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NordLab

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Research works
78
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
NordLab

Not ranked overall: NordLab is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does NordLab work in?

In all years, 48% of research at NordLab is in Health Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 37 fractional works · 48.2% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 44.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 27.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNordLab78fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine3544.8%
    2. Health Professions22.1%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1417.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology57.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science45.2%
    2. Engineering34.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    5. Materials Science10.8%
    6. Computer Science00.6%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences45.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    3. Psychology11.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.7%
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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.28× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.27×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.28×4 works
  3. Medicine2.07×7 works
  4. Neuroscience1.57×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.27×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.27×1 works
  7. Psychology0.94×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.48×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.47×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.29×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×0 works
  13. Engineering0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from NordLab?

The most cited paper from NordLab is "Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci" (Kyriaki Michailidou et al., 2017), with 1,602 citations. Next come "Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes" (1,213) and "Breast-Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2" (866).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci Kyriaki Michailidou et al. · Nature Open access362 authors 20 Oct 2017 1,602
2 Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes Nasim Mavaddat et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access269 authors 13 Dec 2018 1,213
3 Breast-Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2 Antonis C. Antoniou et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 6 Aug 2014 866
4 RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer Liisa M. Pelttari et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 5 May 2016 670
5 Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche Australian Ovarian Cancer Study et al. · Nature Open access202 authors 23 Jul 2014 667
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NordLab?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk, Breast Cancer, Obesity and Pregnancy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.3×50 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.5×42 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 6.6×20 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.7×15 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.3×21 topics
  6. Cancer3▲ 2.9×25 topics
  7. Obesity3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  9. Breast Cancer2▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  11. Pregnancy2▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Cancer Risk2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  13. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  14. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  15. Genetic Testing2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Health Effects2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.0×12 topics
  18. Communication2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  19. Diabetes2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  21. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  22. Social Sciences2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Pedagogy2▲ 5.7×1 topic
  25. Phenomenology2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Precision Medicine2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Cytokines1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  28. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Autoimmunity1▲ 8.2×6 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Genetic Variants1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Autonomic Nervous System1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Fertility1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Hormone Therapy1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Virulence Factors1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  37. Biofilm Formation1▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Placental Development1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Thyroid Dysfunction1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Thyroid Hormone1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does NordLab publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Nail Diseases and Treatments.

Genomics and Rare Diseases0Genomics and Rare Diseases: 0 fractional worksGenomic variations and c…0Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…0Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 0 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
GeneticsEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 0 works
  2. 2 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NordLab's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower 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 NordLab as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%NordLab0.000061% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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