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2026

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26135
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1272
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Markus Jokela is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to fields spanning psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Their research focuses notably on psychology, with a substantial portion of work integrating aspects of clinical, experimental, cognitive, and social psychology.

Their main subfields of study include clinical psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and health. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the diverse topics pursued throughout their career.

Key topics in Markus Jokela's research portfolio include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Mental health research topics
  • Personality traits and psychology
  • Mental health treatment and access
  • Family dynamics and relationships
  • Behavioral health and interventions
  • Eating disorders and behaviors

Among numerous publications, some recent papers are notable for their focus on health and psychological aspects, including:

  • Association of Healthy Lifestyle With Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases, 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Association Between Systemic Inflammation and Individual Symptoms of Depression: A Pooled Analysis of 15 Population-Based Cohort Studies, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Personality Trait Stability and Change, 2021, Personality Science
  • Reasons to Postpone Childbearing during Fertility Decline in Finland, 2022, Marriage & Family Review
  • Longitudinal Experience-Wide Association Studies-A Framework for Studying Personality Change, 2020, European Journal of Personality

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Affective Disorders, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Psychiatric Research, International Journal of Psychology, and American Journal of Epidemiology. These journals align closely with their fields of expertise.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include Mika Kivimäki, Jaakko Airaksinen, Kaisla Komulainen, Kia Gluschkoff, and G. David Batty, reflecting continued partnerships across various research projects.

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic status and the 25 × 25 risk factors as determinants of premature mortality: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of 1·7 million men and women

    Silvia Stringhini;Cristian Carmeli;Markus Jokela;Mauricio Avendaño;Mauricio Avendaño

  • 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

  • Trajectories of glycaemia, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion before diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: an analysis from the Whitehall II study

    Adam G Tabák;Adam G Tabák;Markus Jokela;Markus Jokela;Tasnime N Akbaraly;Tasnime N Akbaraly;Eric J Brunner

  • 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

  • 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

  • Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kari R Risnes;Lars J Vatten;Jennifer L Baker;Karen Jameson

  • 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

  • Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study

    Marko Elovainio;Marko Elovainio;Christian Hakulinen;Christian Hakulinen;Laura Pulkki-Råback;Marianna Virtanen

  • Body mass index and risk of dementia: Analysis of individual-level data from 1.3 million individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Ritva Luukkonen;G. David Batty;G. David Batty;Jane E. Ferrie

  • Self-rated health before and after retirement in France (GAZEL): a cohort study

    Hugo Westerlund;Hugo Westerlund;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux;Maria Melchior

  • Obesity and loss of disease-free years owing to major non-communicable diseases: a multicohort study.

    Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;Jaana Pentti;Jaana Pentti;Marianna Virtanen

  • PERSONALITY AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT META-ANALYSIS OF 10 COHORT STUDIES.

    Christian Hakulinen;Marko Elovainio;Marko Elovainio;Laura Pulkki-Råback;Marianna Virtanen

  • Divided we stand: three psychological regions of the United States and their political, economic, social, and health correlates.

    Peter J. Rentfrow;Samuel D. Gosling;Markus Jokela;David J. Stillwell

  • Long Working Hours and Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Marianna Virtanen;Katriina Heikkilä;Markus Jokela;Jane E. Ferrie

  • Social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for myocardial infarction, stroke and mortality: UK Biobank cohort study of 479 054 men and women

    Christian Hakulinen;Laura Pulkki-Råback;Marianna Virtanen;Markus Jokela

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Long working hours, socioeconomic status, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data from 222 120 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Marianna Virtanen;Ichiro Kawachi;Solja T Nyberg

  • Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Marianna Virtanen;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;G David Batty;Markus Jokela

  • Personality and all-cause mortality: individual-participant meta-analysis of 3,947 deaths in 76,150 adults

    Markus Jokela;G. David Batty;Solja T. Nyberg;Marianna Virtanen

  • Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis of 124,808 Men and Women

    Solja T Nyberg;Eleonor I Fransson;Katriina Heikkilä;Kirsi Ahola

  • Long Working Hours and Alcohol Use: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Published Studies and Unpublished Individual Participant Data

    Marianna Virtanen;Markus Jokela;Solja T Nyberg;Ida E H Madsen

  • Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: French GAZEL occupational cohort study

    Hugo Westerlund;Jussi Vahtera;Jane E Ferrie;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Physical attractiveness and reproductive success in humans: Evidence from the late 20th century United States.

    Markus Jokela

  • Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area

    Markus Jokela;Markus Jokela;Wiebke Bleidorn;Wiebke Bleidorn;Michael E. Lamb;Samuel D. Gosling

  • Personality traits as risk factors for stroke and coronary heart disease mortality: pooled analysis of three cohort studies

    Markus Jokela;Markus Jokela;Laura Pulkki-Råback;Marko Elovainio;Mika Kivimäki

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease

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

  • Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Marianna Virtanen;Solja T. Nyberg;G. David Batty;Markus Jokela

  • PERSONALITY AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT META-ANALYSIS OF 10 COHORT STUDIES

    Christian Hakulinen;Marko Elovainio;Laura Pulkki-Raback;Marianna Virtanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marko Elovainio
Marko Elovainio University of Helsinki
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Laura Pulkki-Råback
Laura Pulkki-Råback University of Helsinki
Mirka Hintsanen
Mirka Hintsanen University of Oulu
Jane E. Ferrie
Jane E. Ferrie University College London
Töres Theorell
Töres Theorell Karolinska Institute
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Jari Lipsanen
Jari Lipsanen University of Helsinki
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari University of Essex

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