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D-Index
44
Citations
8060
World Ranking
4149
National Ranking
1977

Ritva Prättälä 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 Ritva Prättälä sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 570+

This scientist: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ritva Prättälä 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 Ritva Prättälä sits on this spectrum.

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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ritva Prättälä is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their professional profile reflects involvement in academic research within this prominent governmental research institution.

There are no recorded recent papers, frequent co-authors, or frequent publication venues linked to Ritva Prättälä in the accessible data. Additionally, no information is available regarding book publications or awards won.

The data does not specify main fields or subfields of study, nor does it provide details on the primary topics of Ritva Prättälä's work. This lack of detailed bibliographic and topical information limits a precise characterization of research focus or scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of socio-economic differences in food habits in Europe: consumption of fruit and vegetables

    J. De Irala-Estevez;Margit Velsing Groth;L. Johansson;U. Oltersdorf

  • Trends in Smoking Behaviour Between 1985 and 2000 in Nine European countries by Education

    Katrina M. Giskes;Anton E. Kunst;Joan Benach;Carme Borrell

  • Gender, socioeconomic status and family status as determinants of food behaviour

    Eva Roos;Eero Lahelma;Mikko Virtanen;Ritva Prättälä

  • Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years.

    Mikko Laaksonen;Kirsi Talala;Tuija Martelin;Ossi Rahkonen

  • 25-year trends and socio-demographic differences in response rates: Finnish adult health behaviour survey.

    Hanna Tolonen;Satu Helakorpi;Kirsi Talala;Ville Helasoja

  • Gender differences in the consumption of meat, fruit and vegetables are similar in Finland and the Baltic countries.

    Ritva Prättälä;Laura Paalanen;Daiga Grinberga;Ville Helasoja

  • Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

    Tarja Nieminen;Ritva Prättälä;Tuija Martelin;Tommi Härkänen

  • Modern and healthy : Socioeconomic differences in the quality of diet

    Roos E;Prättälä R;Lahelma E;Kleemola P

  • Men, masculinity and food: interviews with Finnish carpenters and engineers

    Gun Roos;Ritva Prättälä;Katriina Koski

  • Disparities in vegetable and fruit consumption: European cases from the north to the south.

    Gun Roos;Lars Johansson;Anu Kasmel;Jurate Klumbiené

  • Patterns of unhealthy behaviour in Finland.

    Mikko Laaksonen;Ritva Práttalä;Antti Karisto

  • School and workplace meals promote healthy food habits

    Susanna Raulio;Eva Roos;Ritva Prättälä

  • Disparities in food habits in Europe: systematic review of educational and occupational differences in the intake of fat.

    I. López-Azpiazu;A. Sánchez-Villegas;L. Johansson;J. Petkeviciene

  • Income and health behaviours. Evidence from monitoring surveys among Finnish adults

    M Laaksonen;R Prättälä;V Helasoja;A Uutela

  • Sociodemographic determinants of multiple unhealthy behaviours.

    Mikko Laaksonen;Ritva Prättälä;Eero Lahelma

  • Consistency and variation in unhealthy behaviour among Finnish men, 1982–1990

    Prättälä R;Karisto A;Berg Ma

  • Late response and item nonresponse in the Finbalt Health Monitor Survey

    Ville Helasoja;Ritva Prättälä;Liudmila Dregval;Iveta Pudule

  • Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: time trends in six European countries.

    Berlian I Idris;Katrina Giskes;Katrina Giskes;Carme Borrell;Joan Benach

  • Socio-demographic and behavioral variation in barriers to leisure-time physical activity

    Katja Borodulin;Noora Sipilä;Ossi Rahkonen;Päivi Leino-Arjas

  • Alcohol-related mortality, drinking behavior, and business cycles: are slumps really dry seasons?

    Edvard Johansson;Petri Böckerman;Ritva Prättälä;Antti Uutela

  • Association between health behaviour and self-reported health in Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania

    Anu Kasmel;Ville Helasoja;Andrus Lipand;Ritva Prättälä

Frequent Co-Authors

Ossi Rahkonen
Ossi Rahkonen University of Helsinki
Eero Lahelma
Eero Lahelma University of Helsinki
Eva Roos
Eva Roos University of Helsinki
Tiina Laatikainen
Tiina Laatikainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Antti Uutela
Antti Uutela Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tuija Martelin
Tuija Martelin Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Tommi Härkänen
Tommi Härkänen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Mikko Laaksonen
Mikko Laaksonen University of Helsinki
Pekka Puska
Pekka Puska Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Seppo Koskinen
Seppo Koskinen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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