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Region Västra Götaland

In research, Region Västra Götaland stands highest in Health Sciences (#775 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#753 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,204
of 22,385 · #2,591 all time
Rank in Sweden
#28
of 107
Research works
925
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Region Västra Götaland

What is Region Västra Götaland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #775 of 9,902 15.3%313 #821
MedicineField #753 of 8,541 16.0%255 #809

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Region Västra Götaland 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 Region Västra Götaland work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Region Västra Götaland is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Health Professions (11%), Psychology (8%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 350 fractional works · 71.7% of its workMedicine: 284 fractional works · 58.1% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 52 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 7.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRegion VästraGötaland489fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine28458.1%
    2. Health Professions5210.6%
    3. Dentistry102.0%
    4. Nursing51.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology326.5%
    2. Neuroscience142.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology122.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology377.6%
    2. Social Sciences142.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting30.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Engineering61.2%
    2. Environmental Science51.1%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Mathematics20.3%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.04× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.01× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 284 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.48× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.04×10 works
  2. Health Professions4.01×52 works
  3. Medicine3.02×284 works
  4. Psychology2.48×37 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.36×12 works
  6. Nursing2.20×5 works
  7. Neuroscience1.81×14 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×32 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.31×2 works
  10. Veterinary0.29×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.27×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×2 works
  14. Social Sciences0.22×14 works
  15. Environmental Science0.21×5 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×3 works
  17. Chemistry0.15×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.15×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×3 works
  21. Engineering0.08×6 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.08×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Region Västra Götaland?

Ranked on the quality score, Bodil Westman, Sofia Hammarström and Anna Ternell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Region Västra Götaland.

  1. 1 Bodil Westman Sweden · #2,956,968 worldwide 203 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Sofia Hammarström Sweden · #3,784,771 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Anna Ternell Sweden · #4,165,881 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Malin Östman Sweden · #4,751,629 worldwide 84 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Region Västra Götaland

What are the most cited papers from Region Västra Götaland?

The most cited paper from Region Västra Götaland is "Brain charts for the human lifespan" (Richard A. I. Bethlehem et al., 2022), with 1,896 citations. Next come "Gut microbial metabolites as multi-kingdom intermediates" (1,423) and "Temozolomide versus standard 6-week radiotherapy versus hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients older than 60 years with glioblastoma: the Nordic randomised, phase 3 trial" (1,295).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Brain charts for the human lifespan Richard A. I. Bethlehem et al. · Nature Open access223 authors 6 Apr 2022 1,896
2 Gut microbial metabolites as multi-kingdom intermediates Kimberly A. Krautkramer, Jing Fan, Fredrik Bäckhed · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 23 Sep 2020 1,423
3 Temozolomide versus standard 6-week radiotherapy versus hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients older than 60 years with glioblastoma: the Nordic randomised, phase 3 trial Annika Malmström, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Christine Marosi et al. · The Lancet Oncology 8 Aug 2012 1,295
4 A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer’s disease Douglas P. Wightman et al. · Nature Genetics Open access114 authors Sep 2021 1,128
5 Context matters in implementation science: a scoping review of determinant frameworks that describe contextual determinants for implementation outcomes Per Nilsén, Susanne Bernhardsson · BMC Health Services Research Open access 25 Mar 2019 1,122
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Region Västra Götaland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Depression, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Anxiety, Inflammation and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Epidemiology62▲ 3.2×105 topics
  2. Quality of Life35▲ 4.9×43 topics
  3. Inflammation27▲ 2.6×66 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 4.4×34 topics
  5. Depression23▲ 5.4×19 topics
  6. Risk Factors23▲ 4.3×32 topics
  7. Mental Health18▲ 2.5×28 topics
  8. Anxiety17▲ 7.3×10 topics
  9. Treatment17▲ 2.8×36 topics
  10. Public Health16▲ 2.3×30 topics
  11. Global Burden16▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Chemotherapy14▲ 4.0×23 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome13▲ 3.3×20 topics
  15. Obesity13▲ 3.4×17 topics
  16. Clinical Trials12▲ 3.8×17 topics
  17. Radiotherapy12▲ 6.0×12 topics
  18. Physical Activity11▲ 4.6×7 topics
  19. Health-related Quality of Life10▲ 8.9×6 topics
  20. Prevention10▲ 5.0×14 topics
  21. Immunotherapy10▲ 2.9×18 topics
  22. Well-being10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  23. Prevalence10▲ 5.0×13 topics
  24. Psychological Factors10▲ 9.7×5 topics
  25. Guidelines10▲ 4.2×13 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Adolescents9▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk8▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-28▲ 5.4×6 topics
  30. Chronic Pain8▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Low Back Pain8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  32. Depressive Symptoms7▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Health Impact7▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 10×7 topics
  36. Hearing Loss6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Psychosocial Work Environment6▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Work-related Stress6▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Interventions6▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Disability6▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Region Västra Götaland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Workplace Health and Well-being, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout and Cancer survivorship and care.

Workplace Health and Wel…6Workplace Health and Well-being: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…5Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…4Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 4 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …4Cancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studie…3Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…3Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPharmacologyOncologyOccupational Therapy4 others

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

  1. 1 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  3. 3 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  5. 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  8. 8 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 3 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 available82.1%not open17.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Region Västra Götaland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Region Västra Götaland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Region Västra Götaland0.0017% in 20251990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Region Västra Götaland15.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 2018.

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