Jarmo Hietala

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
239 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Jarmo Hietala is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Jarmo Hietala has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 76 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 55 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Jarmo Hietala's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (91 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (62 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (44 papers). Jarmo Hietala is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (91 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (62 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (44 papers). Jarmo Hietala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and United Kingdom. Jarmo Hietala's co-authors include Erkka Syvälahti, Kjell Någren, Tiina Pohjalainen, Juha O. Rinne, Aki Laakso, Jussi Hirvonen, Mikko Kuoppamäki, Raimo K. R. Salokangas, Jaana Kajander and Harry Vilkman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Jarmo Hietala

231 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

The A1 allele of the human D2 dopamine receptor gene predicts low D2 receptor availability in healthy volunteers

1998 570 citations Tiina Pohjalainen, Juha O. Rinne et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jarmo Hietala Finland	55	4.4k	2.8k	2.6k	1.8k	1.3k	239	10.1k
S. John Gatley United States	51	6.5k 1.5×	3.0k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	130	11.7k
Mark Slifstein United States	57	5.6k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	3.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	147	10.3k
Jeffrey H. Meyer Canada	50	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	153	9.9k
William G. Honer Canada	59	3.1k 0.7×	5.1k 1.8×	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	979 0.8×	406	14.0k
Nora D. Volkow United States	33	5.2k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.0×	867 0.7×	57	9.2k
Fritz A. Henn Germany	56	5.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	913 0.7×	207	11.6k
Christopher Wong United States	52	5.3k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	91	12.2k
Masaomi Iyo Japan	60	6.8k 1.5×	2.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	4.3k 2.3×	1.8k 1.4×	405	15.3k
Alessandro Bertolino Italy	57	4.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	5.8k 2.2×	2.4k 1.3×	658 0.5×	217	13.0k
Grażyna Rajkowska United States	50	4.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	112	12.9k

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Salokangas, Raimo K. R., et al.. (2025). Childhood adversities and long-term sleep problems: The mediating role of affective symptoms. A prospective population study. Sleep Medicine. 128. 110–116. 1 indexed citations

Koponen, Marjaana, et al.. (2025). Bipolar Disorder as a Long‐Term Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease: A Nationwide Case–Control Study. Movement Disorders. 41(3). 690–698. 1 indexed citations

Saarinen, Aino, et al.. (2025). Childhood family environment and μ-opioid receptor availability in vivo in adulthood. Neuropsychopharmacology. 50(7). 1130–1135. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Lihua, Jouni Tuisku, Valtteri Kaasinen, et al.. (2024). Seasonal variation in D2/3 dopamine receptor availability in the human brain. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 51(11). 3284–3291. 2 indexed citations

Eskelinen, Saana, Tiina From, Heikki Laurikainen, et al.. (2024). Psychosis metabolic risk calculator ( PsyMetRiC ) in early psychosis: External validation study in Finland. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 151(1). 56–68. 1 indexed citations

Taipale, Heidi, Antti Tanskanen, Terhi Kurko, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of high-dose benzodiazepine use: nationwide cohort study on new benzodiazepine users with 5-year follow-up. BJPsych Open. 10(5). e158–e158. 1 indexed citations

Saarinen, Aino, Jarmo Hietala, Leo‐Pekka Lyytikäinen, et al.. (2023). Polygenic risk for schizophrenia predicting social trajectories in a general population sample. Psychological Medicine. 54(8). 1589–1597. 3 indexed citations

Saarinen, Aino, Saara Marttila, Pashupati P. Mishra, et al.. (2023). Polygenic risk for schizophrenia, social dispositions, and pace of epigenetic aging: Results from the Young Finns Study. Aging Cell. 23(3). e14052–e14052. 2 indexed citations

Lindgren, Maija, Sebastian Therman, Tiina From, et al.. (2022). Extrapyramidal symptoms predict cognitive performance after first-episode psychosis. Schizophrenia. 8(1). 64–64. 2 indexed citations

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Torniainen‐Holm, Minna, Markku Lähteenvuo, Jarmo Hietala, et al.. (2022). Substance Use and Sleep Problems in Patients With Psychotic Disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. 4(1). sgac073–sgac073. 1 indexed citations

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Lamichhane, Santosh, Alex M. Dickens, Partho Sen, et al.. (2020). Association Between Circulating Lipids and Future Weight Gain in Individuals With an At-Risk Mental State and in First-Episode Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 47(1). 160–169. 8 indexed citations

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Kantonen, Tatu, Tomi Karjalainen, Janne Isojärvi, et al.. (2020). Interindividual variability and lateralization of μ-opioid receptors in the human brain. NeuroImage. 217. 116922–116922. 66 indexed citations

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Tuominen, Lauri, Jouko Miettunen, Dara M. Cannon, et al.. (2017). Neuroticism Associates with Cerebral in Vivo Serotonin Transporter Binding Differently in Males and Females. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 20(12). 963–970. 15 indexed citations

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Kronström, Kim, Jouko K. Salminen, Jarmo Hietala, et al.. (2010). Personality traits and recovery from major depressive disorder. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 65(1). 52–57. 8 indexed citations

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Hirvonen, Jussi, Hasse Karlsson, Jaana Kajander, et al.. (2007). Decreased brain serotonin 5-HT1A receptor availability in medication-naive patients with major depressive disorder: an in-vivo imaging study using PET and [carbonyl-11C]WAY-100635. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11(4). 465–76. 129 indexed citations

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Tiihonen, Jari, Anna Keski‐Rahkonen, Jaana Kajander, et al.. (2004). Brain serotonin 1A receptor binding in bulimia nervosa. Biological Psychiatry. 55(8). 871–873. 57 indexed citations

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Farde, Lars, Per Karlsson, Jarmo Hietala, et al.. (1997). A PET-study of [ 11 C]FLB 457 binding to extrastriatal D 2 -dopamine receptors in healthy subjects and antipsychotic drug-treated patients. Psychopharmacology. 133(4). 396–404. 154 indexed citations

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Kuoppamäki, Mikko, Esa-Pekka Pälvimäki, Jarmo Hietala, & Erkka Syvälahti. (1995). Differential Regulation of Rat 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C Receptors after Chronic Treatment with Clozapine, Chlorpromazine and Three Putative Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs. Neuropsychopharmacology. 13(2). 139–150. 16 indexed citations

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Syvälahti, Erkka, Tiina Pohjalainen, Esa R. Korpi, et al.. (1994). Dopamine D₂ Receptor Gene Expression in Rat Lines Selected for Differences in Voluntary Alcohol Consumption. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 18(4). 1029–1031. 25 indexed citations

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Koulu, Markku, Jaakko Lappalainen, Jarmo Hietala, & Birgitta Sjöholm. (1990). Effects of chronic administration of ondansetron (GR38032F), a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, on monoamine metabolism in mesolimbic and nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons and on striatal D2-receptor binding. Psychopharmacology. 101(2). 168–171. 18 indexed citations

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