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John Axelsson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
9777
World Ranking
5717
National Ranking
112

John Axelsson publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Axelsson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 180 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John Axelsson D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Axelsson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John Axelsson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Axelsson's work also touches areas including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics of Axelsson's research include sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and the psychology of moral and emotional judgment. Other concentrations are on sleep and work-related fatigue, circadian rhythm and melatonin, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, as well as tryptophan and brain disorders.

Axelsson has contributed frequently to recognized academic venues. These include Brain Behavior and Immunity, with twelve publications; Journal of Sleep Research, featuring five papers; Translational Psychiatry and Scientific Reports, each with three publications; and Sleep Medicine, with two papers.

The scientist co-authors regularly with several researchers, with the most frequent collaborators including Tina Sundelin, Leonie J. T. Balter, Mats Lekander, Julie Lasselin, and Mats J. Olsson.

Some of Axelsson's recent publications cover various topics related to health, sleep, and social behaviors:

  • People expressing olfactory and visual cues of disease are less liked, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Sleepiness, sleep duration, and human social activity: An investigation into bidirectionality using longitudinal time-use data, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Poor sleep quality is associated with worse self-rated health in long sleep duration but not short sleep duration, 2021, Sleep Medicine
  • Vulnerability in Executive Functions to Sleep Deprivation Is Predicted by Subclinical Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, 2020, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • The Association Between Shift Work and Immunological Biomarkers in Nurses, 2020, Frontiers in Public Health

Best Publications

  • Less effective executive functioning after one night's sleep deprivation

    Jens P Nilsson;Marie Söderström;Andreas U Karlsson;Mats Lekander

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

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Anna Anund;John Axelsson;Göran Kecklund

  • Impaired sleep after bedtime stress and worries

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;John Axelsson

  • Circadian Entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle across Seasons and the Weekend

    Ellen R. Stothard;Andrew W. McHill;Christopher M. Depner;Brian R. Birks

  • The Scent of Disease Human Body Odor Contains an Early Chemosensory Cue of Sickness

    Mats J. Olsson;Johan N. Lundström;Johan N. Lundström;Johan N. Lundström;Bruce A. Kimball;Bruce A. Kimball;Amy R. Gordon;Amy R. Gordon

  • Naps, cognition and performance

    Gianluca Ficca;John Axelsson;Daniel J. Mollicone;Vincenzo Muto

  • 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

  • Effects of acutely displaced sleep on testosterone

    John Axelsson;John Axelsson;Michael Ingre;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Ulf Holmbäck

  • Sleep and sleepiness in young individuals with high burnout scores.

    Marie Söderström;Mirjam Ekstedt;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Jens Nilsson

  • 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

  • Diurnal Variation of Circulating Interleukin-6 in Humans: A Meta-Analysis

    Gustav Nilsonne;Mats Lekander;Mats Lekander;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;John Axelsson;John Axelsson

  • Efficacy of a behavioral self-help treatment with or without therapist guidance for co-morbid and primary insomnia -a randomized controlled trial

    Susanna Jernelöv;Mats Lekander;Mats Lekander;Kerstin Blom;Sara Rydh

  • Beauty sleep: experimental study on the perceived health and attractiveness of sleep deprived people.

    John Axelsson;Tina Sundelin;Michael Ingre;Eus J W Van Someren

  • Sleepiness and Performance in Response to Repeated Sleep Restriction and Subsequent Recovery during Semi‐Laboratory Conditions

    John Axelsson;Göran Kecklund;Torbjörn Akerstedt;Paolo Donofrio

  • Behavioral and neural correlates to multisensory detection of sick humans

    Christina Regenbogen;John Axelsson;Julie Lasselin;Julie Lasselin;Danja K. Porada

  • Lipopolysaccharide Alters Motivated Behavior in a Monetary Reward Task: a Randomized Trial.

    Julie Lasselin;Michael T Treadway;Tamara E Lacourt;Anne Soop

  • Effects of Sustained Sleep Restriction on Mitogen-Stimulated Cytokines, Chemokines and T Helper 1/ T Helper 2 Balance in Humans

    John Axelsson;Javaid Ur Rehman;Torbjorn Akerstedt;Rolf Ekman

  • Identification of acutely sick people and facial cues of sickness

    John Axelsson;Tina Sundelin;Mats J. Olsson;Kimmo Sorjonen

  • Sleep homeostasis during repeated sleep restriction and recovery : support from EEG dynamics.

    Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;Göran Kecklund;Michael Ingre;Mats Lekander

  • Hormonal changes in satisfied and dissatisfied shift workers across a shift cycle

    John Axelsson;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;Anne Lindqvist

  • Use of Subjective and Physiological Indicators of Sleepiness to Predict Performance during a Vigilance Task

    Kosuke Kaida;Kosuke Kaida;Torbjörn Åkerstedt;Göran Kecklund;Jens P. Nilsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mats Lekander
Mats Lekander Karolinska Institute
Torbjörn Åkerstedt
Torbjörn Åkerstedt Karolinska Institute
Göran Kecklund
Göran Kecklund Stockholm University
Johan N. Lundström
Johan N. Lundström Karolinska Institute
Håkan Fischer
Håkan Fischer Stockholm University
Predrag Petrovic
Predrag Petrovic Karolinska Institute
Martin Ingvar
Martin Ingvar Karolinska Institute
Anders Larsson
Anders Larsson Uppsala University
Nicola Orsini
Nicola Orsini Karolinska Institute
Harald Engler
Harald Engler Essen University Hospital

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