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Swedish Institute of Space Physics

In research, Swedish Institute of Space Physics stands highest in Astronomy and Astrophysics (#371 of 443 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,803 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,632 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 116.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,989
of 28,054 · #10,033 all time
Rank in Sweden
#105
of 125
Research works
1.4k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Swedish Institute of Space Physics 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
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #371 of 443 22.5%61 #399
Physical SciencesDomain #10,803 of 12,888 20.1%94 #6226
Physics and AstronomyField #1,632 of 1,646 23.1%68 #3016

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swedish Institute of Space Physics 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. Astronomy and Astrophysics#399 #371
  2. Physical Sciences#6,226 #10,803
  3. Physics and Astronomy#3,016 #1,632
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 Institute of Space Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 116.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 61.0 works117×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 68.0 works30×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.20× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 30.34× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 30.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swedish Institute of Space Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Thidé, R. Lundin and Jan‐Erik Wahlund lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish Institute of Space Physics.

  1. 1 B. Thidé Sweden · #86,277 worldwide 287 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 R. Lundin Sweden · #129,232 worldwide 300 citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Jan‐Erik Wahlund Sweden · #192,694 worldwide 281 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 J. Bergman Sweden · #203,239 worldwide 238 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Gunnar Holmgren Sweden · #236,202 worldwide 61 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 H. J. Opgenoorth Sweden · #436,934 worldwide 110 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 S. Kirkwood Sweden · #439,484 worldwide 128 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 A. I. Eriksson Sweden · #452,013 worldwide 228 citations · 105 works
  9. 9 M. Yamauchi Sweden · #539,080 worldwide 95 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 S. Barabash Sweden · #556,383 worldwide 182 citations · 132 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Which keywords describe research at Swedish Institute of Space Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets and Mars.

▲ 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. Solar Wind32▲ 341×2 topics
  2. Ionosphere17▲ 298×1 topic
  3. Magnetosphere17▲ 298×1 topic
  4. Coronal Mass Ejections15▲ 405×1 topic
  5. Solar Dynamics Observatory15▲ 405×1 topic
  6. Solar System Abundances15▲ 307×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets15▲ 307×1 topic
  8. Mars9▲ 273×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface9▲ 273×1 topic
  10. Geomagnetic Field5▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Magnetosome Formation5▲ 239×1 topic
  12. Ionospheric Anomalies5▲ 133×1 topic
  13. Seismic Electromagnetics5▲ 133×1 topic
  14. Climate Change3◆ 1.14×12 topics
  15. Ozone Depletion3▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Stratospheric Water Vapor3▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Air Quality2▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Supernovae2▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Turbulence2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Space Exploration2▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Quantum Gravity2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Dark Energy1▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Exoplanets1▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Geodetic Measurements1▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Stellar Astrophysics1▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Black Carbon1▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Orbit Determination1▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Spectroscopy1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Tokamak1▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Transport1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Astrobiology1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 48×1 topic
  36. GRACE1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Geometry1▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Hyperbolic1▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Satellite Observations1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. groundwater depletion1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Swedish Institute of Space Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…17Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 17 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…15Astro and Planetary Science: 15 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…15Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 15 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 9 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 5 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular BiologyGeophysicsAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  4. 4 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.2%domestic only42.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swedish Institute of Space Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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