Ulrica Nilsson

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Ulrica Nilsson is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrica Nilsson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Surgery, 37 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 32 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ulrica Nilsson's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (33 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (29 papers) and Music Therapy and Health (26 papers). Ulrica Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (33 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (29 papers) and Music Therapy and Health (26 papers). Ulrica Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Australia. Ulrica Nilsson's co-authors include Maria Jaensson, Karuna Dahlberg, Mitra Unosson, Narinder Rawal, Ewa Idvall, Paul S. Myles, Mats Eriksson, Katarina Berg, Karin Falk‐Brynhildsen and Josefin Wångdahl and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemosphere and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Ulrica Nilsson

135 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The Anxiety‐ and Pain‐Reducing Effects of Music Interventions: A Systematic Review
    2008 537 citations Ulrica Nilsson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulrica Nilsson Sweden 34 1.6k 1.4k 950 918 571 139 4.3k
Richard Klaghofer Switzerland 42 319 0.2× 1.4k 1.0× 318 0.3× 771 0.8× 1.3k 2.2× 138 5.4k
Mitra Unosson Sweden 38 447 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 295 0.3× 292 0.3× 591 1.0× 94 4.4k
Ana‐Maria Vranceanu United States 37 260 0.2× 1.6k 1.1× 331 0.3× 251 0.3× 913 1.6× 306 5.5k
Audrey G. Gift United States 26 308 0.2× 490 0.4× 208 0.2× 541 0.6× 695 1.2× 51 5.6k
Tone Rustøen Norway 40 268 0.2× 751 0.5× 200 0.2× 353 0.4× 760 1.3× 188 5.4k
Denise Orwig United States 35 356 0.2× 1.5k 1.1× 232 0.2× 687 0.7× 1.4k 2.4× 123 6.0k
James M. Scanlan United States 27 368 0.2× 229 0.2× 343 0.4× 647 0.7× 1.4k 2.5× 63 6.0k
Nancy S. Redeker United States 42 235 0.1× 255 0.2× 918 1.0× 892 1.0× 932 1.6× 217 5.8k
Sharon McKinley Australia 41 508 0.3× 238 0.2× 147 0.2× 1.6k 1.8× 637 1.1× 94 4.3k
Elspeth Guthrie United Kingdom 43 1.4k 0.9× 856 0.6× 150 0.2× 215 0.2× 1.7k 2.9× 176 7.3k

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All Works

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Jaensson, Maria, Karuna Dahlberg, Yang Cao, et al.. (2025). Impact of health literacy and general self‐efficacy on surgical outcomes 2 years after bariatric surgery. Clinical Obesity. 15(4). e70009–e70009. 1 indexed citations
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Dahlberg, Karuna, et al.. (2022). The General Self-Efficacy Scale in a population planned for bariatric surgery in Sweden: a psychometric evaluation study. BMJ Open. 12(11). e061509–e061509. 7 indexed citations
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Högman, Marieann, et al.. (2022). Swedish Registered Nurse Anesthetists’ Understanding of Difficult Airway Algorithms. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 37(5). 706–711. 3 indexed citations
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Unbeck, Maria, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Anna Ehrenberg, et al.. (2019). Tasks, multitasking and interruptions among the surgical team in an operating room: a prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 9(5). e026410–e026410. 50 indexed citations
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Jaensson, Maria, Karuna Dahlberg, Ulrica Nilsson, & Erik Stenberg. (2019). The impact of self-efficacy and health literacy on outcome after bariatric surgery in Sweden: a protocol for a prospective, longitudinal mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 9(5). e027272–e027272. 7 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Ulrica, Maria Jaensson, Karuna Dahlberg, & Karin Hugelius. (2018). Postoperative Recovery After General and Regional Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Day Surgery: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 34(3). 517–528. 31 indexed citations
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Falk‐Brynhildsen, Karin, et al.. (2018). National Survey of Operating Room Nurses' Aseptic Techniques and Interventions for Patient Preparation to Reduce Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections. 19(4). 438–445. 16 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Ulrica, et al.. (2016). Patients' experience of mood while waiting for day surgery. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 25(17-18). 2600–2608. 22 indexed citations
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Jaensson, Maria, Karuna Dahlberg, Mats Eriksson, Åke Grönlund, & Ulrica Nilsson. (2015). The Development of the Recovery Assessments by Phone Points (RAPP): A Mobile Phone App for Postoperative Recovery Monitoring and Assessment. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 3(3). e86–e86. 43 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Ulrica, et al.. (2012). Acupuncture for Postoperative Pain in Day Surgery Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Clinical Nursing Research. 22(1). 130–136. 14 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Ulrica. (2010). Musik, en omvårdnadshandling. Socialmedicinsk tidskrift. 87(2). 61–70.
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Nilsson, Stefan, Eva Kokinsky, Ulrica Nilsson, Birgitta Sidenvall, & Karin Enskär. (2009). School‐aged children’s experiences of postoperative music medicine on pain, distress, and anxiety. Pediatric Anesthesia. 19(12). 1184–1190. 69 indexed citations
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Idvall, Ewa, Kristian Berg, Mitra Unosson, Lars Brudin, & Ulrica Nilsson. (2009). Assessment of recovery after day surgery using a modified version of quality of recovery‐40. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 53(5). 673–677. 44 indexed citations
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Jaensson, Maria, et al.. (2009). Endotracheal tube size and sore throat following surgery: a randomized‐controlled study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 54(2). 147–153. 67 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Ulrica, et al.. (2001). Improved recovery after music and therapeutic suggestions during general anaesthesia: a double‐blind randomised controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 45(7). 812–817. 117 indexed citations

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