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Dalarna University

In research, Dalarna University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,292 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,370 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,394 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,275
of 28,054 · #6,989 all time
Rank in Sweden
#45
of 125
Research works
2.4k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Dalarna University 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,292 of 11,982 30.2%144 #2329
Social SciencesDomain #2,370 of 10,521 27.4%295 #2336
Social SciencesField #2,394 of 6,365 29.1%163 #2508
MedicineField #5,347 of 10,443 29.9%85 #8099
EngineeringField #4,309 of 6,636 26.1%68 #4851
Physical SciencesDomain #9,889 of 12,888 25.2%140 #8210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalarna University 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. Health Sciences#2,329 #2,292
  2. Social Sciences#2,336 #2,370
  3. Social Sciences#2,508 #2,394
  4. Medicine#8,099 #5,347
  5. Engineering#4,851 #4,309
  6. Physical Sciences#8,210 #9,889
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 Dalarna University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 20.7 works6.5×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.17× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.87× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 163 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalarna University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars Wallin, Anna Ehrenberg and Xingxing Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalarna University.

  1. 1 Lars Wallin Sweden · #106,459 worldwide 147 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Anna Ehrenberg Sweden · #145,719 worldwide 63 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Xingxing Zhang Sweden · #186,475 worldwide 429 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Tobias Heldt Sweden · #199,824 worldwide 127 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Annelie Ädel Sweden · #265,357 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mats Rönnelid Sweden · #270,117 worldwide 141 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Tekeste Negash Sweden · #354,996 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Pei Huang Sweden · #376,206 worldwide 158 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Mark Dougherty Sweden · #405,592 worldwide 139 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Gunilla Lindqvist Sweden · #409,462 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Dalarna University

Which keywords describe research at Dalarna University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Discourse Analysis, Pedagogy, Learning, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Special Education and Methodology.

▲ 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. Qualitative Research32▲ 6.1×11 topics
  2. Education30▲ 2.9×29 topics
  3. Globalization24▲ 2.1×37 topics
  4. Discourse Analysis24▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Mental Health23▲ 2.6×28 topics
  6. Renewable Energy23▲ 2.7×21 topics
  7. Pedagogy23▲ 7.7×7 topics
  8. Learning22▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Social Sciences21▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Gender Studies21▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Special Education21▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Methodology21▲ 73×3 topics
  13. Quantitative Methods20▲ 237×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life19▲ 2.2×28 topics
  15. Multilingualism16▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Bilingual Education15▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Higher Education15▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Language Policy15▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency15▲ 2.6×15 topics
  20. Smart Grid13▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Student Perceptions12▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction12▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Well-being12▲ 5.0×12 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks10▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Thermal Comfort10▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Language Teaching10▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Reflective Practice10▲ 8.6×7 topics
  28. Technology Integration9▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Climate Change Impact8▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics8▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Building Energy Consumption8▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Energy Simulation8▲ 15×1 topic
  35. CLIL8▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Content and Language Integrated Learning8▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Accessibility8▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Game Theory8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Health Inequalities7▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Corrective Feedback7▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Dalarna University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Social and Educational S…20Social and Educational Sciences: 20 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 8 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 8 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 7 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 7 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…6Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…6Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 6 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…5Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 5 fractional works
EducationBuilding and ConstructionLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 20 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 8 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 7 works
  5. 5 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 7 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalarna University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher 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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