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D-Index
97
Citations
30076
World Ranking
9393
National Ranking
187

Björn Ekblom publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Ekblom sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 301 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Björn Ekblom D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Ekblom sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Björn Ekblom is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Cell Biology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology, and Rehabilitation.

The main topics covered by their research are:

  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Exercise and physiological responses
  • Sports performance and training
  • Muscle physiology and disorders
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism
  • COVID-19 and mental health

Björn Ekblom's work has been frequently published in a range of journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ekblom include:

  • "Excessive exercise training causes mitochondrial functional impairment and decreases glucose tolerance in healthy volunteers," 2021, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Lifestyle Habits and Mental Health in Light of the Two COVID-19 Pandemic Waves in Sweden, 2020," 2021, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Variability in vastus lateralis fiber type distribution, fiber size, and myonuclear content along and between the legs," 2021, published in Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Prevalence and time trends of overweight, obesity and severe obesity in 447,925 Swedish adults, 1995-2017," 2020, published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • "Fiber type-specific hypertrophy and increased capillarization in skeletal muscle following testosterone administration in young women," 2020, published in Journal of Applied Physiology

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Researchers from Finland
  • Truls Raastad
  • Paul W. Ackermann
  • José A. L. Calbet
  • Robert Boushel

Best Publications

  • Myofibrillar damage following intense eccentric exercise in man.

    J. Fridén;M. Sjöström;B. Ekblom

  • Applied Physiology of Soccer

    Björn Ekblom

  • Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans.

    Filip J. Larsen;Tomas A. Schiffer;Sara Borniquel;Kent Sahlin

  • Effects of dietary nitrate on oxygen cost during exercise

    F. J. Larsen;E. Weitzberg;J. O. Lundberg;B. Ekblom

  • Effect of training on circulatory response to exercise.

    B Ekblom;P O Astrand;B Saltin;J Stenberg

  • Effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure in healthy volunteers.

    Filip J Larsen;Björn Ekblom;Kent Sahlin;Jon O Lundberg

  • Immunological changes in human skeletal muscle and blood after eccentric exercise and multiple biopsies

    Christer Malm;Pernilla Nyberg;Marianne Engström;Bertil Sjödin

  • A morphological study of delayed muscle soreness.

    J Fridén;J Fridén;M Sjöström;M Sjöström;B Ekblom;B Ekblom

  • Creatine in Humans with Special Reference to Creatine Supplementation

    Paul D. Balsom;Karin Söderlund;Björn Ekblom

  • Influence of muscle temperature on maximal muscle strength and power output in human skeletal muscles

    U. Bergh;B. Ekblom

  • Hemodynamic response to work with different muscle groups, sitting and supine.

    J Stenberg;P O Astrand;B Ekblom;J Royce

  • Administration of branched-chain amino acids during sustained exercise--effects on performance and on plasma concentration of some amino acids.

    E. Blomstrand;P. Hassmén;B. Ekblom;E. A. Newsholme

  • Cardiac output in athletes.

    B Ekblom;L Hermansen

  • The Influence of Physical Training and Other Factors on the Subjective Rating of Perceived Exertion

    B Ekblom;A N Goldbarg

  • Response to exercise after blood loss and reinfusion.

    B Ekblom;A N Goldbarg;B Gullbring

  • Leukocytes, cytokines, growth factors and hormones in human skeletal muscle and blood after uphill or downhill running

    Christer Malm;Bertil Sjödin;Berit Sjöberg;Rodica Lenkei

  • Skeletal muscle metabolism during short duration high-intensity exercise: influence of creatine supplementation

    P. D. Balsom;K. Söderlund;B. Sjödin;B. Ekblom

  • Dietary nitrate reduces maximal oxygen consumption while maintaining work performance in maximal exercise.

    Filip J. Larsen;Eddie Weitzberg;Jon O. Lundberg;Björn Ekblom

  • Creatine supplementation and dynamic high-intensity intermittent exercise

    P. D. Balsom;B. Ekblom;K. Söerlund;B. Sjödln

  • Maximal-intensity intermittent exercise: effect of recovery duration.

    Paul Balsom;Jan Seger;Bertil Sjödin;Björn Ekblom

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent Sahlin
Kent Sahlin Karolinska Institute
Eddie Weitzberg
Eddie Weitzberg Karolinska Institute
Jon O. Lundberg
Jon O. Lundberg Karolinska Institute
Eric A. Newsholme
Eric A. Newsholme University of Oxford
Gunnar Andersson
Gunnar Andersson Stockholm University
Bengt Saltin
Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen
Peter Hassmén
Peter Hassmén Southern Cross University
Jose A. L. Calbet
Jose A. L. Calbet University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Paul Hjemdahl
Paul Hjemdahl Karolinska University Hospital
Magnus Lindwall
Magnus Lindwall University of Gothenburg

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