Stefan Fors
Researcher
E-mail: stefan.fors@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 ARC Socialgerontologi Agahi, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I' ve been affiliated with Aging Research Center (ARC) at Karolinska
Institutet since 2004. My background is in Sociology, I received my PhD in
Social Work from Stockholm University in 2010, and since 2016 I'm an
Associate Professor of Public Health. I currently work as a Senior Researcher
at ARC.
* University Diploma, General and Comparative Literature, Stockholm
University.
* BSc, Sociology, Stockholm University.
* PhD, Social Work, Stockholm Univeristy.
Research
- As a social scientist working in health research, most of my research concern
how the population health is developing over time, and how health problems
are distributed between different groups in the population.
Articles
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2025;135:105872Augustsson E; Celeste RK; Fors S; Rehnberg J; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35(4):605-610Mendez DY; Lagerros YT; de Leon AP; Tynelius P; Fors S; Lager A
- Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2025;16(3):963-973Ek S; Ding M; Hedstrom M; Fors S; Modig K
- Article: CORTEX. 2025;185:74-83Triolo F; Grande G; Ekstrom I; Laukka EJ; Fors S; Marseglia A; Dekhtyar S
- Article: HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW. 2025;15(1):18Willers C; Lindqvist R; Fors S; Mazya AL; Nilsson GH; Bostrom A-M; Rydwik E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2025;22(1):9Smit DH; Rehnberg J; Fors S
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):2773Badache A-C; Maeki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;125:105518Rodrigues R; Simmons C; Zolyomi E; Vafaei A; Rehnberg J; Kadi S; Socci M; Fors S; Phillips SP
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;:14034948241266437Rehnberg J; Oestergren O; Almquist YB; Fritzell J; Fors S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;:14034948241261966Gebreslassie M; Warolen M; Lager A; Fors S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;:14034948241261720Augustsson E; Fors S; Rehnberg J; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1646Rehnberg J; Fors S; Ford KJ; Leist AK
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;121:105362Badache A-C; Rehnberg J; Maki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
- Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2024;12(2):qfae022Politis M; Kosidou K; Fors S; Nord M
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(2):216-224Jorgensen TSH; Osler M; Fors S; Nilsson CJ; Meyer A; Modig K
- Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2024;70(3):318-326Rehnberg J; Huisman M; Fors S; Marseglia A; Kok A
- Article: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2024;15:21501319241277413Naseer M; Willers C; Bostrom A-M; Lindh Mazya A; Nilsson GH; Fors S; Rydwik E
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(8):1412-1422Rodrigues R; Rehnberg J; Simmons C; Ilinca S; Zolyomi E; Vafaei A; Kadi S; Jull J; Phillips S; Fors S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(6):835-842Sundberg L; Agahi N; Wastesson JW; Fritzell J; Fors S
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(3):483-495Badache AC; Maki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(2):e0280961Vafaei A; Rodrigues R; Ilinca S; Fors S; Kadi S; Zolyomi E; Phillips SP
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2023;21(1):1Bell M; Hergens M-P; Fors S; Tynelius P; de Leon AP; Lager A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;51(6):e401-e413Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Fors S; Mendez DY; Gebreslassie M; Zhou M; Carlsson AC; Svefors P; Wandell P; Ostenson C-G; Brynedal B; Lager A
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):1111-1119Fors S; Illinca S; Jull J; Kadi S; Phillips S; Rodrigues R; Vafaei A; Zolyomi E; Rehnberg J
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):1339-1350Ilinca S; Rodrigues R; Fors S; Zolyomi E; Jull J; Rehnberg J; Vafaei A; Phillips S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(2):161-173Enroth L; Jasilionis D; Nemeth L; Strand BH; Tanjung I; Sundberg L; Fors S; Jylha M; Bronnum-Hansen H
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(5):946-955Ostergren O; Fors S; Rehnberg J
- Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2022;30(3):e727-e738Jorgensen TSH; Meyer AC; Hedstrom M; Fors S; Modig K
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(3):e054507Rehnberg J; Ostergren O; Fors S; Fritzell J
- Article: DEMOGRAPHY. 2021;58(6):2117-2138Fors S; Wastesson JW; Morin L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31(3):467-473Allers K; Calderon-Larranaga A; Fors S; Morin L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;66:645513Enroth L; Fors S
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;190(5):817-826Seblova D; Fischer M; Fors S; Johnell K; Karlsson M; Nilsson T; Svensson AC; Lovden M; Lager A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2020;9(7):E2294-2294Unevik E; Abbott A; Fors S; Rolfson O
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(5):974-979Chen T-Y; Chan A; Andersen-Ranberg K; Herr M; Fors S; Jeune B; Herrmann FR; Robine J-M; Gondo Y; Saito Y
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(3):e034296Dupraz J; Andersen-Ranberg K; Fors S; Herr M; Herrmann FR; Wakui T; Jeune B; Robine J-M; Saito Y; Santos-Eggimann B
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2019;16(4):415-424Enroth L; Veenstra M; Aartsen M; Kjaer AA; Nilsson CJ; Fors S
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2019;74(8):e97-e106Hossin MZ; Ostergren O; Fors S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;48(5):1701-1709Ericsson M; Pedersen NL; Johansson ALV; Fors S; Aslan AKD
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;47(6):611-617Jorgensen TSH; Fors S; Nilsson CJ; Enroth L; Aaltonen M; Sundberg L; Bronnum-Hansen H; Strand BH; Chang M; Jylha M
- Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2019;143(1):115-132Fors S; Almquist YB; Brannstrom L
- Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2019;65(3):1-10Rehnberg J; Fors S; Fritzell J
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2019;80:58-64Jorgensen TSH; Nilsson CJ; Lund R; Siersma V; Fors S
- Article: ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH. 2018;38:12-21Fors S; Torssander J; Almquist YB
- Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;10:1679-1693Seblova D; Quiroga ML; Fors S; Johnell K; Lovden M; de Leon AP; Svensson AC; Wicks S; Lager A
- Article: RESEARCH ON AGING. 2018;40(9):815-838Shaw BA; Fors S; Fritzell J; Lennartsoon C; Agahi N
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;63(6):673-681Sundberg L; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Fors S
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2018;73(4):675-683Agahi N; Fors S; Fritzell J; Shaw BA
- Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2018;32(2):366-375Kelfve S; Wastesson J; Fors S; Johnell K; Morin L
- Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2018;64(6):521-531Herr M; Jeune B; Fors S; Andersen-Ranberg K; Ankri J; Arai Y; Cubaynes S; Santos-Eggimann B; Zekry D; Parker M; Saito Y; Herrmann F; Robine J-M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2017;16(1):173Darin-Mattsson A; Fors S; Kareholt I
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(27):7001-7006Ericsson M; Lundholm C; Fors S; Aslan AKD; Zavala C; Reynolds CA; Pedersen NL
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2017;14(2):199-205Ericsson MC; Gatz M; Kareholt I; Parker MG; Fors S
- Article: LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES. 2017;8(1):104-119Kelfve S; Fors S; Lennartsson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING. 2017;10(3):247-267Heap J; Fors S; Lennartsson C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;26(6):1069-1074Sundberg L; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Fors S
- Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2016;36(3):631-648Berndt H; Fors S
- Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2015;27(7):1266-1285Darin-Mattsson A; Andel R; Fors S; Kareholt I
- Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2015;123(2):411-429Heap J; Fors S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;60(1):91-98Fors S; Thorslund M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;24(6):991-996Wastesson JW; Fastbom J; Weitoft GR; Fors S; Johnell K
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;42(8):795-803Wastesson JW; Fors S; Parker MG; Johnell K
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;14:878Nilsen C; Andel R; Fors S; Meinow B; Mattsson AD; Kareholt I
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2014;68(8):734-740Agahi N; Shaw BA; Fors S
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(29-31):1244-1247Parker MG; Meinow B; Berndt H; Sundberg L; Fors S
- Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2014;101:52-60Shaw BA; McGeever K; Vasquez E; Agahi N; Fors S
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(32-33):1403-1405Fors S; Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Parker MG; Thorslund M
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;41(2):134-141Fors S; Agahi N; Shaw BA
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2012;66(7):e16Fors S; Modin B; Koupil I; Vagero D
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2011;39(2):179-186Fors S; Lennartsson C; Lundberg O
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2009;64(6):750-757Fors S; Lennartsson C; Lundberg O
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;18(2):138-143Fors S; Lennartsson C; Lundberg O
- Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2008;28:253-270Fors S; Lennartsson C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2006;3(1):15-21Fors S; Thorslund M; Parker MG
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All other publications
- Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):70Badache A-C; Maki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
- Review: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2025;16:21501319251320181Willers C; Lindqvist R; Dreilich M; Fors S; Mazya AL; Nilsson GH; Bostrom A-M; Naseer M; Rydwik E
- Corrigendum: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):1643-1644Enroth L; Jasilionis D; Nemeth L; Strand BH; Tanjung I; Sundberg L; Fors S; Jylha M; Bronnum-Hansen H
- Review: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2020;12:100705Phillips SP; Vafaei A; Yu S; Rodrigues R; Ilinca S; Zolyomi E; Fors S
- Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;60(1):99Fors S; Thorslund M
Employments
- Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-
- Researcher, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2028