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Research in Luleå

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Luleå, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Luleå University of Technology.

Research institutions
20
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Luleå?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Luleå University of TechnologyUniversity 13,573 #1,280
2Swedish Polar Research SecretariatGovernment institution 246 #17,909 all time
3Sunderby sjukhusHospital / health system 236 #29,899 all time
4Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden)Company 187 #37,970 all time
5SwerimResearch facility 66 not ranked
6Gestamp (Sweden)Company 26 not ranked
7APC Composite (Sweden)Company 23 not ranked
8Alkit Communications (Sweden)Company 20 not ranked
9Arctic Business Incubator (Sweden)Company 12 not ranked
10Teknikens HusNonprofit 10 not ranked
11Luleå MunicipalityGovernment institution 8 not ranked
12Norrbottens läns LandstingInstitution 6 not ranked
13Agency9 (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
14BnearIT (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
153Eflow (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
16iGW (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
17ViewropeCompany 1 not ranked
18FriGeo (Sweden)Company 1 not ranked
19Blatraden (Sweden)Company 1 not ranked
20Preeye Solutions (Sweden)Company 1 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.

Luleå University of Technology: 94.1%Swedish Polar Research Secretariat: 1.7%Sunderby sjukhus: 1.6%Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden): 1.3%16 others listed: 1.3%94%largest
Luleå University of Technology14k · 94.1%Swedish Polar Research Secretariat246 · 1.7%Sunderby sjukhus236 · 1.6%Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden)187 · 1.3%16 others listed184 · 1.3%

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

What is Luleå strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Luleå is most concentrated in Mechanics of Materials, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering (5.7× the world share in Mechanics of Materials).

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 105.2 works5.7×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 82.3 works5.1×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 237.7 works5.0×
← 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 Luleå?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Sustainability137▲ 2.2×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning123▲ 1.45×69 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties121▲ 4.8×36 topics
  4. Deep Learning120▲ 1.35×65 topics
  5. Environmental Impact118▲ 2.7×43 topics
  6. Climate Change79◆ 1.14×78 topics
  7. Microstructure77▲ 5.8×17 topics
  8. Renewable Energy73▲ 1.96×42 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency71▲ 2.9×36 topics
  10. Remote Sensing65▲ 2.0×30 topics
  11. Neural Networks58▲ 1.44×33 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management56▲ 2.4×17 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing49▲ 6.1×6 topics
  14. Nanocomposites49▲ 2.4×21 topics
  15. Internet of Things46▲ 2.0×14 topics
  16. Metal Recovery42▲ 8.0×3 topics
  17. Water Quality42▲ 4.0×9 topics
  18. Recycling40▲ 4.1×9 topics
  19. Ionic Liquids39▲ 5.4×10 topics
  20. Optimization38▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries36▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Circular Economy35▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Polymer Composites34▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Multi-Agent Systems33▲ 6.7×6 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact32▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems30▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Sustainable Technology30▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts30▲ 4.2×9 topics
  29. 3D Printing29▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Autonomous Vehicles28▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Material Characterization28▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Rock Mechanics28▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Geopolymer28▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. CO2 Capture27▲ 6.6×5 topics
  35. Rare Earth Elements24▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Metallurgy24▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Process Parameters23▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Sustainable Drainage Systems22▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Urban Stormwater Management22▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Cloud Manufacturing21▲ 9.4×1 topic

What research is done in Luleå?

Urban Stormwater Managem…22Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: 22 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…21Digital Transformation in Industry: 21 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 21 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 19 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 18 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 18 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…17Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 17 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 16 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 15 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 22 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 21 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  6. 6 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 15 works

Research output over time

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