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Research in Skövde

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Skövde, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Skövde and Skaraborg Hospital.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
21.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1967-2026
60 years on the record
Skövde

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 Skövde?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SkövdeUniversity 2,857 #4,429
2Skaraborg HospitalHospital / health system 1,021 #19,822
3Gothia Innovation (Sweden)Company 18 not ranked
4Skövde MunicipalityGovernment institution 3 not ranked
5VästtrafikInstitution 1 not ranked
6Ideus (Sweden)Company 0 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 Skövde: 73.3%Skaraborg Hospital: 26.2%Gothia Innovation (Sweden): 0.5%Skövde Municipality: 0.1%1 other listed: 0.0%73%largest
University of Skövde2,857 · 73.3%Skaraborg Hospital1,021 · 26.2%Gothia Innovation (Sweden)18 · 0.5%Skövde Municipality3 · 0.1%1 other listed1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Skövde work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Skövde is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (14%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 188 fractional works · 32.2% of its workEngineering: 83 fractional works · 14.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 38 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 76 fractional works · 13.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 184 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 47 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 7.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 170 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 122 fractional works · 20.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 40 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSkövde583fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering8314.3%
    2. Computer Science7613.1%
    3. Environmental Science111.9%
    4. Mathematics91.5%
    5. Materials Science20.3%
    6. Energy20.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences6310.7%
    2. Psychology478.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting447.6%
    4. Decision Sciences172.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities61.0%
    1. Medicine12220.9%
    2. Health Professions406.8%
    3. Nursing50.8%
    4. Dentistry30.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology183.1%
    2. Neuroscience111.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Skövde strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Skövde is most concentrated in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (12.9× the world share in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 34.0 works13×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.82× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.71× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.98×15 works
  2. Psychology2.71×42 works
  3. Health Professions2.41×32 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.37×39 works
  5. Computer Science1.82×72 works
  6. Mathematics1.39×8 works
  7. Nursing1.24×3 works
  8. Neuroscience1.23×10 works
  9. Medicine1.04×102 works
  10. Engineering0.98×75 works
  11. Dentistry0.82×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.82×53 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×4 works
  14. Veterinary0.64×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×17 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×7 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.39×6 works
  18. Environmental Science0.38×10 works
  19. Energy0.35×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×5 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.15×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.13×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.08×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Skövde?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Digital Twin and Smart 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-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. Sustainability29▲ 2.0×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning28▲ 1.44×49 topics
  3. Epidemiology26◆ 1.11×65 topics
  4. Big Data26▲ 4.6×12 topics
  5. Deep Learning24▲ 1.18×44 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management22▲ 4.2×11 topics
  7. Internet of Things17▲ 3.4×8 topics
  8. Quality of Life15▲ 1.76×35 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.0×28 topics
  10. Cyber-Physical Systems13▲ 8.2×6 topics
  11. Social Interaction12▲ 5.2×5 topics
  12. Digital Twin11▲ 14×1 topic
  13. Smart Manufacturing11▲ 21×1 topic
  14. Learning Outcomes11▲ 4.4×5 topics
  15. Trust10▲ 6.4×7 topics
  16. Virtual Reality10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Social Capital10▲ 3.3×11 topics
  18. Social Support10▲ 3.1×10 topics
  19. Risk Management10▲ 3.5×7 topics
  20. User Experience9▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Motivation9▲ 3.6×5 topics
  22. Well-being8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Assembly Planning8▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Design for Manufacture8▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Cybersecurity8▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Human Factors8▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Digital Divide7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Embodiment7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Game Theory7▲ 6.7×5 topics
  30. Human-Robot Interaction6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Data Science6▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Gender Dynamics6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Industrial Automation6▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Video Games6▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Esports6▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Flexible Automation6▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Online Gaming6▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems6▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Patient-Centered Care6▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Analytics6▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Skövde?

Digital Transformation in Industry: 9 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksDigital Games and Media6Digital Games and Media: 6 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 6 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…5Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 4 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…4Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 4 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsHuman-Computer Interaction2 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 5 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 4 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%Skövde18.2% 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 36.5% in 2016.

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