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2026

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D-Index
66
Citations
15366
World Ranking
981
National Ranking
6

Sven Ove Hansson 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 Sven Ove Hansson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 584 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sven Ove Hansson 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 Sven Ove Hansson 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
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Sven Ove Hansson is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on various interdisciplinary subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
  • Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
  • Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Intellectual Property and Patents

Among the more recent publications authored or co-authored by Sven Ove Hansson are:

  • "Self-Driving Vehicles-an Ethical Overview" (2021), published in Philosophy & Technology
  • "How Extreme Is the Precautionary Principle?" (2020), published in NanoEthics
  • "Social constructionism and climate science denial" (2020), published in European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Additional recent papers connected with related researchers include "Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Scope and Definitions" (2020) in Trends in Biotechnology, and "Tracking Science: An Alternative for Those Excluded by Citizen Science" (2021) published in Citizen Science Theory and Practice, indicating collaborative or thematic proximity.

The scientist has frequently published in established venues such as:

  • Theoria
  • Trends in Biotechnology
  • TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis
  • European Journal for Philosophy of Science
  • Journal of Philosophical Logic

Co-authorship relationships often include:

  • Dennis Eriksson
  • René Custers
  • Karin Edvardsson Björnberg
  • Kai Purnhagen
  • Matin Qaim

In the domain of academic publishing, Sven Ove Hansson has contributed to book publications as well, with a title released by Springer Nature (Netherlands): "Women's Contemporary Readings of Medieval (and Modern) Arabic Philosophy" (2022).

Best Publications

  • A Textbook of Belief Dynamics: Theory Change and Database Updating

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • The effect of the work environment on future sleep disturbances: a systematic review

    Steven J. Linton;Göran Kecklund;Karl A. Franklin;Lena C. Leissner

  • A textbook of belief dynamics

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Kernel contraction

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Science and Pseudo-Science

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • The case for ethical technology assessment (eTA)

    Elin Palm;Sven Ove Hansson

  • Risk: objective or subjective, facts or values

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • The Structure of Values and Norms

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Learning from accidents : what more do we need to know?

    Anna-Karin Lindberg;Sven Ove Hansson;Carl Rollenhagen

  • Ethical criteria of risk acceptance

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Decision Making Under Great Uncertainty

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Five charges against the precautionary principle

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  • PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS IN COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Philosophical Perspectives on Risk

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015

    Karin Edvardsson Björnberg;Mikael Karlsson;Michael Gilek;Sven Ove Hansson

  • Belief contraction without recovery

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Reversing the Levi identity

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • The Ethics of Risk: Ethical Analysis in an Uncertain World

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • Science denial as a form of pseudoscience.

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • A Survey of non-Prioritized Belief Revision

    Sven Ove Hansson

  • A survey of multiple contractions

    André Fuhrmann;Sven Ove Hansson

  • Dimensions of Risk

    Sven Ove Hansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jale Tosun
Jale Tosun Heidelberg University
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Matin Qaim
Matin Qaim University of Bonn
Jürgen Dix
Jürgen Dix Clausthal University of Technology
Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Guillermo Ricardo Simari
Guillermo Ricardo Simari Universidad Nacional del Sur
Jörg Romeis
Jörg Romeis University of Bern
Per Åman
Per Åman Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kenneth A. Dawson
Kenneth A. Dawson University College Dublin
Iseult Lynch
Iseult Lynch University of Birmingham

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