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Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

In research, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,605 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,081 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,826
of 28,054 · #17,912 all time
Rank in Sweden
#85
of 125
Research works
733
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,605 of 11,982 25.1%97 #9221
MedicineField #8,081 of 10,443 24.9%76 #8070

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences 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).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.45× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.30× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.33× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Göran Kenttä, Örjan Ekblom and Jane Meckbach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Göran Kenttä Sweden · #145,695 worldwide 203 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Örjan Ekblom Sweden · #597,552 worldwide 75 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Jane Meckbach Sweden · #637,010 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Elin Ekblom‐Bak Sweden · #670,613 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Susanne Johansson Sweden · #862,445 worldwide 12 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Åsa Bäckström Sweden · #986,610 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Sanna M. Nordin‐Bates Sweden · #1,036,276 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Karin Redelius Sweden · #1,053,423 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 C. Mikael Mattsson Sweden · #1,069,403 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Suzanne Lundvall Sweden · #1,223,419 worldwide 15 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Exercise, High-Intensity Interval Training, Mental Health and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.1×25 topics
  2. Physical Activity19▲ 22×11 topics
  3. Public Health19▲ 7.5×19 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 8.0×17 topics
  5. Mental Health14▲ 5.6×19 topics
  6. Exercise13▲ 64×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors13▲ 6.8×15 topics
  8. High-Intensity Interval Training13▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Physical Fitness11▲ 45×3 topics
  10. Health Promotion10▲ 18×8 topics
  11. Chronic Diseases10▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Health Benefits9▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Inflammation9▲ 2.5×24 topics
  14. Intervention Strategies9▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Sedentary Behavior9▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Obesity8▲ 6.5×14 topics
  17. Resistance Training8▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Youth Engagement8▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Well-being8▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Injury Prevention8▲ 36×4 topics
  21. Physical Education8▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Qualitative Research7▲ 4.9×5 topics
  23. Gender Dynamics7▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Heart Failure7▲ 9.7×4 topics
  25. Vascular Function7▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Prevention7▲ 9.8×4 topics
  27. Cardiorespiratory Fitness6▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Exercise Capacity6▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Aging6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  30. Prevalence6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  31. Sport Psychology6▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Adolescents6▲ 9.4×7 topics
  33. Expert Performance6▲ 142×1 topic
  34. Motor Imagery6▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Performance Analysis6▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Sport Education6▲ 181×1 topic
  37. Teaching Games for Understanding6▲ 181×1 topic
  38. Training Load6▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Muscle Injuries5▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury5▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Activity and Health, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sport Psychology and Performance and Physical Education and Pedagogy.

Physical Activity and He…9Physical Activity and Health: 9 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…6Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…6Sport Psychology and Performance: 6 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…6Physical Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…4Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 4 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyComplementary and alternative medicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 9 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 3 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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