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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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.

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

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

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

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sofia Thorsson	3.9k	3.1k	2.3k	1.0k	826	64	4.8k
Fredrik Lindberg	4.4k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	922 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	98	5.5k
Marialena Nikolopoulou	3.7k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	534 0.6×	68	4.5k
Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau	4.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	95	5.3k
Ariane Middel	4.8k 1.2×	3.5k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.9k 2.3×	136	6.0k
David Pearlmutter	3.8k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	821 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	90	5.6k
Ingegärd Eliasson	2.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	718 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	46	3.9k
Krzysztof Błażejczyk	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	608 0.6×	700 0.8×	98	3.7k
Gerd Jendritzky	3.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	884 0.9×	797 1.0×	36	5.1k
E. Scott Krayenhoff	3.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	721 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	84	4.5k
Anna Mavrogianni	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 1.2×	476 0.5×	293 0.4×	98	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Thorsson

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Thorsson, Sofia, S. Eriksson, Salar Haghighatafshar, et al.. (2025). 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. Cities. 166. 106239–106239.

Schade, Jutta, et al.. (2025). Overheating in a common Swedish residential multi-story building under current and future climate − Integrating trees to combat overheating. City and Environment Interactions. 27. 100206–100206. 1 indexed citations

Thorsson, Sofia, et al.. (2024). Urban greenery variation between residential typologies: Implications for recreation. Trees Forests and People. 16. 100566–100566. 8 indexed citations

Lindberg, Fredrik, et al.. (2024). Observations and modelling of mosquito prevalence within urban areas – A case study from Uppsala, Sweden. Urban Ecosystems. 27(4). 1191–1205. 2 indexed citations

Olvmo, Mats, et al.. (2024). Multitemporal UAV lidar detects seasonal heave and subsidence on palsas. The cryosphere. 18(11). 5465–5480.

Lindberg, Fredrik, et al.. (2023). The effects of warm weather on children’s outdoor heat stress and physical activity in a preschool yard in Gothenburg, Sweden. International Journal of Biometeorology. 67(12). 1927–1940. 11 indexed citations

Rayner, David, et al.. (2023). Present and future heat stress of preschoolers in five Swedish cities. Climate Risk Management. 40. 100508–100508. 13 indexed citations

Olvmo, Mats, Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson, Heather Reese, & Fredrik Lindberg. (2020). Sub-arctic palsa degradation and the role of climatic drivers in the largest coherent palsa mire complex in Sweden (Vissátvuopmi), 1955–2016. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8937–8937. 68 indexed citations

Aminipouri, Mehdi, David Rayner, Fredrik Lindberg, et al.. (2019). Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones. Building and Environment. 158. 226–236. 66 indexed citations

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Thorsson, Sofia, David Rayner, Fredrik Lindberg, et al.. (2017). Present and projected future mean radiant temperature for three European cities. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61(9). 1531–1543. 33 indexed citations

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Johansson, Erik, Sofia Thorsson, Rohinton Emmanuel, & Eduardo Leite Krüger. (2014). Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies – The need for standardization. Urban Climate. 10. 346–366. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lau, Kevin Ka‐Lun, Fredrik Lindberg, David Rayner, & Sofia Thorsson. (2014). The effect of urban geometry on mean radiant temperature under future climate change: a study of three European cities. International Journal of Biometeorology. 59(7). 799–814. 64 indexed citations

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Thorsson, Sofia, et al.. (2014). Carbon monoxide concentrations in outdoor wood-fired kitchens in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso—implications for women’s and children’s health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(7). 4479–4492. 13 indexed citations

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Lindén, Jenny, Johan Boman, Björn Holmer, Sofia Thorsson, & Ingegärd Eliasson. (2011). Intra-urban air pollution in a rapidly growing Sahelian city. Environment International. 40. 51–62. 28 indexed citations

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Knez, Igor, Sofia Thorsson, Ingegärd Eliasson, & Fredrik Lindberg. (2008). Psychological mechanisms in outdoor place and weather assessment: towards a conceptual model. International Journal of Biometeorology. 53(1). 101–111. 152 indexed citations

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Lindberg, Fredrik, Björn Holmer, & Sofia Thorsson. (2008). SOLWEIG 1.0 – Modelling spatial variations of 3D radiant fluxes and mean radiant temperature in complex urban settings. International Journal of Biometeorology. 52(7). 697–713. 400 indexed citations

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Holmer, Björn, Sofia Thorsson, & Ingegärd Eliasson. (2007). Cooling rates, sky view factors and the development of intra‐urban air temperature differences. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 89(4). 237–248. 55 indexed citations

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Thorsson, Sofia, Fredrik Lindberg, Ingegärd Eliasson, & Björn Holmer. (2007). Different methods for estimating the mean radiant temperature in an outdoor urban setting. International Journal of Climatology. 27(14). 1983–1993. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorsson, Sofia, Maria Lindqvist, & Sven Lindqvist. (2004). Thermal bioclimatic conditions and patterns of behaviour in an urban park in G�teborg, Sweden. International Journal of Biometeorology. 48(3). 149–156. 344 indexed citations

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Thorsson, Sofia, et al.. (2003). A geographical information system model for creating bioclimatic maps – examples from a high, mid-latitude city. International Journal of Biometeorology. 47(2). 102–112. 51 indexed citations

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