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Jerker Hetta 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 Jerker Hetta sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jerker Hetta 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 Jerker Hetta sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

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

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

Overview

Jerker Hetta is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and focuses on research within the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Philosophy.

The researcher's recent publications include studies on psychiatric disorders and substance use in relation to first episode psychosis. Notable papers are:

  • First episode psychosis: register-based study of comorbid psychiatric disorders and medications before and after (2020), published in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Substance use disorders before, at and after first episode psychosis hospitalizations in a young national Swedish cohort (2020), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

These publications reflect involvement in topics such as schizophrenia research and treatment, mental health and psychiatry, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and bipolar disorder and treatment.

Jerker Hetta frequently collaborates with Pontus Strålin, who is a coauthor on both recent papers.

The primary publication venues for their work include:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Sleep complaints predict coronary artery disease mortality in males: a 12-year follow-up study of a middle-aged Swedish population.

    L. Mallon;J.-E. Broman;J. Hetta

  • Psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the “Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire”

    H Smedje;J E Broman;J Hetta;A L von Knorring

  • High incidence of diabetes in men with sleep complaints or short sleep duration: a 12-year follow-up study of a middle-aged population.

    Lena Mallon;Jan-Erik Broman;Jerker Hetta

  • Quality of life in adults with growth hormone (GH) deficiency: response to treatment with recombinant human GH in a placebo-controlled 21-month trial.

    P Burman;J E Broman;J Hetta;I Wiklund

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

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

  • Associations between disturbed sleep and behavioural difficulties in 635 children aged six to eight years: a study based on parents' perceptions

    Hans Smedje;JE Broman;Jerker Hetta

  • PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

    C Janson;T Gislason;W De Backer;P Plaschke

  • Relationship Between Insomnia, Depression, and Mortality: A 12-Year Follow-Up of Older Adults in the Community

    Lena Mallon;Jan-Erik Broman;Jerker Hetta

  • Nightmares and sleep disturbances in relation to suicidality in suicide attempters.

    Nisse Sjöström;Margda Waern;Jerker Hetta

  • Brain networks affected by synchronized sleep visualized by positron emission tomography.

    Jesper L. R. Andersson;Hirotaka Onoe;Jerker Hetta;Karin Lidström

  • Persistent nightmares are associated with repeat suicide attempt: A prospective study

    Nils Sjöström;Jerker Hetta;Margda Waern

  • Insufficient sleep in the general population

    J-E Broman;L-G Lundh;Jerker Hetta

  • SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME

    B. Gudbjörnsson;J. E. Broman;J. Hetta;R. Hällgren

  • Growth hormone treatment affects brain neurotransmitters and thyroxine

    P Burman;J Hetta;L Wide;J E Mansson

  • Anxiety and depression in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.

    S T Valtysdottir;B Gudbjornsson;Ulla Lindqvist;Roger Hallgren

  • Evaluation of Severe Insomnia In The General Population: Results of a European Multinational Survey

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  • Self-rated psychiatric symptoms in patients operated on because of primary hyperparathyroidism and in patients with long-standing mild hypercalcemia

    C Joborn;J Hetta;L Lind;J Rastad

  • Parents'reports of disturbed sleep in 5—7‐year‐old Swedish children

    Smedje H;Broman Je;Hetta J

  • Depth of sleep and sleep habits among enuretic and incontinent children

    Tryggve Nevéus;J Hetta;S Cnattingius;T Tuvemo

  • Altered circadian clock gene expression in patients with schizophrenia

    Anne-Sofie Johansson;Björn Owe-Larsson;Jerker Hetta;Gabriella B. Lundkvist

  • Psychiatric morbidity in primary hyperparathyroidism.

    Charlotte Joborn;Jerker Hetta;Henry Johansson;Jonas Rastad

  • Is usage of hypnotics associated with mortality

    Lena Mallon;Jan-Erik Broman;Jerker Hetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Åkerström
Göran Åkerström Uppsala University
Sverker Ljunghall
Sverker Ljunghall Uppsala University
Bengt Långström
Bengt Långström Uppsala University
Lars-Gunnar Lundh
Lars-Gunnar Lundh Lund University
Jesper L. R. Andersson
Jesper L. R. Andersson University of Oxford
Hans Ågren
Hans Ågren Uppsala University
Fred Nyberg
Fred Nyberg Uppsala University
Torbjörn Åkerstedt
Torbjörn Åkerstedt Karolinska Institute
Leif Wide
Leif Wide Uppsala University
Ling Lin
Ling Lin Stanford University

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