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Knowledge Foundation

In research, Knowledge Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,484 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,057
of 28,054 · #14,114 all time
Rank in Sweden
#86
of 125
Research works
1k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Knowledge Foundation 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 #7,484 of 10,521 20.6%82 #4737

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Knowledge Foundation 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).

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: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Knowledge Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Hermann Hesse, Mette Raunkiær and Helle Ussing Timm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Knowledge Foundation.

  1. 1 Hermann Hesse Sweden · #368,997 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Mette Raunkiær Sweden · #647,309 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Helle Ussing Timm Sweden · #808,996 worldwide 10 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Knowledge Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Knowledge Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Vulnerability, Sustainability, Food Security, Sustainable Development, Archaeology, Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 2.3×31 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×24 topics
  3. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.5×16 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 1.22×24 topics
  5. Epidemiology6◆ 0.90×47 topics
  6. Vulnerability5▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 1.59×18 topics
  8. Food Security5▲ 5.1×7 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 1.60×19 topics
  11. Community Participation4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  12. Archaeology4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.3×6 topics
  14. Big Data3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  15. Urban Development3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  16. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Agriculture3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Social Capital3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Social Justice3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Community Engagement3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Higher Education3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  25. Nutrition Transition3▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Data Integration3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  27. International Relations3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Resilience3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  29. Social Impact2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  30. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Intangible Heritage2▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Semantic Web2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Transportation2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  34. Health Equity2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  35. Firm Performance2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Community2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Health Impact Assessment2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. User Satisfaction2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Active Travel2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Built Environment2▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Knowledge Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Indigenous Studies and E…3Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…2Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…2Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsArcheologyTransportationManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 2 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.4%domestic only49.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Knowledge Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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