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Bjørn Helge Johnsen

Bjørn Helge Johnsen

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
12525
World Ranking
4553
National Ranking
27

Bjørn Helge Johnsen 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 Bjørn Helge Johnsen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 132 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bjørn Helge Johnsen 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 Bjørn Helge Johnsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bjørn Helge Johnsen is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, and Physiology.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Johnsen has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • Military Psychology
  • Armed Forces & Society
  • Police Practice and Research

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Johnsen demonstrate a focus on emergency teams, leadership, and decision-making in complex environments. These papers include:

  • "The Dimensionality of the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): Comparisons of Factor Structures and Invariance Across Samples and Time" (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Developing local crisis leadership - A research and training agenda" (2023, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Exploring Why Police and Military Commanders Do What They Do: An Empirical Analysis of Decision-Making in Hybrid Warfare" (2023, Armed Forces & Society)
  • "Effect of changing threat conditions on police and military commanders' preferences for urgent and offensive actions: An analysis of decision making at the operational level of war" (2023, Military Psychology)
  • "Coordinating Mechanisms Are More Important Than Team Processes for Geographically Dispersed Emergency Dispatch and Paramedic Teams" (2022, Frontiers in Psychology)

Johnsen has collaborated frequently with several scholars, indicating a networked approach to research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Roar Espevik
  • Sigurd W. Hystad
  • Jarle Eid
  • Guttorm Brattebø
  • Jostein Mattingsdal

Best Publications

  • Heart rate variability, prefrontal neural function, and cognitive performance: the neurovisceral integration perspective on self-regulation, adaptation, and health.

    Julian F. Thayer;Julian F. Thayer;Julian F. Thayer;Anita L. Hansen;Evelyn Saus-Rose;Bjorn Helge Johnsen

  • Vagal influence on working memory and attention.

    Anita Lill Hansen;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Julian F. Thayer

  • Heart rate variability and its relation to prefrontal cognitive function: the effects of training and detraining

    Anita Lill Hansen;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;John J. Sollers;Kjetil Stenvik

  • Sex differences in judgement of facial affect: a multivariate analysis of recognition errors.

    Julian F. Thayer;Bjørn Helge Johnsen

  • Outcome of psychological treatments of pathological gambling: a review and meta‐analysis

    Ståle Pallesen;Morten Mitsem;Gerd Kvale;Bjørn-Helge Johnsen

  • Gender Differences in the Relationship between Emotional Regulation and Depressive Symptoms

    Julian F. Thayer;Lynn A. Rossy;Elisabeth Ruiz-Padial;Bjorn Helge Johnsen

  • Big five personality factors, hardiness, and social judgment as predictors of leader performance

    Paul T. Bartone;Jarle Eid;Bjorn Helge Johnsen;Jon Christian Laberg

  • Phasic heart period reactions to cued threat and nonthreat stimuli in generalized anxiety disorder

    Julian F. Thayer;Bruce H. Friedman;Thomas D. Borkovec;Bjorn H. Johnsen

  • Prevalence of insomnia in the adult Norwegian population.

    Stale Pallesen;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Geir Høstmark Nielsen;Odd E. Havik

  • Attentional and physiological characteristics of patients with dental anxiety.

    Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Julian F Thayer;Jon C Laberg;Bjørn Wormnes

  • Factors Influencing Small-Unit Cohesion in Norwegian Navy Officer Cadets

    Paul T. Bartone;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Jarle Eid;Wibecke Brun

  • Academic Stress and Health: Exploring the Moderating Role of Personality Hardiness

    Sigurd W. Hystad;Jarle Eid;Jon C. Laberg;Bjørn H. Johnsen

  • Leadership, psychological capital and safety research: Conceptual issues and future research questions

    Jarle Eid;Kathryn J. Mearns;Gerry Larsson;Jon Christian Laberg

  • Teamwork skills, shared mental models, and performance in simulated trauma teams: an independent group design.

    Heidi Kristina Westli;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Jarle Eid;Ingvil Rasten

  • Psychometric properties of the revised Norwegian dispositional resilience (hardiness) scale.

    Sigurd William Hystad;Jarle Eid;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Jon Christian Laberg

  • Alcoholic subjects' attentional bias in the processing of alcohol-related words.

    Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Jon Christian Laberg;W. Miles Cox;Arild Vaksdal

  • The Effect of Brief Situational Awareness Training in a Police Shooting Simulator: An Experimental Study

    Evelyn-Rose Saus;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;Jarle Eid;Per Ketil Riisem

  • Relationship between heart rate variability and cognitive function during threat of shock

    Anita Lill Hansen;Bjorn Helge Johnsen;Julian F. Thayer

  • Variability of UV Irradiance in Europe

    Gunther Seckmeyer;Darius Pissulla;Merle Glandorf;Diamantino Henriques

  • Facets of psychopathy, heart rate variability and cognitive function.

    Anita Lill Hansen;Bjørn Helge Johnsen;David Thornton;Leif Waage

  • Big five personality factors, hardiness, and social judgment as predictors of leader performance

    P.T. Bartone

Frequent Co-Authors

Jarle Eid
Jarle Eid University of Bergen
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Paul T. Bartone
Paul T. Bartone National Defense University
Kenneth Hugdahl
Kenneth Hugdahl University of Bergen
Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Gerd Kvale
Gerd Kvale University of Bergen
Mario Blumthaler
Mario Blumthaler Innsbruck Medical University
Inger Hilde Nordhus
Inger Hilde Nordhus University of Bergen
Gerry Larsson
Gerry Larsson Swedish Defence University
Odd E. Havik
Odd E. Havik University of Bergen

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