Thor Einar Andersen

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
112 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Thor Einar Andersen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Thor Einar Andersen has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 53 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Thor Einar Andersen's work include Sports injuries and prevention (90 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (52 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (35 papers). Thor Einar Andersen is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (90 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (52 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (35 papers). Thor Einar Andersen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Thor Einar Andersen's co-authors include Roald Bahr, Astrid Junge, Jiří Dvořák, Paul McCrory, Kathrin Steffen, Colin W Fuller, Willem Meeuwisse, Lars Engebretsen, Ingar Holme and Martin Hägglund and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thor Einar Andersen

106 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in studies of football (soccer) injuries

2006 1.0k citations Astrid Junge, Thor Einar Andersen et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial

2008 646 citations Torbjørn Soligard, Grethe Myklebust et al. BMJ profile →
Three distinct mechanisms predominate in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in male professional football players: a systematic video analysis of 39 cases

2015 321 citations Markus Waldén, John Bjørneboe et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020

2023 67 citations Markus Waldén, Margo Mountjoy et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Brain health in Norwegian female former top-level football players: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study 2025 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), John Bjørneboe, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Filipčík, Emilie Isager Howe, Einar August Høgestøl, Geir Selbæk, Truls Martin Straume-Næsheim, Lars T. Westlye, Roald Bahr, Thor Einar Andersen	0
2	High specificity of an AI‐powered framework in cross‐checking male professional football anterior cruciate ligament tear reports in public databases 2024 ·Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy ·(unknown), Bernd Grimm, Caroline Mouton, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, Romain Seil	3
3	Heading in football: a systematic review of descriptors, definitions, and reporting methods used in heading incidence studies 2024 ·Science and Medicine in Football ·Kerry Peek, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, Tim Meyer, (unknown), (unknown), Paula Williamson, Mike Clarke, Andreas Serner	5
4	Lower HAGOS subscale scores associated with a longer duration of groin problems in football players in the subsequent season 2024 ·BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ·Joar Harøy, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen	0
5	Characteristics of potential head injury situations at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ^TM 2024 ·Science and Medicine in Football ·Kerry Peek, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas W. Gardner, (unknown), Andrew Massey, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, (unknown), Andreas Serner	5
6	Groin injuries in women's premier league football in Norway: A two‐season prospective cohort study describing clinical and imaging characteristics 2024 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·(unknown), (unknown), Arne Larmo, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, Roald Bahr, Merete Møller	6
7	Physical Performance Profiles in Norwegian Premier League Female Football: A Descriptive Study 2023 ·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance ·(unknown), (unknown), Håvard Moksnes, Joar Harøy, John Bjørneboe, Thor Einar Andersen	4
8	Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 breakdown → 2023 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Markus Waldén, Margo Mountjoy, Alan McCall, Andreas Serner, Andrew Massey, Johannes L. Tol, Roald Bahr, Michel D’Hooghe, Natália Franco Netto Bittencourt, Francesco Della Villa, Michiko Dohi, Grégory Dupont, Mark Fulcher, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, (unknown), Thor Einar Andersen	67
9	Adductor Strengthening Programme is successfully adopted but frequently modified in Norwegian male professional football teams: a cross-sectional study 2022 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, Joar Harøy	8
10	Changes in circulating microRNAs following head impacts in soccer 2022 ·Brain Injury ·(unknown), (unknown), Peter Filipčík, Martin Cente, Inga K. Koerte, Ofer Pasternak, Thor Einar Andersen, Truls Martin Straume-Næsheim, Roald Bahr, Igor Jurišica	12
11	Validation of the Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS) using modern test theory across different cultures and languages: a cross-sectional study of 452 male athletes with groin pain 2021 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Karl Bang Christensen, Mikkel Bek Clausen, Enda King, Andrew Franklyn‐Miller, Joar Harøy, Thor Einar Andersen, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg	8
12	Implementation of the Adductor Strengthening Programme: Players primed for adoption but reluctant to maintain — A cross‐sectional study 2019 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·Joar Harøy, (unknown), Roald Bahr, Thor Einar Andersen	13
13	The Adductor Strengthening Programme prevents groin problems among male football players: a cluster-randomised controlled trial 2018 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Joar Harøy, Benjamin Clarsen, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Serner, Kristian Thorborg, Per Hölmich, Thor Einar Andersen, Roald Bahr	134
14	Infographic. The Adductor Strengthening Programme prevents groin problems among male football players 2018 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Joar Harøy, David Pope, Benjamin Clarsen, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Serner, Kristian Thorborg, Per Hölmich, Thor Einar Andersen, Roald Bahr	3
15	There are more football injury prevention reviews than randomised controlled trials. Time for more RCT action! 2018 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Alessio Bricca, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Mario Bizzini, Thor Einar Andersen, Kristian Thorborg	5
16	Lower incidence of arm-to-head contact incidents with stricter interpretation of the Laws of the Game in Norwegian male professional football 2013 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·John Bjørneboe, Roald Bahr, Jiří Dvořák, Thor Einar Andersen	26
17	Injury surveillance during a 2-day national female youth football tournament in Kenya 2013 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·(unknown), Thor Einar Andersen, Astrid Junge, Jiří Dvořák, Kathrin Steffen	13
18	Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial breakdown → 2008 ·BMJ ·Torbjørn Soligard, Grethe Myklebust, Kathrin Steffen, I Holme, Holly J. Silvers, Mario Bizzini, Astrid Junge, Jiří Dvořák, Roald Bahr, Thor Einar Andersen	646
19	MINOR HEAD TRAUMA IN SOCCER AND SERUM LEVELS OF S100B 2008 ·Neurosurgery ·Truls Martin Straume-Næsheim, Thor Einar Andersen, Marianne Jochum, Jiří Dvořák, Roald Bahr	23
20	Football incident analysis: a new video based method to describe injury mechanisms in professional football 2003 ·British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Thor Einar Andersen, (unknown), Albin Tenga, Lars Engebretsen, Roald Bahr	107

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