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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
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Holger J. Schünemann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Holger J. Schünemann between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Holger J. Schünemann published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 29 papers a year. Output peaked at 78 publications in 2020. 98 of the 1,072 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 78. Peak 78 publications in 2020. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 47 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 59 publications 2013: 52 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 57 publications 2018: 45 publications 2019: 50 publications 2020: 78 publications 2021: 61 publications 2022: 66 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 54 publications
1989 2025

1,072 publications in total across all disciplines

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Holger J. Schünemann: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 3
1998 4
1999 0
2000 7
2001 3
2002 10
2003 13
2004 31
2005 25
2006 41
2007 37
2008 47
2009 44
2010 29
2011 44
2012 59
2013 52
2014 29
2015 30
2016 50
2017 57
2018 45
2019 50
2020 78
2021 61
2022 66
2023 46
2024 44
2025 54
Total 1,072
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Holger J. Schünemann publications per year - data summary

  • Holger J. Schünemann, a Medicine scholar from Humanitas University, has 1,072 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 78 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 37 years in the span carry no publications at all (1990 and 1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 29.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 30.6 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 271 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 30 publications (2.3 per year); 2002-2014: 461 publications (35.5 per year); 2015-2025: 581 publications (52.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Holger J. Schünemann publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Holger J. Schünemann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 841–860 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 858 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177 858
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Holger J. Schünemann publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Holger J. Schünemann, a Medicine scholar from Humanitas University, records 858 publications - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Holger J. Schünemann, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Holger J. Schünemann ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Holger J. Schünemann 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 Holger J. Schünemann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 182–183 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 183 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31 183
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Holger J. Schünemann D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Holger J. Schünemann, a Medicine scholar from Humanitas University, records 183 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Holger J. Schünemann, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Holger J. Schünemann ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Holger J. Schünemann is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research output spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and Internal Medicine.

The main topics addressed in Schünemann's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation, Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews, Health Policy Implementation Science, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, the Delphi Technique in Research, and Healthcare Cost, Quality, and Practices.

Schünemann has contributed to numerous scientific articles published across multiple venues. Frequent publication sites include the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology with 107 publications, Blood Advances with 29 publications, Annals of Internal Medicine and SSRN Electronic Journal both with 13 publications, and Allergy with 9 publications.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on epidemiological and clinical topics published between 2020 and 2024. Key publications include:

  • Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) in The Lancet
  • American Society of Hematology 2020 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (2020) in Blood Advances
  • A tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomized follow-up studies of exposure effects (ROBINS-E) (2024) in Environment International
  • American Society of Hematology 2021 guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19 (2021) in Blood Advances
  • GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks (2020) in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Collaborations have been frequent with other researchers, including Elie A. Akl, Reem A. Mustafa, Ignacio Neumann, Wojtek Wiercioch, and Robby Nieuwlaat, reflecting a pattern of interdisciplinary and team-based work.

Best Publications

  • GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

    Gordon H Guyatt;Andrew David Oxman;Gunn Elisabeth Vist;Regina Kunz

  • ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions.

    Jonathan A. C. Sterne;Miguel A Hernan;Barnaby C Reeves;Jelena Savovic;Jelena Savovic

  • GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction-GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

    Gordon Guyatt;Andrew D Oxman;Elie A Akl;Regina Kunz

  • An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Statement: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management

    Ganesh Raghu;Harold R. Collard;Jim J. Egan;Fernando J. Martinez

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.

    David Atkins;Dana Best;Peter A Briss;Martin Eccles

  • GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence

    Howard Balshem;Mark Helfand;Mark Helfand;Holger J. Schünemann;Andrew D. Oxman

  • Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Derek K Chu;Elie A Akl;Elie A Akl;Stephanie Duda;Karla Solo

  • What is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?

    Gordon H Guyatt;Andrew D Oxman;Regina Kunz;Gunn E Vist

  • GRADE guidelines: A new series of articles in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology △

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Holger J. Schünemann;Peter Tugwell

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision

    Jan L. Brożek;Jean Bousquet;Ioana Agache;Arnav Agarwal

  • GRADE guidelines: 4. Rating the quality of evidence—study limitations (risk of bias)

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Gunn Vist;Regina Kunz

  • GRADE guidelines: 6. Rating the quality of evidence-imprecision

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Regina Kunz;Jan Brozek

  • GRADE guidelines: 7. Rating the quality of evidence—inconsistency

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Regina Kunz;James Woodcock

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines: 2010 Revision

    Jan L. Brożek;Jean Bousquet;Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani;Sergio Bonini

  • Going from evidence to recommendations

    Gordon H Guyatt;Andrew D Oxman;Regina Kunz;Yngve Falck-Ytter

  • GRADE guidelines: 2. Framing the question and deciding on important outcomes

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Regina Kunz;David Atkins

  • GRADE guidelines: 8. Rating the quality of evidence--indirectness

    Gordon H Guyatt;Andrew D Oxman;Regina Kunz;James Woodcock

  • GRADE guidelines: 5. Rating the quality of evidence--publication bias

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Andrew D. Oxman;Victor Manuel Montori;Gunn Vist

  • Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Derek K Chu;Elie A Akl;Stephanie Duda;Karla Solo

Frequent Co-Authors

Elie A. Akl
Elie A. Akl American University of Beirut
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Reem A. Mustafa
Reem A. Mustafa University of Kansas
Jan Brozek
Jan Brozek McMaster University
Andrew D Oxman
Andrew D Oxman Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Paola Muti
Paola Muti University of Milan
Roman Jaeschke
Roman Jaeschke McMaster University

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