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Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

In research, Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,847 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,774 of 14,558 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,779 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,545
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#55
of 259
Research works
595
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

What is Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,847 of 16,688 12.6%281
MedicineField #2,774 of 14,558 13.6%248
Physical SciencesDomain #6,779 of 17,446 10.3%144

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 39.1% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 25.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forBiomedical…77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences17%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1417.7%
    2. Materials Science56.5%
    3. Computer Science34.1%
    4. Environmental Science34.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy22.5%
    6. Chemistry22.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Mathematics00.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine2025.8%
    2. Health Professions34.2%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    1. Social Sciences68.1%
    2. Psychology22.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.5%
    4. Decision Sciences11.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology56.6%
    2. Neuroscience44.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.04× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.04×4 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.27×1 works
  3. Materials Science1.85×5 works
  4. Dentistry1.63×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.61×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.58×3 works
  7. Medicine1.34×20 works
  8. Chemistry1.29×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×5 works
  11. Engineering1.18×14 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.11×2 works
  13. Psychology0.91×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.82×3 works
  15. Energy0.78×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.64×6 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.53×3 works
  20. Mathematics0.50×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics?

Ranked on the quality score, Adam Bencard, Karin Tybjerg and Klaus Høyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics.

  1. 1 Adam Bencard Sweden · #2,732,585 worldwide 114 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Karin Tybjerg Sweden · #3,468,652 worldwide 213 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Klaus Høyer Sweden · #4,545,396 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics?

The most cited paper from Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics is "The Heidelberg Bleeding Classification" (Rüdiger von Kummer, Joseph P. Broderick, Bruce C.V. Campbell et al., 2015), with 1,430 citations. Next come "Nano-silver – a review of available data and knowledge gaps in human and environmental risk assessment" (1,326) and "Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications, Part 1" (1,116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Heidelberg Bleeding Classification Rüdiger von Kummer, Joseph P. Broderick, Bruce C.V. Campbell et al. · Stroke Open access 2 Sep 2015 1,430
2 Nano-silver – a review of available data and knowledge gaps in human and environmental risk assessment S. Wijnhoven, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Carla A. Herberts et al. · Nanotoxicology 2009 1,326
3 Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications, Part 1 Ewart Mark Haacke, Sandeep Mittal, Zhen Wu et al. · American Journal of Neuroradiology Open access 27 Nov 2008 1,116
4 Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative et al. · Nature Open access291 authors 20 Jan 2015 934
5 High-Frequency Oscillation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Niall D. Ferguson, Deborah J. Cook, Gordon Henry Guyatt et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Jan 2013 904
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Healthcare, Biosensors, Vulnerability, Ecological Knowledge, Arctic Indigenous Peoples 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-now 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. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×18 topics
  2. Healthcare3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning3◆ 1.03×12 topics
  4. Climate Change3▲ 1.22×11 topics
  5. Education3▲ 1.99×6 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▼ 0.85×19 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering2▲ 5.4×10 topics
  8. Biosensors2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  9. Inflammation2▲ 1.28×16 topics
  10. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.44×11 topics
  11. Food Security2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  12. Vulnerability2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Graphene2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Ecological Knowledge2▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.28×12 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 1.84×10 topics
  17. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Innovation2▲ 1.84×2 topics
  19. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Drug Delivery1▲ 3.3×7 topics
  21. Immunotherapy1▲ 2.6×9 topics
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Metamaterials1▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.45×11 topics
  25. Pedagogy1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  27. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Medical Education1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Professional Learning Communities1▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Challenge-Based Learning1▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Hackathons1▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Qualitative Research1▲ 1.79×2 topics
  33. Social Sciences1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Nanophotonics1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Communication1▲ 4.1×1 topic
  36. Ethics1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  37. Gender Differences1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  38. Global Burden1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  39. Medical Imaging1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  40. Phenomenology1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Biomedical and Engineering Education, Research in Social Sciences and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…1EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksEducational Assessment a…1Educational Assessment and Improvement: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsBiomedical EngineeringEducationCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  4. 4 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Assessment and Improvement Information Systems and Management 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.5%domestic only41.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.0% in 2010.

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