2026 Sören Holmberg: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	36	695	634	10	10	195	6428

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Sören Holmberg is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research contributions span several fields within the social sciences, with a concentrated focus on communication, political science and international relations, and general social sciences. Holmberg's work integrates computational and text analysis methods and explores topics such as social media and politics, electoral systems and political participation, and opinion dynamics and social influence.

The following are some of Holmberg's recent publications, including the year of publication and the venues where these works appeared:

The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
Democracy in context: using a distributional semantic model to study differences in the usage of democracy across languages and countries, 2020, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
The Quality of Government Basic Dataset, version Jan23, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
Solidarity or self-interest? Public opinion in relation to alcohol policies in Sweden, 2020, Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
A Distributional Semantic Online Lexicon for Linguistic Explorations of Societies, 2022, Social Science Computer Review

Holmberg frequently collaborates with several scholars. Among the most frequent co-authors are:

Stefan Dahlberg
Sofia Axelsson
Bo Rothstein
Henrik Oscarsson
Jan Teorell

Their work has been published repeatedly in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Social Science Computer Review

Holmberg's research topics cover a range of contemporary social science concerns, with multiple publications dedicated to the following areas:

Social Media and Politics
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Computational and Text Analysis Methods
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Behavioral Health and Interventions
Health Policy Implementation Science
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Best Publications

Representation From Above: Members of Parliament and Representative Democracy in Sweden

Peter Esaiasson;Sören Holmberg

587
Citations
Quality of Government: What You Get

Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein;Naghmeh Nasiritousi

494
Citations
Democracy and Bureaucracy: How their Quality Matters for Popular Satisfaction

Stefan Dahlberg;Sören Holmberg

394
Citations
Down and Down We Go: Political Trust in Sweden

Sören Holmberg

369
Citations
The Political System Matters: Social Psychology and Voting Behavior in Sweden and the United States

Donald Granberg;Sören Holmberg

332
Citations
Väljare : svenskt väljarbeteende under 50 år

Sören Holmberg;Henrik Oscarsson

244
Citations
Party Identification and Party Choice

Frode Berglund;Sören Holmberg;Hermann Schmitt;Jacques Thomassen

226
Citations
Political parties in decline

Hermann Schmitt;Sören Holmberg

225
Citations
Good Government: The Relevance of Political Science

Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

215
Citations
Democratic Discontent in Old and New Democracies: Assessing the Importance of Democratic Input and Governmental Output

Stefan Dahlberg;Jonas Linde;Sören Holmberg

208
Citations
Dying of corruption

Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

204
Citations
Väljare och val i Sverige

Sören Holmberg;Mikael Gilljam

185
Citations
The Intention-Behavior Relationship Among U.S. and Swedish Voters

Donald Granberg;Soren Holmberg

168
Citations
Party identification compared across the Atlantic

S. Holmberg

157
Citations
Self-Reported Turnout and Voter Validation

Donald Granberg;Soren Holmberg

153
Citations
Party Leader Effects on the Vote

Sören Holmberg;Henrik Oscarsson

124
Citations
Party Leaders and Party Choice

John Curtice;Sören Holmberg

93
Citations
Political Representation in Sweden

Sören Holmberg

87
Citations
The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan21

Jan Teorell;Aksel Sundström;Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

77
Citations
The Green Breakthrough in Sweden

Martin Bennulf;Sören Holmberg

62
Citations
The Hawthorne Effect in Election Studies: The Impact of Survey Participation on Voting

Donald Granberg;Sören Holmberg

58
Citations
Trusting other people

Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

45
Citations
The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, Version Jan20

Jan Teorell;Stefan Dahlberg;Sören Holmberg;Bo Rothstein

17
Citations
The Political System Matters: Social Psychology and Voting Behavior in Sweden and the United States.

James D. Wright;Donald Granberg;Soren Holmberg

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Rothstein University of Gothenburg

Peter Esaiasson University of Gothenburg

Jan Teorell Stockholm University

Staffan Kumlin University of Oslo

Jacques J.A. Thomassen University of Twente

Nicholas Charron University of Gothenburg

Aksel Sundström University of Gothenburg

Hermann Schmitt University of Mannheim

Michael Marsh Trinity College Dublin

Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg

External Links

Personal website of Sören Holmberg

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