Lars Weisæth

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Lars Weisæth is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Emergency Medical Services and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Weisæth has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Clinical Psychology, 19 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lars Weisæth's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (44 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (23 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (20 papers). Lars Weisæth is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (44 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (23 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (20 papers). Lars Weisæth collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Lars Weisæth's co-authors include Trond Heir, Pål Kristensen, Ajmal Hussain, Venke A. Johansen, Dag Erik Eilertsen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Marit Skogstad, Arve Lie, Lars Mehlum and Barbro Renck and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Lars Weisæth

63 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Bereavement and Mental Health after Sudden and Violent Losses: A Review

2012 337 citations Pål Kristensen, Lars Weisæth et al. Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lars Weisæth Norway	27	1.9k	437	366	285	193	68	2.4k
Craig L. Katz United States	24	1.5k 0.8×	525 1.2×	447 1.2×	263 0.9×	179 0.9×	112	2.1k
Eva Alisic Australia	25	1.8k 0.9×	327 0.7×	156 0.4×	485 1.7×	143 0.7×	86	2.4k
Kathleen Allden United States	9	1.4k 0.8×	326 0.7×	106 0.3×	272 1.0×	187 1.0×	10	1.8k
Elizabeth M. Smith United States	27	1.4k 0.7×	750 1.7×	402 1.1×	395 1.4×	105 0.5×	48	2.4k
Filip K. Arnberg Sweden	22	1.0k 0.5×	302 0.7×	197 0.5×	227 0.8×	206 1.1×	70	1.9k
Siri Thoresen Norway	27	1.5k 0.8×	317 0.7×	187 0.5×	359 1.3×	119 0.6×	70	2.0k
Tracey Varker Australia	25	1.4k 0.7×	366 0.8×	101 0.3×	188 0.7×	170 0.9×	73	2.0k
Amy Iversen United Kingdom	30	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 2.5×	157 0.4×	234 0.8×	215 1.1×	46	3.3k
Lynda R. Matthews Australia	22	815 0.4×	593 1.4×	108 0.3×	170 0.6×	213 1.1×	76	1.5k
Mary C. Grace United States	19	2.1k 1.1×	308 0.7×	416 1.1×	298 1.0×	67 0.3×	30	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lars Weisæth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Weisæth

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Heir, Trond, Ajmal Hussain, Pål Kristensen, & Lars Weisæth. (2021). Delayed post-traumatic stress and memory inflation of life-threatening events following a natural disaster: prospective study. BJPsych Open. 7(4). e132–e132. 7 indexed citations

Weisæth, Lars. (2020). Psychosocial intervention models and outcomes after a terror disaster. CNS Spectrums. 26(1). 92–100.

Kristensen, Pål, et al.. (2017). Optimizing Visits to the Site of Death for Bereaved Families After Disasters and Terrorist Events. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 12(4). 523–527. 5 indexed citations

Kristensen, Pål, Lars Weisæth, Ajmal Hussain, & Trond Heir. (2014). PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT AFTER LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY AFTER THE 2004 TSUNAMI. Depression and Anxiety. 32(1). 49–56. 49 indexed citations

Hussain, Ajmal, Lars Weisæth, & Trond Heir. (2013). Posttraumatic stress and symptom improvement in Norwegian tourists exposed to the 2004 tsunami – a longitudinal study. BMC Psychiatry. 13(1). 232–232. 28 indexed citations

Kristensen, Pål, et al.. (2012). Visiting the Site of Death: Experiences of the Bereaved after the 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami. Death Studies. 36(5). 462–476. 13 indexed citations

Kristensen, Pål, et al.. (2011). Parental Mental Health After the Accidental Death of a Son During Military Service. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 200(1). 63–68. 19 indexed citations

Klöckner, Christian A., et al.. (2011). Disaster survivors in their third decade: Trajectories of initial stress responses and long‐term course of mental health. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 24(3). 334–341. 20 indexed citations

Hussain, Ajmal, Lars Weisæth, & Trond Heir. (2010). Psychiatric disorders and functional impairment among disaster victims after exposure to a natural disaster: A population based study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 128(1-2). 135–141. 86 indexed citations

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Hussain, Ajmal, Lars Weisæth, & Trond Heir. (2010). Changes in religious beliefs and the relation of religiosity to posttraumatic stress and life satisfaction after a natural disaster. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 46(10). 1027–1032. 25 indexed citations

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Kornør, Hege, et al.. (2008). Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy to prevent chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 8(1). 81–81. 67 indexed citations

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Johansen, Venke A., Astrid Klopstad Wahl, & Lars Weisæth. (2008). Assaulted victims of nondomestic violence in Norway – injury, crime characteristics and emotions during the assault. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 22(3). 445–454. 13 indexed citations

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Heir, Trond & Lars Weisæth. (2008). Acute Disaster Exposure and Mental Health Complaints of Norwegian Tsunami Survivors Six Months Post Disaster. Psychiatry. 71(3). 266–276. 58 indexed citations

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Thoresen, Siri, et al.. (2008). Stressful but rewarding: Norwegian personnel mobilised for the 2004 tsunami disaster. Disasters. 33(3). 353–368. 41 indexed citations

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Christensen, Marit, et al.. (2007). Medier som skader og dreper. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

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Kornør, Hege, Dagfinn Winje, Øivind Ekeberg, et al.. (2007). Psykososiale tiltak ved kriser og ulykker. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo).

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Johansen, Venke A., Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Dag Erik Eilertsen, & Lars Weisæth. (2007). Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in physically injured victims of non-domestic violence. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 42(7). 583–593. 75 indexed citations

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Johansen, Venke A., Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Dag Erik Eilertsen, Berit Rokne Hanestad, & Lars Weisæth. (2006). Acute psychological reactions in assault victims of non-domestic violence: Peritraumatic dissociation, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 60(6). 452–462. 29 indexed citations

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Mårdberg, Bertil, et al.. (2002). Silent disaster: A European perspective on threat perception from Chernobyl far field fallout. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 15(6). 453–459. 17 indexed citations

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Hytten, Karsten & Lars Weisæth. (1989). Suicide among soldiers and young men in the Nordic countries 1977–1984. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 79(3). 224–228. 12 indexed citations

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