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National Library of Sweden

In research, National Library of Sweden stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,394 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,082
of 28,054 · #20,049 all time
Rank in Sweden
#115
of 125
Research works
576
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is National Library of Sweden 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 #9,394 of 10,521 5.9%70 #3566

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Library of Sweden 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).

What does National Library of Sweden specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 20.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.12× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Library of Sweden?

Ranked on the composite score, Otfried Czaika, Jonas Nordin and Elin Andersson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Library of Sweden.

  1. 1 Otfried Czaika Sweden · #365,411 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jonas Nordin Sweden · #524,446 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Elin Andersson Sweden · #1,226,493 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at National Library of Sweden

Which keywords describe research at National Library of Sweden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, History, Religion, Gender, Literature, Culture, Pedagogy and Social Sciences.

▲ 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. Education8▲ 5.0×16 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  3. History6▲ 8.4×11 topics
  4. Religion5▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Gender5▲ 9.3×13 topics
  6. Literature5▲ 8.7×12 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Culture4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  9. Pedagogy4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  11. Social Sciences4▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Society4▲ 21×6 topics
  13. Discourse Analysis4▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Gender Studies4▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Nationalism4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Cultural Studies4▲ 9.7×9 topics
  18. Learning3▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Methodology3▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Special Education3▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Cultural Heritage3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Open Access3▲ 29×5 topics
  23. International Relations2▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Trade2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Medieval2▲ 65×2 topics
  26. Philosophy2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Ethics2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Cultural Competence2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Digital Divide2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Feminism2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  31. Archaeology2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Eastern Europe2▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Literary History2▲ 67×2 topics
  34. Memory2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  35. Scientific Communication2▲ 103×3 topics
  36. Castle Construction2▲ 205×1 topic
  37. Library Services2▲ 188×1 topic
  38. Medieval Architecture2▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Social Inclusion2▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Soviet Union2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does National Library of Sweden publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Medieval European History and Architecture, Library Science and Administration and Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland.

Social and Educational S…3Social and Educational Sciences: 3 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…2Medieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…2Library Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …2Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 2 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 2 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cu…1Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Development and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture analysis: 1 fractional works
EducationArcheologyLibrary and Information SciencesHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 3 works
  2. 2 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 2 works
  7. 7 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Library of Sweden's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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