Simon Øverland

69.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Simon Øverland is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Øverland has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in General Health Professions, 25 papers in Health and 25 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Simon Øverland's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (30 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (29 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (25 papers). Simon Øverland is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (30 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (29 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (25 papers). Simon Øverland collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Australia. Simon Øverland's co-authors include Arnstein Mykletun, Børge Sivertsen, Matthew Hotopf, Samuel B. Harvey, Steinar Krokstad, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Robert Stewart, Leif Edvard Aarø and Mari Hysing and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Øverland

135 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Exercise and the Prevention of Depression: Results of the HUNT Cohort Study

2017 323 citations Samuel B. Harvey, Simon Øverland et al. profile →
Internet- and Mobile-Based Psychological Interventions: Applications, Efficacy, and Potential for Improving Mental Health

2018 287 citations Simon Øverland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Øverland Norway	44	2.1k	1.9k	1.5k	989	904	140	6.7k
David S. Krantz United States	54	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	683 0.8×	174	10.4k
Yvonne Forsell Sweden	50	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	924 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	183	7.2k
Ingvar Bjelland Norway	24	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	48	11.2k
Ulfert Hapke Germany	45	2.2k 1.0×	907 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	191	6.8k
Joyce T. Bromberger United States	62	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	714 0.7×	782 0.9×	151	12.6k
Mark D. Litt United States	48	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	890 0.9×	845 0.9×	140	7.3k
Mark Cropley United Kingdom	44	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	729 0.8×	132	6.3k
Joan E. Broderick United States	38	855 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	689 0.8×	94	6.3k
Deborah L. Wingard United States	54	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	752 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	125	9.9k
JianLi Wang Canada	50	2.1k 1.0×	925 0.5×	2.8k 1.9×	2.1k 2.1×	579 0.6×	228	7.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Øverland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Øverland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Øverland

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Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Kim Stene‐Larsen, Kristin Gustavson, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal ideation and suicides in the general population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: A population-based repeated cross-sectional analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 4. 100071–100071. 82 indexed citations

Raknes, Guttorm, et al.. (2021). Lockdown and non-COVID-19 deaths: cause-specific mortality during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in Norway: a population-based register study. BMJ Open. 11(12). e050525–e050525. 19 indexed citations

Øverland, Simon, Vegard Skirbekk, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, et al.. (2021). Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 50(5). 542–551. 15 indexed citations

Øverland, Simon, et al.. (2021). Pain in Multiple Sites and Clusters of Cause-Specific Work Disability Development among Midlife Municipal Employees. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(7). 3375–3375. 1 indexed citations

Sivertsen, Børge, Håvard Kallestad, Simon Øverland, et al.. (2021). Intraindividual variability in sleep among people with insomnia and its relationship with sleep, health and lifestyle factors: an exploratory study. Sleep Medicine. 89. 132–140. 5 indexed citations

Agardh, Emilie, Peter Allebeck, Pär Flodin, et al.. (2020). Alcohol‐attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries between 2000 and 2017: Are the gender gaps narrowing? A comparison using the Global Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Factor 2017 study. Drug and Alcohol Review. 40(3). 431–442. 8 indexed citations

Sivertsen, Børge, Paula Salo, Arnstein Mykletun, et al.. (2012). The Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Insomnia. Psychosomatic Medicine. 74(7). 758–765. 247 indexed citations

Øverland, Simon, Samuel B. Harvey, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Arnstein Mykletun, & Matthew Hotopf. (2011). Widespread pain and medically certified disability pension in the Hordaland Health Study. European Journal of Pain. 16(4). 611–620. 40 indexed citations

Mykletun, Arnstein, Nick Glozier, Hanne Gro Wenzel, et al.. (2011). Reverse Causality in the Association Between Whiplash and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression. Spine. 36(17). 1380–1386. 17 indexed citations

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Øverland, Simon, et al.. (2010). Associations between schools' tobacco restrictions and adolescents' use of tobacco. Health Education Research. 25(5). 748–756. 16 indexed citations

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Mykletun, Arnstein & Simon Øverland. (2009). Examples of uses of linkages between health surveys and FD-trygd for research using medical models and theoretical push and pull models.. Norsk Epidemiologi. 19(2). 127–137.

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Mykletun, Arnstein, Ove Heradstveit, Nick Glozier, et al.. (2009). Health Anxiety and Disability Pension Award: The HUSK Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 71(3). 353–360. 56 indexed citations

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Øverland, Simon, Jørn Hetland, & Leif Edvard Aarø. (2008). Røyking og snusbruk blant ungdommar i 2004 og 2007. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 4 indexed citations

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Aarø, Leif Edvard, et al.. (2008). Tobakksbruk blant norske ungdomsskoleelever 1975 – 2005. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 1 indexed citations

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Øverland, Simon, Nick Glozier, Børge Sivertsen, et al.. (2008). A Comparison of Insomnia and Depression as Predictors of Disability Pension: The HUNT Study. SLEEP. 31(6). 875–880. 67 indexed citations

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Sivertsen, Børge, Simon Øverland, Ståle Pallesen, et al.. (2008). Insomnia and long sleep duration are risk factors for later work disability. The Hordaland Health Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 18(1). 122–128. 102 indexed citations

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Øverland, Simon, Nick Glozier, Steinar Krokstad, & Arnstein Mykletun. (2007). Undertreatment Before the Award of a Disability Pension for Mental Illness: The HUNT Study. Psychiatric Services. 58(11). 1479–1482. 23 indexed citations

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Fleming, Douglas, Margot Mütsch, Robert Steffen, et al.. (2006). Track E10: Workshop: The potential of electronic medical records for health service management. European Journal of Public Health. 16(suppl_1). 104–105. 2 indexed citations

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Mykletun, Arnstein & Simon Øverland. (2006). Mentale lidelser undervurderes som årsak til uføretrygding. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 1 indexed citations

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Sivertsen, Børge, Simon Øverland, Dag Neckelmann, et al.. (2006). The Long-term Effect of Insomnia on Work Disability. American Journal of Epidemiology. 163(11). 1018–1024. 138 indexed citations

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