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Psychology 44 7027 6554 62 59 124 6701

Yngvar Ommundsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yngvar Ommundsen between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yngvar Ommundsen published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2013. 7 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yngvar Ommundsen: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 4
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 3
2006 5
2007 5
2008 4
2009 4
2010 6
2011 4
2012 7
2013 14
2014 8
2015 7
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 5
2020 3
2021 3
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
2025 4
Total 129
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Yngvar Ommundsen publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yngvar Ommundsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 124 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670 124
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Yngvar Ommundsen D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yngvar Ommundsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558 44
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Yngvar Ommundsen is a researcher affiliated with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Norway. Their work primarily spans the fields of psychology, medicine, and social sciences, with a strong focus on developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, and applied psychology as key subfields. Their research interests concentrate on topics such as motivation and self-concept in sports, behavioral health and interventions, sport psychology and performance, children's physical and motor development, infant development and preterm care, doping in sports, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Ommundsen has published extensively in several prominent journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • PLoS ONE
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ommundsen cover diverse aspects of sport psychology and physical activity research. Notable publications include:

  • "Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) - Design of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Staff Professional Development to Promote Physical Activity, Motor Skills, and Cognition in Preschoolers" (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Initial psychometric testing of the coach-adapted version of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire: A Bayesian approach" (2020, Journal of Sports Sciences)
  • "Perceived social pressure and intention to play through injuries in junior ice hockey: The sporting environment matters" (2023, Journal of Sports Sciences)
  • "Performance-enhancing and health-compromising behaviors in youth sports: A systematic mixed-studies review" (2022, Performance Enhancement & Health)
  • "Measurement invariance of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire-coach in youth sport" (2023, Frontiers in Psychology)

Ommundsen collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, which includes:

  • Tommy Haugen
  • Eivind Aadland
  • Katrine Nyvoll Aadland
  • Andreas Stenling
  • Jan Åge Kristensen

Best Publications

  • Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial

    Geir Kåre Resaland;Eivind Aadland;Vegard Fusche Moe;Katrine Nyvoll Aadland

  • Perceived motivational climate in male youth soccer: relations to social–moral functioning, sportspersonship and team norm perceptions

    Y. Ommundsen;G.C. Roberts;P.N. Lemyre;D. Treasure

  • Intentions to drop-out of youth soccer: A test of the basic needs theory among European youth from five countries

    E. Quested;N. Ntoumanis;C. Viladrich;E. Haug

  • Peer relationships in adolescent competitive soccer: Associations to perceived motivational climate, achievement goals and perfectionism

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Glyn C Roberts;Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Blake W Miller

  • Academic Self‐concept, Implicit Theories of Ability, and Self‐regulation Strategies

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Richard Haugen;Thorleif Lund

  • Achievement Goal Orientations, Perceived Ability, and Sportspersonship in Youth Soccer

    Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Glyn C. Roberts;Yngvar Ommundsen

  • Autonomy–Mastery, Supportive or Performance Focused? Different teacher behaviours and pupils' outcomes in physical education

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Silje Eikanger Kvalø

  • Implicit Theories of Ability and Self-regulation Strategies in Physical Education Classes

    Yngvar Ommundsen

  • Effect of motivational climate on sportspersonship among competitive youth male and female football players

    Blake W. Miller;Glyn C. Roberts;Yngvar Ommundsen

  • Effect of perceived motivational climate on moral functioning, team moral atmosphere perceptions, and the legitimacy of intentionally injurious acts among competitive youth football players.

    Blake W. Miller;Glyn C. Roberts;Yngvar Ommundsen

  • Perceived motivational climate and cognitive and affective correlates among Norwegian athletes

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Glyn C. Roberts;Maria Kavussanu

  • Relationships between physical activity, sedentary time, aerobic fitness, motor skills and executive function and academic performance in children

    Katrine Nyvoll Aadland;Vegard Fusche Moe;Eivind Aadland;Sigmund Alfred Anderssen;Sigmund Alfred Anderssen

  • Self-handicapping strategies in physical education classes: the influence of implicit theories of the nature of ability and achievement goal orientations

    Yngvar Ommundsen

  • Correlates of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study).

    Andreas Nilsson;Lars Bo Andersen;Lars Bo Andersen;Yngvar Ommundsen;Karsten Froberg

  • The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Physical Self-Esteem in Adolescents: The Role of Physical Fitness Indices

    Tommy Haugen;Yngvar Ommundsen;Stephen Seiler

  • Parental and coach support or pressure on psychosocial outcomes of pediatric athletes in soccer.

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Glyn C Roberts;Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Blake W Miller

  • Effects of three training types on vitality among older adults: A self-determination theory perspective

    Paul A. Solberg;Will G. Hopkins;Yngvar Ommundsen;Hallgeir Halvari;Hallgeir Halvari

  • Intervention effects on physical activity: the HEIA study - a cluster randomized controlled trial

    May Grydeland;Ingunn Holden Bergh;Mona Bjelland;Nanna Lien

  • Psycho-social and environmental correlates of location-specific physical activity among 9- and 15- year-old Norwegian boys and girls: the European Youth Heart Study

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Lena Klasson-Heggebø;Sigmund A Anderssen

  • Are screen-based sedentary behaviors longitudinally associated with dietary behaviors and leisure-time physical activity in the transition into adolescence?

    Mekdes K. Gebremariam;Ingunn Holden Bergh;Lene F. Andersen;Yngvar Ommundsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigmund A. Anderssen
Sigmund A. Anderssen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Nanna Lien
Nanna Lien University of Oslo
Glyn C. Roberts
Glyn C. Roberts Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Andreas Stenling
Andreas Stenling Umeå University
Hallgeir Halvari
Hallgeir Halvari Sewanee: The University of the South
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Lars Bo Andersen
Lars Bo Andersen University of Bergen
Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Oddrun Samdal
Oddrun Samdal University of Bergen
Howard Hall
Howard Hall York St John University

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