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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 56 1924 1740 20 20 195 9849

Anja Taanila publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anja Taanila between 1998 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anja Taanila published across 27 years, from 1998 to 2024, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2013. 4 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2013. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1998 2024

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anja Taanila: publications per year, 1998 to 2024
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 3
2005 6
2006 9
2007 17
2008 16
2009 15
2010 14
2011 15
2012 20
2013 22
2014 12
2015 9
2016 7
2017 9
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
Total 199
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Anja Taanila publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anja Taanila sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 194–203 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 195 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 195
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Anja Taanila D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anja Taanila sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109 56
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Anja Taanila is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and psychology, with particular attention to health-related topics in adolescence and childhood, as well as broader psychosocial and emotional development.

The scientist has published extensively in the fields of social sciences, with seven publications, and psychology, with five publications. Their work highlights several subfields including health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

Main topics of research addressed by Anja Taanila include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Adolescent and pediatric healthcare
  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Family support in illness
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Children's physical and motor development

Their frequently published works appear in venues such as:

  • Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Military Health
  • BMC Public Health

Recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Anja Taanila include:

  • Childhood chronic condition and subsequent self-reported internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence: a birth cohort study, 2022, European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Parental separation and offspring morbidity in adulthood: a descriptive study of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • Entanglements of loneliness and mental ill health among young adult women, 2020, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
  • Physical activity, social-communicative skills and fitness for military service, 2023, BMJ Military Health
  • Association between childhood family structure and longitudinal health behaviour changes in adulthood - Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study, 2024, BMC Public Health

Frequent collaborators of Anja Taanila are:

  • Tuula Hurtig
  • Heidi Varis
  • Maria Hagnäs
  • Ilona Mikkola
  • Tanja Nordström

Best Publications

  • Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts

    Alina Rodriguez;J. Miettunen;T. B. Henriksen;J. Olsen;J. Olsen

  • 5-HTTLPR genotype and anxiety-related personality traits: A meta-analysis and new data

    Marcus R. Munafò;Nelson B. Freimer;Whitney Ng;Roel Ophoff;Roel Ophoff

  • Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight

    R M Freathy;D O Mook-Kanamori;U Sovio;I Prokopenko

  • Physical activity and obesity mediate the association between childhood motor function and adolescents’ academic achievement

    Marko T. Kantomaa;Emmanuel Stamatakis;Anna Kankaanpää;Marika Kaakinen

  • The Role of Adiposity in Cardiometabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

    Tove Fall;Sara Hägg;Sara Hägg;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Alexander Ploner

  • Adolescents' physical activity in relation to family income and parents' education.

    Marko T. Kantomaa;Tuija H. Tammelin;Simo Näyhä;Simo Näyhä;Anja M. Taanila

  • Is insufficient quantity and quality of sleep a risk factor for neck, shoulder and low back pain? A longitudinal study among adolescents

    Juha P. Auvinen;Juha P. Auvinen;Tuija H. Tammelin;Simo P. Taimela;Paavo J. Zitting

  • Prevalence and Psychiatric Comorbidity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in an Adolescent Finnish Population

    Susan L. Smalley;James J. McGOUGH;Irma K. Moilanen;Sandra K. Loo

  • Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth: a DRIVERS meta-analysis of 12 European cohorts

    Milagros Ruiz;Peter Goldblatt;Joana Morrison;Lubomír Kukla

  • Maternal smoking and hyperactivity in 8-year-old children

    Arto J. Kotimaa;Irma Moilanen;Anja Taanila;Hanna Ebeling

  • Coping of parents with physically and/or intellectually disabled children.

    Anja Taanila;L. Syrjälä;J. Kokkonen;M. R. Järvelin;M. R. Järvelin

  • Epidemiology of alexithymia among adolescents.

    Matti Joukamaa;Anja Taanila;Jouko Miettunen;Juha T. Karvonen

  • Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding.

    Karin J.H. Verweij;Jian Yang;Jari Lahti;Juha Veijola

  • ADHD Symptoms and Subtypes: Relationship between Childhood and Adolescent Symptoms.

    Tuula Hurtig;Hanna Ebeling;Anja Taanila;Jouko Miettunen

  • Emotional and behavioral problems in relation to physical activity in youth.

    Marko T. Kantomaa;Tuija H. Tammelin;Hanna E. Ebeling;Anja M. Taanila

  • Longitudinal associations between childhood and adulthood externalizing and internalizing psychopathology and adolescent substance use

    J. Miettunen;G. K. Murray;P. B. Jones;P. Mäki

  • ADHD and comorbid disorders in relation to family environment and symptom severity.

    Tuula Hurtig;Hanna Ebeling;Anja Taanila;Jouko Miettunen

  • Mental health, behaviour and intellectual abilities of people with Down syndrome

    Tuomo Määttä;Tuula Tervo-Määttä;Anja Taanila;Markus Kaski

  • Do inattention and hyperactivity symptoms equal scholastic impairment? evidence from three European cohorts

    Alina Rodriguez;Alina Rodriguez;Marjo-Riitta Järvelin;Marjo-Riitta Järvelin;Carsten Obel;Carsten Obel;Anja Taanila

  • Infant developmental milestones: a 31-year follow-up

    Anja Taanila;Graham K Murray;Jari Jokelainen;Matti Isohanni

  • Physical activity, emotional and behavioural problems, maternal education and self-reported educational performance of adolescents

    M. T. Kantomaa;T. H. Tammelin;P. Demakakos;H. E. Ebeling

  • MAINTENANCE OF GENETIC VARIATION IN HUMAN PERSONALITY: TESTING EVOLUTIONARY MODELS BY ESTIMATING HERITABILITY DUE TO COMMON CAUSAL VARIANTS AND INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF DISTANT INBREEDING

    Karin J. H. Verweij;Jian Yang;Jari Lahti;Juha Veijola

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Jouko Miettunen
Jouko Miettunen Oulu University Hospital
Irma Moilanen
Irma Moilanen University of Oulu
Hanna Ebeling
Hanna Ebeling Oulu University Hospital
Matti Joukamaa
Matti Joukamaa Tampere University
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Marika Kaakinen
Marika Kaakinen University of Helsinki
Graham K. Murray
Graham K. Murray University of Cambridge
Anneli Pouta
Anneli Pouta Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Matti Isohanni
Matti Isohanni University of Oulu

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