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Swedish Space Corporation

In research, Swedish Space Corporation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,031 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,223
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#176
of 259
Research works
175
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Swedish Space Corporation

What is Swedish Space Corporation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,031 of 17,446 9.3%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swedish Space Corporation 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 Space Corporation work in?

In all years, 72% of research at Swedish Space Corporation is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Medicine (15%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 127 fractional works · 72.3% of its workEngineering: 69 fractional works · 39.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 51 fractional works · 29.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 20 fractional works · 11.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwedish SpaceCorporation175fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6939.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2313.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences94.9%
    4. Environmental Science84.8%
    5. Computer Science74.1%
    6. Materials Science63.3%
    7. Chemistry42.5%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Medicine2615.0%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.3%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.7%
    4. Neuroscience21.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.0%
    3. Social Sciences20.9%
    4. Psychology10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.71× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.78×2 works
  2. Engineering3.71×6 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.36×1 works
  4. Psychology1.15×0 works
  5. Dentistry0.89×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.66×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.43×0 works
  9. Medicine0.35×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.30×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.28×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swedish Space Corporation?

Ranked on the quality score, Kjell Anflo, F. von Schéele and U. Frisk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish Space Corporation.

  1. 1 Kjell Anflo Sweden · #1,428,064 worldwide 886 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 F. von Schéele Sweden · #2,158,673 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 U. Frisk Sweden · #3,007,911 worldwide 3.2k citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Peter Rathsman Sweden · #3,008,311 worldwide 349 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Y. Houltz Sweden · #3,077,700 worldwide 259 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ron Noteborn Sweden · #3,290,801 worldwide 260 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Robin Larsson Sweden · #3,336,502 worldwide 579 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Gunnar Florin Sweden · #3,404,584 worldwide 333 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Tor‐Arne Grönland Sweden · #3,606,182 worldwide 207 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Mats Rosengren Sweden · #3,610,929 worldwide 174 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish Space Corporation

What are the most cited papers from Swedish Space Corporation?

The most cited paper from Swedish Space Corporation is "Direct liquid chromatographic resolution of racemic drugs using α1-acid glycoprotein as the chiral stationary phase" (Jörgen Hermansson, 1983), with 329 citations. Next come "Patient-controlled Analgesic Therapy, Part IV" (269) and "The Odin satellite" (224).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Direct liquid chromatographic resolution of racemic drugs using α1-acid glycoprotein as the chiral stationary phase Jörgen Hermansson · Journal of Chromatography A 1983 329
2 Patient-controlled Analgesic Therapy, Part IV Bengt E. Dahlström, Anders Tamsen, Lennart K. Paalzow et al. · Clinical Pharmacokinetics 1982 269
3 The Odin satellite U. Frisk et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 23 Apr 2003 224
4 Morphine kinetics in cancer patients Juliette Säwe, Bengt E. Dahlström, L Paalzow et al. · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Nov 1981 171
5 Odin/SMR limb observations of stratospheric trace gases: Level 2 processing of ClO, N2O, HNO3, and O3 J. Urban, Nicolas Lautié, É. Le Flochmoën et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 27 Jul 2005 150
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swedish Space Corporation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, Cryogenic Storage, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Remote Sensing, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications and Orbit Determination.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. CubeSat17▲ 401×1 topic
  2. small satellite17▲ 401×1 topic
  3. Remote Sensing9▲ 4.5×15 topics
  4. Cryogenic Storage7▲ 107×1 topic
  5. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)7▲ 107×1 topic
  6. LEO Satellite Constellation7▲ 189×1 topic
  7. Satellite Communications7▲ 189×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.2×6 topics
  9. Orbit Determination5▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Health Effects5▲ 4.3×4 topics
  11. Solar System Abundances5▲ 31×1 topic
  12. Terrestrial Planets5▲ 31×1 topic
  13. On-Orbit Servicing4▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Space Debris4▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Solar Wind4▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Mars4▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Martian Surface4▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Deepwater Horizon4▲ 192×1 topic
  20. Oil Spill Detection4▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Spacecraft Formation Flying3▲ 123×1 topic
  22. Trajectory Optimization3▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Simulation3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  24. Validation3▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Polypharmacy3▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Chronic Pain3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  28. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Distributed Systems3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion3▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Regression Rate Behavior3▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Method Validation2▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Design2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Inertial Navigation Systems2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Sensor Fusion2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Ionosphere2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Magnetosphere2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Medication Adherence2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Space Policy2▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Space Tourism2▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Swedish Space Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Satellite Communication Systems, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies.

Spacecraft Design and Te…2Spacecraft Design and Technology: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…0Space exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 0 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Based Education: 0 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 0 fractional worksOutdoor and Experiential Education: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 0 works
  9. 9 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Outdoor and Experiential Education Social Psychology 0 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swedish Space Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Swedish Space Corporation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Swedish Space Corporation0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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