris, Sigurður Sigurdsson, Guðný Eiríksdóttir, Ólafur Kjartansson, Guðmundur Þorgeirsson, Mark A. van Buchem, Gary F. Mitchell and Pálmi V. Jónsson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thor Aspelund

273 papers receiving 9.1k citations

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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.

Arterial stiffness, pressure and flow pulsatility and brain structure and function: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility – Reykjavik Study

2011 669 citations Sigurður Sigurdsson, Marıá K. Jónsdóttir et al. profile →
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes

2024 69 citations Hilda Björk Daníelsdóttir, Thor Aspelund et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	History of childhood maltreatment associated with hospitalization or death due to COVID-19: a cohort study 2024 ·BMC Medicine ·Yue Wang, Fenfen Ge, Thor Aspelund, Helga Ask, Arna Hauksdóttir, Kejia Hu, Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir, Helga Zoëga, Qing Shen, Heather C. Whalley, Ole Birger Pedersen, Kelli Lehto, Ole A. Andreassen, Fang Fang, Huan Song, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	0
2	Refracture and mortality risk in the elderly with osteoporotic fractures: the AGES-Reykjavik study 2024 ·Osteoporosis International ·D Anitha, Thor Aspelund, Stephen J. Ferguson, Sigurður Sigurdsson, Vilmundur Guðnason, Halldór Pálsson, David B. Matchar, Benedikt Helgason	10
3	Association between adverse childhood experiences and perinatal depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional analysis of 16,831 women in Iceland 2023 ·Archives of Women s Mental Health ·Emma Bränn, (unknown), Hilda Björk Daníelsdóttir, Edda Björk Þórðardóttir, Qian Yang, Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir, Thor Aspelund, Arna Hauksdóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Donghao Lu	0
4	Postpartum pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor muscle training: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of primiparous women 2023 ·International Urogynecology Journal ·Þorgerður Sigurðardóttir, Þóra Steingrímsdóttir, Reynir Tómas Geirsson, Þórhallur I. Halldórsson, Thor Aspelund, Kari Bø	4
5	Psychiatric comorbidities in women with cardiometabolic conditions with and without ADHD: a population-based study 2023 ·BMC Medicine ·(unknown), Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Thor Aspelund, Arna Hauksdóttir, Edda Björk Þórðardóttir, Catharina A. Hartman, Pontus Andell, Henrik Larsson, Helga Zoëga	4
6	Serum DHEA and Testosterone Levels Associate Inversely With Coronary Artery Calcification in Elderly Men 2023 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Claes Ohlsson, Maria Nethander, Anna‐Karin Norlén, Matti Poutanen, Elías F. Guðmundsson, Thor Aspelund, Sigurður Sigurdsson, Henrik Ryberg, Vilmundur Guðnason, Åsa Tivesten	4
7	Psychobiological stress response to a lung cancer diagnosis: a prospective study of patients in Iceland and Sweden 2023 ·Acta Oncologica ·Hrönn Harðardóttir, Thor Aspelund, Katja Fall, (unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth Cook, Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir, Fang Fang, Erica K. Sloan, Susan K. Lutgendorf, (unknown), Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	0
8	Trends in incident diagnoses and drug prescriptions for anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an 18-month follow-up study based on the UK Biobank 2023 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Yue Wang, Fenfen Ge, Junren Wang, Huazhen Yang, Xin Han, Zhiye Ying, Yao Hu, Yajing Sun, Yuanyuan Qu, Thor Aspelund, Arna Hauksdóttir, Helga Zoëga, Fang Fang, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Huan Song	3
9	Exposure factors associated with dementia among older adults in Iceland: the AGES-Reykjavik study 2023 ·GeroScience ·(unknown), Brynja B. Magnúsdóttir, (unknown), Milan Chang, Thor Aspelund, Vilmundur Guðnason, Lenore J. Launer, Marıá K. Jónsdóttir	3
10	The mechanisms by which external school evaluation in Iceland influences internal evaluation and school professionals’ practices 2022 ·Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy ·(unknown), Jón Torfi Jónasson, (unknown), Thor Aspelund	4
11	Adverse childhood experiences and resilience among adult women: A population-based study 2022 ·eLife ·Hilda Björk Daníelsdóttir, Thor Aspelund, Edda Björk Þórðardóttir, Katja Fall, Fang Fang, Gunnar Tómasson, Harpa Rúnarsdóttir, Qian Yang, Karmel W. Choi, Beatrice Kennedy, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Donghao Lu, Huan Song, Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir, Arna Hauksdóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	28
12	Optimal communication associated with lower risk of acute traumatic stress after lung cancer diagnosis 2021 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·Hrönn Harðardóttir, Thor Aspelund, Jianwei Zhu, Katja Fall, Arna Hauksdóttir, Fang Fang, Donghao Lu, Christer Janson, Steinn Jónsson, Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	5
13	Lifetime exposure to violence and other life stressors and hair cortisol concentration in women 2021 ·Stress ·(unknown), Thor Aspelund, Matthías Kormáksson, (unknown), Arna Hauksdóttir, Filip K. Arnberg, Martín Lajous, Clemens Kirschbaum, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	7
14	Body fat distribution on computed tomography imaging and prostate cancer risk and mortality in the AGES‐Reykjavik study 2019 ·Cancer ·Barbra A. Dickerman, Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Edward L. Giovannucci, Kathryn M. Wilson, Thor Aspelund, Laufey Tryggvadóttír, Lára G. Sigurðardóttir, Tamara B. Harris, Lenore J. Launer, Vilmundur Guðnason, Sarah C. Markt, Lorelei A. Mucci	38
15	Midlife metabolic factors and prostate cancer risk in later life 2017 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Barbra A. Dickerman, Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Kathryn M. Wilson, Laufey Steingrímsdóttir, Thor Aspelund, Julie L. Batista, Katja Fall, Edward L. Giovannucci, Lára G. Sigurðardóttir, Laufey Tryggvadóttír, Vilmundur Guðnason, Sarah C. Markt, Lorelei A. Mucci	19
16	Blood donors in I celand: a nationwide population‐based study from 2005 to 2013 2016 ·Transfusion ·(unknown), Sveinn Guðmundsson, (unknown), Thor Aspelund, Helga Zoëga	17
17	Physical Activity from Early Adulthood and Risk of Prostate Cancer: A 24-Year Follow-Up Study among Icelandic Men 2015 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Soffia M. Hrafnkelsdóttir, Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Thor Aspelund, (unknown), Laufey Tryggvadóttír, Vilmundur Guðnason, Lorelei A. Mucci, Meir J. Stampfer, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir	17
18	Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Reduced Brain Volume and Cognitive Function Independent of Cerebral Infarcts 2013 ·Stroke ·(unknown), Davíð O. Arnar, Thor Aspelund, Sigurður Sigurdsson, Marıá K. Jónsdóttir, Haukur Hjaltason, Lenore J. Launer, Vilmundur Guðnason	125
19	Clinical features in secondary and cryptogenic organising pneumonia. 2007 ·PubMed ·Ólafur Sveinsson, Helgi J. Ísaksson, (unknown), (unknown), Thor Aspelund, Gunnar Guðmundsson	29
20	[Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults in Iceland: prevalence, phenotype and relatedness]. 2005 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Thor Aspelund, Gunnar Sigurðsson, Vilmundur Guðnason, Rafn Benediktsson	3

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