Sara Thunberg

428 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 204 citations indexed

About

Sara Thunberg is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Thunberg has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 204 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Sara Thunberg's work include Child Abuse and Trauma (14 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (10 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (5 papers). Sara Thunberg is often cited by papers focused on Child Abuse and Trauma (14 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (10 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (5 papers). Sara Thunberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Sara Thunberg's co-authors include Åsa Cater, Terese Glatz, Karin Hellfeldt and Lia Ahonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Violence Against Women, Journal of Family Violence and International Journal of Social Research Methodology.

In The Last Decade

Sara Thunberg

16 papers receiving 203 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pioneering the use of technologies in qualitative research – A research review of the use of digital interviews

2021 128 citations Sara Thunberg et al. International Journal of Social Research Methodology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Thunberg Sweden	6	105	51	51	44	21	23	204
Scott Marsalis United States	9	63 0.6×	54 1.1×	86 1.7×	39 0.9×	24 1.1×	22	207
Kristyn Frank Canada	8	161 1.5×	85 1.7×	41 0.8×	28 0.6×	26 1.2×	26	243
Minhae Cho United States	10	82 0.8×	49 1.0×	136 2.7×	27 0.6×	44 2.1×	27	247
Ilyan Ferrer Canada	10	176 1.7×	104 2.0×	70 1.4×	77 1.8×	35 1.7×	30	345
S. Hakan Can United States	11	102 1.0×	37 0.7×	72 1.4×	33 0.8×	10 0.5×	26	273
Diane Levine United Kingdom	10	101 1.0×	46 0.9×	115 2.3×	27 0.6×	77 3.7×	29	258
Francesca Lagomarsino Italy	8	103 1.0×	55 1.1×	116 2.3×	52 1.2×	27 1.3×	21	255
Victoria Burns Canada	10	73 0.7×	152 3.0×	50 1.0×	35 0.8×	61 2.9×	27	299
Kris Christmann United Kingdom	9	224 2.1×	48 0.9×	99 1.9×	31 0.7×	18 0.9×	31	275
Ariane Bertogg Germany	9	152 1.4×	67 1.3×	32 0.6×	57 1.3×	5 0.2×	23	234

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Thunberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2025). Family social workers’ experiences of using the Swedish model after the child forensic interview. European Journal of Social Work. 28(3). 565–576.

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2024). The Process of Leaving a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children. Child & Family Social Work. 30(4). 614–622.

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2024). “I Put Her in the Baby Stroller and Left”: The Escape Route From Violence to a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children. Violence Against Women. 31(9). 2288–2307.

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2023). Arriving at the shelter – mothers’ narratives of their children’s experiences. Nordic Social Work Research. 15(1). 96–107.

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2023). Young Children’s Lives at Domestic Violence Shelters: Mothers’ Perspectives on Their Children’s Experiences. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 42(1). 123–134. 3 indexed citations

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2023). Involving children and young people in research on domestic violence and housing: re-visited. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 45(2). 104–118. 2 indexed citations

Thunberg, Sara. (2022). Victimization and school: Young people’s experiences of receiving support to keep up with their schoolwork. International Review of Victimology. 29(3). 406–419.

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2022). Children’s Rights and Their Life Situation in Domestic Violence Shelters—An Integrative Review. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 41(4). 499–514. 4 indexed citations

Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2021). Vulnerability Factors among Women Victimized by Intimate Partner Violence and the Presence of Children. Journal of Family Violence. 37(7). 1057–1069. 9 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara. (2021). Safeguarding personal integrity while collecting sensitive data using narrative interviews – a research note. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 25(5). 711–715. 3 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2021). Pioneering the use of technologies in qualitative research – A research review of the use of digital interviews. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 25(6). 757–768. 128 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thunberg, Sara. (2020). Young people’s narrations of the meaning of support after criminal victimization. Nordic Social Work Research. 12(4). 552–563. 4 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2020). Same, same but different: A comparative study of the Swedish and German support systems for young victims of crime. European Journal of Criminology. 19(5). 1148–1164. 2 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara. (2020). Victimization, Positioning, and Support : Young Victims' Experiences of Crime. Örebro University Library (Örebro University). 4 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2019). Young victims’ positioning: Narrations of victimhood and support. International Review of Victimology. 26(2). 196–211. 10 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara. (2018). Victimization, Positioning, and Support. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Glatz, Terese, Åsa Cater, Karin Hellfeldt, & Sara Thunberg. (2018). Physical Violence in Family Sub-Systems: Links to Peer Victimization and Long-Term Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Journal of Family Violence. 34(5). 423–433. 7 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara. (2018). Ideas in action: some reflections concerning teaching language skills to social work students. Social Work Education. 38(2). 282–286. 2 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara & Åsa Cater. (2017). Does Professional or Social Network Support Meet the Needs of Victimized and Polyvictimized Youths in Sweden?. Victims & Offenders. 13(3). 390–408. 4 indexed citations

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Thunberg, Sara, et al.. (2015). Crime victims in limbo: the importance of collaboration between the municipal social services and victim support organisations. Nordic Social Work Research. 6(1). 53–68. 6 indexed citations

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