Joacim Rocklöv

32.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
178 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Joacim Rocklöv is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Joacim Rocklöv has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 66 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 60 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Joacim Rocklöv's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (70 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (61 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (52 papers). Joacim Rocklöv is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (70 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (61 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (52 papers). Joacim Rocklöv collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United States. Joacim Rocklöv's co-authors include Annelies Wilder‐Smith, Ying Liu, Alberto Alexander Gayle, Bertil Forsberg, Henrik Sjödin, Daniel Oudin Åström, Nawi Ng, Kristie L. Ebi, Robert Dubrow and Yien Ling Hii and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Joacim Rocklöv

164 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

The reproductive number of COVID-19 is high... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2020 2016 2014 2020 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus
    2020 2.0k citations Annelies Wilder‐Smith, Joacim Rocklöv et al. profile →
  2. Effects of Air Temperature on Climate-Sensitive Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes in the Elderly; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Evidence
    2016 426 citations Aditi Bunker, Jan Wildenhain et al. EBioMedicine profile →
  3. Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution
    2014 423 citations Cyril Caminade, Sari Kovats et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control
    2020 386 citations Joacim Rocklöv et al. profile →
  5. The reproductive number of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is far higher compared to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus
    2021 355 citations Joacim Rocklöv et al. profile →
  6. Vectorial Capacity of Aedes aegypti: Effects of Temperature and Implications for Global Dengue Epidemic Potential
    2014 321 citations Hans Stenlund, Annelies Wilder‐Smith et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  7. Projecting the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in a warmer and more populated world: a multi-model, multi-scenario intercomparison modelling study
    2021 229 citations Felipe J. Colón‐González, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe et al. The Lancet Planetary Health profile →
  8. The effective reproductive number of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is several times relative to Delta
    2022 207 citations Joacim Rocklöv et al. profile →
  9. Climate Change and Cascading Risks from Infectious Disease
    2022 151 citations Jan C. Semenza, Joacim Rocklöv 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
Joacim Rocklöv Sweden 52 3.7k 3.5k 3.3k 2.6k 1.2k 178 11.8k
Qiyong Liu China 55 2.9k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 4.0k 1.2× 897 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 341 10.3k
Jan C. Semenza Sweden 52 2.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 568 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 147 9.2k
Wenbiao Hu Australia 46 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 756 0.6× 301 7.2k
Shilu Tong Australia 70 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 11.9k 3.6× 825 0.3× 3.1k 2.5× 409 21.0k
Mohammad Yunus Bangladesh 66 2.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 950 0.4× 609 0.5× 472 15.0k
Michael G. Baker New Zealand 50 2.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 895 0.7× 340 9.0k
Alan Hubbard United States 63 1.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 441 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 342 16.5k
Jeffrey Shaman United States 54 3.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 5.4k 2.0× 388 0.3× 208 12.2k
David N. Fisman Canada 50 3.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 587 0.2× 3.0k 1.1× 763 0.6× 241 11.8k
Simon Hales New Zealand 40 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 368 0.1× 933 0.8× 126 7.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Semenza, Jan C., et al.. (2025). A climate and population dependent diffusion model forecasts the spread of Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Europe. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Bärnighausen, Till, et al.. (2025). Three-year assessment of integrated vector management in Attica, Greece: results from surveillance and control activities. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1533–1533.
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Ecke, Frauke, Jan C. Semenza, Elena Bužan, et al.. (2025). Adaptive ecosystem restoration to mitigate zoonotic risks. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(11). 1979–1988.
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Farooq, Zia, Joacim Rocklöv, & Jan C. Semenza. (2025). Northward expansion of Aedes albopictus-associated arbovirus transmission risk in Europe. The Lancet Planetary Health. 9(12). 101378–101378.
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Rocklöv, Joacim, Mohsin Sidat, Yesim Tozan, et al.. (2024). Spatial-temporal analysis of climate and socioeconomic conditions on cholera incidence in Mozambique from 2000 to 2018: an ecological longitudinal retrospective study. BMJ Open. 14(8). e082503–e082503. 4 indexed citations
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Tozan, Yesim, et al.. (2023). Predicting the dengue cluster outbreak dynamics in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 15. 100209–100209. 5 indexed citations
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Rocklöv, Joacim, et al.. (2021). The impact of COVID–19 lockdown on dengue transmission in Sri Lanka; A natural experiment for understanding the influence of human mobility. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(6). e0009420–e0009420. 34 indexed citations
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Sjödin, Henrik, Joacim Rocklöv, Yesim Tozan, et al.. (2020). The Mosquito, the Virus, the Climate: An Unforeseen Réunion in 2018. GeoHealth. 4(8). e2020GH000253–e2020GH000253. 11 indexed citations
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Sjödin, Henrik, Anders Johansson, Åke Brännström, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 healthcare demand and mortality in Sweden in response to non-pharmaceutical mitigation and suppression scenarios. International Journal of Epidemiology. 49(5). 1443–1453. 40 indexed citations
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Tozan, Yesim, et al.. (2019). A combination of incidence data and mobility proxies from social media predicts the intra-urban spread of dengue in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(4). e0007298–e0007298. 29 indexed citations
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Semenza, Jan C., et al.. (2019). Systemic resilience to cross‐border infectious disease threat events in Europe. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 66(5). 1855–1863. 15 indexed citations
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Hussain‐Alkhateeb, Laith, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro, et al.. (2018). Early warning and response system (EWARS) for dengue outbreaks: Recent advancements towards widespread applications in critical settings. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0196811–e0196811. 44 indexed citations
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Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo, Yesim Tozan, Clas Ahlm, & Joacim Rocklöv. (2017). Using remote sensing environmental data to forecast malaria incidence at a rural district hospital in Western Kenya. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2589–2589. 29 indexed citations
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Ingole, Vijendra, Sari Kovats, Barbara Schumann, et al.. (2017). Socioenvironmental factors associated with heat and cold-related mortality in Vadu HDSS, western India: a population-based case-crossover study. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61(10). 1797–1804. 32 indexed citations
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Bunker, Aditi, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Ali Sié, Joacim Rocklöv, & Rainer Sauerborn. (2017). Excess burden of non-communicable disease years of life lost from heat in rural Burkina Faso: a time series analysis of the years 2000–2010. BMJ Open. 7(11). e018068–e018068. 15 indexed citations
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Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo, Clas Ahlm, & Joacim Rocklöv. (2016). Remotely Sensed Environmental Conditions and Malaria Mortality in Three Malaria Endemic Regions in Western Kenya. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0154204–e0154204. 38 indexed citations
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Bunker, Aditi, Jan Wildenhain, Nicholas Henschke, et al.. (2016). Effects of Air Temperature on Climate-Sensitive Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes in the Elderly; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Evidence. EBioMedicine. 6. 258–268. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rocklöv, Joacim, et al.. (2015). Weather Variations and Hospital Admissions for Depressive Disorders : A Case Study in Hanoi. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 3(1). 3 indexed citations
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Caminade, Cyril, Sari Kovats, Joacim Rocklöv, et al.. (2014). Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(9). 3286–3291. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Åström, Christofer, et al.. (2012). Potential Distribution of Dengue Fever Under Scenarios of Climate Change and Economic Development. EcoHealth. 9(4). 448–454. 114 indexed citations

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