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2026

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71
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Per Vaglum 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 Per Vaglum sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 315 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Per Vaglum 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 Per Vaglum sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Per Vaglum is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research includes a focus on communication in healthcare, medical education, mental health, and the sociology of education and healthcare. The scientist's recent publications demonstrate an engagement with topics such as patient-provider communication, empathy in medical education, and healthcare systems organization.

Recent research papers by Per Vaglum include:

  • "Have medical students' attitudes towards clinical communication skills changed over a 12-year period? A comparative long-term study," 2020, BMC Medical Education
  • "Hva gjør Legeforeningen for å avskaffe foretaksmodellen?" 2020, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • "Helseforetaksmodellen: Endelig er Legeforeningen på banen," 2021, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • "Otto Waldemar Steenfeldt-Foss," 2021, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

The publication venues where Vaglum has most frequently published include:

  • Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • BMC Medical Education
  • Michael

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vaglum are:

  • Tore Gude
  • Reidar Tyssen
  • Tor Anvik
  • Hilde Grimstad
  • Are Holen

The scientist's research covers several subfields including:

  • General Health Professions
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Main research topics addressed by Vaglum comprise:

  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Best Publications

  • Suicidal ideation among medical students and young physicians: a nationwide and prospective study of prevalence and predictors.

    Reidar Tyssen;Per Vaglum;Nina T. Grønvold;Øivind Ekeberg

  • Reducing the duration of untreated first-episode psychosis: effects on clinical presentation.

    Ingrid Melle;Tor K. Larsen;Ulrik Haahr;Svein Friis

  • Factors in medical school that predict postgraduate mental health problems in need of treatment. A nationwide and longitudinal study

    Reidar Tyssen;Per Vaglum;Nina T Grønvold;Øivind Ekeberg

  • Long-term follow-up of the TIPS early detection in psychosis study: effects on 10-year outcome.

    Wenche ten Velden Hegelstad;Tor K. Larsen;Bjørn Auestad;Julie Evensen

  • Life satisfaction and resilience in medical school – a six-year longitudinal, nationwide and comparative study

    Kari Kjeldstadli;Reidar Tyssen;Arnstein Finset;Erlend Hem

  • Mental Health Problems among Young Doctors: An Updated Review of Prospective Studies

    Reidar Tyssen;Per Vaglum

  • The impact of job stress and working conditions on mental health problems among junior house officers. A nationwide Norwegian prospective cohort study

    Reidar Tyssen;Per Vaglum;Nina T Grønvold;Øivind Ekeberg

  • Early detection strategies for untreated first-episode psychosis

    Jan Olav Johannessen;Thomas H McGlashan;Tor Ketil Larsen;Marthe Horneland

  • Early detection and intervention in first-episode schizophrenia: a critical review

    T. K. Larsen;S. Friis;U. Haahr;I. Joa

  • Early Detection of the First Episode of Schizophrenia and Suicidal Behavior

    Ingrid Melle;Jan Olav Johannesen;Svein Friis;Ulrik Haahr

  • Personality traits and types predict medical school stress : a six-year longitudinal and nationwide study

    Reidar Tyssen;Filip C Dolatowski;Jan Ole Røvik;Ruth F Thorkildsen

  • The Key to Reducing Duration of Untreated First Psychosis: Information Campaigns

    Inge Joa;Jan Olav Johannessen;Bjørn Auestad;Svein Friis

  • Neurocognitive Dysfunction in First-Episode Psychosis: Correlates With Symptoms, Premorbid Adjustment, and Duration of Untreated Psychosis

    Bjørn Rishovd Rund;Ingrid Melle;Svein Friis;Tor K. Larsen

  • Effect of medical school stress on the mental health of medical students in early and late clinical curriculum.

    J. G. Bramness;T. C. Fixdal;P. Vaglum

  • Prevention of negative symptom psychopathologies in first-episode schizophrenia: two-year effects of reducing the duration of untreated psychosis.

    Ingrid Melle;Tor K. Larsen;Ulrik Haahr;Svein Friis

  • Shortened Duration of Untreated First Episode of Psychosis: Changes in Patient Characteristics at Treatment

    Tor K. Larsen;Thomas H. McGlashan;Jan Olav Johannessen;Svein Friis

  • Suicide rates according to education with a particular focus on physicians in Norway 1960-2000.

    Erlend Hem;Tor Haldorsen;Olaf Gjerløw Aasland;Reidar Tyssen

  • Early detection of psychosis: positive effects on 5-year outcome.

    T. K. Larsen;I. Melle;B. Auestad;U. Haahr

  • Motivation for medical school: the relationship to gender and specialty preferences in a nationwide sample

    Vaglum P;Wiers-Jenssen J;Ekeberg O

  • The course of neurocognitive functioning in first-episode psychosis and its relation to premorbid adjustment, duration of untreated psychosis, and relapse

    Bjørn Rishovd Rund;Ingrid Melle;Svein Friis;Jan Olav Johannessen

  • Observed communication skills: how do they relate to the consultation content? A nation-wide study of graduate medical students seeing a standardized patient for a first-time consultation in a general practice setting

    Tore Gude;Per Vaglum;Tor Anvik;Anders Bærheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Tor K. Larsen
Tor K. Larsen University of Bergen
Ingrid Melle
Ingrid Melle University of Oslo
Bjørn Rishovd Rund
Bjørn Rishovd Rund Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Erik Simonsen
Erik Simonsen University of Copenhagen
Inge Joa
Inge Joa Stavanger University Hospital
Thomas H. McGlashan
Thomas H. McGlashan Yale University
Kjetil Sundet
Kjetil Sundet University of Oslo
Edvard Hauff
Edvard Hauff University of Oslo
Ole Bernt Fasmer
Ole Bernt Fasmer University of Bergen
Are Holen
Are Holen Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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