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University of Gävle

In research, University of Gävle stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,497 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,476 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,136 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Strategy and Management — Building and Construction is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,699
of 28,054 · #6,047 all time
Rank in Sweden
#29
of 125
Research works
2.6k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Gävle 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 #2,497 of 11,982 23.3%110 #3230
Social SciencesDomain #2,476 of 10,521 40.4%260 #2171
Physical SciencesDomain #4,136 of 12,888 23.6%258 #5792
Social SciencesField #2,165 of 6,365 43.5%115 #2136
EngineeringField #2,371 of 6,636 22.5%140 #3148
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,536 of 2,578 39.2%68 #1550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Gävle 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#3,230 #2,497
  2. Social Sciences#2,171 #2,476
  3. Physical Sciences#5,792 #4,136
  4. Social Sciences#2,136 #2,165
  5. Engineering#3,148 #2,371
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,550 #1,536
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does University of Gävle specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 38.4 works9.5×
  2. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 20.4 works5.8×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 24.3 works4.3×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.24× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Gävle?

Ranked on the composite score, G.S. Virk, Mats Sandberg and Anders Kjellberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Gävle.

  1. 1 G.S. Virk Sweden · #15,705 worldwide 828 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Mats Sandberg Sweden · #125,104 worldwide 390 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Anders Kjellberg Sweden · #126,262 worldwide 125 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Bin Jiang Sweden · #151,631 worldwide 256 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Göran Fransson Sweden · #170,671 worldwide 104 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Patrik Sörqvist Sweden · #184,335 worldwide 154 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Akmal S. Hyder Sweden · #297,493 worldwide 59 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Anders Östman Sweden · #385,572 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Daniel Rönnow Sweden · #492,939 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 María Barreiro‐Gen Sweden · #504,304 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Gävle

Which keywords describe research at University of Gävle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Management, Job Satisfaction, Artificial Neural Networks, Thermal Comfort, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Energy Simulation and Model Predictive Control.

▲ 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. Sustainability33▲ 2.0×43 topics
  2. Environmental Management24▲ 9.2×8 topics
  3. Mental Health24▲ 2.5×28 topics
  4. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.0×21 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency22▲ 3.6×12 topics
  6. Artificial Neural Networks21▲ 6.7×6 topics
  7. Job Satisfaction21▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. Public Health18▲ 1.91×21 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management17▲ 2.8×13 topics
  10. Thermal Comfort17▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Renewable Energy17▲ 1.77×24 topics
  12. Energy Simulation15▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties14▲ 2.3×11 topics
  14. Model Predictive Control14▲ 8.4×3 topics
  15. Climate Change Impact14▲ 9.6×3 topics
  16. Building Energy Consumption14▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Buildings14▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Consumer Behavior13▲ 3.2×6 topics
  19. Physical Activity13▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Circular Economy12▲ 7.0×5 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  22. Air Quality10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  23. Turbulent Flow10▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Reflective Practice10▲ 7.9×6 topics
  25. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Boundary Layer9▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Product Design9▲ 10×2 topics
  28. CFD Simulation9▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Environmental Innovation9▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Green Consumption9▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Resource Efficiency9▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Depressive Symptoms9▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Psychosocial Work Environment9▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Work-related Stress9▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Green Practices9▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Supply Chain Management9▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Professional Development8▲ 6.6×6 topics
  38. Pedestrian Wind Comfort8▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Urban Microclimate8▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 9.7×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Gävle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Workplace Health and Well-being and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Building Energy and Comf…14Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 14 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…9Environmental Sustainability in Business: 9 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Wel…9Workplace Health and Well-being: 9 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…9Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 9 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 8 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 7 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…6Social and Educational Sciences: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 5 fractional works
Building and ConstructionMarketingGeneral Health ProfessionsStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 14 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 9 works
  3. 3 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 9 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  5. 5 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 6 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 5 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Gävle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.