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Finland
2026

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Psychology

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89
Citations
28277
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1004
National Ranking
6

Medicine

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Citations
28253
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2014 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research

Overview

Erkki Isometsä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans primarily the fields of psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on psychiatry and mental health. Subfields of study notably include clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, pharmacology, and social psychology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as bipolar disorder and treatment, mental health research topics, schizophrenia research and treatment, suicide and self-harm studies, treatment of major depression, digital mental health interventions, and mental health treatment and access.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Erkki Isometsä feature:

  • Compulsory admissions of patients with mental disorders: State of the art on ethical and legislative aspects in 40 European countries (2020), published in European Psychiatry
  • The impact of rare protein coding genetic variation on adult cognitive function (2023), published in Nature Genetics
  • Borderline Personality Disorder With Depression Confers Significant Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Mood Disorder Patients-A Comparative Study (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Reduced visual contrast suppression during major depressive episodes (2021), published in Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • Diagnostic conversion from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder: A nationwide prospective 15-year register study on 43 495 inpatients (2020), published in Bipolar Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Erkki Isometsä include:

  • Jaana Suvisaari
  • Jari Tiihonen
  • Markku Lähteenvuo
  • Olli Kampman
  • Tuula Kieseppä

The scientist's work is published in various reputable journals and venues, with multiple publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Erkki Isometsä has contributed to book publications, notably the book Prevention of suicide and suicide attempts in the Nordic countries published by TemaNord in 2024.

Among awards received, the scientist was honored with the Nordic Medical Prize from SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population

    Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Kimmo Kuoppasalmi

  • Mental disorders and comorbidity in suicide.

    M. M. Henriksson;Hillevi M. Aro;M. J. Marttunen;M. E. Heikkinen

  • Completed Suicide After a Suicide Attempt: A 37-Year Follow-Up Study

    Kirsi Suominen;Erkki Isometsä;Jaana Suokas;Jari Haukka

  • DSM-IV mood-, anxiety- and alcohol use disorders and their comorbidity in the Finnish general population--results from the Health 2000 Study.

    Sami P. Pirkola;Erkki Isometsä;Jaana Suvisaari;Hillevi Aro

  • The relationship between job-related burnout and depressive disorders—results from the Finnish Health 2000 Study

    Kirsi Ahola;Teija Honkonen;Erkki Isometsä;Raija Kalimo

  • Psychological autopsy studies--a review.

    E.T Isometsä

  • Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Psychiatric Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

    T Petteri Sokero;Tarja K Melartin;Heikki J Rytsälä;Ulla S Leskelä

  • International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide: meta-analyses and meta-regression of correlates of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in bipolar disorder.

    Ayal Schaffer;Erkki T. Isometsä;Leonardo Tondo;Doris H Moreno

  • Suicide in major depression.

    Erkki T. Isometsä;Markus M. Henriksson;Hillevi M. Aro;Martti E. Heikkinen

  • The relationship of neuroticism and extraversion to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the general population.

    Pekka Jylhä;Erkki Isometsä M.D.

  • The association between burnout and physical illness in the general population--results from the Finnish Health 2000 Study.

    Teija Honkonen;Kirsi Ahola;Marja Pertovaara;Erkki Isometsä

  • Suicide attempts preceding completed suicide

    Erkki T. Isometsä;Jouko K. Lönnqvist

  • Suicide and Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Psychological Autopsy Study on Age- and Sex-Specific Clinical Characteristics of 92 Suicide Victims With Schizophrenia

    Hannele Heilä;Erkki T. Isometsä;Markus M. Henriksson;Martti E. Heikkinen

  • Current Comorbidity of Psychiatric Disorders Among DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder Patients in Psychiatric Care in the Vantaa Depression Study

    Melartin Tk;Rytsälä Hj;Leskelä Us;Lestelä-Mielonen Ps

  • Suicidal behaviour in mood disorders--who, when, and why?

    Erkki Isometsä

  • Long-term risk factors for suicide mortality after attempted suicide--findings of a 14-year follow-up study.

    Jaana Suokas;Kirsi Suominen;Erkki Isometsä;Aini Ostamo

  • Incidence and Predictors of Suicide Attempts in DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder: A Five-Year Prospective Study

    K. Mikael Holma;Tarja K. Melartin;Jari Haukka;Irina A.K. Holma

  • Burnout in the general population. Results from the Finnish Health 2000 Study.

    Kirsi Ahola;Tieja Honkonen;Erkki Isometsä;Raija Kalimo

  • Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Bipolar I and II Disorders

    Hanna Valtonen;Kirsi Suominen;Outi Mantere;Sami Leppämäki

  • Mental disorders and comorbidity in attempted suicide

    K. Suominen;M. Henriksson;J. Suokas;E. Isometsä

  • Lifetime prevalence of psychotic and bipolar I disorders in a general population. Commentary

    John J. Mcgrath;Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni

Frequent Co-Authors

Jouko Lönnqvist
Jouko Lönnqvist Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tarja Melartin
Tarja Melartin University of Helsinki
Mauri Marttunen
Mauri Marttunen University of Helsinki
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tiina Paunio
Tiina Paunio University of Helsinki
Mika Gissler
Mika Gissler Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jari Haukka
Jari Haukka University of Helsinki
Nina Lindberg
Nina Lindberg University of Helsinki
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson University of Helsinki
Timo Partonen
Timo Partonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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