2026 Rune Blomhoff: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	90	12120	11401	52	50	383	33302

Overview

Rune Blomhoff is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway and has contributed extensively to medical research, with a focus on nutrition, physiology, and public health. Their work spans a variety of subfields including oncology, pediatrics, and dietetics, reflecting a broad interest in health and disease management.

Their research topics cover several specific areas, including:

Nutritional Studies and Diet
Nutrition and Health in Aging
Diet and Metabolism Studies
Cancer Survivorship and Care
Body Composition Measurement Techniques
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Delphi Technique in Research

Blomhoff's frequent co-authors indicate collaborative work in these domains and include:

Hege Berg Henriksen
Siv Kjølsrud Bøhn
Ingvild Paur
Ane Sørlie Kværner
Christine Henriksen

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in journals such as:

Food & Nutrition Research
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring

Among recent publications are several articles that address nutrition and health in various contexts:

"Emotional Eating in Relation to Worries and Psychological Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey on Adults in Norway" (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
"The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022 - principles and methodologies" (2020), published in Food & Nutrition Research
"Agreement between GLIM and PG-SGA for diagnosis of malnutrition depends on the screening tool used in GLIM" (2021), published in Clinical Nutrition
"The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022 - prioritisation of topics for de novo systematic reviews" (2021), published in Food & Nutrition Research
"Distress, problems and unmet rehabilitation needs after treatment for gynecological cancer" (2021), published in Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Blomhoff has also contributed to book publications, notably with the Nordic Council of Ministers eBooks, including the "Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023" volume.

Best Publications

A Systematic Screening of Total Antioxidants in Dietary Plants

Bente L. Halvorsen;Kari Holte;Mari C.W. Myhrstad;Ingrid Barikmo

1721
Citations
Gene expression regulation by retinoic acid

James E. Balmer;Rune Blomhoff

1361
Citations
Overview of retinoid metabolism and function

Rune Blomhoff;Heidi Kiil Blomhoff

1243
Citations
The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide

Monica H Carlsen;Bente L Halvorsen;Kari Holte;Siv K Bøhn

1211
Citations
Is serum gamma glutamyltransferase a marker of oxidative stress

Duk Hee Lee;Rune Blomhoff;David R. Jacobs

889
Citations
Content of redox-active compounds (ie, antioxidants) in foods consumed in the United States

Bente L Halvorsen;Monica H Carlsen;Katherine M Phillips;Siv K Bøhn

859
Citations
Transport and storage of vitamin A

Rune Blomhoff;Michael Henry Green;Trond Berg;Kaare R. Norum

850
Citations
Polyphenols and glutathione synthesis regulation

Jan Ø Moskaug;Harald Carlsen;Mari C W Myhrstad;Rune Blomhoff

630
Citations
Several Culinary and Medicinal Herbs Are Important Sources of Dietary Antioxidants

Steinar Dragland;Haruki Senoo;Kenjiro Wake;Kari Holte

602
Citations
Vitamin A metabolism: new perspectives on absorption, transport, and storage.

R. Blomhoff;M. H. Green;J. B. Green;T. Berg

583
Citations
Flavonoids increase the intracellular glutathione level by transactivation of the γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase catalytical subunit promoter

Mari C.W Myhrstad;Harald Carlsen;Olov Nordström;Rune Blomhoff

554
Citations
Health benefits of nuts: potential role of antioxidants.

Rune Blomhoff;Monica H. Carlsen;Lene Frost Andersen;David R. Jacobs

541
Citations
Perisinusoidal stellate cells of the liver: important roles in retinol metabolism and fibrosis.

Rune Blomhoff;Kenjiro Wake

528
Citations
Vitamin A in Health and Disease

Rune Blomhoff

528
Citations
In vivo imaging of NF-kappa B activity.

Harald Carlsen;Jan Ø. Moskaug;Sigurd H. Fromm;Rune Blomhoff

495
Citations
Intakes of Antioxidants in Coffee, Wine, and Vegetables Are Correlated with Plasma Carotenoids in Humans

Arne Svilaas;Amrit Kaur Sakhi;Lene Frost Andersen;Tone Svilaas

485
Citations
Gamma-glutamyltransferase and diabetes - a 4 year follow-up study

D. H. Lee;M. H. Ha;J. H. Kim;D. C. Christiani

478
Citations
Anthocyanins Inhibit Nuclear Factor-κB Activation in Monocytes and Reduce Plasma Concentrations of Pro-Inflammatory Mediators in Healthy Adults

Anette Karlsen;Lars Retterstøl;Petter Laake;Ingvild Paur

476
Citations
Plasma vitamin D and mortality in older men: a community-based prospective cohort study

Karl Michaëlsson;John A Baron;Greta Snellman;Rolf Gedeborg

374
Citations
Flagellin Promotes Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88-Dependent Development of Th2-Type Response

Arnaud Didierlaurent;Isabel Ferrero;Luc A. Otten;Bertrand Dubois

359
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaare R. Norum University of Oslo

Trond Berg University of Oslo

Heidi Kiil Blomhoff University of Oslo

Christian A. Drevon University of Oslo

David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota

Erlend B. Smeland Oslo University Hospital

Grethe S. Tell University of Bergen

Ola Didrik Saugstad Oslo University Hospital

Andrew Collins University of Oslo

Berit Schei Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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