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University College Absalon

In research, University College Absalon stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,413 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,708
of 22,385 · #15,690 all time
Rank in Denmark
#54
of 93
Research works
399
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
University College Absalon

What is University College Absalon 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,413 of 9,585 7.2%78 #6989

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College Absalon 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 University College Absalon work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at University College Absalon is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (19%), Psychology (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 92 fractional works · 60.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 34.5% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 8.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 28.9% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversityCollege Absalon153fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences60%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5334.5%
    2. Psychology2214.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities138.6%
    4. Decision Sciences21.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Medicine2818.6%
    2. Health Professions128.0%
    3. Nursing32.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science42.4%
    2. Engineering32.2%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Mathematics10.5%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.04× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 4.22× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.99× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.67× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.67×22 works
  2. Nursing4.22×3 works
  3. Health Professions3.04×12 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.99×13 works
  5. Social Sciences2.73×53 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.28×2 works
  7. Medicine0.97×28 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×4 works
  10. Veterinary0.48×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.42×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.37×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.31×4 works
  15. Dentistry0.31×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×1 works
  19. Engineering0.15×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University College Absalon?

Ranked on the quality score, Anne Kristine Petersen, Bjarke Lindsø Andersen and Vibeke Østergaard Steenfeldt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Absalon.

  1. 1 Anne Kristine Petersen Denmark · #2,340,415 worldwide 588 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Bjarke Lindsø Andersen Denmark · #2,369,935 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Vibeke Østergaard Steenfeldt Denmark · #2,393,347 worldwide 442 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Mikkel Snorre Wilms Boysen Denmark · #2,544,715 worldwide 238 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Rasmus Leth Vergmann Jørnø Denmark · #2,545,990 worldwide 134 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Nils Falk Hansen Denmark · #3,288,386 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marie Kirstejn Aakjær Denmark · #3,495,152 worldwide 120 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Lars Geer; id_orcid 0000-0003-4156-7989 Hammershøj Denmark · #3,697,211 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Tom Steffensen Denmark · #3,870,247 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Søren Hattesen Balle Denmark · #3,943,073 worldwide 482 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at University College Absalon

What are the most cited papers from University College Absalon?

The most cited paper from University College Absalon is "Updated European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD" (J. J. Sandra Kooij et al., 2018), with 695 citations. Next come "Low carbohydrate, high fat diet impairs exercise economy and negates the performance benefit from intensified training in elite race walkers" (408) and "Iron status in pregnant women and women of reproductive age in Europe" (228).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Updated European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD J. J. Sandra Kooij et al. · European Psychiatry Open access 15 Nov 2018 695
2 Low carbohydrate, high fat diet impairs exercise economy and negates the performance benefit from intensified training in elite race walkers Louise M. Burke, MEGAN L. R. ROSS, Laura A. Garvican‐Lewis et al. · The Journal of Physiology Open access 24 Dec 2016 408
3 Iron status in pregnant women and women of reproductive age in Europe Nils Thorm Milman, Christine Lewis Taylor, Joyce M. Merkel et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access 25 Oct 2017 228
4 Nursing and midwifery students' perceptions of spirituality, spiritual care, and spiritual care competency: A prospective, longitudinal, correlational European study Linda Anne Ross, Wilfred McSherry, Tove Giske et al. · Nurse Education Today Open access 9 May 2018 223
5 Association between parent and child physical activity: a systematic review Therese Lockenwitz Petersen, Liselotte Bang Møller, Jan Christian Brønd et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ReviewOpen access 18 May 2020 213
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University College Absalon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, Tacit Knowledge, Qualitative Research, Learning, Embodiment, Discourse Analysis and Social Sciences.

▲ 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. Education14▲ 5.5×15 topics
  2. Pedagogy11▲ 15×9 topics
  3. Tacit Knowledge10▲ 147×2 topics
  4. Qualitative Research9▲ 7.3×10 topics
  5. Embodiment8▲ 29×5 topics
  6. Learning8▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Discourse Analysis8▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Social Sciences7▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Social Science7▲ 126×2 topics
  10. Ethical Guidelines7▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Interactional Expertise7▲ 409×1 topic
  12. Special Education7▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Globalization7▲ 2.2×18 topics
  14. Gender Studies6▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Methodology6▲ 87×1 topic
  16. Academic Achievement6▲ 23×5 topics
  17. Informal Learning6▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Quality of Life6▲ 2.7×20 topics
  19. Educational Technology6▲ 3.2×7 topics
  20. Technology Integration5▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Self-Regulation5▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Reflective Practice5▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Higher Education4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  25. Motivation4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Communities of Practice4▲ 146×2 topics
  27. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Activity Theory4▲ 182×1 topic
  29. Social Justice4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  30. Workplace Learning4▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Student Engagement4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  32. Well-being4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Aging3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  34. Physical Activity3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  35. Professional Learning Communities3▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Student Perceptions3▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Quality Improvement3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Lifelong Learning3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  40. Visual Culture3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does University College Absalon publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences, Innovative Education and Learning Practices and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Education, Healthcare an…7Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 7 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…6Social and Educational Sciences: 6 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksArt Education and Development: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 6 works
  3. 3 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 4 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  7. 7 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  8. 8 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University College Absalon's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University College Absalon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%University College Absalon0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University College Absalon 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025University College Absalon5.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2021.

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