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IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

In research, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,227 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,079
of 28,054 · #7,432 all time
Rank in Sweden
#53
of 125
Research works
668
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
47.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,227 of 12,888 24.6%110 #4833

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute 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).

What does IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 59.2 works8.5×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.12× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.46× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John Munthe, Alasdair H. Neilson and Mikael Malmaeus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.

  1. 1 John Munthe Sweden · #119,895 worldwide 394 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Alasdair H. Neilson Sweden · #294,652 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Mikael Malmaeus Sweden · #549,674 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Sara Jütterström Sweden · #797,356 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Hans Hultberg Sweden · #820,000 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mikael Remberger Sweden · #959,765 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Gunilla Pihl Karlsson Sweden · #1,032,139 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Per Erik Karlsson Sweden · #1,124,377 worldwide 63 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Filip Moldan Sweden · #1,142,624 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Helena Danielsson Sweden · #1,290,059 worldwide 39 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Life Cycle Assessment, Health Effects and Waste Management.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact26▲ 11×22 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 4.8×50 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 5.3×35 topics
  4. Renewable Energy16▲ 8.0×22 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Life Cycle Assessment11▲ 27×7 topics
  7. Health Effects10▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Waste Management8▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Sustainability Assessment8▲ 39×4 topics
  10. Energy Transition7▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Recycling7▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Air Quality7▲ 26×6 topics
  13. Carbon Footprint7▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Water Footprint7▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Circular Economy7▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Fuel Consumption5▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Marine Environment5▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Global Distribution5▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Metal Recovery5▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Particulate Matter4▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Environmental Exposure4▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Environmental Impacts4▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Bioaccumulation4▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Environmental Management4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  27. Toxicity4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons4▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Air Pollution4▲ 21×2 topics
  30. District Heating4▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Energy Systems4▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Global Warming4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  33. CO2 Emissions4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. E-Waste4▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Environmental Policy4▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Hazardous Substances4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 11×7 topics
  40. Atmospheric Aerosols3▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Environmental Impact and…7Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 7 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…4Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…3Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…3Vehicle emissions and performance: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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