Tom Wilsgaard

62.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
360 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Tom Wilsgaard is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Wilsgaard has authored 360 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 79 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 66 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tom Wilsgaard's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (40 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (33 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers). Tom Wilsgaard is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (40 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (33 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (31 papers). Tom Wilsgaard collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Sweden. Tom Wilsgaard's co-authors include Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Sigrid K. Brækkan, Anne Elise Eggen, John‐Bjarne Hansen, Ganesh Acharya, Henrik Schirmer and E. B. Mathiesen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Genetics and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Tom Wilsgaard

347 papers receiving 13.2k 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.

Cohort profile: The Tromso Study

2011 542 citations Anne Elise Eggen, Tom Wilsgaard et al. profile →
Excess mortality after hip fracture in elderly persons from Europe and the USA: the CHANCES project

2017 254 citations Tom Wilsgaard et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Wilsgaard

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A New Biomarker of Aging Derived From Electrocardiograms Improves Risk Prediction of Incident Cardiovascular Disease 2025 ·JACC Advances ·Tom Wilsgaard, Wayne Rosamond, Henrik Schirmer, Haakon Lindekleiv, Zachi I. Attia, Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez, David A. Leon, (unknown)	1
2	Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in Women and Men in the Tromsø Study 2025 ·JACC Advances ·(unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Jocasta Ball, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Renate B. Schnabel, Eva Gerdts, (unknown)	1
3	Longitudinal and concurrent C-reactive protein and diet associations with cognitive function in the population-based Tromsø study 2025 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·(unknown), Henrik Schirmer, James M. Roe, Øystein Sørensen, Tom Wilsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Michael E. Benros, Chi‐Hua Chen, Yunpeng Wang	1
4	Longitudinal assessment of classic and 11-oxygenated androgen concentrations and their association with type 2 diabetes mellitus development: the Tromsø study 2024 ·Acta Diabetologica ·(unknown), Charlotta Rylander, Ole‐Martin Fuskevåg, Guri Grimnes, Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Vivian Berg	0
5	Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015–2016 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Inger Ariansen, Jonas Johansson, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Sameline Grimsgaard	2
6	The intergenerational transmission of obesity from parents to offspring: Insights from The Tromsø Study 1994–2016 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Sameline Grimsgaard, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock	1
7	Longitudinal relationships between habitual physical activity and pain tolerance in the general population 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Audun Stubhaug, (unknown), Aslak Johansen, Bente Morseth, Bjørn Heine Strand, Tom Wilsgaard, Ólöf Anna Steingrímsdóttir	12
8	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in type 2 diabetes mellitus cases and controls: Repeated measurements prior to and after diagnosis 2023 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·(unknown), Vivian Berg, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Tom Wilsgaard, Ingvar A. Bergdahl, Sandra Huber, Pierre Ayotte, Maria Averina, Torkjel M. Sandanger, Charlotta Rylander	1
9	Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016 2023 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Dag S. Thelle, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Kaare Harald Bønaa	4
10	Association between espresso coffee and serum total cholesterol: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016 2022 ·Open Heart ·(unknown), Maja‐Lisa Løchen, (unknown), Tom Wilsgaard	13
11	Sex-specific time trends in incident atrial fibrillation and the contribution of risk factors: the Tromsø Study 1994–2016 2022 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·(unknown), Eva Gerdts, Jocasta Ball, (unknown), Bjarne K. Jacobsen, (unknown), Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Annika Rosengren, Henrik Schirmer, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja‐Lisa Løchen	9
12	Statistical analysis plan for the randomized controlled trial Tenecteplase in Wake-up Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TWIST) 2022 ·Trials ·Agnethe Eltoft, Tom Wilsgaard, (unknown), (unknown), Erik Lundström, Jesper Petersson, Bent Indredavik, Jukka Putaala, Hanne Christensen, Janika Kõrv, Dalius Jatužis, Stefan T. Engelter, Gian Marco De Marchis, David J. Werring, Thompson Robinson, Arnstein Tveiten, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen	1
13	Shift work is associated with 10-year incidence of atrial fibrillation in younger but not older individuals from the general population: results from the Tromsø Study 2022 ·Open Heart ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, Rudolf A. de Boer, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Michiel Rienstra	2
14	Low pain tolerance is associated with coronary angiography, coronary artery disease, and mortality: The TROMSO study 2021 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·(unknown), Haakon Lindekleiv, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Mannsverk, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Audun Stubhaug, Thor Trovik, Svein Rotevatn, Signe Helene Forsdahl, Henrik Schirmer	3
15	Heavy alcohol drinking and subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities of structure and function 2021 ·Open Heart ·(unknown), Henrik Schirmer, Darryl P. Leong, Sofia Malyutina, Andrew Ryabikov, Maria Averina, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom Wilsgaard, David A. Leon	2
16	Why does Russia have such high cardiovascular mortality rates? Comparisons of blood-based biomarkers with Norway implicate non-ischaemic cardiac damage 2020 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·(unknown), Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Hugh Watkins, Sofia Malyutina, Yu. I. Ragino, Ruth H. Keogh, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Vadim M. Govorun, Sarah Cook, Henrik Schirmer, Anne Elise Eggen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, David A. Leon	10
17	Hypothetical interventions to prevent stroke: an application of the parametric g-formula to a healthy middle-aged population 2018 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), Peter Ueda, Pablo Gulayin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Goodarz Danaei	21
18	Interleukin-6 is an independent predictor of progressive atherosclerosis in the carotid artery: The Tromsø Study 2018 ·Atherosclerosis ·Agnethe Eltoft, Kjell Arne Arntzen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Stein Harald Johnsen	41
19	Trends in Modifiable Risk Factors Are Associated With Declining Incidence of Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Acute Coronary Heart Disease in a Population 2015 ·Circulation ·Jan Mannsverk, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Knut Rasmussen, Dag S. Thelle, Inger Njølstad, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Kaare Harald Bønaa	118
20	Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in a Non-Smoking Population: The Tromsø Study 2013 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Elena Kamycheva, Tom Wilsgaard, Henrik Schirmer, Rolf Jorde	6

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