Urban Johnson

1.8k total citations
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Urban Johnson is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Urban Johnson has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 16 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Urban Johnson's work include Sports injuries and prevention (39 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (28 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (17 papers). Urban Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (39 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (28 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (17 papers). Urban Johnson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and South Africa. Urban Johnson's co-authors include Andréas Ivarsson, Leslie Podlog, Ulrika Tranæus, Andreas Stenling, Johan Fallby, Gunnar Johansson, Vincent Gouttebarge, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Petra Svedberg and Eva Skillgate and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sports Medicine and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Urban Johnson

55 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Urban Johnson Sweden 20 851 545 320 260 168 59 1.2k
Urban Johnson Sweden 14 421 0.5× 310 0.6× 218 0.7× 110 0.4× 77 0.5× 41 732
Monna Arvinen‐Barrow United States 14 429 0.5× 393 0.7× 257 0.8× 77 0.3× 49 0.3× 46 815
Aurelio Olmedilla Zafra Spain 19 721 0.8× 576 1.1× 615 1.9× 159 0.6× 102 0.6× 160 1.3k
J.D. DeFreese United States 18 311 0.4× 381 0.7× 385 1.2× 129 0.5× 88 0.5× 56 986
Ezequiel Rey Spain 28 2.3k 2.7× 806 1.5× 132 0.4× 139 0.5× 116 0.7× 96 2.7k
Alison M. McManus Hong Kong 19 362 0.4× 379 0.7× 72 0.2× 107 0.4× 484 2.9× 46 1.3k
Alejandro López‐Valenciano Spain 20 1.1k 1.3× 142 0.3× 58 0.2× 365 1.4× 259 1.5× 52 1.5k
Daveena Mawren Australia 8 385 0.5× 539 1.0× 323 1.0× 263 1.0× 82 0.5× 15 1.1k
Alicia M. Alonso‐Martínez Spain 19 337 0.4× 390 0.7× 96 0.3× 100 0.4× 467 2.8× 51 1.3k
Ignacio Refoyo Spain 18 282 0.3× 123 0.2× 70 0.2× 151 0.6× 372 2.2× 60 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Urban Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Urban Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Urban Johnson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnson, Urban & Andréas Ivarsson. (2025). The psychological dimensions of sports injury risk: models, mechanisms, and interventions. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 7. 1690064–1690064.
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Piussi, Ramana, Ferid Krupić, David Sundemo, et al.. (2022). ‘I was young, I wanted to return to sport, and re-ruptured my ACL’ – young active female patients’ voices on the experience of sustaining an ACL re-rupture, a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 760–760. 9 indexed citations
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Tranæus, Ulrika, Martin Hägglund, Markus Waldén, et al.. (2022). Study protocol for a prospective cohort study identifying risk factors for sport injury in adolescent female football players: the Karolinska football Injury Cohort (KIC). BMJ Open. 12(1). e055063–e055063. 5 indexed citations
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Stenling, Andreas, Bård Erlend Solstad, Petra Svedberg, et al.. (2022). Psychosocial Predictors of Drop-Out from Organised Sport: A Prospective Study in Adolescent Soccer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(24). 16585–16585. 12 indexed citations
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Tranæus, Ulrika, et al.. (2021). The Role of the Results of Functional Tests and Psychological Factors on Prediction of Injuries in Adolescent Female Football Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(1). 143–143. 4 indexed citations
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Parker, James, Urban Johnson, & Andréas Ivarsson. (2021). Is Perceived Autonomy Support Provided by a Coach Related to the Intention of Injury Preventative Behavior Among National and International Level Golfers?. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 3. 569590–569590. 3 indexed citations
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Stambulova, Natalia, et al.. (2020). Toward the Career-Long Psychological Support Services: Insights from Swedish Handball. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. 12(4). 245–258. 5 indexed citations
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Stambulova, Natalia, et al.. (2018). Exploring career experiences of Swedish professional handball players: Consolidating first-hand information into an empirical career model. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 18(2). 156–175. 28 indexed citations
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Tranæus, Ulrika, Andréas Ivarsson, & Urban Johnson. (2015). Evaluation of the effects of psychological prevention interventions on sport injuries: A meta-analysis. Science & Sports. 30(6). 305–313. 18 indexed citations
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Johnson, Urban, Ulrika Tranæus, & Andréas Ivarsson. (2014). Current status and future challenges in psychological research of sport injury prediction and prevention : a methodological perspective. Revista de psicología del deporte. 23(2). 401–409. 25 indexed citations
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Tranæus, Ulrika, et al.. (2014). Psychological antecedents of overuse injuries in Swedish elite floorball players. 6(2). 155–172. 18 indexed citations
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Tranæus, Ulrika, Urban Johnson, Björn Engström, Eva Skillgate, & Suzanne Werner. (2014). A psychological injury prevention group intervention in Swedish floorball. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 23(11). 3414–3420. 23 indexed citations
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Ivarsson, Andréas, Urban Johnson, & Leslie Podlog. (2013). Psychological Predictors of Injury Occurrence: A Prospective Investigation of Professional Swedish Soccer Players. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 22(1). 19–26. 132 indexed citations
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Ivarsson, Andréas, et al.. (2012). IS A COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL BIOFEEDBACK INTERVENTION USEFUL TO REDUCE INJURY RISK IN JUNIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19 indexed citations
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Johnson, Urban, et al.. (2012). Can lay educators be used to integrate injury prevention messages into home visitation programmes?. Injury Prevention. 18(Suppl 1). A85.1–A85. 1 indexed citations
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Wylleman, Paul & Urban Johnson. (2012). Sport Psychology and the Olympic Games. Psychology of sport and exercise. 658–659. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Urban. (2011). Athletes’ experiences of psychosocial risk factors preceding injury. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 3(1). 99–115. 19 indexed citations
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Johnson, Urban & Andréas Ivarsson. (2010). Psychological predictors of sport injuries among junior soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 21(1). 129–136. 135 indexed citations
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Johnson, Urban. (2008). Mental återhämtning och rehabilitering efter idrottsskada. 17(1). 36–39. 1 indexed citations

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