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2026

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80
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374
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5

Jakob B. Bjorner 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 Jakob B. Bjorner sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 297 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jakob B. Bjorner 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 Jakob B. Bjorner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Jakob B. Bjorner is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed substantially to research in medicine and health professions. Their work encompasses a range of topics including workplace health and well-being, health systems and economic evaluations, psychometric methodologies, employment and welfare studies, health disparities, global health care issues, and the use of the Delphi technique in research.

The scientist's main fields of study are Medicine and Health Professions, with notable subfields such as General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, and Sociology and Political Science.

Jakob B. Bjorner has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Quality of Life Research
  • Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Value in Health
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health

The scientist has co-authored many papers with a recurring group of researchers. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Reiner Rugulies
  • Torquil Watt
  • Ida E H Madsen
  • Hermann Burr
  • Linda L. Magnusson Hanson

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jakob B. Bjorner include:

  • "Association of Healthy Lifestyle With Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases" (2020), JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Long working hours and risk of 50 health conditions and mortality outcomes: a multicohort study in four European countries" (2021), The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • "Developing a New Generic Health and Wellbeing Measure: Psychometric Survey Results for the EQ-HWB" (2022), Value in Health
  • "Estimating a Preference-Based Index for Mental Health From the Recovering Quality of Life Measure: Valuation of Recovering Quality of Life Utility Index" (2020), Value in Health
  • "Antipsychotic Treatment Experiences of People with Schizophrenia: Patient Perspectives from an Online Survey" (2020), Patient Preference and Adherence

Best Publications

  • Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries: Results from the IQOLA Project

    Barbara Gandek;John E. Ware;Neil K. Aaronson;Giovanni Apolone

  • Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items

    Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Dennis A. Revicki;Karen L. Spritzer

  • Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Bryce B. Reeve;Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Karon F. Cook

  • The second version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire.

    Jan Hyld Pejtersen;Tage Søndergård Kristensen;Vilhelm Borg;Jakob Bue Bjorner

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Solja T. Nyberg;G. David Batty;G. David Batty;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • The development of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL: A shortened questionnaire for cancer patients in palliative care

    Mogens Groenvold;Mogens Groenvold;Morten Aa. Petersen;Neil K. Aaronson;Juan I. Arraras

  • Tests of data quality, scaling assumptions, and reliability of the SF-36 in eleven countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment

    Barbara Gandek;John E. Ware Jr.;Neil K. Aaronson;Jordi Alonso

  • Burnout among employees in human service work: design and baseline findings of the PUMA study.

    Marianne Borritz;Reiner Rugulies;Jakob B. Bjorner;Ebbe Villadsen

  • Evaluation of a preliminary physical function item bank supported the expected advantages of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    M. Rose;Jakob B. Bjorner;J. Becker;J. F. Fries

  • Job strain as a risk factor for clinical depression: systematic review and meta-analysis with additional individual participant data

    Ida E. H. Madsen;S. T. Nyberg;L. L. Magnusson Hanson;J. E. Ferrie

  • The PROMIS Physical Function item bank was calibrated to a standardized metric and shown to improve measurement efficiency

    Matthias S. F. Rose;Matthias S. F. Rose;Jakob B. Bjorner;Barbara Gandek;Bonnie Bruce

  • Psychological distress and fatigue predicted recurrence and survival in primary breast cancer patients.

    Mogens Groenvold;Mogens Groenvold;Morten Aagaard Petersen;Ellen Idler;Jakob Bue Bjorner

  • Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Content of SF-36 Translations across 10 Countries: Results from the IQOLA Project

    Anita K. Wagner;Barbara Gandek;Neil K. Aaronson;Catherine Acquadro

  • The Danish SF-36 Health Survey: Translation and Preliminary Validity Studies

    Jakob B. Bjorner;Kate Thunedborg;Tage S. Kristensen;Jens Modvig

  • Practical implications of item response theory and computerized adaptive testing: a brief summary of ongoing studies of widely used headache impact scales.

    John E. Ware Jr.;Jakob B. Bjorner;Mark Kosinski

  • Use of structural equation modeling to test the construct validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in ten countries : results from the IQOLA project

    Susan D. Keller;John E. Ware Jr.;Peter M. Bentler;Neil K. Aaronson

  • Fatigue in the Danish general population. Influence of sociodemographic factors and disease.

    Torquil Watt;Mogens Groenvold;Jakob Bue Bjorner;Vibeke Noerholm

  • Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: A Multicohort Study of 90,164 Individuals.

    Nico Dragano;Johannes Siegrist;Solja T. Nyberg;Thorsten Lunau

  • Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity: An Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of Up to 170,000 Men and Women: The IPD-Work Consortium

    Eleonor I Fransson;Katriina Heikkila;Solja T Nyberg;Marie Zins

  • Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Marianna Virtanen;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;G David Batty;Markus Jokela

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease

    Mika Kivimäki;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;Eleonor I Fransson

Frequent Co-Authors

Reiner Rugulies
Reiner Rugulies University of Copenhagen
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Jussi Vahtera
Jussi Vahtera Turku University Hospital
Lars Alfredsson
Lars Alfredsson Karolinska Institute
G. David Batty
G. David Batty University College London
Marianna Virtanen
Marianna Virtanen University of Eastern Finland
John E. Ware
John E. Ware University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Sakari Suominen
Sakari Suominen University of Turku
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen University of Copenhagen

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