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Louise von Essen

Louise von Essen

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
44
Citations
6683
World Ranking
7030
National Ranking
66

Louise von Essen 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 Louise von Essen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 173 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Louise von Essen 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 Louise von Essen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

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

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

Overview

Louise von Essen is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden, with a research focus spanning medicine, health professions, and psychology. Their work encompasses a diverse array of subfields including pediatrics, perinatology and child health, general health professions, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and speech and hearing.

Their scholarly output includes numerous papers published in reputable venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), BMJ Open, Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR Formative Research, and BMC Psychiatry.

Their research covers main topics such as childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, family support in illness, family caregiving in mental illness, mental health and patient involvement, dementia and cognitive impairment research, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, and digital mental health interventions.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Cocreated internet-based stepped care for individuals with cancer and concurrent symptoms of anxiety and depression: Results from the U-CARE AdultCan randomized controlled trial, 2020, Psycho-Oncology
  • Psychological interventions for depression among informal caregivers of older adult populations: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2020, BMJ Open
  • Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy-based interventions for maternal perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, BMC Psychiatry
  • Prevention of oral mucositis with cryotherapy in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantations-a feasibility study and randomized controlled trial, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients Reporting Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression After Myocardial Infarction: U-CARE Heart Randomized Controlled Trial Twelve-Month Follow-up, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research

Frequent coauthors include Joanne Woodford, Paul Farrand, Chelsea Coumoundouros, Oscar Blomberg, and Ella Thiblin. Collaborative work with these colleagues spans many of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Distressing events for children and adolescents with cancer: Child, parent, and nurse perceptions

    Mariann Hedström;Kristina Haglund;Inger Skolin;Louise von Essen

  • Measuring health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults: Swedish normative data for the SF-36 and the HADS, and the influence of age, gender, and method of administration

    Anna Jörngården;Lena Wettergen;Louise von Essen

  • Long-Term Positive and Negative Psychological Late Effects for Parents of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review

    Lisa Ljungman;Martin Cernvall;Helena Grönqvist;Brjánn Ljótsson

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder among parents of children on cancer treatment: a longitudinal study

    Ulrika Pöder;Gustaf Ljungman;Louise von Essen

  • Patient and staff perceptions of caring: review and replication.

    Louise von Essen;Per‐Olow Sjodén

  • Perceptions of Distress Among Adolescents Recently Diagnosed With Cancer

    Mariann Hedström;Gustaf Ljungman;Louise von Essen

  • Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Cancer-Related Symptoms During Treatment: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study

    Ulrika Pöder;Gustaf Ljungman;Louise von Essen

  • The importance of nurse caring behaviors as perceived by Swedish hospital patients and nursing staff.

    Louise von Essen;Per-Olow Sjödén

  • Health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression among adolescents and young adults with cancer: a prospective longitudinal study.

    Anna Jörngården;Elisabet Mattsson;Louise von Essen

  • Swedish teenager perceptions of teenage pregnancy, abortion, sexual behavior, and contraceptive habits--a focus group study among 17-year-old female high-school students.

    Maria Ekstrand;Margareta Larsson;Louise Von Essen;Tanja Tydén

  • Health related quality of life and psychosocial function among patients with carcinoid tumours. A longitudinal, prospective, and comparative study

    Camilla Fröjd;Gunnel Larsson;Claudia Lampic;Louise von Essen

  • Prevalence of aspects of distress, coping, support and care among adolescents and young adults undergoing and being off cancer treatment.

    Karin Enskär;Louise von Essen

  • Does time heal all wounds? A longitudinal study of the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of survivors of childhood cancer and bereaved parents

    Lisa Ljungman;Emma Hovén;Gustaf Ljungman;Martin Cernvall

  • Proxy ratings of patient quality of life--factors related to patient-proxy agreement.

    Louise von Essen

  • Distressing and positive experiences and important aspects of care for adolescents treated for cancer. Adolescent and nurse perceptions.

    Mariann Hedström;Inger Skolin;Louise von Essen

  • Physical problems and psychosocial function in children with cancer.

    Karin Enskär;Louise von Essen

  • Psychological distress in parents of children treated for cancer: An explorative study.

    Tommy Carlsson;Laura Kukkola;Lisa Ljungman;Emma Hovén

  • Negative and positive consequences of adolescent cancer 10 years after diagnosis: an interview-based longitudinal study in Sweden

    Vicky Lehmann;Helena Gronqvist;Gunn Engvall;Malin Ander

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Patients With a Recent Myocardial Infarction: The U-CARE Heart Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Fredrika Norlund;Emma Wallin;Erik Martin Gustaf Olsson;John Wallert

  • Parents' perceptions of their child's symptom burden during and after cancer treatment

    Lena Hedén;Ulrika Pöder;Louise von Essen;Gustaf Ljungman

  • Researching Complex Interventions in Health: The State of the Art

    Peter Craig;Ingalill Rahm-Hallberg;Nicky Britten;Gunilla Borglin

Frequent Co-Authors

Brjánn Ljótsson
Brjánn Ljótsson Karolinska Institute
Per Carlbring
Per Carlbring Stockholm University
Claes Held
Claes Held Uppsala University
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Ata Ghaderi
Ata Ghaderi Karolinska Institute
Rod S Taylor
Rod S Taylor University of Glasgow
Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen
Maggie Watson
Maggie Watson University of Strathclyde
Willem Kuyken
Willem Kuyken University of Oxford
Peter Nygren
Peter Nygren Uppsala University

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