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National Food Administration

In research, National Food Administration stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,582 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,742 of 5,126 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,400 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,719
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#77
of 259
Research works
715
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
National Food Administration

What is National Food Administration 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,582 of 11,023 12.4%279
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,742 of 5,126 14.5%154
Health SciencesDomain #6,400 of 16,688 10.5%195
Environmental ScienceField #2,282 of 5,407 15.8%171
Physical SciencesDomain #8,677 of 17,446 15.1%225
MedicineField #7,524 of 14,558 11.5%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Food Administration 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 National Food Administration work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at National Food Administration is in Life Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Medicine (21%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 21 fractional works · 35.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 25.2% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 31.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 25.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNational FoodAdministration59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences6%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1525.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Environmental Science1525.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    3. Chemistry11.7%
    4. Engineering11.2%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Computer Science00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine1220.8%
    2. Nursing12.3%
    3. Veterinary12.2%
    4. Health Professions11.3%
    1. Decision Sciences12.2%
    2. Social Sciences12.2%
    3. Psychology10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
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: 5.31× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.20× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 4.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 16.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary16.17×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.31×15 works
  3. Environmental Science5.20×15 works
  4. Nursing4.62×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.28×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.63×5 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.53×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×1 works
  9. Chemistry1.08×1 works
  10. Medicine1.08×12 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.48×1 works
  14. Energy0.36×0 works
  15. Psychology0.28×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.26×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.17×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.10×0 works
  21. Engineering0.08×1 works
  22. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Food Administration?

Ranked on the quality score, Anna Karin Lindroos, Sanna Lignell and Per Ola Darnerud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Food Administration.

  1. 1 Anna Karin Lindroos Sweden · #219,458 worldwide 5.1k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Sanna Lignell Sweden · #220,269 worldwide 4k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Per Ola Darnerud Sweden · #274,332 worldwide 11k citations · 175 works
  4. 4 Anders Wicklund Glynn Sweden · #332,610 worldwide 8.8k citations · 222 works
  5. 5 Roland Lindqvist Sweden · #408,119 worldwide 9.1k citations · 180 works
  6. 6 Marie Hjelmseth Aune Sweden · #409,452 worldwide 6k citations · 141 works
  7. 7 Salomon Sand Sweden · #416,295 worldwide 5.5k citations · 152 works
  8. 8 Wulf Becker Sweden · #650,248 worldwide 8.4k citations · 173 works
  9. 9 Irina Gyllenhammar Sweden · #718,361 worldwide 1.4k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Heléne Enghardt Barbieri Sweden · #799,261 worldwide 1.2k citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at National Food Administration

What are the most cited papers from National Food Administration?

The most cited paper from National Food Administration is "Toxic effects of brominated flame retardants in man and in wildlife" (Per Ola Darnerud, 2003), with 1,067 citations. Next come "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: occurrence, dietary exposure, and toxicology." (1,046) and "A Study on the Fate of Curcumin in the Rat" (630).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toxic effects of brominated flame retardants in man and in wildlife Per Ola Darnerud · Environment International 20 Jun 2003 1,067
2 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: occurrence, dietary exposure, and toxicology. Per Ola Darnerud, Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen, T. Jóhannesson et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access Mar 2001 1,046
3 A Study on the Fate of Curcumin in the Rat Bo A. Wahlström, Göran Blennow · Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica Aug 1978 630
4 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations2004 - integrating nutrition and physical activity Wulf Becker, Niels Lyhne, Agnes N. Pedersen et al. · Food & Nutrition Research Open access 2004 567
5 Criterion-related validity of the last 7-day, short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Swedish adults Ulf Ekelund, Hanna Sepp, Søren Brage et al. · Public Health Nutrition Open access 29 Mar 2006 509
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Which keywords describe research at National Food Administration?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Cardiovascular Disease, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Food Safety, Public Health, Metabolic Syndrome and Infection.

▲ 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. Health Effects10▲ 28×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 3.1×16 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 5.7×13 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 7.7×12 topics
  5. Climate Change5▲ 3.0×20 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  7. Food Safety4▲ 27×12 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  10. Infection4▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Pathogenicity3▲ 83×3 topics
  12. Cancer Prevention3▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Dietary Patterns3▲ 82×1 topic
  14. Global Distribution3▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Mediterranean Diet3▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Livestock Production3▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Food Security2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  18. Foodborne Illness2▲ 117×2 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Environmental Exposure2▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Food Systems2▲ 89×1 topic
  24. Obesity2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  25. Sustainable Diets2▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Vaccine2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  28. Toxicity2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  29. Exposure Pathways2▲ 84×2 topics
  30. Perfluoroalkyl Substances2▲ 181×1 topic
  31. Physical Activity2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  32. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds2▲ 181×1 topic
  33. Agriculture2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Genome Sequencing2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Norovirus2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Rotavirus2▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Rural Development2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Gender Perspective2▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Health Care2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Campylobacter2▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does National Food Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nutritional Studies and Diet, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Nutritional Studies and …3Nutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…2Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…2Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 2 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…2Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…1Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene1Food Safety and Hygiene: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…1Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Food Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Food Administration as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%National Food Administration0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Food Administration 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.

10%20%30%National Food Administration18.6% in 2012all institutions10.0% in 201220002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.0% in 2008.

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