Question 1

What is Region Blekinge known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Region Blekinge stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,475 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Region Blekinge rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Region Blekinge ranks #25,955 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #188 of 259 in Sweden.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Region Blekinge?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Clara Amato, Bo Ohlin and Henrik Forssell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Region Blekinge.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Region Blekinge?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Region Blekinge is "Severe Neurological Complications after Central Neuraxial Blockades in Sweden 1990–1999" (Vibeke Moen, Nils Dahlgren, L. Irestedt, 2004), with 991 citations. Next come "Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries" (763) and "Abnormally invasive placenta—prevalence, risk factors and antenatal suspicion: results from a large population‐based pregnancy cohort study in the Nordic countries" (369).

Question 5

Which research topics does Region Blekinge publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Question 6

Which fields of science does Region Blekinge work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Region Blekinge is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Health Professions (9%), Dentistry (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 7

Is Region Blekinge's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

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