Göran Dahlgren

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Göran Dahlgren is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Göran Dahlgren has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Göran Dahlgren's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (8 papers), Global Health Care Issues (8 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (5 papers). Göran Dahlgren is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (8 papers), Global Health Care Issues (8 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (5 papers). Göran Dahlgren collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and South Africa. Göran Dahlgren's co-authors include Margaret Whitehead, Di McIntyre, Michael Thiede, Timothy Evans, Bo Hedberg, Nils-Göran Olve, Finn Diderichsen, Alex Scott-Samuel, D Acheson and Lucy Gilson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Social Science & Medicine and European Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Göran Dahlgren

19 papers receiving 1.6k 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. What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middle-income country contexts?
    2005 578 citations Di McIntyre, Michael Thiede et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
  2. The Dahlgren-Whitehead model of health determinants: 30 years on and still chasing rainbows
    2021 242 citations Göran Dahlgren, Margaret Whitehead Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Göran Dahlgren United Kingdom 14 907 627 610 352 268 20 1.8k
Jeanette Vega United States 16 745 0.8× 504 0.8× 552 0.9× 270 0.8× 189 0.7× 32 1.5k
Michael Thiede South Africa 12 638 0.7× 590 0.9× 663 1.1× 320 0.9× 133 0.5× 23 1.4k
M. Kent Ranson United Kingdom 20 814 0.9× 776 1.2× 807 1.3× 515 1.5× 98 0.4× 38 1.9k
Julio Frenk United States 18 748 0.8× 505 0.8× 525 0.9× 437 1.2× 175 0.7× 54 2.1k
Thomas J. Bossert United States 23 1.1k 1.2× 850 1.4× 1.1k 1.8× 586 1.7× 211 0.8× 87 2.5k
Mohammad Hajizadeh Canada 26 943 1.0× 459 0.7× 617 1.0× 293 0.8× 344 1.3× 137 2.1k
Arnab Acharya United Kingdom 17 601 0.7× 443 0.7× 480 0.8× 592 1.7× 169 0.6× 48 2.2k
Helen Saxenian United States 12 834 0.9× 379 0.6× 651 1.1× 651 1.8× 339 1.3× 22 2.4k
Josep Figueras Spain 25 1.1k 1.2× 316 0.5× 769 1.3× 646 1.8× 147 0.5× 86 2.5k
Victoria Y. Fan United States 18 650 0.7× 573 0.9× 437 0.7× 456 1.3× 131 0.5× 64 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Göran Dahlgren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Göran Dahlgren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Göran Dahlgren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Göran Dahlgren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Göran Dahlgren 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 Göran Dahlgren. Göran Dahlgren is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Diderichsen, Finn, Margaret Whitehead, & Göran Dahlgren. (2022). Planning for health equity in the crossfire between science and policy. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 50(7). 875–881.
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Dahlgren, Göran & Margaret Whitehead. (2021). The Dahlgren-Whitehead model of health determinants: 30 years on and still chasing rainbows. Public Health. 199. 20–24. 242 indexed citations breakdown →
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Diderichsen, Finn, Göran Dahlgren, & Margaret Whitehead. (2021). Beyond ‘commercial determinants’: shining a light on privatization and political drivers of health inequalities. European Journal of Public Health. 31(4). 672–673. 15 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran. (2014). Why Public Health Services? Experiences from Profit-Driven Health Care Reforms in Sweden. International Journal of Health Services. 44(3). 507–524. 28 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran. (2010). Vård på lika villkor - drivkrafter och motkrafter. Socialmedicinsk tidskrift. 87(1). 5–48. 3 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran. (2008). Neoliberal Reforms in Swedish Primary Health Care: For Whom and for What Purpose?. International Journal of Health Services. 38(4). 697–715. 26 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran & Margaret Whitehead. (2007). A Framework for Assessing Health Systems from the Public's Perspective: The Alps Approach. International Journal of Health Services. 37(2). 363–378. 44 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Margaret, Göran Dahlgren, & Di McIntyre. (2007). Putting Equity Center Stage: Challenging Evidence-Free Reforms. International Journal of Health Services. 37(2). 353–361. 19 indexed citations
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McIntyre, Di, Margaret Whitehead, Lucy Gilson, Göran Dahlgren, & Shenglan Tang. (2007). Equity Impacts of Neoliberal Reforms: What Should the Policy Responses Be?. International Journal of Health Services. 37(4). 693–709. 13 indexed citations
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McIntyre, Di, Michael Thiede, Göran Dahlgren, & Margaret Whitehead. (2005). What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middle-income country contexts?. Social Science & Medicine. 62(4). 858–865. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schuftan, Claudio & Göran Dahlgren. (2002). Health sector reform measures: are they working?. 8(2). 160–163. 2 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Margaret, Göran Dahlgren, & Timothy Evans. (2001). Equity and health sector reforms: can low-income countries escape the medical poverty trap?. The Lancet. 358(9284). 833–836. 389 indexed citations
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Hedberg, Bo, Göran Dahlgren, & Nils-Göran Olve. (2001). Virtual Organizations and Beyond: Discovering Imaginary Systems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 62 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran. (2000). Efficient equity-oriented strategies for health. PubMed Central. 78(1). 79–81. 9 indexed citations
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Acheson, D, George A.O. Alleyne, J.A. Casas, et al.. (2000). Round table discussion. Health inequalities and the health of the poor.. PubMed. 78(1). 75–85. 29 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Margaret, Alex Scott-Samuel, & Göran Dahlgren. (1998). Setting targets to address inequalities in health. The Lancet. 351(9111). 1279–1282. 31 indexed citations
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Whitehead, MI & Göran Dahlgren. (1994). Why not now? Action on inequalities in health. European Journal of Public Health. 4(1). 1–2. 6 indexed citations
18.
Whitehead, Margaret & Göran Dahlgren. (1991). What can be done about inequalities in health?. The Lancet. 338(8774). 1059–1063. 235 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran. (1991). Strategies for health financing in Kenya--the difficult birth of a new policy.. PubMed. 46. 67–81. 16 indexed citations
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Dahlgren, Göran & Finn Diderichsen. (1986). Strategies for Equity in Health: Report from Sweden. International Journal of Health Services. 16(4). 517–537. 17 indexed citations

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