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Mid Sweden University

In research, Mid Sweden University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,745 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,218 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,115 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,304
of 28,054 · #3,707 all time
Rank in Sweden
#33
of 125
Research works
5.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Mid Sweden University 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 #1,745 of 10,521 33.8%478 #1169
Social SciencesField #1,218 of 6,365 35.7%279 #1055
Health SciencesDomain #3,115 of 11,982 21.8%168 #4272
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #970 of 2,578 33.4%85 #679
Physical SciencesDomain #5,537 of 12,888 17.8%361 #3342
EngineeringField #3,122 of 6,636 17.8%144 #2268
Computer ScienceField #2,426 of 4,667 17.5%116 #2337
PsychologyField #1,268 of 2,181 28.0%93 #1644
MedicineField #6,519 of 10,443 19.4%107 #7161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mid Sweden University 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. Social Sciences#1,169 #1,745
  2. Social Sciences#1,055 #1,218
  3. Health Sciences#4,272 #3,115
  4. Sociology and Political Science#679 #970
  5. Physical Sciences#3,342 #5,537
  6. Engineering#2,268 #3,122
  7. Computer Science#2,337 #2,426
  8. Psychology#1,644 #1,268
  9. Medicine#7,161 #6,519
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.

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: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 279 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mid Sweden University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mikael Gidlund, Victor Pestoff and Francisco Esteves lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mid Sweden University.

  1. 1 Mikael Gidlund Sweden · #37,630 worldwide 966 citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Victor Pestoff Sweden · #47,084 worldwide 289 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Francisco Esteves Sweden · #62,473 worldwide 289 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jesper Strömbäck Sweden · #67,510 worldwide 415 citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Peter Wes­terholm Sweden · #77,041 worldwide 201 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kjell Brunnström Sweden · #149,040 worldwide 214 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Kent Bertilsson Sweden · #149,802 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Aamir Mahmood Sweden · #166,707 worldwide 203 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Anders Flykt Sweden · #192,066 worldwide 276 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Dimitri İoannides Sweden · #201,778 worldwide 108 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Mid Sweden University

Which keywords describe research at Mid Sweden University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Media, COVID-19 Impact, Student Engagement, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Social Capital and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning46▲ 1.25×60 topics
  2. Mental Health44▲ 2.8×31 topics
  3. Machine Learning44▲ 1.25×48 topics
  4. Social Media40▲ 2.6×20 topics
  5. Sustainability37▲ 1.41×50 topics
  6. Globalization33▲ 1.58×43 topics
  7. Educational Technology24▲ 1.89×17 topics
  8. Public Health23▲ 1.50×33 topics
  9. Neural Networks22▲ 1.34×27 topics
  10. Risk Factors22▲ 1.86×22 topics
  11. Social Capital22▲ 3.9×15 topics
  12. Student Engagement21▲ 4.9×9 topics
  13. COVID-19 Impact19▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Well-being18▲ 4.5×12 topics
  15. Resilience18▲ 3.5×14 topics
  16. Motivation15▲ 3.5×6 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction15▲ 3.3×9 topics
  18. Public Opinion14▲ 10×3 topics
  19. High-Intensity Interval Training14▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Democracy13▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Learning Analytics13▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Digital Divide13▲ 4.7×7 topics
  23. Resistance Training12▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Self-Regulation11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Civic Engagement11▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Online Communication10▲ 6.2×3 topics
  27. Economic Policy10▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Physiological Demands10▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Training Load10▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Political Participation10▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Accountability10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Institutional Theory10▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. Political Science9▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Deliberative Democracy9▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Destination Image9▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Tourist Satisfaction9▲ 8.3×1 topic
  37. Educational Data Mining9▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Massive Open Online Courses9▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Media Use9▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Networked Individualism9▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Mid Sweden University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Online Learning and Analytics and Social Media and Politics.

Sports Performance and T…10Sports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…9Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…9Online Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics9Social Media and Politics: 9 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 8 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 6 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…6Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 5 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 5 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…5Social and Educational Sciences: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science ApplicationsCommunication6 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  4. 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 9 works
  5. 5 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 6 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 5 works
  9. 9 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 5 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mid Sweden University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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