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Per Bech publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Per Bech sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 626 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Per Bech D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Per Bech sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Per Bech was affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily focused on medicine, with notable contributions in the subfields of neurology, pharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

Their work addressed a range of topics including:

  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Neurological and metabolic disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Per Bech authored several research papers, among them:

  • "Transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields for treatment-resistant depression: A multicenter 8-week single-arm cohort study," published in 2020 in European Psychiatry
  • "At the Core of Depression: A Diagnostic Interview of the Core Features of Depression," published in 2022 in Psychopathology
  • "IPG volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Front matter," published in 2020 in International Psychogeriatrics
  • "IPG volume 32 issue 3 Cover and Front matter," published in 2020 in International Psychogeriatrics
  • "IPG volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter," published in 2020 in International Psychogeriatrics

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • Dilip V. Jeste
  • Henry Brodaty
  • Gill Livingston
  • Kostas Lyketsos
  • Stephan Arndt

Per Bech's publications appeared repeatedly in several venues, notably:

  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • European Psychiatry
  • Psychopathology
  • Ugeskrift for Læger

Best Publications

  • The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature.

    Christian Winther Topp;Søren Dinesen Østergaard;Susan Søndergaard;Per Bech

  • The UKU side effect rating scale. A new comprehensive rating scale for psychotropic drugs and a cross-sectional study of side effects in neuroleptic-treated patients

    O. Lingjærde;U. G. Ahlfors;P. Bech;S.J. Dencker

  • Translating health status questionnaires and evaluating their quality: The IQOLA Project approach

    Monika Bullinger;Jordi Alonso;Giovanni Apolone;Alain Leplège

  • The sensitivity and specificity of the Major Depression Inventory, using the Present State Examination as the index of diagnostic validity

    P. Bech;N.-A. Rasmussen;L.Raabæk Olsen;V. Noerholm

  • Measuring well‐being rather than the absence of distress symptoms: a comparison of the SF‐36 Mental Health subscale and the WHO‐Five well‐being scale

    Per Bech;Lis Raabaek Olsen;Mette Kjoller;Niels Kristian Rasmussen

  • The Factor Structure of the SF-36 Health Survey in 10 Countries: Results from the IQOLA Project

    John E. Ware Jr.;Mark Kosinski;Barbara Gandek;Neil K. Aaronson

  • Quantitative rating of depressive states.

    Per Bech;Lars F. Gram;E. Dein;O. Jacobsen

  • The Relation between Work-related Psychosocial Factors and the Development of Depression

    Bo Netterstrøm;Nicole Conrad;Per Bech;Per Fink

  • Mini-compendium of rating scales for states of anxiety, depression, mania, schizophrenia with corresponding DSM—III syndromes.

    Per Bech;M. Kastrup;O. J. Rafaelsen

  • The internal and external validity of the Major Depression Inventory in measuring severity of depressive states.

    L. R. Olsen;D. V. Jensen;V. Noerholm;K. Martiny

  • Pain epidemiology and health related quality of life in chronic non-malignant pain patients referred to a Danish multidisciplinary pain center

    Niels Becker;Annemarie Bondegaard Thomsen;Alf Kornelius Olsen;Per Sjøgren

  • The WHO (Ten) Well-Being index : Validation in diabetes

    P. Bech;C. Gudex;K. Staehr Johansen

  • The Hamilton depression scale. Evaluation of objectivity using logistic models.

    P. Bech;P. Allerup;L. F. Gram;N. Reisby

  • The Bech‐Rafaelsen Mania Scale and the Hamilton Depression Scale

    P. Bech;T. G. Bolwig;P. Kramp;O. J. Rafaelsen

  • The mania rating scale: scale construction and inter-observer agreement.

    P. Bech;O.J. Rafaelsen;P. Kramp;T.G. Bolwig

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Use in Psychosomatic Research

    Giovanni A. Fava;Harald J. Freyberger;Per Bech;George Christodoulou

  • The Danish SF-36 Health Survey: Translation and Preliminary Validity Studies

    Jakob B. Bjorner;Kate Thunedborg;Tage S. Kristensen;Jens Modvig

  • The SCL-90 and SCL-90R versions validated by item response models in a Danish community sample

    Lis Raabæk Olsen;Erik Lykke Mortensen;Per Bech

  • Rating Scales for Psychopathology, Health Status and Quality of Life

    Per Bech

  • Prevalence of major depression and stress indicators in the Danish general population

    L. R. Olsen;E. L. Mortensen;P. Bech

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Vedel Kessing
Lars Vedel Kessing University of Copenhagen
Giovanni A. Fava
Giovanni A. Fava University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ole Mors
Ole Mors Aarhus University
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Erik Lykke Mortensen
Erik Lykke Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Wentzer Licht
Rasmus Wentzer Licht Aalborg University
Jules Angst
Jules Angst University of Zurich
Maurizio Fava
Maurizio Fava Harvard University
Christoph U. Correll
Christoph U. Correll Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hans-Jürgen Möller
Hans-Jürgen Möller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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