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Halmstad University

In research, Halmstad University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,594 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,568 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,558 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,145
of 28,054 · #5,664 all time
Rank in Sweden
#26
of 125
Research works
3.2k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Halmstad 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 #1,594 of 11,982 26.7%160 #3171
Social SciencesDomain #1,568 of 10,521 29.9%361 #2102
Social SciencesField #1,558 of 6,365 32.8%163 #2197
Business, Management and AccountingField #922 of 2,578 30.9%79 #1179
Computer ScienceField #1,839 of 4,667 28.7%156 #1464
MedicineField #4,152 of 10,443 24.7%104 #5151
Physical SciencesDomain #5,975 of 12,888 26.4%288 #5303
EngineeringField #3,164 of 6,636 23.6%87 #2946
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #968 of 1,884 30.5%63 #1623
PsychologyField #1,175 of 2,181 29.7%74 #1369

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Halmstad 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#3,171 #1,594
  2. Social Sciences#2,102 #1,568
  3. Social Sciences#2,197 #1,558
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,179 #922
  5. Computer Science#1,464 #1,839
  6. Medicine#5,151 #4,152
  7. Physical Sciences#5,303 #5,975
  8. Engineering#2,946 #3,164
  9. Artificial Intelligence#1,623 #968
  10. Psychology#1,369 #1,175
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 Halmstad University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 24.9 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: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.41× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.95× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.92× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 163 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Halmstad University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pernilla Nilsson, Marcus Diamant and Tony Larsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Halmstad University.

  1. 1 Pernilla Nilsson Sweden · #114,051 worldwide 131 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Marcus Diamant Sweden · #176,768 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Tony Larsson Sweden · #176,803 worldwide 266 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Alexey Vinel Sweden · #177,450 worldwide 334 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Prayag Tiwari Sweden · #195,090 worldwide 253 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Svante Andersson Sweden · #215,451 worldwide 161 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Jens Nygren Sweden · #232,560 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Bengt Fridlund Sweden · #257,309 worldwide 109 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Ingela Skärsäter Sweden · #278,838 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson Sweden · #288,877 worldwide 150 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Halmstad University

Which keywords describe research at Halmstad University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Healthcare, Neural Networks, Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning77▲ 2.7×61 topics
  2. Machine Learning66▲ 2.4×57 topics
  3. Big Data40▲ 5.3×16 topics
  4. Sustainability37▲ 1.83×42 topics
  5. Healthcare37▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Neural Networks36▲ 2.8×30 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence33▲ 2.9×23 topics
  8. Epidemiology29◆ 0.88×46 topics
  9. Social Media26▲ 2.2×17 topics
  10. Qualitative Research24▲ 3.3×11 topics
  11. Precision Medicine23▲ 6.0×6 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management20▲ 2.5×9 topics
  13. Well-being19▲ 5.9×12 topics
  14. Medical Imaging18▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Educational Technology18▲ 1.83×16 topics
  16. Innovation18▲ 2.0×20 topics
  17. Health Equity17▲ 7.3×5 topics
  18. Security16▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Social Capital16▲ 3.8×10 topics
  20. Ethical Challenges16▲ 9.7×3 topics
  21. Surveillance15▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Clinical Decision Support15▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Radiology15▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Electronic Health Records14▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Intrinsic Motivation14▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Ethics13▲ 3.2×7 topics
  27. Motivation12▲ 3.6×8 topics
  28. Time Series11▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Technology Integration11▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Motor Imagery10▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Self-Regulation10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Professional Development10▲ 5.9×9 topics
  33. Reflective Practice10▲ 6.3×7 topics
  34. Sport Psychology10▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Athlete Development9▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Customer Experience9▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Expert Performance9▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Special Education9▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Social Sciences9▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Participatory Design9▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Halmstad University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Sport Psychology and Performance, Machine Learning in Healthcare and Social and Educational Sciences.

Artificial Intelligence …15Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 15 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…9Sport Psychology and Performance: 9 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 8 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 8 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…7Digital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 7 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…6Electronic Health Records Systems: 6 fractional works
Health InformaticsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArtificial IntelligenceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 15 works
  2. 2 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  4. 4 Social and Educational Sciences Education 8 works
  5. 5 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  10. 10 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Halmstad University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.