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Rockwool Foundation

In research, Rockwool Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,190 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science (Sociology and Political Science is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,118
of 22,385 · #19,837 all time
Rank in Denmark
#89
of 93
Research works
237
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Rockwool Foundation

What is Rockwool Foundation 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,190 of 14,833 18.0%154

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

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Rockwool Foundation is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Psychology (13%), Health Professions (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 72.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 47.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 12.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 6.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 19.4% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRockwoolFoundation70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences73%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3447.8%
    2. Psychology912.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance69.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Health Professions810.9%
    2. Medicine68.4%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering22.3%
    2. Computer Science11.2%
    3. Materials Science11.2%
    4. Mathematics10.9%
    5. Environmental Science00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rockwool Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 21.0 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.12× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.23× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.14× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.23×6 works
  2. Psychology4.14×9 works
  3. Health Professions4.12×8 works
  4. Social Sciences3.78×34 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×2 works
  6. Mathematics0.77×1 works
  7. Medicine0.44×6 works
  8. Materials Science0.33×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  10. Nursing0.24×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  13. Engineering0.16×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.03×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rockwool Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Rasmus Landersø, Signe Hald Andersen and Eskil Heinesen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rockwool Foundation.

  1. 1 Rasmus Landersø Denmark · #363,863 worldwide 790 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Signe Hald Andersen Denmark · #366,827 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Eskil Heinesen Denmark · #487,722 worldwide 1.9k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Peter Fallesen Denmark · #530,093 worldwide 1.7k citations · 136 works
  5. 5 Jacob Nielsen Arendt Denmark · #570,831 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Lars Højsgaard Andersen Denmark · #815,159 worldwide 682 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Helene Bie Lilleør Denmark · #941,518 worldwide 780 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen Denmark · #1,230,852 worldwide 311 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Dorthe Lybye Denmark · #1,604,043 worldwide 907 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jens Bonke Denmark · #1,689,925 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Rockwool Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Rockwool Foundation?

The most cited paper from Rockwool Foundation is "Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA" (Christopher Wildeman, Emily A. Wang, 2017), with 901 citations. Next come "Education, Gender, and Cohort Fertility in the Nordic Countries" (415) and "Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA Christopher Wildeman, Emily A. Wang · The Lancet Apr 2017 901
2 Education, Gender, and Cohort Fertility in the Nordic Countries Marika Jalovaara, Gerda R. Neyer, Gunnar Andersson et al. · European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie Open access 19 Jun 2018 415
3 Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial Christopher Ksoll, Helene Bie Lilleør, Jonas Helth Lønborg et al. · Journal of Development Economics Open access 29 Dec 2015 238
4 Beyond the Economic Gaze: Childbearing During and After Recessions in the Nordic Countries Chiara Ludovica Comolli, Gerda R. Neyer, Gunnar B. J. Andersson et al. · European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie Open access 19 Nov 2020 234
5 The Scandinavian Fantasy: The Sources of Intergenerational Mobility in Denmark and the US Rasmus Landersø, James J. Heckman · Scandinavian Journal of Economics Open access 16 Dec 2016 212
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rockwool Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Labor Market, Health, Immigration, Social Support, Education and Human Capital.

▲ 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. Mental Health10▲ 9.5×13 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 6.3×9 topics
  3. Labor Market8▲ 39×8 topics
  4. Health6▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Education5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  6. Immigration5▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Social Support5▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  9. Human Capital4▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Social Networks4▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Income Inequality4▲ 40×5 topics
  12. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 51×3 topics
  13. Inequality4▲ 23×4 topics
  14. Network Effects4▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Remittances4▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Intergenerational Mobility3▲ 665×1 topic
  17. Social Stratification3▲ 665×1 topic
  18. Health Disparities3▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Unemployment3▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Health Outcomes3▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Social Policy3▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Health Care Utilization3▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Mental Illness3▲ 54×3 topics
  24. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Acculturation2▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Corruption2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Substance Abuse2▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Gender Inequality2▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Homelessness2▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Housing First2▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Law Enforcement2▲ 51×3 topics
  32. Political Economy2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Public Opinion2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Trauma2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Violence2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Drug Trafficking2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Economic Crisis2▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Precarious Employment2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Racial Disparities2▲ 50×3 topics
  40. Resettlement2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Rockwool Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Migration and Labor Dynamics, Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies, Homelessness and Social Issues and Employment and Welfare Studies.

Migration and Labor Dynamics: 4 fractional worksIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 2 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and…2Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology

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

  1. 1 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rockwool Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher 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 Rockwool Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Rockwool Foundation0.00030% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Rockwool Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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