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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 87 234 197 10 9 659 45056

Karien Stronks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karien Stronks between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karien Stronks published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 67 publications in 2012. 47 of the 714 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 67. Peak 67 publications in 2012. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 47 publications 2012: 67 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 55 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 48 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 28 publications
1989 2025

714 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karien Stronks: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 4
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 8
1999 5
2000 1
2001 5
2002 3
2003 3
2004 4
2005 7
2006 11
2007 17
2008 28
2009 23
2010 22
2011 47
2012 67
2013 47
2014 55
2015 52
2016 41
2017 48
2018 26
2019 24
2020 22
2021 35
2022 21
2023 28
2024 19
2025 28
Total 714
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Karien Stronks 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 Karien Stronks 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, 570+ 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: 659 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 659
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Karien Stronks 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 Karien Stronks 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 87
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Karien Stronks is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health among other subfields.

The scientist's recent research topics cover a diverse range of public health and medical concerns. Key topics include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Community Health and Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Karien Stronks has contributed to multiple publications, several of which have appeared in frequently chosen academic venues. The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Health Research Policy and Systems

The following list includes some of their recent papers, indicating a range of topics and collaborative efforts within public health and behavioral studies:

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • A System Dynamics and Participatory Action Research Approach to Promote Healthy Living and a Healthy Weight among 10-14-Year-Old Adolescents in Amsterdam: The LIKE Programme, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Dynamics of the complex food environment underlying dietary intake in low-income groups: a systems map of associations extracted from a systematic umbrella literature review, 2021, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Advancing urban mental health research: from complexity science to actionable targets for intervention, 2021, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Concepts and definitions of healthy ageing: a systematic review and synthesis of theoretical models, 2023, EClinicalMedicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Henrike Galenkamp
  • Charles Agyemang
  • Mary Nicolaou
  • Maria Prins
  • Wilma Waterlander

Karien Stronks' work contributes to a broad multidisciplinary understanding of health that integrates behavioral, environmental, and policy perspectives in both local and global contexts. Their expertise encompasses both empirical investigation and theoretical model development within health sciences and public health implementation.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • The utility of ‘country of birth’ for the classification of ethnic groups in health research: the Dutch experience

    Karien Stronks;Isik Kulu-Glasgow;Charles Agyemang

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Desana Kocevska;Thom S Lysen;Aafje Dotinga;M Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Immigrants in the Netherlands: Equal access for equal needs?

    K Stronks;A C J Ravelli;S A Reijneveld

  • Cultural competence: a conceptual framework for teaching and learning.

    Conny Seeleman;Jeanine Suurmond;Karien Stronks

  • The interrelationship between income, health and employment status

    K. Stronks;P.J. van de Mheen;J. van den Bos;J.P. Mackenbach

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in health in the working population: the contribution of working conditions

    Carola Tm Schrijvers;H Dike van de Mheen;Karien Stronks;Johan P Mackenbach

  • Explaining educational differences in mortality: the role of behavioral and material factors.

    C. T. M. Schrijvers;K. Stronks;H. D. Van De Mheen;J. P. Mackenbach

  • Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies

    AP Kengne;J Bentham;B Zhou;N Peer

  • Unravelling the impact of ethnicity on health in Europe: the HELIUS study

    Karien Stronks;Marieke B Snijder;Ron J G Peters;Maria Prins

  • Cohort profile: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marieke B Snijder;Henrike Galenkamp;Maria Prins;Eske M Derks

  • Does childhood socioeconomic status influence adult health through behavioural factors

    H. Van De Mheen;K. Stronks;C. W. N. Looman;J. P. Mackenbach

  • Educational differences in excessive alcohol consumption: The role of psychosocial and material stressors

    M. Droomers;C. T. M. Schrijvers;K. Stronks;D. Van De Mheen

  • Disparities in type 2 diabetes prevalence among ethnic minority groups resident in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Karlijn A. C. Meeks;Deivisson Freitas-Da-Silva;Adebowale Adeyemo;Erik J. A. J. Beune

  • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

    Cristina Taddei;Bin Zhou;Honor Bixby;Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco

  • Psychosocial stress during pregnancy is related to adverse birth outcomes: results from a large multi-ethnic community-based birth cohort

    Eva M. Loomans;Aimée E. van Dijk;Tanja G.M. Vrijkotte;Manon van Eijsden

  • A prospective cohort study investigating the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in the Netherlands

    J.P. Mackenbach;H. van de Mheen;K. Stronks

  • A longitudinal study of health selection in marital transitions

    Inez M.A. Joung;H.Dike van de Mheen;Karien Stronks;Frans W.A. van Poppel

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Agyemang
Charles Agyemang University of Amsterdam
Anton E. Kunst
Anton E. Kunst University of Amsterdam
Mary Nicolaou
Mary Nicolaou University of Amsterdam
Marie-Louise Essink-Bot
Marie-Louise Essink-Bot University of Amsterdam
Onyebuchi A. Arah
Onyebuchi A. Arah University of California, Los Angeles
Liam Smeeth
Liam Smeeth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Johan P. Mackenbach
Johan P. Mackenbach Erasmus University Rotterdam
Raj Bhopal
Raj Bhopal University of Edinburgh
Constance Schultsz
Constance Schultsz University of Amsterdam
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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