Research in Karlstad
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Karlstad, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Karlstad University and Emerson (Sweden).
- Research institutions
- 7 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 7.2k ▲ 28% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 26.2% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Karlstad?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlstad UniversityUniversity | 5,620 | #3,102 | |
| 2 | Emerson (Sweden)Company | 923 | #10,954 | |
| 3 | Karlstad Central HospitalHospital / health system | 586 | #20,530 all time | |
| 4 | Swedish Civil Contingencies AgencyGovernment institution | 76 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Valmet (Sweden)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Värmlands Läns LandstingGovernment institution | 12 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Region Värmland KommunalförbundFunder | 10 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
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What is Karlstad strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Karlstad is most concentrated in Communication, Marketing and Developmental and Educational Psychology (5.5× the world share in Communication).
- CommunicationSubfield · 22.6 works5.5×
- MarketingSubfield · 29.3 works4.6×
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 26.3 works3.8×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Karlstad?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Discourse Analysis, Pedagogy, Education, Social Sciences, Learning, Special Education and Gender Studies.
- Sustainable Behavior
- Requirements Engineering
- Product-Service Systems
- Value Creation
- Teacher Professional Development
- Online Communication
- Reflective Practice
- Trust
- Well-being
- Child Development
- Co-Creation
- Invasive Species
- Quantitative Methods
- Gender Studies
- Learning
- Social Media
- Pedagogy
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Education
- Qualitative Research
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Discourse Analysis
- Social Sciences
- Special Education
- Methodology
- Social Capital
- Self-Regulation
- Job Satisfaction
- Customer Experience
- Technology Integration
- 5G Networks
- Environmental Attitudes
- Academic Achievement
- Professional Learning Communities
- Marketing Strategy
- Service Innovation
- Participatory Design
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Education62▲ 2.4×40 topics
- Sustainability53▲ 1.42×58 topics
- Qualitative Research52▲ 4.0×19 topics
- Climate Change46◆ 1.12×65 topics
- Machine Learning45◆ 0.91×60 topics
- Globalization44▲ 1.47×57 topics
- Mental Health43▲ 1.93×27 topics
- Pedagogy42▲ 5.6×14 topics
- Discourse Analysis36▲ 9.4×7 topics
- Social Media36▲ 1.65×24 topics
- Social Sciences34▲ 16×4 topics
- Learning34▲ 7.6×5 topics
- Special Education33▲ 38×4 topics
- Gender Studies32▲ 14×4 topics
- Methodology31▲ 43×1 topic
- Quantitative Methods31▲ 141×1 topic
- Social Capital22▲ 2.8×15 topics
- Invasive Species20▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Self-Regulation20▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Co-Creation20▲ 29×2 topics
- Job Satisfaction19▲ 3.0×11 topics
- Child Development19▲ 3.0×7 topics
- Customer Experience18▲ 7.8×4 topics
- Well-being18▲ 3.0×11 topics
- Technology Integration16▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Trust16▲ 3.8×9 topics
- 5G Networks15▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Reflective Practice15▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Environmental Attitudes14▲ 12×2 topics
- Online Communication14▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Academic Achievement14▲ 5.6×10 topics
- Teacher Professional Development14▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Professional Learning Communities13▲ 19×2 topics
- Value Creation13▲ 23×2 topics
- Marketing Strategy12▲ 7.8×3 topics
- Product-Service Systems12▲ 43×1 topic
- Service Innovation12▲ 43×1 topic
- Requirements Engineering12▲ 19×3 topics
- Participatory Design12▲ 15×2 topics
- Sustainable Behavior11▲ 12×2 topics
What research is done in Karlstad?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Social and Educational SciencesEducation 31 works
- 2 Service and Product InnovationMarketing 12 works
- 3 Environmental Education and SustainabilityManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 works
- 4 Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesEducation 10 works
- 5 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 10 works
- 6 Social Media and PoliticsCommunication 9 works
- 7 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
- 8 Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesInformation Systems 8 works
- 9 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducation 8 works
- 10 Media Studies and CommunicationCommunication 8 works
Research output over time
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