Google Scholar: 1506 citations by year-end; 148 citations in 2025; i10-index now 46

At year-end, according to my Google Scholar profile my research has attracted a total of 1.506 citations (+22 since December 1st). This includes 148 citations in 2025 (+17 since December 1st). As of now 2025 stands as my fifth best year in terms of number of citations, behind 2024 (226), 2022 (197), 2023 (186) and 2021 (154).

My h-index remains 21, while my i10-index is now 46 (+2 since December 1st). This implies that 46 of my scientific texts now have at least 10 citations each. The latest additions to the 10+ club appears to be "Agency in biosemiotics and enactivism" (10 citations) and "The evolutionary origin(s) of the Umwelt" (11 citations).

My most cited texts in 2025 as of now are:

1. Semiotic agency* 27

2. The ethics of laying hen genetics* 9

3. Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change 7

4. Wasted GDP in the USA 6

5. Current human ecology in the Amazon and beyond: A multi-scale ecosemiotic approach 5

5. Phenomenology and biosemiotics* 5

5. Recreation in the outdoors—exploring the friluftsliv experience of adolescents at residential care* 5

* co-authored

At the last year-end, in 2024, Google Scholar had me registered with a total of 1.251 citations. Since then my total citation count has increased by 255, my h-index has increased from 20 to 21, and my i10-index from 38 to 46 (i.e., by 8). Moreover, the number of items listed on my profile has increased from 136 to 175 (+39); this includes a few texts that are academic but not scientific.

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1500+ citations (December 22nd)

"Semiotic agency" book now my most cited text

On Google Scholar´s count, the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism (official publication year 2021, but appeared only in 2022), which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, has now overtaken "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" (published 2009 as the key article in my ph.d. work) as my most cited research publication (with 102 vs. 101 citations overall, and 10 vs. 2 so far this year).

See my profile in Google Scholar.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" featured in HSSCOMMS collection "Top 50 papers: 2015-2024"

Today I discovered that my 2023 article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has been included in another collection by Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, where it appeared, namely the collection "Top 50 papers: 2015-2024". The collection was released January 20th 2025. 

"The articles have been selected based on a combination of metrics (citation counts, downloads and Altmetric scores)", according to the journal. The collection features "some of this journal’s most impactful and accessed research from the past decade". Altogether the journal appears to have published about 4.000 articles over its first decade.

My article is one of 15 articles published in the past three years (2022-2024) that have been included in the collection. 

Google Scholar: 1339 citations; 200+ in 2024; 40 texts cited 10+ times

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 1339 citations (+22 since February 19th). 215 of these are from 2024 (+22 since February 19th), solidifying its position as my best year ever in terms of number of citations. This is the first time I have been cited 200+ times in a single year.

So far in 2025 I have gathered 12 citations (+3 since February 19th). My h-index remains 20, while my i10-index is now 40 (+2 since February 19th). This means that 40 of my publications have 10 or more citations each.

The book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, stands with 94 citations, including 54 from 2024 and 4 so far from 2025.

Google Scholar: 1.100 citations

According to Google Scholar - cf. my profile - my research has to date attracted 1.100 citations (+17 since March 21st), including 41 in 2024 (+10 since March 21st). My h-index remains 19 and my i10-index 37.

WIth 54 citations (+3 since March 21st), the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, is now my second most cited text (up from shared #3 spot March 21st, #4 March 8th and #9 January 3rd). 

I passed the last +100 in the total citations count on December 5th 2023, i.e. about 5 months ago (see link below). 

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Google Scholar: 1000 citations; updated Google Scholar history (December 5th 2023)

Citation stats for Department of social studies, UIS - #7 at department, #117 at UIS overall; most-cited philosopher

I´ve had a look at the most cited scholars at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, where I work, according to Google Scholar. All 453 University of Stavanger profiles can be found in ranked order here. With 1088 citations, I currently rank as #7 at Department of social studies, and as #117 at University of Stavanger overall.

I am the 4th most-cited Professor at Department of social studies, after Head of department and Professor Kolbjørn Brønnick (#5 at University of Stavanger overall), Professor Sarah Hean (#40 at University of Stavanger overall) and Professor Nicolay Gausel (#67 at University of Stavanger overall). 

Of the 10 most-cited scholars at Department of social studies, 8 work in psychology. The only exceptions on the top 10 are Sarah Hean and myself. Five scholars from my department feature among the 100 most-cited scholars at University of Stavanger - these are: Kolbjørn Brønnick, Sarah Hean, Nicolay Gausel, Bianka Karshikoff (#80 at University of Stavanger overall) and Lilla Magyari (#97 at University of Stavanger overall). Danilo Garcia is the second-most cited scholar at the department, but does not yet have a University of Stavanger profile at Google Scholar. Altogether I am one of 11 scholars at Department of social studies who feature among the University of Stavanger´s 200 most-cited scholars.

I appear to be the most-cited philosopher at University of Stavanger.

Google Scholar: 1083 citations; "Semiotic agency" book now second-most cited text

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile), my research has attracted 1083 citations (+29 since March 8th). This includes 31 citations in 2024 (+14 since March 8th). My h-index remains 19 and my i10-index 37.

WIth 51 citations, the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, is now one of my three most cited texts, on a shared second place (up from #4 March 8th and #9 January 3rd) along with "Umwelt ethics" (2003). Our book has 16 citations so far in 2024 (already more than it attracted in 2022).

Google Scholar: 1054 citations; "Semiotic agency" book now 4th most-cited work

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has been cited 1054 times (+18 since February 9th). This includes 17 citations registered in 2024 (+12 since February 9th). While my h-index remains 19, my i10-index is now 37 (+1 since February 9th), meaning that 37 of my articles have been cited at least 10 times each.

With 45 citations, including 10 citations so far in 2024, the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, which I co-wrote with Alexei Sharov, is now my 4th most-cited publication (as of January 3rd, it was at #9).

Below are my 5 most-cited publications.

Google Scholar: 2023 second-best year; "Semiotic agency" book most cited in 2023

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has now attracted 1.023 citations (+13 since December 28th), including 154 in 2023 (+12 since December 28th), making 2023 my second-best year so far. My h-index remains 18 and my i10-index 36.

Our book Semiotic agency, written by Alexei Sharov and me, had 20 citations in 2023 and now ranks as #9 on the list of my most cited texts, while my 2009 article "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" had 19 citations in 2023 - more than any other year - and still tops the list. 

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Google Scholar: 1.010 citations at end of 2023

Google Scholar: 990 citations, "Semiotic agency" and "Umwelt transitions" most cited so far in 2023

According to my Google Scholar profile, my research has to date attracted 990 citations (+12 since October 29th), including 126 so far in 2023 (+11).  

My i10-index remains 36 and my h-index 18.

Most cited so far in 2023:

1. Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism (2022) 17 (#12 overall)

2. Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change (2009) 17 (#1 overall)

3. The ethics of laying hen genetics (2020) 9 (#3 overall)

Google Scholar: 886 citations; "The ethics of laying hen genetics" now 5th most cited paper

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 886 citations (+23 since February 3rd). This includes 31 citations so far in 2023 (+11 since February 3rd). 2022 now stands with 174 (+7 since February 2nd) and 2021 with 148 (+5). My h-index remains 17 and my i10-index 34. 

"The ethics of laying hen genetics", co-written with Mia Fernyhough, Christine Nicol, Teun van de Braak and Michael Toscano, is now my 5th most cited paper, with 37 citations since its publication in 2019, including 18 last year and 2 so far this year. With around 11.000 accesses, it is also probably my most read paper.

Google Scholar: 2022 best year to date after Google revisions

Google Scholar appears to have revised the data included in their overview and statistics. According to my profile I now have 863 citations (-4 since January 6th), including 143 in 2021 (-41 since December 29th), 167 in 2022 (+36 since January 6th) and 20 so far in 2023 (+6 since January 6th). Given these revisions, 2022 now appears to be my best year to date, and I have had an increase in number of citations year by year since 2019.

My h-index is 17 (-1 since January 6th) and my i10-index 34 (no change).

Among recent publications, the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, which I co-authored with Alexei Sharov (2021), is now listed with 13 citations (at #21), while the article "The ethics of laying hen genetics" (2020) has been cited 33 times (at #7). "Anticipating the societal transformation required to solve the environmental crisis in the 21st century" (2021) has so far been cited 5 times (at #44).

Google Scholar: 779 citations, h-index 16, i10-index 29

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 779 citations (+17 since June 28th). I now have an h-index of 16 (+1 since June 29th) and an i10-index of 29 (+1 since June 29th). 69 citations so far in 2022 (+15).

After 7 citations to date in 2022 and 59 in total, "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" is my most cited article as of now. With 9 citations so far in 2022 and 27 to date, "The ethics of laying hen genetics" is my 7th most cited article to date.

Google Scholar: 615 citations, of which 110 in 2021

According to my Google Scholar profile, my research has to date attracted 615 citations (+5 since November 28th). Of these 110 are from 2021 (+1 since November 28th), a new annual record. The last record was made in 2016 (implying that citations of my work has since stagnated).

My h-index remains 14 and my i10-index 24.

100 items are listed on my profile.

These are the latest publications to reach 10 citations:

And these are my most cited publications:

Google Scholar: 531 citations; 37 so far in 2021

According to Google Scholar (see my profile), my research has attracted 531 citations (+3 since May 14th). 2021 now stands with 37 citations (+4 since May 14th). My h-index remains 14 and my i10-index 20.

I am currently listed with 100 texts, 51 of which have been cited.

The screenshot below shows my 10 most cited papers.