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Blekinge Institute of Technology

In research, Blekinge Institute of Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#875 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,886 of 10,521 worldwide) and Information Systems (#502 of 1,291 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems — Information Systems is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,892
of 28,054 · #4,189 all time
Rank in Sweden
#48
of 125
Research works
3.5k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Blekinge Institute of Technology 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
Computer ScienceField #875 of 4,667 28.1%232 #451
Social SciencesDomain #3,886 of 10,521 31.1%162 #2830
Information SystemsSubfield #502 of 1,291 37.7%77 #132
Physical SciencesDomain #5,439 of 12,888 24.0%379 #3049
EngineeringField #3,620 of 6,636 19.1%112 #1619
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,562 of 2,578 34.2%61 #1607

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Blekinge Institute of Technology 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. Computer Science#451 #875
  2. Social Sciences#2,830 #3,886
  3. Information Systems#132 #502
  4. Physical Sciences#3,049 #5,439
  5. Engineering#1,619 #3,620
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,607 #1,562
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 Blekinge Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 76.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.05× its world share, 232 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.20× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Blekinge Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Feldt, Kai Petersen and Jan Persson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Blekinge Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Robert Feldt Sweden · #13,592 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Kai Petersen Sweden · #23,868 worldwide 858 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Jan Persson Sweden · #78,258 worldwide 217 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Claes Wohlin Sweden · #86,722 worldwide 523 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Johan Berglund Sweden · #111,142 worldwide 180 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Tony Gorschek Sweden · #127,334 worldwide 292 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Craig A. Lindley Sweden · #131,725 worldwide 188 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Abbas Cheddad Sweden · #151,067 worldwide 402 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Nail H. Ibragimov Sweden · #170,051 worldwide 344 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Göran Broman Sweden · #178,811 worldwide 272 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Blekinge Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Blekinge Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Requirements Engineering, Code Clone Detection, Refactoring, Agile Software Development, Empirical Studies and Big Data.

▲ 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. Machine Learning69▲ 3.6×53 topics
  2. Deep Learning59▲ 2.9×64 topics
  3. Sustainability31▲ 2.1×29 topics
  4. Requirements Engineering30▲ 118×3 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management27▲ 4.9×11 topics
  6. Big Data27▲ 5.0×16 topics
  7. Code Clone Detection26▲ 110×1 topic
  8. Refactoring26▲ 110×1 topic
  9. Agile Software Development25▲ 177×1 topic
  10. Empirical Studies25▲ 177×1 topic
  11. Internet of Things19▲ 3.7×13 topics
  12. Neural Networks19▲ 2.1×26 topics
  13. Data Mining18▲ 4.1×10 topics
  14. Innovation16▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Healthcare16▲ 2.4×12 topics
  16. Security15▲ 3.9×13 topics
  17. Co-Creation14▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Anomaly Detection13▲ 7.5×4 topics
  19. Virtual Reality13▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks12▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Open Source Software12▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Distributed Systems12▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Marketing Strategy11▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Customer Experience10▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Environmental Management10▲ 4.2×8 topics
  26. Social Interaction10▲ 4.0×4 topics
  27. Value Creation9▲ 41×2 topics
  28. IoT Security9▲ 4.7×3 topics
  29. Product-Service Systems9▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Service Innovation9▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Signal Processing8▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Embodiment8▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Fault Localization8▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Immersion8▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Presence8▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Product Design8▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Log Analysis8▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Performance Prediction8▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Crowdsourcing7▲ 18×2 topics
  40. User-Generated Content7▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Blekinge Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software Engineering Research, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Service and Product Innovation and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts.

Software Engineering Res…26Software Engineering Research: 26 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…25Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 25 fractional worksService and Product Innovation: 9 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 8 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 8 fractional worksImage and Video Quality Assessment: 6 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 6 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 6 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 6 fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsMarketingHuman-Computer InteractionComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 26 works
  2. 2 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 25 works
  3. 3 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 9 works
  4. 4 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 8 works
  5. 5 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  6. 6 Image and Video Quality Assessment Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  7. 7 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 6 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 Open Source Software Innovations Computer Science Applications 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Blekinge Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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