Paul Lichtenstein

98.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
854 papers, 47.1k citations indexed

About

Paul Lichtenstein is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lichtenstein has authored 854 papers receiving a total of 47.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 359 papers in Clinical Psychology, 250 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 169 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul Lichtenstein's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (171 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (129 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (121 papers). Paul Lichtenstein is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (171 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (129 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (121 papers). Paul Lichtenstein collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Paul Lichtenstein's co-authors include Henrik Larsson, Niklas Långström, Brian M. D’Onofrio, Christina M. Hultman, Nancy L. Pedersen, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Seena Fazel, Henrik Anckarsäter, Sven Cnattingius and Zheng Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lichtenstein

827 papers receiving 45.7k 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. Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
    2000 2.9k citations Paul Lichtenstein et al. profile →
  2. Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study
    2009 1.5k citations Paul Lichtenstein, Camilla Björk et al. profile →
  3. The Familial Risk of Autism
    2014 724 citations Paul Lichtenstein, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola et al. profile →
  4. Premature mortality in autism spectrum disorder
    2015 622 citations Marcus Boman, Henrik Larsson et al. profile →
  5. The Swedish Twin Registry: a unique resource for clinical, epidemiological and genetic studies
    2002 568 citations Paul Lichtenstein, Ulf dé Fairé et al. profile →
  6. The Heritability of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    2017 412 citations Paul Lichtenstein, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola et al. profile →
  7. Medication for Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder and Criminality
    2012 391 citations Paul Lichtenstein, Arvid Sjölander et al. profile →
  8. The risk factors for postpartum depression: A population-based study
    2017 287 citations Sven Cnattingius, Paul Lichtenstein et al. profile →
  9. Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior
    2019 213 citations Paul Lichtenstein, Sebastian Lundström et al. profile →
  10. ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality in Individuals With ADHD
    2024 48 citations Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Brian M. D’Onofrio et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Paul Lichtenstein 16.1k 11.9k 9.0k 7.7k 6.0k 854 47.1k
Dorret I. Boomsma 10.8k 0.7× 6.1k 0.5× 9.9k 1.1× 10.0k 1.3× 5.2k 0.9× 1.0k 47.4k
Ian J. Deary 7.5k 0.5× 10.5k 0.9× 10.8k 1.2× 8.5k 1.1× 6.8k 1.1× 1.3k 72.0k
Richie Poulton 18.1k 1.1× 7.6k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.4× 4.7k 0.8× 354 49.2k
Kenneth S. Kendler 27.4k 1.7× 12.8k 1.1× 8.2k 0.9× 11.4k 1.5× 3.4k 0.6× 1.2k 67.3k
Peter B. Jones 16.1k 1.0× 22.4k 1.9× 6.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.5× 857 50.2k
Michael C. Neale 12.7k 0.8× 4.8k 0.4× 6.3k 0.7× 7.5k 1.0× 2.7k 0.4× 523 37.8k
Nicholas G. Martin 11.7k 0.7× 5.0k 0.4× 6.3k 0.7× 15.7k 2.0× 5.0k 0.8× 1.4k 63.3k
Jaakko Kaprio 7.7k 0.5× 5.6k 0.5× 5.2k 0.6× 9.6k 1.3× 4.5k 0.8× 1.2k 61.3k
Preben Bo Mortensen 10.9k 0.7× 12.5k 1.0× 3.5k 0.4× 4.9k 0.6× 4.3k 0.7× 604 42.0k
Kathleen R. Merikangas 31.4k 1.9× 17.2k 1.4× 6.7k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 419 68.4k

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All Works

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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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Garcia‐Argibay, Miguel, Paul Lichtenstein, Brian M. D’Onofrio, et al.. (2025). Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Diagnosed With Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Population‐Based Register Study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 153(1). 34–43.
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Liu, Yangjun, Paul Lichtenstein, Roman Kotov, et al.. (2024). Exploring the genetic etiology across the continuum of the general psychopathology factor: a Swedish population-based family and twin study. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(10). 2921–2928. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yufeng, Qing Shen, Paul Lichtenstein, et al.. (2024). Incidence Trajectories of Psychiatric Disorders After Assault, Injury, and Bereavement. JAMA Psychiatry. 81(4). 374–374. 10 indexed citations
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Boman, Marcus, Arvid Sjölander, Henrik Larsson, et al.. (2024). Childhood and adolescence outcomes in offspring to parents with bipolar disorder: the impact of lifetime parental comorbidity, parental sex, and bipolar subtype. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(10). 1355–1368. 4 indexed citations
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Fazel, Seena, Martin E. Rickert, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Machine Learning for Predicting Youth Suicidal Behavior up to 1 Year After Contact With Mental-Health Specialty Care. Clinical Psychological Science. 13(3). 614–631. 2 indexed citations
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Lundholm, Cecilia, Tong Gong, Lars Sävendahl, et al.. (2023). Maternal depression or anxiety during pregnancy and offspring type 1 diabetes: a population-based family-design cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(2). e003303–e003303. 4 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mark J., Joanna Martin, Agnieszka Butwicka, et al.. (2023). A twin study of genetic and environmental contributions to attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder over time. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(11). 1608–1616. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, Rongqin, Yasmina Molero, Paul Lichtenstein, et al.. (2023). Development and Validation of a Prediction Tool for Reoffending Risk in Domestic Violence. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2325494–e2325494. 1 indexed citations
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Bjureberg, Johan, Sebastian Lundström, Paul Lichtenstein, et al.. (2022). Childhood symptoms of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and borderline personality disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 146(4). 370–380. 5 indexed citations
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Song, Jie, Shuyang Yao, Kaarina Kowalec, et al.. (2022). The impact of educational attainment, intelligence and intellectual disability on schizophrenia: a Swedish population-based register and genetic study. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(5). 2439–2447. 12 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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Lichtenstein, Paul, Patrick F. Sullivan, Sven Cnattingius, et al.. (2006). The Swedish Twin Registry in the Third Millennium: An Update. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 9(6). 875–882. 275 indexed citations
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Lichtenstein, Paul, Patrick F. Sullivan, Sven Cnattingius, et al.. (2006). The Swedish Twin Registry in the Third Millennium: An Update. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 9(6). 875–882. 313 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Nancy L., Paul Lichtenstein, & Pia Svedberg. (2002). The Swedish Twin Registry in the Third Millennium. Twin Research. 5(5). 427–432. 105 indexed citations
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Bergström, Anna, Paul Terry, Per Lindblad, et al.. (2001). Physical activity and risk of renal cell cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 92(1). 155–157. 34 indexed citations
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Olausson, Petra Otterblad, Paul Lichtenstein, & Sven Cnattingius. (2000). Aetiology of teenage childbearing: reasons for familial effects. Twin Research. 3(1). 23–27. 1 indexed citations
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Olausson, Petra Otterblad, et al.. (2000). Aetiology of teenage childbearing: reasons for familial effects. Twin Research. 3(1). 23–27. 4 indexed citations
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Lichtenstein, Paul, Bëngt Källén, & Max Köster. (1998). No paternal effect on monozygotic twinning in the Swedish Twin Registry. Twin Research. 1(4). 212–215. 8 indexed citations

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