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MAX IV Laboratory

In research, MAX IV Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,787 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry (Materials Chemistry is 10.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,731
of 22,385 · #3,493 all time
Rank in Sweden
#52
of 107
Research works
957
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
MAX IV Laboratory

What is MAX IV Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,787 of 10,670 11.2%134 #1463

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where MAX IV Laboratory 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 MAX IV Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at MAX IV Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (28%), Engineering (20%), Physics and Astronomy (19%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 153 fractional works · 83.8% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 20.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 20.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 18.8% of its workRadiation: 14 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStructural Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMAX IV Laboratory183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences1%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science5228.4%
    2. Engineering3720.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy3418.8%
    4. Chemistry95.1%
    5. Energy63.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.4%
    7. Environmental Science42.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering42.1%
    9. Computer Science31.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology116.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine95.1%
    2. Nursing10.5%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Social Sciences10.6%
    2. Decision Sciences10.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does MAX IV Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 36.6 works10×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.97× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.23× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.54× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.12× its world share, 52 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.45× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.45×34 works
  2. Materials Science8.12×52 works
  3. Chemical Engineering5.97×4 works
  4. Energy3.54×6 works
  5. Chemistry3.23×9 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.56×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.52×1 works
  8. Engineering1.35×37 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×11 works
  10. Nursing1.06×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.43×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×4 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.33×1 works
  14. Medicine0.27×9 works
  15. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.19×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  21. Psychology0.04×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at MAX IV Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Yngve Cerenius, Mats Leandersson and Konstantin Klementiev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MAX IV Laboratory.

  1. 1 Yngve Cerenius Sweden · #399,089 worldwide 3.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Mats Leandersson Sweden · #845,528 worldwide 2k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Konstantin Klementiev Sweden · #860,961 worldwide 3k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Franz Hennies Sweden · #920,629 worldwide 3.4k citations · 102 works
  5. 5 Andrey Shavorskiy Sweden · #920,974 worldwide 2.2k citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Brian Norsk Jensen Sweden · #925,666 worldwide 837 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Craig Polley Sweden · #988,373 worldwide 1.4k citations · 100 works
  8. 8 Alexander Björling Sweden · #1,001,851 worldwide 2.1k citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Sebastian Kalbfleisch Sweden · #1,016,697 worldwide 1.5k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Hamed Tarawneh Sweden · #1,138,143 worldwide 887 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at MAX IV Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from MAX IV Laboratory?

The most cited paper from MAX IV Laboratory is "Quasi-Free-Standing Epitaxial Graphene on SiC Obtained by Hydrogen Intercalation" (Christian Riedl, Camilla Coletti, Takayuki Iwasaki et al., 2009), with 1,077 citations. Next come "Highly coherent and stable pulses from the FERMI seeded free-electron laser in the extreme ultraviolet" (1,032) and "Topological crystalline insulator states in Pb1−xSnxSe" (833).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quasi-Free-Standing Epitaxial Graphene on SiC Obtained by Hydrogen Intercalation Christian Riedl, Camilla Coletti, Takayuki Iwasaki et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 10 Dec 2009 1,077
2 Highly coherent and stable pulses from the FERMI seeded free-electron laser in the extreme ultraviolet E. Allaria et al. · Nature Photonics 21 Sep 2012 1,032
3 Topological crystalline insulator states in Pb1−xSnxSe P. Dziawa, B.J. Kowalski, K. Dybko et al. · Nature Materials Open access 28 Sep 2012 833
4 Nitrogen-Doped Graphene: Efficient Growth, Structure, and Electronic Properties Dmitry Yu. Usachov, Oleg Yu Vilkov, A. Grüneis et al. · Nano Letters 11 Nov 2011 769
5 Homogeneous large-area graphene layer growth on 6H -SiC(0001) Charíya Virojanadara, M. Syväjarvi, Rositza Yakimova et al. · Physical Review B Dec 2008 597
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at MAX IV Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Tomography, Electronic Structure, X-ray Imaging, Nanoscale Imaging, Superconductivity and Phase Retrieval.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles15▲ 6.5×24 topics
  2. Catalysis11▲ 9.1×18 topics
  3. Tomography11▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Electronic Structure8▲ 24×8 topics
  5. X-ray Imaging8▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Nanoscale Imaging8▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Phase Retrieval7▲ 252×1 topic
  8. Ptychography7▲ 252×1 topic
  9. Superconductivity7▲ 22×9 topics
  10. Nanostructures7▲ 9.4×16 topics
  11. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Nanocomposites7▲ 4.7×15 topics
  13. Two-Dimensional Materials7▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  15. Structure Determination6▲ 102×2 topics
  16. Crystal Growth5▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Nanocrystals5▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Crystal Structure5▲ 19×5 topics
  19. Water Splitting5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  20. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Selective Oxidation5▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Ceria4▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Electrocatalysis4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  24. Oxidation4▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Thin Films4▲ 13×8 topics
  27. Spectroscopy4▲ 14×6 topics
  28. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy4▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Macromolecular Crystallography4▲ 122×1 topic
  30. Structure Solution4▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Transparent Conductors4▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Synchrotron Radiation4▲ 45×3 topics
  33. Ionic Liquids4▲ 7.4×9 topics
  34. Perovskite Oxides4▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Semiconductors4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. X-ray Absorption4▲ 114×2 topics
  37. High Resolution4▲ 234×1 topic
  38. X-ray Emission4▲ 234×1 topic
  39. Electronic Structure Calculations4▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Spintronics4▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does MAX IV Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Enzyme Structure and Function and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis.

Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 7 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Fun…4Enzyme Structure and Function: 4 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and F…4X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 4 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…3Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 3 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 3 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 3 fractional worksParticle Accelerators an…3Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 3 fractional works
RadiationMaterials ChemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 7 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 4 works
  5. 5 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 works
  6. 6 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MAX IV Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 MAX IV Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00088% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%MAX IV Laboratory0.00070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of MAX IV Laboratory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%MAX IV Laboratory12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2020.

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