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 Simon Øverland sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 177 publications — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Simon Øverland sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Simon Øverland is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on psychology, health professions, and medicine. Within these broad areas, their work frequently addresses subfields such as general health professions, clinical psychology, and social psychology, alongside topics in health and epidemiology.
The scientist's research themes center on several main topics, including suicide and self-harm studies, mental health treatment and access, health disparities and outcomes, and employment and welfare studies. Additional areas of focus cover health, psychology, and well-being, global health care issues, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
Key papers published by Simon Øverland include:
Simon Øverland has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Jens Christoffer Skogen, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Jonas Minet Kinge, Dan J. Stein, and Børge Sivertsen. These collaborations have contributed to publications spread across key venues such as the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, and the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Their research output notably emphasizes population-based studies and register-based analyses, addressing public health questions related to mental disorders, socioeconomic factors, and the influence of social media on mental health behaviors. The work often utilizes epidemiological approaches to explore risk factors and outcomes associated with mental health conditions.
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