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Sigmund A. Anderssen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
56980
World Ranking
14334
National Ranking
67

Sigmund A. Anderssen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 331 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sigmund A. Anderssen 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 Sigmund A. Anderssen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sigmund A. Anderssen is affiliated with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on public health, physiology, pediatrics, psychology, and complementary medicine.

The scientist's main subfields of study include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Physiology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

The central topics in their research cover:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Among recent significant publications associated with or related to their field are:

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants (2021, The Lancet)
  • Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts (2022, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk (2020, Circulation)
  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants (2020, The Lancet)
  • Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents (2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (10 publications)
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (9 publications)
  • Journal of Sports Sciences (3 publications)
  • The Lancet (2 publications)
  • The Lancet Public Health (2 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ulf Ekelund (26 co-authored works)
  • Bjørge Herman Hansen (18 co-authored works)
  • Jostein Steene-Johannessen (16 co-authored works)
  • Susi Kriemler (16 co-authored works)
  • Lars Bo Andersen (16 co-authored works)

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 diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • 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

  • Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study)

    Lars Bo Andersen;Maarike Harro;Luis B Sardinha;Karsten Froberg

  • A century of trends in adult human height

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

  • Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis

    Ulf Ekelund;Jakob Tarp;Jostein Steene-Johannessen;Bjørge Hermann Hansen

  • Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children's accelerometry database (ICAD).

    Ashley R. Cooper;Ashley R. Cooper;Anna Goodman;Angie S. Page;Lauren B. Sherar

  • TV Viewing and Physical Activity Are Independently Associated with Metabolic Risk in Children: The European Youth Heart Study

    Ulf Ekelund;Søren Brage;Karsten Froberg;Maarike Harro

  • Comparison of self-reported versus accelerometer-measured physical activity.

    Sindre M. Dyrstad;BjØrge H. Hansen;Ingar M. Holme;Sigmund A. Anderssen

  • 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

  • Independent associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic risk factors in children: the European youth heart study

    U. Ekelund;S. A. Anderssen;K. Froberg;L. B. Sardinha

  • Associations between objectively assessed physical activity and indicators of body fatness in 9- to 10-y-old European children: a population-based study from 4 distinct regions in Europe (the European Youth Heart Study)

    Ulf Ekelund;Luis B Sardinha;Sigmund A Anderssen;Marike Harro

  • Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor for clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex:

    Sigmund A. Anderssen;Ashley R. Cooper;Chris Riddoch;Luis B. Sardinha

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity in Adults and Older People

    Bjørge Herman Hansen;Elin Kolle;Sindre Mikal Dyrstad;Ingar Holme

  • End criteria for reaching maximal oxygen uptake must be strict and adjusted to sex and age: a cross-sectional study.

    Elisabeth Edvardsen;Erlend Jan Hem;Sigmund A. Anderssen

  • Effect of long-term changes in diet and exercise on plasma leptin concentrations

    Janne E Reseland;Sigmund A Anderssen;Kari Solvoll;Ingvar Hjermann

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk: Meta-Analysis of 119 Clinical Trials Involving 100 667 Patients

    Peter Willeit;Lena Tschiderer;Elias Allara;Kathrin Reuber

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Bo Andersen
Lars Bo Andersen University of Bergen
Ulf Ekelund
Ulf Ekelund Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Luís B. Sardinha
Luís B. Sardinha University of Lisbon
Ingar Holme
Ingar Holme Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Majid Ezzati
Majid Ezzati Imperial College London
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Stefan Kiechl
Stefan Kiechl Innsbruck Medical University
Peter H. Whincup
Peter H. Whincup St George's, University of London
Frank Claessens
Frank Claessens KU Leuven

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