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Research in Gävle

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Gävle, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Gävle.

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.3k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
72k
21.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
29.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Gävle

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Gävle?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GävleUniversity 2,646 #3,079
2Gävle HospitalHospital / health system 494 #15,792 all time
3LantmäterietGovernment institution 113 not ranked
4Svenska Aerogel (Sweden)Company 13 not ranked
5Radarbolaget (Sweden)Company 11 not ranked
6Future Position XInstitution 10 not ranked
7Syntronic (Sweden)Company 4 not ranked
8Två Punkt Ett (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Gävle: 80.4%Gävle Hospital: 15.0%Lantmäteriet: 3.4%Svenska Aerogel (Sweden): 0.4%4 others listed: 0.8%80%largest
University of Gävle2,646 · 80.4%Gävle Hospital494 · 15.0%Lantmäteriet113 · 3.4%Svenska Aerogel (Sweden)13 · 0.4%4 others listed27 · 0.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Gävle work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Gävle is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 329 fractional works · 39.3% of its workEngineering: 169 fractional works · 20.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 64 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 298 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 40 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 76 fractional works · 9.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 45 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 175 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMedicine: 103 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 64 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 44 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGävle838fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering16920.2%
    2. Environmental Science647.6%
    3. Computer Science323.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences192.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy172.0%
    6. Energy121.4%
    7. Materials Science80.9%
    8. Mathematics70.8%
    9. Chemistry20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences13115.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting769.0%
    3. Psychology455.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities242.9%
    5. Decision Sciences131.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.1%
    1. Medicine10312.3%
    2. Health Professions647.6%
    3. Nursing70.8%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences151.8%
    2. Neuroscience111.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology70.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gävle strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gävle is most concentrated in Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering (8.5× the world share in Building and Construction).

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 38.6 works8.5×
  2. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 21.0 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 148 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.96× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.93× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.96×57 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.93×69 works
  3. Psychology1.85×41 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.58×11 works
  5. Energy1.54×10 works
  6. Environmental Science1.53×55 works
  7. Engineering1.35×148 works
  8. Nursing1.35×5 works
  9. Social Sciences1.30×120 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.17×14 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.01×21 works
  12. Neuroscience0.80×9 works
  13. Mathematics0.72×6 works
  14. Medicine0.62×87 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.61×10 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×9 works
  17. Computer Science0.49×28 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×14 works
  19. Dentistry0.39×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.23×6 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×6 works
  22. Chemistry0.16×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works
  25. Veterinary0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Gävle?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Management, Job Satisfaction, Artificial Neural Networks, Thermal Comfort, Sustainability, Energy Simulation, Mental Health and Energy Efficiency.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability38▲ 1.83×46 topics
  2. Mental Health28▲ 2.4×29 topics
  3. Job Satisfaction26▲ 7.2×12 topics
  4. Environmental Management26▲ 7.7×8 topics
  5. Climate Change26◆ 1.14×39 topics
  6. Environmental Impact25▲ 1.77×22 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency24▲ 3.1×13 topics
  8. Public Health22▲ 1.84×25 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks22▲ 5.8×6 topics
  10. Renewable Energy20▲ 1.68×25 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 2.1×19 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management20▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Thermal Comfort18▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Energy Simulation16▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control15▲ 7.2×6 topics
  16. Physical Activity15▲ 3.7×8 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior15▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Climate Change Impact15▲ 7.8×3 topics
  19. Building Energy Consumption14▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Sustainable Buildings14▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Circular Economy14▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Depressive Symptoms12▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Health Impact12▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Psychosocial Work Environment12▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Work-related Stress12▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Air Quality11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  27. Large-Eddy Simulation11▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Turbulent Flow11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Product Design10▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Reflective Practice10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Resource Efficiency10▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Boundary Layer10▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Environmental Innovation10▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Green Consumption10▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Green Practices10▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Supply Chain Management10▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 8.7×4 topics
  38. CFD Simulation10▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Pedestrian Wind Comfort9▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Urban Microclimate9▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Gävle?

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 14 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…9Environmental Sustainability in Business: 9 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…9Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 9 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 8 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 7 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…6Social and Educational Sciences: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 5 fractional works
Building and ConstructionGeneral Health ProfessionsMarketingStrategy and Management6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 14 works
  2. 2 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 11 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 9 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  5. 5 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 6 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Gävle30.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.8% in 2006.

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