Bo Bur­ström

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
216 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Bo Bur­ström is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Bur­ström has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in General Health Professions, 73 papers in Health and 44 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Bo Bur­ström's work include Employment and Welfare Studies (66 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (66 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (44 papers). Bo Bur­ström is often cited by papers focused on Employment and Welfare Studies (66 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (66 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (44 papers). Bo Bur­ström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Bo Bur­ström's co-authors include Finn Diderichsen, Margaret Whitehead, Wenjing Tao, Daniel Bruce, Kristina Burström, Anneli Marttila, Margaret Whitehead, Janne Agerholm, Sara Fritzell and Emma Björkenstam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Bo Bur­ström

205 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

  1. Self rated health: Is it as good a predictor of subsequent mortality among adults in lower as well as in higher social classes?
    2001 557 citations Bo Bur­ström et al. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health profile →
  2. What is precarious employment? A systematic review of definitions and operationalizations from quantitative and qualitative studies
    2020 204 citations Bertina Kreshpaj, Cecilia Orellana et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bo Bur­ström Sweden 39 3.2k 1.8k 867 792 669 216 5.3k
Anna Zajacova United States 39 2.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 706 0.8× 720 0.9× 421 0.6× 107 5.6k
Olaf von dem Knesebeck Germany 36 2.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 935 1.1× 649 0.8× 506 0.8× 208 5.2k
Carles Muntañer Canada 42 4.0k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 956 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 670 1.0× 120 6.7k
Anna P. Nieboer Netherlands 43 2.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 742 0.9× 808 1.0× 479 0.7× 210 5.9k
Gerry McCartney United Kingdom 32 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 764 0.9× 600 0.8× 212 0.3× 194 4.7k
Jane Murray Cramm Netherlands 34 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 496 0.6× 594 0.8× 409 0.6× 171 4.3k
Lucı́a Artazcoz Spain 34 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 523 0.6× 634 0.8× 641 1.0× 145 4.4k
Irene H. Yen United States 37 2.0k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 549 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 385 0.6× 112 5.5k
Peter Goldblatt United Kingdom 31 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 505 0.6× 454 0.6× 339 0.5× 73 4.7k
Chloe E. Bird United States 37 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 415 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 370 0.6× 123 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Bur­ström

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Bur­ström

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Bur­ström

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Bur­ström. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo Bur­ström based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bo Bur­ström. Bo Bur­ström is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Dalman, Christina, et al.. (2025). Exploring socio-economic inequalities in mental healthcare utilization in adults with self-reported psychological distress: a survey-registry linked cohort design. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 34. e6–e6. 1 indexed citations
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Bur­ström, Bo, et al.. (2024). Parents' comprehensive health literacy and child health after attending extended home visiting in Swedish multicultural settings—A case‐comparison study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 38(4). 876–887. 2 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Per E., Osvaldo Fonseca‐Rodríguez, Miguel San Sebastiån, Bo Bur­ström, & Paola A. Mosquera. (2024). Evaluating the impact of the 2010 Swedish choice reform in primary health care on avoidable hospitalization and socioeconomic inequities: an interrupted time series analysis using register data. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 972–972. 1 indexed citations
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Wastesson, Jonas W., Johan Fritzell, Bo Bur­ström, Kristina Johnell, & Johan Fastbom. (2023). Regional variations in excessive polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drug use among older adults in Sweden: Trends from 2006 to 2020. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 2 indexed citations
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Liljas, Ann, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Ingelise Andersen, et al.. (2022). The influence of sociodemographic factors and close relatives at hospital discharge and post hospital care of older people with complex care needs: nurses’ perceptions on health inequity in three Nordic cities. European Journal of Ageing. 19(2). 189–200. 6 indexed citations
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Matilla‐Santander, Nuria, Johanna Jönsson, Bertina Kreshpaj, et al.. (2021). The Relation Between Precarious Employment Arrangements and Social Precarity: Findings from the PREMIS Study in Stockholm, Sweden. International Journal of Health Services. 52(2). 201–211. 15 indexed citations
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Harber-Aschan, Lisa, Wen‐Hao Chen, Ashley McAllister, et al.. (2020). The impact of longstanding illness and common mental disorder on competing employment exits routes in older working age: A longitudinal data-linkage study in Sweden. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0229221–e0229221. 8 indexed citations
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Liljas, Ann, et al.. (2019). Impact of Integrated Care on Patient-Related Outcomes Among Older People – A Systematic Review. International Journal of Integrated Care. 19(3). 6–6. 67 indexed citations
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Bur­ström, Bo, Kristina Burström, Gunnar Nilsson, et al.. (2017). Equity aspects of the Primary Health Care Choice Reform in Sweden – a scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16(1). 29–29. 75 indexed citations
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Hollander, Anna‐Clara, Daniel Bruce, Jan Ekberg, Bo Bur­ström, & Solvig Ekblad. (2013). Hospitalisation for depressive disorder following unemployment—differentials by gender and immigrant status: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 67(10). 875–881. 30 indexed citations
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Bur­ström, Bo, Lotta Nylén, Ben Barr, et al.. (2012). Delayed and differential effects of the economic crisis in Sweden in the 1990s on health-related exclusion from the labour market: A health equity assessment. Social Science & Medicine. 75(12). 2431–2436. 16 indexed citations
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Clayton, Stephen, Ben Barr, Lotta Nylén, et al.. (2011). Effectiveness of return-to-work interventions for disabled people: a systematic review of government initiatives focused on changing the behaviour of employers. European Journal of Public Health. 22(3). 434–439. 74 indexed citations
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Holland, Paula, Bo Bur­ström, Margaret Whitehead, et al.. (2011). How Do Macro-Level Contexts and Policies Affect the Employment Chances of Chronically Ill and Disabled People? Part I: The Impact of Recession and Deindustrialization. International Journal of Health Services. 41(3). 395–413. 52 indexed citations
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Bur­ström, Bo, Lotta Nylén, Stephen Clayton, & Margaret Whitehead. (2010). How equitable is vocational rehabilitation in Sweden? A review of evidence on the implementation of a national policy framework. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(6). 453–466. 35 indexed citations
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Ghilagaber, Gebrenegus, et al.. (2004). Contribution of household environment factors to urban Childhood mortality in Mozambique. East African Medical Journal. 81(8). 408–14. 10 indexed citations
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Macassa, Glória, Gebrenegus Ghilagaber, Éva Bernhardt, Finn Diderichsen, & Bo Bur­ström. (2003). Inequalities in child mortality in Mozambique: differentials by parental socio-economic position : Social ScienceaMedicine. Social Science & Medicine. 57(12). 7 indexed citations
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Bur­ström, Bo, Paula Holland, Finn Diderichsen, & Margaret Whitehead. (2003). Winners and Losers in Flexible Labor Markets: The Fate of Women with Chronic Illness in Contrasting Policy Environments—Sweden and Britain. International Journal of Health Services. 33(2). 199–217. 30 indexed citations

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