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Luleå University of Technology

In research, Luleå University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,033 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#577 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,021 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Mechanics of Materials and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Building and Construction is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,280
of 28,054 · #1,422 all time
Rank in Sweden
#13
of 125
Research works
14k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
351k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Luleå University of Technology 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 #1,033 of 12,888 20.6%1,851 #1220
EngineeringField #577 of 6,636 18.8%1,040 #747
Social SciencesDomain #1,021 of 10,521 35.8%383 #912
Computer ScienceField #550 of 4,667 30.3%228 #535
Health SciencesDomain #1,687 of 11,982 27.8%132 #1454
Environmental ScienceField #729 of 3,551 21.2%246 #758
Social SciencesField #1,323 of 6,365 34.8%133 #1125
Business, Management and AccountingField #551 of 2,578 42.7%109 #360
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #309 of 1,351 16.5%213 #381
Materials ScienceField #708 of 2,468 20.8%123 #939

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Luleå University of Technology 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. Physical Sciences#1,220 #1,033
  2. Engineering#747 #577
  3. Social Sciences#912 #1,021
  4. Computer Science#535 #550
  5. Health Sciences#1,454 #1,687
  6. Environmental Science#758 #729
  7. Social Sciences#1,125 #1,323
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#360 #551
  9. Mechanical Engineering#381 #309
  10. Materials Science#939 #708
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 Luleå University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 81.8 works5.4×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 93.9 works5.4×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 64.1 works5.0×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 213.2 works4.7×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.37× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 228 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.82× its world share, 1,040 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 246 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 123 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 134 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Luleå University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Vinit Parida, Yelverton Tegner and Athanasios V. Vasilakos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luleå University of Technology.

  1. 1 Vinit Parida Sweden · #6,512 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Yelverton Tegner Sweden · #12,187 worldwide 582 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Athanasios V. Vasilakos Sweden · #13,614 worldwide 2.7k citations · 252 works
  4. 4 Anders Lindgren Sweden · #21,651 worldwide 529 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 David Sjödin Sweden · #35,761 worldwide 440 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Jing Lin Sweden · #41,391 worldwide 401 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Math Bollen Sweden · #48,716 worldwide 1.1k citations · 181 works
  8. 8 Alexander Kaplan Sweden · #53,721 worldwide 539 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Diego Galar Sweden · #56,790 worldwide 262 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Olov Schelén Sweden · #57,357 worldwide 453 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Luleå University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Luleå University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Additive Manufacturing and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Sustainability130▲ 2.2×68 topics
  2. Deep Learning119▲ 1.42×65 topics
  3. Machine Learning117▲ 1.46×69 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties112▲ 4.7×35 topics
  5. Environmental Impact112▲ 2.7×41 topics
  6. Climate Change75◆ 1.13×73 topics
  7. Renewable Energy71▲ 2.0×41 topics
  8. Microstructure68▲ 5.3×15 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency65▲ 2.8×36 topics
  10. Remote Sensing62▲ 2.1×27 topics
  11. Neural Networks57▲ 1.50×32 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management56▲ 2.5×17 topics
  13. Nanocomposites47▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing47▲ 6.1×6 topics
  15. Internet of Things46▲ 2.1×14 topics
  16. Water Quality41▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Recycling39▲ 4.1×9 topics
  18. Ionic Liquids38▲ 5.5×10 topics
  19. Metal Recovery37▲ 7.5×3 topics
  20. Optimization35▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries34▲ 3.2×4 topics
  22. Circular Economy33▲ 4.9×8 topics
  23. Multi-Agent Systems33▲ 7.0×6 topics
  24. Polymer Composites32▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact32▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Smart Grid32▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Cyber-Physical Systems30▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts29▲ 4.3×9 topics
  29. Sustainable Technology28▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Autonomous Vehicles28▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Geopolymer28▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. 3D Printing27▲ 4.8×3 topics
  33. CO2 Capture26▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Material Characterization26▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Sustainable Drainage Systems22▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Urban Stormwater Management22▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Process Parameters22▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Optimal Motion Planning21▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Sampling-Based Algorithms21▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Cloud Manufacturing21▲ 9.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Luleå University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Digital Transformation in Industry and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Urban Stormwater Managem…22Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: 22 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…21Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 21 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 21 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 18 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 18 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 17 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 16 fractional worksMineral Processing and G…16Mineral Processing and Grinding: 16 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 14 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 14 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 22 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 21 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 14 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 14 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.7%domestic only67.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Luleå University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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