World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Medicine
Finland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
137
Citations
62665
World Ranking
1916
National Ranking
22

Jussi Vahtera publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 611 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 737 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Jussi Vahtera D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 137 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Jussi Vahtera is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and has an extensive publication record in medicine, health professions, and social sciences. Their work spans a range of subfields including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as workplace health and well-being, health disparities and outcomes, employment and welfare studies, physical activity and health, retirement, disability, and employment, obesity, physical activity and diet, as well as urban transport and accessibility.

Among recent significant publications are:

  • Association between socioeconomic status and the development of mental and physical health conditions in adulthood: a multi-cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Public Health
  • Association of Healthy Lifestyle With Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases, 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Hospital-treated infectious diseases and the risk of dementia: a large, multicohort, observational study with a replication cohort, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Socioeconomic Inequalities in Disability-free Life Expectancy in Older People from England and the United States: A Cross-national Population-Based Study, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Association Between Depression and Physical Conditions Requiring Hospitalization, 2023, JAMA Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jaana Pentti
  • Mika Kivimäki
  • Sari Stenholm
  • Jenni Ervasti
  • Marianna Virtanen

Jussi Vahtera has contributed to various publication venues, with the highest number of articles appearing in:

  • BMJ Open
  • European Journal of Ageing
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Lancet Public Health

In addition to journal articles, Jussi Vahtera has published a book titled Parempaa unta: tutkimus työstä, kokonaiskuormituksesta, unesta ja palautumisesta ikääntyneillä työntekijöillä in 2021 through Itä-Suomen yliopisto eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Work stress and risk of cardiovascular mortality: prospective cohort study of industrial employees

    Mika Kivimäki;Päivi Leino-Arjas;Ritva Luukkonen;Hilkka Riihimäki

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Solja T. Nyberg;G. David Batty;G. David Batty;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson

  • Work stress in the etiology of coronary heart disease - a meta-analysis

    Mika Kivimäki;Marianna Virtanen;Marko Elovainio;Anne Kouvonen

  • Temporary employment and health: a review

    Marianna Virtanen;Mika Kivimäki;Matti Joensuu;Pekka Virtanen

  • Organizational Justice: Evidence of a New Psychosocial Predictor of Health

    Marko Elovainio;Mika Kivimäki;Jussi Vahtera

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Workplace bullying and the risk of cardiovascular disease and depression

    M Kivimäki;M Virtanen;M Vartia;M Elovainio

  • Workplace bullying and sickness absence in hospital staff

    Mika Kivimäki;Marko Elovainio;Jussi Vahtera

  • Association between socioeconomic status and the development of mental and physical health conditions in adulthood: a multi-cohort study.

    Mika Kivimäki;G David Batty;G David Batty;Jaana Pentti;Martin J Shipley

  • Overweight, obesity, and risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 120 813 adults from 16 cohort studies from the USA and Europe

    Mika Kivimaki;Mika Kivimaki;Mika Kivimaki;Eeva Kuosma;Jane E. Ferrie;Jane E. Ferrie;Ritva Luukkonen

  • Factors underlying the effect of organisational downsizing on health of employees: longitudinal cohort study

    Mika Kivimäki;Jussi Vahtera;Jaana Pentti;Jane E Ferrie

  • Sickness absence as a global measure of health: evidence from mortality in the Whitehall II prospective cohort study

    Mika Kivimäki;Jenny Head;Jane E Ferrie;Martin J Shipley

  • Effect of organisational downsizing on health of employees

    Jussi Vahtera;Mika Kivimaki;Jaana Pentti

  • Job strain as a risk factor for clinical depression: systematic review and meta-analysis with additional individual participant data

    Ida E. H. Madsen;S. T. Nyberg;L. L. Magnusson Hanson;J. E. Ferrie

  • Organisational justice and health of employees: prospective cohort study

    M Kivimäki;M Elovainio;J Vahtera;J E Ferrie

  • Organisational downsizing, sickness absence, and mortality: 10-town prospective cohort study

    Jussi Vahtera;Mika Kivimäki;Jaana Pentti;Anne Linna

  • Justice at work and reduced risk of coronary heart disease among employees: the Whitehall II Study.

    Mika Kivimäki;Jane E Ferrie;Eric Brunner;Jenny Head

  • Effect of change in the psychosocial work environment on sickness absence: a seven year follow up of initially healthy employees

    Jussi Vahtera;Mika Kivimäki;Jaana Pentti;Töres Theorell

  • Work stress, weight gain and weight loss: evidence for bidirectional effects of job strain on body mass index in the Whitehall II study.

    M Kivimäki;J Head;J E Ferrie;M J Shipley

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease

    Mika Kivimäki;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;Eleonor I Fransson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Jaana Pentti
Jaana Pentti University of Turku
Marianna Virtanen
Marianna Virtanen University of Eastern Finland
Marko Elovainio
Marko Elovainio University of Helsinki
Jane E. Ferrie
Jane E. Ferrie University College London
Hugo Westerlund
Hugo Westerlund Stockholm University
Sakari Suominen
Sakari Suominen University of Turku
G. David Batty
G. David Batty University College London
Markku Koskenvuo
Markku Koskenvuo University of Helsinki

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring alternative or complementary career pathways can be a smart move for those interested in medicine or healthcare in the USA. There are a variety of medical billing and coding online schools that offer flexible routes into the healthcare field without patient care responsibilities.

For prospective nurses seeking streamlined admissions, some nursing schools that don't require teas or HESI exams provide a barrier-free path to start a nursing career. In addition, online health administration programs prepare students to manage healthcare operations, with the flexibility to balance study and other life commitments.

Already an RN? Advancing your career is possible through adn to fnp programs that build on your existing degree and experience, leading to roles as nurse practitioners. Each pathway offers unique benefits and can open doors within the expanding healthcare industry.

Best Scientists Citing Jussi Vahtera

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles