2026 Måns Nilsson: 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	54	2105	1912	372	337	142	17717
Environmental Sciences	52	4375	4189	333	324	132	17081

Overview

Måns Nilsson is affiliated with the Stockholm Environment Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses multiple domains within environmental science and social sciences, with particular emphasis on sustainability and governance.

The primary fields of study in Nilsson's work include Environmental Science and Social Sciences. Their research delves into specific subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Development, and Pollution.

Themes frequently addressed in Nilsson's publications focus on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Human Rights and Development, International Development and Aid, Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy, Energy and Environment Impacts, Complex Systems and Decision Making, and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy.

Nilsson's recent scientific contributions include the following papers:

"Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals," 2022, Nature Sustainability
"Beyond technology: A research agenda for social sciences and humanities research on renewable energy in Europe," 2022, Energy Research & Social Science
"The application of soft systems thinking in SDG interaction studies: a comparison between SDG interactions at national and subnational levels in Colombia," 2021, Environment Development and Sustainability
"Returning to core principles to advance the 2030 Agenda," 2023, Nature Sustainability
"Situating Health Within the 2030 Agenda-A Practical Application of the Sustainable Development Goals Synergies Approach," 2022, Public health reviews

Frequent publication venues for Nilsson's work include:

Nature Sustainability
Energy Research & Social Science
Environment Development and Sustainability
Public health reviews
Communications Medicine

Nilsson has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

Thomas Hickmann
Marjanneke J. Vijge
Frank Biermann
Carole-Anne Sénit
Marianne Beisheim

Best Publications

Rapidly falling costs of battery packs for electric vehicles

Björn Nykvist;Måns Nilsson;Måns Nilsson

2306
Citations
Policy: Map the interactions between Sustainable Development Goals

Måns Nilsson;Dave Griggs;Martin Visbeck

2159
Citations
Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

Frances Westley;Per Olsson;Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Thomas Homer-Dixon;Thomas Homer-Dixon

1071
Citations
Reconnecting to the Biosphere

Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Åsa Jansson;Åsa Jansson;Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Per Olsson

869
Citations
Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward

Måns Nilsson;Elinor Chisholm;David Griggs;Philippa Howden-Chapman

652
Citations
Beyond Cockpit-ism: Four Insights to Enhance the Transformative Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals

Maarten Hajer;Måns Nilsson;Kate Raworth;Peter Bakker

590
Citations
Towards systemic and contextual priority setting for implementing the 2030 Agenda

Nina Weitz;Henrik Carlsen;Måns Nilsson;Måns Nilsson;Kristian Skånberg

567
Citations
Understanding Policy Coherence: Analytical Framework and Examples of Sector–Environment Policy Interactions in the EU

Måns Nilsson;Tony Zamparutti;Jan Erik Petersen;Björn Nykvist

552
Citations
Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals

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499
Citations
Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals by their energy inter-linkages

David L McCollum;David L McCollum;Luis Gomez Echeverri;Sebastian Busch;Shonali Pachauri

474
Citations
A guide to SDG interactions: From science to implementation

M. Nilsson;D. Griggs;D. McCollum;A Stevance

446
Citations
Closing the governance gaps in the water-energy-food nexus: Insights from integrative governance

Nina Weitz;Claudia Strambo;Eric Kemp-Benedict;Måns Nilsson;Måns Nilsson

405
Citations
DECISION MAKING AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Måns Nilsson;Holger Dalkmann

301
Citations
Framework for analysing environmental policy integration

Ma˚ns Nilsson;A˚sa Persson

300
Citations
The use and non-use of policy appraisal tools in public policy making: an analysis of three European countries and the European Union

Måns Nilsson;Andrew Jordan;John Turnpenny;Julia Hertin

289
Citations
Rationalising the policy mess? Ex ante policy assessment and the utilisation of knowledge in the policy process

Julia Hertin;John Turnpenny;Andrew Jordan;Mans Nilsson

283
Citations
Scenarios in selected tools for environmental systems analysis

Mattias Höjer;Sofia Ahlroth;Karl-Henrik Dreborg;Tomas Ekvall

267
Citations
Learning, Frames, and Environmental Policy Integration: The Case of Swedish Energy Policy:

Måns Nilsson

247
Citations
Environmental Policy Integration in Practice : Shaping Institutions for Learning

Måns A. Nilsson;Katarina Eckerberg

245
Citations
Assessing the progress toward lower priced long range battery electric vehicles

Björn Nykvist;Frances Sprei;Måns Nilsson

235
Citations
A nexus approach to the post-2015 agenda: formulating integrated water, energy, and food SDGs

Nina Weitz;Måns Nilsson;Marion Davis

219
Citations
Weighting and valuation in selected environmental systems analysis tools - suggestions for further developments

Sofia Ahlroth;Måns Nilsson;Göran Finnveden;Olof Hjelm

214
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Finnveden Royal Institute of Technology

Carl Folke Stockholm University

Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia

Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Bengt Johansson Technical University of Denmark

Frank Biermann Utrecht University

David L. McCollum Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nebojsa Nakicenovic International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Victor Galaz Stockholm University

External Links

Personal website of Måns Nilsson Google Scholar page

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