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Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 148 1223 1130 20 19 895 106746

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thorkild I. A. Sørensen between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thorkild I. A. Sørensen published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2015. 10 of the 984 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2015. 1976: 3 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 31 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 46 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 42 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 50 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1976 2026

984 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thorkild I. A. Sørensen: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 3
1977 4
1978 1
1979 2
1980 7
1981 6
1982 6
1983 5
1984 3
1985 5
1986 2
1987 4
1988 3
1989 10
1990 4
1991 14
1992 7
1993 5
1994 8
1995 8
1996 9
1997 9
1998 9
1999 7
2000 8
2001 17
2002 10
2003 15
2004 27
2005 31
2006 32
2007 35
2008 40
2009 46
2010 35
2011 49
2012 34
2013 42
2014 45
2015 50
2016 46
2017 35
2018 39
2019 49
2020 33
2021 32
2022 20
2023 42
2024 21
2025 9
2026 1
Total 984
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Thorkild I. A. Sørensen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thorkild I. A. Sørensen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 881–900 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 895 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139 895
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Thorkild I. A. Sørensen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thorkild I. A. Sørensen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 148–149 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 148 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74 148
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has a substantial body of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work spans subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Their research covers a range of topics, prominently featuring:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Sørensen has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Obesity
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Obesity Reviews

Recent notable papers include:

  • Obesity, unfavourable lifestyle and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: a case-cohort study (2020, Diabetologia)
  • Will the COVID-19 pandemic worsen the obesity epidemic? (2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology)
  • Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Changes in parental smoking during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes and childhood overweight in Europe and North America: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 229,000 singleton births (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies (2020, Genome Medicine)

Sørensen has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Torben Hansen
  • Lars Ängquist
  • Oluf Pedersen
  • Ellen A. Nøhr
  • Vincent W. V. Jaddoe

Their work shows a consistent focus on the epidemiology and genetics of obesity, metabolic disorders, and developmental health outcomes, expressed through robust collaborations and publications in high-profile medical and scientific journals.

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

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

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

  • 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

  • Childhood body mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood

    Jennifer L Baker;Lina W Olsen;Thorkild I A Sørensen

  • Use of the Danish Adoption Register for the study of obesity and thinness.

    Albert J. Stunkard;Thorkild I. A. Sørensen;Fini Schulsinger

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • A century of trends in adult human height

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

  • The Danish National Birth Cohort - its background, structure and aim:

    Jørn Olsen;Mads Melbye;Sjurdur Frodi Olsen;Thorkild I.A. Sørensen

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • Genetic and environmental influences on premature death in adult adoptees

    Thorkild I.A. Sørensen;Gert G. Nielsen;Per Kragh Andersen;Thomas W. Teasdale

  • The heritability of human longevity: A population-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870–1900

    Anne Maria Herskind;Matthew McGue;Niels V. Holm;Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

  • Prediction of risk of liver disease by alcohol intake, sex, and age: A prospective population study

    Ulrik Becker;Allan Deis;Thorkild I.A. Sørensen;Morten Grønbæk

  • Mortality associated with moderate intakes of wine, beer, or spirits.

    Morten Gronbaek;Allan Deis;Thorkild I A Sorensen;Ulrik Becker

  • Familial Occurrence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Marianne Orholm;Pia Munkholm;Ebbe Langholz;Ole Haagen Nielsen

  • Body mass, fat-free body mass, and prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from a random population sample: findings from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.

    Jørgen Vestbo;Eva Prescott;Thomas Almdal;Morten Dahl

  • A counting process approach to maximum likelihood estimation in frailty models

    G. G. Nielsen;R. D. Gill;P. K. Andersen;T. I. A. Sørensen

  • Combined associations of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with the outcome of pregnancy

    Ellen A. Nohr;Michael Vaeth;Jennifer L. Baker;Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

  • The levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999--a review of evidence and perspectives.

    B. Rokholm;J. L. Baker;T. I. A. Sørensen

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Oluf Pedersen
Oluf Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Ellen A. Nohr
Ellen A. Nohr University of Southern Denmark
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia University of Copenhagen

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