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Hospital / health system · Skövde · Sweden

Skaraborg Hospital

In research, Skaraborg Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,458 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,006 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,602
of 28,054 · #12,933 all time
Rank in Sweden
#103
of 125
Research works
1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #2,458 of 17,978 18.0%718
Health SciencesDomain #3,006 of 20,462 18.6%810

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 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.31× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Skaraborg Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Per Gustafsson, Joachim Mark and Olle Nelzén lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Skaraborg Hospital.

  1. 1 Per Gustafsson Sweden · #46,061 worldwide 214 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Joachim Mark Sweden · #142,021 worldwide 197 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Olle Nelzén Sweden · #386,682 worldwide 93 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mats Bende Sweden · #467,654 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Skaraborg Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Skaraborg Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Diabetes, Risk Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Primary Care and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.0×50 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 6.4×19 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 3.3×24 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 4.7×15 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.3×24 topics
  6. Diabetes4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. Mental Health3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.5×10 topics
  11. Mortality3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.8×16 topics
  13. Primary Care3▲ 8.3×8 topics
  14. Obesity2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  15. Genetics2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  16. Glycemic Control2▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  18. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Prevalence2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  21. Complications2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. Adolescents2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  24. Glaucoma2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Radiotherapy2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Macular Degeneration2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Optic Nerve2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Chronic Disease2▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Cognitive Function2▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Hypertension2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Insulin Therapy1▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Lifestyle Intervention1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Quality Improvement1▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Skaraborg Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Diabetes Management and Education and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…1Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…1Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNephrologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Skaraborg Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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