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Aalborg University vs Linköping University

On research quality in 2022-now, Linköping University ranks #334 in the world and Aalborg University #394, of 22,385 institutions. Aalborg University stands higher in 3 of the 15 fields both publish in, Linköping University in 12.

Research profiles alike: 0.64similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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Aalborg University

Denmark · Aalborg

World rank, 2022-now
#394
#464 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
11.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Architecture.

Linköping University

Sweden · Linköping

World rank, 2022-now
#334
#384 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
13.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Applied Psychology, Toxicology.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Linköping University leads on 6 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and growth. Aalborg University leads on 2 of 8 measures: output and international co-authorship.

Aalborg University 26 Linköping University
  1. #394Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#334
  2. 1.07×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.20×
  3. 13kOutputfractional works, 2022-now6.5k
  4. 11.2%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited13.4%
  5. 17.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work30.3
  6. 42%Open accessof its works free to read, all time47%
  7. 27%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time25%
  8. -14%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+3%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Aalborg University stands higher in 3 of 15 fields, Linköping University in 12. Linköping University leads most in Business, Management and Accounting (#172 against #533); Aalborg University leads most in Environmental Science (#519 against #626). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Aalborg University 312 Linköping University
  1. #1,014Agricultural and Biological Sciences#774
  2. #623Arts and Humanities#384
  3. #763Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#663
  4. #533Business, Management and Accounting#172
  5. #560Computer Science#423
  6. #475Economics, Econometrics and Finance#271
  7. #47Energy-
  8. #220Engineering#346
  9. #519Environmental Science#626
  10. #374Health Professions#261
  11. -Materials Science#167
  12. #348Medicine#337
  13. -Neuroscience#315
  14. #450Psychology#280
  15. #422Social Sciences#283

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Aalborg University rankLinköping University rank Aalborg University top 10%Linköping University top 10% Aalborg University worksLinköping University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #1,014 #774 8.2% 12.3% 141 85
Arts and Humanities #623 #384 10.6% 15.2% 283 139
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #763 #663 11.8% 11.7% 301 221
Business, Management and Accounting #533 #172 8.7% 19.7% 488 212
Computer Science #560 #423 10.4% 12.3% 1k 541
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #475 #271 9.5% 19.2% 220 101
Energy #47 - 19.5% - 178 -
Engineering #220 #346 15.2% 12.2% 2.9k 861
Environmental Science #519 #626 12.1% 11.5% 474 182
Health Professions #374 #261 8.9% 13.2% 350 182
Materials Science - #167 - 13.1% - 290
Medicine #348 #337 11.5% 14.9% 2.1k 1.2k
Neuroscience - #315 - 10.7% - 158
Psychology #450 #280 5.6% 13.3% 672 371
Social Sciences #422 #283 7.7% 15.1% 1.8k 723

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Energy1.6× 1.0×
  2. Engineering1.6× 1.0×
  3. Environmental Science0.8× 0.7×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 0.3×
  5. Social Sciences1.2× 1.0×
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.2× 1.1×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.8×
  8. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.8×
  9. Decision Sciences1.5× 1.5×
  10. Nursing0.6× 0.6×
  11. Health Professions1.1× 1.2×
  12. Medicine1.0× 1.1×
  13. Computer Science1.1× 1.2×
  14. Psychology1.8× 2.1×
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  16. Dentistry0.3× 0.4×
  17. Neuroscience1.2× 1.7×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 0.7×
  19. Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.8×
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.9×
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.3× 0.7×
  22. Chemistry0.2× 0.6×
  23. Mathematics0.4× 1.2×
  24. Veterinary0.4× 1.2×
  25. Materials Science0.4× 1.4×
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.7×
Aalborg UniversityLinköping University

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Aalborg University leans further are at the top, Linköping University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Aalborg University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Renewable Energy532▲ 2.9×47 topics
  2. Epidemiology480◆ 0.94×127 topics
  3. Power Electronics474▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Sustainability450▲ 1.43×95 topics
  5. Deep Learning428◆ 0.96×78 topics
  6. Education418▲ 1.89×94 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration399▲ 9.4×6 topics
  8. Machine Learning376◆ 0.88×87 topics
  9. Globalization325▲ 1.29×113 topics
  10. Qualitative Research285▲ 2.6×23 topics
  11. Environmental Impact275▲ 1.26×57 topics
  12. Pedagogy256▲ 4.0×22 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency254▲ 2.1×41 topics
  14. Embodiment243▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Social Sciences239▲ 13×12 topics
  16. Smart Grid232▲ 5.0×9 topics
  17. Tacit Knowledge214▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Smart Grid Applications201▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Thermal Management194▲ 4.6×8 topics
  20. Pragmatism194▲ 61×4 topics
  21. Social Science193▲ 41×5 topics
  22. Energy Storage Systems193▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Ethical Guidelines193▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Decentralized Control192▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Energy Storage191▲ 2.3×13 topics
  26. Dementia Care189▲ 121×2 topics
  27. Interactional Expertise188▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Technical Decision-making188▲ 135×1 topic
  29. Distributed Power Generation179▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Microgrid Control179▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Learning176▲ 4.6×10 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis176▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control170▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Gender Studies170▲ 8.7×10 topics
  35. Special Education165▲ 21×5 topics
  36. Methodology163▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Quantitative Methods161▲ 95×2 topics
  38. Electric Vehicles160▲ 4.3×4 topics
  39. Lithium-ion Batteries154▲ 2.9×4 topics
  40. Distributed Generation95▲ 9.1×3 topics

Linköping University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology286◆ 1.11×126 topics
  2. Machine Learning216◆ 1.00×81 topics
  3. Deep Learning198◆ 0.89×75 topics
  4. Sustainability155◆ 0.98×77 topics
  5. Inflammation146◆ 1.06×80 topics
  6. Quality of Life132▲ 1.41×55 topics
  7. Mental Health130▲ 1.40×39 topics
  8. Education125◆ 1.13×61 topics
  9. Renewable Energy119▲ 1.27×41 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease112▲ 1.51×35 topics
  11. Depression111▲ 1.96×21 topics
  12. Qualitative Research108▲ 1.95×20 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency98▲ 1.64×33 topics
  14. Nanocomposites97▲ 1.89×22 topics
  15. Big Data93▲ 1.51×25 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications92▲ 1.20×31 topics
  17. Risk Factors89▲ 1.25×35 topics
  18. Anxiety78▲ 2.5×11 topics
  19. Pedagogy73▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Special Education71▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Resilience69▲ 2.2×14 topics
  22. Learning69▲ 3.6×8 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis68▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Social Sciences67▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Semiconductors66▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Two-Dimensional Materials63▲ 4.2×4 topics
  27. Gender Studies62▲ 6.2×9 topics
  28. Methodology59▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Quantitative Methods58▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Organic Electronics52▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Nanofibers49▲ 3.7×3 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes48▲ 5.0×2 topics
  33. Field-Effect Transistors47▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Language Development46▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Conducting Polymers45▲ 5.3×2 topics
  36. PEDOT:PSS45▲ 6.2×1 topic
  37. Polyaniline45▲ 6.2×1 topic
  38. Sustainability Transitions34▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Governance33▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Policy Mixes33▲ 17×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Aalborg University has out-published Linköping University every year since 2006, when it overtook it.

still counting2k4kAalborg University2,291 in 2025Linköping University1,431 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Aalborg University0.039% in 2025Linköping University0.024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Linköping University14.2% in 2025Aalborg University12.5% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Aalborg University or Linköping University?

Aalborg University publishes 2.0× as much research as Linköping University in 2022-now (13k against 6.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Aalborg University or Linköping University?

13.4% of Linköping University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 11.2% for Aalborg University.

Is Aalborg University or Linköping University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +3% against 2018-21 for Linköping University, and -14% for Aalborg University.

Which has more open access research, Aalborg University or Linköping University?

47% of Linköping University's research is free to read, against 42% of Aalborg University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Aalborg University

  1. 1 Josep Maria Guerrero #7,055 worldwide 123k citations · 2,069 works
  2. 2 Juan C. Vásquez #23,361 worldwide 46k citations · 709 works
  3. 3 Kristine Højgaard Allin #23,644 worldwide 19k citations · 226 works
  4. 4 Chenjuan Guo #23,785 worldwide 3.6k citations · 150 works
  5. 5 Sakari Kauppinen #26,925 worldwide 25k citations · 225 works

Linköping University

  1. 1 Gazi Salah Uddin #6,530 worldwide 12k citations · 373 works
  2. 2 Sai Bai #8,418 worldwide 18k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 Joseph Halim #14,485 worldwide 22k citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Abdelazim G. Hussien #17,527 worldwide 6.4k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Olle Inganäs #21,323 worldwide 60k citations · 675 works