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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 89 12654 11910 53 51 359 30591

Kari Bø publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kari Bø between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kari Bø published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2015. 42 of the 411 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2015. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 17 publications
1990 2025

411 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kari Bø: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 1
1998 4
1999 7
2000 4
2001 9
2002 3
2003 9
2004 3
2005 8
2006 7
2007 27
2008 9
2009 22
2010 14
2011 20
2012 9
2013 22
2014 14
2015 29
2016 19
2017 15
2018 15
2019 21
2020 19
2021 18
2022 14
2023 15
2024 25
2025 17
Total 411
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Kari Bø publications per year - data summary

  • Kari Bø, a Medicine scholar from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, has 411 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1997, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 36 years in the span carries no publications at all (1993).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.7 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 89 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 37 publications (3.1 per year); 2002-2013: 153 publications (12.8 per year); 2014-2025: 221 publications (18.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kari Bø 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 Kari Bø 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, 341–360 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: 359 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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
341–360 922 359
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
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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Kari Bø 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.
  • Kari Bø, a Medicine scholar from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, records 359 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Kari Bø, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Kari Bø ranks below 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).

Kari Bø 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 Kari Bø 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, 88–89 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: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 89
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
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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Kari Bø 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.
  • Kari Bø, a Medicine scholar from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, records 89 D-Index - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Kari Bø, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Kari Bø ranks below 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).

Overview

Kari Bø is affiliated with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Norway. Their research work spans a significant number of publications, primarily within the broad field of Medicine. Specifically, their contributions focus on subfields such as Rheumatology, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Urology, and Epidemiology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Hernia repair and management
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management

Kari Bø has published extensively in several specialized venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • International Urogynecology Journal (18 publications)
  • Journal of physiotherapy (8 publications)
  • Continence (8 publications)
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (7 publications)
  • European Urology (5 publications)

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 1: Diagnostics, Overactive Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, and Mixed Urinary Incontinence," 2022, European Urology
  • "ACOG Committee Opinion No. 804: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period," 2021, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Physiotherapy management of urinary incontinence in females," 2020, Journal of physiotherapy
  • "Female athlete health domains: a supplement to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport," 2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "i-CONTENT tool for assessing therapeutic quality of exercise programs employed in randomised clinical trials," 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine

Kari Bø collaborates with a number of researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Marie Ellström Engh (22 publications together)
  • Franziska Siafarikas (12 publications together)
  • Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira (11 publications together)
  • Arjun Nambiar (7 publications together)
  • Salvador Arlandis (7 publications together)

Best Publications

  • The standardization of terminology of female pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction

    Richard C. Bump;Anders Mattiasson;Kari Bø;Linda P. Brubaker

  • Single blind, randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation, vaginal cones, and no treatment in management of genuine stress incontinence in women

    Kari Bø;Trygve Talseth;Ingar Holme

  • Evaluation of Female Pelvic-Floor Muscle Function and Strength

    Kari Bø;Margaret Sherburn

  • Standardization of terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and dysfunction: Report from the pelvic floor clinical assessment group of the International Continence Society

    Bert Messelink;Thomas Benson;Bary Berghmans;Kari Bø

  • An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and nonpharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction

    Kari Bo;Helena C. Frawley;Bernard T. Haylen;Yoram Abramov

  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Training is Effective in Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence, but how Does it Work?

    K. Bo

  • Pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy to prevent urinary incontinence: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

    Siv Mørkved;Kari Bø;Berit Schei;Kjell Åsmund Salvesen

  • Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women

    Jean Hay‐Smith;Kari Bo;Bary Berghmans;Erik Hendriks

  • Pelvic floor muscle exercise for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: III. Effects of two different degrees of pelvic floor muscle exercises

    Kari Bø;Rolf H. Hagen;Bernt Kvarstein;Jan Jørgensen

  • Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Exercise and Sport

    Kari Bø

  • Vaginal palpation of pelvic floor muscle strength: inter-test reproducibility and comparison between palpation and vaginal squeeze pressure

    Kari Bø;Hanne Borg Finckenhagen

  • Pelvic floor muscle exercise for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: II. Validity of vaginal pressure measurements of pelvic floor muscle strength and the necessity of supplementary methods for control of correct contraction

    Kari Bø;Bernt Kvarstein;Rolf R. Hagen;Stig Larsen

  • Effect of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy and after childbirth on prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence: a systematic review

    Siv Mørkved;Kari Bø

  • Reliability of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment using different test positions and tools

    Helena C. Frawley;Mary. Galea;Beverley. Phillips;Margaret. Sherburn

  • Prevalence and risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis from late pregnancy to 6 months postpartum, and relationship with lumbo-pelvic pain.

    Patrícia Gonçalves Fernandes da Mota;Augusto Gil Brites Andrade Pascoal;Ana Isabel Andrade Dinis Carita;Kari Bø

  • Prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum.

    S. Mørkved;K. Bø

  • Can Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Reverse Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Reduce Prolapse Symptoms? An Assessor-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Ingeborg Hoff Brækken;Memona Majida;Marie Ellström Engh;Marie Ellström Engh;Kari Bø

  • Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain

    Jorun Bakken Sperstad;Merete Kolberg Tennfjord;Gunvor Hilde;Marie Ellström-Engh

  • Pelvic floor muscle training in treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual dysfunction

    Kari Bø

  • Effect of adding biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle training to treat urodynamic stress incontinence.

    Siv Mørkved;Kari Bø;Torill Fjørtoft

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary P. Galea
Mary P. Galea University of Melbourne
Robert D. Herbert
Robert D. Herbert Neuroscience Research Australia
Karim M. Khan
Karim M. Khan University of British Columbia
Wendy J. Brown
Wendy J. Brown University of Queensland
Renato Natal Jorge
Renato Natal Jorge University of Porto
Kelly R. Evenson
Kelly R. Evenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathryn L. Burgio
Kathryn L. Burgio University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thor Aspelund
Thor Aspelund University of Iceland
Berit Schei
Berit Schei Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Paul Abrams
Paul Abrams Southmead Hospital

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