Ulf Gunnarsson

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Ulf Gunnarsson is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf Gunnarsson has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Surgery, 68 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ulf Gunnarsson's work include Hernia repair and management (66 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (53 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (37 papers). Ulf Gunnarsson is often cited by papers focused on Hernia repair and management (66 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (53 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (37 papers). Ulf Gunnarsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Czechia. Ulf Gunnarsson's co-authors include Bengt Glimelius, Lars Påhlman, Helgi Birgisson, Gabriel Sandblom, Karin Strigård, Pär Nordin, Lars Påhlman, Ursula Dahlstrand, P. Jestin and Joakim Folkesson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ulf Gunnarsson

154 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial: Long Lasting Benefits From Radiotherapy on Survival and Local Recurrence Rate

2005 591 citations Lars Påhlman, Bengt Glimelius et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulf Gunnarsson Sweden	39	4.2k	2.8k	823	480	388	163	5.6k
Sung‐Bum Kang South Korea	31	2.2k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	808 1.0×	303 0.6×	421 1.1×	174	4.2k
Eva Angenete Sweden	31	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	628 0.8×	354 0.7×	496 1.3×	144	4.2k
Salvador Navarro Spain	32	2.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	379 0.8×	191 0.5×	169	3.9k
René Warschkow Switzerland	32	2.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	969 1.2×	131 0.3×	508 1.3×	134	3.3k
Markus K. Diener Germany	47	5.2k 1.2×	4.4k 1.6×	2.5k 3.0×	217 0.5×	425 1.1×	203	7.4k
Anthony R. MacLean Canada	29	1.8k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	388 0.5×	253 0.5×	298 0.8×	80	3.1k
I. Gastinger Germany	30	3.2k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	315 0.7×	550 1.4×	144	4.5k
Riccardo Rosati Italy	35	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	87 0.2×	436 1.1×	214	4.1k
Albert Wolthuis Belgium	38	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	472 0.6×	217 0.5×	517 1.3×	201	4.4k
Steven Mills United States	36	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	693 0.8×	621 1.3×	954 2.5×	128	4.2k

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Österberg, Johanna, et al.. (2024). PRIMARY FASCIAL CLOSURE IN LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR. THE PROSECO-TRIAL A RANDOMISED DOUBLE-BLINDED MULTICENTRE TRIAL. British journal of surgery. 111(Supplement_5).

Gunnarsson, Ulf, et al.. (2023). Improved assessment of fecal incontinence in women with previous obstetric injury combining Low Anterior Resection Syndrome and Wexner scores. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 161(3). 839–846. 2 indexed citations

Strigård, Karin, et al.. (2022). Attitudes to and Experiences of Physical Activity After Colon Cancer Diagnosis Amongst Physically Active Individuals – A Qualitative Study. Cancer Control. 29. 2905537400–2905537400. 3 indexed citations

Thulesius, Hans, et al.. (2022). Use of faecal immunochemical tests common in patients with suspected colorectal cancer but unrelated to travel distance to secondary care: a population-based study from Swedish primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 40(4). 459–465. 1 indexed citations

Gunnarsson, Ulf, Karin Strigård, Sofia Edin, et al.. (2020). Association between local immune cell infiltration, mismatch repair status and systemic inflammatory response in colorectal cancer. Journal of Translational Medicine. 18(1). 178–178. 16 indexed citations

Gunnarsson, Ulf, et al.. (2017). Prognostic factors in patients with loco-regionally advanced gastric cancer. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 15(1). 172–172. 13 indexed citations

Lundberg, Erik, et al.. (2017). Statin consumption as a risk factor for developing colorectal cancer: a retrospective case study. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 15(1). 222–222. 7 indexed citations

Gunnarsson, Ulf, et al.. (2016). Patient-reported adverse events after hernia surgery and socio-economic status: A register-based cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 35. 100–103. 10 indexed citations

Hallén, Magnus, et al.. (2015). Risk factors for reoperation due to chronic groin postherniorrhaphy pain. Hernia. 19(6). 863–869. 8 indexed citations

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Gunnarsson, Ulf, et al.. (2014). Effect of an elastic girdle on lung function, intra-abdominal pressure, and pain after midline laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 29(6). 715–721. 19 indexed citations

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Dominguez, Cecilia, Maija‐Liisa Kalliomäki, Ulf Gunnarsson, et al.. (2013). The DQB1(*)03:02 HLA haplotype is associated with increased risk of chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery and lumbar disc herniation. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 4(4). 258–258. 1 indexed citations

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Sandblom, Gabriel, et al.. (2012). Validation of a questionnaire for the assessment of pain following ventral hernia repair—the VHPQ. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 397(8). 1219–1224. 30 indexed citations

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Dominguez, Cecilia, Ulf Gunnarsson, Gabriel Sandblom, et al.. (2012). The DQB1*03:02 HLA haplotype is associated with increased risk of chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery and lumbar disc herniation. Pain. 154(3). 427–433. 44 indexed citations

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Dahlstrand, Ursula, Gabriel Sandblom, Pär Nordin, Staffan Wollert, & Ulf Gunnarsson. (2011). Chronic Pain After Femoral Hernia Repair. Annals of Surgery. 254(6). 1017–1021. 24 indexed citations

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Sandblom, Gabriel, Maija‐Liisa Kalliomäki, Ulf Gunnarsson, & Torsten Gordh. (2009). Natural course of long-term postherniorrhaphy pain in a population-based cohort. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 1(1). 55–59. 8 indexed citations

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Dahlstrand, Ursula, et al.. (2009). Emergency Femoral Hernia Repair. Annals of Surgery. 249(4). 672–676. 136 indexed citations

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Gunnarsson, Ulf, et al.. (2006). Why do surgeons miss malignancies in patients with acute abdominal pain?. PubMed. 26(5B). 3675–8. 5 indexed citations

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Gunnarsson, Ulf. (2003). Quality assurance in surgical oncology. Colorectal cancer as an example. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 29(1). 89–94. 24 indexed citations

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Gunnarsson, Ulf, Urban Karlbom, M. F. Docker, Yngve Raab, & Lars Påhlman. (2003). Proctocolectomy and pelvic pouch – Is a diverting stoma dangerous for the patient?. Colorectal Disease. 6(1). 23–27. 36 indexed citations

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Gunnarsson, Ulf & Mats Rundgren. (1994). Inefficiency of intracerebroventricular ANP to alter haemodynamic, plasma vasopressin and renin responses to haemorrhage in sheep. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 150(4). 441–447. 1 indexed citations

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