Desirée Nilsson

2.0k total citations
38 papers, 999 citations indexed

About

Desirée Nilsson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Desirée Nilsson has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 999 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Desirée Nilsson's work include Political Conflict and Governance (24 papers), Peacebuilding and International Security (20 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 papers). Desirée Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (24 papers), Peacebuilding and International Security (20 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 papers). Desirée Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Netherlands. Desirée Nilsson's co-authors include Hanne Fjelde, Anna Jarstad, Isak Svensson, Lisa Hultman, Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, Jean Ryan, Vanessa Stjernborg, Marc Sommers, Ralph Sundberg and Johan Brosché and has published in prestigious journals such as International Organization, Journal of Transport Geography and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

Desirée Nilsson

36 papers receiving 884 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Desirée Nilsson Sweden 15 849 335 181 65 64 38 999
Seraina Rüegger Switzerland 6 414 0.5× 150 0.4× 76 0.4× 38 0.6× 85 1.3× 9 515
Benjamin A. Most United States 10 511 0.6× 450 1.3× 190 1.0× 119 1.8× 91 1.4× 16 728
Christian Houle United States 15 446 0.5× 299 0.9× 62 0.3× 115 1.8× 112 1.8× 27 635
Burcu Savun United States 12 708 0.8× 330 1.0× 239 1.3× 94 1.4× 42 0.7× 23 848
Kristine Höglund Sweden 17 922 1.1× 464 1.4× 105 0.6× 21 0.3× 60 0.9× 56 1.1k
Boutros Boutros‐Ghali United States 12 720 0.8× 668 2.0× 249 1.4× 43 0.7× 22 0.3× 55 1.1k
Julian Wucherpfennig Switzerland 11 751 0.9× 330 1.0× 98 0.5× 44 0.7× 203 3.2× 25 884
Anders Wivel Denmark 14 226 0.3× 473 1.4× 73 0.4× 62 1.0× 101 1.6× 69 633
Ann‐Sofie Isaksson Sweden 10 222 0.3× 115 0.3× 259 1.4× 129 2.0× 41 0.6× 24 506
Kai He Australia 19 336 0.4× 662 2.0× 366 2.0× 55 0.8× 56 0.9× 70 848

Countries citing papers authored by Desirée Nilsson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desirée Nilsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desirée Nilsson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fjelde, Hanne, et al.. (2025). Do the Lights Stay on? Deployment and Withdrawal of Peacekeepers and Their Effect on Local Economic Development. British Journal of Political Science. 55. 1 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée & Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs. (2023). Dealing with Divergence: Intra-party Dynamics and Spoiler Management in Civil Wars. Journal of Global Security Studies. 8(2). 1 indexed citations
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Brosché, Johan, Desirée Nilsson, & Ralph Sundberg. (2023). Conceptualizing Civil War Complexity. Security Studies. 32(1). 137–165. 4 indexed citations
4.
Nilsson, Desirée & Isak Svensson. (2023). Pushing the doors open: Nonviolent action and inclusion in peace negotiations. Journal of Peace Research. 60(1). 58–72. 9 indexed citations
5.
Svensson, Isak & Desirée Nilsson. (2022). Capitalizing on Cleavages: Transnational Jihadist Conflicts, Local Fault Lines and Cumulative Extremism. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 48(3). 265–283. 3 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée, et al.. (2022). Better together? Civil society coordination during peace negotiations. Cooperation and Conflict. 58(1). 42–60. 3 indexed citations
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Ryan, Jean, et al.. (2021). A study of changes in everyday mobility during the Covid-19 pandemic: As perceived by people living in Malmö, Sweden. Transport Policy. 106. 109–119. 50 indexed citations
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Fjelde, Hanne, et al.. (2019). Mapping blue helmets: Introducing the Geocoded Peacekeeping Operations (Geo-PKO) dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 57(2). 360–370. 49 indexed citations
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Fjelde, Hanne & Desirée Nilsson. (2018). The rise of rebel contenders. Journal of Peace Research. 55(5). 551–565. 30 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée, et al.. (2016). The impact of regional commuter trains on property values: Price segments and income. Journal of Transport Geography. 56. 102–109. 43 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée & Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs. (2013). Different Paths of Reconstruction: Military Reform in Post-War Sierra Leone and Liberia. International Peacekeeping. 20(1). 2–16. 7 indexed citations
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Fjelde, Hanne & Desirée Nilsson. (2011). Rebels Divided: Fragmentation of the Rebel Side in Civil Wars, 1975 – 2008. 1–29. 1 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée & Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs. (2011). Revisiting an Elusive Concept: A Review of the Debate on Spoilers in Peace Processes1. International Studies Review. 13(4). 606–626. 43 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée. (2010). Turning Weakness into Strength. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 27(3). 253–271. 41 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée. (2008). Partial Peace: Rebel Groups Inside and Outside of Civil War Settlements. Journal of Peace Research. 45(4). 479–495. 99 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée. (2008). Rebels on the outside : signatories signaling commitment to durable peace. 2 indexed citations
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Jarstad, Anna & Desirée Nilsson. (2008). From Words to Deeds: The Implementation of Power-Sharing Pacts in Peace Accords. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 25(3). 206–223. 119 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée. (2007). Essays on Trade Flows, Demand Structure and Income Distribution. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Sommers, Marc & Desirée Nilsson. (2003). Liberia: The Eye of the Storm: A Review of the Literature on Internally Displaced, Refugees, and Returnees. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 36(3). 663–663. 4 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Desirée. (2000). Internally displaced, refugees and returnees from and in the Sudan : a review. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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