Ola Svenson

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