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Thoroddur Bjarnason

Thoroddur Bjarnason

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 36 6436 5983 3 3 90 6770

Thoroddur Bjarnason publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thoroddur Bjarnason between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thoroddur Bjarnason published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2021. 2 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thoroddur Bjarnason: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 3
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 5
2007 4
2008 2
2009 5
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 3
2014 2
2015 2
2016 0
2017 4
2018 6
2019 1
2020 5
2021 10
2022 2
2023 2
2024 0
2025 2
Total 93
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Thoroddur Bjarnason publications per year - data summary

  • Thoroddur Bjarnason, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Iceland, has 93 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 2001, 2016 and 2024).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.2 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 16 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 19 publications (1.7 per year); 2004-2014: 40 publications (3.6 per year); 2015-2025: 34 publications (3.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thoroddur Bjarnason 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 Thoroddur Bjarnason 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, 84–93 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: 90 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 90
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
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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Thoroddur Bjarnason publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Thoroddur Bjarnason, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Iceland, records 90 publications - the 9th percentile of the discipline.
  • 9% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Thoroddur Bjarnason, and about 91% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Thoroddur Bjarnason ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Thoroddur Bjarnason 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 Thoroddur Bjarnason 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 36
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
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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Thoroddur Bjarnason D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Thoroddur Bjarnason, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Iceland, records 36 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Thoroddur Bjarnason, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Thoroddur Bjarnason ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Thoroddur Bjarnason is affiliated with the University of Akureyri in Iceland. Their research primarily falls within the broad area of social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science, demography, and urban studies. The work addresses topics such as migration, aging, tourism studies, rural development and sustainability, urban and neighborhood studies, urbanization and city planning, migration and labor dynamics, migration and refugee integration, and social capital and networks.

The scientist has contributed to several academic publications, including papers published in well-known journals such as Population Space and Place, Journal of Rural Studies, Nordic Journal of Criminology, European Countryside, and Culture Health & Sexuality. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Population Space and Place
  • Journal of Rural Studies
  • Nordic Journal of Criminology
  • European Countryside
  • Culture Health & Sexuality

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Thoroddur Bjarnason include:

  • "At the intersection of urbanisation and counterurbanisation in rural space: Microurbanisation in Northern Iceland," 2021, Journal of Rural Studies
  • "Geography, psychology and the 'Big Five' personality traits: Who moves, and over what distances, in the United Kingdom?", 2020, Population Space and Place
  • "Is internal migration declining in Iceland? Intensities, geographical patterns and population composition 1986-2017," 2020, Population Space and Place
  • "Jacks (and Jills) of all trades: the gentle art of policing rural Iceland," 2021, Nordic Journal of Criminology
  • "Tunnelling the Peninsula of Trolls: A Case Study of Road Infrastructure Improvement and Demographic Dynamics in Northern Iceland," 2021, European Countryside

Their collaborations include work with frequent co-authors such as Ian Shuttleworth, Clifford Stevenson, Eerika Finell, Tialda Haartsen, and Aileen Stockdale.

The range of topics studied reflects an interdisciplinary approach, integrating elements of social sciences with demographic analysis, rural and urban development, and migration patterns. The research often intersects with issues related to population movements, regional development, and social structures both in Iceland and beyond.

Best Publications

  • The 2011 ESPAD report: substance use among students in 36 European countries.

    Bjorn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlstrom;Olga Balakireva

  • The 2007 ESPAD report : substance use among students in 35 European countries

    Bjorn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlstrom;Olga Balakireva

  • Fathering over Time: What Makes the Difference?.

    Joan Aldous;Gail M. Mulligan;Thoroddur Bjarnason

  • The 1999 ESPAD report: alcohol and other drug use among students in 30 European countries.

    Bjorn Hibell;Barbro Andersson;Thoroddur Bjarnason;Salme Ahlstrom

  • The 2011 Espad Report

    Björn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlström;Olga Balakireva

  • Should I Stay or Should I Go? Migration Expectations Among Youth in Icelandic Fishing and Farming Communities

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Thorolfur Thorlindsson

  • Life Satisfaction Among Children in Different Family Structures: A Comparative Study of 36 Western Societies

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Pernille Bendtsen;Arsaell M. Arnarsson;Ina Borup

  • Hate crime reporting as a successful social movement outcome

    Rory McVeigh;Michael R. Welch;Thoroddur Bjarnason

  • The 2007 ESPAD report. Substance use among students in 35 countries.

    Bjorn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlstrom;Olga Balakireva

  • Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries

    Torbjørn Torsheim;Lilly Eriksson;Christina Warrer Schnohr;Fredrik Hansen

  • Psychological distress during unemployment and beyond: social support and material deprivation among youth in six northern European countries.

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Thordis J Sigurdardottir

  • Modeling Durkheim on the micro level : A study of youth suicidality

    Thorolfur Thorlindsson;Thoroddur Bjarnason

  • Alcohol culture, family structure and adolescent alcohol use: multilevel modeling of frequency of heavy drinking among 15-16 year old students in 11 European countries.

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Barbro Andersson;Marie Choquet;Zsuzsanna Elekes

  • ESPAD report 2003: alcohol and other drug use among students in 35 European countries.

    Bjorn Hibell;Barbro Andersson;Thoroddur Bjarnason;Salme Ahlstrom

  • Joint Physical Custody and Communication with Parents: A Cross-National Study of Children in 36 Western Countries

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Arsaell M. Arnarsson

  • Family structure and adolescent cigarette smoking in eleven European countries.

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Aleksandra G. Davidaviciene;Patrick Miller;Alojz Nociar

  • Familial and Religious Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Multi-Level Study of Students and School Communities

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Thorolfur Thorlindsson;Inga D. Sigfusdottir;Michael R. Welch

  • Administration mode bias in a school survey on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use

    Thoroddur Bjarnason

  • Manifest Predictors of Past Suicide Attempts in a Population of Icelandic Adolescents

    Thoroddur Bjarnason;Thorolfur Thorlindsson

  • Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Students in 30 European Countries

    Björn Hibell;Barbro Andersson;Salme Ahlström;Olga Balakireva

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Kokkevi
Anna Kokkevi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Einar B. Thorsteinsson
Einar B. Thorsteinsson University of New England
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir Reykjavík University
Ludwig Kraus
Ludwig Kraus IFT Institut für Therapieforschung
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Michal Molcho
Michal Molcho University of Galway
Richard B. Felson
Richard B. Felson Pennsylvania State University
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers Utrecht University

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