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Finland
2026

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D-Index
73
Citations
18172
World Ranking
643
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Jouko Miettunen is affiliated with Oulu University Hospital in Finland and has an extensive publication record primarily in medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions

Miettunen's key research topics include:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Their recent notable papers are:

  • "The clinical characterization of the patient with primary psychosis aimed at personalization of management," 2021, World Psychiatry
  • "Cohort Profile: 46 years of follow-up of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966)," 2021, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Interventions to improve nurses' job satisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • "Leisure-time physical activity is associated with socio-economic status beyond income - Cross-sectional survey of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study," 2021, Economics & Human Biology
  • "Comprehensive meta-analysis of associations between temperament and character traits in Cloninger's psychobiological theory and mental disorders," 2022, Journal of International Medical Research

Miettunen frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Erika Jääskeläinen
  • Solja Niemelä
  • Tanja Nordström
  • Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
  • Anni-Emilia Alakokkare

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin

Best Publications

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Recovery in Schizophrenia

    Erika Jääskeläinen;Pauliina Juola;Noora Hirvonen;Noora Hirvonen;John J. McGrath;John J. McGrath

  • Duration of untreated psychosis as predictor of long-term outcome in schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Matti Penttilä;Erika Jääskeläinen;Noora Hirvonen;Matti Isohanni

  • Rate of Cannabis Use Disorders in Clinical Samples of Patients With Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis

    Johanna Koskinen;Johanna Löhönen;Hannu Koponen;Hannu Koponen;Matti Isohanni

  • Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study.

    A Herva;J Laitinen;J Miettunen;J Veijola

  • Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts

    Alina Rodriguez;J. Miettunen;T. B. Henriksen;J. Olsen;J. Olsen

  • 5-HTTLPR genotype and anxiety-related personality traits: A meta-analysis and new data

    Marcus R. Munafò;Nelson B. Freimer;Whitney Ng;Roel Ophoff;Roel Ophoff

  • Age at onset and the outcomes of schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Johanna Immonen;Erika Jääskeläinen;Erika Jääskeläinen;Hanna Korpela;Hanna Korpela;Jouko Miettunen;Jouko Miettunen

  • Predictors of schizophrenia--a review.

    Pirjo Mäki;Juha Veijola;Peter B. Jones;Graham K. Murray

  • Meta-analysis of Paternal Age and Schizophrenia Risk in Male Versus Female Offspring

    Brian J Miller;Erick Messias;Jouko Miettunen;Antti Alaräisänen

  • Living environment and its relationship to depressive mood: A systematic review:

    Nina Rautio;Svetlana Filatova;Svetlana Filatova;Heli Lehtiniemi;Heli Lehtiniemi;Jouko Miettunen;Jouko Miettunen

  • Infant motor development is associated with adult cognitive categorisation in a longitudinal birth cohort study.

    G.K. Murray;G.K. Murray;J. Veijola;K. Moilanen;J. Miettunen

  • The clinical characterization of the patient with primary psychosis aimed at personalization of management

    Mario Maj;Jim van Os;Jim van Os;Jim van Os;Marc De Hert;Marc De Hert;Wolfgang Gaebel

  • Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis:

    Niko Männikkö;Heidi Ruotsalainen;Jouko Miettunen;Halley M Pontes

  • Co-occurrence of Metabolic Syndrome With Depression and Anxiety in Young Adults: The Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study

    Anne Herva;Pirkko Räsänen;Jouko Miettunen;Markku Timonen

  • Epidemiology of alexithymia among adolescents.

    Matti Joukamaa;Anja Taanila;Jouko Miettunen;Juha T. Karvonen

  • Negative symptoms in schizophrenia—A review

    J Mäkinen;J Miettunen;M Isohanni;H Koponen

  • Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding.

    Karin J.H. Verweij;Jian Yang;Jari Lahti;Juha Veijola

  • The association of preceding traumatic brain injury with mental disorders, alcoholism and criminality: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study.

    Markku Timonen;Jouko Miettunen;Helinä Hakko;Paavo Zitting

  • Cohort Profile: 46 years of follow-up of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966)

    Tanja Nordström;Jouko Miettunen;Juha Auvinen;Leena Ala-Mursula

  • Psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire among nurses.

    Outi Kanste;Jouko Miettunen;Helvi Kyngäs

  • Fronto-cerebellar systems are associated with infant motor and adult executive functions in healthy adults but not in schizophrenia.

    Khanum Ridler;Juha M. Veijola;Päivikki Tanskanen;Jouko Miettunen

  • Sex differences in Cloninger's temperament dimensions--a meta-analysis.

    Jouko Miettunen;Juha Veijola;Juha Veijola;Erika Lauronen;Liisa Kantojärvi

  • Prevalence of alcohol use disorders in schizophrenia--a systematic review and meta-analysis

    J. Koskinen;J. Löhönen;H. Koponen;M. Isohanni

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Graham K. Murray
Graham K. Murray University of Cambridge
Irma Moilanen
Irma Moilanen University of Oulu
Anja Taanila
Anja Taanila University of Oulu
Matti Joukamaa
Matti Joukamaa Tampere University
Vesa Kiviniemi
Vesa Kiviniemi Oulu University Hospital
Matti Joukamaa
Matti Joukamaa Tampere University
Nelson B. Freimer
Nelson B. Freimer University of California, Los Angeles
Anna Barnes
Anna Barnes University College London
Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki

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