Torbjörn Tomson

45.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
311 papers, 27.5k citations indexed

About

Torbjörn Tomson is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Torbjörn Tomson has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 27.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 258 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 83 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Torbjörn Tomson's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (255 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (245 papers) and Pregnancy and Medication Impact (82 papers). Torbjörn Tomson is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (255 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (245 papers) and Pregnancy and Medication Impact (82 papers). Torbjörn Tomson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Italy. Torbjörn Tomson's co-authors include Emilio Perucca, Dina Battino, Svein I. Johannessen, Solomon L. Moshé, Jacqueline A. French, Philippe Ryvlin, Gary W. Mathern, Samuel Wiebe, Ingrid E. Scheffer and Dale C. Hesdorffer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Torbjörn Tomson

303 papers receiving 26.6k citations

Hit Papers

ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definitio... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2014 2017 2008 2014 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy
    2014 3.8k citations Lars Forsgren, Jacqueline A. French et al. Epilepsia profile →
  2. ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology
    2017 3.3k citations Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel F. Berkovic et al. Epilepsia profile →
  3. Antiepileptic drugs—best practice guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring: A position paper by the subcommission on therapeutic drug monitoring, ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies
    2008 809 citations Svein I. Johannessen, Torbjörn Tomson et al. Epilepsia profile →
  4. Epilepsy: new advances
    2014 691 citations Solomon L. Moshé, Emilio Perucca et al. profile →
  5. Recommendation for a definition of acute symptomatic seizure
    2009 581 citations Lars Forsgren, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al. Epilepsia profile →
  6. ILAE Treatment Guidelines: Evidence‐based Analysis of Antiepileptic Drug Efficacy and Effectiveness as Initial Monotherapy for Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes
    2006 523 citations Emilio Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson et al. Epilepsia profile →
  7. Updated ILAE evidence review of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes
    2013 502 citations Jacqueline A. French, Emilio Perucca et al. Epilepsia profile →
  8. Dose-dependent risk of malformations with antiepileptic drugs: an analysis of data from the EURAP epilepsy and pregnancy registry
    2011 489 citations Torbjörn Tomson, Dina Battino et al. profile →
  9. Unifying the definitions of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
    2011 424 citations Lina Nashef, Torbjörn Tomson et al. Epilepsia profile →
  10. Practice guideline summary: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors
    2017 385 citations Torbjörn Tomson, Elizabeth Donner et al. Neurology profile →
  11. ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology
    2019 288 citations Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel F. Berkovic et al. profile →
  12. Clinical risk factors in SUDEP
    2019 215 citations Ólafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson et al. Neurology profile →
  13. Association of Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication With Risk of Autism and Intellectual Disability
    2022 118 citations Marte‐Helene Bjørk, Helga Zoëga et al. profile →

Peers

Torbjörn Tomson
Comparison fields: 5 of 177
  • Psychiatry and Mental health 20.1k
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16.0k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6.0k
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.6k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 3.5k
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W. Allen Hauser United States
Emilio Perucca Italy
Josemir W. Sander United Kingdom
Terence J. O’Brien Australia
Jacqueline A. French United States
Nathalie Jetté Canada
Samuel Wiebe Canada
Martin J. Brodie United Kingdom
Simon Shorvon United Kingdom
Kimford J. Meador United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Treatment of epilepsy using newer antiseizure medications: A retrospective cohort study of prescription patterns in Sweden 2013–2022
2025 ·Epilepsia ·Kristian Bolin, (unknown), Torbjörn Tomson
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Incidence, methods and circumstances of suicide in epilepsy: A population-based study in Sweden
2024 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·(unknown), Torbjörn Tomson, Ólafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, Christian Rück, Karin Wirdefeldt
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Global burden and management of women with epilepsy in pregnancy: A modeling study
2024 ·Med ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yifei Duan, Yilin Xia, Xiaoru Feng, Torbjörn Tomson, (unknown), Lei Chen
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Antiseizure medication use during pregnancy and children’s neurodevelopmental outcomes
2024 ·Nature Communications ·Paul Madley‐Dowd, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Harriet Forbes, Jessica E. Rast, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Berglind, Michael Lundberg, Kristen Lyall, Craig J. Newschaffer, Torbjörn Tomson, Neil M Davies, Cecilia Magnusson, Dheeraj Rai, Brian K. Lee
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Prescribing patterns for higher dose folic acid in pregnant women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication
2024 ·Epilepsia ·(unknown), Julie Werenberg Dreier, Jannicke Igland, Nils Erik Gilhus, Silje Alvestad, Mika Gissler, Maarit K. Leinonen, Yuelian Sun, Helga Zoëga, Jakob Christensen, Marte‐Helene Bjørk, Torbjörn Tomson
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Socioeconomic differences in use of antiseizure medication in pregnancies with maternal epilepsy: A population‐based study from Nordic universal health care systems
2024 ·Epilepsia ·Maarit K. Leinonen, Jannicke Igland, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Silje Alvestad, Jacqueline M. Cohen, Nils Erik Gilhus, Mika Gissler, Yuelian Sun, Torbjörn Tomson, Helga Zoëga, (unknown), Jakob Christensen, Marte‐Helene Bjørk
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Progress report on new medications for seizures and epilepsy: A summary of the 17th Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XVII). I. Drugs in preclinical and early clinical development
2024 ·Epilepsia ·Meir Bialer, Svein I. Johannessen, Matthias J. Koepp, Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, H. Steve White
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Cognitive outcomes after fetal exposure to carbamazepine, lamotrigine, valproate or levetiracetam monotherapy: Data from the EURAP neurocognitive extension protocol
2024 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·Susanna Stjerna, (unknown), Torbjörn Tomson, Emilio Perucca, Dina Battino, John Craig, Anne Sabers, Sanjeev V. Thomas, Frank Vajda, Eija Gaily
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Trends and patterns of antiseizure medication prescribing during pregnancy between 1995 and 2018 in the United Kingdom: A cohort study
2023 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Paul Madley‐Dowd, Jessica E. Rast, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, (unknown), (unknown), Neil M Davies, Kristen Lyall, Craig J. Newschaffer, Torbjörn Tomson, Cecilia Magnusson, Dheeraj Rai, Brian K. Lee, Harriet Forbes
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Estimates of epilepsy prevalence, psychiatric co-morbidity and cost
2022 ·Seizure ·Jakob Christensen, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Yuelian Sun, Christine Linehan, Torbjörn Tomson, Anthony G Marson, Lars Forsgren, Claudia A. Granbichler, Eugen Trinka, (unknown), Kristina Malmgren, Jakob Kjellberg, Rikke Ibsen, Poul Jennum
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Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: A summary of the Sixteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XVI):II. Drugs in more advanced clinical development
2022 ·Epilepsia ·Meir Bialer, Svein I. Johannessen, Matthias J. Koepp, René H. Levy, Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, H. Steve White
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
2021 ·Neurology ·Ashwani Jha, Cheongeun Oh, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Beate Diehl, Sasha Devore, Martin J. Brodie, Torbjörn Tomson, Josemir W. Sander, Thaddeus S. Walczak, Orrin Devinsky
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Global Survey of Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A report from the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force on Women and Pregnancy
2020 ·Epilepsia Open ·Torbjörn Tomson, Dina Battino, Rebecca Bromley, Silvia Kochen, Kimford J. Meador, Page B. Pennell, Sanjeev V. Thomas
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Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: A summary of the Fifteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XV). II. Drugs in more advanced clinical development
2020 ·Epilepsia ·Meir Bialer, Svein I. Johannessen, Matthias J. Koepp, René H. Levy, Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, H. Steve White
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Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: A summary of the Fifteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XV). I. Drugs in preclinical and early clinical development
2020 ·Epilepsia ·Meir Bialer, Svein I. Johannessen, Matthias J. Koepp, René H. Levy, Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, H. Steve White
114
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The incidence of SUDEP
2017 ·Neurology ·Ólafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson, Sofia Carlsson, Torbjörn Tomson
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ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology breakdown →
2017 ·Epilepsia ·Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel F. Berkovic, Giuseppe Capovilla, Mary Connolly, Jacqueline A. French, Laura Maria de Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto, Édouard Hirsch, Sanjeev Jain, Gary W. Mathern, Solomon L. Moshé, Douglas R. Nordli, Emilio Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, Samuel Wiebe, Yuehua Zhang, Sameer M. Zuberi
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): what every neurologist should know
2017 ·Epileptic Disorders ·Rohit Shankar, Elizabeth Donner, Brendan McLean, Lina Nashef, Torbjörn Tomson
85
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Dosing strategies for antiepileptic drugs: from a standard dose for all to individualised treatment by implementation of therapeutic drug monitoring
2016 ·Epileptic Disorders ·Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Svein I. Johannessen, Torbjörn Tomson
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Cognitive functions in children exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero - Study in Georgia
2016 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·Sofia Kasradze, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nana Nino Tatishvili, Torbjörn Tomson
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