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Kaj Björkqvist 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 Kaj Björkqvist sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 149 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Kaj Björkqvist 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 Kaj Björkqvist sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kaj Björkqvist is affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Finland and has contributed extensively to the social sciences, with a total of 35 publications in this field. Their research spans several subfields including health, sociology and political science, social psychology, gender studies, and general health professions.

Their work addresses a range of main topics such as:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Björkqvist has published in several venues, frequently contributing to:

  • European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research
  • Journal of Educational Health and Community Psychology
  • Technium Social Sciences Journal
  • Humanities Today Proceedings
  • European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Some recent publications include:

  • "An Evidence-Based Framework for Reducing Occupational Stress and Burnout in Pakistani Universities," 2021, Asian Journal of University Education
  • "Sexual Harassment and Victimization from Four Other Types of Interpersonal Aggression in Ghana: A Cycle of Victimization," 2020, Journal of Educational Health and Community Psychology
  • "The Association between Sleep Deprivation, Aggression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents in Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria," 2020, European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • "Risk Factors for Sexual Harassment in Public Places," 2020, Technium Social Sciences Journal
  • "Social Integration and Psychological Wellbeing in a Sample of the Swedish-speaking Minority of Western Finland," 2020, Technium Social Sciences Journal

Björkqvist's research collaborations include frequent work with coauthors such as:

  • Karin Österman
  • Ingrida Grigaitytė
  • Taalia Khan
  • Patrik Söderberg
  • Hateem Al Khuja

Their body of research encompasses diverse aspects of social and health sciences, focusing particularly on violence, victimization, and psychological wellbeing in various social and cultural contexts.

Best Publications

  • Bullying as a group process: Participant roles and their relations to social status within the group

    Christina Salmivalli;Kirsti Lagerspetz;Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman

  • Do Girls Manipulate and Boys Fight? Developmental Trends in Regard to Direct and Indirect Aggression

    Kaj Björkqvist;Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Ari Kaukiainen

  • Is Indirect Aggression Typical of Females? Gender Differences in Aggressiveness in 11- to 12-Year-Old Children

    Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Kaj Björkqvist;Tarja Peltonen

  • Sex differences in physical, verbal, and indirect aggression: A review of recent research

    Kaj Björkqvist

  • Aggression among university employees

    Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman;Monika Hjelt-Bäck

  • The relationships between social intelligence, empathy, and three types of aggression

    Ari Kaukiainen;Kaj Björkqvist;Kirsti Lagerspetz;Karin Österman

  • Sex Differences in Covert Aggression Among Adults

    Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman;Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz

  • Social defeat as a stressor in humans

    Kaj Björkqvist

  • 5 – The Development of Direct and Indirect Aggressive Strategies in Males and Females

    Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman;Ari Kaukiainen

  • Social intelligence - empathy = aggression?

    Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman;Ari Kaukiainen

  • Group aggression among school children in three schools

    Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Kaj Björkqvist;Marianne Berts;Elisabeth King

  • Of mice and women: Aspects of female aggression.

    Kaj Björkqvist;Pirkko Niemelä

  • Cross-cultural evidence of female indirect aggression

    Karin Österman;Kaj Björkqvist;Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Ari Kaukiainen

  • Gender differences in aggression.

    Kaj Björkqvist

  • Bullies and victims: Their ego picture, ideal ego picture and normative ego picture

    Kaj Björkqvist;Kerstin Ekman;Kirsti M. Lagerspetz

  • Peer and Self‐Estimated Aggression and Victimization in 8‐Year‐Old Children From Five Ethnic Groups

    Karin Österman;Kaj Björkqvist;Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Ari Kaukiainen

  • Indirect Aggression in Boys and Girls

    Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz;Kaj Björkqvist

  • Overt and covert aggression in work settings in relation to the subjective well‐being of employees

    Ari Kaukiainen;Christina Salmivalli;Kaj Björkqvist;Karin Österman

  • Different Names, Same Issue

    Kaj Björkqvist

  • New trends in the study of female aggression.

    Kaj Björkqvist;Pirkko Niemelä

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz
Kirsti M. J. Lagerspetz University of Turku
Mauri Marttunen
Mauri Marttunen University of Helsinki
Christina Salmivalli
Christina Salmivalli University of Turku
Gian Vittorio Caprara
Gian Vittorio Caprara Sapienza University of Rome
L. Rowell Huesmann
L. Rowell Huesmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sarah M. Coyne
Sarah M. Coyne Brigham Young University
David P. Farrington
David P. Farrington University of Cambridge
Craig A. Anderson
Craig A. Anderson Iowa State University
Paul Boxer
Paul Boxer Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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