Torsten Hägerstrand

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Torsten Hägerstrand is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Management of Technology and Innovation and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Hägerstrand has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 5 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Torsten Hägerstrand's work include Regional Development and Policy (8 papers), University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (5 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (2 papers). Torsten Hägerstrand is often cited by papers focused on Regional Development and Policy (8 papers), University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (5 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (2 papers). Torsten Hägerstrand collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Torsten Hägerstrand's co-authors include Allan Pred, Bo Lenntorp, Kajsa Ellegård, Everett M. Rogers, Gunnar Olsson, Richard L. Morrill and Andrew Cliff and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Forces, Progress in Human Geography and Regional Studies.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Hägerstrand

36 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

What about people in Regional Science? 1967 2026 1986 2006 1970 1967 1969 250 500 750 1000
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. What about people in Regional Science?
    1970 1.0k citations Torsten Hägerstrand Papers of the Regional Science Association profile →
  2. Innovation Diffusion As a Spatial Process
    1967 719 citations Torsten Hägerstrand Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. Innovation Diffusion as a Spatial Process
    1969 368 citations Torsten Hägerstrand, Allan Pred et al. Population profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torsten Hägerstrand Sweden 21 916 772 751 456 339 37 3.5k
Peter Gould United States 29 372 0.4× 738 1.0× 640 0.9× 534 1.2× 514 1.5× 119 3.7k
Allan Pred United States 33 407 0.4× 1.4k 1.8× 922 1.2× 580 1.3× 236 0.7× 87 4.0k
Robert J. Stimson Australia 28 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 673 0.9× 305 0.7× 336 1.0× 153 3.4k
Neil Wrigley United Kingdom 42 801 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 2.2k 2.9× 183 0.4× 502 1.5× 144 7.3k
Walter Isard United States 32 1.0k 1.1× 719 0.9× 3.1k 4.2× 147 0.3× 286 0.8× 195 6.0k
Michael Pacione United Kingdom 27 458 0.5× 962 1.2× 471 0.6× 188 0.4× 424 1.3× 126 2.8k
Eric Sheppard United States 24 260 0.3× 739 1.0× 617 0.8× 228 0.5× 228 0.7× 67 2.3k
Daniel Z. Sui United States 33 1.6k 1.7× 725 0.9× 504 0.7× 1.4k 3.1× 860 2.5× 110 4.9k
Matthew Zook United States 32 1.3k 1.5× 884 1.1× 491 0.7× 968 2.1× 325 1.0× 88 4.0k
Alex Singleton United Kingdom 30 1.0k 1.1× 482 0.6× 447 0.6× 571 1.3× 439 1.3× 108 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Torsten Hägerstrand

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Fields of papers citing papers by Torsten Hägerstrand

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Hägerstrand

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (2013). A propagação de ondas de inovação. 3(2). 348–368. 1 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (2009). The Identification of Progress in Learning. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Cliff, Andrew, Allan Pred, & Torsten Hägerstrand. (1992). Classics in human geography revisited. Progress in Human Geography. 16(4). 541–544. 3 indexed citations
4.
Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1992). Samhälle och natur. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1989). Reflections on “what about people in regional science?”. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 66(1). 1–6. 44 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1989). REFLECTIONS ON “WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE IN REGIONAL SCIENCE?”. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 66(1). 1–6. 62 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1984). Presence and absence: A look at conceptual choices and bodily necessities. Regional Studies. 18(5). 373–379. 30 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1982). DIORAMA, PATH AND PROJECT. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 73(6). 323–339. 226 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten & Allan Pred. (1981). Space and time in geography : essays dedicated to Torsten Hägerstrand. 32 indexed citations
10.
Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1978). The national settlement pattern as a political problem∗. Habitat International. 3(3-4). 317–323. 2 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1976). Geography and the study of interaction between nature and society. Geoforum. 7(5-6). 329–334. 67 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten, et al.. (1973). Information Systems for Regional Development: A Seminar. Population. 28(4/5). 962–962. 4 indexed citations
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Pred, Allan, et al.. (1971). Information Systems for Regional Development. Economic Geography. 47(3). 456–456. 8 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1970). What about people in Regional Science?. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 24(1). 6–21. 1040 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hägerstrand, Torsten, et al.. (1969). Innovation Diffusion as a Spatial Process. Population. 24(5). 1032–1032. 368 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morrill, Richard L. & Torsten Hägerstrand. (1969). Innovation Diffusion as a Spatial Process. (Innovationsforloppet ur Korologisk Synpunkt). Economic Geography. 45(3). 277–277. 10 indexed citations
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Olsson, Gunnar, Torsten Hägerstrand, & Allan Pred. (1969). Innovation Diffusion as a Spatial Process. Geographical Review. 59(2). 309–309. 18 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten, et al.. (1969). Innovation Diffusion As a Spatial Process.. Social Forces. 47(3). 356–356. 11 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1967). The Computer and the Geographer. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 1–1. 88 indexed citations
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Hägerstrand, Torsten. (1965). A Monte Carlo Approach to Diffusion. European Journal of Sociology. 6(1). 43–67. 111 indexed citations

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