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Lars J. Vatten 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 Lars J. Vatten sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 491 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lars J. Vatten 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 Lars J. Vatten sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Medicine
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Medicine

Overview

Lars J. Vatten is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily covers medicine, with a total of 57 publications in this field. They have focused extensively on oncology, contributing 20 publications, along with significant work in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, obstetrics and gynecology, and cancer research.

The scientist's research topics span various areas related to cancer and health, including:

  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • BRCA Gene Mutations in Cancer

Lars J. Vatten has published research in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to Breast Cancer Research (3 publications) and Scientific Reports (2 publications). Other outlets include UNC Libraries, PubMed, and BMJ.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Breast cancer risk after recent childbirth: A pooled analysis of 15 prospective studies," published in PubMed in 2024
  • "Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-the Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial," published in BMJ in 2020
  • "Physical activity and the risk of heart failure: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies," published in European Journal of Epidemiology in 2020
  • "Circulating free testosterone and risk of aggressive prostate cancer: Prospective and Mendelian randomisation analyses in international consortia," published in International Journal of Cancer in 2022
  • "Life Course Trajectories of Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factors according to Offspring Birthweight: The HUNT Study," published in Scientific Reports in 2020

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Elisabete Weiderpass, Hazel B. Nichols, Minouk J. Schoemaker, Michael E. Jones, and Hans-Olov Adami.

Lars J. Vatten is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of medicine.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality-a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    Dagfinn Aune;Dagfinn Aune;Edward Giovannucci;Edward Giovannucci;Paolo Boffetta;Lars T. Fadnes

  • A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

    Rayjean J. Hung;James D. Mckay;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

    Dagfinn Aune;NaNa Keum;Edward Giovannucci;Lars T Fadnes

  • BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants

    Dagfinn Aune;Dagfinn Aune;Abhijit Sen;Manya Prasad;Teresa Norat

  • Physical activity and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis

    Dagfinn Aune;Teresa Norat;Michael Leitzmann;Serena Tonstad

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 1995-97 (HUNT 2): Objectives, contents, methods and participation

    Jostein Holmen;Kristian Midthjell;Øystein Krüger;Arnulf Langhammer

  • Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Rayjean J Hung;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • A multistage genome-wide association study in breast cancer identifies two new risk alleles at 1p11.2 and 14q24.1 (RAD51L1).

    Gilles Thomas;Kevin B Jacobs;Kevin B Jacobs;Peter Kraft;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager

  • Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kari R Risnes;Lars J Vatten;Jennifer L Baker;Karen Jameson

  • Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth

    Rønnaug A Ødegård;Lars J Vatten;Stein Tore Nilsen;Kjell Å Salvesen

  • Whole grain and refined grain consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Dagfinn Aune;Teresa Norat;Pål Romundstad;Lars J. Vatten

  • A Genome-wide Association Study of Lung Cancer Identifies a Region of Chromosome 5p15 Associated with Risk for Adenocarcinoma.

    Maria Teresa Landi;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Kai Yu;Lynn R. Goldin

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Disparities in breast cancer mortality trends between 30 European countries: retrospective trend analysis of WHO mortality database

    Philippe Autier;Mathieu Boniol;Carlo LaVecchia;Lars Vatten

  • Dairy products and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Dagfinn Aune;Teresa Norat;Pål Romundstad;Lars J Vatten

Frequent Co-Authors

Pål Romundstad
Pål Romundstad Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kristian Hveem
Kristian Hveem Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dagfinn Aune
Dagfinn Aune Imperial College London
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Teresa Norat
Teresa Norat Imperial College London
Per Eystein Lønning
Per Eystein Lønning Haukeland University Hospital
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Stian Knappskog
Stian Knappskog University of Bergen

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