Jan Hartvigsen, Chiropractor, PhD
IDRR Scientist
Professor, Head of Research Unit of Clinical Biomechanics University of Southern Denmark
jhartvigsen@health.sdu.dk
Professor Hartvigsen is an internationally leading researcher in musculoskeletal health. He is Full-Professor at the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics where is co-leader of the Center for Muscle and Joint Health.
His primary research focus is clinical studies of musculoskeletal pain and disability. Professor Hartvigsen has been a member of many national and international committees. He has worked as scientific consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Professor Hartvigsen is has authored more than 340 international peer-reviewed publications including 68 systematic reviews or invited reviews in international journals, 43 editorials or commentaries. He has published papers in a range of leading international journals including The Lancet and British Medical Journal. He has authored or co-authored 15 book chapters and reports. His h-index is 53/65 (Scopus/Google Scholar, August 2024) and his papers have been cited more than 25,000 times. Jan Hartvigsen was rated as the world’s number one expert in “Musculoskeletal Pain” (2016) and in “chiropractic” (2019) by Expertscape.com. In 2021 he was pronounced “World Expert” in “Back pain” because he had been ranked in the top 0.1% 10 years in a row.
In 2021 Jan Hartvigsen was appointed Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for meritorious service to Denmark through science.