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Per Nilsen

Professor

My focus is implementation science, which addresses the research-to-practice gap. I am also engaged in health services research and public health studies. Interdisciplinarity, theory use and behaviour change are common threads.

Implementation Science… and more

Implementation science is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field that has emerged in the 2000s to address challenges of translating research into practice.

I have contributed to building an ambitious implementation research program, which has attracted national and international interest. It includes annual Masters- and PhD-level courses, the latter with student applications from all the Nordic countries and beyond. I lead numerous implementation research projects, including several PhD projects.

My research interests also encompass health organization issues, patient safety, culture, leadership and workplace learning. I have also studied various public health issues, such as injury prevention, alcohol prevention and physical activity promotion. Writing is a passion. I have developed and lead The Art and Science of Scientific Writing, a PhD course which teaches principles of scientific writing.

My research interests can be traced to my varied background, including studies in behavioural economy, with graduation from Stockholm School of Economics (“Handelshögskolan”), and in systems development. Before I became a researcher in 2003, I had a 15-year career as organizational consultant in competence issues and as author of international books on artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Prince.

Publications

2026

Per Nilsen (2026) Rethinking barriers and facilitators in implementation science: conceptual, methodological, and practical challenges, and ways forward Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 64 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen (2026) Transferring social-cognitive theories from individuals to healthcare professionals: a useful but simplified lens on clinical practice Frontiers in Health Services, Vol. 6, Article 1755950 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Lise Bergman Nordgren, Kristin Thomas, Erica Skagius Ruiz, Hanna Israelsson Larsen (2026) Young adults' access to mental health care: integrating the Primary Care Behavioral Health model into routine care in Sweden BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 26, Article 144 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Katarina Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Kristin Thomas (2026) Matters arising: a critique of "Nuancing the continuum from ideal to real-world implementation" by Eldh et al. 2025 Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 12 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Per Nilsen, Petra Svedberg, Ingrid Larsson, Lena Petersson, Jens Nygren, Emilie Steerling, Margit Neher (2025) Radiology Staff Experiences With Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Radiology Practice in a Swedish Hospital: Qualitative Case Study JMIR Formative Research, Vol. 9, Article e77843 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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2026

Per Nilsen (2026) Rethinking barriers and facilitators in implementation science: conceptual, methodological, and practical challenges, and ways forward Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 64 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen (2026) Transferring social-cognitive theories from individuals to healthcare professionals: a useful but simplified lens on clinical practice Frontiers in Health Services, Vol. 6, Article 1755950 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Lise Bergman Nordgren, Kristin Thomas, Erica Skagius Ruiz, Hanna Israelsson Larsen (2026) Young adults' access to mental health care: integrating the Primary Care Behavioral Health model into routine care in Sweden BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 26, Article 144 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Katarina Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Kristin Thomas (2026) Matters arising: a critique of "Nuancing the continuum from ideal to real-world implementation" by Eldh et al. 2025 Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 12 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Per Nilsen, Petra Svedberg, Ingrid Larsson, Lena Petersson, Jens Nygren, Emilie Steerling, Margit Neher (2025) Radiology Staff Experiences With Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Radiology Practice in a Swedish Hospital: Qualitative Case Study JMIR Formative Research, Vol. 9, Article e77843 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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