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Per Nilsen 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 Per Nilsen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 288 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Per Nilsen 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 Per Nilsen sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Per Nilsen is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Health Professions and Medicine. Their research encompasses subfields such as General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Informatics, and Health Information Management.

The scientist's work addresses multiple key topics including:

  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Among recent publications featuring Per Nilsen are:

  • Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses (2020), published in BMC Health Services Research

Other significant related research where they appear as a co-author or contributor includes studies on implementation frameworks, artificial intelligence in healthcare, sustaining evidence-based practices, and determinants for de-implementation of low-value care.

Frequent co-authors working alongside Per Nilsen include:

  • Ida Seing
  • Henna Hasson
  • Jeanette Wassar Kirk
  • Ove Andersen
  • Janna Skagerström

The scientist's research has been published repeatedly in several venues, highlighting a focus on implementation and health services research. These venues consist of:

  • Implementation Science Communications
  • Research Square
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Frontiers in Health Services
  • Implementation Science

Per Nilsen has also authored a book titled Going Beyond the Traditional Tools of Implementation Science, published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks

    Per Nilsen

  • Context matters in implementation science: a scoping review of determinant frameworks that describe contextual determinants for implementation outcomes

    Per Nilsen;Susanne Bernhardsson

  • Ten recommendations for using implementation frameworks in research and practice

    Joanna C. Moullin;Kelsey S. Dickson;Nicole A. Stadnick;Bianca Albers

  • A systematic review of motivational interviewing training for general health care practitioners.

    Lena Lindhe Söderlund;Michael B. Madson;Sune Rubak;Per Nilsen

  • Never the twain shall meet? - a comparison of implementation science and policy implementation research

    Per Nilsen;Christian Ståhl;Kerstin Roback;Paul Cairney

  • Creatures of habit: accounting for the role of habit in implementation research on clinical behaviour change

    Per Nilsen;Kerstin Roback;Anders Broström;Anders Broström;Per-Erik Ellström

  • Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses.

    Per Nilsen;Ida Seing;Carin Ericsson;Sarah A. Birken

  • Predictors of drinking during pregnancy: a systematic review.

    Janna Skagerstróm;Grace Chang;Per Nilsen

  • A systematic review of emergency care brief alcohol interventions for injury patients

    Per Nilsen;Janette Baird;Janette Baird;Michael J. Mello;Michael J. Mello;Ted Nirenberg;Ted Nirenberg

  • Psychometric validation of the Persian Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale using classic test theory and Rasch models

    Chung Ying Lin;Anders Broström;Per Nilsen;Mark D. Griffiths

  • Effectiveness of strategies to implement brief alcohol intervention in primary healthcare. A systematic review.

    Per Nilsen;Mauri Aalto;Preben Bendtsen;Kaija Seppä

  • Brief alcohol intervention—where to from here? Challenges remain for research and practice

    Per Nilsen

  • Handbook on Implementation Science

    Per Nilsen;Sarah Birken

  • Implementation of Implementation Science Knowledge: The Research-Practice Gap Paradox.

    Anna Westerlund;Per Nilsen;Linda Sundberg

  • Key factors influencing adoption of an innovation in primary health care: a qualitative study based on implementation theory

    Siw Carlfjord;Malou Lindberg;Preben Bendtsen;Per Nilsen

  • Determinants of Guideline Use in Primary Care Physical Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behavior

    Susanne Bernhardsson;Kajsa Johansson;Per Nilsen;Birgitta Öberg

  • What supports physiotherapists’ use of research in clinical practice? A qualitative study in Sweden

    Petra Dannapfel;Anneli Peolsson;Per Nilsen

  • Putative facilitators and barriers for adherence to CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A qualitative content analysis

    Anders Broström;Per Nilsen;Peter Johansson;Martin Ulander

  • Leadership in evidence-based practice : a systematic review

    Ursula Reichenpfader;Siw Carlfjord;Per Nilsen

  • Prevalence of alcohol use before and during pregnancy and predictors of drinking during pregnancy: a cross sectional study in Sweden

    Janna Skagerström (Malmsten);Siw Alehagen;Elisabet Haggstrom-Nordin;Elisabet Haggstrom-Nordin;Kristofer Franzén Årestedt

  • Making sense of safety

    Per Nilsen;D S Hudson;Agneta Kullberg;Toomas Timpka

  • Effectiveness of a Proactive Mail-Based Alcohol Internet Intervention for University Students: Dismantling the Assessment and Feedback Components in a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Preben Bendtsen;Jim McCambridge;Marcus Bendtsen;Nadine Karlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Preben Bendtsen
Preben Bendtsen Linköping University
Amir H. Pakpour
Amir H. Pakpour Jönköping University
Bengt Fridlund
Bengt Fridlund Linnaeus University
Agneta Andersson
Agneta Andersson Umeå University
Benjamin Gardner
Benjamin Gardner University of Surrey
Jim McCambridge
Jim McCambridge University of York
Chung Ying Lin
Chung Ying Lin National Cheng Kung University
Gerd Ahlström
Gerd Ahlström Lund University
Toomas Timpka
Toomas Timpka Linköping University
Barbara Riegel
Barbara Riegel University of Pennsylvania

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