Björn Johnson

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
88 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Björn Johnson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Johnson has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Epidemiology, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Björn Johnson's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (19 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Björn Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (19 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Björn Johnson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Björn Johnson's co-authors include Bengt‐Åke Lundvall, Morten Berg Jensen, Edward Lorenz, Esben Sloth Andersen, Bent Dalum, Charles Edquist, Torkel Richert, Birgitte Gregersen, Robert Svensson and Klaus Nielsen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Research Policy and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Björn Johnson

79 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

National Systems of Innovation: Towards a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning

1992 2.3k citations Björn Johnson profile →
The Learning Economy

1994 1.3k citations Björn Johnson et al. profile →
Forms of knowledge and modes of innovation

2007 1.1k citations Björn Johnson et al. profile →
National systems of production, innovation and competence building

2002 933 citations Björn Johnson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Björn Johnson Sweden	23	3.1k	3.0k	2.0k	1.5k	778	88	7.5k
Pablo D’Este Spain	27	4.0k 1.3×	2.3k 0.8×	3.6k 1.8×	1.1k 0.7×	547 0.7×	71	7.4k
Jason Owen‐Smith United States	27	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	542 0.4×	871 1.1×	66	5.9k
Anita M. McGahan Canada	43	3.7k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	237 0.2×	925 1.2×	118	7.7k
Peter F. Drucker United States	39	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	493 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	146	9.1k
Michaela Trippl Austria	38	1.7k 0.5×	3.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	910 1.2×	90	6.1k
Franz Tödtling Austria	32	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	547 0.7×	73	5.1k
Rachel Griffith United Kingdom	43	2.9k 0.9×	9.0k 3.0×	995 0.5×	930 0.6×	489 0.6×	119	11.7k
Nabil Amara Canada	34	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	466 0.3×	607 0.8×	83	5.1k
Marco Caliendo Germany	34	572 0.2×	4.0k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	705 0.5×	1.7k 2.2×	173	8.8k
Ian Miles United Kingdom	35	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	966 0.5×	483 0.3×	904 1.2×	203	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Björn Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Björn Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Johnson

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All Works

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Kapetanovic, Sabina, et al.. (2024). Validation of the Super-Brief Pathological Narcissism Inventory (SB-PNI) among Swedish adolescents. Current Psychology. 43(21). 19457–19467. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Björn, et al.. (2024). Long-acting injectable depot buprenorphine from a harm reduction perspective in patients with ongoing substance use and multiple psychiatric comorbidities: a qualitative interview study. Harm Reduction Journal. 21(1). 68–68. 4 indexed citations

Johnson, Björn, et al.. (2023). Drug use trajectories among young people with experiences of problematic tramadol use. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 31(6). 648–657. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Björn, et al.. (2023). Drug prescriptions preceding opioid-related deaths–a register study in forensic autopsy patients. PLoS ONE. 18(5). e0285583–e0285583. 2 indexed citations

Svensson, Robert, Björn Johnson, & Andreas Olsson. (2022). Does gender matter? The association between different digital media activities and adolescent well-being. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 273–273. 37 indexed citations

Håkansson, Anders, et al.. (2021). Changes in opioid-related deaths following increased access to opioid substitution treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 16(1). 15–15. 6 indexed citations

Svensson, Robert, et al.. (2021). A community intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and drunkenness among adolescents in Sweden: a quasi-experiment. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 764–764. 5 indexed citations

Svensson, Robert & Björn Johnson. (2020). Internet use and adolescent drinking: Does it matter what young people do online?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 213. 108138–108138. 13 indexed citations

Håkansson, Anders, et al.. (2020). Investigating opioid-related fatalities in southern Sweden: contact with care-providing authorities and comparison of substances. Harm Reduction Journal. 17(1). 5–5. 16 indexed citations

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Bülow, Per, et al.. (2018). The pros and cons of supervised urine tests in opioid replacement therapy : A study of patients' experiences. Malmö University Publications (Malmö University). 20(6). 5–15. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn, Torkel Richert, & Bengt Svensson. (2017). Alkohol- och narkotikaproblem. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn & Torkel Richert. (2014). Diversion of methadone and buprenorphine by patients in opioid substitution treatment in Sweden: Prevalence estimates and risk factors. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(2). 183–190. 46 indexed citations

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Richert, Torkel & Björn Johnson. (2013). Illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine among adolescents and young adults in Sweden. Harm Reduction Journal. 10(1). 27–27. 23 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn. (2011). From user–producer relations to the learning economy. Science and Public Policy. 38(9). 703–711. 7 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn. (2010). Kampen om sjukfrånvaron. Malmö University Publications (Malmö University). 8 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn, et al.. (2009). Kampen om sjukfrånvaron : Tre organisationers konstruktioner av sjukfrånvaron som samhällsproblem. Malmö University Publications (Malmö University). 1–41.

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Johnson, Björn. (2006). Brukarinflytandets utveckling i den svenska narkotikapolitiken 1965-2004. Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. 108(1). 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn. (2003). Policyspridning som översättning. Den politiska översättningen av metadonbehandling och husläkare i Sverige. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 130(130). 18 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn, et al.. (2002). Policyspridning som översättning: En fallstudie av svensk metadonbehandling mot heroinnarkomani. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Björn & Klaus Nielsen. (1998). Institutions and economic change : new perspectives on markets, firms and technology. Edward Elgar eBooks. 38 indexed citations

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