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AlbaNova

In research, AlbaNova stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,272 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#361 of 1,646 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#215 of 443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 45.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,164
of 28,054 · #1,874 all time
Rank in Sweden
#17
of 125
Research works
2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is AlbaNova known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,272 of 12,888 34.6%252 #1324
Physics and AstronomyField #361 of 1,646 40.1%163 #605
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #215 of 443 40.6%70 #278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AlbaNova sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,324 #1,272
  2. Physics and Astronomy#605 #361
  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics#278 #215
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does AlbaNova specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 45.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 69.7 works45×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 33.1 works36×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 163.1 works25×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 37.7 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.71× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 24.83× its world share, 163 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 24.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AlbaNova?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Axelsson, Josefin Larsson and S. McGlynn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AlbaNova.

  1. 1 M. Axelsson Sweden · #12,510 worldwide 909 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Josefin Larsson Sweden · #155,313 worldwide 241 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 S. McGlynn Sweden · #726,581 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 H.-G. Florén Sweden · #1,471,159 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 P. Charalampopoulos Sweden · #1,602,548 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at AlbaNova

Which keywords describe research at AlbaNova?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Supernovae, Gravitational Waves, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Cosmology, Black Holes and Nucleosynthesis.

▲ 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 institution'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. Dark Matter21▲ 61×3 topics
  2. Supernovae20▲ 82×2 topics
  3. Gravitational Waves20▲ 119×2 topics
  4. Cosmic Rays17▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Neutrinos17▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Cosmology16▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Black Holes14▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Nucleosynthesis14▲ 98×3 topics
  9. Particle Physics13▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Star Formation13▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Gamma-Ray Bursts13▲ 168×1 topic
  12. Neutron Stars13▲ 168×1 topic
  13. Galactic Center12▲ 94×2 topics
  14. Exoplanets12▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Stellar Astrophysics12▲ 105×1 topic
  16. Accretion Disks10▲ 73×2 topics
  17. Magnetic Fields10▲ 53×2 topics
  18. High-Energy Astrophysics9▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Particle Acceleration9▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Axions8▲ 120×1 topic
  21. WIMPs8▲ 120×1 topic
  22. Galaxies8▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Stellar Populations8▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Astronomical Instrumentation7▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Spectrograph7▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Equation of State7▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Entanglement7▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Cosmological Parameters7▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Dark Energy7▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Electronic Structure Calculations7▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Turbulence6▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Binary Black Hole6▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Neutron Star6▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Solar Wind6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 13×5 topics
  36. X-Ray Spectroscopy6▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Molecular Clouds6▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does AlbaNova publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena.

Gamma-ray bursts and sup…13Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 13 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …12Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …9Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 9 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…8Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 8 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…7Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…6Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  4. 4 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 7 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  8. 8 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available66.7%not open33.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.5%domestic only45.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AlbaNova's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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