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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 89 1003 877 6 4 392 28277
Medicine 89 12716 11970 144 133 392 28253

Erkki Isometsä publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erkki Isometsä between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erkki Isometsä published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 34 of the 440 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 14 publications
1992 2025

440 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erkki Isometsä: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 5
1994 7
1995 12
1996 8
1997 7
1998 10
1999 13
2000 7
2001 6
2002 11
2003 6
2004 21
2005 18
2006 17
2007 15
2008 17
2009 17
2010 10
2011 13
2012 9
2013 8
2014 20
2015 21
2016 18
2017 25
2018 9
2019 12
2020 20
2021 15
2022 17
2023 10
2024 20
2025 14
Total 440
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Erkki Isometsä publications per year - data summary

  • Erkki Isometsä, a Psychology scholar from University of Helsinki, has 440 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1992, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.9 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 76 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 94 publications (7.8 per year); 2004-2015: 186 publications (15.5 per year); 2016-2025: 160 publications (16.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Erkki Isometsä 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 Erkki Isometsä sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 391–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 392 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57 392
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Erkki Isometsä publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Erkki Isometsä, a Psychology scholar from University of Helsinki, records 392 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Erkki Isometsä, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Erkki Isometsä ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Erkki Isometsä 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 Erkki Isometsä sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83 89
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Erkki Isometsä D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Erkki Isometsä, a Psychology scholar from University of Helsinki, records 89 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Erkki Isometsä, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Erkki Isometsä ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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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