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Vladimir M. Shkolnikov

Vladimir M. Shkolnikov

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 62 1268 1121 38 29 215 14960

Vladimir M. Shkolnikov publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vladimir M. Shkolnikov between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vladimir M. Shkolnikov published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2021. 8 of the 240 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2021. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

240 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vladimir M. Shkolnikov: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 4
1996 1
1997 3
1998 7
1999 3
2000 4
2001 11
2002 8
2003 2
2004 12
2005 14
2006 6
2007 11
2008 3
2009 9
2010 10
2011 7
2012 11
2013 7
2014 15
2015 7
2016 11
2017 8
2018 10
2019 9
2020 6
2021 17
2022 5
2023 6
2024 5
2025 3
Total 240
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Vladimir M. Shkolnikov 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 Vladimir M. Shkolnikov 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, 214–223 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: 215 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
214–223 246 215
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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Vladimir M. Shkolnikov 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 Vladimir M. Shkolnikov 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94 62
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

Vladimir M. Shkolnikov is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to research primarily within the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Health Professions. Their work spans multiple subfields, including General Health Professions, Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Demography, as well as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research engages with a variety of topics that include Global Health Care Issues, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Climate Change and Health Impacts, COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts, COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies, and Cardiac Health and Mental Health.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Excess deaths associated with covid-19 pandemic in 2020: age and sex disaggregated time series analysis in 29 high income countries (2021, BMJ)
  • COVID-19: a need for real-time monitoring of weekly excess deaths (2020, The Lancet)
  • Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries (2021, BMJ)
  • Sensitivity Analysis of Excess Mortality due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022, Population and Development Review)
  • An open-sourced, web-based application to analyze weekly excess mortality based on the Short-term Mortality Fluctuations data series (2021, PLoS ONE)

Shkolnikov frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Dmitri A. Jdanov, David A. Leon, S. А. Shalnova, Sergey Timonin, and Evgeny M. Andreev.

Their publications often appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), BMJ, Population and Development Review, BMC Public Health, and SSM - Population Health.

Best Publications

  • Huge variation in Russian mortality rates 1984-94: artefact, alcohol, or what?

    David A Leon;Laurent Chenet;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Sergei Zakharov

  • Economic change, crime, and mortality crisis in Russia: regional analysis

    Peder Walberg;Martin McKee;Vladimir Shkolnikov;Laurent Chenet

  • Hazardous alcohol drinking and premature mortality in Russia: a population based case-control study.

    David A Leon;Lyudmila Saburova;Susannah Tomkins;Evgueny Andreev

  • Changes in life expectancy in Russia in the mid-1990s.

    Vladimir Shkolnikov;Martin McKee;David A Leon

  • Excess deaths associated with covid-19 pandemic in 2020: age and sex disaggregated time series analysis in 29 high income countries.

    Nazrul Islam;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Rolando J Acosta;Ilya Klimkin

  • Causes of the Russian mortality crisis: evidence and interpretations.

    Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;Giovanni A. Cornia;David A. Leon

  • Educational level and adult mortality in Russia : An analysis of routine data 1979 to 1994

    Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;David A. Leon;Sergey Adamets;Eugeniy Andreev

  • Social Stress and the Russian Mortality Crisis

    David A. Leon;Vladimir M. Shkolnikov

  • Mortality trends and setbacks: global convergence or divergence?

    Anthony J McMichael;Martin McKee;Vladimir Shkolnikov;Tapani Valkonen

  • Methods Protocol for the Human Mortality Database

    K. Andreev;D. Jdanov;C. Boe;M. Bubenheim

  • Alcohol and Russian mortality: a continuing crisis

    David A. Leon;Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;Michael McKee

  • COVID-19: a need for real-time monitoring of weekly excess deaths.

    David A Leon;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Liam Smeeth;Per Magnus

  • Alcohol and cardiovascular mortality in Moscow; new evidence of a causal association.

    Laurent Chenet;Martin McKee;David Leon;Vladimir Shkolnikov

  • The evolving pattern of avoidable mortality in Russia

    Evgueni M Andreev;Ellen Nolte;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Elena Varavikova

  • Algorithm for decomposition of differences between aggregate demographic measures and its application to life expectancies , healthy life expectancies , parity-progression ratios and total fertility rates

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  • Understanding the toll of premature death among men in eastern Europe

    Martin McKee;Vladimir Shkolnikov

  • World mortality 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s.

    Kath Moser;Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;David A. Leon

  • Gini coefficient as a life table function: computation from discrete data, decomposition of differences and empirical examples

    Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;Evgueni M. Andreev;Alexander Z. Begun

  • The changing relation between education and life expectancy in central and eastern Europe in the 1990s

    Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Evgueni M Andreev;Domantas Jasilionis;Mall Leinsalu

  • The contribution of medical care to changing life expectancy in Germany and Poland

    Ellen Nolte;Rembrandt Scholz;Vladimir Shkolnikov;Martin McKee

  • Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries.

    Nazrul Islam;Dmitri A Jdanov;Dmitri A Jdanov;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Vladimir M Shkolnikov;Kamlesh Khunti;Kamlesh Khunti

  • Human Mortality Database

    Dmitri A. Jdanov;Domantas Jasilionis;Vladimir M. Shkolnikov;Magali Barbieri

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Leon
David A. Leon London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Domantas Jasilionis
Domantas Jasilionis Vytautas Magnus University
James W. Vaupel
James W. Vaupel University of Southern Denmark
Dana A. Glei
Dana A. Glei Georgetown University
Ellen Nolte
Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Michael McKee
Michael McKee Appalachian State University
Tapani Valkonen
Tapani Valkonen University of Helsinki
Kaare Christensen
Kaare Christensen University of Southern Denmark
William Alex Pridemore
William Alex Pridemore University of Georgia

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