Mats Granlund

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
218 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Mats Granlund is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Mats Granlund has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Clinical Psychology, 87 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 49 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Mats Granlund's work include Family and Disability Support Research (120 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (72 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (37 papers). Mats Granlund is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (120 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (72 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (37 papers). Mats Granlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and United States. Mats Granlund's co-authors include Eva Björck‐Åkesson, Christine Imms, Lena Almqvist, Lilly Eriksson, Peter Rosenbaum, Anna Ullenhag, Jenny Wilder, Brooke Adair, Deb Keen and Lilly Augustine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Mats Granlund

202 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Participation, both a means and an end: a conceptual anal... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2015 100 200 300 400
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. Participation, both a means and an end: a conceptual analysis of processes and outcomes in childhood disability
    2016 408 citations Christine Imms, Mats Granlund et al. profile →
  2. ‘Participation’: a systematic review of language, definitions, and constructs used in intervention research with children with disabilities
    2015 290 citations Christine Imms, Mats Granlund 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
Mats Granlund Sweden 39 3.1k 2.3k 1.2k 979 956 218 5.2k
Sylvia Rodger Australia 43 2.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 627 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 242 6.6k
Rune J. Simeonsson United States 38 2.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 525 0.5× 822 0.9× 142 4.5k
Susanne King Canada 34 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 2.6k 2.1× 1.3k 1.3× 411 0.4× 45 5.6k
Gael I. Orsmond United States 35 4.2k 1.4× 1.9k 0.8× 729 0.6× 684 0.7× 981 1.0× 64 5.9k
Christine Imms Australia 37 2.2k 0.7× 3.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 826 0.8× 229 0.2× 172 4.6k
Tamar Heller United States 46 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 413 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 655 0.7× 170 5.9k
Cheryl Missiuna Canada 48 1.5k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 3.1k 2.6× 945 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 152 6.6k
Jan Willem Gorter Canada 47 3.5k 1.1× 4.6k 2.0× 3.6k 3.0× 550 0.6× 243 0.3× 264 7.2k
Marian J. Jongmans Netherlands 43 1.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 3.4k 2.8× 743 0.8× 721 0.8× 115 6.4k
Joyce Magill‐Evans Canada 34 1.7k 0.6× 977 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 280 0.3× 414 0.4× 92 3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mats Granlund

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All Works

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Ryan, M. E., et al.. (2025). Capacity building for youth with disabilities: principles and key ingredients identified through a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(20). 5171–5195.
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Liao, Hua-Fang, et al.. (2025). Collaborative Goal-Setting Approaches to Support Participation of Children With Special Educational Needs. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 37(3). 336–344.
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2024). Construct validity of the simplified Chinese version of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 31(1). 2348816–2348816.
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2024). Mental health and mental health problems among users of AAC: a scoping review. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 41(4). 320–332.
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2023). Feasibility of an eye-gaze technology intervention for students with severe motor and communication difficulties in Taiwan. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 40(3). 196–207. 1 indexed citations
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2022). Increasing participation in computer activities using eye-gaze assistive technology for children with complex needs. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 19(2). 492–505. 12 indexed citations
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Zheng, Hong, Juan Bornman, Mats Granlund, Yue Zhao, & Karina Huus. (2022). Participation of children with long-term health conditions compared to that of healthy peers: A cross-sectional comparative study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 30(3). 334–343. 2 indexed citations
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Arvidsson, Patrik, et al.. (2020). Test-retest reliability of Picture My Participation in children with intellectual disability in South Africa. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 29(4). 315–324. 9 indexed citations
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Björck‐Åkesson, Eva, et al.. (2020). Everyday environments and activities of children and teachers in Swedish preschools. Early Child Development and Care. 192(2). 187–202. 15 indexed citations
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2019). Documentation of everyday life and health care following gastrostomy tube placement in children: a content analysis of medical records.. Disability and Rehabilitation. 42(19). 2747–2757. 8 indexed citations
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Arvidsson, Patrik, Shakila Dada, Mats Granlund, et al.. (2019). Content validity and usefulness of Picture My Participation for measuring participation in children with and without intellectual disability in South Africa and Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 27(5). 336–348. 33 indexed citations
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Granlund, Mats, et al.. (2017). Measuring self-efficacy, aptitude to participate and functioning in students with and without impairments. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 33(4). 572–583. 9 indexed citations
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Augustine, Lilly, et al.. (2017). Linking youths’ mental, psychosocial, and emotional functioning to ICF-CY: lessons learned. Disability and Rehabilitation. 40(19). 2293–2299. 11 indexed citations
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Huus, Karina, et al.. (2016). Perceived needs among parents of children with a mild intellectual disability in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 19(4). 307–317. 18 indexed citations
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Norderyd, Johanna, Gunilla Klingberg, Denise Faulks, & Mats Granlund. (2016). Specialised dental care for children with complex disabilities focusing on child’s functioning and need for general anaesthesia. Disability and Rehabilitation. 39(24). 2484–2491. 14 indexed citations
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Hwang, Ai‐Wen, Mats Granlund, Hua‐Fang Liao, & Lin-Ju Kang. (2013). Measures of "Participation" in School Children with Disabilities. 38(1). 37–49. 2 indexed citations

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