2026 Patrik Söderholm: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	53	1204	1070	11	10	197	8758

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Patrik Söderholm is affiliated with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in the intersection of economics, environmental science, and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on themes related to sustainability, climate change policy, and environmental impact, with a particular emphasis on the economic and strategic aspects of sustainable development.

Their main fields of study include Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Environmental Science; and Engineering. Within these areas, subfields notably include Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Strategy and Management, Building and Construction, and Global and Planetary Change.

Key research topics covered in their publications are:

Climate Change Policy and Economics
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Mining and Resource Management
Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development

Söderholm has published in a range of journals, with frequent contributions to Ecological Economics, Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, Mineral Economics, Energy Research & Social Science, and Sustainable Earth Reviews. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work spanning economic and environmental perspectives.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Söderholm include:

The green economy transition: the challenges of technological change for sustainability, 2020, Sustainable Earth Reviews
The political economy of industrial pollution control: environmental regulation in Swedish industry for five decades, 2021, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Frequent coauthors involved in Söderholm's research projects are Elina Bryngemark, Johan Frishammar, Seyedesmaeil Mousavi, Hans Hellsmark, and Christer Berglund. Collaborative work with these researchers spans topics related to sustainability transitions, policy analysis, and industrial transformation.

The scholarly output of Patrik Söderholm reflects an ongoing engagement with policy incentives, actor networks, and the complexities involved in transitioning to sustainable industrial and energy systems. Their studies often incorporate analytical challenges relevant to empirical systems such as green public procurement and biorefinery development in Sweden.

Best Publications

The green economy transition: the challenges of technological change for sustainability

Patrik Söderholm

427
Citations
The devil is in the details: Household electricity saving behavior and the role of information

Kristina Ek;Patrik Söderholm

401
Citations
Norms and economic motivation in household recycling: Empirical evidence from Sweden ☆

Olle Hage;Patrik Söderholm;Christer Berglund

385
Citations
Wind Power in Europe: A Simultaneous Innovation–Diffusion Model

Patrik Söderholm;Ger Klaassen

341
Citations
Empirical challenges in the use of learning curves for assessing the economic prospects of renewable energy technologies

Patrik Söderholm;Thomas Sundqvist

267
Citations
Wind power development in Sweden: Global policies and local obstacles

Patrik Söderholm;Kristina Ek;Maria Pettersson

248
Citations
Norms and economic motivation in the Swedish green electricity market

Kristina Ek;Patrik Söderholm

224
Citations
An econometric analysis of regional differences in household waste collection: the case of plastic packaging waste in Sweden.

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214
Citations
Mining, regional development and benefit-sharing in developed countries

Patrik Söderholm;Nanna Svahn

204
Citations
Wind power learning rates: A conceptual review and meta-analysis☆

Åsa Lindman;Patrik Söderholm

187
Citations
Taxing virgin natural resources: Lessons from aggregates taxation in Europe☆

Patrik Söderholm

184
Citations
Wind energy and green economy in Europe: Measuring policy-induced innovation using patent data

Åsa Lindman;Patrik Söderholm

169
Citations
Provision of electricity to African households: The importance of democracy and institutional quality

Helene Ahlborg;Frida Boräng;Sverker C. Jagers;Sverker C. Jagers;Patrik Söderholm

152
Citations
Modeling technical change in energy system analysis: analyzing the introduction of learning-by-doing in bottom-up energy models☆

Christer Berglund;Patrik Söderholm

151
Citations
Technology learning in the presence of public R&D : the case of European wind power

Kristina Ek;Patrik Söderholm

151
Citations
Innovation System Strengths and Weaknesses in Progressing Sustainable Technology : The Case of Swedish Biorefinery Development

Hans Hellsmark;Johanna Mossberg;Patrik Söderholm;Johan Frishammar

148
Citations
Convergence of carbon dioxide emissions : a review of the literature

Fredrik Pettersson;David Maddison;Sevil Acar;Patrik Söderholm

148
Citations
Command-and-control revisited: Environmental compliance and technological change in Swedish industry 1970–1990

Ann-Kristin Bergquist;Kristina Söderholm;Hanna Kinneryd;Magnus Lindmark

139
Citations
Governing the transition to low-carbon futures: A critical survey of energy scenarios for 2050

Patrik Söderholm;Roger Hildingsson;Bengt Johansson;Jamil Khan

133
Citations
The role of pilot and demonstration plants in technology development and innovation policy

Hans Hellsmark;Johan Frishammar;Patrik Söderholm;Håkan Ylinenpää

132
Citations
Pricing environmental externalities in the power sector: ethical limits and implications for social choice

Patrik Söderholm;Thomas Sundqvist

129
Citations
Wind power planning and permitting : comparative perspectives from the Nordic countries

Maria Pettersson;Kristina Ek;Kristina Söderholm;Patrik Söderholm

120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charlotte Berg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Göran Finnveden Royal Institute of Technology

John E. Tilton Colorado School of Mines

Bengt Johansson Technical University of Denmark

Thomas Aronsson Umeå University

External Links

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