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Umeå University

In research, Umeå University stands highest in Health Sciences (#261 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#293 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#272 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction and Safety Research (Human-Computer Interaction is 3.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#325
of 22,385 · #455 all time
Rank in Sweden
#8
of 107
Research works
43k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Umeå University

What is Umeå University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #261 of 9,902 13.4%1,601 #309
Social SciencesDomain #293 of 9,585 15.0%1,532 #510
MedicineField #272 of 8,541 13.3%1,281 #302
Social SciencesField #228 of 5,988 16.0%821 #425
Life SciencesDomain #316 of 6,403 11.2%754 #361
Physical SciencesDomain #597 of 10,670 11.8%1,279 #855
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #186 of 2,526 17.7%266 #377
Computer ScienceField #335 of 4,417 11.9%387 #807
EducationSubfield #162 of 1,930 14.9%188 #260
Health ProfessionsField #163 of 1,895 14.4%255 #199

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#309 #261
  2. Social Sciences#510 #293
  3. Medicine#302 #272
  4. Social Sciences#425 #228
  5. Life Sciences#361 #316
  6. Physical Sciences#855 #597
  7. Sociology and Political Science#377 #186
  8. Computer Science#807 #335
  9. Education#260 #162
  10. Health Professions#199 #163
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Umeå University work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Umeå University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,857 fractional works · 31.3% of its workMedicine: 1,483 fractional works · 25.0% of its workSurgery: 149 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 139 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 127 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 104 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 104 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 97 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 297 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 182 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,734 fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 936 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 301 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 208 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 104 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 356 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 120 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 171 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 114 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,460 fractional works · 24.6% of its workComputer Science: 436 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 186 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 330 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 298 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 888 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 477 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 281 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 195 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 102 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 148 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 73 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUmeå University5,938fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences29%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,85731.3%
    1. Medicine1,48325.0%
    2. Health Professions2975.0%
    3. Dentistry380.6%
    4. Nursing340.6%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,73429.2%
    1. Social Sciences93615.8%
    2. Psychology3566.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities1712.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1141.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance871.5%
    6. Decision Sciences691.2%
    1. Computer Science4367.3%
    2. Environmental Science3305.6%
    3. Engineering2985.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences841.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy841.4%
    6. Materials Science751.3%
    7. Mathematics701.2%
    8. Chemistry410.7%
    9. Energy340.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4778.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1953.3%
    3. Neuroscience1482.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology621.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Umeå University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 3.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 37.6 works3.1×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 46.2 works2.8×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 195 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 477 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 148 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 436 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 298 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 330 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 75 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 297 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 1,483 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 171 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 356 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 936 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.97×356 works
  2. Health Professions1.90×297 works
  3. Neuroscience1.54×148 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×477 works
  5. Dentistry1.32×38 works
  6. Medicine1.30×1,483 works
  7. Social Sciences1.25×936 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.21×69 works
  9. Nursing1.19×34 works
  10. Environmental Science1.12×330 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×62 works
  12. Mathematics1.00×70 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.00×171 works
  14. Computer Science0.94×436 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×84 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×195 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×87 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.63×84 works
  19. Energy0.62×34 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×114 works
  21. Veterinary0.50×4 works
  22. Chemistry0.44×41 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.36×8 works
  24. Materials Science0.36×75 works
  25. Engineering0.33×298 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×6 works

Who are the top researchers at Umeå University?

Ranked on the quality score, Helena Edlund, Göran Hallmans and Joacim Rocklöv lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Umeå University.

  1. 1 Helena Edlund Sweden · #8,787 worldwide 32k citations · 163 works
  2. 2 Göran Hallmans Sweden · #17,524 worldwide 35k citations · 321 works
  3. 3 Joacim Rocklöv Sweden · #17,592 worldwide 35k citations · 310 works
  4. 4 Roland S. Johansson Sweden · #28,800 worldwide 31k citations · 219 works
  5. 5 Å. B. Vallbo Sweden · #30,614 worldwide 16k citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Christofer Åström Sweden · #31,273 worldwide 8.3k citations · 83 works
  7. 7 Bertil Forsberg Sweden · #40,145 worldwide 39k citations · 571 works
  8. 8 Hans Wolf‐Watz Sweden · #41,446 worldwide 17k citations · 167 works
  9. 9 Peter Munch Andersen Sweden · #42,382 worldwide 30k citations · 416 works
  10. 10 Dmitry Shungin Sweden · #43,724 worldwide 26k citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Umeå University

What are the most cited papers from Umeå University?

The most cited paper from Umeå University is "Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness" (Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Berit M Lundman, 2003), with 21,197 citations. Next come "A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity" (17,763) and "Involvement of the Superoxide Anion Radical in the Autoxidation of Pyrogallol and a Convenient Assay for Superoxide Dismutase" (10,396).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Berit M Lundman · Nurse Education Today 7 Nov 2003 21,197
2 A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity Martin Jínek, Krzysztof Chylinski, Ines Fonfara et al. · Science Open access 29 Jun 2012 17,763
3 Involvement of the Superoxide Anion Radical in the Autoxidation of Pyrogallol and a Convenient Assay for Superoxide Dismutase Stefan L. Marklund, Gudrun MARKLUND · European Journal of Biochemistry Open access Sep 1974 10,396
4 PLS-regression: a basic tool of chemometrics Svante Wold, Michael Sjöstróm, Lennart Eriksson · Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems Oct 2001 10,019
5 Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci Stephan Ripke et al. · Nature Open access297 authors Jul 2014 8,181
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Umeå University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation 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-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 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. Epidemiology352▲ 1.49×130 topics
  2. Climate Change223▲ 1.38×92 topics
  3. Machine Learning164▼ 0.83×74 topics
  4. Inflammation163▲ 1.29×81 topics
  5. Mental Health150▲ 1.76×37 topics
  6. Quality of Life150▲ 1.74×51 topics
  7. Public Health148▲ 1.70×57 topics
  8. Globalization143▲ 1.23×89 topics
  9. Deep Learning132▼ 0.64×69 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease131▲ 1.94×36 topics
  11. Risk Factors122▲ 1.87×36 topics
  12. Education110◆ 1.08×62 topics
  13. Treatment107▲ 1.48×51 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress106◆ 1.08×56 topics
  15. Depression101▲ 1.94×22 topics
  16. Social Media93◆ 1.13×32 topics
  17. Qualitative Research89▲ 1.77×23 topics
  18. Diagnosis88▲ 1.59×40 topics
  19. Global Burden86▲ 2.7×12 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence85◆ 1.00×35 topics
  21. Genetics75▲ 1.79×27 topics
  22. Well-being72▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Management72▲ 1.52×31 topics
  24. Health Effects68▲ 1.91×21 topics
  25. Mortality66▲ 1.97×13 topics
  26. Ethics64▲ 2.1×33 topics
  27. Anxiety64▲ 2.2×11 topics
  28. Pedagogy60▲ 2.0×16 topics
  29. Prevalence53▲ 2.2×15 topics
  30. Neoliberalism52▲ 2.5×19 topics
  31. Social Sciences52▲ 6.1×9 topics
  32. Health Disparities51▲ 3.3×9 topics
  33. Surveillance50▲ 3.0×5 topics
  34. Discourse Analysis45▲ 3.1×8 topics
  35. Mortality Risk44▲ 3.1×6 topics
  36. Special Education42▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Gender Studies40▲ 4.4×7 topics
  38. Academic Achievement40▲ 3.9×9 topics
  39. Methodology39▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Quantitative Methods38▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Umeå University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social and Educational Sciences, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Social and Educational S…38Social and Educational Sciences: 38 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…28Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 28 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 27 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 24 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 23 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 22 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 22 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…20Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 20 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 19 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 19 fractional works
EducationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSafety ResearchPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 38 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 27 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 24 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 23 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 22 works
  7. 7 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 22 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 20 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 19 works
  10. 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 19 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Umeå University'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 Umeå University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.023% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Umeå University0.023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Umeå University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Umeå University13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2011.

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Which institutions have research most like Umeå University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Gothenburg has the research profile closest to Umeå University's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 University of GothenburgSweden · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Professions 0.85 Compare
  2. 2 University of BergenNorway · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Dentistry 0.81 Compare
  3. 3 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Professions 0.77 Compare
  4. 4 Boston UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Health Professions, Neuroscience 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 Indiana UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.74 Compare

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