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Reijo Savolainen

Reijo Savolainen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3490 3214 32 32 149 19255

Reijo Savolainen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Reijo Savolainen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Reijo Savolainen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2008. 6 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2008. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1990 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Reijo Savolainen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 6
2004 6
2005 2
2006 6
2007 9
2008 14
2009 8
2010 5
2011 4
2012 7
2013 4
2014 5
2015 7
2016 8
2017 8
2018 5
2019 6
2020 6
2021 8
2022 5
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 156
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Reijo Savolainen 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 Reijo Savolainen 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, 144–153 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: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
144–153 407 149
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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Reijo Savolainen 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 Reijo Savolainen 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Reijo Savolainen is a researcher affiliated with Tampere University in Finland, specializing in the social sciences with a focus on communication and sociology-related subfields. Their work spans multiple areas including communication, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, artificial intelligence, and literature and literary theory.

The research topics frequently addressed in Savolainen's publications cover misinformation and its impacts, social media and politics, public relations and crisis communication, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, e-government and public services, knowledge management and sharing, as well as media influence and health.

The following recent papers illustrate key areas of their research and publication activity:

  • Assessing the theoretical potential of an expanded model for everyday information practices (2021, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology)
  • Assessing the credibility of COVID-19 vaccine mis/disinformation in online discussion (2021, Journal of Information Science)
  • Infotainment as a hybrid of information and entertainment: a conceptual analysis (2021, Journal of Documentation)
  • Everyday life as an evolving context of information behaviour (2022, Aslib Journal of Information Management)
  • Information landscapes as contexts of information practices (2020, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science)

Reijo Savolainen frequently publishes in certain academic venues where they have multiple contributions. These venues include:

  • Journal of Documentation
  • Information Research an international electronic journal
  • Aslib Journal of Information Management
  • Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
  • Journal of Information Science

Collaborations with other researchers are noted with coauthors such as Leslie Thomson, Teemu Mikkonen, and Eero Sormunen, each having participated in at least one joint work with Savolainen.

The research output by Savolainen reflects engagement with evolving information practices and social phenomena related to information behavior in everyday life and mediated environments. Their work intersects theoretical, empirical, and conceptual studies, addressing contemporary challenges in misinformation, media influence, and digital communication.

Best Publications

  • The art of case study research

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of “way of life”

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Information behavior and information practice: reviewing the umbrella concepts of information-seeking studies

    Reijo Savolainen

  • “Isms” in information science: constructivism, collectivism and constructionism

    Sanna Talja;Kimmo Tuominen;Reijo Savolainen

  • Everyday Information Practices: A Social Phenomenological Perspective

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Information Literacy as a Sociotechnical Practice.

    Kimmo Tuominen;Reijo Savolainen;Sanna Talja

  • The sense-making theory: reviewing the interests of a user-centered approach to information seeking and use

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Filtering and withdrawing: strategies for coping with information overload in everyday contexts

    Reijo Savolainen

  • A social constructionist approach to the study of information use as discursive action

    Kimmo Tuominen;Reijo Savolainen

  • Time as a context of information seeking

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Placing the Internet in information source horizons. A study of information seeking by Internet users in the context of self-development

    Reijo Savolainen;Jarkko Kari

  • Information use as gap-bridging: The viewpoint of sense-making methodology.

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Network competence and information seeking on the Internet. From definitions towards a social cognitive model

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Source preferences in the context of seeking problem-specific information

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Small world and information grounds as contexts of information seeking and sharing

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Emotions as motivators for information seeking: A conceptual analysis

    Reijo Savolainen

  • The role of the internet in information seeking: putting the networked services in context

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Judging the quality and credibility of information in Internet discussion forums

    Reijo Savolainen

  • Information seeking in context : proceedings of an international conference on research in information needs, seeking and use in different contexts 14-16 August, 1996, Tampere, Finland

    Pertti Vakkari;Reijo Savolainen;Brenda Dervin

  • Everyday Life Information Seeking

    Reijo Savolainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pertti Vakkari
Pertti Vakkari Tampere University
Kalervo Järvelin
Kalervo Järvelin Tampere University
Paul A. Solomon
Paul A. Solomon Environmental Protection Agency

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