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Ola Svenson publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ola Svenson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 131 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Ola Svenson D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ola Svenson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ola Svenson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and has contributed to research predominantly in areas intersecting cognitive psychology, epidemiology, behavioral economics, and transportation studies.

The scientist's recent published papers cover diverse topics including intuitive judgment processes, perceived exposure to the coronavirus, behavioral biases related to travel speed and fuel consumption, as well as risk perception linked to COVID-19 preventive measures. Notable recent papers include:

  • On the human inability to process inverse variables in intuitive judgments: different cognitive processes leading to the time loss bias (2020, Journal of Cognitive Psychology)
  • Perceived Corona virus exposure as a function of interpersonal distance and time of a conversation (2022, Discover Social Science and Health)
  • Biased judgments of the effects of speed change on travel time, fuel consumption and braking: Individual differences in the use of simplifying rules producing the same biases (2021, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour)
  • Airborne SARS-CoV2 virus exposure, interpersonal distance, face mask and perceived risk of infection (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • Without a mask: Judgments of Corona virus exposure as a function of inter personal distance (2020, Judgment and Decision Making)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ola Svenson include Bovas Abraham, Monica Adya, Georges Bastin, Keith Beven, and Rajendra Bhansali, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to research.

The scientist publishes regularly in established journals, with multiple contributions in the Journal of Forecasting, Judgment and Decision Making, and Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, among others.

  • Journal of Forecasting
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Discover Social Science and Health
  • Scientific Reports

Svenson's research covers several fields and subfields, with a focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Modeling and Simulation, Economics and Econometrics, Clinical Psychology, and General Decision Sciences.

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Decision Sciences

Core scientific topics include Infection Control and Ventilation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Traffic and Road Safety, and Transportation Planning and Optimization.

  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization

Best Publications

  • ARE WE ALL LESS RISKY AND MORE SKILLFUL THAN OUR FELLOW DRIVERS

    Ola Svenson

  • Process descriptions of decision making.

    Ola Svenson

  • Time pressure and stress in human judgment and decision making

    Ola Svenson;A. John Maule

  • Differentiation and consolidation theory of human decision making: A frame of reference for the study of pre- and post-decision processes

    Ola Svenson

  • Judgment and Decision Making Under Time Pressure

    Anne Edland;Ola Svenson

  • Decision Making and the Search for Fundamental Psychological Regularities: What Can Be Learned from a Process Perspective?

    Ola Svenson

  • Driver experience and cognitive workload in different traffic environments.

    Christopher J. D. Patten;Albert Kircher;Joakim Ostlund;Larsgunnar Nilsson

  • On decision rules and information processing strategies for choices among multiattribute alternatives

    Henry Montgomery;Ola Svenson

  • Decision making : cognitive models and explanations

    Rob Ranyard;W. Ray Crozier;Ola Svenson

  • Perceived driving safety and seatbelt usage

    Ola Svenson;Baruch Fischhoff;Donald MacGregor

  • Change of preferences under time pressure: choices and judgements

    Ola Svenson;Ola Svenson;Anne Edland

  • The accident evolution and barrier function (AEB) model applied to incident analysis in the processing industries.

    Ola Svenson

  • Process and structure in human decision making

    Henry Montgomery;Ola Svenson

  • Choices and judgments of incompletely described decision alternatives under time pressure

    Ola Svenson;Anne Edland;Paul Slovic

  • Framing and Time Pressure in Decision Making

    Ola Svenson;Lehman Benson

  • Analysis of time required by children for simple additions.

    Ola Svenson

  • Patient-focussed decision-making in early-stage prostate cancer: insights from a cognitively based decision aid.

    Deb Feldman-Stewart;Michael D Brundage;Lori Van Manen;Ola Svenson

  • Mobile phones and driving: a review of contemporary research

    Ola Svenson;Christopher J. Patten

  • Emerging Perspectives on Judgment and Decision Research: Values, Affect, and Processes in Human Decision Making: A Differentiation and Consolidation Theory Perspective

    Ola Svenson

  • Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Behavioral Decision Making and Their Relation to Time Constraints

    A. John Maule;Ola Svenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic University of Oregon
Amina Memon
Amina Memon Royal Holloway University of London
Baruch Fischhoff
Baruch Fischhoff Carnegie Mellon University
C. K. Mertz
C. K. Mertz University of Oregon
Peter Esaiasson
Peter Esaiasson University of Gothenburg
Ellen Peters
Ellen Peters University of Oregon
Daniel Västfjäll
Daniel Västfjäll Linköping University
Martin Grann
Martin Grann Karolinska Institute

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