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Klaus Hurrelmann

Klaus Hurrelmann

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
51
Citations
11947
World Ranking
2554
National Ranking
71

Klaus Hurrelmann 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 Klaus Hurrelmann sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 333 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Hurrelmann 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 Klaus Hurrelmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Klaus Hurrelmann is affiliated with the Hertie School in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of health professions and social sciences. Their work spans a diverse range of topics, focusing primarily on health and medical studies, health literacy and information accessibility, COVID-19 and mental health, mobile health applications, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, and vaccine coverage and hesitancy.

Their recent publications reflect significant interest in mental health and public health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some notable papers include:

  • Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Adults during the COVID-19 Infodemic in Germany, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a two-wave nationwide population-based study, 2021, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the Three-Wave Longitudinal COPSY Study, 2022, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Seelische Gesundheit und psychische Belastungen von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der ersten Welle der COVID-19-Pandemie - Ergebnisse der COPSY-Studie, 2021, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the Three-Wave Longitudinal COPSY Study, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in Klaus Hurrelmann's research include Doris Schaeffer, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Anne Kaman, Michael Erhart, and Janine Devine, indicating a network of co-authors with multiple joint publications.

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld)
  • Das Gesundheitswesen
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Pädagogik

Klaus Hurrelmann has also contributed to book publications, notably with Bielefeld University. One such book is Generation Greta. Wie sie denkt, wie sie fühlt und warum das Klima erst der Anfang ist, published in 2020.

Their research demonstrates a strong orientation towards general health professions and clinical psychology within broader social sciences. Subfields of study include general health professions, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, health, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Best Publications

  • Einführung in die Sozialisationstheorie

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Ullrich Bauer

  • Health Risks and Developmental Transitions during Adolescence

    John E. Schulenberg;Jennifer Maggs;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Adults during the COVID-19 Infodemic in Germany.

    Orkan Okan;Torsten Michael Bollweg;Eva Maria Berens;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Handbuch der Sozialisationsforschung

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Dieter Ulich

  • Neues Handbuch der Sozialisationsforschung

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Dieter Ulich

  • Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a two-wave nationwide population-based study.

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Anne Kaman;Michael Erhart;Michael Erhart;Christiane Otto

  • Was Jugendliche wagen : eine Längsschnittstudie über Drogenkonsum, Streßreaktionen und Delinquenz im Jugendalter

    Uwe Engel;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Psychosoziale Belastung im Jugendalter: Empirische Befunde zum Einfluss von Familie, Schule und Gleichaltrigengruppe

    Uwe Engel;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Health literacy among different age groups in Germany: results of a cross-sectional survey

    Eva-Maria Berens;Dominique Vogt;Melanie Messer;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Seelische Gesundheit und psychische Belastungen von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der ersten Welle der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der COPSY-Studie

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Anne Kaman;Christiane Otto;Adekunle Adedeji

  • Health Hazards in Adolescence

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Friedrich Lösel;Sonderforschungsbereich-Prävention und Intervention im Kindes und Jugendalter

  • Social intervention : potential and constraints

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Franz Xaver Kaufmann;Friedrich Lösel

  • Adolescence in modern Europe: Pluralized transition patterns and their implications for personal and social risks.

    Lynne Chisholm;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Social networks and social support in childhood and adolescence

    Frank Nestmann;Klaus Hurrelmann;Sonderforschungsbereich-Prävention und Intervention im Kindes und Jugendalter

  • Einführung in die Sozialisationstheorie : über den Zusammenhang von Sozialstruktur und Persönlichkeit

    Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Risk behaviour in adolescence: the relationship between developmental and health problems

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Matthias Richter

  • Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit: Ausgangsfragen und Herausforderungen

    Matthias Richter;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie : eine Einführung in sozialwissenschaftliche Gesundheitsforschung

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Matthias Richter

  • Mental Health and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Results of the Copsy Study.

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Anne Kaman;Christiane Otto;Adekunle Adedeji

  • World Vision Kinderstudie

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Sabine Andresen;Tns Infratest Sozialforschung

  • Health promotion for adolescents: preventive and corrective strategies against problem behavior.

    Klaus Hurrelmann

  • Social problems and social contexts in adolescence : perspectives across boundaries

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Stephen F. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Richter
Matthias Richter Technical University of Munich
Frank J. Elgar
Frank J. Elgar McGill University
Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Friedrich Lösel
Friedrich Lösel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jennifer L. Maggs
Jennifer L. Maggs Pennsylvania State University
Arja Rimpelä
Arja Rimpelä Tampere University
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Jürgen Margraf
Jürgen Margraf Ruhr University Bochum
Jitse P. van Dijk
Jitse P. van Dijk University of Groningen
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University

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