Scientists in Sweden — the top 100 on social media in 2022

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Who is storming ahead on social in the land of IKEA, Spotify and Carl von Linné?

A few years back, it was trendy to make fun of scientists for having large followings on social media.

The Kardashian Index ridiculed researchers by measuring the discrepancy between their social media following and their citations. It was hilarious at the time — and still is! — eight long, and social-media-savvy, years later.

These Swedish scientists would have aced it on social media if they had the chance. You do not recognize them? See who they are at the bottom of this article.

But most people understand that, everything else equal, having a large social media following as a scientist cannot be something bad.

A high number of followers simply shows that a large number of people are interested in what you have to say. As a scientist in an age of populism and science scepticism, this, surely, is a good thing.

This is why I started releasing my annual TwiLiIndex four years ago. It started in Denmark, and this year I have extended it to Norway and Sweden. The scientists who rank on the index for their high social media followings are all respected scientists in their own right. Nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing to hide.

So this is it! Toot toot! Here below are the top 100 scientists in Sweden in 2022.

I love this index, but it takes a lot out of me, so please take it in a positive spirit.

You can read about the methodology of it here.

It is called the TwiLi Index (=Twitter/LinkedIn index) – and you say it like you would say ‘twilight’ without the ‘t’. It ranks academic scholars affiliated to research institutions based on their Twitter and LinkedIn following. Twitter and LinkedIn are the platforms most used by researchers and scientists in a professional sense, as they allow networking and interaction within highly specialized fields.

Since 2019, the TwiLi Index has been reviewed in several publications. Some point to its usefulness as one of many measures of researcher success that supplement bibliometric scores, citations, and educational activities.

My TwiLi Index is based on a TwiLi score. Below you will see two separate measures of scientists’ impact, centrality and pagerank on Twitter (see explanation below). To do this I partnered up with data scientist Lasse Hjorth Madsen, who developed a bespoke web app for Mike Young Academy to organise publicly available data extracted using the Twitter API.

Centrality and pagerank are not integrated into the scientists’ TwiLi. So for the TwiLi index that is listed below, the top 100 scientists are ranked only on their TwiLi score. Each of the top 100 scientists then have their centrality and pagerank ranks — among nearly 4,000+ scientists on Twitter in the Nordic countries — listed after their name.

Centrality

Centrality evaluates scientists as hubs for flows of information on Twitter. A scientist has ‘centrality’ if they are the shortest path between other scientists in a network. Scientists score high on centrality if they are the shortest path many times. Centrality in this case has been calculated based on a network of more than 4,000+ scientists on Twitter in the Nordic region, so if you have a centrality rank of 23 in the table below, you are the 23rd highest centrality scoring scientist among the 4,000+ scientists. If you are a scientist with a network that is outside these countries, you may score and rank lower on centrality.

Pagerank

Pagerank evaluates scientists as attractors of influential followers. It is an indirect, proxy measure of scientists’ impact based on their followers’ follower numbers on Twitter. A scientist has a high Twitter-pagerank if the people who follow them have many followers. So getting followed by another scientist who has a high following on Twitter improves your own pagerank. However, getting followed by media and journalist Twitter accounts with many followers will also increase a scientists’ pagerank. So pagerank may favour ‘celebrity’ scientists known for other things like politics, or established scientists in fields that are in the public eye.

As can be seen when you browse down the names on the index (below) it is an ‘index for Sweden’ but not a ‘Swedish’ index. International scholars are well represented in the top 100. I interviewed Ashok Swain, one of the very top scientists on social media in Sweden, here.

If you are a part of the Swedish science and research community, my ranking (see below) can serve as inspiration for new contacts. After all, these scientists clearly know what they are doing, at least in terms of social media!

Are you not on the list? This ranking is partly based on manually extracted data (see methodology here) and I may have missed a few active scientists and researchers who have large followings. If you know someone who should be on this list, (maybe you!), please write below in the comments, or write to mike@mikeyoungacademy.dk. Updated, final, 2022 rankings will be released at the end of September 2022.

The 2022 TwiLi Index for Sweden

Here are the top 100 scientists in Sweden on social media as ranked on my TwiLi index! The data was collected May-June 2022.

Oh yes! You would like to take a deep dive into the methodology of the TwiLi Index here!

Format: TwiLi index rank / Name / Affiliation / Bio on Twitter / Twitter followers / LinkedIn followers / TwiLi index score / Centrality rank among 4,000+ Nordic scientists / Pagerank rank among 4,000+ Nordic scientists / Link to Twitter account.

1 – Ashok Swain – UU

Professor of Peace and Conflict Research @UU_Peace Uppsala University ‘Right is Wrong’ column, @gulf_news Views my own Tw. followers: 385,861 LI followers: 4,648 TwiLi index: 20.49 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,042 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 542 Follow Ashok Swain ´s Twitter account here:

≈2* – Magnus Ranstorp – Swedish Defence University

Leading Terrorism Expert since 1990. Special Advisor to @RANEurope. Vice Chair of @NordicSafeCity All views expressed here are personal Tw. followers: 86,700 LI followers: 11,949 TwiLi index: 20.13 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: n/a Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: n/a Follow Magnus Ranstorp´s Twitter account here:

2 – Andreas Umland – Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies

Analyst @SCEEUS_UI @UISweden: https://t.co/IkOoexeE4e. Associate Professor @NaUKMA. Board Member @FascismJournal @WAJournal https://t.co/52yGgxQXK9 https://t.co/J3lPwjnF6q. Ukraine, Russia, IR Tw. followers: 28,622 LI followers: 31,200 TwiLi index: 20.03 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 704 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 792 Follow Andreas Umland ´s Twitter account here:

4 – Christian Guttmann – Karolinska

Making an impact with #ArtificialIntelligence and #Data. Top 100 Global AI Leader by @deeptech_vc. Nordic AI Institute @nordicinst @karolinskainst Tw. followers: 34,120 LI followers: 23,441 TwiLi index: 19.81 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,048 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 662 Follow Christian Guttmann ´s Twitter account here:

5 – Eleonora Rosati – SU

👩🏼‍🏫 Professor of IP Law @Stockholm_Uni @ip_llm & Director @IFIMStockholm 🐦🐦 Of Counsel @twobirds 😺 Blogger @IPKat 📰 Editor @JIPLP Tw. followers: 8,536 LI followers: 8,913 TwiLi index: 15.53 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,379 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,825 Follow Eleonora Rosati ´s Twitter account here:

6 – Virginia Dignum – Umeå

🇵🇹🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇺 Prof #AI @umeauniversity; program director @wasp_hs; EU High Level Expert Group on AI; @ALLAI_EU; author #responsibleAI https://t.co/1m6uN7T2qz Tw. followers: 11,775 LI followers: 6,431 TwiLi index: 15.50 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 837 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 112 Follow Virginia Dignum ´s Twitter account here:

≈7* – Richard Klein – LiU

Research on international climate risk and adaptation @SEIclimate • #AdaptationWithoutBorders • review editor @IPCC_CH #AR6 • founder @ClimDevJournal • RT≠E Tw. followers: 11,200 LI followers: 5,299 TwiLi index: 15.08 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: n/a Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: n/a Follow Richard Klein´s Twitter account here:

7 – Petter Brodin – Karolinska

Professor of Pediatric Immunology • Pediatrician • Systems Immunology • Experiments • Computation • @imperialcollege • @karolinskainst Tw. followers: 10,844 LI followers: 4,690 TwiLi index: 14.81 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 141 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 156 Follow Petter Brodin ´s Twitter account here:

9 – David Sumpter – UU

Professor of Applied Maths, Football and Writing Books. Buy The Ten Equations today! Tw. followers: 24,431 LI followers: 2,320 TwiLi index: 14.77 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,537 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,336 Follow David Sumpter ´s Twitter account here:

10 – Florian Krampe – SIPRI

Director of Climate Change and Risk Programme @SIPRIorg | #ClimateSecurity, conflict dynamics, peacebuilding, & international security | PhD @UU_Peace. Tw. followers: 8,924 LI followers: 4,828 TwiLi index: 14.55 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 105 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 155 Follow Florian Krampe ´s Twitter account here:

11 – Ulf Bjereld – GU

Professor i statsvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet. Tw. followers: 28,501 LI followers: 1,666 TwiLi index: 14.35 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 69 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 45 Follow Ulf Bjereld ´s Twitter account here:

≈12* – David Cuartielles – MU

Co-founder of Arduino: http://arduino.cc, Researcher at Malmo University: http://nav.mah.se/person/id/K3DA… , king of spreadsheet, master of calendars, lord of word Tw. followers: 19,800 LI followers: 2,088 TwiLi index: 14.27 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: n/a Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: n/a Follow David Cuartielles´ Twitter account here:

12 – Kimberly Nicholas – Lund

Sustainability & climate scientist @lunduniversity. Actionable, evidence-based climate advice: 📖 UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE & 💌 https://t.co/dHouKprTfm Tw. followers: 13,974 LI followers: 2,642 TwiLi index: 14.19 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 281 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 76 Follow Kimberly Nicholas ´s Twitter account here:

14 – Stefan Swartling Peterson – Karolinska

Prof Global Transformations for Health Karolinska Institutet. Affiliated Uppsala & Makerere Universities. Cofounder MSF Sweden. XChief of Health UNICEF. Caveats Tw. followers: 10,768 LI followers: 2,933 TwiLi index: 13.98 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 124 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 175 Follow Stefan Swartling Peterson ´s Twitter account here:

15 – JanBosch – Chalmers

Software engineering professor in industry working on open innovation, architecture and software reuse Tw. followers: 2,330 LI followers: 12,098 TwiLi index: 13.75 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,235 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,196 Follow JanBosch ´s Twitter account here:

16 – Mikael Karlsson – UU

Associate Professor Climate Change Leadership @uppsalauni. Associate Professor (Docent) Environmental Science. Honorary Member European Environmental Bureau. Tw. followers: 8,944 LI followers: 2,930 TwiLi index: 13.70 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,654 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 433 Follow Mikael Karlsson ´s Twitter account here:

17 – Louise Bringselius – Lund

Välfärdsforskare, författare o kolumnist. Docent i organisation. Leder @inspalund, Lunds universitet. Pol oberoende. / PhD, Associate Professor, Lund University Tw. followers: 3,141 LI followers: 8,202 TwiLi index: 13.69 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 161 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 184 Follow Louise Bringselius ´s Twitter account here:

18 – Robert Egnell – Swedish Defence University

Vice-Chancellor/President of the Swedish Defence University. Professor of Leadership. Tw. followers: 4,761 LI followers: 5,044 TwiLi index: 13.62 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 112 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 247 Follow Robert Egnell ´s Twitter account here:

19 – Christian Munthe – UG

#Philosophy prof at @goteborgsuni, #Bioethics researcher. Active in @CelamGU & @CARe_GU. Also: published fiction writer and musician at: https://t.co/3gb848x7o3 . Tw. followers: 6,674 LI followers: 3,422 TwiLi index: 13.52 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 316 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 106 Follow Christian Munthe ´s Twitter account here:

20 – Agnes Wold – GU

Professor, överläkare Tw. followers: 96,650 LI followers: 441 TwiLi index: 13.19 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 512 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 11 Follow Agnes Wold ´s Twitter account here:

21 – Tobias Denskus – MU

Associate Professor in Development Studies @malmouni, Sweden; coordinator online blended part-time MA in Communication for Development @mahcomdev Tw. followers: 5,524 LI followers: 3,237 TwiLi index: 13.14 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 567 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 970 Follow Tobias Denskus ´s Twitter account here:

22 – Stefan Holmlid – LiU

Researcher, professor and educator in design for service and policy. Curious and passionate about the power of #design and users in innovation. #servicedesign Tw. followers: 1,979 LI followers: 9,558 TwiLi index: 13.12 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,262 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,641 Follow Stefan Holmlid ´s Twitter account here:

23 – Tigran Haas – KTH

Assoc. Prof. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Former Director Centre 4 Future of Places; MIT Guest Scholar; KTH Digital Futures Faculty; CEO Awards Recipient; Tw. followers: 6,194 LI followers: 2,726 TwiLi index: 13.03 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,104 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,877 Follow Tigran Haas ´s Twitter account here:

24 – Reza Younesi – UU

Assoc. Prof. @UU_University; here tweets on Iran & politics; for Science & Chemistry see @younesi توئيتهای مرتبط با رشته كاريم در @younesi Tw. followers: 5,543 LI followers: 2,933 TwiLi index: 12.98 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 4,014 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,906 Follow Reza Younesi ´s Twitter account here:

25 – Carl Heath – RISE

Senior Researcher – Prototyping Societies – RISE Tw. followers: 3,918 LI followers: 4,061 TwiLi index: 12.97 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,377 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,081 Follow Carl Heath ´s Twitter account here:

26 – Kajsa Hallberg Adu – KTH

👓Scholar 💻Blogger 👋🏼 New friend? Between 🇸🇪&🇬🇭 🎓MA @UU_PoliSci 🎓Ph.D. @IASUG @univofgh🏛@KTHuniversity 💡#HigherEducation, #EDTech, #Migration #Youth Tw. followers: 13,825 LI followers: 1,316 TwiLi index: 12.92 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,737 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,233 Follow Kajsa Hallberg Adu ´s Twitter account here:

27 – Jesper Stromback – UG

Professor in journalism and political communication at U of Gothenburg. Humanist. Believe in the importance of open minds, open hearts, and the open society. Tw. followers: 5,619 LI followers: 2,365 TwiLi index: 12.65 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 305 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 182 Follow Jesper Stromback ´s Twitter account here:

28 – Ricardo Vinuesa – KTH

“Associate Professor @KTHuniversity
@ERC_Research #Consolidator Grantee
Vice Director #KTH #Digitalization #Platform
#FluidMechanics #AI #CFD #Sustainability” Tw. followers: 2,552 LI followers: 5,163 TwiLi index: 12.65 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 532 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,830 Follow Ricardo Vinuesa ´s Twitter account here:

29 – Abhijeet Singh – SLU

Development economist at Stockholm School of Econ @handels_sse. Past: @NuffieldCollege @EconUCL. Tweets on economics, education, India, some miscellanea. Tw. followers: 8,435 LI followers: 1,609 TwiLi index: 12.59 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 965 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 451 Follow Abhijeet Singh ´s Twitter account here:

30 – Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson – GU

Professor i Statsvetenskap vid Göteborgs universitet, leder det svenska Valforskningsprogrammet. Forskar om val, opinion & demokrati. Tw. followers: 14,705 LI followers: 1,038 TwiLi index: 12.57 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 570 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 74 Follow Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson ´s Twitter account here:

31 – Tor Bjorn Minde – Luleå

“Head of Lab RISE ICE Data center research
Think BIG, start small, do it quickly!
Tech and business innovator” Tw. followers: 3,943 LI followers: 2,938 TwiLi index: 12.47 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,757 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,947 Follow Tor Bjorn Minde ´s Twitter account here:

32 – Fredrik Heintz – LiU

AI researcher Linköping University SWE. Member EU High Level Expert Group on AI, Coordinator TAILOR, President Swedish AI Society, Director WASP Graduate School Tw. followers: 1,943 LI followers: 6,072 TwiLi index: 12.44 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 456 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 363 Follow Fredrik Heintz ´s Twitter account here:

33 – Rahel Weldeab – MU

Postcolonial Feminist, Pan-Africanist, Political Scientist, PhD candidate in Global Politics, Eritrean, #Eritrea #Afresist #DecolonizationOrBust @MsPoCoAfricana Tw. followers: 8,894 LI followers: 1,386 TwiLi index: 12.41 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,896 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,397 Follow Rahel Weldeab ´s Twitter account here:

34 – Abdulhakim Abdi – Lund

Researcher at @CEC_Lund | AE @RSECJournal | TEDx Speaker | WWF🇸🇪 Environment Nominee | Bringing together #EarthObservation🛰️ & #Birding🔭 | #BlackLivesMatter Tw. followers: 7,335 LI followers: 1,596 TwiLi index: 12.38 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 150 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,020 Follow Abdulhakim Abdi ´s Twitter account here:

35 – Victor Galaz – SU

Deputy Director @sthlmresilience @Stockholm_Uni & Beijer Institute. Politics, finance and tech in the Anthropocene. 🇸🇪 🇨🇱👨🏽‍💻ibland för @SvDKultur Tw. followers: 6,072 LI followers: 1,862 TwiLi index: 12.37 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 37 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 62 Follow Victor Galaz ´s Twitter account here:

36 – Johannes Haushofer – SU

Economist at @SU_Economics. Founder @malengo @busaracenter. Also @jainfamilyinst @NUSingapore @eeg_mpi @IFN_Stockholm @cepr_org @nberpubs BREAD Tw. followers: 21,477 LI followers: 707 TwiLi index: 12.35 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 317 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 116 Follow Johannes Haushofer ´s Twitter account here:

37 – H-C Holmberg – Luleå

Prof SportScience @UBCKin @karolinskainst Director R&D Training/Performance @SWEOlympic Scientific Board @E_C_S_S PhysioBiomech Tw. followers: 1,555 LI followers: 5,715 TwiLi index: 11.99 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 469 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,063 Follow H-C Holmberg ´s Twitter account here:

38 – Bitte Hammargren – SIIA

Independent MENA & Turkey analyst & writer. Senior associate fellow @UISweden. Ex @FOIresearch; Ex Turkey & MENA correspondent @SvD. Usual caveats. Tw. followers: 5,624 LI followers: 1,377 TwiLi index: 11.77 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,853 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 850 Follow Bitte Hammargren ´s Twitter account here:

39 – Jan Lotvall – UG

Proud “22”, MD PhD, Prof, @EAACI @ISEV, EiC JEV, #Exosomes, Entrepreneur, love science and data, https://t.co/SNRVK1OtKq I now block rude tweeters with immediacy. Tw. followers: 3,447 LI followers: 2,017 TwiLi index: 11.69 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,327 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,637 Follow Jan Lotvall ´s Twitter account here:

40 – Amir Rostami – IFS

Assoc. Prof./S.lecturer in criminology | Police Superintendent | Research organised crime, extremism, pol.violence | Distinguished Fellow @ottawa_of & @RutgersU Tw. followers: 8,578 LI followers: 930 TwiLi index: 11.68 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 561 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 546 Follow Amir Rostami ´s Twitter account here:

41 – Tomas Akenine-Möller – Lund

Researcher @ NVIDIA, professor @ Lund Uni, Real-Time Rendering, https://t.co/NtcN1BKX7H, Ray Tracing Gems, crime fiction book: Gamla kirurgen (https://t.co/zjOgTsMrcc) Tw. followers: 7,206 LI followers: 1,048 TwiLi index: 11.66 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 4,025 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,611 Follow Tomas Akenine-Möller ´s Twitter account here:

42 – Johan Stahre – Chalmers

🇪🇺 @Chalmersuniv Professor of Production Systems. #People, #Automation, #Digitalisation & #Innovation @Produktion2030 @EITmanufactur /My tweets Tw. followers: 1,564 LI followers: 4,192 TwiLi index: 11.57 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,426 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,358 Follow Johan Stahre ´s Twitter account here:

43 – Patrik Johansson – Chalmers

🔋researcher at Chalmers Sweden 🇸🇪. Co-director Alistore-ERI (CNRS FR 3104) 🇫🇷. Develops new concepts & materials for future next generation batteries. Tw. followers: 3,556 LI followers: 1,728 TwiLi index: 11.50 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,039 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,257 Follow Patrik Johansson ´s Twitter account here:

44 – Eva Åkesson – Lund

Koordinator Science Village kontoret och professor i kemisk fysik vid Lunds universitet. Tw. followers: 3,385 LI followers: 1,781 TwiLi index: 11.48 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 357 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 75 Follow Eva Åkesson ´s Twitter account here:

45 – Reza Younesi – UU

“Assoc. Prof. @UU_University;
Founder of ALTRIS AB;
Interested in energy storage & batteries 🔋

توییت‌های غیرمرتبط با رشته کاریم در @RezaYounesi” Tw. followers: 1,988 LI followers: 2,935 TwiLi index: 11.44 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 761 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,638 Follow Reza Younesi ´s Twitter account here:

46 – Kristoffer Magnusson – Karolinska

Clinician (on paper). Mostly stats, visualization, open science, and psychotherapy. Come hang out on the “Git Gud Science” discord https://t.co/sooOMAibSp Tw. followers: 6,537 LI followers: 975 TwiLi index: 11.41 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 658 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 469 Follow Kristoffer Magnusson ´s Twitter account here:

47 – Stephen Woroniecki – LiU

Research nature, power, adaptation. Post doc @LiU_EnvChange. Assoc @NatureBasedSols. Love Sci-fi, electronic music & this pale blue dot 🌏 Tw. followers: 10,123 LI followers: 695 TwiLi index: 11.39 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 148 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 281 Follow Stephen Woroniecki ´s Twitter account here:

48 – Jonny Holmström – Umeå

Professor in information systems, director and co-founder of Swedish Center for Digital Innovation Tw. followers: 4,021 LI followers: 1,418 TwiLi index: 11.36 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 100 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 527 Follow Jonny Holmström ´s Twitter account here:

49 – Michael Krona – MU

Media Scholar and Assistant Professor at @malmouni . Works on Islamic State propaganda. Co-editor and author of “The Media World of ISIS” (2019) Tw. followers: 7,606 LI followers: 832 TwiLi index: 11.34 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 258 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 413 Follow Michael Krona ´s Twitter account here:

50 – Annick T.R. Wibben – Swedish Defence University

Feminism. Security. Violence. #FemSecSt #FemPRN | Anna Lindh Professor for Gender, Peace & Security @forsvarshogsk #FHSgps | She/her Tw. followers: 6,384 LI followers: 922 TwiLi index: 11.29 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,033 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 905 Follow Annick T.R. Wibben ´s Twitter account here:

51 – Kasper Moth-Poulsen – Chalmers

ICREA prof. @icmabCSIC, Prof. at CHALMERS, ERC StG & CoG, FRSC, Assoc. Editor at J. Mater. Chem. C, @SolartesAB, @NanoScientifica & @ConScienceAB Tw. followers: 2,376 LI followers: 2,000 TwiLi index: 11.15 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 537 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,065 Follow Kasper Moth-Poulsen ´s Twitter account here:

52 – Kes McCormick – Lund

Associate Professor @IIIEElund @lunduniversity #sustainability #climate #energy #nature #governance #missions #innovation #cities https://t.co/890VWdWL1B @citymoocs Tw. followers: 1,808 LI followers: 2,635 TwiLi index: 11.14 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,338 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,048 Follow Kes McCormick ´s Twitter account here:

53 – Alan Said – UG

Should be writing (more) papers at @uniofgothenburg/@tillampad_it_GU. #recsys, #research, #education, #artificialintelligence. Tw. followers: 2,023 LI followers: 2,328 TwiLi index: 11.13 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,892 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,719 Follow Alan Said ´s Twitter account here:

54 – Erik Angner – SU

Professor of Practical Philosophy @Stockholm_Uni. Author of _How Economics Can Save the World_ (@penguinrandom 2023). Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall. Tw. followers: 8,055 LI followers: 682 TwiLi index: 11.07 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 9 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 85 Follow Erik Angner ´s Twitter account here:

55 – Johan Farkas – MU

PhD Student. Author of ‘Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy’ (https://t.co/4YEE0S5WMq) @MalmoUniversity. #FirstGen 🎓. he/him. Free access to my work via link below Tw. followers: 6,673 LI followers: 754 TwiLi index: 11.01 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 22 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 79 Follow Johan Farkas ´s Twitter account here:

56 – Julian Nowag – Lund

“Assoc Prof in #EULaw focus #CompetitionLaw @LawFaculty
@lunduniversity, @OxfordCCLP’s managing editor of @OUPlaw’s JAE
– on #law, #EULaw, #antitrust” Tw. followers: 1,562 LI followers: 2,644 TwiLi index: 10.93 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,435 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,529 Follow Julian Nowag ´s Twitter account here:

57 – Eduardo Villablanca – Karolinska

Mucosal Immunologist interested in the complexity of IBD. Associate Professor @Karolinskainst, Wallenberg Fellow & editor @MucosalImmunol. Opinions are my own Tw. followers: 2,000 LI followers: 1,973 TwiLi index: 10.88 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,352 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 908 Follow Eduardo Villablanca ´s Twitter account here:

58 – Charlotte Wåhlin – LiU

Associate professor, Occupational Medicine and Ergonomics at #LiU For safety and health at work #OSH🌍 Gillar #Arbetsmiljö #Ergonomi #FysiskAktivitet #främjafys Tw. followers: 4,593 LI followers: 924 TwiLi index: 10.86 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 98 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 842 Follow Charlotte Wåhlin ´s Twitter account here:

59 – Eva Hartell – KTH

teacher in STEM w great interest in formative assessment. Dr, as well btw. Researcher in Haninge & @ KTH. Ambassador 4 researchED Scandinavia Tw. followers: 3,354 LI followers: 1,186 TwiLi index: 10.84 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,871 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,709 Follow Eva Hartell ´s Twitter account here:

60 – Olivia Biermann – Karolinska

Evidence-informed policy and practice • Equity • Researcher @karolinskainst • Commissioner @LancetChildAdol • Consultant @WHO • Fellow @3DCommission @ev4gh Tw. followers: 2,063 LI followers: 1,835 TwiLi index: 10.82 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,530 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,282 Follow Olivia Biermann ´s Twitter account here:

≈61* – Åsa Plesner – SU

Redovisningsdoktorand, @tsbalans -skribent, välmenande dysterkvist. Tw. followers: 11,300 LI followers: 454 TwiLi index: 10.78 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: n/a Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: n/a Follow Åsa Plesner´s Twitter account here:

61 – Per Runeson – Lund

Excellent empirical research on software engineering, lead by Prof. Per Runeson Tw. followers: 2,734 LI followers: 1,362 TwiLi index: 10.77 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 638 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,293 Follow Per Runeson ´s Twitter account here:

63 – Alastair Creelman – Linnaeus

E-learning specialist at Linnaeus University in Kalmar/Växjö, Sweden. I post news & comments on technology in education in English, Swedish & Norwegian. Tw. followers: 3,461 LI followers: 1,093 TwiLi index: 10.76 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,310 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,532 Follow Alastair Creelman ´s Twitter account here:

64 – Staffan I. Lindberg – UG

Director, @vdeminstitute, Principal Investigator – Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Professor, Dept. of Political Sc., Univ. of Gothenburg Tw. followers: 2,912 LI followers: 1,266 TwiLi index: 10.75 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 170 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 197 Follow Staffan I. Lindberg ´s Twitter account here:

65 – Johanna Rickne – SU

Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. Research fellow at @cepr_org and @iza_bonn. I study gender economics and political economics. Tw. followers: 5,051 LI followers: 777 TwiLi index: 10.71 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 120 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 66 Follow Johanna Rickne ´s Twitter account here:

66 – James Benedict Brown – Umeå

Associate Professor of Architecture @UmeaUniversitet. Lives in the northern Swedish forest with @Typey_Type. Brexile. Header: @clickclickjim Tw. followers: 2,920 LI followers: 1,199 TwiLi index: 10.67 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,877 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,764 Follow James Benedict Brown ´s Twitter account here:

67 – Margareta Groth – Luleå

Head of Department, Engineering Sciences and Mathematics @LTU , Mission – making the world a better place Tw. followers: 2,310 LI followers: 1,462 TwiLi index: 10.65 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 326 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 442 Follow Margareta Groth ´s Twitter account here:

68 – Ian Cousins – SU

Professor @AcesSthlmUni @Stockholm_Uni Environmental Chemist who tweets about research, job postings, and more… Assoc. Ed. @EnvSciTech & Environmental Au Tw. followers: 1,813 LI followers: 1,850 TwiLi index: 10.65 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,970 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,833 Follow Ian Cousins ´s Twitter account here:

69 – Adam Altmejd – SU

Economist interested in education and household finance. Post-doc at @SOFI_su_se and @SHouseofFinance. Tw. followers: 2,822 LI followers: 1,174 TwiLi index: 10.60 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,122 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 314 Follow Adam Altmejd ´s Twitter account here:

70 – Andrew Ewing – UG

Research on nano/neuro chemistry, echem, chemical imaging @goteborgsu. Member Swedish Academy of Science. Opinions are entirely my own. Take them or leave them! Tw. followers: 6,902 LI followers: 569 TwiLi index: 10.58 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,258 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,640 Follow Andrew Ewing ´s Twitter account here:

71 – Gürdal Şahin – Lund

MD, PhD. Neurologist and neuroscientist. Headache and movement disorders specialist. Creative thinker, innovator, bibliophilic. Tw. followers: 5,734 LI followers: 652 TwiLi index: 10.58 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 4,038 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 4,136 Follow Gürdal Şahin ´s Twitter account here:

72 – Lucie Delemotte – KTH

Computational biophysicist, scilifelab fellow and associate professor at KTH. Loves membrane proteins and all kinds of mathematical models. Tw. followers: 3,167 LI followers: 1,049 TwiLi index: 10.58 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 395 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 805 Follow Lucie Delemotte ´s Twitter account here:

73 – Ardavan M. Khoshnood – Lund

MD. PhD. Assoc. Prof. @lunduniversity. Criminologist. Editorial board @EJ_EmergencyMed, @EMSurgeryBMC & @GSIS_Journal. Researcher @BESA_Center. Tw. followers: 3,247 LI followers: 1,024 TwiLi index: 10.57 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,771 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,639 Follow Ardavan M. Khoshnood ´s Twitter account here:

74 – Mattias Folkestad – SU

PhD student in economics @IIES_Sthlm. Previously Hallberg. More about me and my work at https://t.co/lJCiWDmMbE Tw. followers: 2,328 LI followers: 1,324 TwiLi index: 10.51 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,393 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,584 Follow Mattias Folkestad ´s Twitter account here:

75 – Paul T. Levin – SU

Director, Sthlm University Institute for Turkish Studies & Consortium for European Symposia on 🇹🇷. IR Docent. Painter. Private acc https://t.co/bIGiWllnRn Tw. followers: 5,502 LI followers: 644 TwiLi index: 10.51 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 646 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 904 Follow Paul T. Levin ´s Twitter account here:

76 – Brent Loken – WWF

PhD | WWF Global Food Lead Scientist | WWF Global Science | Father and pragmatic idealist Tw. followers: 1,854 LI followers: 1,630 TwiLi index: 10.50 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,476 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,597 Follow Brent Loken ´s Twitter account here:

77 – Tove Fall – UU

Professor of molecular epidemiology: diabetes, -omics, Covid Symptom Study, Uppsala Uni, Swedish Young Academy. and a veterinary degree from SLU 🐴🐕🐄 Tw. followers: 6,391 LI followers: 563 TwiLi index: 10.47 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 59 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 87 Follow Tove Fall ´s Twitter account here:

78 – Per Kristensson – Karlstad

Professor researching psychology with implications for business, innovation and consumers. Talks and travels much Tw. followers: 1,679 LI followers: 1,712 TwiLi index: 10.43 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,164 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,647 Follow Per Kristensson ´s Twitter account here:

79 – Christina Löfving – UG

PdD student, Gothenburg, Sweden: digital competence/ digital literacy. MA in Education/ Action research. Formerly (not very) known as itmamman. Tw. followers: 4,728 LI followers: 663 TwiLi index: 10.37 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,487 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,306 Follow Christina Löfving ´s Twitter account here:

80 – Andreas Bergh – LU

Välfärdsforskare & föreläsare, Lunds universitet & IFN. https://t.co/yxwZMfGlZi Tw. followers: 6,658 LI followers: 510 TwiLi index: 10.36 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 490 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 105 Follow Andreas Bergh ´s Twitter account here:

81 – James Pamment – Lund

Research: strategic communication, diplomacy & counter-influence Tw. followers: 2,008 LI followers: 1,323 TwiLi index: 10.31 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 653 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,013 Follow James Pamment ´s Twitter account here:

82 – Åsa Persson – SEI

Research Director and Deputy Director at SEI @seiresearch @seiclimate. Agenda 2030 and climate policy. Island dweller. Tw. followers: 2,493 LI followers: 1,074 TwiLi index: 10.30 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,318 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 488 Follow Åsa Persson ´s Twitter account here:

83 – Lance M McCracken – UU

Professor of Clinical Psychology, Head of the Division of Clinical Psychology, Psychology Department, Uppsala University. My views my own. Tw. followers: 1,983 LI followers: 1,296 TwiLi index: 10.27 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,363 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,440 Follow Lance M McCracken ´s Twitter account here:

84 – Melanie During – UU

“PhD Student Virtual Palaeontology of Early Tetrapods at Uppsala University.
#Paleontology #MomInScience #Firstgenscientist. BLM 🏳️‍🌈Ally🏳️‍⚧️. Dutch/English” Tw. followers: 2,967 LI followers: 899 TwiLi index: 10.26 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,547 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,848 Follow Melanie During ´s Twitter account here:

85 – Henrik Paulsson – Swedish Defence University

“Visiting fellow @ Marine Corps University; normally PhD’ing & teaching land ops @ Swedish Defence University.
I study change.” Tw. followers: 5,071 LI followers: 581 TwiLi index: 10.25 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,011 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,015 Follow Henrik Paulsson ´s Twitter account here:

86 – Mariassunta Giannetti – SSE

Professor of Finance @handels_sse @SHouseofFinance Research Associate @ecgiorg Research Fellow @cepr_org Ph.D.@UCLAecon @uniBocconi alumna 🇪🇺🇮🇹 Tw. followers: 1,635 LI followers: 1,432 TwiLi index: 10.15 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,690 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 2,750 Follow Mariassunta Giannetti ´s Twitter account here:

87 – Jessica Jewell – Chalmers

Finding feasible solutions to climate change @chalmersuniv & @UiBCET | #energytwitter #climatetwitter | @ERC_Research grantee enamored of science. Tw. followers: 2,287 LI followers: 1,043 TwiLi index: 10.14 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 492 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 500 Follow Jessica Jewell ´s Twitter account here:

88 – Garry Peterson – SU

Professor of Environmental Science with focus on Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems at https://t.co/EJ1rJNdTsM Tw. followers: 9,767 LI followers: 345 TwiLi index: 10.14 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 300 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 215 Follow Garry Peterson ´s Twitter account here:

89 – Andreas Theodorou – Umeå

Research Fellow (permanent/faculty) in Responsible AI @UmeaUniversity | AI Ethics, Governance, Systems AI, and a bit of HCI/HRI Tw. followers: 2,405 LI followers: 949 TwiLi index: 10.07 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,882 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,835 Follow Andreas Theodorou ´s Twitter account here:

90 – Cecilia Hermansson – KTH

Researcher, Banking and Finance, KTH; Senior Economist, Swedbank. My mission is to link economics, business studies and behavioral finance. Tw. followers: 2,818 LI followers: 823 TwiLi index: 10.06 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,961 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,754 Follow Cecilia Hermansson ´s Twitter account here:

91 – Anders Eklund – LiU

Associate professor (biträdande professor) in neuroimaging. Tweets in Swedish and English. Libertarian. Tw. followers: 4,536 LI followers: 562 TwiLi index: 10.06 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 892 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,468 Follow Anders Eklund ´s Twitter account here:

92 – Josefin Wangel – SLU

Sustainable urban development. Climate & energy justice. Un-disciplined futuring. Works with research funding @FormasForsk Tweets are my own. She/her. Tw. followers: 1,566 LI followers: 1,401 TwiLi index: 10.06 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 374 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 521 Follow Josefin Wangel ´s Twitter account here:

93 – Paul Vrieze – GU

PhD research on Myanmar, School of Global Studies, @goteborgsuni. Formerly journalist @Myanmar_Now_Eng, @IrrawaddyNews, @cambodiadaily Tw. followers: 9,863 LI followers: 327 TwiLi index: 10.05 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 3,815 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,844 Follow Paul Vrieze ´s Twitter account here:

94 – Per Mickwitz – Lund

Professor and pro vice-chancellor for research, sustainability and campus development at Lund University Tw. followers: 1,985 LI followers: 1,094 TwiLi index: 10.03 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 359 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 147 Follow Per Mickwitz ´s Twitter account here:

95 – Martin Lackéus – Chalmers

Researcher at Chalmers on scientific, entrepreneurial, digital, sustainable, vocational education. Philosophy to practice. Building research tool https://t.co/JNtHAgq4sI. Tw. followers: 2,038 LI followers: 1,041 TwiLi index: 9.99 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,314 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,186 Follow Martin Lackéus ´s Twitter account here:

96 – Björn Fägersten – SIIA

Senior research fellow at @UIsweden. European affairs, geoeconomics, political risk, espionage and gossip. Plenty of views. Tw. followers: 2,889 LI followers: 737 TwiLi index: 9.93 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,597 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 694 Follow Björn Fägersten ´s Twitter account here:

97 – Maria Hägglund – UU

Researcher in Health Informatics & Implementation science at Uppsala University, Sweden. Keane OpenNotes Scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Tw. followers: 1,870 LI followers: 1,065 TwiLi index: 9.91 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,172 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,104 Follow Maria Hägglund ´s Twitter account here:

98 – Lisa Sällvin – Mitt

Ingenjör som bildar it-ingenjörer. Universitetsadjunkt i data- och systemvetenskap. Medlem i Sundsvall Makers, Cykelfrämjandet och Naturskyddsföreningen. Tw. followers: 2,430 LI followers: 841 TwiLi index: 9.91 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 821 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,852 Follow Lisa Sällvin ´s Twitter account here:

99 – Katharina Reindl – Lund

“Researcher @IIIEElund, @lunduniversity, #energyresearch, #buildings, #sociology #climatechange, #sustainability
Dog mum, painting, hiking, photography🇦🇹 🇸🇪” Tw. followers: 2,140 LI followers: 926 TwiLi index: 9.88 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 841 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,944 Follow Katharina Reindl ´s Twitter account here:

100 – Caterina Doglioni – Lund

Researcher at the @ATLASexperiment at @CERN, from @UoMparticle and @lunduniversity. Archbishop of Gantterbury. She/her. Tweets my own or by garden birds. Tw. followers: 2,619 LI followers: 770 TwiLi index: 9.87 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,359 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 3,365 Follow Caterina Doglioni ´s Twitter account here:

101 – Maria Edström – UG

Associate professor at JMG, University of Gothenburg. Tweets mostly about gender, ageing & media. Dedicated to OA, everyday biking & Iyengar yoga. Tw. followers: 2,249 LI followers: 852 TwiLi index: 9.83 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 417 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 872 Follow Maria Edström ´s Twitter account here:

102 – Ebba Lindqvist – Karolinska

Plastic surgeon and head of the breast unit @Sodersjukhuset. Cancer researcher and adjunct lecturer @karolinskainst. #cancer #surgery #epidemiology #leadership Tw. followers: 3,135 LI followers: 638 TwiLi index: 9.81 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 1,088 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 1,171 Follow Ebba Lindqvist ´s Twitter account here:

103 – Gonçalo Castelo Branco – Karolinska

Professor of Glial Cell Biology @karolinskainst • epigenomics • single-cell • oligodendrocytes • myelin • multiple sclerosis • neural development • and… Robyn Tw. followers: 1,857 LI followers: 999 TwiLi index: 9.81 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 783 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 528 Follow Gonçalo Castelo Branco ´s Twitter account here:

104 – Kurt Mitman – IIES

Assoc. Prof. @IIES_Sthlm, Editor @RevEconStudies, PhD @Penn, @MarshallAlums @UVA macro research @virtualmacrosem organizer @iza_bonn @cepr_org 🌈🇩🇪🇸🇪🇺🇸 Tw. followers: 5,844 LI followers: 397 TwiLi index: 9.80 Centrality rank among Nordic countries: 2,790 Pagerank rank among Nordic countries: 721 Follow Kurt Mitman ´s Twitter account here:

* = Data from September 2022


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