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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 79 402 342 1 1 315 23862

Boo Johansson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Boo Johansson between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Boo Johansson published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2017. 4 of the 326 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2017. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1977 2025

326 publications in total across all disciplines

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Boo Johansson: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 0
1997 6
1998 5
1999 5
2000 4
2001 8
2002 8
2003 14
2004 15
2005 14
2006 13
2007 9
2008 6
2009 21
2010 16
2011 9
2012 12
2013 14
2014 9
2015 16
2016 11
2017 33
2018 18
2019 18
2020 9
2021 9
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 3
Total 326
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Boo Johansson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boo Johansson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 314–323 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 315 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101 315
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Boo Johansson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boo Johansson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31 79
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Boo Johansson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research spans social sciences and medicine, with significant contributions in demography, general health professions, and experimental and cognitive psychology. Johansson's work includes studies in psychiatry and mental health, as well as health-related topics.

Their research frequently addresses themes such as retirement, disability, and employment; dementia and cognitive impairment research; cognitive abilities and testing; health disparities and outcomes; nutrition and health in aging; health, environment, and cognitive aging; and technology use by older adults.

Johansson's recent papers include the following:

  • Trajectories of Big Five Personality Traits: A Coordinated Analysis of 16 Longitudinal Samples (2020), published in European Journal of Personality
  • Going web or staying paper? The use of web-surveys among older people (2020), published in BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Towards an active and happy retirement? Changes in leisure activity and depressive symptoms during the retirement transition (2020), published in Aging & Mental Health
  • Helping out or helping yourself? Volunteering and life satisfaction across the retirement transition (2020), published in Psychology and Aging
  • Frailty trajectories in three longitudinal studies of aging: Is the level or the rate of change more predictive of mortality? (2021), published in Age and Ageing

Johansson collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Magnus Lindwall, Graciela Muñiz-Terrera, Valgeir Thorvaldsson, Marie Kivi, and Georg Henning.

Their publications appear often in journals such as Psychology and Aging, Age and Ageing, Innovation in Aging, Motivation and Emotion, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

  • Role of Genes and Environments for Explaining Alzheimer Disease

    Margaret Gatz;Chandra A. Reynolds;Laura Fratiglioni;Boo Johansson

  • Substantial genetic influence on cognitive abilities in twins 80 or more years old

    Gerald E. McClearn;Boo Johansson;Stig Berg;Nancy L. Pedersen

  • Longitudinal Studies of Clonally Expanded CD8 T Cells Reveal a Repertoire Shrinkage Predicting Mortality and an Increased Number of Dysfunctional Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cells in the Very Elderly

    Sine Reker Hadrup;Jan Strindhall;Tania Køllgaard;Tina Seremet

  • Midlife overweight and obesity increase late-life dementia risk A population-based twin study

    W.L. Xu;A.R. Atti;M. Gatz;N.L. Pedersen

  • Age-related change in peripheral blood T-lymphocyte subpopulations and cytomegalovirus infection in the very old: the Swedish longitudinal OCTO immune study.

    Jadwiga Olsson;Anders Wikby;Boo Johansson;Sture Löfgren

  • Heritability for Alzheimer's Disease: The Study of Dementia in Swedish Twins

    Margaret Gatz;Nancy L. Pedersen;Stig Berg;Boo Johansson

  • Expansions of peripheral blood CD8 T-lymphocyte subpopulations and an association with cytomegalovirus seropositivity in the elderly : the Swedish NONA immune study.

    Anders Wikby;Boo Johansson;Jadwiga Olsson;Sture Löfgren

  • Immune Parameters in a Longitudinal Study of a Very Old Population of Swedish People: A Comparison Between Survivors and Nonsurvivors

    Frederick G. Ferguson;Anders Wikby;Pamela Maxson;Jadwiga Olsson

  • An Immune Risk Phenotype, Cognitive Impairment, and Survival in Very Late Life: Impact of Allostatic Load in Swedish Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Humans

    Anders Wikby;Frederick Ferguson;Rosalyn Forsey;Julie Thompson

  • Changes in CD8 and CD4 lymphocyte subsets, T cell proliferation responses and non-survival in the very old: the Swedish longitudinal OCTO-immune study

    Anders Wikby;Pamela Maxson;Jadwiga Olsson;Boo Johansson

  • Physical Exercise at Midlife and Risk of Dementia Three Decades Later: A Population-Based Study of Swedish Twins

    Ross Andel;Michael Crowe;Nancy L. Pedersen;Laura Fratiglioni

  • Mid- and Late-life Diabetes in Relation to the Risk of Dementia: A Population-based Twin Study

    Weili Xu;Chengxuan Qiu;Margaret Gatz;Nancy L. Pedersen

  • What matters for life satisfaction in the oldest-old?

    A I Berg;Linda Hassing;G. E McClearn;Boo Johansson

  • Telomere length predicts survival independent of genetic influences.

    Stephanie L. Bakaysa;Lorelei A. Mucci;Lorelei A. Mucci;P. Eline Slagboom;Dorret I. Boomsma

  • Comorbid type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension exacerbates cognitive decline: evidence from a longitudinal study

    Linda B. Hassing;Scott M. Hofer;Sven E. Nilsson;Stig Berg

  • Complexity of Work and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Population-Based Study of Swedish Twins

    Ross Andel;Michael Crowe;Nancy L. Pedersen;James Mortimer

  • The immune risk phenotype is associated with IL-6 in the terminal decline stage: findings from the Swedish NONA immune longitudinal study of very late life functioning.

    Anders Wikby;Bengt-Olof Nilsson;Rosalyn Forsey;Julie Thompson

  • The immune risk profile is associated with age and gender: findings from three Swedish population studies of individuals 20–100 years of age

    Anders Wikby;Ingrid A. Månsson;Boo Johansson;Boo Johansson;Jan Strindhall

  • Does Participation in Leisure Activities Lead to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's Disease? A Prospective Study of Swedish Twins

    Michael Crowe;Ross Andel;Nancy L Pedersen;Boo Johansson

  • Potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in identical twins

    Margaret Gatz;Margaret Gatz;James A. Mortimer;Laura Fratiglioni;Boo Johansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute
Margaret Gatz
Margaret Gatz University of Southern California
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria
Ingmar Skoog
Ingmar Skoog University of Gothenburg
Andrea M. Piccinin
Andrea M. Piccinin University of Victoria
Stig Berg
Stig Berg Jönköping University
Gerald E. McClearn
Gerald E. McClearn Pennsylvania State University
Magnus Lindwall
Magnus Lindwall University of Gothenburg
Chandra A. Reynolds
Chandra A. Reynolds University of California, Riverside
Laura Fratiglioni
Laura Fratiglioni Karolinska Institute

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