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Region Skåne

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Research works
18
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
523
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Region Skåne

Not ranked overall: Region Skåne 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 Region Skåne work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Region Skåne is in Health Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Health Professions (14%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 63.0% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 42.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 13.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 18.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKRegion Skåne18fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences18%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine842.8%
    2. Health Professions213.5%
    3. Nursing13.8%
    4. Dentistry02.8%
    1. Psychology15.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting15.0%
    3. Social Sciences14.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.6%
    2. Engineering14.0%
    3. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology13.0%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
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.

Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 18.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.50× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 18.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing18.66×0 works
  2. Psychology4.50×0 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.36×0 works
  4. Medicine2.24×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.74×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×0 works
  7. Engineering1.04×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.54×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Region Skåne?

The most cited paper from Region Skåne is "A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena" (Juan Merlo, Basile Chaix, Henrik Ohlsson et al., 2006), with 1,733 citations. Next come "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762) and "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena Juan Merlo, Basile Chaix, Henrik Ohlsson et al. · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Open access 13 Mar 2006 1,733
2 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
3 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
4 Risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with autoimmune disorders: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden Bengt Zöller, Xinjun Li, Jan Sundquist et al. · The Lancet 2 Dec 2011 368
5 Errors in medication history at hospital admission: prevalence and predicting factors Lina Hellström, Åsa Bondesson, Peter Höglund et al. · BMC Clinical Pharmacology Open access 3 Apr 2012 145
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Region Skåne publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Ultrasound and Hyperther…0Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 0 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…0Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 0 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and E…0Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …0Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness: 0 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 0 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures0Hip and Femur Fractures: 0 fractional worksNursing education and management: 0 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …0Mental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 0 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Region Skåne's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher 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 Region Skåne as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000031% in 2024.

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

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