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Sampsa Puttonen

Sampsa Puttonen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4196 3876 38 37 173 6974

Sampsa Puttonen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sampsa Puttonen between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sampsa Puttonen published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2015. 4 of the 181 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2015. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
2001 2025

181 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sampsa Puttonen: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 4
2004 4
2005 8
2006 8
2007 11
2008 6
2009 5
2010 5
2011 5
2012 6
2013 9
2014 13
2015 17
2016 13
2017 10
2018 6
2019 14
2020 14
2021 11
2022 4
2023 3
2024 2
2025 2
Total 181
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Sampsa Puttonen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sampsa Puttonen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 164–173 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391 173
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Sampsa Puttonen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sampsa Puttonen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Sampsa Puttonen is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of psychology and health professions, with significant contributions to experimental and cognitive psychology as well as general health professions. Other subfields include social psychology, clinical psychology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main topics of Puttonen's work include:

  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin

Puttonen's recent publications cover a range of issues related to stress, shift work, and health outcomes. Notable papers include:

  • "Personalized mental stress detection with self-organizing map: From laboratory to the field" (2020) published in Computers in Biology and Medicine
  • "The effects of using participatory working time scheduling software on sickness absence: A difference-in-differences study" (2020) published in International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • "The effects of using participatory working time scheduling software on working hour characteristics and wellbeing: A quasi-experimental study of irregular shift work" (2020) published in International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • "The Associations of Electronic Health Record Usability and User Age With Stress and Cognitive Failures Among Finnish Registered Nurses: Cross-Sectional Study" (2020) published in JMIR Medical Informatics
  • "Association of shift work with mood disorders and sleep problems according to chronotype: a 17-year cohort study" (2021) published in Chronobiology International

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mikko Härmä
  • Kati Karhula
  • Tarja Hakola
  • Annina Ropponen
  • Aki Koskinen

Puttonen regularly publishes in several venues related to occupational health and chronobiology, with numerous articles in:

  • Industrial Health
  • Chronobiology International
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Shift work and cardiovascular disease – pathways from circadian stress to morbidity

    Sampsa Puttonen;Mikko Härmä;Christer Hublin

  • The psychophysiology of James Bond: phasic emotional responses to violent video game events

    Niklas Ravaja;Marko Turpeinen;Timo Saari;Sampsa Puttonen

  • Work stress and incidence of newly diagnosed fibromyalgia: prospective cohort study.

    Mika Kivimaki;Päivi Leino-Arjas;Marianna Virtanen;Marko Elovainio

  • Developing register-based measures for assessment of working time patterns for epidemiologic studies

    Mikko Härmä;Annina Ropponen;Tarja Hakola;Aki Koskinen

  • Effect of Shiftwork on Systemic Markers of Inflammation

    Sampsa Puttonen;Katriina Viitasalo;Mikko Härmä

  • BIS/BAS sensitivity and self-rated affects during experimentally induced stress

    Tarja Heponiemi;Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen;Sampsa Puttonen;Niklas Ravaja

  • Depressive symptoms and the metabolic syndrome in childhood and adulthood: a prospective cohort study.

    Laura Pulkki-Råback;Marko Elovainio;Mika Kivimäki;Noora Mattsson

  • Temperament and depressive symptoms: a population-based longitudinal study on Cloninger's psychobiological temperament model.

    Marko Elovainio;Mika Kivimäki;Sampsa Puttonen;Tarja Heponiemi

  • Shift work in young adults and carotid artery intima–media thickness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

    Sampsa Puttonen;Mika Kivimäki;Marko Elovainio;Laura Pulkki-Råback

  • Cardiac autonomic reactivity and recovery in predicting carotid atherosclerosis: the cardiovascular risk in young Finns study.

    Tarja Heponiemi;Marko Elovainio;Laura Pulkki;Sampsa Puttonen

  • Environmental Stress Affects DNA Methylation of a CpG Rich Promoter Region of Serotonin Transporter Gene in a Nurse Cohort

    Jukka S. Alasaari;Markus Lagus;Hanna M. Ollila;Auli Toivola

  • High perceived stress is associated with unfavorable eating behavior in overweight and obese Finns of working age.

    Elina Järvelä-Reijonen;Leila Karhunen;Essi Sairanen;Sanni Rantala

  • Five-factor personality traits and sleep: Evidence from two population-based cohort studies

    Mirka Hintsanen;Sampsa Puttonen;Kylie Smith;Maria Törnroos

  • Subjective stress, objective heart rate variability-based stress, and recovery on workdays among overweight and psychologically distressed individuals: a cross-sectional study

    Tiina Föhr;Asko Tolvanen;Tero Myllymäki;Elina Järvelä-Reijonen

  • The longitudinal effects of social support and hostility on depressive tendencies.

    Tarja Heponiemi;Marko Elovainio;Mika Kivimäki;Laura Pulkki

  • Serotonin receptor 2A gene and the influence of childhood maternal nurturance on adulthood depressive symptoms.

    Markus Jokela;Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen;Mika Kivimäki;Sampsa Puttonen

  • The relationship between current and former shift work and the metabolic syndrome.

    Sampsa Puttonen;Katriina Viitasalo;Mikko Härmä

  • Effort-reward imbalance, heart rate, and heart rate variability: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    Mirka Hintsanen;Marko Elovainio;Sampsa Puttonen;Mika Kivimäki

  • Depressive symptoms and C-reactive protein: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    Marko Elovainio;Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen;Laura Pulkki-Råback;Mika Kivimäki

  • Food and nutrient intake among workers with different shift systems

    Katri Hemiö;Sampsa Puttonen;Katriina Viitasalo;Mikko Härmä

  • Experienced time pressure and stress: electronic health records usability and information technology competence play a role.

    Tuulikki Vehko;Hannele Hyppönen;Sampsa Puttonen;Sari Kujala

Frequent Co-Authors

Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Marko Elovainio
Marko Elovainio University of Helsinki
Jussi Vahtera
Jussi Vahtera Turku University Hospital
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Laura Pulkki-Råback
Laura Pulkki-Råback University of Helsinki
Jorma Viikari
Jorma Viikari Turku University Hospital
Mirka Hintsanen
Mirka Hintsanen University of Oulu
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Tarja Heponiemi
Tarja Heponiemi Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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