Tine Westergaard

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Tine Westergaard is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tine Westergaard has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Oncology and 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Tine Westergaard's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (10 papers), Testicular diseases and treatments (8 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers). Tine Westergaard is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (10 papers), Testicular diseases and treatments (8 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers). Tine Westergaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Tine Westergaard's co-authors include Jan Wohlfahrt, Mads Melbye, Peter Bager, Per Kragh Andersen, Morten Frisch, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Preben Bo Mortensen, Klaus Rostgaard, Jørgen H. Olsen and Ole Mors and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Tine Westergaard

51 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Family History... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia
    1999 566 citations Tine Westergaard, Jan Wohlfahrt et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Tine Westergaard 741 502 480 460 387 51 3.1k
Frank Louwen 1.1k 1.5× 629 1.3× 600 1.3× 920 2.0× 327 0.8× 196 4.0k
Lester Baker 497 0.7× 180 0.4× 317 0.7× 598 1.3× 479 1.2× 80 5.0k
Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens 750 1.0× 171 0.3× 849 1.8× 434 0.9× 412 1.1× 31 3.6k
Thomas Frisell 569 0.8× 550 1.1× 510 1.1× 251 0.5× 194 0.5× 133 4.4k
Dan Hellberg 318 0.4× 318 0.6× 517 1.1× 308 0.7× 125 0.3× 121 2.8k
David H. Barlow 776 1.0× 372 0.7× 2.1k 4.4× 632 1.4× 861 2.2× 171 7.8k
Barrie Anderson 586 0.8× 1.6k 3.1× 232 0.5× 224 0.5× 182 0.5× 73 3.4k
David M. Lubaroff 290 0.4× 1.1k 2.2× 182 0.4× 757 1.6× 254 0.7× 103 4.1k
Howard E. Kulin 494 0.7× 160 0.3× 583 1.2× 657 1.4× 460 1.2× 89 3.3k
Sumihisa Honda 347 0.5× 279 0.6× 511 1.1× 334 0.7× 77 0.2× 181 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Tine Westergaard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tine Westergaard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tine Westergaard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vestergaard, Hanne, Tine Westergaard, Jan Wohlfahrt, Henrik Hjalgrim, & Mads Melbye. (2009). Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy and Hodgkin's lymphoma. International Journal of Cancer. 127(3). 633–637. 18 indexed citations
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Akre, Olof, Heather A. Boyd, Martin Ahlgren, et al.. (2008). Maternal and Gestational Risk Factors for Hypospadias. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116(8). 1071–1076. 86 indexed citations
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Vestergaard, Hanne, Tine Westergaard, Jan Wohlfahrt, Christian Bressen Pipper, & Mads Melbye. (2008). Association Between Intussusception and Tonsil Disease in Childhood. Epidemiology. 19(1). 71–74. 9 indexed citations
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Myrup, Charlotte, Tine Westergaard, Tine Henrichsen Schnack, et al.. (2007). Testicular Cancer Risk in First- and Second-Generation Immigrants to Denmark. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 100(1). 41–47. 45 indexed citations
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Bager, Peter, Nete Munk Nielsen, Kristine Bihrmann, et al.. (2006). Sibship Characteristics and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark. American Journal of Epidemiology. 163(12). 1112–1117. 30 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Nete Munk, Tine Westergaard, Morten Frisch, et al.. (2006). Type 1 Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis. Archives of Neurology. 63(7). 1001–1001. 92 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Tine, et al.. (2005). A Comparison of Risk Factors for Wheeze and Recurrent Cough in Preschool Children. American Journal of Epidemiology. 162(4). 345–350. 19 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Tine, Klaus Rostgaard, Jan Wohlfahrt, et al.. (2005). Sibship Characteristics and Risk of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma. American Journal of Epidemiology. 162(2). 125–132. 41 indexed citations
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Lei, Ulrikke, Jan Wohlfahrt, Tine Westergaard, et al.. (2004). Reproductive factors and extreme levels of maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein: a population‐based study. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 83(12). 1147–1151. 3 indexed citations
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Hjalgrim, Lisa Lyngsie, Klaus Rostgaard, Henrik Hjalgrim, et al.. (2004). Birth Weight and Risk for Childhood Leukemia in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 96(20). 1549–1556. 131 indexed citations
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Rostgaard, Klaus, Jan Wohlfahrt, Per Kragh Andersen, et al.. (2003). Does Pregnancy Induce the Shedding of Premalignant Ovarian Cells?. Epidemiology. 14(2). 168–173. 9 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Tine, Kamilla Begtrup, Klaus Rostgaard, et al.. (2003). Reproductive history and allergic rhinitis among 31145 Danish women. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 33(3). 301–305. 29 indexed citations
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Biggar, R J, Jan Wohlfahrt, Tine Westergaard, & Mads Melbye. (1999). Sex Ratios, Family Size, and Birth Order. American Journal of Epidemiology. 150(9). 957–962. 50 indexed citations
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Kroman, Niels, et al.. (1998). Parity, age at first childbirth and the prognosis of primary breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 78(11). 1529–1533. 59 indexed citations
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Melbye, Mads, Jan Wohlfahrt, Jørgen H. Olsen, et al.. (1997). Induced Abortion and the Risk of Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 336(2). 81–85. 135 indexed citations
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Wohlfahrt, Jan, et al.. (1997). Time since childbirth and prognosis in primary breast cancer: population based study. BMJ. 315(7112). 851–855. 76 indexed citations
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Melbye, Mads, Jan Wohlfahrt, Tine Westergaard, et al.. (1997). Births at Christmas are different: population based survey of 2 million deliveries. BMJ. 315(7123). 1654–1655. 3 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Tine, et al.. (1996). Cancer risk in fathers and brothers of testicular cancer patients in Denmark. A population-based study. International Journal of Cancer. 66(5). 627–631. 93 indexed citations
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Westergaard, Tine, et al.. (1996). Cancer risk in fathers and brothers of testicular cancer patients in Denmark. A population‐based study. International Journal of Cancer. 66(5). 627–631. 9 indexed citations
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Kroman, Niels, Morten Frisch, Jørgen H. Olsen, Tine Westergaard, & Mads Melbye. (1996). Oestrogen-related cancer risk in mothers of testicular-cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer. 66(4). 438–440. 15 indexed citations

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