Ulrik Wisløff

34.9k citations

348 papers · 24.6k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 80

Impact in

Complementary and alternative medicine top 0.01%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 0.05%
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sports injuries and prevention

Papers in

Complementary and alternative medicine 166
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology 166
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 199
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control 67
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors 61
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise 58
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health 31

Co-authors: Ole Johan Kemi Øyvind Ellingsen Carlo Castagna Jeff S. Coombes Jan Helgerud Arnt Erik Tjønna Stig A. Slørdahl Anja Bye
Journals: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (30 papers)Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (23 papers)PLoS ONE (23 papers)European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (14 papers)British Journal of Sports Medicine (11 papers)
Partner nations: Norway Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Ulrik Wisløff

337 papers receiving 23.7k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing 2025 · 21 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 The Lancet
2016 Circulation
2013 British Journal of Sports Medicine
2012 Circulation
2009 Journal of science and medicine in sport
2008 Circulation
2007 Circulation
2005 Science
2004 British Journal of Sports Medicine

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ulrik Wisløff, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Effect of structured exercise training on chronotropic incompetence in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Riwa Nasser, Faro R Verelst, Stephan G. Mueller, Ephraim B. Winzer, Paul Beckers, Caroline M. Van De Heyning, Ulrik Wisløff, Burkert Pieske, Volker Adams, Martin Halle, Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck, Andreas B. Gevaert	2025	0
2	Running from Death: Can Fitness Outpace Alcohol’s Harm? Changes in Alcohol Intake, Fitness and All-Cause Mortality in the HUNT Study, Norway Sports Medicine ·Javaid Nauman, Emma M. L. Ingeström, Atefe R. Tari, Ulrik Wisløff	2025	0
3	Long-Term Physical Exercise for Preventing CKD in Older Adults Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Stein Hallan, Marius Altern Øvrehus, Michael G. Shlipak, O. Alison Potok, Solfrid Romundstad, Nils Petter Aspvik, Ulrik Wisløff, Joachim H. Ix, Dorthe Stensvold, Knut Asbjørn Rise Langlo	2025	4
4	Association between Activity Quotient and cause-specific mortality – A prospective cohort study of 0.5 million participants in Asia Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases ·Jackson Pui Man Wai, Chi Pang Wen, Min Kuang Tsai, Chien Hua Chen, Jun-Han Lee, Ta-Wei Chu, Hong Yi Chiou, Christopher Wen, Atefe R. Tari, Ulrik Wisløff, Javaid Nauman	2025	2
5	Survival of the fittest? Peak oxygen uptake and all-cause mortality among older adults in Norway Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases ·Atefe R. Tari, Daniel Estil Brissach, Emma Ingeström, Javaid Nauman, Tristan Tyrell, Carl Foster, Kimberley Radtke, John P. Porcari, Stian Lydersen, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Jonathan Myers, Tara L. Walker, Jeff S. Coombes, Dorthe Stensvold, Ulrik Wisløff	2024	2
6	Hippocampal neurochemicals are associated with exercise group and intensity, psychological health, and general cognition in older adults GeroScience ·Line Skarsem Reitlo, Jelena Mihailovic, Dorthe Stensvold, Ulrik Wisløff, Fahmeed Hyder, Asta K. Håberg	2023	6
7	Polygenic risk scores associate with blood pressure traits across the lifespan European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Karsten Øvretveit, Emma Ingeström, Michail Spitieris, Vinicius Tragante, Kaitlin H. Wade, Laurent F. Thomas, Brooke N. Wolford, Ulrik Wisløff, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Hilma Hólm, Kāri Stefánsson, Ben Brumpton, Kristian Hveem	2023	4
8	Personal Activity Intelligence and Ischemic Heart Disease in a Healthy Population: China Kadoorie Biobank Study Journal of Clinical Medicine ·P.B.M. Hammer, Atefe R. Tari, Barry A. Franklin, Chi-Pang Wen, Ulrik Wisløff, Javaid Nauman	2022	2
9	Atherogenic lipidomics profile in healthy individuals with low cardiorespiratory fitness: The HUNT3 fitness study Atherosclerosis ·Markus Nodeland, Marie Klevjer, Julie Caroline Sæther, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Tone F. Bathen, Ulrik Wisløff, Anja Bye	2022	10
10	The exercise-induced long noncoding RNA CYTOR promotes fast-twitch myogenesis in aging Science Translational Medicine ·Martin Wohlwend, Pirkka‐Pekka Laurila, Kristine Williams, Mario Romani, Tanes Lima, Pattamaprapanont Pattawaran, Giorgia Benegiamo, Minna K. Salonen, Bernard L. Schneider, Jari Lahti, Johan G. Eriksson, Romain Barrès, Ulrik Wisløff, José M.A. Moreira, Johan Auwerx	2021	40
11	miR-181c level predicts response to exercise training in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: an analysis of the OptimEx-Clin trial European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Andreas B. Gevaert, Isabel Witvrouwen, Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck, Steven Van Laere, Jente R. A. Boen, Caroline M. Van De Heyning, Evgeny Belyavskiy, Stephan Mueller, Ephraim B. Winzer, André Duvinage, Frank Edelmann, Paul Beckers, Hein Heidbüchel, Ulrik Wisløff, Burkert Pieske, Volker Adams, Martin Halle, Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck, (unknown)	2021	18
12	Computationally efficient familywise error rate control in genome-wide association studies using score tests for generalized linear models Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·Kari Krizak Halle, Øyvind Bakke, Srdjan Djurovic, Anja Bye, Einar Ryeng, Ulrik Wisløff, Ole A. Andreassen, Mette Langaas	2020	2
13	HIITing the brain with exercise: mechanisms, consequences and practical recommendations The Journal of Physiology ·Thomas A. Calverley, Shigehiko Ogoh, Christopher J. Marley, Martin Steggall, Nicola Marchi, Patrice Brassard, Samuel J. E. Lucas, James D. Cotter, Marc Roig, Philip N. Ainslie, Ulrik Wisløff, Damian M. Bailey	2020	114
14	Development of Global Reference Standards for Directly Measured Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Report From the Fitness Registry and Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND) Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·James E. Peterman, Ross Arena, Jonathan Myers, Susan Marzolini, Robert Ross, Carl J. Lavie, Ulrik Wisløff, Dorthe Stensvold, Leonard A. Kaminsky	2019	32
15	Peak oxygen uptake and incident coronary heart disease in a healthy population: the HUNT Fitness Study European Heart Journal ·Jon Magne Letnes, Håvard Dalen, Elisabeth Kleivhaug Vesterbekkmo, Ulrik Wisløff, Bjarne M. Nes	2018	50
16	Aerobic Interval Training Reduces the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation in the Short Term Circulation ·Vegard Malmo, Bjarne M. Nes, Brage H. Amundsen, Arnt-Erik Tjonna, Asbjørn Støylen, Ole Rossvoll, Ulrik Wisløff, Jan Pål Loennechen	2016	185
17	Personalized Activity Intelligence (PAI) for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Promotion of Physical Activity The American Journal of Medicine ·Bjarne M. Nes, Christian R. Gutvik, Carl J. Lavie, Javaid Nauman, Ulrik Wisløff	2016	74
18	Comparison of Three Popular Exercise Modalities on V[spacing dot above]O2max in Overweight and Obese. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Fredrik H Bækkerud, Ingeborg Megård Leinan, Frederic André Solberg, Ulrik Wisløff, Trine Karlsen, Øivind Rognmo	2016	1
19	Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Right- and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with COPD COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ·Eivind Brønstad, Arnt Erik Tjønna, Øivind Rognmo, Håvard Dalen, Alf Magne Heggli, Ulrik Wisløff, Charlotte Björk Ingul, Sigurd Steinshamn	2012	30
20	Interval Training Normalizes Cardiomyocyte Function, Diastolic Ca ²⁺ Control, and SR Ca ²⁺ Release Synchronicity in a Mouse Model of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Circulation Research ·Tomas Stølen, Morten A. Høydal, Ole Johan Kemi, Daniele Catalucci, Marcello Ceci, Ellen Aasum, Terje S. Larsen, Natale Rolim, Gianluigi Condorelli, Godfrey L. Smith, Ulrik Wisløff	2009	165

About Ulrik Wisløff

Ulrik Wisløff is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Rehabilitation, having authored 348 papers that have together received 24.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (166 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (67 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (61 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (58 papers), Physical Activity and Health (54 papers), Sports Performance and Training (39 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (31 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Complementary and alternative medicine (10.0k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5.9k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (10.5k citations), Physiology (7.2k citations) and Rehabilitation (1.6k citations). Ulrik Wisløff has collaborated with scholars based in Norway, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ole Johan Kemi, Øyvind Ellingsen, Carlo Castagna, Jeff S. Coombes, Jan Helgerud, Arnt Erik Tjønna, Stig A. Slørdahl, Anja Bye, Øivind Rognmo and Jan Pål Loennechen. Their work appears in journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, PLoS ONE, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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