Esben Houborg

575 total citations
38 papers, 339 citations indexed

About

Esben Houborg is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Esben Houborg has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 339 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Esben Houborg's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 papers) and Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research (6 papers). Esben Houborg is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 papers) and Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research (6 papers). Esben Houborg collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Australia and Sweden. Esben Houborg's co-authors include Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Bagga Bjerge, Jakob Demant, Rasmus Munksgaard, Thomas Friis Søgaard, Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen, Birgitte Thylstrup, Mats Ramstedt, Pekka Hakkarainen and Sébastien Tutenges and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

In The Last Decade

Esben Houborg

31 papers receiving 326 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esben Houborg Denmark 11 161 145 103 65 61 38 339
Melissa Bull Australia 11 79 0.5× 169 1.2× 61 0.6× 48 0.7× 24 0.4× 40 295
Tiggey May United Kingdom 11 172 1.1× 348 2.4× 86 0.8× 60 0.9× 31 0.5× 22 500
Leah Moyle United Kingdom 14 285 1.8× 459 3.2× 123 1.2× 141 2.2× 66 1.1× 15 649
K. Jack Riley United States 12 121 0.8× 262 1.8× 53 0.5× 13 0.2× 26 0.4× 36 445
Jeremiah Goulka United States 7 56 0.3× 80 0.6× 24 0.2× 19 0.3× 58 1.0× 19 184
David Herzberg United States 8 77 0.5× 58 0.4× 57 0.6× 10 0.2× 70 1.1× 23 314
Kristin M. Finklea United States 11 53 0.3× 153 1.1× 14 0.1× 68 1.0× 71 1.2× 43 353
Anaïs Reding United States 6 60 0.4× 151 1.0× 46 0.4× 22 0.3× 16 0.3× 22 287
Ali Ünlü Finland 8 73 0.5× 104 0.7× 34 0.3× 5 0.1× 21 0.3× 43 239
Kim Moeller Denmark 13 154 1.0× 346 2.4× 26 0.3× 198 3.0× 24 0.4× 40 485

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esben Houborg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esben Houborg

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2025). Between decriminalization policy and police practice: Implementation of warnings for marginalized people dependent on drugs in Denmark. International Journal of Drug Policy. 148. 105122–105122.
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2025). Care in an opioid substitution therapy daycentre. Social Science & Medicine. 369. 117857–117857. 1 indexed citations
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Søgaard, Thomas Friis, et al.. (2025). Young adults’ sourcing and supply of opioids in a changing drug market. International Journal of Drug Policy. 147. 105072–105072.
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2025). A Strait or an Ocean? Exploring Risks and Resources among People who use Drugs in Denmark and Sweden. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 42(5-6). 370–387.
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2024). ‘It has gotten a lot better, but it is still bad’: Experiences with the police among marginalized PWUDs in a context of depenalization. International Journal of Drug Policy. 127. 104393–104393. 7 indexed citations
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Frank, Vibeke Asmussen, et al.. (2023). Stofbrugeres adgang til og brug af skadesreducerende hjælp uden for storbyerne er ikke lige stor over hele landet.
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2022). Der findes skadereducerende tilbud til stofbrugere landet over, men det varierer, hvor omfattende en hjælp der tilbydes.
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2022). Naloxon og stofindtagelsesrum i Vejle: Forebyggelse af skader og dødsfald hos stofbrugere er på den lokalpolitiske dagsorden.
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Thylstrup, Birgitte, et al.. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on services for substance use in Denmark: Implications for meeting users’ needs and recommendations for the future. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 39(2). 175–189. 3 indexed citations
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Hesse, Morten, et al.. (2021). Substance Use and Violent Victimization: Evidence from a Cohort of >82,000 Patients Treated for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorder in Denmark. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(13-14). NP12427–NP12452. 9 indexed citations
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2020). Making up a new drug user from depenalization to repenalisation of drug users in Denmark. International Journal of Drug Policy. 80. 102660–102660. 9 indexed citations
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Søgaard, Thomas Friis & Esben Houborg. (2018). Plural policing webs: Unveiling the various forms of partnering and knowledge exchange in the production of nightlife territoriality.
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Søgaard, Thomas Friis, Esben Houborg, & Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen. (2016). Drug policing assemblages: Repressive drug policies and the zonal banning of drug users in Denmark’s club land. International Journal of Drug Policy. 41. 118–125. 9 indexed citations
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Houborg, Esben, et al.. (2015). Addiction, Drugs, and Experimentation. Contemporary Drug Problems. 42(4). 274–288. 8 indexed citations
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Houborg, Esben & Vibeke Asmussen Frank. (2014). Drug consumption rooms and the role of politics and governance in policy processes. International Journal of Drug Policy. 25(5). 972–977. 29 indexed citations
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Houborg, Esben. (2014). Construction and Handling of Drug Problems in Denmark from the 1870s to the 1980s. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 31(5-6). 527–550. 4 indexed citations
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Houborg, Esben. (2013). Methadone, a contested substance: Danish methadone policy in the 1970s. International Journal of Drug Policy. 24(6). e73–e80. 4 indexed citations
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Frank, Vibeke Asmussen, Bagga Bjerge, & Esben Houborg. (2013). Shifts in Opioid Substitution Treatment Policy in Denmark from 2000–2011. Substance Use & Misuse. 48(11). 997–1009. 18 indexed citations
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Melberg, Hans Olav, et al.. (2011). Measuring the Harm of Illicit Drug Use on Friends and Family. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 28(2). 105–121. 16 indexed citations
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Frank, Vibeke Asmussen, Bagga Bjerge, & Esben Houborg. (2008). Drug Policy: History, Theory, and Consequences. 12 indexed citations

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