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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

In research, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,197 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,974 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,880
of 42,892
Rank in Sweden
#57
of 286
Research works
561
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
80.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,197 of 6,208 50.1%159
Physical SciencesDomain #4,974 of 21,541 43.5%314

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 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: 1.81× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.29× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.07× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.64× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Karl-Göran Mäler, Johan Colding and G. B. Scharmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Karl-Göran Mäler Sweden · #62,753 worldwide 592 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Johan Colding Sweden · #149,782 worldwide 248 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 G. B. Scharmer Sweden · #405,838 worldwide 152 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 E Ask-Upmark Sweden · #637,543 worldwide 72 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 D. Kiselman Sweden · #900,230 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Andrea Belgrano Sweden · #1,461,293 worldwide 34 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison Sweden · #1,528,929 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Social-Ecological Systems, Environmental Impact, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Adaptive Governance.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 8.1×43 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 6.4×27 topics
  3. Renewable Energy7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  4. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.8×15 topics
  5. Social-Ecological Systems5▲ 57×3 topics
  6. Climate Change Adaptation4▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Resilience4▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Adaptive Governance3▲ 247×1 topic
  9. Sustainability Transitions3▲ 224×1 topic
  10. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services3▲ 14×8 topics
  12. Energy Transition3▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Public Health3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  14. Global Warming3▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Urbanization2▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Environmental Policy2▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 27×4 topics
  20. EROI2▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Fossil Fuels2▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Land Use Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Spatial Patterns2▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Early-warning Signals2▲ 332×1 topic
  26. Public Perception2▲ 25×4 topics
  27. Regime Shifts2▲ 332×1 topic
  28. Biogeography2▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Global Governance2▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Global Impact2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Vulnerability2▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Environmental Attitudes1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Environmental Ethics1▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Corporate Social Responsibility1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Health Research1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Human-Nature Interactions1▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Risk Perception1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Spatial Dynamics1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. System Dynamics1▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Team Science1▲ 81×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Ecosystem dynamics and resilience and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Sustainability and Clima…3Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksEcosystem dynamics and r…2Ecosystem dynamics and resilience: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEconomics and EconometricsEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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