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Stockholm Environment Institute

In research, Stockholm Environment Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,195 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,116 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,639 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,650
of 28,054 · #8,012 all time
Rank in Sweden
#73
of 125
Research works
594
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
54.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Stockholm Environment Institute 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 #1,195 of 6,208 46.8%173
Physical SciencesDomain #6,116 of 21,541 43.1%302
Social SciencesDomain #5,639 of 16,945 51.5%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stockholm Environment Institute 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).

What does Stockholm Environment Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 28.0 works5.7×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.65× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.72× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard J. T. Klein, Måns Nilsson and Rasmus Kløcker Larsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stockholm Environment Institute.

  1. 1 Richard J. T. Klein Sweden · #17,264 worldwide 589 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Måns Nilsson Sweden · #21,706 worldwide 617 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen Sweden · #167,962 worldwide 155 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Louise Karlberg Sweden · #201,327 worldwide 214 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Björn Nykvist Sweden · #202,879 worldwide 149 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Francis X. Johnson Sweden · #432,000 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Annika E. Nilsson Sweden · #457,609 worldwide 94 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Neal Haddaway Sweden · #527,941 worldwide 229 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Åsa Gerger Swartling Sweden · #639,708 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Henrik Carlsen Sweden · #651,045 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute

Which keywords describe research at Stockholm Environment Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Warming.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 7.2×40 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 6.2×32 topics
  3. Renewable Energy10▲ 7.0×12 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.9×19 topics
  5. Resilience7▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Climate Change Adaptation7▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Global Warming6▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Social-Ecological Systems6▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Energy Transition5▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Globalization5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  12. Adaptive Governance5▲ 212×1 topic
  13. Sustainability Transitions5▲ 192×1 topic
  14. Vulnerability5▲ 21×6 topics
  15. Economic Growth5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Environmental Policy4▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Economic Impacts4▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Policy Instruments4▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Governance3▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction3▲ 25×4 topics
  22. Land Use Change3▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Circular Economy3▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 22×5 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  26. Environmental Management3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  27. NGOs3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Social Capital3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Political Economy2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  30. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Development Policies2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Emerging Markets2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Foreign Aid2▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Frugal Innovation2▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Risk Perception2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Adaptation2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  40. Policy2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Stockholm Environment Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Policy and Economics, International Development and Aid and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Sustainability and Clima…5Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentBusiness and International Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.5%domestic only56.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stockholm Environment Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher 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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