Tom Amundsen

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 874 citations indexed

About

Tom Amundsen is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Amundsen has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 874 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 9 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Tom Amundsen's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (7 papers) and Spinal Hematomas and Complications (3 papers). Tom Amundsen is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (7 papers) and Spinal Hematomas and Complications (3 papers). Tom Amundsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and Germany. Tom Amundsen's co-authors include Henrik Weber, Michael Abdelnoor, Finn Lilleås, Bjørn Magnæs, B Magnaes, R. Dullerud, J. G. Johansen, Niels Gunnar Juel, A E Ljunggren and Lynne Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Acta Radiologica and Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tom Amundsen

13 papers receiving 805 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.

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Conservative or Surgical Management?

2000 500 citations Tom Amundsen, Henrik Weber et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Amundsen Norway	7	833	644	637	150	31	13	874
Noel Goldthwaite United States	11	992 1.2×	680 1.1×	785 1.2×	110 0.7×	50 1.6×	11	1.1k
Gerit Kulik Switzerland	10	681 0.8×	349 0.5×	577 0.9×	187 1.2×	27 0.9×	16	765
Cary M. Tanner United States	5	522 0.6×	520 0.8×	259 0.4×	134 0.9×	39 1.3×	7	584
D. Scott Kreiner United States	10	873 1.0×	617 1.0×	691 1.1×	104 0.7×	72 2.3×	14	1.0k
Joshua Rittenberg United States	15	585 0.7×	366 0.6×	605 0.9×	44 0.3×	27 0.9×	27	758
Theodore B. Goldstein United States	11	556 0.7×	254 0.4×	562 0.9×	57 0.4×	17 0.5×	14	688
Björn Zoëga Sweden	13	501 0.6×	258 0.4×	434 0.7×	34 0.2×	33 1.1×	16	558
Keith Bush United Kingdom	7	732 0.9×	481 0.7×	579 0.9×	40 0.3×	41 1.3×	13	786
Greger Lønne Norway	15	504 0.6×	378 0.6×	397 0.6×	84 0.6×	61 2.0×	35	648
Marco Teli Italy	12	357 0.4×	265 0.4×	394 0.6×	37 0.2×	38 1.2×	25	569

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Nyström, Bo, Henrik Weber, & Tom Amundsen. (2001). Microsurgical decompression without laminectomy in lumbar spinal stenosis. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 106(2). 123–131. 8 indexed citations

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Amundsen, Tom, et al.. (2000). Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Conservative or Surgical Management?. Spine. 25(11). 1424–1436. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amundsen, Tom, et al.. (1998). [Lumbar disk prolapses and radiological spinal intervention. What do the randomized controlled trials say?].. PubMed. 118(16). 2478–80. 2 indexed citations

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Amundsen, Tom, et al.. (1995). Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 20(10). 1178–1186. 301 indexed citations

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Amundsen, Tom, et al.. (1995). CT-Diskography, Diskomanometry and MR Imaging as Predictors of the Outcome of Lumbar Percutaneous Automated Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 36(4-6). 613–619. 6 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., et al.. (1995). Clinical Results After Percutaneous Automated Lumbar Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 36(4). 418–424. 5 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., et al.. (1995). Clinical Results after Percutaneous Automated Lumbar Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 36(4-6). 418–424. 14 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., Tom Amundsen, P. Nakstad, & Bjørn Magnæs. (1994). CT Changes after Lumbar Percutaneous Automated Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 35(5). 409–414. 3 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., Tom Amundsen, P. Nakstad, & Bjørn Magnæs. (1994). Ct Changes After Lumbar Percutaneous Automated Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 35(5). 409–414. 4 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., Tom Amundsen, J. G. Johansen, & Bjørn Magnæs. (1993). Lumbar Percutaneous Automated Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 34(6). 536–542. 3 indexed citations

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Dullerud, R., Tom Amundsen, J. G. Johansen, & Bjørn Magnæs. (1993). Lumbar Percutaneous Automated Nucleotomy. Acta Radiologica. 34(6). 536–542. 11 indexed citations

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Ljunggren, A E, Lynne Walker, Henrik Weber, & Tom Amundsen. (1992). Manual Traction Versus Isometric Exercises in Patients with Herniated Intervertebral Lumbar Discs. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 8(4). 207–213. 13 indexed citations

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Amundsen, Tom & Henrik Weber. (1982). [Braces in the treatment of chronic back pain].. PubMed. 102(31). 1649–51. 4 indexed citations

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