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D-Index
82
Citations
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1351
National Ranking
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Lea Pulkkinen 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 Lea Pulkkinen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 273 publications — 84th percentile

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

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

Lea Pulkkinen 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 Lea Pulkkinen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Lea Pulkkinen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within psychology and medicine, with a focus on behavioral health and interventions, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and the study of aggression and related phenomena.

Their recent publications present a diverse exploration of aggression, mental health biomarkers, and educational outcomes. Notable papers include:

  • "Higher aggression is related to poorer academic performance in compulsory education," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Harmonizing behavioral outcomes across studies, raters, and countries: application to the genetic analysis of aggression in the ACTION Consortium," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Proteomic insights into mental health status: plasma markers in young adults," 2024, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Teacher-rated aggression and co-occurring behaviors and emotional problems among schoolchildren in four population-based European cohorts," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Ketone body 3-hydroxybutyrate as a biomarker of aggression," 2021, Scientific Reports

Their work is multidisciplinary, involving clinical psychology, physiology, applied psychology, social psychology, and education. These subfields contribute to understanding the complexities of behavioral and emotional development.

Lea Pulkkinen's research topics cover:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Frequent collaboration with other researchers characterizes their work. Regular co-authors include:

  • Richard J. Rose
  • Jaakko Kaprio
  • Alyce M. Whipp
  • Eero Vuoksimaa
  • Katja Kokko

Lea Pulkkinen's publications are found mainly in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Psychology and Health
  • PLoS ONE

Their academic work integrates perspectives across psychology and medicine, emphasizing clinical psychology and physiological aspects of behavior. This comprehensive approach supports investigations into the biological and psychosocial components of aggression and mental health.

Best Publications

  • Dimensions of executive functioning: Evidence from children

    Juhani E. Lehto;Petri Juujärvi;Libbe Kooistra;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Models of self-regulated learning: a review

    Minna Puustinen;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Types of work-family interface : well-being correlates of negative and positive spillover between work and family

    Ulla Kinnunen;Taru Feldt;Sabine Geurts;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Age of onset of drinking and the use of alcohol in adulthood: a follow‐up study from age 8–42 for females and males

    Tuuli Pitkänen;Anna-Liisa Lyyra;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Genetic and environmental factors in health-related behaviors: studies on Finnish twins and twin families.

    Jaakko A. Kaprio;Lea Pulkkinen;Richard J. Rose

  • Parenting mechanisms in links between parents' and adolescents' alcohol use behaviors.

    Shawn J. Latendresse;Richard J. Rose;Richard J. Viken;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Aggression in childhood and long-term unemployment in adulthood: a cycle of maladaptation and some protective factors.

    Katja Kokko;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Parental monitoring moderates the importance of genetic and environmental influences on adolescent smoking.

    Danielle M. Dick;Richard Viken;Shaun Purcell;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Understanding the covariation among childhood externalizing symptoms: genetic and environmental influences on conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms.

    Danielle M. Dick;Richard J. Viken;Jaakko Kaprio;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Long-term stability in the Big Five personality traits in adulthood.

    Johanna Rantanen;Riitta-Leena Metsäpelto;Taru Feldt;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Proactive and reactive aggression in early adolescence as precursors to anti- and prosocial behavior in young adults

    Lea Pulkkinen

  • Personality traits and parenting: neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience as discriminative factors

    Riitta‐Leena Metsäpelto;Lea Pulkkinen

  • A developmental approach to alcohol drinking behaviour in adulthood: a follow‐up study from age 8 to age 42

    Tuuli Pitkänen;Katja Kokko;Anna-Liisa Lyyra;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Continuities in aggressive behavior from childhood to adulthood

    Lea Pulkkinen;Tuuli Pitkänen

  • Drinking or abstaining at age 14? A genetic epidemiological study.

    Richard J. Rose;Danielle M. Dick;Richard J. Viken;Lea Pulkkinen

  • A prospective study of the precursors to problem drinking in young adulthood.

    Lea Pulkkinen;Tuuli Pitkänen

  • A Big Five personality inventory in two non‐Indo‐European languages

    Aleksander Pulver;Jüri Allik;Lea Pulkkinen;Minna Hämäläinen

  • Self-control and continuity from childhood to late adolescence

    L. Pulkkinen

  • Early-onset depressive disorders predict the use of addictive substances in adolescence: a prospective study of adolescent Finnish twins.

    Elina Sihvola;Richard J. Rose;Danielle M. Dick;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Paths to successful development : personality in the life course

    Lea Pulkkinen;Avshalom Caspi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Richard J. Rose
Richard J. Rose Indiana University
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Katja Kokko
Katja Kokko University of Jyväskylä
Tellervo Korhonen
Tellervo Korhonen University of Helsinki
Richard J. Viken
Richard J. Viken Indiana University
Eero Vuoksimaa
Eero Vuoksimaa University of Helsinki
Meike Bartels
Meike Bartels Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Taru Feldt
Taru Feldt University of Jyväskylä
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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