Einar Thorsteinsson

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Einar Thorsteinsson is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Einar Thorsteinsson has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Clinical Psychology, 36 papers in Social Psychology and 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Einar Thorsteinsson's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (10 papers) and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (10 papers). Einar Thorsteinsson is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (10 papers) and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (10 papers). Einar Thorsteinsson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Iceland. Einar Thorsteinsson's co-authors include John M. Malouff, Nicola S. Schutte, Sally E. Rooke, Navjot Bhullar, Rhonda Brown, Donald W. Hine, Jack E. James, Natasha M. Loi, Madeleine Gregg and Wendy J. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Psychology Review.

In The Last Decade

Einar Thorsteinsson

113 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A meta-analytic investigation of the relationship between emotional intelligence and health
    2006 560 citations Nicola S. Schutte, John M. Malouff et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Einar Thorsteinsson Australia 36 2.4k 1.9k 1.0k 899 834 121 5.4k
Espen Røysamb Norway 45 3.4k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 539 0.6× 197 6.9k
Cynthia A. Berg United States 48 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 781 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 533 0.6× 203 6.5k
C. S. Bergeman United States 39 2.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.5× 666 0.7× 897 1.1× 94 5.7k
Linda J. Luecken United States 39 3.1k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 888 1.0× 390 0.5× 125 6.3k
Scott A. Baldwin United States 40 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 997 1.0× 731 0.8× 739 0.9× 107 5.6k
Bärbel Knaüper Canada 40 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 854 0.8× 873 1.0× 911 1.1× 126 5.1k
Oddgeir Friborg Norway 39 4.4k 1.8× 1.0k 0.5× 758 0.7× 712 0.8× 902 1.1× 121 6.4k
Tara L. Gruenewald United States 42 2.5k 1.0× 3.0k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 96 9.2k
Scott B. Morris United States 26 2.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 948 0.9× 735 0.8× 541 0.6× 65 6.9k
Patrick D. Quinn United States 30 1.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 905 0.9× 617 0.7× 725 0.9× 93 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Einar Thorsteinsson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Einar Thorsteinsson

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All Works

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Thorsteinsson, Einar, et al.. (2025). Social and emotional wellbeing of children from Australian military families: Insight from early childhood educators. Family Court Review. 63(4). 685–700.
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Cosma, Alina, Thomas Potrebny, Einar Thorsteinsson, et al.. (2024). Three Decades of Adolescent Health: Unveiling Global Trends Across 41 Countries in Psychological and Somatic Complaints (1994–2022). International Journal of Public Health. 69. 1607774–1607774.
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Thorsteinsson, Einar, et al.. (2024). Childbirth self-efficacy and birth related PTSD symptoms: an online childbirth education randomised controlled trial for mothers. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 668–668. 5 indexed citations
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Thorsteinsson, Einar, et al.. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 Related Distress on Antenatal Depression in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(6). 4783–4783. 3 indexed citations
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Thorsteinsson, Einar, et al.. (2023). Bullying victimization CBT: a proposed psychological intervention for adolescent bullying victims. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1122843–1122843. 8 indexed citations
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Cosma, Alina, András Költő, Honor Young, et al.. (2022). Romantic love and involvement in bullying and cyberbullying in 15-year-old adolescents from eight European countries and regions. Journal of LGBT Youth. 20(1). 33–54. 3 indexed citations
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Thorsteinsson, Einar, Andrea Hjálmsdóttir, & Þóroddur Bjarnason. (2021). Perceptions of Gender Equality among Icelandic Year 10 Adolescents: Population Studies 1992, 2006, and 2014. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 294–305. 2 indexed citations
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Spittle, Michael, et al.. (2020). Effect of task complexity on ipsilateral motor response programming to physically presented and imagined stimuli. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 74(4). 760–770. 3 indexed citations
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Költő, András, Alina Cosma, Nathalie Moreau, et al.. (2020). Self-Reported Health and Patterns of Romantic Love in Adolescents from Eight European Countries and Regions. LGBT Health. 7(2). 90–100. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, Rhonda, et al.. (2017). Can body temperature dysregulation explain the co-occurrence between overweight/obesity, sleep impairment, late-night eating, and a sedentary lifestyle?. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 22(4). 599–608. 10 indexed citations
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Schutte, Nicola S., John M. Malouff, & Einar Thorsteinsson. (2013). Increasing emotional intelligence through training : current status and future directions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 157 indexed citations
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Brown, Rhonda, et al.. (2011). Stress, depression, workplace and social supports and burnout in intellectual disability support staff. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 55(5). 500–510. 114 indexed citations
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Coventry, William L., Sarah E. Medland, Naomi R. Wray, et al.. (2009). Phenotypic and Discordant-Monozygotic Analyses of Stress and Perceived Social Support as Antecedents to or Sequelae of Risk for Depression. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 12(5). 469–488. 6 indexed citations
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Malouff, John M., Einar Thorsteinsson, Nicola S. Schutte, & Sally E. Rooke. (2009). Effects of Vicarious Punishment: A Meta-Analysis. The Journal of General Psychology. 136(3). 271–286. 18 indexed citations
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Thorsteinsson, Einar & Rhonda Brown. (2008). Mediators and moderators of the stressor–fatigue relationship in nonclinical samples. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 66(1). 21–29. 38 indexed citations
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Gregg, Madeleine, Jack E. James, Thomas A. Matyas, & Einar Thorsteinsson. (1999). Hemodynamic profile of stress-induced anticipation and recovery. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 34(2). 147–162. 82 indexed citations

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