Oddrun Samdal

10.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
116 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Oddrun Samdal is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Oddrun Samdal has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in General Health Professions, 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 28 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Oddrun Samdal's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (35 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (26 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers). Oddrun Samdal is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (35 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (26 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers). Oddrun Samdal collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Denmark. Oddrun Samdal's co-authors include Chris Roberts, Bente Wold, Dorothy Currie, Torbjørn Torsheim, Candace Currie, Anne G. Danielsen, Vivian Barnekow, Otto R.F. Smith, Ellen Haug and Margaretha de Looze and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Oddrun Samdal

109 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Social determinants of health and well-being among young people: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2009/2010 survey.
    2012 1.1k citations Dorothy Currie, Chris Roberts et al. profile →
  2. Young people's health in context. Health Behaviour in School-aged Childre (HBSC) study: international report from the 2001/2002 study.
    2004 675 citations Chris Roberts, Oddrun Samdal et al. profile →
  3. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions
    2009 575 citations Chris Roberts, John Freeman et al. International Journal of Public Health profile →
  4. Growing Up Unequal: Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Young People’s Health and Well-Being. Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study: International Report from the 2013/2014 Survey
    2016 314 citations Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie et al. profile →
  5. Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2013/2014 survey.
    2016 239 citations Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oddrun Samdal Norway 38 2.1k 1.9k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 116 7.1k
Bente Wold Norway 39 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 111 5.8k
Bjørn Evald Holstein Denmark 41 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 211 8.1k
Pernille Due Denmark 47 3.4k 1.6× 2.6k 1.3× 2.5k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 161 9.3k
Arja Rimpelä Finland 45 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 238 8.2k
Michal Molcho Ireland 39 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 1.5k 0.9× 123 7.1k
Margarida Gaspar de Matos Portugal 46 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 3.2k 1.8× 3.0k 1.8× 1.5k 1.0× 458 9.0k
Ronald J. Iannotti United States 47 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 3.0k 1.7× 3.5k 2.1× 1.9k 1.2× 130 8.8k
Simon Murphy United Kingdom 41 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 767 0.5× 879 0.6× 198 5.9k
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn Ireland 42 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 826 0.5× 178 5.9k
Barbara H. Fiese United States 48 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 3.3k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 187 7.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oddrun Samdal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Samdal, Oddrun, Colette Kelly, Wendy Craig, et al.. (2025). Four Decades of Advancing Research on Adolescent Health and Informing Health Policies: The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study. International Journal of Public Health. 70. 1608136–1608136. 1 indexed citations
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Hagen, Kristen, Stian Solem, Jarle Eid, et al.. (2023). Changes in mental health symptoms from April (COVID-19 outbreak) to December 2020 in Norway: A two-wave study. Cogent Psychology. 10(1). 3 indexed citations
3.
Blanchard, Laurence, Anne‐Siri Fismen, Natalie Savona, et al.. (2023). Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance‐related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation‐based study. Obesity Reviews. 24(S2). e13628–e13628. 4 indexed citations
4.
Klepp, Knut‐Inge, Arnfinn Helleve, Hannah Brinsden, et al.. (2023). Overweight and obesity prevention for and with adolescents: The “Confronting obesity: Co‐creating policy with youth” (CO‐CREATE) project. Obesity Reviews. 24(S1). e13540–e13540. 21 indexed citations
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Samdal, Oddrun, et al.. (2022). An Investigation of the Implementation of Obligatory Physical Activity Classes for 5th–7th Grade in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 14312–14312. 1 indexed citations
6.
Smith, Otto R.F., et al.. (2022). Gaming Behaviors and the Association with Sleep Duration, Social Jetlag, and Difficulties Falling Asleep among Norwegian Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3). 1765–1765. 16 indexed citations
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Fismen, Anne‐Siri, Knut‐Inge Klepp, Angéline Chatelan, et al.. (2022). Weight Status and Mental Well-Being Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Self-Perceived Body Weight. A Cross-National Survey. Journal of Adolescent Health. 71(2). 187–195. 22 indexed citations
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Hagen, Kristen, Stian Solem, Jarle Eid, et al.. (2021). Mental health symptoms during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Norway: A cross-sectional survey study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 50(6). 730–737. 10 indexed citations
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Löfstedt, Petra, Irene García‐Moya, Carmen Paniagua, et al.. (2020). School Satisfaction and School Pressure in the WHO European Region and North America: An Analysis of Time Trends (2002–2018) and Patterns of Co-occurrence in 32 Countries. Journal of Adolescent Health. 66(6). S59–S69. 56 indexed citations
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Fismen, Anne‐Siri, Otto R.F. Smith, Torbjørn Torsheim, et al.. (2016). Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002-2009/2010. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0148541–e0148541. 66 indexed citations
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Brunborg, Geir Scott, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Ole Melkevik, et al.. (2013). Gaming Addiction, Gaming Engagement, and Psychological Health Complaints Among Norwegian Adolescents. Media Psychology. 16(1). 115–128. 124 indexed citations
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Falcó, Coral, Oddrun Samdal, Isaac Estevan, & Octavio Álvarez. (2013). ESTRUCTURACIÓN DE LA ESTRATEGIA PARA ORGANIZAR ACTIVIDADES FÍSICO-DEPORTIVAS Y RECREATIVAS. Revista iberoamericana de psicología del ejercicio y el deporte. 8(2). 373–391.
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Samdal, Oddrun, Hege H. Bye, Torbjørn Torsheim, et al.. (2012). Trender i sosial ulikhet i helseatferd. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Lakerveld, Jeroen, Johannes Brug, Sandra D.M. Bot, et al.. (2012). Sustainable prevention of obesity through integrated strategies: The SPOTLIGHT project’s conceptual framework and design. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 793–793. 65 indexed citations
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Roberts, Chris, John Freeman, Oddrun Samdal, et al.. (2009). The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions. International Journal of Public Health. 54(S2). 140–150. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Freeman, John G., Oddrun Samdal, Don A. Klinger, et al.. (2009). The relationship of schools to emotional health and bullying. International Journal of Public Health. 54(S2). 251–259. 37 indexed citations
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Haug, Ellen, Torbjørn Torsheim, & Oddrun Samdal. (2008). Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: The health behaviour in school-aged children study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 5(1). 47–47. 86 indexed citations
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Kvaavik, Elisabeth, Oddrun Samdal, K Trygg, L. S. O. Johansson, & Knut‐Inge Klepp. (2007). Fem om dagen – ti år etter. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 1 indexed citations
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Aarø, Leif Edvard, Siren Haugland, Jørn Hetland, et al.. (2001). Psykiske og somatiske plager blant ungdom. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 2 indexed citations
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Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug & Oddrun Samdal. (2001). Time trends in oral health behaviors among Norwegian adolescents: 1985-97. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 59(4). 193–200. 37 indexed citations

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