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Morten Hesse

Morten Hesse

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
3471
World Ranking
10671
National Ranking
31

Morten Hesse 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 Morten Hesse sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 158 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Morten Hesse 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 Morten Hesse sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Morten Hesse is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has a substantial publication record primarily in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their research focuses on multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on substance use disorders, mental health, and epidemiological approaches. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Suicide among people treated for drug use disorders: a Danish national record-linkage study" (2020) published in BMC Public Health
  • "Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder" (2020) published in Addiction Research & Theory
  • "The prevalence and comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders in Scandinavian prisons 2010-2019: a multi-national register study" (2024) published in BMC Psychiatry
  • "Substance Use and Violent Victimization: Evidence from a Cohort of >82,000 Patients Treated for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorder in Denmark" (2021) published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • "PriSUD-Nordic-Diagnosing and Treating Substance Use Disorders in the Prison Population: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study" (2022) published in JMIR Research Protocols

Frequent co-authors in Hesse's research include Birgitte Thylstrup, Mads Uffe Pedersen, Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen, Julie Brummer, and Sidsel Karsberg, with paper counts ranging from 34 to 9.

Hesse has published in several recurring venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • BMC Public Health
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Addiction
  • Research Square

Their research covers key topics such as:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

In addition to journal articles, Hesse has contributed to book publications through Aarhus University Press, with works such as Psykisk sårbarhed og rusmidler - sammenhænge og perspektiver (2024), and at King's College London, including Er du pårørende til et menneske, der har et problematisk forbrug af illegale stoffer?: hjælp til at få din pårørende i behandling - og hjælp til dig selv, så du får større glæde ind i dit liv (2022).

Best Publications

  • Integrated psychological treatment for substance use and co-morbid anxiety or depression vs. treatment for substance use alone. A systematic review of the published literature

    Morten Hesse

  • Impulsivity traits and addiction-related behaviors in youth.

    Kristine Rømer Thomsen;Mette Buhl Callesen;Morten Hesse;Timo Lehmann Kvamme

  • Case management for persons with substance use disorders

    Morten Hesse;Wouter Vanderplasschen;Richard Rapp;Eric Broekaert

  • Antisocial personality disorder as a predictor of criminal behaviour in a longitudinal study of a cohort of abusers of several classes of drugs: Relation to type of substance and type of crime.

    Mats Fridell;Morten Hesse;Mads Meier Jæger;Eckart Kühlhorn

  • Childhood socio-economic status, school failure and drug abuse: a Swedish national cohort study

    Karl Gauffin;Bo Vinnerljung;Bo Vinnerljung;Mats Fridell;Mats Fridell;Morten Hesse

  • Screening for personality disorder with the Standardised Assessment of Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS): further evidence of concurrent validity.

    Morten Hesse;Paul A Moran

  • The Readiness Ruler as a measure of readiness to change poly-drug use in drug abusers.

    Morten Hesse

  • Validity of the BPRS, the BDI and the BAI in dual diagnosis patients

    Jørn Lykke;Morten Hesse;Stephen Fitzgerald Austin;Irene Oestrich

  • Substance abuse and psychiatric co-morbidity as predictors of premature mortality in Swedish drug abusers a prospective longitudinal study 1970 - 2006

    Anna Nyhlén;Mats Fridell;Martin Bäckström;Morten Hesse

  • Psychiatric severity and mortality in substance abusers: a 15-year follow-up of drug users.

    Mats Fridell;Morten Hesse

  • Prediction of psychiatric comorbidity on premature death in a cohort of patients with substance use disorders : A 42-year follow-up

    Mats Fridell;Martin Bäckström;Morten Hesse;Peter Krantz

  • Suicide among people treated for drug use disorders: a Danish national record-linkage study.

    Morten Hesse;Birgitte Thylstrup;Abdu Kedir Seid;Jens Christoffer Skogen;Jens Christoffer Skogen;Jens Christoffer Skogen

  • Young tourists visiting strip clubs and paying for sex

    Morten Hesse;Sébastien Tutenges

  • Drug market disruption and systemic violence: Cannabis markets in Copenhagen

    Kim Moeller;Morten Hesse

  • The importance of cannabis culture in young adult cannabis use

    Søren Holm;Sveinung Sandberg;Torsten Kolind;Morten Hesse

  • Patterns of binge drinking at an international nightlife resort.

    Sébastien Tutenges;Morten Hesse

  • Externalizing behavior problems are related to substance use in adolescents across six samples from Nordic countries

    Mads Uffe Pedersen;Kristine Rømer Thomsen;Ove Heradstveit;Ove Heradstveit;Jens Christoffer Skogen;Jens Christoffer Skogen

  • Women and substance use disorders.

    Dorte Hecksher;Morten Hesse

  • The ASRS-6 has two latent factors: attention deficit and hyperactivity.

    Morten Hesse

  • Assessment of personality-related levels of functioning: a pilot study of clinical assessment of the DSM-5 level of personality functioning based on a semi-structured interview

    Birgitte Thylstrup;Sebastian Simonsen;Caroline Nemery;Erik Simonsen

  • Causes of premature mortality in Swedish drug abusers: A prospective longitudinal study 1970-2006.

    Anna Nyhlén;Mats Fridell;Morten Hesse;Peter Krantz

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim Bloomfield
Kim Bloomfield Aarhus University
Fred Nyberg
Fred Nyberg Uppsala University
Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen University of Copenhagen
Eric Broekaert
Eric Broekaert Ghent University
Martin Bäckström
Martin Bäckström Lund University
Bo Vinnerljung
Bo Vinnerljung Stockholm University
Alan Neaigus
Alan Neaigus Columbia University
Carl A. Latkin
Carl A. Latkin Johns Hopkins University
Maarten W. J. Koeter
Maarten W. J. Koeter University of Amsterdam
Wim van den Brink
Wim van den Brink University of Amsterdam

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