Jan Saarela

2.0k total citations
88 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Jan Saarela is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Saarela has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Health, 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 28 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jan Saarela's work include Health disparities and outcomes (35 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (19 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (18 papers). Jan Saarela is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (35 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (19 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (18 papers). Jan Saarela collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United States. Jan Saarela's co-authors include Mikael Rostila, Fjalar Finnäs, Ichiro Kawachi, Dan‐Olof Rooth, Anders Hjern, Lisbeth Fagerström, Lisa Berg, Ichiro Kawachi, Vegard Skirbekk and Kaarina Reini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Jan Saarela

83 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Saarela Finland 21 617 496 425 352 201 88 1.4k
Denise L. Spitzer Canada 22 627 1.0× 626 1.3× 650 1.5× 208 0.6× 105 0.5× 56 1.5k
Andrew Fenelon United States 20 335 0.5× 463 0.9× 678 1.6× 654 1.9× 151 0.8× 45 1.4k
Cynthia G. Colen United States 17 289 0.5× 450 0.9× 499 1.2× 538 1.5× 81 0.4× 32 1.4k
Katarina Swahnberg Sweden 24 693 1.1× 469 0.9× 459 1.1× 636 1.8× 163 0.8× 101 1.7k
Elizabeth Ananat United States 16 384 0.6× 399 0.8× 303 0.7× 115 0.3× 194 1.0× 32 1.2k
Hadass Goldblatt Israel 22 811 1.3× 476 1.0× 484 1.1× 240 0.7× 95 0.5× 69 1.6k
Stela Nazareth Meneghel Brazil 21 358 0.6× 428 0.9× 457 1.1× 588 1.7× 309 1.5× 108 1.3k
Audrey N. Beck United States 17 230 0.4× 505 1.0× 295 0.7× 359 1.0× 375 1.9× 31 1.2k
Frank Trovato Canada 20 412 0.7× 453 0.9× 497 1.2× 561 1.6× 341 1.7× 79 1.3k
Kelly Noonan United States 14 259 0.4× 265 0.5× 411 1.0× 193 0.5× 86 0.4× 21 841

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Saarela

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Saarela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Saarela

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jan Saarela. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jan Saarela based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jan Saarela. Jan Saarela is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saarela, Jan, et al.. (2025). Life expectancy by religious affiliation in Finland 1972–2020. Demographic Research. 52. 519–534. 1 indexed citations
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Saarela, Jan, et al.. (2024). First Partner Choice in a Native Minority: The Role of Own and Parental Ethnolinguistic Affiliation. European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie. 40(1). 3–3.
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Reini, Kaarina, Martin Kolk, & Jan Saarela. (2024). Religion and mental health in young adulthood: a register-based study on differences by religious affiliation in sickness absence due to mental disorders in Finland. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 78(6). 374–379. 2 indexed citations
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Kolk, Martin & Jan Saarela. (2024). Religion and Fertility: A Longitudinal Register Study Examining Differences by Sex, Parity, Partner’s Religion, and Religious Conversion in Finland. European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie. 40(1). 9–9. 4 indexed citations
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Saarela, Jan, et al.. (2024). Kinship, heritage, and ethnic choice: ethnolinguistic registration across four generations in contemporary Finland. European Sociological Review. 41(1). 52–67. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Ben, Matthew Wallace, & Jan Saarela. (2024). Understanding the Intergenerational Impact of Migration: An Adult Mortality Advantage for the Children of Forced Migrants?. Epidemiology. 35(5). 589–596. 1 indexed citations
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Grotta, Alessandra, Can Liu, Ayako Hiyoshi, et al.. (2023). Suicide Around the Anniversary of a Parent’s Death in Sweden. JAMA Network Open. 6(4). e236951–e236951. 3 indexed citations
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Jalovaara, Marika, et al.. (2023). A matter of time: Bateman's principles and mating success as count and duration across social strata in contemporary Finland. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2002). 20231061–20231061. 3 indexed citations
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Saarela, Jan & Ben Wilson. (2022). Forced Migration and the Childbearing of Women and Men: A Disruption of the Tempo and Quantum of Fertility?. Demography. 59(2). 707–729. 8 indexed citations
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Jalovaara, Marika, et al.. (2022). Less Is More? Repartnering and Completed Cohort Fertility in Finland. Demography. 59(6). 2321–2339. 6 indexed citations
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Hiyoshi, Ayako, Lisa Berg, Jan Saarela, et al.. (2022). Substance use disorder and suicide-related behaviour around dates of parental death and its anniversaries: a register-based cohort study. The Lancet Public Health. 7(8). e683–e693. 11 indexed citations
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Fagerström, Lisbeth, et al.. (2018). Nursing workload, patient safety incidents and mortality: an observational study from Finland. BMJ Open. 8(4). e016367–e016367. 102 indexed citations
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Saarela, Jan & Fjalar Finnäs. (2014). Sex composition of children, parental separation, and parity progression. Demographic Research. 1 indexed citations
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Rostila, Mikael, Jan Saarela, & Ichiro Kawachi. (2013). Suicide following the death of a sibling: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden. BMJ Open. 3(4). e002618–e002618. 51 indexed citations
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Rostila, Mikael, Jan Saarela, & Ichiro Kawachi. (2013). Fatal Stroke after the Death of a Sibling: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study from Sweden. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56994–e56994. 26 indexed citations
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Rostila, Mikael, Jan Saarela, & Ichiro Kawachi. (2012). The Forgotten Griever: A Nationwide Follow-up Study of Mortality Subsequent to the Death of a Sibling. American Journal of Epidemiology. 176(4). 338–346. 72 indexed citations
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Saarela, Jan. (2006). Wealth in Two Ethnic Groups: The Role of Internal Migration Background. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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