Ulf Gustafsson

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
70 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Ulf Gustafsson is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf Gustafsson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Oncology and 26 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ulf Gustafsson's work include Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (22 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (19 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (15 papers). Ulf Gustafsson is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (22 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (19 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (15 papers). Ulf Gustafsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Ulf Gustafsson's co-authors include Olle Ljungqvist, Anders Thorell, Mattias Soop, Jonas Nygren, Dileep N. Lobo, Nader Francis, J MacFie, Didier Roulin, W. Schwenk and Andrew Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Ulf Gustafsson

65 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colonic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society Recommendations

2012 797 citations Ulf Gustafsson, Dileep N. Lobo et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →
Adherence to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

2011 636 citations Ulf Gustafsson Archives of Surgery profile →
Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colonic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations

2012 594 citations Ulf Gustafsson, Dileep N. Lobo et al. profile →
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

2022 236 citations Erik Stenberg, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations 2025 2025 ·Surgery ·Ulf Gustafsson, Tim Rockall, Steven D. Wexner, (unknown), Sameh Hany Emile, (unknown), William Fawcett, (unknown), Bernhard Riedel, (unknown), Angie Balfour, Gabriele Baldini, E. Joline de Groof, Stefano Romagnoli, Miquel Coca-Martínez, Fabian Grass, Mary Brindle, Martin Hübner	13
2	Associations of the intestinal microbiota with plasma bile acids and inflammation markers in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Stefanie Prast‐Nielsen, Anna Löf Granström, (unknown), (unknown), Gabriella Edfeldt, Susanne Rautiainen, Fredrik Boulund, Фредрик Андерссон, Johan Lindberg, Ina Schuppe‐Koistinen, Ulf Gustafsson, Lars Engstrand	0
3	Risk Factors in Elective Colon Surgery for the Elderly: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis From the Swedish Part of the International ERAS Database 2025 ·World Journal of Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Olle Ljungqvist, Klas Pekkari, (unknown), Ulf Gustafsson	0
4	Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update breakdown → 2022 ·World Journal of Surgery ·Erik Stenberg, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Mary O’Kane, Ronald S. L. Liem, Dimitri J. Pournaras, Paulina Salminen, Richard D. Urman, Anupama Wadhwa, Ulf Gustafsson, Anders Thorell	236
5	Effect of age on quality of life after gastric bypass: data from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry 2022 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·(unknown), Ulf Gustafsson, Claes Anderin, Fredrik Johansson, Anders Thorell	4
6	Childhood appendectomy and adult mental disorders: A population‐based cohort study 2020 ·Depression and Anxiety ·(unknown), (unknown), Henrik Dal, Kyriaki Kosidou, Ulf Gustafsson	9
7	Recommendations from the ERAS® Society for standards for the development of enhanced recovery after surgery guidelines 2019 ·BJS Open ·Mary Brindle, Gregg Nelson, Dileep N. Lobo, Olle Ljungqvist, Ulf Gustafsson	95
8	Sustainability of the relationship between preoperative symptoms and postoperative improvement in quality of life after inguinal hernia repair 2019 ·Hernia ·Jesper Magnusson, Ulf Gustafsson, Jonas Nygren, Anders Thorell	6
9	UltraPro Hernia System, Prolene Hernia System and Lichtenstein for primary inguinal hernia repair: 3-year outcomes of a prospective randomized controlled trial 2016 ·Hernia ·Jesper Magnusson, Jonas Nygren, Ulf Gustafsson, Anders Thorell	15
10	Early versus Delayed Surgery for Acute Cholecystitis as an Applied Treatment Strategy When Assessed in a Population-Based Cohort 2014 ·Digestive Surgery ·Emil Pieniowski, (unknown), Lars Lundell, (unknown), Ulf Gustafsson, (unknown), Krister Sjödahl, Andrianos Tsekrekos, Gabriel Sandblom	7
11	Can nutritional supplements and rectal enema be used as bowel cleansing for colonoscopy? – results of a randomized controlled pilot study 2014 ·Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology ·Ulf Gustafsson, Josefin Segelman, Olle Ljungqvist, Anders Thorell, Jonas Nygren	1
12	Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery and Postoperative Complications 2014 ·Annals of Surgery ·Claes Anderin, Ulf Gustafsson, (unknown), Anders Thorell	112
13	Left ventricular strain and peak systolic velocity: responses to controlled changes in load and contractility, explored in a porcine modelPMID:22640913[PubMed - in process] PMCID:PMC3489788 2012 ·Cardiovascular Ultrasound ·(unknown), Ulf Gustafsson, Jan Poelaert, G. Johansson, (unknown)	2
14	Perioperative nutritional management in digestive tract surgery 2011 ·Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care ·Ulf Gustafsson, Olle Ljungqvist	62
15	Adherence to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery breakdown → 2011 ·Archives of Surgery ·Ulf Gustafsson	636
16	Effects of high-dose statin on the human hepatic expression of genes involved in carbohydrate and triglyceride metabolism 2010 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·Camilla Pramfalk, Paolo Parini, Ulf Gustafsson, Staffan Sahlin, Mats Eriksson	31
17	675 STIMULATION OF HEPATOBILIARY DETOXIFICATION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN HUMAN LIVER BY COMBINED TREATMENT WITH RIFAMPICIN AND URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID 2009 ·Journal of Hepatology ·(unknown), Martin Wagner, Gernot Zollner, Peter Fickert, Thomas Lundåsen, Ulf Gustafsson, Staffan Sahlin, Michael Trauner	1
18	Changes in gallbladder bile composition and crystal detection time in morbidly obese subjects after bariatric surgery† 2005 ·Hepatology ·Ulf Gustafsson, Lisbet Benthin, L Granström, Albert K. Groen, Staffan Sahlin, Curt Einarsson	53
19	Effects of combined treatment with pravastatin and ursodeoxycholic acid on hepatic cholesterol metabolism 2002 ·European Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Carl-Gustaf Hillebrant, Björn Nyberg, Ulf Gustafsson, Staffan Sahlin, Ingemar Björkhem, Mats Rudling, Curt Einarsson	11
20	DNA Ploidy and S‐Phase Fraction in Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Related to Histopathology, Number of Gallstones and Survival ¹ 2001 ·Analytical Cellular Pathology ·Ulf Gustafsson, Curt Einarsson, Lennart C. Eriksson, Virgil Gadaleanu, Staffan Sahlin, Bernhard Tribukait	3

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