Torstein Hole

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

Torstein Hole is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Torstein Hole has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Torstein Hole's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (12 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (7 papers). Torstein Hole is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (12 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (7 papers). Torstein Hole collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Belgium and Denmark. Torstein Hole's co-authors include Ulrik Wisløff, Trine Moholdt, Øivind Rognmo, Per Mølstad, Jostein Grimsmo, Terje Skjærpe, Asbjørn Støylen, Lars Gullestad, Morten Grundtvig and Arne Westheim and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Torstein Hole

28 papers receiving 873 citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Cardiovascular Risk of High- Versus Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Coronary Heart Disease Patients

2012 339 citations Torstein Hole et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torstein Hole Norway	14	657	378	125	125	116	32	899
Frank van Buuren Germany	19	863 1.3×	194 0.5×	195 1.6×	55 0.4×	116 1.0×	59	1.1k
Tomasz M. Rywik Poland	14	591 0.9×	107 0.3×	82 0.7×	41 0.3×	128 1.1×	42	784
Albert Alahmar United Kingdom	10	410 0.6×	178 0.5×	111 0.9×	60 0.5×	193 1.7×	21	659
Eloy Domínguez Spain	16	687 1.0×	231 0.6×	145 1.2×	25 0.2×	74 0.6×	65	926
Goran Loncar Serbia	18	512 0.8×	74 0.2×	27 0.2×	309 2.5×	107 0.9×	52	984
Kasper Andersen Sweden	9	460 0.7×	146 0.4×	43 0.3×	111 0.9×	189 1.6×	17	725
Corey R. Tomczak Canada	12	444 0.7×	313 0.8×	42 0.3×	66 0.5×	70 0.6×	50	659
Gregory Hundley United States	13	1.2k 1.8×	159 0.4×	352 2.8×	176 1.4×	159 1.4×	24	1.4k
C Giannattasio Italy	10	652 1.0×	88 0.2×	62 0.5×	59 0.5×	139 1.2×	41	789
Bahri Akdeniz Türkiye	17	359 0.5×	46 0.1×	67 0.5×	63 0.5×	222 1.9×	72	826

Countries citing papers authored by Torstein Hole

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Torstein Hole's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Torstein Hole with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Torstein Hole more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Torstein Hole

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Torstein Hole. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Torstein Hole. The network helps show where Torstein Hole may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torstein Hole

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Torstein Hole. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Torstein Hole based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Torstein Hole. Torstein Hole is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Nymo, Siren, et al.. (2025). Lipid Changes 10–15 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Observational Study. Obesity Surgery. 35(2). 441–449. 1 indexed citations

Valborgland, Torstein, Anastasia Ushakova, Øyvind Skadberg, et al.. (2024). Exercise Training and High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin-I in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 11(2). 1121–1132. 3 indexed citations

Omland, Torbjørn, Alf Inge Larsen, Trine Karlsen, et al.. (2021). Exercise Training and High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 8(3). 2183–2192. 9 indexed citations

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2020). Intravenous Iron Treatment in the Prevention of Iron Deficiency and Anaemia After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery. 30(5). 1745–1752. 13 indexed citations

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2018). High-Frequency of Computer Tomography and Surgery for Abdominal Pain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery. 28(9). 2609–2616. 18 indexed citations

Holte, Espen, et al.. (2015). Transthoracic Doppler for detection of stenoses in the three main coronary arteries by use of stenotic to prestenotic velocity ratio and aliased coronary flow. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 16(12). jev158–jev158. 12 indexed citations

Holte, Espen, et al.. (2014). Coronary artery occlusions diagnosed by transthoracic Doppler. Cardiovascular Ultrasound. 12(1). 12–12.

Eriksen, Beate Horsberg, Eirik Nestaas, Torstein Hole, et al.. (2013). Myocardial function in premature infants: a longitudinal observational study. BMJ Open. 3(3). e002441–e002441. 15 indexed citations

Eriksen, Beate Horsberg, Eirik Nestaas, Torstein Hole, et al.. (2013). Longitudinal assessment of atrioventricular annulus excursion by grey-scale m-mode and colour tissue Doppler imaging in premature infants. Early Human Development. 89(12). 977–982. 12 indexed citations

10.

Gulati, Geeta, et al.. (2011). Infeksiøs endokarditt ved Ålesund sjukehus 1997-2006. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 131(2). 115–117. 1 indexed citations

11.

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2010). Improved Quality of Life in Norwegian Heart Failure Patients After Follow-Up in Outpatient Heart Failure Clinics: Results from the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry. European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(11). 1247–1252. 21 indexed citations

12.

Holte, Espen, et al.. (2009). Transthoracic echocardiography for imaging of the different coronary artery segments: a feasibility study. Cardiovascular Ultrasound. 7(1). 58–58. 25 indexed citations

13.

Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund, et al.. (2008). Predictors of long time survival after lung cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 8(1). 22–22. 19 indexed citations

14.

Hole, Torstein, G Frøland, Lars Gullestad, Jon Offstad, & Terje Skjærpe. (2004). Metoprolol CR/XL Improves Systolic and Diastolic Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Echocardiography. 21(3). 215–223. 13 indexed citations

15.

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2003). Estimation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction From Doppler Derived Myocardial Performance Index in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction:. Echocardiography. 20(3). 231–236. 79 indexed citations

16.

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2003). Myocardial Performance Index (Tei Index) Does Not Reflect Long‐Term Changes in Left Ventricular Function after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Echocardiography. 20(1). 1–7. 6 indexed citations

17.

Hole, Torstein, et al.. (2003). Early changes in left ventricular volume and function are predictors for long-term remodeling in patients with acute transmural myocardial infarction and preserved systolic function. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 16(6). 630–637. 3 indexed citations

18.

Hole, Torstein. (2002). Intra- and Inter-observer Reproducibility of Transthoracic Pulmonary Venous Doppler Flow Indices after Acute Myocardial Infarction. European Journal of Echocardiography. 3(1). 32–38. 8 indexed citations

19.

Aass, Halfdan, et al.. (1998). Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Two Right Mahaïm-like Accessory Pathways in a Patient with Ebstein's Anomaly. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2(3). 293–299. 2 indexed citations

20.

Hole, Torstein, Rune Wiseth, & Olaf W. Levang. (1995). Post-infarction left ventricle to right atrium fistula diagnosed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. European Heart Journal. 16(6). 866–868. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact