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Joacim Rocklöv

Joacim Rocklöv

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 71 713 619 4 4 209 33192

Joacim Rocklöv publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joacim Rocklöv between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joacim Rocklöv published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2025. 52 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2025. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 35 publications
2007 2025

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joacim Rocklöv: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 4
2009 4
2010 6
2011 9
2012 16
2013 19
2014 25
2015 22
2016 23
2017 15
2018 10
2019 15
2020 19
2021 24
2022 10
2023 13
2024 17
2025 35
Total 287
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Joacim Rocklöv 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 Joacim Rocklöv 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, 204–213 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: 209 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
204–213 285 209
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
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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Joacim Rocklöv 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 Joacim Rocklöv 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 71
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
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

Overview

Joacim Rocklöv is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden, with a primary research focus in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Infectious Diseases; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Modeling and Simulation; and General Health Professions.

Their research covers several main topics such as:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Global Health Care Issues

Rocklöv has contributed to a range of scientific publications, with recent papers including:

  • The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus, 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises, 2020, The Lancet
  • The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels, 2022, The Lancet
  • The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future, 2021, The Lancet
  • The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms, 2023, The Lancet

The author collaborates frequently with a set of co-authors, including Jan C. Semenza, Henrik Sjödin, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Rachel Lowe, and Marina Romanello.

Rocklöv's work is published predominantly in the following venues:

  • The Lancet
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Travel Medicine
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus.

    Ying Liu;Albert A Gayle;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Joacim Rocklöv

  • Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Masahiro Hashizume;Eric Lavigne

  • The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels

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  • The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises.

    Nick Watts;Markus Amann;Nigel Arnell;Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

  • The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate

    Nick Watts;Markus Amann;Nigel Arnell;Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

  • The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future.

    Marina Romanello;Alice McGushin;Claudia Di Napoli;Paul Drummond

  • The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health

    Nick Watts;Markus Amann;Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson;Kristine Belesova

  • The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms

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  • The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come

    Nick Watts;Markus Amann;Nigel Arnell;Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

  • Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution

    Cyril Caminade;Sari Kovats;Joacim Rocklov;Adrian M Tompkins

  • Human Health and Ocean Pollution.

    Philip J Landrigan;John J Stegeman;Lora E Fleming;Denis Allemand

  • Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control

    Joacim Rocklöv;Robert Dubrow

  • Effects of Air Temperature on Climate-Sensitive Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes in the Elderly; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Evidence

    Aditi Bunker;Jan Wildenhain;Alina Vandenbergh;Nicholas Henschke

  • Up-regulation of cytokines and chemokines predates the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

    Heidi Kokkonen;Ingegerd Söderström;Joacim Rocklöv;Göran Hallmans

  • The reproductive number of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is far higher compared to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus.

    Ying Liu;Joacim Rocklöv

  • COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship: estimating the epidemic potential and effectiveness of public health countermeasures

    Joacim Rocklöv;Henrik Sjödin;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith

  • The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action

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  • Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti: effects of temperature and implications for global dengue epidemic potential.

    Jing Liu-Helmersson;Hans Stenlund;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Joacim Rocklöv

  • High population densities catalyse the spread of COVID-19.

    Joacim Rocklöv;Henrik Sjödin

  • Projecting the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in a warmer and more populated world: a multi-model, multi-scenario intercomparison modelling study

    Felipe J Colón-González;Felipe J Colón-González;Maquins Odhiambo Sewe;Adrian M Tompkins;Henrik Sjödin

  • Forecast of dengue incidence using temperature and rainfall.

    Yien Ling Hii;Huaiping Zhu;Nawi Ng;Lee Ching Ng

  • Only strict quarantine measures can curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, 2020.

    Henrik Sjödin;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Sarah Osman;Zia Farooq

  • Cold and heat waves in the United States

    Adrian Barnett;Shakoor Hajat;Antonio Gasparrini;Joacim Rocklov

  • Short-term Effects of Weather on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

    Yien Ling Hii;Joacim Rocklöv;Nawi Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Annelies Wilder-Smith
Annelies Wilder-Smith University of Bern
Bertil Forsberg
Bertil Forsberg Umeå University
Kristie L. Ebi
Kristie L. Ebi University of Washington
Jan C. Semenza
Jan C. Semenza European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Peter Byass
Peter Byass Umeå University
Rainer Sauerborn
Rainer Sauerborn University Hospital Heidelberg
Nawi Ng
Nawi Ng University of Gothenburg
Clas Ahlm
Clas Ahlm Umeå University
Catherine Kyobutungi
Catherine Kyobutungi Heidelberg University
Shakoor Hajat
Shakoor Hajat London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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