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Södertörn University

In research, Södertörn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,371 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#923 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#292 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, History and Political Science and International Relations — Communication is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,166
of 28,054 · #6,695 all time
Rank in Sweden
#38
of 125
Research works
2.9k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Södertörn University 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,371 of 10,521 32.3%609 #1379
Social SciencesField #923 of 6,365 33.7%394 #1239
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #292 of 1,201 37.5%82 #536
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #667 of 2,578 32.0%139 #810
Physical SciencesDomain #7,561 of 12,888 31.8%95 #9517
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,189 of 1,998 28.3%101 #761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Södertörn University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,379 #1,371
  2. Social Sciences#1,239 #923
  3. Political Science and International Relations#536 #292
  4. Sociology and Political Science#810 #667
  5. Physical Sciences#9,517 #7,561
  6. Arts and Humanities#761 #1,189
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Södertörn University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 26.7 works13×
  2. HistorySubfield · 20.5 works8.3×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 82.5 works7.2×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 23.6 works7.1×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.53× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 394 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Södertörn University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pejvak Oghazi, Fredrik Svenaeus and Martin Jönsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Södertörn University.

  1. 1 Pejvak Oghazi Sweden · #68,351 worldwide 357 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Fredrik Svenaeus Sweden · #94,472 worldwide 124 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Martin Jönsson Sweden · #127,706 worldwide 206 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ann-Sofie Lönngren Sweden · #251,308 worldwide 24 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Thomas Lundén Sweden · #257,490 worldwide 23 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Gunnar Nygren Sweden · #260,650 worldwide 66 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Nicholas Aylott Sweden · #288,917 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Hans Ruin Sweden · #299,862 worldwide 19 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Rickard Lalander Sweden · #309,037 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Yulia Gradskova Sweden · #319,827 worldwide 7 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Södertörn University

Which keywords describe research at Södertörn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Social Media, Identity, Gender, Pedagogy, Discourse Analysis and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Globalization72▲ 4.8×80 topics
  2. Education52▲ 3.9×49 topics
  3. Social Media49▲ 4.4×25 topics
  4. Identity39▲ 6.9×39 topics
  5. Qualitative Research34▲ 5.0×17 topics
  6. Human Rights34▲ 4.2×28 topics
  7. Gender31▲ 7.4×26 topics
  8. Pedagogy28▲ 7.5×10 topics
  9. Discourse Analysis28▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Nationalism28▲ 7.7×23 topics
  11. Social Sciences27▲ 25×8 topics
  12. Learning26▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Gender Studies26▲ 22×9 topics
  14. Neoliberalism26▲ 9.5×19 topics
  15. Ethics26▲ 7.0×25 topics
  16. Special Education24▲ 55×3 topics
  17. Methodology24▲ 65×2 topics
  18. Quantitative Methods23▲ 212×1 topic
  19. International Relations21▲ 11×18 topics
  20. Democracy19▲ 6.8×14 topics
  21. Religion19▲ 5.1×21 topics
  22. Colonialism18▲ 4.9×25 topics
  23. Public Opinion17▲ 18×6 topics
  24. Cultural Studies17▲ 5.8×19 topics
  25. Social Capital16▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Feminism16▲ 7.4×15 topics
  27. Citizenship16▲ 17×7 topics
  28. Deliberative Democracy16▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Politics15▲ 7.3×12 topics
  30. Political Economy15▲ 7.5×9 topics
  31. Multiculturalism14▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Global Governance14▲ 8.1×13 topics
  33. Income Inequality14▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Memory14▲ 7.4×12 topics
  35. Political Communication14▲ 33×2 topics
  36. European Union14▲ 7.7×9 topics
  37. Health Disparities14▲ 6.7×9 topics
  38. Online Communication13▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Discrimination12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  40. Civic Engagement12▲ 10.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Södertörn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Social Media and Politics, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Populism, Right-Wing Movements.

Social and Educational S…23Social and Educational Sciences: 23 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics11Social Media and Politics: 11 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…10Social Policy and Reform Studies: 10 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 7 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 7 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 7 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 6 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 5 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 5 fractional works
EducationCommunicationPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 23 works
  2. 2 Social Media and Politics Communication 11 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Media Studies and Communication Communication 7 works
  7. 7 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  8. 8 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and Schools Education 5 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Södertörn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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