Sverre Varvin

1.1k total citations
71 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

Sverre Varvin is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sverre Varvin has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Clinical Psychology, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sverre Varvin's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (20 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Social Critique (10 papers). Sverre Varvin is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (20 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Social Critique (10 papers). Sverre Varvin collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Denmark. Sverre Varvin's co-authors include Bent Rosenbaum, William B. Stiles, Dominique Scarfone, Werner Bohleber, Tore Wentzel‐Larsen, Juan Pablo Jiménez, Mette Sagbakken, Peter Fonagy, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland and Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology and The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

In The Last Decade

Sverre Varvin

56 papers receiving 494 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sverre Varvin Norway 14 444 185 107 81 66 71 595
Brian Thorne United Kingdom 9 402 0.9× 55 0.3× 248 2.3× 77 1.0× 67 1.0× 34 596
Neil Altman United States 12 520 1.2× 152 0.8× 203 1.9× 47 0.6× 33 0.5× 52 706
Jack Novick United States 18 675 1.5× 103 0.6× 138 1.3× 23 0.3× 28 0.4× 62 860
Dave Mearns United Kingdom 13 570 1.3× 65 0.4× 323 3.0× 74 0.9× 51 0.8× 29 754
Gillian Straker South Africa 12 363 0.8× 124 0.7× 99 0.9× 48 0.6× 21 0.3× 38 465
Irene Fast United States 13 438 1.0× 193 1.0× 118 1.1× 30 0.4× 28 0.4× 39 683
Lewis A. Kirshner United States 12 486 1.1× 71 0.4× 238 2.2× 51 0.6× 26 0.4× 47 658
Calvin A. Colarusso United States 14 255 0.6× 120 0.6× 111 1.0× 34 0.4× 37 0.6× 30 511
Robert Gleave United States 13 360 0.8× 110 0.6× 258 2.4× 29 0.4× 49 0.7× 46 596
Melba J. T. Vásquez United States 9 206 0.5× 95 0.5× 214 2.0× 87 1.1× 78 1.2× 21 406

Countries citing papers authored by Sverre Varvin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sverre Varvin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sverre Varvin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sverre Varvin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sverre Varvin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sverre Varvin. Sverre Varvin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2025). Family life under strain: the impact of forced migration on refugee parenting in reception centers. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1554692–1554692.
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2024). A cross- sectional study of refugees in Norway and Serbia: Levels of mental distress and social-demographic risk factors. Journal of Migration and Health. 10. 100238–100238. 1 indexed citations
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Wentzel‐Larsen, Tore, et al.. (2022). Predictors of the 10 year course of mental health and quality of life for trauma-affected refugees after psychological treatment. European journal of psychotraumatology. 13(1). 2068910–2068910. 11 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2022). “I Have No Capacities That Can Help Me”: Young Asylum Seekers in Norway and Serbia – Flight as Disturbance of Developmental Processes. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 786210–786210. 4 indexed citations
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Wentzel‐Larsen, Tore, et al.. (2020). The 10-year course of mental health, quality of life, and exile life functioning in traumatized refugees from treatment start. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0244730–e0244730. 21 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2019). Risk assessment of imminent violence in acute psychiatry: a step towards an extended model. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 31(1). 41–63. 8 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre. (2017). Our Relations to Refugees: Between Compassion and Dehumanization*. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis. 77(4). 359–377. 24 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre. (2016). Asylsuchende und Geflüchtete: ihre Situation und ihre Behandlungsbedürfnisse. Psyche. 70(9). 825–855. 4 indexed citations
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Bohleber, Werner, et al.. (2016). Unbewusste Phantasie und ihre Konzeptualisierungen: Versuch einer konzeptuellen Integration. PSYCHE. 70(1). 24–59. 7 indexed citations
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Hartmann, Ellen, et al.. (2015). Relationship of Pretreatment Rorschach Factors to Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Real-Life Functioning in a 3-Year Follow-Up of Traumatized Refugee Patients. Journal of Personality Assessment. 98(3). 247–260. 14 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2012). Traumatische Träume: Streben nach Beziehung. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 66(9). 937–967. 5 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2011). The Development of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in China. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies. 8(3). 261–267. 10 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre & Olaf Gjerløw Aasland. (2009). Legers forhold til flyktningpasienten. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 129(15). 1488–1490. 13 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre. (2005). Humiliation and the victim identity in conditions of political and violent conflict. The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review. 28(1). 40–49. 15 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre. (2002). Flukt og eksil. Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. 19(4). 406–410. 2 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre. (2000). Die gegenwärtige Vergangenheit. Extreme Traumatisierung und Psychotherapie. Psyche. 54(9). 895–930. 3 indexed citations
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Varvin, Sverre, et al.. (2000). Grunnlaget for psykiatrisk behandling. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. 1 indexed citations
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Solberg, Øivind, et al.. (1997). [Mental health among refugees. Connection between symptoms, traumatization and exile].. PubMed. 117(25). 3654–8.

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