Gerd Kvale

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Gerd Kvale is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd Kvale has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Clinical Psychology, 56 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gerd Kvale's work include Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (48 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (46 papers) and Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques (27 papers). Gerd Kvale is often cited by papers focused on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (48 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (46 papers) and Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques (27 papers). Gerd Kvale collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Sweden and United States. Gerd Kvale's co-authors include Magne Raadal, Bjarne Hansen, Lars‐Göran Öst, Erik Skaret, Einar Berg, Audun Havnen, Ståle Pallesen, Odd E. Havik, Geir Høstmark Nielsen and Inger Hilde Nordhus and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Gerd Kvale

122 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Cognitive behavioral treatments of obsessive–compulsive disorder. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published 1993–2014

2015 407 citations Lars‐Göran Öst, Audun Havnen et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerd Kvale Norway	35	1.8k	1.7k	1.2k	952	599	130	4.4k
Clarice Gorenstein Brazil	30	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	815 0.7×	92 0.1×	939 1.6×	109	4.8k
Stephan Doering Austria	31	308 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	175 0.1×	116 0.1×	617 1.0×	118	3.2k
Karen E. Waldie New Zealand	33	576 0.3×	725 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	65 0.1×	655 1.1×	149	3.7k
Cynthia D. Myers United States	26	191 0.1×	369 0.2×	775 0.7×	107 0.1×	746 1.2×	47	4.2k
Jordi Miró Spain	34	283 0.2×	609 0.4×	700 0.6×	62 0.1×	867 1.4×	196	4.7k
Christina Liossi United Kingdom	34	442 0.2×	391 0.2×	872 0.7×	41 0.0×	622 1.0×	127	3.3k
Emily J. Bartley United States	32	254 0.1×	396 0.2×	665 0.6×	55 0.1×	948 1.6×	93	3.8k
Katja Petrowski Germany	31	611 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	291 0.2×	41 0.0×	369 0.6×	196	3.5k
Carol M. Greco United States	28	484 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	593 0.5×	31 0.0×	498 0.8×	87	3.5k
Raghuram Nagarathna India	43	338 0.2×	2.1k 1.2×	261 0.2×	48 0.1×	435 0.7×	176	5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerd Kvale

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Kvale, Gerd, Bjarne Hansen, Kristen Hagen, et al.. (2025). Preliminary effectiveness of the Bergen 4-day treatment for OCD in Iceland. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 54(5). 626–643.

Wilhelmsen‐Langeland, Ane, Kirsten Lomborg, Marjolein M. Iversen, et al.. (2025). Experiences With a Novel Micro-Choice-Based Concentrated Group Intervention for People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study. PubMed. 51(1). 36–46. 2 indexed citations

Katrinli, Şeyma, Matthew Halvorsen, Anne-Kristin Stavrum, et al.. (2025). Optimizing genetic ancestry adjustment in DNA methylation studies: a comparative analysis of approaches. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 18(1). 69–69.

Jürgensen, Marte, et al.. (2024). Sustained improvements in sick leave, fatigue and functional status following a concentrated micro-choice based treatment for patients with long COVID: A 1 year prospective uncontrolled study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 189. 112023–112023.

Espehaug, Birgitte, et al.. (2023). Relationship between exercise capacity and fatigue, dyspnea, and lung function in non‐hospitalized patients with longCOVID. Physiological Reports. 11(22). e15850–e15850. 7 indexed citations

Öst, Lars‐Göran, Pia Enebrink, Anna Finnes, et al.. (2023). Cognitive behavior therapy for adult post-traumatic stress disorder in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 166. 104323–104323. 11 indexed citations

Hagen, Kristen, Stian Solem, Jarle Eid, et al.. (2023). Changes in mental health symptoms from April (COVID-19 outbreak) to December 2020 in Norway: A two-wave study. Cogent Psychology. 10(1). 3 indexed citations

Jürgensen, Marte, et al.. (2023). A safe and effective micro-choice based rehabilitation for patients with long COVID: results from a quasi-experimental study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9423–9423. 25 indexed citations

Hagen, Kristen, et al.. (2022). Personality traits and hardiness as risk- and protective factors for mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Norwegian two-wave study. BMC Psychiatry. 22(1). 610–610. 10 indexed citations

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Öst, Lars‐Göran, Pia Enebrink, Anna Finnes, et al.. (2022). Cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 159. 104170–104170. 35 indexed citations

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Hagen, Kristen, Stian Solem, Jarle Eid, et al.. (2021). Mental health symptoms during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Norway: A cross-sectional survey study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 50(6). 730–737. 10 indexed citations

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Kvale, Gerd, Marte Jürgensen, Ane Wilhelmsen‐Langeland, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of Novel Concentrated Interdisciplinary Group Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Clinical Intervention Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(10). e32216–e32216. 12 indexed citations

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Riise, Eili N., et al.. (2019). Does Family Accommodation Predict Outcome of Concentrated Exposure and Response Prevention for Adolescents?. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 50(6). 975–986. 11 indexed citations

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Mataix‐Cols, David, Bjarne Hansen, Manuel Mattheisen, et al.. (2019). Nordic OCD & Related Disorders Consortium: Rationale, design, and methods. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 183(1). 38–50. 11 indexed citations

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Aßmus, Jörg, et al.. (2018). A 4-Day Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for CFS/ME. An Open Study, With 1-Year Follow-Up. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 9. 720–720. 14 indexed citations

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Thorsen, Anders Lillevik, Stella J. de Wit, Froukje E. de Vries, et al.. (2018). Emotion Regulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Unaffected Siblings, and Unrelated Healthy Control Participants. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 4(4). 352–360. 18 indexed citations

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Öst, Lars‐Göran, Eili N. Riise, Gro Janne Wergeland, Bjarne Hansen, & Gerd Kvale. (2016). Cognitive behavioral and pharmacological treatments of OCD in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 43. 58–69. 144 indexed citations

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Sivertsen, Børge, Siri Omvik, Ståle Pallesen, et al.. (2006). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Zopiclone for Treatment of Chronic Primary Insomnia in Older Adults. JAMA. 295(24). 2851–2851. 411 indexed citations

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Weinstein, Philip, Magne Raadal, Suwastika Naidu, et al.. (2003). A videotaped intervention to enhance child control and reduce anxiety of the pain of dental injections.. PubMed. 4(4). 181–5. 17 indexed citations

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Kvale, Gerd, et al.. (1997). Validation of the Dental Fear Scale and the Dental Belief Survey in a Norwegian sample. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 25(2). 160–164. 73 indexed citations

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