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Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus

In research, Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,833 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,687 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,686
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#207
of 259
Research works
188
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
45.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus

What is Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus 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 #5,833 of 16,688 12.7%160
MedicineField #5,687 of 14,558 13.0%138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus 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 Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus work in?

In all years, 85% of research at Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Dentistry (5%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 160 fractional works · 85.1% of its workMedicine: 138 fractional works · 73.4% of its workSurgery: 40 fractional works · 21.1% of its workGastroenterology: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNorra ÄlvsborgsLänssjukhus188fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences5%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13873.4%
    2. Dentistry105.3%
    3. Health Professions105.2%
    4. Nursing21.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.5%
    2. Neuroscience42.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology41.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    3. Social Sciences20.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Engineering31.8%
    2. Computer Science00.2%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    5. Mathematics00.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.0%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceDentistry: 7.86× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.86×0 works
  2. Medicine3.90×7 works
  3. Neuroscience3.08×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.63×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.94×0 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.41×0 works
  7. Nursing1.00×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×0 works
  10. Psychology0.23×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus?

Ranked on the quality score, B. Hallerbäck, Hans Glise and M. Bove lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus.

  1. 1 B. Hallerbäck Sweden · #1,178,370 worldwide 2.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Hans Glise Sweden · #1,885,569 worldwide 4.5k citations · 106 works
  3. 3 M. Bove Sweden · #3,435,771 worldwide 323 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus

What are the most cited papers from Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus?

The most cited paper from Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus is "Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects" (Lars Sjöström et al., 2007), with 4,676 citations. Next come "Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery" (4,485) and "Guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis: evidence‐based statements and recommendations for diagnosis and management in children and adults" (1,086).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects Lars Sjöström et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Aug 2007 4,676
2 Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery Lars Sjöström, Anna‐Karin Lindroos, Markku Peltonen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Dec 2004 4,485
3 Guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis: evidence‐based statements and recommendations for diagnosis and management in children and adults Alfredo José Lucendo et al. · United European Gastroenterology Journal Open access 24 Jan 2017 1,086
4 A multicenter study of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence U. Ulmsten, Christian Falconer, Per Johnson et al. · International Urogynecology Journal Jul 1998 522
5 Impact of pulse oximetry screening on the detection of duct dependent congenital heart disease: a Swedish prospective screening study in 39 821 newborns A. de-Wahl Granelli, Margareta Wennergren, Kenneth L. Sandberg et al. · BMJ Open access 8 Jan 2009 451
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Which keywords describe research at Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Inflammation, Proton Pump Inhibitors, Quality of Life, Prevention, Diagnosis and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 5.1×65 topics
  2. Complications17▲ 18×14 topics
  3. Inflammation17▲ 3.8×31 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 4.7×23 topics
  5. Diagnosis11▲ 5.5×19 topics
  6. Proton Pump Inhibitors10▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Treatment10▲ 4.0×19 topics
  8. Prevention9▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Guidelines9▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Management9▲ 6.2×17 topics
  11. Esophageal Motility Disorders9▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease9▲ 131×1 topic
  13. Risk Factors9▲ 4.4×17 topics
  14. Children7▲ 16×7 topics
  15. Rehabilitation7▲ 9.6×9 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.7×20 topics
  18. Adults6▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.1×13 topics
  21. Obesity5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  22. Weight Loss5▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Probiotics5▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management5▲ 5.4×11 topics
  25. Bone Regeneration4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Eosinophilic Esophagitis4▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Histologic Remission4▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Gastrointestinal Disorders4▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Intestinal Permeability4▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Shoulder Function4▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Anterior Cruciate Ligament4▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Endoscopic Stenting4▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Esophageal Perforation4▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Injury Risk4▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  36. Irritable Bowel Syndrome4▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Microbiota4▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. Dental Implants3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Peri-implant Diseases3▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Gastric Cancer3▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Diabetes Management and Research and Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Venous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional worksNeurological Disease Mec…0Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 0 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksNeurological Disorders a…0Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 0 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…0Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 0 fractional works
Internal MedicineEpidemiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 0 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  4. 4 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  5. 5 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 0 works
  7. 7 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  9. 9 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% 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 Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus0.000043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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