Thomas Hansen

2.4k total citations
48 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Hansen is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Hansen has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Health, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 20 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Hansen's work include Health disparities and outcomes (34 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (18 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (17 papers). Thomas Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (34 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (18 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (17 papers). Thomas Hansen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Germany. Thomas Hansen's co-authors include Britt Slagsvold, Torbjørn Moum, Tilmann von Soest, Denis Gerstorf, Marja Aartsen, Maike Luhmann, Marijke Veenstra, Morten Blekesaune, Ragnhild Bang Nes and Arthur M. Shapiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Hansen

41 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Hansen Norway 21 776 584 552 478 314 48 1.6k
Alex Bierman Canada 21 772 1.0× 476 0.8× 901 1.6× 552 1.2× 189 0.6× 54 1.8k
Tetyana Pudrovska United States 24 949 1.2× 500 0.9× 886 1.6× 534 1.1× 354 1.1× 39 2.1k
Markus H. Schafer Canada 25 936 1.2× 326 0.6× 636 1.2× 591 1.2× 307 1.0× 100 2.1k
Fredrica Nyqvist Finland 19 1.1k 1.4× 361 0.6× 458 0.8× 627 1.3× 234 0.7× 69 1.6k
Jeremy B. Yorgason United States 26 298 0.4× 923 1.6× 816 1.5× 309 0.6× 446 1.4× 128 2.1k
Britt Slagsvold Norway 14 487 0.6× 323 0.6× 371 0.7× 276 0.6× 194 0.6× 25 898
Anna K. Forsman Finland 18 817 1.1× 373 0.6× 418 0.8× 505 1.1× 321 1.0× 59 1.5k
Catherine Walker O’Neal United States 20 384 0.5× 457 0.8× 414 0.8× 376 0.8× 256 0.8× 125 1.6k
Philip A. Rozario United States 15 705 0.9× 267 0.5× 625 1.1× 556 1.2× 348 1.1× 29 1.4k
Peter G. Coleman United Kingdom 25 458 0.6× 356 0.6× 456 0.8× 368 0.8× 133 0.4× 70 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Hansen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Hansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Hansen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hansen, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Digital bridges to social connection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions for loneliness and social isolation. Internet Interventions. 41. 100856–100856. 1 indexed citations
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Strand, Bjørn Heine, Sverre Bergh, Thomas Hansen, et al.. (2025). Loneliness trajectories and dementia risk: Insights from the HUNT cohort study. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 17(3). e70154–e70154.
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Štulhofer, Aleksandar, et al.. (2025). Positive Sexual Aging: A Novel Concept and Bi-Country Development of a Brief Measure. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 54(6). 2185–2198.
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Hansen, Thomas, Julia Bidonde, Anne Reneflot, et al.. (2025). Effects of Positive Psychology Interventions on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Cortisol: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 10(4).
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Barca, Maria Lage, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Thomas Hansen, et al.. (2025). Depression among older adults in Norway 1995–2019: Time trends, correlates, and future projections in a population study: The HUNT study. PLoS ONE. 20(7). e0328413–e0328413.
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Aartsen, Marja, et al.. (2024). The unique and synergistic effects of social isolation and loneliness on 20-years mortality risks in older men and women. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1432701–1432701. 3 indexed citations
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Nes, Ragnhild Bang, et al.. (2024). The double-edged sword of becoming a caregiver: dynamic impact on four dimensions of well-being in Norway. BMC Psychology. 12(1). 120–120. 3 indexed citations
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Forster, G., et al.. (2023). Built Environment Accessibility and Disability as Predictors of Well-Being among Older Adults: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(10). 5898–5898. 3 indexed citations
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Hansen, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Emerging costs in a “hidden” workforce: The longitudinal psychosocial effects of caregiving during the COVID‐19 pandemic among Norwegian adults. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 65(3). 371–380. 1 indexed citations
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Hansen, Thomas & Morten Blekesaune. (2022). The age and well-being “paradox”: a longitudinal and multidimensional reconsideration. European Journal of Ageing. 19(4). 1277–1286. 38 indexed citations
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Nes, Ragnhild Bang, et al.. (2022). Flattening the quality of life curve? A prospective person-centred study from Norway amid COVID-19. Quality of Life Research. 31(8). 2295–2305. 7 indexed citations
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Aartsen, Marja, Kieran Walsh, Feliciano Villar, et al.. (2021). Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life and the Role of Gender: A Heuristic Model. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 16–35. 7 indexed citations
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Blekesaune, Morten & Thomas Hansen. (2021). Human Values and Retirement Experiences: a Longitudinal Analysis of Norwegian Data. Social Indicators Research. 157(3). 1001–1019. 3 indexed citations
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Hansen, Thomas, Thomas Sevenius Nilsen, Marit Knapstad, et al.. (2021). Covid-fatigued? A longitudinal study of Norwegian older adults’ psychosocial well-being before and during early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Ageing. 19(3). 463–473. 35 indexed citations
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Veenstra, Marijke, et al.. (2020). Cohort Profile: The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG). International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(3). 728–729i. 20 indexed citations
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Soest, Tilmann von, Maike Luhmann, Thomas Hansen, & Denis Gerstorf. (2018). Development of loneliness in midlife and old age: Its nature and correlates.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 118(2). 388–406. 117 indexed citations
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Aartsen, Marja, Marijke Veenstra, & Thomas Hansen. (2017). Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health. SSM - Population Health. 3. 419–426. 37 indexed citations
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Hansen, Thomas & Britt Slagsvold. (2014). Feeling the squeeze? The effects of combining work and informal caregiving on psychological well-being. European Journal of Ageing. 12(1). 51–60. 42 indexed citations
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Hansen, Thomas, et al.. (2004). The user perspective: respected or rejected in mental health care?. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 11(3). 292–297. 33 indexed citations

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