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53
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9024
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4856
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2673

Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir 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 Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 163 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir 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 Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a particular focus on medicine and psychology.

The scientist's work is especially concentrated in several subfields, including:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Oncology
  • General Health Professions
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Key topics in their research portfolio cover:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer

Several recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of Valdimarsdottir's contributions. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Depressive symptoms, mental wellbeing, and substance use among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland: a longitudinal, population-based study" (2021), published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Adolescent well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Are girls struggling more than boys?" (2021), published in JCPP Advances
  • "Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health and substance use up to March, 2022, in Iceland: a repeated, cross-sectional, population-based study" (2023), published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • "Light Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue in (Non-)Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021), published in Cancers
  • "Cancer-related Fatigue in Relation to Chronotype and Sleep Quality in (Non-)Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors" (2021), published in Journal of Biological Rhythms

Valdimarsdottir frequently collaborates with a range of researchers, including:

  • Thorhildur Halldorsdottir
  • Scott D. Rowley
  • Christine Rini
  • Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir
  • Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir

Common publication venues for Valdimarsdottir's work include:

  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Best Publications

  • The Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale: psychometric properties and association with breast cancer screening.

    Hayley S Thompson;Heiddis B Valdimarsdottir;Gary Winkel;Lina Jandorf

  • Evidence that secretory IgA antibody is associated with daily mood.

    Arthur A. Stone;Donald S. Cox;Heiddis Valdimarsdottir;Lina Jandorf

  • Depression, burnout, and perceptions of control in hospital nurses

    David C. Glass;J. Daniel McKnight;Heiddis Valdimarsdottir

  • Daily events are associated with a secretory immune response to an oral antigen in men.

    Arthur A. Stone;John M. Neale;Donald S. Cox;Anthony Napoli

  • Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

    Marc D. Schwartz;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Beth N. Peshkin;Jeanne Mandelblatt

  • Depressive symptoms, mental wellbeing, and substance use among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland: a longitudinal, population-based study.

    Ingibjorg Eva Thorisdottir;Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir;Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Heiddis Bjork Valdimarsdottir;Heiddis Bjork Valdimarsdottir

  • Quality-of-life effects of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy versus gynecologic screening among women at increased risk of hereditary ovarian cancer

    Joanna B. Madalinska;Judith Hollenstein;Eveline Bleiker;Marc van Beurden

  • Experiences of racist events are associated with negative health consequences for African American women.

    Naa Oyo A. Kwate;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Josephine S. Guevarra;Dana H. Bovbjerg

  • The Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Menopausal Symptoms in Younger High-Risk Women After Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy

    Joanna B. Madalinska;Marc van Beurden;Eveline M.A. Bleiker;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir

  • Predictors of intrusive thoughts and avoidance in women with family histories of breast cancer

    Sandra G. Zakowski;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Patrick Borgen

  • Psychosocial Predictors of BRCA Counseling and Testing Decisions among Urban African-American Women

    Hayley S. Thompson;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Chantal Duteau-Buck;Josephine Guevarra

  • Development of common cold symptoms following experimental rhinovirus infection is related to prior stressful life events.

    Arthur A. Stone;Dana H. Bovbjerg;John M. Neale;Anthony Napoli

  • Perceived disadvantages and concerns about abuses of genetic testing for cancer risk: differences across African American, Latina and Caucasian women

    Hayley S Thompson;Heiddis B Valdimarsdottir;Lina Jandorf;William Redd

  • Psychological distress in women with a familial risk of breast cancer

    Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Kathryn M. Kash;Kathryn M. Kash;Jimmie C. Holland;Jimmie C. Holland

  • Looking forward and back: distress among women at familial risk for breast cancer.

    Joel Erblich;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir

  • Conducting molecular epidemiological research in the age of HIPAA: A multi-institutional case-control study of breast cancer in African-American and European-American women

    Christine B. Ambrosone;Gregory L. Ciupak;Elisa V. Bandera;Lina Jandorf

  • Psychological distress, health beliefs, and frequency of breast self-examination.

    Joel Erblich;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir

  • Psychosocial factors and secretory immunoglobulin A.

    Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir;Arthur A. Stone

  • The application of a shortened version of the profile of mood states in a sample of breast cancer chemotherapy patients

    Terry A. Dilorenzo;Dana H. Bovbjerg;Guy H. Montgomery;Heiddis Valdimarsdottir

  • Secretory IgA as a measure of immunocompetence.

    Arthur A. Stone;Donald S. Cox;Heiddis Valdimarsdottir;John M. Neale

  • Randomized trial of a decision aid for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers: impact on measures of decision making and satisfaction.

    Marc D Schwartz;Heiddis B Valdimarsdottir;Tiffani A DeMarco;Beth N Peshkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Dana H. Bovbjerg
Dana H. Bovbjerg University of Pittsburgh
William H. Redd
William H. Redd Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christine Rini
Christine Rini Northwestern University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
Claudine Isaacs
Claudine Isaacs Georgetown University
Kenneth P. Tercyak
Kenneth P. Tercyak Georgetown University Medical Center
Guy H. Montgomery
Guy H. Montgomery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir Reykjavík University
Gunnar Steineck
Gunnar Steineck University of Gothenburg
Arthur A. Stone
Arthur A. Stone University of Southern California

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