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Ottar Bjerkeset

Ottar Bjerkeset

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
4578
World Ranking
10556
National Ranking
102

Ottar Bjerkeset 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 Ottar Bjerkeset sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 103 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ottar Bjerkeset 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 Ottar Bjerkeset 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

Ottar Bjerkeset is affiliated with Nord University in Norway and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research portfolio spans 42 publications in medicine and 35 in psychology, incorporating subfields such as clinical psychology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, general health professions, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics of Bjerkeset's work emphasize child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, cardiac health and mental health, and studies involving anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Other prominent themes include healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, mental health treatment and access, as well as perfectionism, procrastination, and anxiety studies.

Frequent publication venues for Bjerkeset consist of:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • PLoS ONE

Bjerkeset has authored several papers with notable topics and publication years, including:

  • "Divergent decennial trends in mental health according to age reveal poorer mental health for young people: repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT Study, Norway" (2022) published in BMJ Open
  • "Psychometric Properties of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index among Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three Countries" (2022) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Psychosocial Work Environment Among Musicians and in the General Workforce in Norway" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Depression, anxiety, and the risk of cancer: An individual participant data meta-analysis" (2023) published in Cancer
  • "Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY-CA): Protocol for individual participant data meta-analyses" (2021) published in Brain and Behavior

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Bjerkeset's research, with frequent co-authors including Erik R. Sund, Jonas Vaag, Michael Berk, Steinar Krokstad, and Lana J. Williams. These partnerships have contributed to advancing research across various psychological and medical topics.

Best Publications

  • Anxiety, depression, and cause-specific mortality: the HUNT study.

    Arnstein Mykletun;Ottar Bjerkeset;Michael Dewey;Martin Prince

  • Levels of anxiety and depression as predictors of mortality: the HUNT study

    Arnstein Mykletun;Ottar Bjerkeset;Simon Øverland;Martin Prince

  • A Population-Based Cohort Study of the Effect of Common Mental Disorders on Disability Pension Awards

    Arnstein Mykletun;Simon Overland;Alv A. Dahl;Steinar Krokstad

  • Association of Adult Body Mass Index and Height with Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide in the General Population The HUNT Study

    Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Pål Romundstad;Jonathan Evans;David Gunnell

  • Mental Health, Academic Self-Efficacy and Study Progress Among College Students - The SHoT Study, Norway.

    Kirsti Grøtan;Erik R. Sund;Erik R. Sund;Ottar Bjerkeset

  • Symptoms of anxiety and depression among Norwegian musicians compared to the general workforce

    Jonas Vaag;Johan Håkon Bjørngaard;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies

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  • Sleeping problems and suicide in 75,000 Norwegian adults: a 20 year follow-up of the HUNT I study.

    Johan Håkon Bjørngaard;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Pål Romundstad;David Gunnell

  • Symptoms of anxiety and depression and risk of acute myocardial infarction: the HUNT 2 study.

    Lise Tuset Gustad;Lise Tuset Gustad;Lise Tuset Gustad;Lars Erik Laugsand;Imre Janszky;Håvard Dalen

  • Anxiety and depression following myocardial infarction: gender differences in a 5-year prospective study

    Ottar Bjerkeset;Hans M. Nordahl;Hans M. Nordahl;Arnstein Mykletun;Jostein Holmen

  • A paradoxical difference in relationship between anxiety, depression and thyroid function in subjects on and not on T4: findings from the HUNT study

    Vijay Panicker;Jonathan Evans;Trine Bjøro;Bjorn O. Åsvold

  • Divergent decennial trends in mental health according to age reveal poorer mental health for young people: repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT Study, Norway

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  • Smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use among adolescents with psychiatric disorders compared with a population based sample.

    Wenche Langfjord Mangerud;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Turid Lingaas Holmen;Stian Lydersen

  • Risk factors for suicidal thoughts in adolescence-a prospective cohort study:the Young-HUNT study

    Arve Strandheim;Ottar Bjerkeset;David Gunnell;Sigrid Bjørnelv

  • Gender differences in the association of mixed anxiety and depression with suicide.

    Ottar Bjerkeset;Pål Romundstad;David Gunnell

  • Physical activity in adolescents with psychiatric disorders and in the general population

    Wenche Langfjord Mangerud;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Stian Lydersen;Marit Sæbø Indredavik

  • Symptoms of anxiety and depression and risk of heart failure: the HUNT Study.

    Lise Tuset Gustad;Lars Erik Laugsand;Imre Janszky;Imre Janszky;Håvard Dalen;Håvard Dalen

  • The association between depressive and anxiety symptoms and bone mineral density in the general population: The HUNT Study

    Lana J. Williams;Lana J. Williams;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Arnulf Langhammer;Michael Berk

  • Specific demands and resources in the career of the Norwegian freelance musician

    Jonas Vaag;Fay Giæver;Ottar Bjerkeset

  • Anxiety and depression symptoms in arterial hypertension: the influence of antihypertensive treatment. the HUNT study, Norway.

    Aslak Johansen;Jostein Holmen;Robert Stewart;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset

  • Five-factor personality profiles among Norwegian musicians compared to the general workforce

    Jonas Vaag;Erik R. Sund;Ottar Bjerkeset

  • A 4-year follow-up study of syndromal and sub-syndromal anxiety and depression symptoms in the general population: the HUNT study

    Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Hans M. Nordahl;Hans M. Nordahl;Sara Larsson;Alv A. Dahl

  • Chronic pain and pain-related disability across psychiatric disorders in a clinical adolescent sample

    Wenche Langfjord Mangerud;Ottar Bjerkeset;Ottar Bjerkeset;Stian Lydersen;Marit Sæbø Indredavik

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Arnstein Mykletun
Arnstein Mykletun Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Simon Øverland
Simon Øverland Norwegian Institute of Public Health
David Gunnell
David Gunnell University of Bristol
Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart King's College London
Julie A. Pasco
Julie A. Pasco Deakin University
Børge Sivertsen
Børge Sivertsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Martin Prince
Martin Prince King's College London
Craig A. Olsson
Craig A. Olsson Deakin University
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans University of Glasgow

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