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Arctic Research Centre

In research, Arctic Research Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,161 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,273 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,976 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,085
of 28,054 · #18,327 all time
Rank in Sweden
#81
of 125
Research works
903
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Arctic Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,161 of 21,541 5.8%451
Social SciencesField #8,273 of 10,206 11.3%173
Social SciencesDomain #13,976 of 16,945 10.7%241
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,235 of 2,661 6.2%144
Health SciencesDomain #18,260 of 20,462 13.2%130
Environmental ScienceField #5,685 of 6,208 4.9%221

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arctic Research Centre 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).

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: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.75× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.30× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.42× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arctic Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Florian Stammler, Peter Aastrup and Nafisa Yeasmin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arctic Research Centre.

  1. 1 Florian Stammler Sweden · #322,783 worldwide 57 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Peter Aastrup Sweden · #385,217 worldwide 229 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Nafisa Yeasmin Sweden · #764,725 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Flemming Ravn Merkel Sweden · #1,012,542 worldwide 67 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 David Boertmann Sweden · #1,097,739 worldwide 53 citations · 90 works
  6. 6 Morten Frederiksen Sweden · #1,142,878 worldwide 57 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Anders Mosbech Sweden · #1,144,073 worldwide 39 citations · 108 works
  8. 8 Monica Tennberg Sweden · #1,255,174 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Kasper Lambert Johansen Sweden · #1,334,262 worldwide 16 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Hanna Lempinen Sweden · #1,372,715 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Arctic Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Arctic Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Food Security, Vulnerability, International Relations, Ecological Knowledge, Nutrition Transition and Traditional Knowledge.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 11×48 topics
  2. Arctic11▲ 96×4 topics
  3. Food Security8▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 3.1×22 topics
  5. Vulnerability7▲ 28×4 topics
  6. International Relations6▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Ecological Knowledge6▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Nutrition Transition6▲ 179×2 topics
  9. Traditional Knowledge6▲ 141×2 topics
  10. Arctic Indigenous Peoples6▲ 322×1 topic
  11. community-based monitoring6▲ 322×1 topic
  12. Geopolitics6▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity5▲ 6.7×12 topics
  14. Shipping5▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Governance5▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  17. Northern Sea Route5▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Oil and Gas5▲ 127×1 topic
  19. Microbial Communities4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  21. Continental Margin3▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Crustal Structure3▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.91×17 topics
  24. Invasive Species3▲ 7.2×11 topics
  25. Global Warming3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  26. Conservation3▲ 6.6×10 topics
  27. Tectonics3▲ 24×1 topic
  28. geology3▲ 116×1 topic
  29. Anaerobic3▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Methane Oxidation3▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Ocean Circulation3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Health Effects2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  33. Permafrost2▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Hydrology2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Biogeography2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  36. Decline2▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Sea Ice2▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Public Perception2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Ecology2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Arctic Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Geological Studies and Exploration and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Indigenous Studies and E…6Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 6 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 5 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 3 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…1Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity studies: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceGeologyEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 3 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 1 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arctic Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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