Truls Østbye

27.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
577 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

About

Truls Østbye is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Truls Østbye has authored 577 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 140 papers in General Health Professions and 97 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Truls Østbye's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (98 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (57 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (44 papers). Truls Østbye is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (98 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (57 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (44 papers). Truls Østbye collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Canada. Truls Østbye's co-authors include Katrina M. Krause, Rahul Malhotra, Kathryn I. Pollak, Kimberly S. H. Yarnall, J. Lloyd Michener, Mark Speechley, Manfred Harth, Kevin P. White, Donald H. Taylor and Angelique Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Truls Østbye

547 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Primary Care: Is There Enough Time for Prevention?

2003 1.2k citations Truls Østbye et al. profile →
Is There Time for Management of Patients With Chronic Diseases in Primary Care?

2005 536 citations Truls Østbye profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Truls Østbye	4.9k	4.7k	4.2k	2.1k	2.1k	577	20.1k
Roger B. Davis	4.0k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	398	29.9k
Tammy Hoffmann	5.8k 1.2×	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	277	19.7k
John W Williams	4.5k 0.9×	2.8k 0.6×	3.4k 0.8×	3.2k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	296	21.5k
John Weinman	6.5k 1.3×	2.7k 0.6×	5.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	365	30.5k
Kenneth E. Covinsky	6.4k 1.3×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.5×	286	21.7k
Irwin Nazareth	8.7k 1.8×	5.2k 1.1×	4.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.6×	2.0k 1.0×	315	27.3k
Isabelle Boutron	4.5k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	2.6k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	248	30.0k
Ali Montazeri	3.8k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	711	18.5k
Mary Amanda Dew	3.3k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	5.7k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	483	25.5k
J. André Knottnerus	4.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	4.1k 1.9×	1.7k 0.8×	367	20.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Truls Østbye

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Fields of papers citing papers by Truls Østbye

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Truls Østbye

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All Works

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Østbye, Truls, Mohsen Merati, Stephanie Hendren, et al.. (2025). Impact of remote biometric sensing on readmission risk and mortality after hospital discharge: Insights from a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 21(3). 298–307.

Xu, Hanzhang, et al.. (2024). Care sequences leading to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: An analysis of electronic health records. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(3). 2155–2164. 1 indexed citations

Schliep, Karen C., C. Elizabeth Shaaban, Huong Meeks, et al.. (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 15(2). e12443–e12443. 8 indexed citations

Blewer, Audrey L., Pin Pin Pek, Truls Østbye, et al.. (2023). Barriers and facilitators for developing a prehospital emergency care system evaluation tool (PEC-SET) for low-resource settings: a qualitative analysis. BMJ Open. 13(12). e077378–e077378. 3 indexed citations

Schliep, Karen C., Bin Yan, Fares Qeadan, et al.. (2022). Association Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Dementia: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Hypertension. 80(2). 257–267. 37 indexed citations

Vadiveloo, Maya, et al.. (2022). Maternal Stress and Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5743–5743. 3 indexed citations

Staton, Catherine A., et al.. (2021). Predictors of ambulance transport to first health facility among injured patients in southern Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253410–e0253410. 2 indexed citations

Iversen, Marjolein M., Jannicke Igland, Hilde Smith‐Strøm, et al.. (2020). Effect of a telemedicine intervention for diabetes-related foot ulcers on health, well-being and quality of life: secondary outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial (DiaFOTo). BMC Endocrine Disorders. 20(1). 157–157. 31 indexed citations

Tovar, Alison, Maya Vadiveloo, Truls Østbye, & Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon. (2019). Maternal predictors of infant beverage consumption: results from the Nurture cohort study. Public Health Nutrition. 22(14). 2591–2597. 16 indexed citations

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Stankevitz, Kayla, et al.. (2018). Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Stress among Estate Rubber Tappers in Southern Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Xu, Hanzhang, Allison Vorderstrasse, Matthew E. Dupre, et al.. (2018). Gender differences in the association between migration and cognitive function among older adults in China and India. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 81. 31–38. 21 indexed citations

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Tovar, Alison, Amber Vaughn, Jennifer O. Fisher, et al.. (2018). Modifying the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) to better capture feeding practices of family childcare home providers. Public Health Nutrition. 22(2). 223–234. 20 indexed citations

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Tovar, Alison, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon, Amber Vaughn, et al.. (2018). Nutritional Quality of Meals and Snacks Served and Consumed in Family Child Care. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 118(12). 2280–2286. 26 indexed citations

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Xu, Hanzhang, Allison Vorderstrasse, Eleanor S. McConnell, et al.. (2018). Migration and cognitive function: a conceptual framework for Global Health Research. Global Health Research and Policy. 3(1). 34–34. 26 indexed citations

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Lie, Rolv T., et al.. (2018). The association between pre pregnancy body mass index and risk of preeclampsia: a registry based study from Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 18(1). 56–56. 45 indexed citations

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Tan, Thiam Chye, et al.. (2018). Threatened miscarriage and depressive and anxiety symptoms among women and partners in early pregnancy. Journal of Affective Disorders. 237. 1–9. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Hanzhang, Matthew E. Dupre, Truls Østbye, Allison Vorderstrasse, & Bei Wu. (2018). Residential Mobility and Cognitive Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China. Research on Aging. 41(1). 3–30. 18 indexed citations

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Corsino, Leonor, et al.. (2016). The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Iversen, Marjolein M., Birgitte Espehaug, Marit Graue, et al.. (2016). Telemedicine Versus Standard Follow-Up Care for Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial (DiaFOTo). JMIR Research Protocols. 5(3). e148–e148. 14 indexed citations

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Boyd, David L., et al.. (2014). Treatment of Chronic Conditions with Traditional Chinese Medicine: Findings from Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals in Hubei, China. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 21(1). 40–45. 15 indexed citations

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