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Bjørn Evald Holstein

Bjørn Evald Holstein

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 52 2399 2184 19 18 290 14408

Bjørn Evald Holstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bjørn Evald Holstein between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bjørn Evald Holstein published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2013. 10 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2013. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1978 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bjørn Evald Holstein: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 6
1991 6
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 4
2000 1
2001 1
2002 7
2003 9
2004 10
2005 9
2006 7
2007 13
2008 12
2009 15
2010 17
2011 19
2012 14
2013 29
2014 23
2015 25
2016 15
2017 7
2018 15
2019 10
2020 8
2021 11
2022 0
2023 2
2024 5
2025 5
Total 316
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Bjørn Evald Holstein 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 Bjørn Evald Holstein 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, 284–293 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: 290 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113 290
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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Bjørn Evald Holstein 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 Bjørn Evald Holstein 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 52
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
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

Bjørn Evald Holstein is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research spans multiple disciplines including psychology, social sciences, and health professions, with a focus on clinical psychology, general health professions, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work primarily centers on topics such as health disparities and outcomes, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, health, psychology and well-being, obesity, physical activity and diet, obesity and health practices, school health, nursing education, and child and adolescent health.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the European Journal of Pediatrics, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bjørn Evald Holstein include:

  • "Loneliness in the lives of Danish adolescents: Associations with health and sleep" (2020), Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • "Trends in social inequality in overweight and obesity among adolescents in Denmark 1998-2018" (2020), International Journal of Public Health
  • "Loneliness and Scholastic Self-Beliefs among Adolescents: A Population-based Survey" (2021), Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
  • "Bullying at School, Cyberbullying, and Loneliness: National Representative Study of Adolescents in Denmark" (2024), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Lonely, but Not Alone: Qualitative Study among Immigrant and Native-Born Adolescents" (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Bjørn Evald Holstein has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Katrine Rich Madsen, Mogens Trab Damsgaard, Trine Pagh Pedersen, Mette Rasmussen, and Pamela Qualter.

Best Publications

  • Researching health inequalities in adolescents: the development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) family affluence scale.

    Candace Currie;Michal Molcho;William Boyce;Bjørn Holstein

  • Bullying and symptoms among school-aged children: international comparative cross sectional study in 28 countries

    Pernille Due;Bjørn E. Holstein;John Lynch;Finn Diderichsen

  • Body mass index and overweight in adolescents in 13 European countries, Israel, and the United States.

    Inge Lissau;Mary D. Overpeck;W. June Ruan;Pernille Due

  • Social relations: network, support and relational strain.

    Pernille Due;Bjørn Holstein;Rikke Lund;Jens Modvig

  • Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries

    Pernille Due;Juan Merlo;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Mogens Trab Damsgaard

  • Social relations as determinant of onset of disability in aging

    Kirsten Avlund;Rikke Lund;Bjørn E Holstein;Pernille Due

  • Communication and coping as predictors of fertility problem stress: cohort study of 816 participants who did not achieve a delivery after 12 months of fertility treatment

    L. Schmidt;B. E. Holstein;U. Christensen;Jacky Boivin

  • Does infertility cause marital benefit?: An epidemiological study of 2250 women and men in fertility treatment

    Lone Schmidt;Bjørn Holstein;Ulla Christensen;Jacky Boivin

  • Pathways and mechanisms in adolescence contribute to adult health inequalities.

    Pernille Due;Rikke Krølner;Mette Rasmussen;Anette Andersen

  • Cohabitation and marital status as predictors of mortality--an eight year follow-up study.

    Rikke Lund;Pernille Due;Jens Modvig;Bjørn Evald Holstein

  • Overweight, body image and bullying—An epidemiological study of 11- to 15-years olds.

    Carina S. Brixval;Signe L. B. Rayce;Mette Rasmussen;Bjørn E. Holstein

  • Bullying victimization among 13 to 15 year old school children: Results from two comparative studies in 66 countries and regions

    Pernille Due;Bjørn Evald Holstein;Mag Scient Soc

  • The Impact of Structural and Functional Characteristics of Social Relations as Determinants of Functional Decline

    Kirsten Avlund;Rikke Lund;Bjørn E. Holstein;Pernille Due

  • Social relations and mortality. An eleven year follow-up study of 70-year-old men and women in Denmark.

    Kirsten Avlund;Mogens Trab Damsgaard;BjØrn E. Holstein

  • Exposure to teachers smoking and adolescent smoking behaviour: analysis of cross sectional data from Denmark

    Lis Hentze Poulsen;M Osler;C Roberts;P Due

  • Socioeconomic position in early life, birth weight, childhood cognitive function, and adult mortality. A longitudinal study of Danish men born in 1953

    M. Osler;Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen;P. Due;R. Lund

  • Socioeconomic position, macroeconomic environment and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries.

    P. Due;M. T. Damsgaard;M. Rasmussen;B. E. Holstein

  • Socioeconomic health inequalities among a nationally representative sample of Danish adolescents: the role of different types of social relations

    P Due;J Lynch;B Holstein;Jens Simon Modvig

  • International Survey of Self-Reported Medicine Use Among Adolescents

    Ebba Holme Hansen;Bjørn E Holstein;Pernille Due;Candace E Currie

  • The social epidemiology of coping with infertility.

    L. Schmidt;U. Christensen;B.E. Holstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Pernille Due
Pernille Due University of Southern Denmark
Rikke Lund
Rikke Lund University of Copenhagen
Merete Osler
Merete Osler University of Copenhagen
Morten Grønbæk
Morten Grønbæk University of Southern Denmark
Candace Currie
Candace Currie Glasgow Caledonian University
John Lynch
John Lynch University of Adelaide
Jasper Schipperijn
Jasper Schipperijn University of Southern Denmark
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Juan Merlo
Juan Merlo Lund University
Lisa M. Powell
Lisa M. Powell University of Illinois at Chicago

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