2026 Björn Ekblom: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	97	9394	8814	187	180	301	30076

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

1479
Citations
Applied Physiology of Soccer

Björn Ekblom

871
Citations
Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans.

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

849
Citations
Effects of dietary nitrate on oxygen cost during exercise

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

799
Citations
Effect of training on circulatory response to exercise.

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

783
Citations
Effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure in healthy volunteers.

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

697
Citations
Immunological changes in human skeletal muscle and blood after eccentric exercise and multiple biopsies

Christer Malm;Pernilla Nyberg;Marianne Engström;Bertil Sjödin

514
Citations
A morphological study of delayed muscle soreness.

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

494
Citations
Creatine in Humans with Special Reference to Creatine Supplementation

Paul D. Balsom;Karin Söderlund;Björn Ekblom

489
Citations
Influence of muscle temperature on maximal muscle strength and power output in human skeletal muscles

U. Bergh;B. Ekblom

483
Citations
Hemodynamic response to work with different muscle groups, sitting and supine.

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

482
Citations
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

480
Citations
Cardiac output in athletes.

B Ekblom;L Hermansen

475
Citations
The Influence of Physical Training and Other Factors on the Subjective Rating of Perceived Exertion

B Ekblom;A N Goldbarg

453
Citations
Response to exercise after blood loss and reinfusion.

B Ekblom;A N Goldbarg;B Gullbring

443
Citations
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

416
Citations
Skeletal muscle metabolism during short duration high-intensity exercise: influence of creatine supplementation

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

415
Citations
Dietary nitrate reduces maximal oxygen consumption while maintaining work performance in maximal exercise.

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

403
Citations
Creatine supplementation and dynamic high-intensity intermittent exercise

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

382
Citations
Maximal-intensity intermittent exercise: effect of recovery duration.

Paul Balsom;Jan Seger;Bertil Sjödin;Björn Ekblom

374
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent Sahlin Karolinska Institute

Eddie Weitzberg Karolinska Institute

Jon O. Lundberg Karolinska Institute

Eric A. Newsholme University of Oxford

Gunnar Andersson Stockholm University

Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen

Peter Hassmén Southern Cross University

Jose A. L. Calbet University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Paul Hjemdahl Karolinska University Hospital

Magnus Lindwall University of Gothenburg

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