Isabell Brikell

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Isabell Brikell is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabell Brikell has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 27 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 25 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Isabell Brikell's work include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (40 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (15 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (12 papers). Isabell Brikell is often cited by papers focused on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (40 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (15 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (12 papers). Isabell Brikell collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Isabell Brikell's co-authors include Henrik Larsson, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Paul Lichtenstein, Søren Dalsgaard, Zheng Chang, Joanna Martin, Brian M. D’Onofrio, Theresa Wimberley, Preben Bo Mortensen and Samuele Cortese and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Isabell Brikell

59 papers receiving 1.7k 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. Incidence Rates and Cumulative Incidences of the Full Spectrum of Diagnosed Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
    2019 287 citations Søren Dalsgaard, Isabell Brikell et al. profile →
  2. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    2024 99 citations Stephen V. Faraone, Mark A. Bellgrove et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
  3. ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality in Individuals With ADHD
    2024 48 citations Lin Li, Nanbo Zhu 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
Isabell Brikell Sweden 22 1.0k 578 449 224 207 70 1.7k
Olga Eyre United Kingdom 17 791 0.8× 358 0.6× 737 1.6× 149 0.7× 82 0.4× 28 1.6k
Covadonga M. Díaz‐Caneja Spain 24 1.1k 1.0× 447 0.8× 749 1.7× 100 0.4× 160 0.8× 95 2.2k
Anne Halmøy Norway 24 1.5k 1.5× 772 1.3× 425 0.9× 185 0.8× 89 0.4× 54 2.0k
Merete Glenne Øie Norway 28 1.5k 1.4× 805 1.4× 664 1.5× 144 0.6× 111 0.5× 95 2.2k
Christina Mohr Jensen Denmark 17 1.6k 1.6× 962 1.7× 816 1.8× 174 0.8× 127 0.6× 31 2.2k
Beate Oerbeck Norway 22 489 0.5× 452 0.8× 511 1.1× 255 1.1× 85 0.4× 46 1.2k
Carlos Renato Moreira Maia Brazil 14 946 0.9× 386 0.7× 279 0.6× 236 1.1× 53 0.3× 28 1.3k
Nicole R. Karcher United States 21 685 0.7× 486 0.8× 526 1.2× 286 1.3× 88 0.4× 73 1.7k
Molly A. Nikolas United States 24 1.5k 1.4× 968 1.7× 773 1.7× 207 0.9× 94 0.5× 46 2.4k
Nicolas Bodeau France 25 738 0.7× 715 1.2× 689 1.5× 248 1.1× 199 1.0× 56 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isabell Brikell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holmberg, Anna, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Henrik Larsson, et al.. (2025). Multigenerational family coaggregation study of obsessive-compulsive disorder and cardiometabolic disorders. BMJ Mental Health. 28(1). e301323–e301323. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Le, Nanbo Zhu, Arvid Sjölander, et al.. (2025). ADHD drug treatment and risk of suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, accidental injuries, transport accidents, and criminality: emulation of target trials. BMJ. 390. e083658–e083658. 6 indexed citations
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Garcia‐Argibay, Miguel, Zheng Chang, Isabell Brikell, et al.. (2025). Evaluating ADHD medication trial representativeness: a Swedish population-based study comparing hypothetically trial-eligible and trial-ineligible individuals. The Lancet Psychiatry. 12(2). 131–139. 5 indexed citations
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Kuja‐Halkola, Ralf, Agnieszka Butwicka, Ebba Du Rietz, et al.. (2025). Sex differences in psychiatric diagnoses preceding autism diagnosis and their stability post autism diagnosis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 66(8). 1170–1181. 1 indexed citations
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Farhat, Luís C., Kayoko Isomura, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, et al.. (2025). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 1,234 individuals diagnosed with trichotillomania in the Swedish National Patient Register. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 10396–10396. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Kejia, Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2025). Risk factors, impact, and healthcare use related to initial suicide attempts: comprehensive analysis of Swedish population. PubMed. 4(1). e001129–e001129.
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Wimberley, Theresa, Isabell Brikell, Aske Astrup, et al.. (2024). Shared familial risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders: a nationwide multigenerational genetics study. Psychological Medicine. 54(11). 2976–2985. 5 indexed citations
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Madsen, Kathrine Bang, Mette Bliddal, Charlotte Skoglund, et al.. (2024). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication Use Trajectories Among Women in the Perinatal Period. CNS Drugs. 38(4). 303–314. 5 indexed citations
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Faraone, Stephen V., Mark A. Bellgrove, Isabell Brikell, et al.. (2024). Author Correction: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 10(1). 29–29. 1 indexed citations
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Kuja‐Halkola, Ralf, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Isabell Brikell, et al.. (2024). Association between severe childhood infections and subsequent risk of OCD is largely explained by shared familial factors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). e301203–e301203.
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Cruz, Lorena Fernández de la, Kayoko Isomura, Paul Lichtenstein, et al.. (2024). All cause and cause specific mortality in obsessive-compulsive disorder: nationwide matched cohort and sibling cohort study. BMJ. 384. e077564–e077564. 15 indexed citations
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Faraone, Stephen V., Mark A. Bellgrove, Isabell Brikell, et al.. (2024). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 10(1). 11–11. 99 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fang, Fang, Filip K. Arnberg, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2024). Sex differences in clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders over the lifespan: a nationwide register-based study in Sweden. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 47. 101105–101105. 9 indexed citations
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Cruz, Lorena Fernández de la, Kayoko Isomura, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2024). All‐Cause and Cause‐Specific Mortality in Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder. Movement Disorders. 40(2). 335–344. 1 indexed citations
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Cruz, Lorena Fernández de la, Jan C. Beucke, Eva Hesselmark, et al.. (2024). A Population-Based Multigenerational Family Coaggregation Study of Severe Infections and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 97(7). 672–677.
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Garcia‐Argibay, Miguel, Isabell Brikell, Anita Thapar, et al.. (2023). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: Evidence From Multiple Genetically Informed Designs. Biological Psychiatry. 95(5). 444–452. 10 indexed citations
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Brikell, Isabell, Christie L. Burton, Nina Roth Mota, & Joanna Martin. (2021). Insights into attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from recent genetic studies. Psychological Medicine. 51(13). 2274–2286. 20 indexed citations
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Brikell, Isabell, Theresa Wimberley, Clara Albiñana, et al.. (2021). Genetic, Clinical, and Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Stimulant Treatment Outcomes in ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry. 178(9). 854–864. 18 indexed citations
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Brikell, Isabell, Qi Chen, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2019). Medication treatment for attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the risk of acute seizures in individuals with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 60(2). 284–293. 35 indexed citations
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Wimberley, Theresa, Esben Agerbo, Henriette Thisted Horsdal, et al.. (2019). Genetic liability to ADHD and substance use disorders in individuals with ADHD. Addiction. 115(7). 1368–1377. 43 indexed citations

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