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Örebro University

In research, Örebro University stands highest in Social Sciences (#786 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,021 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#943 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies — Gender Studies is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,708
of 28,054 · #1,773 all time
Rank in Sweden
#14
of 125
Research works
8.4k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
221k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Örebro 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 #786 of 10,521 30.9%754 #651
Health SciencesDomain #1,021 of 11,982 23.6%658 #978
MedicineField #943 of 10,443 22.9%540 #1320
Social SciencesField #883 of 6,365 32.6%389 #625
Physical SciencesDomain #2,540 of 12,888 24.6%337 #2382
PsychologyField #430 of 2,181 26.5%168 #548
Life SciencesDomain #1,734 of 7,800 25.0%197 #2131
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #618 of 2,578 34.5%135 #436
Computer ScienceField #1,333 of 4,667 24.2%104 #995
Arts and HumanitiesField #613 of 1,998 29.1%68 #681

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Örebro 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#651 #786
  2. Health Sciences#978 #1,021
  3. Medicine#1,320 #943
  4. Social Sciences#625 #883
  5. Physical Sciences#2,382 #2,540
  6. Psychology#548 #430
  7. Life Sciences#2,131 #1,734
  8. Sociology and Political Science#436 #618
  9. Computer Science#995 #1,333
  10. Arts and Humanities#681 #613
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.

What does Örebro University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 37.3 works5.3×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 101 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 540 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.83× its world share, 168 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 389 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Örebro University?

Ranked on the composite score, Olle Ljungqvist, Steven J. Linton and Håkan Stattin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Örebro University.

  1. 1 Olle Ljungqvist Sweden · #4,216 worldwide 1k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Steven J. Linton Sweden · #18,670 worldwide 700 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Håkan Stattin Sweden · #25,672 worldwide 538 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Koustuv Dalal Sweden · #40,370 worldwide 305 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Brummer Sweden · #71,973 worldwide 257 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Ole Fröbert Sweden · #72,128 worldwide 393 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Joakim Ekman Sweden · #77,674 worldwide 136 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Martin Magnusson Sweden · #86,437 worldwide 252 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Maria Ojala Sweden · #97,673 worldwide 324 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Anders Magnuson Sweden · #103,217 worldwide 163 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Örebro University

Which keywords describe research at Örebro University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Prevalence, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Health Effects and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology130▲ 1.68×114 topics
  2. Mental Health80▲ 2.8×32 topics
  3. Inflammation66▲ 1.64×70 topics
  4. Quality of Life61▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Globalization54▲ 1.41×53 topics
  6. Risk Factors52▲ 2.4×34 topics
  7. Education52▲ 1.54×44 topics
  8. Public Health46▲ 1.64×40 topics
  9. Depression43▲ 2.5×19 topics
  10. Social Media41▲ 1.47×23 topics
  11. Health Effects40▲ 3.4×19 topics
  12. Treatment40▲ 1.68×40 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease39▲ 1.79×32 topics
  14. Prevalence39▲ 4.9×14 topics
  15. Identity38▲ 2.7×24 topics
  16. Qualitative Research35▲ 2.1×16 topics
  17. Resilience35▲ 3.8×10 topics
  18. Adolescents33▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Genetics33▲ 2.4×18 topics
  20. Human Rights32▲ 1.61×29 topics
  21. Gender30▲ 2.8×24 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis30▲ 2.6×17 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis28▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy28▲ 2.9×12 topics
  25. Learning26▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Global Burden25▲ 2.4×12 topics
  27. Special Education24▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Guidelines24▲ 2.6×13 topics
  29. Social Sciences24▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Global Distribution24▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Well-being24▲ 3.1×10 topics
  32. Gender Studies23▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Methodology22▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Quantitative Methods22▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Emotion Regulation21▲ 3.5×9 topics
  36. Intersectionality20▲ 5.7×9 topics
  37. Environmental Exposure19▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Reflective Practice18▲ 4.8×7 topics
  39. Environmental Contamination14▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Environmental Attitudes14▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Örebro University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Culinary Culture and Tourism and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Social and Educational Sciences: 22 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 14 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 11 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 10 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 10 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 10 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…9Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 8 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 8 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Fam…8Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 8 fractional works
EducationEnvironmental ChemistryFood ScienceRheumatology6 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 22 works
  2. 2 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 14 works
  3. 3 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 11 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 10 works
  5. 5 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 9 works
  8. 8 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 8 works
  9. 9 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  10. 10 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 8 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Örebro University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Örebro

All research institutions in Örebro

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.