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Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
38188
World Ranking
13899
National Ranking
65

Alv A. Dahl publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 383 publications — 35th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alv A. Dahl D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alv A. Dahl is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has made significant contributions in the field of medicine. Their research primarily focuses on oncology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, sociology and political science, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientific topics Dahl has investigated include cancer survivorship and care, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, family support in illness, cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, sexual function and dysfunction studies, prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, and testicular diseases and treatments.

Among Dahl's recent publications are:

  • Sexual activity and functioning in long-term breast cancer survivors; exploring associated factors in a nationwide survey (2022, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment)
  • Norwegian reference data on the Fatigue Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and their interrelationship (2020, Annals of General Psychiatry)
  • Work status changes and associated factors in a nationwide sample of Norwegian long-term breast cancer survivors (2022, Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
  • Risk of positive selection bias in longitudinal surveys among cancer survivors: Lessons learnt from the national Norwegian Testicular Cancer Survivor Study (2020, Cancer Epidemiology)
  • Adverse health outcomes and global quality of life in long-term testicular cancer survivors: a longitudinal 30-year perspective (2023, Annals of Oncology)

Dahl has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Cecilie E. Kiserud, Sophie D. Fosså, Kristin V. Reinertsen, Tor Åge Myklebust, and Kathrine F. Vandraas.

Key venues where Dahl's work has been published include:

  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship
  • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Cancers
  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Scandinavian Journal of Urology

Best Publications

  • The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: An updated literature review

    Ingvar Bjelland;Alv A Dahl;Tone Tangen Haug;Dag Neckelmann

  • The International Personality Disorder Examination: The World Health Organization/Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders

    Armand W. Loranger;Norman Sartorius;Antonio Andreoli;Peter Berger

  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale: factor structure, item analyses and internal consistency in a large population.

    Arnstein Mykletun;Eystein Stordal;Alv A. Dahl

  • Chronic insomnia as a risk factor for developing anxiety and depression.

    Dag Neckelmann;Arnstein Mykletun;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl

  • Does a higher educational level protect against anxiety and depression? The HUNT study.

    Ingvar Bjelland;Steinar Krokstad;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl

  • The hospital anxiety and depression rating scale: A cross-sectional study of psychometrics and case finding abilities in general practice

    Ingrid Olssøn;Arnstein Mykletun;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A Dahl

  • The association between anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in a large population: The HUNT-II study

    Tone Tangen Haug;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl

  • Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: The Norwegian HUNT 2 study

    Bjørn Hildrum;Bjørn Hildrum;Arnstein Mykletun;Torstein Nielsen Hole;Kristian Midthjell

  • Depression and anxiety disorders associated with headache frequency. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study.

    John Anker Zwart;G. Dyb;G. Dyb;K. Hagen;K. J. Ødegård

  • Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in caregivers of patients with cancer in late palliative phase

    E. K. Grov;A. A. Dahl;T. Moum;S. D. Fosså

  • Anxiety and depression in cancer patients: relation between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire

    Jon Skarstein;Nina Aass;Sophie D Fosså;Eva Skovlund

  • Depression and Diabetes: A large population-based study of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with depression in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

    Anne Engum;Arnstein Mykletun;Kristian Midthjell;Are Holen

  • Testicular Cancer Survivorship: Research Strategies and Recommendations

    Lois B. Travis;Clair Beard;James M. Allan;Alv A. Dahl

  • Testing the Job Demand-Control-Support model with anxiety and depression as outcomes: the Hordaland Health Study.

    Bjarte Sanne;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl;Bente E. Moen

  • Maintaining success, reducing treatment burden, focusing on survivorship: highlights from the third European consensus conference on diagnosis and treatment of germ-cell cancer

    J Beyer;P Albers;R Altena;J Aparicio

  • Depression in relation to age and gender in the general population: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT).

    E. Stordal;M. Bjartveit Krüger;N. H. Dahl;Ø. Krüger

  • A Population-Based Cohort Study of the Effect of Common Mental Disorders on Disability Pension Awards

    Arnstein Mykletun;Simon Overland;Alv A. Dahl;Steinar Krokstad

  • The Swedish Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ): factor structure, item analyses, and internal consistency in a large population.

    Bjarte Sanne;Steffen Torp;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl

  • Long-Term and Late Effects of Germ Cell Testicular Cancer Treatment and Implications for Follow-Up

    Hege S. Haugnes;George J. Bosl;Hink Boer;Jourik A. Gietema

  • Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression in Long-Term Survivors of Testicular Cancer

    Sophie D. Fosså;Alv A. Dahl;Jon H. Loge

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie D. Fosså
Sophie D. Fosså Oslo University Hospital
Arnstein Mykletun
Arnstein Mykletun Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Roy M. Bremnes
Roy M. Bremnes University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Claes G. Tropé
Claes G. Tropé University of Oslo
Egil W. Martinsen
Egil W. Martinsen University of Oslo
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud University of Oslo
Jan Haavik
Jan Haavik University of Bergen
Robert Murison
Robert Murison University of Bergen
Ottar Bjerkeset
Ottar Bjerkeset Nord University
Stein Andersson
Stein Andersson University of Oslo

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