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Gävle Hospital

In research, Gävle Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,780 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,552 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,792
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#122
of 259
Research works
494
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Gävle Hospital

What is Gävle Hospital 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 #4,780 of 16,688 15.0%362
MedicineField #4,552 of 14,558 14.2%303

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gävle Hospital 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 Gävle Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Gävle Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Health Professions (12%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 43 fractional works · 74.9% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 59.6% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGävle Hospital57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences12%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3459.6%
    2. Health Professions712.4%
    3. Dentistry12.6%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Psychology35.7%
    2. Social Sciences34.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.6%
    2. Neuroscience11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    1. Engineering12.4%
    2. Environmental Science11.5%
    3. Chemistry00.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 5.34× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.71× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.34×2 works
  2. Health Professions4.71×7 works
  3. Medicine3.10×34 works
  4. Psychology1.88×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×3 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.74×1 works
  8. Nursing0.66×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×1 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.42×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.37×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.29×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  15. Engineering0.16×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gävle Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Lennart Hovelius, Mats Hallman and Göran Josefsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gävle Hospital.

  1. 1 Lennart Hovelius Sweden · #216,079 worldwide 5.4k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Mats Hallman Sweden · #497,540 worldwide 3.2k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Göran Josefsson Sweden · #694,597 worldwide 1.2k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Per Edlund Sweden · #1,915,646 worldwide 1.2k citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Judy A. Gnarpe Sweden · #2,276,541 worldwide 2.5k citations · 92 works
  6. 6 H Gnarpe Sweden · #2,764,089 worldwide 3.1k citations · 126 works
  7. 7 Gunnar Skoog Sweden · #2,985,637 worldwide 1.2k citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Bo Wengle Sweden · #3,117,936 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Georg Holgersson Sweden · #3,126,095 worldwide 611 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Stefan N. Bergström Sweden · #3,464,812 worldwide 2.4k citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at Gävle Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Gävle Hospital?

The most cited paper from Gävle Hospital is "Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction" (Ole Fröbert et al., 2013), with 1,163 citations. Next come "Primary Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder in Young Patients. A Ten-Year Prospective Study*" (738) and "Systematic evaluation of observational methods assessing biomechanical exposures at work" (580).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Ole Fröbert et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Sep 2013 1,163
2 Primary Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder in Young Patients. A Ten-Year Prospective Study* Lennart Hovelius, Bengt-Göran Augustini, Hans Fredin et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Nov 1996 738
3 Systematic evaluation of observational methods assessing biomechanical exposures at work Esa‐Pekka Takala, Irmeli Pehkonen, Mikael Forsman et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health Open access 24 Nov 2009 580
4 Lung cancer survival and stage at diagnosis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK: a population-based study, 2004–2007 Sarah Walters et al. · Thorax Open access 11 Feb 2013 579
5 Randomized Comparison of Straight and Colonic J Pouch Anastomosis After Low Anterior Resection Olof J. Hallböök, Lars Påhlman, M Krog et al. · Annals of Surgery Open access Jul 1996 471
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gävle Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Depressive Symptoms, Psychosocial Work Environment, Work-related Stress, Job Satisfaction and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.6×37 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  3. Risk Factors3▲ 4.8×12 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×19 topics
  5. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  6. Depressive Symptoms2▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Psychosocial Work Environment2▲ 131×1 topic
  8. Work-related Stress2▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  10. Global Burden2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  11. Mortality2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  12. Chronic Pain2▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Complications2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Mental Health2▲ 1.86×7 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  16. Psychological Factors2▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Cancer1▲ 1.82×7 topics
  18. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Guidelines1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Inflammation1◆ 1.13×13 topics
  21. Management1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  22. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.44×10 topics
  23. Public Health1▲ 1.56×6 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  25. Glaucoma1▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Low Back Pain1▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Musculoskeletal Disorders1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Optic Nerve1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  30. Treatment1▲ 1.77×13 topics
  31. Diagnosis1▲ 2.1×9 topics
  32. Disability1▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Health Disparities1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  34. Measurement Properties1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Metabolism1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  36. Pandemic1▲ 1.94×5 topics
  37. Surgical Management1▲ 4.8×6 topics
  38. Physical Activity1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  39. Surgery1▲ 5.1×6 topics
  40. Work-Life Balance1▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Gävle Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Workplace Health and Well-being, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Work-Family Balance Challenges.

Workplace Health and Wel…2Workplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksWork-Family Balance Challenges: 1 fractional worksGlycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus: 1 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPharmacologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Work-Family Balance Challenges Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gävle Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gävle Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Gävle Hospital0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Gävle Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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