Olav Vassend

2.6k total citations
59 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Olav Vassend is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Olav Vassend has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 15 papers in Clinical Psychology and 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Olav Vassend's work include Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (12 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (11 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers). Olav Vassend is often cited by papers focused on Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (12 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (11 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers). Olav Vassend collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and United Kingdom. Olav Vassend's co-authors include Anders Skrondal, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, Espen Røysamb, Donald D. Price, Audun Stubhaug, Jennifer R. Harris, Tiril Willumsen, Ragnhild Halvorsen and Stein Knardahl and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Olav Vassend

54 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olav Vassend Norway 26 459 425 350 332 284 59 1.8k
Douglas A. Bernstein United States 24 745 1.6× 693 1.6× 360 1.0× 190 0.6× 215 0.8× 59 2.3k
Robert A. Reeve Australia 25 345 0.8× 217 0.5× 63 0.2× 177 0.5× 82 0.3× 54 2.3k
Michael R. Nash United States 29 293 0.6× 1.1k 2.7× 148 0.4× 383 1.2× 138 0.5× 131 3.0k
Bram Dierckx Netherlands 18 247 0.5× 495 1.2× 44 0.1× 362 1.1× 125 0.4× 48 1.7k
Stephan Doering Austria 31 308 0.7× 1.9k 4.6× 116 0.3× 617 1.9× 106 0.4× 118 3.2k
Janel Gauthier Canada 22 474 1.0× 564 1.3× 32 0.1× 341 1.0× 145 0.5× 56 1.8k
Karen E. Waldie New Zealand 33 576 1.3× 725 1.7× 65 0.2× 655 2.0× 245 0.9× 149 3.7k
Ephrem Fernández United States 21 410 0.9× 804 1.9× 19 0.1× 382 1.2× 299 1.1× 67 2.3k
Jeroen S. Legerstee Netherlands 22 788 1.7× 1.4k 3.2× 45 0.1× 229 0.7× 137 0.5× 57 2.8k
Óscar M. Lozano Spain 24 438 1.0× 791 1.9× 43 0.1× 467 1.4× 51 0.2× 128 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olav Vassend

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All Works

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Laeng, Bruno, Olav Vassend, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, et al.. (2025). The role of Big Five personality domains and facets in musical sensibility: a twin study. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 13559–13559.
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Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi, Olav Vassend, Espen Røysamb, et al.. (2024). Attachment and Political Personality are Heritable and Distinct Systems, and Both Share Genetics with Interpersonal Trust and Altruism. Behavior Genetics. 54(4). 321–332. 1 indexed citations
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Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi, Jennifer Sheehy‐Skeffington, Olav Vassend, et al.. (2024). The genetic underpinnings of right‐wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation explain political attitudes beyond Big Five personality. Journal of Personality. 92(6). 1744–1758. 7 indexed citations
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Anđelić, Nada, Eirik Helseth, Olav Vassend, et al.. (2022). Impact of Somatic Vulnerability, Psychosocial Robustness and Injury-Related Factors on Fatigue following Traumatic Brain Injury—A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(6). 1733–1733. 3 indexed citations
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Anđelić, Nada, Eirik Helseth, Olav Vassend, et al.. (2022). Stability and Change in Biopsychosocial Factors Associated With Fatigue 6 and 12 Months After Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploratory Multilevel Study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 38(4). E244–E253. 2 indexed citations
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Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi, Jennifer Sheehy‐Skeffington, Espen Røysamb, et al.. (2022). Justice sensitivity is undergirded by separate heritable motivations to be morally principled and opportunistic. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 5402–5402. 5 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav, Espen Røysamb, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, & Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski. (2018). Fatigue symptoms in relation to neuroticism, anxiety-depression, and musculoskeletal pain. A longitudinal twin study. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0198594–e0198594. 48 indexed citations
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Røysamb, Espen, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, & Olav Vassend. (2018). Genetics, personality and wellbeing. A twin study of traits, facets and life satisfaction. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12298–12298. 57 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav, Espen Røysamb, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, & Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski. (2017). Musculoskeletal complaints, anxiety–depression symptoms, and neuroticism: A study of middle-aged twins.. Health Psychology. 36(8). 729–739. 10 indexed citations
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Mohn, Christine, Olav Vassend, & Stein Knardahl. (2012). Cardiovascular responses to and modulation of pressure pain sensitivity in normotensive, pain-free women. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 3(3). 165–169.
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Mohn, Christine, Olav Vassend, & Stein Knardahl. (2011). Psychophysiological responses to pain stimulation and cognitive tasks in female temporomandibular disorder patients. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 2(2). 72–82. 3 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav, Espen Røysamb, & Christopher Sivert Nielsen. (2010). Dental anxiety in relation to neuroticism and pain sensitivity. A twin study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 25(2). 302–308. 28 indexed citations
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Mohn, Christine, Olav Vassend, & Stein Knardahl. (2008). Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Women With Temporomandibular Disorders and Pain-free Controls: The Relationship to Orofacial Muscular Contraction and Cardiovascular Responses. Clinical Journal of Pain. 24(4). 343–352. 29 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav & Stein Knardahl. (2004). Effects of repeated electrocutaneous pain stimulation on facial blood flow. Biological Psychology. 68(2). 163–178. 13 indexed citations
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Willumsen, Tiril & Olav Vassend. (2003). Effects of cognitive therapy, applied relaxation and nitrous oxide sedation. A five-year follow-up study of patients treated for dental fear. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 61(2). 93–99. 33 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav & Stein Knardahl. (2003). Cardiovascular responsiveness to brief cognitive challenges and pain sensitivity in women. European Journal of Pain. 8(4). 315–324. 10 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav, et al.. (1995). Dental anxiety, utilisation of dental services, and DMFS status in Norwegian military recruits.. PubMed. 12(2). 100–3. 33 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav, Berit Schie Krogstad, & Bjørn L. Dahl. (1995). Negative affectivity, somatic complaints, and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 39(7). 889–899. 42 indexed citations
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Vassend, Olav. (1987). Personality, Imaginative Involvement, and Self-Reported Somatic Complaints: Relevance to the Concept of Alexithymia. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 47(2). 74–81. 18 indexed citations

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