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Swedish Defence University

In research, Swedish Defence University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,506 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,597 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#311 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Gender Studies is 18.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,937
of 28,054 · #9,449 all time
Rank in Sweden
#56
of 125
Research works
1.6k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Swedish Defence 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 #2,506 of 10,521 38.3%254 #3605
Social SciencesField #1,597 of 6,365 42.1%189 #2255
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #311 of 1,201 47.3%68 #601
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #892 of 2,578 43.2%71 #1332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swedish Defence 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#3,605 #2,506
  2. Social Sciences#2,255 #1,597
  3. Political Science and International Relations#601 #311
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,332 #892
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 Swedish Defence University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 18.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 20.2 works18×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 67.9 works15×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 71.3 works6.4×
  4. Social SciencesField · 189.4 works4.8×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.81× its world share, 189 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swedish Defence University?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Mattsson, Jann K. Kleffner and Simon Hollis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish Defence University.

  1. 1 H. Mattsson Sweden · #198,307 worldwide 102 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jann K. Kleffner Sweden · #224,731 worldwide 43 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Simon Hollis Sweden · #346,945 worldwide 78 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Sascha‐Dominik Bachmann Sweden · #418,448 worldwide 12 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Edith Heilbronn Sweden · #567,221 worldwide 73 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Gerry Larsson Sweden · #620,726 worldwide 155 citations · 154 works
  7. 7 Magnus Ekengren Sweden · #655,831 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Sofia Nilsson Sweden · #663,983 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Misa Sjöberg Sweden · #688,562 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Kjell Engelbrekt Sweden · #707,709 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish Defence University

Which keywords describe research at Swedish Defence University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, International Relations, Global Governance, Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Globalization, Diplomacy and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. International Law28▲ 29×12 topics
  2. Globalization26▲ 4.3×35 topics
  3. International Relations26▲ 34×16 topics
  4. Global Governance24▲ 34×11 topics
  5. Peacebuilding24▲ 116×5 topics
  6. Human Rights23▲ 7.3×25 topics
  7. Diplomacy15▲ 50×6 topics
  8. Neoliberalism14▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Ethics14▲ 9.1×10 topics
  10. War Crimes13▲ 100×2 topics
  11. Information Warfare13▲ 134×2 topics
  12. Security12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  13. Conflict12▲ 24×8 topics
  14. Geopolitics12▲ 24×7 topics
  15. Gender Inequality12▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Feminist Perspectives11▲ 139×2 topics
  17. Gender-based Violence11▲ 64×3 topics
  18. Colonialism11▲ 7.6×16 topics
  19. Resilience11▲ 7.4×8 topics
  20. Military Masculinity11▲ 263×1 topic
  21. Sexual Violence11▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Risk Management11▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Local Turn10▲ 233×1 topic
  24. Resilience Governance10▲ 233×1 topic
  25. Leadership10▲ 6.9×9 topics
  26. Power10▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Hegemony10▲ 124×2 topics
  28. Soft Power10▲ 79×2 topics
  29. International Institutions10▲ 150×1 topic
  30. Norms10▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Gender10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  32. Democracy9▲ 8.2×8 topics
  33. Security Council9▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Humanitarian Intervention8▲ 73×2 topics
  35. Governance8▲ 8.2×8 topics
  36. Vulnerability8▲ 12×8 topics
  37. Counterinsurgency8▲ 254×2 topics
  38. Hybrid Warfare8▲ 152×1 topic
  39. Russia8▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Transitional Justice8▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does Swedish Defence University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender, Security, and Conflict, Peacebuilding and International Security, International Relations and Foreign Policy and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies.

Gender, Security, and Co…11Gender, Security, and Conflict: 11 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…10Peacebuilding and International Security: 10 fractional worksInternational Relations …10International Relations and Foreign Policy: 10 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…8European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 8 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 7 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 6 fractional worksDisaster Management and …6Disaster Management and Resilience: 6 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 6 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 5 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…5Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 5 fractional works
Gender StudiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 11 works
  2. 2 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swedish Defence University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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