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Region Västra Götaland

In research, Region Västra Götaland stands highest in Medicine (#1,944 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,256 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,775
of 28,054 · #12,987 all time
Rank in Sweden
#42
of 125
Research works
922
▲ 313% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Region Västra Götaland 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
MedicineField #1,944 of 10,443 25.5%255 #4339
Health SciencesDomain #2,256 of 11,982 26.1%313 #4423

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.24× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× 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: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.55× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.85× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 255 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Region Västra Götaland?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Fors lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Region Västra Götaland.

  1. 1 Andreas Fors Sweden · #1,632,992 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Region Västra Götaland

Which keywords describe research at Region Västra Götaland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology56▲ 3.3×103 topics
  2. Quality of Life32▲ 5.1×41 topics
  3. Inflammation24▲ 2.6×65 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 4.4×33 topics
  5. Risk Factors21▲ 4.4×31 topics
  6. Depression20▲ 5.2×19 topics
  7. Mental Health16▲ 2.4×25 topics
  8. Treatment16▲ 2.9×35 topics
  9. Anxiety15▲ 7.1×10 topics
  10. Public Health15▲ 2.3×29 topics
  11. Global Burden14▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 5.4×13 topics
  13. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.0×23 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 3.4×20 topics
  15. Obesity12▲ 3.5×17 topics
  16. Clinical Trials11▲ 3.8×17 topics
  17. Physical Activity10▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Radiotherapy10▲ 5.8×12 topics
  19. Management10▲ 2.8×24 topics
  20. Immunotherapy9▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  22. Guidelines9▲ 4.4×13 topics
  23. Prevention9▲ 4.8×13 topics
  24. Well-being9▲ 5.2×9 topics
  25. Mortality8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  26. Prevalence8▲ 4.8×12 topics
  27. Psychological Factors8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  28. Adolescents8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-28▲ 5.4×6 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  31. Rehabilitation7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 5.3×9 topics
  33. Chronic Pain6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Hearing Loss6▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Low Back Pain6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 11×7 topics
  38. Social Isolation6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. Depressive Symptoms6▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Health Impact5▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Region Västra Götaland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Workplace Health and Well-being, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Cancer survivorship and care and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Workplace Health and Wel…5Workplace Health and Well-being: 5 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…4Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 4 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…3Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOncologyPharmacologyOccupational Therapy4 others

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

  1. 1 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  5. 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Region Västra Götaland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 313% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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