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Göran Kecklund

Göran Kecklund

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
75
Citations
17901
World Ranking
1809
National Ranking
14

Göran Kecklund 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 Göran Kecklund sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 266 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Göran Kecklund 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 Göran Kecklund sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Göran Kecklund is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of sleep, work, and health, addressing complex issues related to work-related fatigue and workplace well-being.

Their recent publications illustrate a diverse range of topics within occupational health and sleep research. Notable papers include:

  • How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks (2020, Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health)
  • Workplace violence and health in human service industries: a systematic review of prospective and longitudinal studies (2020, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
  • Sleepiness, sleep duration, and human social activity: An investigation into bidirectionality using longitudinal time-use data (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Development and performance of a sleep estimation algorithm using a single accelerometer placed on the thigh: an evaluation against polysomnography (2022, Journal of Sleep Research)
  • How does cessation of work affect sleep? Prospective analyses of sleep duration, timing and efficiency from the Swedish Retirement Study (2020, Journal of Sleep Research)

Kecklund collaborates frequently with several researchers. The most common coauthors include Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Philip Tucker, Constanze Leineweber, Arne Löwden, and Wessel van Leeuwen. These collaborations have contributed to the advancement of knowledge in their areas of expertise.

The scientist's scholarly output is published in a selection of well-regarded journals. Most notably, they have published multiple works in the Journal of Sleep Research and the Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. Other publication venues include Sleep Science, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The main fields of study for Kecklund include Psychology and Health Professions, with a specific focus on several subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The specific research topics they address encompass:

  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Best Publications

  • Health consequences of shift work and insufficient sleep

    Göran Kecklund;Göran Kecklund;John Axelsson

  • Sleep disturbances, work stress and work hours: A cross-sectional study

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Anders Knutsson;P Westerholm;T Theorell

  • Relations between performance and subjective ratings of sleepiness during a night awake

    Mats Gillberg;Göran Kecklund;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Sleepiness in long distance truck driving: an ambulatory EEG study of night driving

    Göran Kecklund;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Shift work, sleep, and sleepiness - differences between shift schedules and systems.

    Mikael Sallinen;Göran Kecklund

  • Subjective sleepiness, simulated driving performance and blink duration: examining individual differences.

    Michael Ingre;Torbjörn Akerstedt;Björn Peters;Anna Anund

  • Subjective sleepiness is a sensitive indicator of insufficient sleep and impaired waking function.

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Anna Anund;John Axelsson;Göran Kecklund

  • The effect of the work environment on future sleep disturbances: a systematic review

    Steven J. Linton;Göran Kecklund;Karl A. Franklin;Lena C. Leissner

  • Mental fatigue, work and sleep.

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Anders Knutsson;P Westerholm;Töres Theorell

  • Impaired sleep after bedtime stress and worries

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;John Axelsson

  • Impaired alertness and performance driving home from the night shift: a driving simulator study

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  • Tolerance to shift work-how does it relate to sleep and wakefulness?

    John Axelsson;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;Arne Lowden

  • Different levels of work-related stress and the effects on sleep, fatigue and cortisol

    Anna Dahlgren;Göran Kecklund;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Predicting sleep quality from stress and prior sleep – A study of day-to-day covariation across six weeks

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Nicola Orsini;Helena Petersen;Helena Petersen;John Axelsson

  • The effects of a short daytime nap after restricted night sleep.

    Mats Gillberg;Göran Kecklund;John Axelsson;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Sleepiness and performance of professional drivers in a truck simulator--comparisons between day and night driving

    M. Gillberg;G. Kecklund;Torbjörn Akerstedt

  • Disturbed sleep in shift workers, day workers, and insomniacs.

    Torbjörn Akerstedt;Michael Ingre;Jan-Erik Broman;Göran Kecklund

  • Change from an 8-hour shift to a 12-hour shift, attitudes, sleep, sleepiness and performance

    Arne Lowden;Göran Kecklund;John Axelsson;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Cues of fatigue: effects of sleep deprivation on facial appearance.

    Tina Sundelin;Tina Sundelin;Mats Lekander;Mats Lekander;Göran Kecklund;Eus J. W. Van Someren;Eus J. W. Van Someren

  • Age, gender and early morning highway accidents

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund

  • Day-to-day variation in saliva cortisol--relation with sleep, stress and self-rated health.

    Anna Dahlgren;Göran Kecklund;Thöres Theorell;Torbjörn Åkerstedt

  • Sleepy driving on the real road and in the simulator--A comparison

    David Hallvig;Anna Anund;Carina Fors;Göran Kecklund

Frequent Co-Authors

Torbjörn Åkerstedt
Torbjörn Åkerstedt Karolinska Institute
Mats Lekander
Mats Lekander Karolinska Institute
John Axelsson
John Axelsson Stockholm University
Håkan Fischer
Håkan Fischer Stockholm University
Philip Tucker
Philip Tucker Stockholm University
Magnus Sverke
Magnus Sverke Stockholm University
Hugo Westerlund
Hugo Westerlund Stockholm University
Gunnar Aronsson
Gunnar Aronsson Stockholm University
Töres Theorell
Töres Theorell Karolinska Institute
Predrag Petrovic
Predrag Petrovic Karolinska Institute

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