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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 80 1456 1300 13 11 253 21548

Heikki Lyytinen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heikki Lyytinen between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heikki Lyytinen published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2008. 2 of the 291 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2008. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1980 2025

291 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heikki Lyytinen: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 4
1992 2
1993 5
1994 6
1995 7
1996 7
1997 12
1998 3
1999 4
2000 7
2001 8
2002 8
2003 10
2004 11
2005 9
2006 10
2007 15
2008 19
2009 11
2010 18
2011 17
2012 9
2013 10
2014 14
2015 16
2016 8
2017 3
2018 4
2019 5
2020 5
2021 7
2022 5
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 291
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Heikki Lyytinen 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 Heikki Lyytinen 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, 251–260 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: 253 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
251–260 201 253
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
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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Heikki Lyytinen 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 Heikki Lyytinen 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, 80–81 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: 80 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 80
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
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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Overview

Heikki Lyytinen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland and specializes in research spanning psychology and social sciences. Their work covers multiple interconnected fields, including developmental and educational psychology, education, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and statistics and probability.

The primary focus of Lyytinen's research lies in topics such as reading and literacy development, child development and digital technology, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, language development and disorders, cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, neurobiology of language and bilingualism, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Lyytinen has contributed to a variety of publications, often collaborating with several frequent coauthors including Till F. M. Andlauer, Thomas Bourgeron, Daniel Brandeis, Alessandro Gialluisi, and Juha Kere.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association study reveals new insights into the heritability and genetic correlates of developmental dyslexia, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Unveiling the Mysteries of Dyslexia-Lessons Learned from the Prospective Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • A mobile game as a support tool for children with severe difficulties in reading and spelling, 2020, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Lyytinen frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Psychology, Nature Genetics, Brain Sciences, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Orthographic Depth and Its Impact on Universal Predictors of Reading A Cross-Language Investigation

    Johannes C. Ziegler;Daisy Bertrand;Denes Toth;Valeria Csepe

  • Corpus Callosum Morphology in Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: Morphometric Analysis of MRI

    George W. Hynd;Margaret Semrud-Clikeman;Alison R. Lorys;Edward S. Novey

  • Neural systems predicting long-term outcome in dyslexia

    Fumiko Hoeft;Bruce D. McCandliss;Jessica M. Black;Alexander Gantman

  • Predictors of developmental dyslexia in European orthographies with varying complexity

    Karin Landerl;Karin Landerl;Franck Ramus;Kristina Moll;Kristina Moll;Heikki Lyytinen

  • Brain sensitivity to print emerges when children learn letter–speech sound correspondences

    Silvia Brem;Silvia Bach;Silvia Bach;Karin Kucian;Tomi K. Guttorm

  • A candidate gene for developmental dyslexia encodes a nuclear tetratricopeptide repeat domain protein dynamically regulated in brain

    Mikko Joonas Oskari Taipale;Nina Kaminen;Jaana Nopola-Hemmi;Tuomas Haltia

  • Cognitive mechanisms underlying reading and spelling development in five European orthographies

    Kristina Moll;Franck Ramus;Juergen Bartling;Jennifer Bruder

  • Very early phonological and language skills: estimating individual risk of reading disability

    Anne Puolakanaho;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund

  • Language Development, Literacy Skills, and Predictive Connections to Reading in Finnish Children With and Without Familial Risk for Dyslexia

    Minna Torppa;Paula Lyytinen;Jane Erskine;Kenneth Eklund

  • Predicting Delay in Reading Achievement in a Highly Transparent Language

    Leena Holopainen;Timo Ahonen;Heikki Lyytinen

  • The development of children at familial risk for dyslexia: birth to early school age.

    Heikki Lyytinen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund;Jane Erskine

  • Postural Stability and Skilled Performance--A Study on Top-Level and Naive Rifle Shooters

    P. Era;N. Konttinen;P. Mehto;P. Saarela

  • Brain event-related potentials (ERPs) measured at birth predict later language development in children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Tomi K. Guttorm;Paavo H.T. Leppänen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Kenneth M. Eklund

  • Computer-Assisted Remedial Reading Intervention for School Beginners at Risk for Reading Disability

    Nina L. Saine;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Timo Ahonen;Asko Tolvanen

  • heterogeneity in adult dyslexic readers: Relating processing skills to the speed and accuracy of oral text reading.

    Seija Leinonen;Kurt Müller;Paavo H.T. Leppänen;Mikko Aro

  • Developmental pathways of children with and without familial risk for dyslexia during the first years of life.

    Heikki Lyytinen;Timo Ahonen;Kenneth Eklund;Tomi K. Guttorm

  • Children's engagement during digital game-based learning of reading: The effects of time, rewards, and challenge

    Miia Ronimus;Janne Kujala;Asko Tolvanen;Heikki Lyytinen

  • Brain responses to changes in speech sound durations differ between infants with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Paavo H. T. Leppänen;Ulla Richardson;Elina Pihko;Kenneth M. Eklund

  • Trajectories of Reading Development: A Follow-up From Birth to School Age of Children With and Without Risk for Dyslexia

    Heikki Lyytinen;Jane Erskine;Asko Tolvanen;Minna Torppa

  • Predicting delayed letter knowledge development and its relation to grade 1 reading achievement among children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Minna Torppa;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Marja-Leena Laakso;Kenneth Eklund

Frequent Co-Authors

Paavo H.T. Leppänen
Paavo H.T. Leppänen University of Jyväskylä
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Kenneth Eklund
Kenneth Eklund University of Jyväskylä
Tapani Ristaniemi
Tapani Ristaniemi University of Jyväskylä
Asko Tolvanen
Asko Tolvanen University of Jyväskylä
Mikko Aro
Mikko Aro University of Jyväskylä
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Anna-Maija Poikkeus
Anna-Maija Poikkeus University of Jyväskylä
Jarmo A. Hämäläinen
Jarmo A. Hämäläinen University of Jyväskylä
Risto Näätänen
Risto Näätänen University of Tartu

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