Ståle Einarsen

19.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
143 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Ståle Einarsen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ståle Einarsen has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 86 papers in Social Psychology and 56 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Ståle Einarsen's work include Workplace Violence and Bullying (116 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (69 papers) and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (56 papers). Ståle Einarsen is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Violence and Bullying (116 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (69 papers) and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (56 papers). Ståle Einarsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Netherlands and Sweden. Ståle Einarsen's co-authors include Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Anders Skogstad, Stig Berge Matthiesen, Eva Gemzøe Mikkelsen, Guy Notelaers, Lars Glasø, Lars Johan Hauge, Merethe Schanke Aasland, Torbjørn Torsheim and Jørn Hetland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Public Health and Journal of Business Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Ståle Einarsen

139 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

Bullying at work: Epidemiological findings in public and ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1996 2000 1999 2012 1997 200 400 600
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.

  1. Bullying at work: Epidemiological findings in public and private organizations
    1996 721 citations Ståle Einarsen, Anders Skogstad European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology profile →
  2. Harassment and bullying at work
    2000 707 citations Ståle Einarsen profile →
  3. The nature and causes of bullying at work
    1999 632 citations Ståle Einarsen profile →
  4. Outcomes of exposure to workplace bullying: A meta-analytic review
    2012 600 citations Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Ståle Einarsen Work & Stress profile →
  5. Harassment in the Workplace and the Victimization of Men
    1997 578 citations Ståle Einarsen et al. Violence and Victims profile →
  6. Bullying and harassment at work and their relationships to work environment quality: An exploratory study
    1994 550 citations Ståle Einarsen, Stig Berge Matthiesen et al. profile →
  7. The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior.
    2007 517 citations Anders Skogstad, Ståle Einarsen et al. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology profile →
  8. What we know, what we do not know, and what we should and could have known about workplace bullying: An overview of the literature and agenda for future research
    2018 247 citations Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Ståle Einarsen profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ståle Einarsen Norway 54 10.1k 5.7k 5.0k 2.1k 2.0k 143 12.7k
Lilia M. Cortina United States 48 5.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 556 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 85 9.2k
Mina Westman Israel 40 4.4k 0.4× 3.9k 0.7× 5.9k 1.2× 337 0.2× 2.8k 1.4× 74 10.7k
Helge Hoel United Kingdom 30 4.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 955 0.5× 911 0.5× 60 5.5k
Daniel C. Ganster United States 41 3.3k 0.3× 3.1k 0.6× 4.3k 0.9× 353 0.2× 2.8k 1.4× 97 8.7k
Leslie B. Hammer United States 45 5.5k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 3.7k 0.7× 478 0.2× 2.8k 1.4× 129 8.7k
Vicki J. Magley United States 29 4.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 564 0.3× 945 0.5× 55 6.7k
Anders Skogstad Norway 32 2.9k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 2.3k 0.5× 633 0.3× 877 0.4× 55 4.8k
Nathan A. Bowling United States 36 2.5k 0.2× 2.7k 0.5× 3.0k 0.6× 283 0.1× 1.4k 0.7× 75 6.8k
Oi Ling Siu Hong Kong 46 2.1k 0.2× 2.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.6× 667 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 103 5.9k
Michael P. O’Driscoll New Zealand 43 3.5k 0.3× 3.1k 0.5× 3.8k 0.8× 285 0.1× 2.0k 1.0× 114 7.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rosander, Michael, Stefan Blomberg, & Ståle Einarsen. (2024). Psychometric properties and cut‐off scores for the Swedish version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire: The full scale and short version. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 65(4). 768–780. 3 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Morten Birkeland, Johannes Gjerstad, & Ståle Einarsen. (2023). The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership in the Relationships between Job Demands and Turnover Intentions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1).
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Jacobsen, Daniel Pitz, et al.. (2019). Exposure to Workplace Bullying, Distress, and Insomnia: The Moderating Role of the miR-146a Genotype. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1204–1204. 10 indexed citations
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Tavitian, Lucy, et al.. (2018). Assessment of workplace bullying: reliability and validity of an Arabic version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R). BMJ Open. 8(12). e024009–e024009. 27 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Daniel Pitz, Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Ståle Einarsen, & Johannes Gjerstad. (2018). Negative social acts and pain: evidence of a workplace bullying and 5-HTT genotype interaction. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 44(3). 283–290. 23 indexed citations
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Skogstad, Anders, Jørn Hetland, Lars Glasø, & Ståle Einarsen. (2014). Is avoidant leadership a root cause of subordinate stress? Longitudinal relationships between laissez-faire leadership and role ambiguity. Work & Stress. 28(4). 323–341. 109 indexed citations
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Einarsen, Ståle & Morten Birkeland Nielsen. (2014). Workplace bullying as an antecedent of mental health problems: a five-year prospective and representative study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 88(2). 131–142. 202 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Morten Birkeland, Nils Magerøy, Johannes Gjerstad, & Ståle Einarsen. (2014). Mobbing i arbeidslivet og senere helseplager. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 134(12/13). 1233–1238. 85 indexed citations
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Hauge, Lars Johan, Anders Skogstad, & Ståle Einarsen. (2010). Role stressors and exposure to workplace bullying: Causes or consequences of what and why?. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 20(5). 610–630. 44 indexed citations
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Glasø, Lars, Ståle Einarsen, Stig Berge Matthiesen, & Anders Skogstad. (2010). The dark side of leaders: A representative study of interpersonal problems among leaders. 2(2). 10 indexed citations
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Hauge, Lars Johan, Anders Skogstad, & Ståle Einarsen. (2009). Individual and situational predictors of workplace bullying: Why do perpetrators engage in the bullying of others?. Work & Stress. 23(4). 349–358. 154 indexed citations
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Mathisen, Gro Ellen, Ståle Einarsen, & Reidar J. Mykletun. (2008). The occurrences and correlates of bullying and harassment in the restaurant sector. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 49(1). 59–68. 142 indexed citations
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Matthiesen, Stig Berge & Ståle Einarsen. (2007). Perpetrators and Targets of Bullying at Work: Role Stress and Individual Differences. Violence and Victims. 22(6). 735–753. 182 indexed citations
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Skogstad, Anders, Ståle Einarsen, Torbjørn Torsheim, Merethe Schanke Aasland, & Hilde Hetland. (2007). The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior.. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 12(1). 80–92. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Einarsen, Ståle, Helge Hoel, Dieter Zapf, & Cary L. Cooper. (2005). Workplace bullying: individual pathology or organizational culture?. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 21 indexed citations
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Mikkelsen, Eva Gemzøe & Ståle Einarsen. (2002). Relationships between exposure to bullying at work and psychological and psychosomatic health complaints: The role of state negative affectivity and generalized self–efficacy. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 43(5). 397–405. 294 indexed citations
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Zapf, Dieter & Ståle Einarsen. (2001). Bullying in the workplace : recent trends in research and practice. Psychology Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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