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Research in Luleå

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Luleå, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Luleå University of Technology.

Research institutions
18
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
371k
25.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Luleå

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 Luleå?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Luleå University of TechnologyUniversity 13,809 #1,001
2Swedish Polar Research SecretariatGovernment institution 246 #28,327 all time
3Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden)Company 187 #29,073 all time
4Gestamp (Sweden)Company 26 not ranked
5APC Composite (Sweden)Company 23 not ranked
6Alkit Communications (Sweden)Company 20 not ranked
7Arctic Business Incubator (Sweden)Company 12 not ranked
8Teknikens HusNonprofit 10 not ranked
9Luleå MunicipalityGovernment institution 8 not ranked
10Norrbottens läns LandstingInstitution 6 not ranked
11Agency9 (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
12BnearIT (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
133Eflow (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
14iGW (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
15ViewropeCompany 1 not ranked
16FriGeo (Sweden)Company 1 not ranked
17Blatraden (Sweden)Company 1 not ranked
18Preeye Solutions (Sweden)Company 1 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.

Luleå University of Technology: 96.2%Swedish Polar Research Secretariat: 1.7%Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden): 1.3%Gestamp (Sweden): 0.2%14 others listed: 0.6%96%largest
Luleå University of Technology14k · 96.2%Swedish Polar Research Secretariat246 · 1.7%Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Sweden)187 · 1.3%Gestamp (Sweden)26 · 0.2%14 others listed92 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Luleå work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research in Luleå is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Environmental Science (10%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,205 fractional works · 74.7% of its workEngineering: 1,240 fractional works · 42.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 270 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 145 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 133 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 112 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 104 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 94 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 81 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 68 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 292 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 69 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 265 fractional works · 9.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 83 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 70 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 152 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 77 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 460 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 161 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 55 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 130 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 75 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 174 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 107 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 59 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 112 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLuleå2,950fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences16%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,24042.0%
    2. Environmental Science2929.9%
    3. Computer Science2659.0%
    4. Materials Science1525.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences772.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy471.6%
    7. Energy451.5%
    8. Chemistry381.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering341.2%
    10. Mathematics130.5%
    1. Social Sciences1615.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1304.4%
    3. Psychology752.5%
    4. Decision Sciences411.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities270.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance270.9%
    1. Medicine1073.6%
    2. Health Professions592.0%
    3. Nursing60.2%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences401.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology381.3%
    3. Neuroscience291.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.28× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.34× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 231 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 1,098 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 254 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 135 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.34×30 works
  2. Engineering2.83×1,098 works
  3. Environmental Science1.98×254 works
  4. Energy1.70×40 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×68 works
  6. Materials Science1.50×135 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.38×34 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×109 works
  9. Computer Science1.15×231 works
  10. Chemistry0.84×34 works
  11. Psychology0.80×63 works
  12. Health Professions0.76×52 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.68×39 works
  14. Neuroscience0.61×25 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×24 works
  16. Social Sciences0.43×140 works
  17. Nursing0.41×5 works
  18. Mathematics0.35×10 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.33×24 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×35 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×2 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×33 works
  23. Medicine0.19×93 works
  24. Dentistry0.16×2 works
  25. Veterinary0.06×0 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Luleå?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning and Metal Recovery.

▲ 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. Sustainability158▲ 2.2×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning141▲ 1.43×74 topics
  3. Environmental Impact138▲ 2.7×44 topics
  4. Deep Learning134▲ 1.31×70 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties133▲ 4.6×37 topics
  6. Climate Change88◆ 1.10×80 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency84▲ 3.1×36 topics
  8. Microstructure83▲ 5.4×17 topics
  9. Renewable Energy82▲ 1.91×44 topics
  10. Remote Sensing73▲ 2.0×31 topics
  11. Neural Networks67▲ 1.46×35 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management66▲ 2.5×19 topics
  13. Nanocomposites55▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Internet of Things53▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. Additive Manufacturing51▲ 5.6×6 topics
  16. Metal Recovery49▲ 8.5×3 topics
  17. Recycling46▲ 4.1×9 topics
  18. Circular Economy46▲ 5.7×8 topics
  19. Water Quality45▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Optimization43▲ 3.2×20 topics
  21. Ionic Liquids43▲ 5.1×10 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries42▲ 3.4×4 topics
  23. Waste Management38▲ 3.2×9 topics
  24. Multi-Agent Systems36▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Polymer Composites36▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems35▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact35▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Sustainable Technology35▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Environmental Impacts34▲ 4.3×9 topics
  30. Geopolymer32▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles31▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. CO2 Capture30▲ 6.4×5 topics
  33. Rock Mechanics30▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Metallurgy30▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Material Characterization30▲ 8.6×3 topics
  36. Rare Earth Elements29▲ 6.7×4 topics
  37. Cloud Manufacturing25▲ 9.2×1 topic
  38. Smart Manufacturing25▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Drainage Systems24▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Urban Stormwater Management24▲ 43×1 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

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Luleå23.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.7% in 2009.

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