2026 Joakim Palme: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	37	6072	5638	81	79	152	11422

Joakim Palme 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 Joakim Palme sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 152 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joakim Palme 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 Joakim Palme sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joakim Palme is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and focuses primarily on social sciences and health professions. Their research spans multiple subfields, including political science and international relations, general health professions, finance, sociology and political science, as well as gender studies.

The main topics addressed in their work include social policy and reform studies, employment and welfare studies, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, migration, refugees, and integration, European Union policy and governance, global health care issues, and gender, labor, and family dynamics.

Joakim Palme's recent scholarly articles include the following:

The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) database, 2020, published in International Journal of Social Welfare
Universalism in Welfare Policy: The Swedish Case beyond 1990, 2020, published in Social Inclusion
Shielding free movement? Reciprocity in welfare institutions and opposition to EU labour immigration, 2021, published in Journal of European Public Policy
Free Movement versus European Welfare States? Variations of the Fiscal Effects of EU Migrants across Welfare State Regimes, 2023, published in Politics & Society
Combating climate change through the welfare state: can social insurance boost support for carbon taxes in Europe?, 2024, published in Journal of European Public Policy

Their frequent publication venues reflect interdisciplinary interests and include:

Journal of European Public Policy
International Journal of Social Welfare
Social Inclusion
Politics & Society
SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations feature recurrent coauthors such as Moa Mårtensson, Martin Ruhs, Walter Korpi, Ola Sjöberg, and Marcus Österman, indicating consistent partnerships in research projects across related social and political topics.

In addition to journal articles, Joakim Palme has contributed to academic books, including a publication titled When Protest Makes Policy, released by University of Michigan Press in 2022.

Best Publications

The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality: Welfare State Institutions, Inequality and Poverty in the Western Countries

Walter Korpi;Joakim Palme

3462
Citations
New Politics and Class Politics in the Context of Austerity and Globalization: Welfare State Regress in 18 Countries, 1975-95

Walter Korpi;Joakim Palme

1709
Citations
Towards a social investment welfare state? : ideas, policies and challenges

Nathalie Morel;Bruno Palier;Joakim Palme

1482
Citations
Pension rights in welfare capitalism : the development of old-age pensions in 18 OECD countries 1930 to 1985

Joakim Palme

416
Citations
Beyond the welfare state as we knew it

Nathalie Morel;Bruno Palier;Joakim Palme

373
Citations
The role of welfare state principles and generosity in social policy programmes for public health : An international comparative study

Olle Lundberg;Monica Åberg Yngwe;Maria Kölegård Stjärne;Jon Ivar Elstad

356
Citations
Does Social Policy Matter? Poverty Cycles in Oecd Countries

Olli Kangas;Joakim Palme

203
Citations
Vulnerable children's rights to participation, protection, and provision : The process of defining the problem in Swedish child and family welfare

Maria Heimer;Elisabet Näsman;Joakim Palme

189
Citations
Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries: An Introduction

Olli Kangas;Joakim Palme

186
Citations
Social Policy In A Changing Europe

Joakim Palme;Zsusza Ferge;Jon Eivind Kolberg

182
Citations
Welfare and the unemployment crisis: Sweden in the 1990s

Åke Bergmark;Joakim Palme

142
Citations
Social policy and economic development in the Nordic countries

Olli Kangas;Joakim Palme

141
Citations
Unemployment Benefits in EU Member States

Ingrid Esser;Tommy Ferrarini;Kenneth Nelson;Joakim Palme

129
Citations
A welfare balance sheet for the 1990s. Final report of the Swedish Welfare Commission.

Joakim Palme;Ake Bergmark;Olof Bäckman;Felipe Estrada

125
Citations
Welfare trends in Sweden: balancing the books for the 1990s:

Joakim Palme;Ake Bergmark;Olof Backman;Felipe Estrada

123
Citations
The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality: Welfare State Institutions, Inequality and Poverty in the Western Countries

Joakim Palme;Walter Korpi

123
Citations
Welfare states and inequality: Institutional designs and distributive outcome

Joakim Palme

114
Citations
Social investment: A paradigm in search of a new economic model and political mobilization

Nathalie Morel;Bruno Palier;Joakim Palme

106
Citations
Social citizenship rights and social insurance replacement rate validity: pitfalls and possibilities

Tommy Ferrarini;Kenneth Nelson;Walter Korpi;Joakim Palme

98
Citations
Welfare in Sweden: the balance sheet for the 1990s : Ds 2002:32

J. Palme;Å. Bergmark;O. Bäckman;F. Estrada

79
Citations
What Future for Social Investment

Joakim Palme;Nathalie Morel;Bruno Palier

74
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Fritzell Karolinska Institute

Martin Ruhs European University Institute

Bruno Palier Sciences Po

Olle Lundberg Stockholm University

Jørgen Goul Andersen Aalborg University

Daniel Béland McGill University

Jonas Tallberg Stockholm University

Denny Vågerö Stockholm University

Thor Norström Stockholm University

Espen Dahl University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

External Links

Wikipedia of Joakim Palme Personal website of Joakim Palme Google Scholar page

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