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Kent Sahlin 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 Kent Sahlin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 180 publications — 1st percentile

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Kent Sahlin 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 Kent Sahlin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

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Overview

Kent Sahlin is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, contributing to research primarily in the fields of physiology and organic chemistry. Their work spans several specific topics including biochemical effects in animals, diet and metabolism studies, and investigations into free radicals and antioxidants.

Their recent publications include a series of articles titled "Issue Information" published between 2020 and 2021 in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports:

  • Issue Information, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Issue Information, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Issue Information, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Issue Information, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Issue Information, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

These papers collectively have minimal citation counts, reflecting either their nature as editorial or issue-related content or the recentness of their publication.

Sahlin has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including researchers from Finland, José A. L. Calbet, Robert Boushel, Truls Raastad, and Paul W. Ackermann. The consistent collaboration with these individuals suggests a network of research partnerships focused on related scientific inquiries.

Their publishing history shows a concentration of work in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, with fifteen publications, and a single publication in the journal Amino Acids, indicating a strong focus on sports medicine and biochemical research.

Within their scientific contributions, the primary fields of study are physiology and organic chemistry, supported by research topics such as biochemical effects in animals, diet and metabolism, and antioxidative processes. This interdisciplinary approach connects physiological mechanisms with chemical and metabolic pathways.

Best Publications

  • Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans.

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

  • The time course of phosphorylcreatine resynthesis during recovery of the quadriceps muscle in man

    R. C. Harris;R. H. T. Edwards;E. Hultman;L. O. Nordesjö

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

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

  • Mitochondrial Respiration Is Decreased in Skeletal Muscle of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Martin Mogensen;Kent Sahlin;Maria Fernström;Dorte Glintborg

  • Energy supply and muscle fatigue in humans

    Kent Sahlin;Michail Tonkonogi;Karin Söderlund

  • Tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates in human muscle during prolonged exercise

    K. Sahlin;A. Katz;S. Broberg

  • Relationship of contraction capacity to metabolic changes during recovery from a fatiguing contraction.

    K. Sahlin;J. M. Ren

  • Leg glucose uptake during maximal dynamic exercise in humans

    A. Katz;S. Broberg;K. Sahlin;J. Wahren

  • Creatine kinase equilibrium and lactate content compared with muscle pH in tissue samples obtained after isometric exercise.

    Kent Sahlin;Roger C. Harris;Eric Hultman

  • Resistance exercise enhances the molecular signaling of mitochondrial biogenesis induced by endurance exercise in human skeletal muscle

    Li Wang;Henrik Mascher;Niklas Psilander;Eva Blomstrand

  • Absence of phosphocreatine resynthesis in human calf muscle during ischaemic recovery.

    B Quistorff;L Johansen;K Sahlin

  • Buffer capacity and lactate accumulation in skeletal muscle of trained and untrained men

    K. Sahlin;J. Henriksson

  • The role of phosphorylcreatine and creatine in the regulation of mitochondrial respiration in human skeletal muscle

    B. Walsh;M. Tonkonogi;M. Tonkonogi;K. Söderlund;K. Söderlund;E. Hultman

  • Rate of oxidative phosphorylation in isolated mitochondria from human skeletal muscle: effect of training status

    Michail Tonkonogi;Kent Sahlin

  • Four weeks of speed endurance training reduces energy expenditure during exercise and maintains muscle oxidative capacity despite a reduction in training volume

    F. Marcello Iaia;Ylva Hellsten;Jens Jung Nielsen;Maria Fernström

  • Reduced oxidative power but unchanged antioxidative capacity in skeletal muscle from aged humans

    Michail Tonkonogi;Michail Tonkonogi;Maria Fernström;Maria Fernström;Brandon Walsh;Li Li Ji

  • Effects of acute and chronic endurance exercise on mitochondrial uncoupling in human skeletal muscle.

    Maria Fernström;Maria Fernström;Michail Tonkonogi;Michail Tonkonogi;Kent Sahlin;Kent Sahlin;Kent Sahlin

  • Muscle ammonia and amino acid metabolism during dynamic exercise in man

    A. Katz;S. Broberg;K. Sahlin;J. Wahren

  • Localization of Rate-Limiting Defect for Glucose Disposal in Skeletal Muscle of Insulin-Resistant Type I Diabetic Patients

    Hannele Yki-Järvinen;Kent Sahlin;Jian M Ren;Veikko A Koivisto

  • Changes in plasma hypoxanthine and free radical markers during exercise in man.

    K. Sahlin;K. Ekberg;S. Cizinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Ekblom
Björn Ekblom Karolinska Institute
Valdur Saks
Valdur Saks National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Jon O. Lundberg
Jon O. Lundberg Karolinska Institute
John Wahren
John Wahren Karolinska Institute
David Bishop
David Bishop Victoria University
Li Li Ji
Li Li Ji University of Minnesota
Paul G. Winyard
Paul G. Winyard University of Exeter
Henning Beck-Nielsen
Henning Beck-Nielsen Odense University Hospital
Jason Leigh
Jason Leigh University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki

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