Sofia Thorsson

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Sofia Thorsson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Thorsson has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 41 papers in Environmental Engineering and 21 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Sofia Thorsson's work include Urban Heat Island Mitigation (37 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (25 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers). Sofia Thorsson is often cited by papers focused on Urban Heat Island Mitigation (37 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (25 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers). Sofia Thorsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and United Kingdom. Sofia Thorsson's co-authors include Fredrik Lindberg, Björn Holmer, Ingegärd Eliasson, Igor Knez, David Rayner, Sven Lindqvist, Erik Johansson, Maria Lindqvist, Janina Konarska and Rohinton Emmanuel and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Atmospheric Environment and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Thorsson

60 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Different methods for estimating the mean radiant temperature in an outdoor urban setting

2007 581 citations Sofia Thorsson, Fredrik Lindberg et al. profile →
Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies – The need for standardization

2014 381 citations Erik Johansson, Sofia Thorsson et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Thorsson

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A framework for integrated assessment of blue-green infrastructure: A decision support tool for evaluating climate adaptation and social benefits in relation to construction and maintenance costs 2025 ·Cities ·Sofia Thorsson, (unknown), (unknown), S. Eriksson, Salar Haghighatafshar, Janina Konarska, (unknown), Fredrik Lindberg, (unknown), David Rayner, Jutta Schade, L. R. Strom, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Overheating in a common Swedish residential multi-story building under current and future climate − Integrating trees to combat overheating 2025 ·City and Environment Interactions ·Jutta Schade, (unknown), (unknown), Sofia Thorsson	1
3	Urban greenery variation between residential typologies: Implications for recreation 2024 ·Trees Forests and People ·(unknown), Sofia Thorsson, (unknown)	8
4	Observations and modelling of mosquito prevalence within urban areas – A case study from Uppsala, Sweden 2024 ·Urban Ecosystems ·Fredrik Lindberg, Anders Lindström, (unknown), Sofia Thorsson, Georgia Destouni	2
5	Older adults’ preferences and behaviour during warm weather and heatwaves in the urban environment: A case study in southwestern Sweden 2024 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Fredrik Lindberg, Isabelle Hansson, Pär Bjälkebring, Susanne Gustafsson, Marie Kivi, Sofia Thorsson	2
6	Present and future heat stress of preschoolers in five Swedish cities 2023 ·Climate Risk Management ·(unknown), David Rayner, Fredrik Lindberg, Sofia Thorsson	13
7	The effects of warm weather on children’s outdoor heat stress and physical activity in a preschool yard in Gothenburg, Sweden 2023 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·(unknown), Fredrik Lindberg, Sofia Thorsson, (unknown), Andreas Fröberg, Anders Raustorp, David Rayner	11
8	Sub-arctic palsa degradation and the role of climatic drivers in the largest coherent palsa mire complex in Sweden (Vissátvuopmi), 1955–2016 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Mats Olvmo, Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson, Heather Reese, Fredrik Lindberg	68
9	Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones 2019 ·Building and Environment ·Mehdi Aminipouri, David Rayner, Fredrik Lindberg, Sofia Thorsson, Anders Knudby, Kirsten Zickfeld, Ariane Middel, E. Scott Krayenhoff	66
10	Effect of urban design on microclimate and thermal comfort outdoors in warm-humid Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2017 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Moohammed Wasim Yahia, Erik Johansson, Sofia Thorsson, Fredrik Lindberg, (unknown)	121
11	Present and projected future mean radiant temperature for three European cities 2017 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Sofia Thorsson, David Rayner, Fredrik Lindberg, Ana Monteiro, Lutz Katzschner, Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau, (unknown), (unknown), Janina Konarska, Shiho Onomura, (unknown), Björn Holmer	33
12	Transpiration of urban trees and its cooling effect in a high latitude city 2015 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Janina Konarska, Johan Uddling, Björn Holmer, (unknown), Fredrik Lindberg, Håkan Pleijel, Sofia Thorsson	181
13	Intra-urban air pollution in a rapidly growing Sahelian city 2011 ·Environment International ·Jenny Lindén, Johan Boman, Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson, Ingegärd Eliasson	28
14	Psychological mechanisms in outdoor place and weather assessment: towards a conceptual model 2008 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Igor Knez, Sofia Thorsson, Ingegärd Eliasson, Fredrik Lindberg	152
15	SOLWEIG 1.0 – Modelling spatial variations of 3D radiant fluxes and mean radiant temperature in complex urban settings 2008 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Fredrik Lindberg, Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson	400
16	Cooling rates, sky view factors and the development of intra‐urban air temperature differences 2007 ·Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography ·Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson, Ingegärd Eliasson	55
17	Thermal, emotional and perceptual evaluations of a park: Cross-cultural and environmental attitude comparisons 2007 ·Building and Environment ·Igor Knez, Sofia Thorsson	138
18	Influences of culture and environmental attitude on thermal, emotional and perceptual evaluations of a public square 2006 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Igor Knez, Sofia Thorsson	254
19	Thermal bioclimatic conditions and patterns of behaviour in an urban park in G�teborg, Sweden 2004 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Sofia Thorsson, Maria Lindqvist, Sven Lindqvist	344
20	A geographical information system model for creating bioclimatic maps – examples from a high, mid-latitude city 2003 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·(unknown), Sofia Thorsson, Sven Lindqvist	51

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