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D-Index
112
Citations
42574
World Ranking
5178
National Ranking
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Jon Karlsson 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 Jon Karlsson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 716 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jon Karlsson 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 Jon Karlsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jon Karlsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the medical field, particularly in orthopedics and sports medicine. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines, with a strong emphasis on surgery and biomedical applications within healthcare.

The scientist's publication record demonstrates a focus on topics integral to sports injuries, orthopedic surgery, and rehabilitation methods. Primary areas of study include:

  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Total knee arthroplasty outcomes
  • Shoulder injury and treatment
  • Tendon structure and treatment
  • Orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation
  • Foot and ankle surgery

Karlsson's expertise lies predominantly within the broader domain of medicine and more specifically within the subfields of surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, public health, and health informatics.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the following journals, reflecting both the clinical and research-focused nature of their studies:

  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
  • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
  • Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with a range of co-authors, indicating an active engagement in multidisciplinary research efforts. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Volker Musahl
  • Eric Hamrin Senorski
  • Michael T. Hirschmann
  • Ayoosh Pareek
  • Olufemi R. Ayeni

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus and scope of their research contributions:

  • Young Athletes Who Return to Sport Before 9 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Have a Rate of New Injury 7 Times That of Those Who Delay Return, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • Artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT in medical research: the potential game changer as a double-edged sword, 2023, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Treatment after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Panther Symposium ACL Treatment Consensus Group, 2020, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Unsupervised machine learning methods and emerging applications in healthcare, 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • A deeper dive into ChatGPT: history, use and future perspectives for orthopaedic research, 2023, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Best Publications

  • Ten-year trends in health-related quality of life after surgical and conventional treatment for severe obesity: the SOS intervention study

    J Karlsson;C Taft;A Rydén;L Sjöström

  • Validation of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score for Ankle Ligament Reconstruction

    Ewa M. Roos;Sveinbjörn Brandsson;Jon Karlsson

  • Swedish obese subjects (SOS)--an intervention study of obesity. Two-year follow-up of health-related quality of life (HRQL) and eating behavior after gastric surgery for severe obesity.

    J Karlsson;L Sjöström;M Sullivan

  • A test battery for evaluating hop performance in patients with an ACL injury and patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction

    Alexander Gustavsson;Camille Neeter;Camille Neeter;Pia Thomeé;Pia Thomeé;Karin Grävare Silbernagel;Karin Grävare Silbernagel

  • Reconstruction of the lateral ligaments of the ankle for chronic lateral instability.

    J Karlsson;T Bergsten;O Lansinger;L Peterson

  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome: a review of current issues.

    Roland Thomeé;Jesper Augustsson;Jon Karlsson

  • Donor-site morbidity and anterior knee problems after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autografts

    Jüri Kartus;Tomas Movin;Jon Karlsson

  • Psychometric analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21: results from a large diverse sample of obese and non-obese participants.

    J C Cappelleri;A G Bushmakin;R A Gerber;N K Leidy

  • Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture A Randomized, Controlled Study Comparing Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatments Using Validated Outcome Measures

    Katarina Nilsson-Helander;Karin Grävare Silbernagel;Karin Grävare Silbernagel;Roland Thomeé;Eva Faxén

  • The Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) Development and Validation

    Katarina Nilsson-Helander;Roland Thomeé;Karin Grävare-Silbernagel;Pia Thomeé

  • Eccentric overload training for patients with chronic Achilles tendon pain--a randomised controlled study with reliability testing of the evaluation methods.

    K. Grävare Silbernagel;R. Thomeé;P. Thomeé;J. Karlsson

  • The effect of external ankle support in chronic lateral ankle joint instability: An electromyographic study

    J Karlsson;G O Andreasson

  • Acute rupture of tendo Achillis

    M. Möller;T. Movin;H. Granhed;K. Lind

  • The Swedish National Anterior Cruciate Ligament Register A Report on Baseline Variables and Outcomes of Surgery for Almost 18,000 Patients

    Mattias Ahldén;Kristian Samuelsson;Ninni Sernert;Magnus Forssblad

  • Continued Sports Activity, Using a Pain-Monitoring Model, During Rehabilitation in Patients With Achilles Tendinopathy A Randomized Controlled Study

    Karin Grävare Silbernagel;Roland Thomeé;Roland Thomeé;Bengt I. Eriksson;Jon Karlsson

  • Terminology for Achilles tendon related disorders.

    C. N. van Dijk;M. N. van Sterkenburg;J. I. Wiegerinck;J. Karlsson

  • Complications following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A 2-5-year follow-up of 604 patients with special emphasis on anterior knee pain.

    J. Kartus;Lennart Magnusson;Sven Stener;Sveinbjörn Brandsson

  • Evaluating the Power of Food Scale in obese subjects and a general sample of individuals: development and measurement properties.

    J C Cappelleri;A G Bushmakin;R A Gerber;N K Leidy

  • Stable Surgical Repair With Accelerated Rehabilitation Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures A Randomized Controlled Study

    Nicklas Olsson;Karin Grävare Silbernagel;Bengt I. Eriksson;Mikael Sansone

  • Traffic flow in the operating room : An explorative and descriptive study on air quality during orthopedic trauma implant surgery

    Annette Erichsen Andersson;Annette Erichsen Andersson;Ingrid Bergh;Jón Karlsson;Jón Karlsson;Bengt I. Eriksson;Bengt I. Eriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Bengt I. Eriksson
Bengt I. Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Freddie H. Fu
Freddie H. Fu University of Pittsburgh
Lars Engebretsen
Lars Engebretsen Oslo University Hospital
James J. Irrgang
James J. Irrgang University of Pittsburgh
Mohit Bhandari
Mohit Bhandari McMaster University
Mininder S. Kocher
Mininder S. Kocher Boston Children's Hospital
Lyle J. Micheli
Lyle J. Micheli Boston Children's Hospital
Johan Kärrholm
Johan Kärrholm University of Gothenburg
Kurt P. Spindler
Kurt P. Spindler Cleveland Clinic
Nicola Maffulli
Nicola Maffulli Queen Mary University of London

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