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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5704 5298 50 48 124 5846

Jan Abel Olsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Abel Olsen between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Abel Olsen published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2009. 8 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2009. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1982 2025

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Abel Olsen: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 6
1998 1
1999 5
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 8
2006 4
2007 3
2008 3
2009 14
2010 4
2011 3
2012 3
2013 5
2014 3
2015 6
2016 7
2017 12
2018 8
2019 2
2020 5
2021 2
2022 6
2023 4
2024 2
2025 6
Total 142
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Jan Abel Olsen 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 Jan Abel Olsen 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, 124–133 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: 124 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
124–133 453 124
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
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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Jan Abel Olsen 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 Jan Abel Olsen 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 39
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
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

Jan Abel Olsen is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions, Social Sciences, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a particular focus on subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Health, Clinical Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work concentrates on several key topics such as Health disparities and outcomes, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life, Global Health Care Issues, Employment and Welfare Studies, Healthcare Policy and Management, Workplace Health and Well-being, and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Jan Abel Olsen has contributed to publication venues with multiple articles, notably:

  • BMC Public Health
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Value in Health
  • PLoS ONE

The following papers authored or co-authored by Olsen illustrate their focus areas and have been referenced by other researchers:

  • Health and wellbeing in Norway: Population norms and the social gradient, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities, 2022, BMC Public Health
  • Filling the psycho-social gap in the EQ-5D: the empirical support for four bolt-on dimensions, 2020, Quality of Life Research
  • Advancing Palliative Care in Patients With CKD: From Ideas to Practice, 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Explaining subjective social status in two countries: The relative importance of education, occupation, income and childhood circumstances, 2021, SSM - Population Health

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Gang Chen
  • Admassu N. Lamu
  • Birgit Abelsen
  • Marie Hella Lindberg
  • Nils Gutacker

Best Publications

  • Theory versus practice: a review of ‘willingness‐to‐pay’ in health and health care

    Jan Abel Olsen;Richard D. Smith

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Remote Orthopedic Consultations: Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Astrid Buvik;Trine S Bergmo;Einar Bugge;Arvid Smaabrekke

  • The role of adaptation to disability and disease in health state valuation: a preliminary normative analysis

    Paul Menzel;Paul Dolan;Jeff R J Richardson;Jan A Olsen

  • Health-related quality of life assessment by the EuroQol-5D can provide cost-utility data in the field of low-back surgery.

    Tore K. Solberg;Jan Abel Olsen;Tor Ingebrigtsen;Dag Hofoss

  • HELICOPTERS, HEARTS AND HIPS: USING WILLINGNESS TO PAY TO SET PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMES

    Jan Abel Olsen;Cam Donaldson

  • Estimating QALY Gains in Applied Studies: A Review of Cost-Utility Analyses Published in 2010

    Torbjørn Wisløff;Torbjørn Wisløff;Gunhild Hagen;Vida Hamidi;Espen Movik

  • An inquiry into the different perspectives that can be used when eliciting preferences in health.

    Paul Dolan;Paul Dolan;Jan Abel Olsen;Jan Abel Olsen;Paul Menzel;Jeffrey Ralph James Richardson

  • Theories of justice and their implications for priority setting in health care

    Jan Abel Olsen

  • Risk of malnutrition and health-related quality of life in community-living elderly men and women: The Tromsø study

    Jan-Magnus Kvamme;Jan Abel Olsen;Jon Florholmen;Jon Florholmen;Bjarne Koster Jacobsen

  • Clarifying Associations between Childhood Adversity, Social Support, Behavioral Factors, and Mental Health, Health, and Well-Being in Adulthood: A Population-Based Study

    Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh;Birgit Abelsen;Jan Abel Olsen

  • On what basis should health be discounted

    Jan Abel Olsen

  • Production gains from health care: what should be included in cost-effectiveness analyses?

    Jan Abel Olsen;Jeff Richardson

  • Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities

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  • Societal views on orphan drugs: cross sectional survey of Norwegians aged 40 to 67

    Arna S Desser;Dorte Gyrd-Hansen;Jan Abel Olsen;Sverre Grepperud

  • The moral relevance of personal characteristics in setting health care priorities

    Jan Abel Olsen;Jeff R J Richardson;Paul Dolan;Paul Dolan;Paul Menzel

  • Time preferences for health gains: an empirical investigation.

    Jan Abel Olsen

  • The relative importance of health, income and social relations for subjective well-being: An integrative analysis.

    Admassu Nadew Lamu;Jan Abel Olsen

  • The impact of pecuniary and non-pecuniary incentives for attracting young doctors to rural general practice

    Jon Helgheim Holte;Trine Kjaer;Birgit Abelsen;Jan Abel Olsen

  • Persons vs years: two ways of eliciting implicit weights.

    Jan Abel Olsen

  • The insensitivity of `willingness-to-pay' to the size of the good: New evidence for health care

    Jan Abel Olsen;Jan Abel Olsen;Cam Donaldson;João Pereira

  • Aiding priority setting in health care: is there a role for the contingent valuation method?

    Jan Abel Olsen

  • A monoclonal antibody against HER-2 (trastuzumab) for metastatic breast cancer: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis

    J. Norum;T. Risberg;J. A. Olsen;J. A. Olsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff Richardson
Jeff Richardson Monash University
Richard Smith
Richard Smith University of Exeter
Paul Dolan
Paul Dolan London School of Economics and Political Science
Cam Donaldson
Cam Donaldson Glasgow Caledonian University
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen University of Southern Denmark
Per Eystein Lønning
Per Eystein Lønning Haukeland University Hospital
Jan H. Rosenvinge
Jan H. Rosenvinge University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Tom Wilsgaard
Tom Wilsgaard University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Oddgeir Friborg
Oddgeir Friborg University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ole Frithjof Norheim
Ole Frithjof Norheim University of Bergen

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