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Bjørn Hofmann

Bjørn Hofmann

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 5028 4662 41 39 281 7504

Bjørn Hofmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bjørn Hofmann between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bjørn Hofmann published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2017. 47 of the 414 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2017. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 23 publications
1997 2025

414 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bjørn Hofmann: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 3
2001 6
2002 5
2003 8
2004 5
2005 9
2006 7
2007 12
2008 21
2009 17
2010 11
2011 10
2012 11
2013 17
2014 22
2015 17
2016 20
2017 40
2018 21
2019 20
2020 19
2021 17
2022 22
2023 26
2024 24
2025 23
Total 414
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Bjørn Hofmann 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 Hofmann 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, 274–283 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: 281 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
274–283 138 281
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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Bjørn Hofmann 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 Hofmann 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
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
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 Hofmann is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research spans several interconnected fields within medicine and health professions, with a focus on health technology assessment, medical ethics, and diagnostic imaging.

The primary fields of study for Hofmann include Medicine and Health Professions. Within these areas, their work covers various subfields such as General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Philosophy.

Hofmann's research addresses multiple main topics, including healthcare cost, quality, and practices; health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life; mental health and psychiatry; radiation dose and imaging; ethics in medical practice; clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills; and ethics in clinical research.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Hofmann include:

  • "Characterizing and quantifying low-value diagnostic imaging internationally: a scoping review," published in 2022 in BMC Medical Imaging
  • "Interventions to reduce low-value imaging - a systematic review of interventions and outcomes," published in 2021 in BMC Health Services Research
  • "Back to WHAT? The role of research ethics in pandemic times," published in 2020 in Medicine Health Care and Philosophy
  • "The death of dignity is greatly exaggerated: Reflections 15 years after the declaration of dignity as a useless concept," published in 2020 in Bioethics
  • "Integrating Empirical Analysis and Normative Inquiry in Health Technology Assessment: The Values in Doing Assessments of Health Technologies Approach," published in 2022 in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hofmann include:

  • Elin Kjelle
  • Eivind Richter Andersen
  • Ingrid Øfsti Brandsæter
  • Søren Holm
  • Gert Jan van der Wilt

Hofmann has published extensively in several journals and venues, notably:

  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
  • Den Norske tannlegeforenings tidende
  • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Best Publications

  • Making sense of complexity in context and implementation: the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework

    Lisa M. Pfadenhauer;Ansgar Gerhardus;Kati Mozygemba;Kristin Bakke Lysdahl

  • On the Triad Disease, Illness and Sickness

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • Broadening consent—and diluting ethics?

    B Hofmann

  • Ethical Challenges with Welfare Technology: A Review of the Literature

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • The new holism: P4 systems medicine and the medicalization of health and life itself

    Henrik Vogt;Bjørn Hofmann;Linn Okkenhaug Getz

  • Context and implementation: A concept analysis towards conceptual maturity.

    Lisa Maria Pfadenhauer;Kati Mozygemba;Ansgar Gerhardus;Bjørn Hofmann

  • Toward a procedure for integrating moral issues in health technology assessment.

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • The HTA Core Model: A novel method for producing and reporting health technology assessments

    Kristian Lampe;Marjukka Mäkelä;Marcial Velasco Garrido;Heidi Anttila

  • Ethical analysis to improve decision-making on health technologies

    Samuli I Saarni;Bjørn Hofmann;Kristian Lampe;Dagmar Lühmann

  • Is there a technological imperative in health care

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • What causes increasing and unnecessary use of radiological investigations? a survey of radiologists' perceptions

    Kristin B Lysdahl;Kristin B Lysdahl;Bjørn M Hofmann;Bjørn M Hofmann

  • The technological invention of disease.

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • Complexity of the concept of disease as shown through rival theoretical frameworks.

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • Medicalization and overdiagnosis: different but alike

    Bjørn Hofmann;Bjørn Hofmann

  • Why ethics should be part of health technology assessment.

    Bjørn Morten Hofmann

  • Image rejects/retakes--radiographic challenges.

    D. Waaler;B. Hofmann

  • Image rejects in general direct digital radiography

    Bjørn Hofmann;Tine Blomberg Rosanowsky;Camilla Jensen;Kenneth Hong Ching Wah

  • Bariatric surgery for obese children and adolescents: a review of the moral challenges

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • On value-judgements and ethics in health technology assessment

    Bjørn Hofmann

  • The ethics of research biobanking

    Jan Helge Solbakk;Søren Holm;Bjørn Hofmann

  • Ethical analysis to improve decision-making on health

    Bjørn Hofmann;Kristian Lampe;Ilona Autti-Rämö

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Holm
Søren Holm University of Manchester
Samuli I. Saarni
Samuli I. Saarni Tampere University
Eva Rehfuess
Eva Rehfuess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Atle Fretheim
Atle Fretheim Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Stacy M Carter
Stacy M Carter University of Wollongong
Wendy A. Rogers
Wendy A. Rogers University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrew Booth
Andrew Booth University of Sheffield
Björn Olsen
Björn Olsen Harvard University
Antti Malmivaara
Antti Malmivaara Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Ola Didrik Saugstad
Ola Didrik Saugstad Oslo University Hospital

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