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Swedish Research Council

In research, Swedish Research Council stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,520 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,844 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,318 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,220
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#92
of 259
Research works
614
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Swedish Research Council

What is Swedish Research Council 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,520 of 16,688 11.5%225
MedicineField #6,844 of 14,558 11.6%205
Life SciencesDomain #6,318 of 11,023 11.9%136
Physical SciencesDomain #13,627 of 17,446 12.9%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swedish Research Council 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Swedish Research Council work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Swedish Research Council is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (18%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 30.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 17.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.3% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSwedish ResearchCouncil40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences512.0%
    2. Psychology410.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.0%
    4. Decision Sciences12.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    1. Environmental Science717.8%
    2. Computer Science25.1%
    3. Engineering12.4%
    4. Mathematics11.8%
    5. Energy11.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine615.7%
    2. Health Professions25.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences513.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.58× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.58×7 works
  2. Psychology3.58×4 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.79×5 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.38×1 works
  5. Health Professions2.04×2 works
  6. Energy1.82×1 works
  7. Mathematics1.54×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.95×5 works
  10. Medicine0.82×6 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.68×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.66×2 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.56×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  18. Engineering0.16×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swedish Research Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Per‐Olof Kinell, Elisabeth Johannisson and J. W. Weeks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish Research Council.

  1. 1 Per‐Olof Kinell Sweden · #2,628,253 worldwide 2.9k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Elisabeth Johannisson Sweden · #2,744,509 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 J. W. Weeks Sweden · #3,072,002 worldwide 1k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Lars Garby Sweden · #3,825,485 worldwide 1.5k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Robert Manuel Fernández Guerrero Sweden · #3,928,788 worldwide 601 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Nils Malmberg Sweden · #3,946,373 worldwide 130 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Z. Čekan Sweden · #4,035,554 worldwide 1.4k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Erica Sundin Sweden · #4,817,167 worldwide 229 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Karl-Johan Hedqvist Sweden · #5,057,090 worldwide 260 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Johan Eellend Sweden · #5,358,764 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish Research Council

What are the most cited papers from Swedish Research Council?

The most cited paper from Swedish Research Council is "The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths" (Éric F. Lambin et al., 2001), with 3,797 citations. Next come "Sustainability Science" (2,556) and "Studies of Intestinal Digestion and Absorption in the Human1" (1,055).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths Éric F. Lambin et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access Dec 2001 3,797
2 Sustainability Science Robert W. Kates et al. · Science 27 Apr 2001 2,556
3 Studies of Intestinal Digestion and Absorption in the Human1 Bengt Jonas Borgstrom, Arne Dahlqvist, Göran Lundh et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Oct 1957 1,055
4 The Problem of Fit between Ecosystems and Institutions: Ten Years Later Carl Folke, Lowell Pritchard, Fikret Berkes et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2007 715
5 ISO 14042 Environmental management • Life cycle assessment • life cycle impact assessment Sven‐Olof Ryding · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Nov 1999 692
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swedish Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Adaptation, Impulsivity, Psychiatric Disorders, Sustainability, Invasive Species, Methane Production and Ruminant Nutrition.

▲ 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-now 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 5.5×18 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  3. Adaptation2▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Impulsivity2▲ 103×2 topics
  5. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 41×4 topics
  6. Invasive Species2▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Grazing Management2▲ 1201×1 topic
  8. Methane Production2▲ 166×1 topic
  9. Perennial Pastures2▲ 1201×1 topic
  10. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 166×1 topic
  11. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 58×2 topics
  12. Ecology2▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Pastoralists2▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Rangeland Degradation2▲ 172×1 topic
  16. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  19. Self-Regulation1▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Epidemiology1▼ 0.82×10 topics
  21. Public Health1▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Big Data1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  23. Biodiversity1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Cancer Risk1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Environmental Impact Assessment1▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Offsets1▲ 348×1 topic
  27. Mental Health1▲ 1.95×7 topics
  28. Mortality Risk1▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Motivation1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. No Net Loss1▲ 348×1 topic
  31. Collaborative Learning1▲ 36×1 topic
  32. European Company Law1▲ 199×1 topic
  33. Metacognition1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Regulatory Competition1▲ 199×1 topic

Which research topics does Swedish Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pasture and Agricultural Systems, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Pasture and Agricultural…2Pasture and Agricultural Systems: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…2Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and…2Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…2Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservation and Management: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …1Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional works
ForestryAgronomy and Crop ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Pasture and Agricultural Systems Forestry 2 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swedish Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Swedish Research Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Swedish Research Council0.000097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Swedish Research Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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