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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2179 1983 17 16 261 10361

Ola Ekholm publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ola Ekholm between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ola Ekholm published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 28 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 13 publications
2003 2025

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ola Ekholm: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 5
2005 5
2006 7
2007 8
2008 16
2009 16
2010 11
2011 12
2012 7
2013 3
2014 15
2015 23
2016 27
2017 14
2018 27
2019 24
2020 26
2021 15
2022 17
2023 20
2024 15
2025 13
Total 327
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Ola Ekholm 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 Ola Ekholm 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, 254–263 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: 261 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
254–263 162 261
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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Ola Ekholm 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 Ola Ekholm 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 54
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

Ola Ekholm is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a notable focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics addressed in Ekholm's work include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health, psychology, and well-being

Ola Ekholm has published numerous papers in the following venues:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • Alcohol and Alcoholism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ekholm include:

  • Britt Borregaard
  • Selina Kikkenborg Berg
  • Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen
  • Lau Caspar Thygesen
  • Anne Vinggaard Christensen

Key recent publications by Ekholm or involving their collaboration include:

  • Social isolation, loneliness, socioeconomic status, and health-risk behaviour in deprived neighbourhoods in Denmark: A cross-sectional study, 2020, SSM - Population Health
  • Psychometric properties of the Danish Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with cardiac disease: results from the DenHeart survey, 2020, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • Why Is Per Capita Consumption Underestimated in Alcohol Surveys? Results from 39 Surveys in 23 European Countries, 2020, Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Decreasing mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study among Danes before and during the pandemic, 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • The impact of non-response weighting in health surveys for estimates on primary health care utilization, 2022, European Journal of Public Health

Best Publications

  • Critical issues on opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: an epidemiological study.

    Jørgen Eriksen;Per Sjøgren;Eduardo Bruera;Ola Ekholm

  • Factors influencing the use of green space: Results from a Danish national representative survey

    Jasper Schipperijn;Ola Ekholm;Ulrika K. Stigsdotter;Mette Toftager

  • Health promoting outdoor environments - associations between green space, and health, health-related quality of life and stress based on a Danish national representative survey.

    Ulrika K Stigsdotter;Ola Ekholm;Jasper Schipperijn;Mette Toftager

  • Epidemiology of chronic non-malignant pain in Denmark.

    Jørgen Eriksen;Marianne K. Jensen;Per Sjøgren;Ola Ekholm

  • Chronic pain and other sequelae in long-term breast cancer survivors: nationwide survey in Denmark.

    Vera Peuckmann;Ola Ekholm;Niels K. Rasmussen;Mogens Groenvold

  • Epidemiology of chronic pain in Denmark: an update.

    Per Sjøgren;Ola Ekholm;Vera Peuckmann;Morten Grønbaek

  • The Danish National Health Survey 2010.: Study design and respondent characteristics.

    Anne Illemann Christensen;Ola Ekholm;Charlotte Glümer;Anne Helms Andreasen

  • Effect of nationwide tobacco control policies on smoking cessation in high and low educated groups in 18 European countries

    Maartje M. Schaap;Anton E. Kunst;Mall Leinsalu;Enrique Regidor

  • Distance to Green Space and Physical Activity: A Danish National Representative Survey

    Mette Toftager;Ola Ekholm;Jasper Schipperijn;Ulrika Stigsdotter

  • The study design and characteristics of the Danish national health interview surveys.

    Ola Ekholm;Ulrik Hesse;Michael Davidsen;Mette Kjøller

  • Influence of the recall period on self-reported alcohol intake.

    Ola Ekholm

  • Associations between perceived stress, socioeconomic status, and health-risk behaviour in deprived neighbourhoods in Denmark: a cross-sectional study

    Maria Holst Algren;Ola Ekholm;Line Nielsen;Annette Kjær Ersbøll

  • Chronic pain, opioid prescriptions, and mortality in Denmark: A population-based cohort study

    Ola Ekholm;Geana Paula Kurita;Jette Højsted;Knud Juel

  • Effect of survey mode on response patterns: comparison of face-to-face and self-administered modes in health surveys.

    Anne Illemann Christensen;Ola Ekholm;Charlotte Glümer;Knud Juel

  • Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health in 17 European countries between 1990 and 2010

    Yannan Hu;Frank J van Lenthe;Gerard J Borsboom;Caspar W N Looman

  • Influence of health, lifestyle, working conditions, and sociodemography on early retirement among nurses: the Danish Nurse Cohort Study.

    Karina Friis;Ola Ekholm;Yrsa A Hundrup;Erik B Obel

  • Health-related quality of life in long-term breast cancer survivors: nationwide survey in Denmark.

    Vera Peuckmann;Ola Ekholm;Niels Kristian Rasmussen;Susanne Møller

  • Disease-Specific as Well as Generic Quality of Life Is Widely Impacted in Autoimmune Hypothyroidism and Improves during the First Six Months of Levothyroxine Therapy.

    Kristian Hillert Winther;Kristian Hillert Winther;Per Cramon;Torquil Watt;Torquil Watt;Jakob Bue Bjorner

  • The burden of chronic pain: a cross-sectional survey focussing on diseases, immigration, and opioid use.

    Geana Paula Kurita;Per Sjøgren;Knud Juel;Jette Højsted

  • A population-based cohort study on chronic pain: the role of opioids.

    Per Sjøgren;Morten Grønbæk;Vera Peuckmann;Ola Ekholm

Frequent Co-Authors

Morten Grønbæk
Morten Grønbæk University of Southern Denmark
Stein Kaasa
Stein Kaasa Oslo University Hospital
Johan P. Mackenbach
Johan P. Mackenbach Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mall Leinsalu
Mall Leinsalu National Institutes of Health
Jakob B. Bjorner
Jakob B. Bjorner University of Copenhagen
Enrique Regidor
Enrique Regidor Complutense University of Madrid
Kim Bloomfield
Kim Bloomfield Aarhus University
Laszlo Hegedüs
Laszlo Hegedüs Odense University Hospital
Anton E. Kunst
Anton E. Kunst University of Amsterdam
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen University of Copenhagen

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