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Research in Kiruna

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Kiruna, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Swedish Institute of Space Physics.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kiruna?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsUniversity 1,360 #21,989
2European Incoherent Scatter Scientific AssociationInstitution 124 #33,095 all time

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.

What is Kiruna strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kiruna is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy (115.0× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 64.6 works115×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 71.5 works30×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Kiruna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets and Mars.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Solar Wind35▲ 345×2 topics
  2. Ionosphere19▲ 311×1 topic
  3. Magnetosphere19▲ 311×1 topic
  4. Coronal Mass Ejections16▲ 397×1 topic
  5. Solar Dynamics Observatory16▲ 397×1 topic
  6. Solar System Abundances16▲ 295×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets16▲ 295×1 topic
  8. Mars9▲ 264×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface9▲ 264×1 topic
  10. Ionospheric Anomalies6▲ 142×1 topic
  11. Seismic Electromagnetics6▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Geomagnetic Field5▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Magnetosome Formation5▲ 228×1 topic
  14. Climate Change3▲ 1.17×12 topics
  15. Ozone Depletion3▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Stratospheric Water Vapor3▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Air Quality2▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Orbit Determination2▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Supernovae2▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Turbulence2▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Space Exploration2▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Quantum Gravity2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Sea Level Rise2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Dark Energy1▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Black Carbon1▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Exoplanets1▲ 29×1 topic
  30. GRACE1▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Stellar Astrophysics1▲ 29×1 topic
  32. groundwater depletion1▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Satellite Observations1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Spectroscopy1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Tokamak1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Tomography1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Transport1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Astrobiology1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Global Navigation Satellite Systems1▲ 38×1 topic

What research is done in Kiruna?

Ionosphere and magnetosp…19Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 19 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 16 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 16 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 9 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysicsMolecular BiologyAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  4. 4 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works

Research output over time

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