Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Hospital / health system · Östersund · Sweden

Östersunds Hospital

In research, Östersunds Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,615 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,096 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

jll.se/halsasjukochtandvard/ostersundssjukhus.4.54cfcc1012779f872b08000266.htmlROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#13,173
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#109
of 259
Research works
518
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Östersunds Hospital

What is Östersunds Hospital 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 #4,615 of 16,688 12.3%348
MedicineField #4,096 of 14,558 12.7%306

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Östersunds Hospital 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 Östersunds Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Östersunds Hospital is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Health Professions (15%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 61.9% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 45.5% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 14.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKÖstersundsHospital63fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences19%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2945.5%
    2. Health Professions914.7%
    3. Dentistry11.2%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Social Sciences46.8%
    2. Psychology46.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Engineering68.8%
    2. Environmental Science11.8%
    3. Computer Science11.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.59× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.59×9 works
  2. Dentistry2.56×1 works
  3. Medicine2.36×29 works
  4. Psychology2.20×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.54×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×1 works
  7. Nursing0.92×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.69×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×1 works
  10. Engineering0.59×6 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.54×4 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.37×1 works
  15. Energy0.29×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.23×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Östersunds Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Gustav Wollentz, Henrik Zetterström and Johan Olausson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Östersunds Hospital.

  1. 1 Gustav Wollentz Sweden · #1,469,456 worldwide 301 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Henrik Zetterström Sweden · #1,630,165 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Johan Olausson Sweden · #2,937,308 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ulf Hjalmars Sweden · #3,280,335 worldwide 835 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 J. Sandegård Sweden · #3,669,834 worldwide 310 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Bernd Ritter Sweden · #3,671,790 worldwide 366 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ingegerd Witt Engerström Sweden · #3,908,008 worldwide 821 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 A Edlén Sweden · #4,463,948 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Christian von Scheele Sweden · #4,534,067 worldwide 1.5k citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Göran Boëthius Sweden · #5,086,203 worldwide 1k citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Östersunds Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Östersunds Hospital?

The most cited paper from Östersunds Hospital is "European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients" (Maarten P. Simons, Theo J. Aufenacker, Morten Bay‐Nielsen et al., 2009), with 1,621 citations. Next come "Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome" (1,108) and "The Influence of Body Fat Distribution on the Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus: 13.5 Years of Follow-up of the Participants in the Study of Men Born in 1913" (983).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients Maarten P. Simons, Theo J. Aufenacker, Morten Bay‐Nielsen et al. · Hernia Open access 27 Jul 2009 1,621
2 Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome Arthur Scott Walters et al. · Movement Disorders Sep 1995 1,108
3 The Influence of Body Fat Distribution on the Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus: 13.5 Years of Follow-up of the Participants in the Study of Men Born in 1913 L.‐O. Ohlson, B. Larsson, Kurt Svärdsudd et al. · Diabetes Oct 1985 983
4 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD): some psychometric data for a Swedish sample Jan Lisspers, Åke Nygren, Erik Söderman · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Oct 1997 725
5 Signs of genital prolapse in a Swedish population of women 20 to 59 years of age and possible related factors Eva C. Samuelsson, Francolugo-Vélez Víctor, Gösta Tibblin et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Feb 1999 704
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Östersunds Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Urinary Incontinence, Surgical Treatment, Anxiety, Cardiovascular Disease and Depression.

▲ 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. Quality of Life7▲ 7.9×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 2.6×39 topics
  3. Mental Health4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 3.5×6 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×14 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment3▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Anxiety2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  12. Pandemic2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  13. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  14. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction2▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Pelvic Organ Prolapse2▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Well-being2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  17. Healthcare Workers2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Physical Activity2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  19. Social Isolation2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Social Support2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  21. High-Speed Trains2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Management2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  24. Complications2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  27. Ground Vibration1▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Psychological Distress1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  29. Quarantine1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Railway Dynamics1▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Cytokines1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Patient Care1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Quality of Care1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Nursing Home1▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Person-Centered Care1▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Preterm Infants1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Psychosocial Work Environment1▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Work-related Stress1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Östersunds Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pelvic floor disorders treatments, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Railway Engineering and Dynamics and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Pelvic floor disorders t…2Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …1Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…1Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyClinical PsychologyMechanical EngineeringGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  7. 7 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Östersunds Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Östersunds Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Östersunds Hospital0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

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

Other research institutions in Östersund

All research institutions in Östersund

Share Östersunds Hospital's ranking

Östersunds Hospital on Science Explorer

A card with Östersunds Hospital's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Östersunds Hospital. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.