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Danish Pain Research Center

In research, Danish Pain Research Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,274 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,618 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,746 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology, Education and Psychology — Social Psychology is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,232
of 28,054 · #12,954 all time
Rank in Denmark
#55
of 108
Research works
1.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Danish Pain Research Center 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,274 of 10,521 6.5%171 #8971
Social SciencesField #4,618 of 6,365 5.9%117 #6028
EducationSubfield #1,746 of 1,892 5.6%77 #2245

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Danish Pain Research Center 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. Social Sciences#8,971 #7,274
  2. Social Sciences#6,028 #4,618
  3. Education#2,245 #1,746
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 Danish Pain Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 26.3 works12×
  2. EducationSubfield · 76.9 works9.9×
  3. PsychologyField · 36.9 works4.8×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.79× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Danish Pain Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Troels S. Jensen, Nanna Brix Finnerup and Flemming W. Bach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Danish Pain Research Center.

  1. 1 Troels S. Jensen Denmark · #25,702 worldwide 1.1k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Nanna Brix Finnerup Denmark · #63,833 worldwide 588 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Flemming W. Bach Denmark · #192,450 worldwide 172 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Maja Højer Bruun Denmark · #750,119 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Claus Holm Denmark · #1,177,008 worldwide 30 citations · 98 works
  6. 6 Christian Christrup Kjeldsen Denmark · #1,224,023 worldwide 5 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jacob Højgaard Christensen Denmark · #1,262,761 worldwide 25 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Andreas Lieberoth Denmark · #1,266,165 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ida Juul Denmark · #1,311,553 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Frans Ørsted Andersen Denmark · #1,327,130 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Danish Pain Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Danish Pain Research Center?

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

▲ 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. Education52▲ 12×25 topics
  2. Pedagogy39▲ 31×11 topics
  3. Qualitative Research35▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Learning33▲ 45×6 topics
  5. Social Sciences32▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Gender Studies28▲ 73×2 topics
  7. Special Education28▲ 195×2 topics
  8. Discourse Analysis28▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Methodology28▲ 235×1 topic
  10. Tacit Knowledge24▲ 205×2 topics
  11. Social Science24▲ 253×2 topics
  12. Embodiment23▲ 49×4 topics
  13. Ethical Guidelines23▲ 167×2 topics
  14. Dementia Care23▲ 735×1 topic
  15. Interactional Expertise23▲ 802×1 topic
  16. Globalization13▲ 2.6×14 topics
  17. Reflective Practice12▲ 25×6 topics
  18. Teacher Education11▲ 35×6 topics
  19. Higher Education10▲ 7.3×9 topics
  20. Technology Integration10▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Professional Learning Communities9▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Educational Leadership9▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development8▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Qualitative Research Methods8▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Teacher Identity8▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Neoliberalism7▲ 8.1×7 topics
  27. Motivation7▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Professional Development6▲ 13×8 topics
  29. Chronic Pain6▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Ethics6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Neuropathic Pain6▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Curriculum6▲ 23×5 topics
  33. Neuroinflammation6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning5▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Education Policy5▲ 31×3 topics
  36. Central Sensitization5▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Academic Achievement5▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Neuronal Plasticity5▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Teaching5▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Nociception4▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Danish Pain Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Social and Educational S…28Social and Educational Sciences: 28 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…23Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 23 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 8 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 4 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 4 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksReflective Practices in Education: 2 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyPhysiologyPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 28 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 23 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 8 works
  4. 4 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 4 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 3 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 3 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  10. 10 Reflective Practices in Education Education 2 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Danish Pain Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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