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Skaraborg Hospital

In research, Skaraborg Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,256 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,994 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,822
of 22,385 · #11,175 all time
Rank in Sweden
#94
of 107
Research works
1k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Skaraborg Hospital

What is Skaraborg Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,256 of 16,688 10.9%810
MedicineField #2,994 of 14,558 10.8%718

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

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Skaraborg Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Health Professions (9%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 74 fractional works · 75.0% of its workMedicine: 63 fractional works · 64.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 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 workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSkaraborgHospital98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences13%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6364.2%
    2. Health Professions99.1%
    3. Nursing11.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences66.1%
    2. Psychology54.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.2%
    3. Neuroscience22.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.6%
    3. Chemistry00.5%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.45×9 works
  2. Medicine3.34×63 works
  3. Nursing2.95×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×2 works
  5. Psychology1.53×5 works
  6. Neuroscience1.30×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×4 works
  8. Veterinary0.83×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.52×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.48×6 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.34×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.29×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  19. Engineering0.08×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Skaraborg Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Per Gustafsson, Olle Nelzén and Lars Rydén lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Skaraborg Hospital.

  1. 1 Per Gustafsson Sweden · #235,046 worldwide 26k citations · 255 works
  2. 2 Olle Nelzén Sweden · #314,680 worldwide 3.2k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Lars Rydén Sweden · #553,443 worldwide 32k citations · 219 works
  4. 4 S. Skullman Sweden · #864,998 worldwide 3.5k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Joachim Mark Sweden · #876,369 worldwide 7.9k citations · 159 works
  6. 6 Anders Lindhagen Sweden · #975,137 worldwide 2.7k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Gunnar Hattevig Sweden · #996,265 worldwide 1.6k citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Erik Haraldsson Sweden · #1,242,502 worldwide 273 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Bengt Kjellman Sweden · #1,335,370 worldwide 8.2k citations · 165 works
  10. 10 G. Midhagen Sweden · #1,356,753 worldwide 1.3k citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Skaraborg Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Skaraborg Hospital?

The most cited paper from Skaraborg Hospital is "Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes" (Eleftheria Zeggini et al., 2008), with 1,880 citations. Next come "Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis" (1,801) and "A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena" (1,733).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes Eleftheria Zeggini et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access 30 Mar 2008 1,880
2 Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis The MAGIC investigators et al. · Nature Genetics Open access159 authors 27 Jun 2010 1,801
3 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
4 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Infancy Is an Important Risk Factor for Asthma and Allergy at Age 7 Nele Sigurs, Ragnar G. Bjarnason, F. Sigurbergsson et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine May 2000 1,143
5 Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Infancy and Asthma and Allergy at Age 13 Nele Sigurs, Per Gustafsson, Ragnar G. Bjarnason et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 31 Oct 2004 967
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Skaraborg Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Primary Care and Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.8×52 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 6.2×20 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 3.0×28 topics
  4. Quality of Life5▲ 3.4×26 topics
  5. Diabetes5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Treatment4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  9. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×17 topics
  10. Mortality3▲ 6.1×11 topics
  11. Obesity3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  12. Primary Care3▲ 8.5×9 topics
  13. Public Health3▲ 2.2×17 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  15. Glycemic Control3▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Patient-Centered Care3▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Depression3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Complications2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Critical Care2▲ 10.0×6 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Health Education2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  24. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  26. Heart Failure2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  27. Prevalence2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  28. Adolescents2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Resuscitation2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Chronic Disease2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Hypertension2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  32. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Glaucoma2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Insulin Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. End-of-Life2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Macular Degeneration2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Optic Nerve2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Skaraborg Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Diabetes Management and Education.

Palliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …2Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…1Corneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…1Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyOphthalmologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Skaraborg Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower 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 Skaraborg Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Skaraborg Hospital0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Skaraborg Hospital 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.

10%20%Skaraborg Hospital10.1% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2017.

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