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Medicon Village

In research, Medicon Village stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,602 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,331 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,089
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#90
of 259
Research works
287
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Medicon Village

What is Medicon Village known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #3,602 of 16,688 14.2%131
MedicineField #3,331 of 14,558 13.8%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medicon Village 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 Medicon Village work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Medicon Village is in Health Sciences, 41% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 43.8% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 40.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 41.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 25.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 15.8% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedicon Village68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences4%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2840.5%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1725.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology69.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.6%
    4. Neuroscience12.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.6%
    1. Engineering22.9%
    2. Chemistry22.6%
    3. Environmental Science11.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    5. Materials Science11.1%
    6. Computer Science00.6%
    1. Social Sciences11.7%
    2. Psychology11.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.75× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.37× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.37×6 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.75×17 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.63×1 works
  4. Veterinary3.25×0 works
  5. Medicine2.11×28 works
  6. Chemistry1.67×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.28×1 works
  8. Nursing0.98×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.90×2 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.78×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×2 works
  12. Psychology0.46×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.39×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.31×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  16. Engineering0.19×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Medicon Village?

Ranked on the quality score, Henrik Johansson, Andy Forreryd and Robin Gradin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medicon Village.

  1. 1 Henrik Johansson Sweden · #1,413,063 worldwide 1.4k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Andy Forreryd Sweden · #3,138,692 worldwide 705 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Robin Gradin Sweden · #4,026,353 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Medicon Village

What are the most cited papers from Medicon Village?

The most cited paper from Medicon Village is "The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer" (Ludmil B. Alexandrov et al., 2020), with 3,854 citations. Next come "Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes" (3,360) and "Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella" (1,810).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer Ludmil B. Alexandrov et al. · Nature Open access1,384 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,854
2 Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes Lauri A. Aaltonen et al. · Nature Open access1,324 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,360
3 Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella Petia Kovatcheva‐Datchary, Anne C. Nilsson, Rozita Akrami et al. · Cell Metabolism Open access 6 Nov 2015 1,810
4 The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers Moritz Gerstung et al. · Nature Open access1,441 authors 5 Feb 2020 1,149
5 Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes Yilong Li et al. · Nature Open access1,411 authors 5 Feb 2020 1,005
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Medicon Village?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Immunity, Cancer, Targeted Therapy and Innate Immunity.

▲ 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. Inflammation6▲ 4.4×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×28 topics
  3. Cancer4▲ 4.2×20 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy3▲ 8.3×12 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Immunity3▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Targeted Therapy2▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Gene Expression2▲ 5.2×10 topics
  10. Innate Immunity2▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Management2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  13. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 24×1 topic
  16. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Immune Response2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Cell Death2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  20. Apoptosis2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  21. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Genomic Instability2▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Antigen Presentation1▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Dendritic Cells1▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  27. Angiogenesis1▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Breast Cancer1▲ 7.4×7 topics
  29. Drug Resistance1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  30. Cancer Genomics1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Gene Therapy1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Mutational Signatures1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Stem Cells1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Surgical Treatment1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Asthma1▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Cancer Stem Cells1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Immunobiology1▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Infertility1▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Tumor Metastasis1▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Signal Transduction1▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Medicon Village publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Endometriosis Research and Treatment.

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…1Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…1Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 1 fractional worksMelanoma and MAPK Pathways: 1 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…1Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 1 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyCancer ResearchReproductive Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  4. 4 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Melanoma and MAPK Pathways Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Medicon Village's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Medicon Village as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Medicon Village0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Medicon Village over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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