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University of Skövde

In research, University of Skövde stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,985 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,196 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,713 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,178
of 28,054 · #7,834 all time
Rank in Sweden
#49
of 125
Research works
2.9k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University of Skövde 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,985 of 10,521 30.4%146 #3409
Health SciencesDomain #4,196 of 11,982 23.1%79 #3378
EngineeringField #4,713 of 6,636 24.2%73 #4019
Physical SciencesDomain #10,047 of 12,888 21.7%168 #8389
Computer ScienceField #3,800 of 4,667 20.1%72 #2192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Skövde 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. Social Sciences#3,409 #2,985
  2. Health Sciences#3,378 #4,196
  3. Engineering#4,019 #4,713
  4. Physical Sciences#8,389 #10,047
  5. Computer Science#2,192 #3,800
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 Skövde specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 34.0 works16×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.19× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Skövde?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Berglund, Göran Falkman and Jessica Lindblom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Skövde.

  1. 1 M. Berglund Sweden · #124,215 worldwide 105 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Göran Falkman Sweden · #146,265 worldwide 180 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jessica Lindblom Sweden · #175,884 worldwide 113 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Björn Olsson Sweden · #222,771 worldwide 72 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Ulf Stigh Sweden · #232,840 worldwide 102 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Amos H.C. Ng Sweden · #249,799 worldwide 175 citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Sten F. Andler Sweden · #332,532 worldwide 157 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Joeri van Laere Sweden · #387,278 worldwide 77 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Per Backlund Sweden · #396,362 worldwide 68 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Tom Ziemke Sweden · #396,831 worldwide 186 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at University of Skövde

Which keywords describe research at University of Skövde?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Social Interaction, Cyber-Physical Systems and Digital Twin.

▲ 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. Machine Learning26▲ 1.88×44 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 2.4×27 topics
  3. Big Data22▲ 5.6×10 topics
  4. Deep Learning20▲ 1.39×40 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management18▲ 4.7×11 topics
  6. Internet of Things15▲ 4.0×7 topics
  7. Social Interaction11▲ 6.7×5 topics
  8. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 9.5×5 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes10▲ 5.5×5 topics
  10. Risk Management10▲ 4.7×7 topics
  11. Trust9▲ 7.8×5 topics
  12. Digital Twin9▲ 16×1 topic
  13. Smart Manufacturing9▲ 24×1 topic
  14. Virtual Reality9▲ 4.2×10 topics
  15. Assembly Planning8▲ 26×1 topic
  16. Design for Manufacture8▲ 26×1 topic
  17. User Experience8▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Motivation8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  19. Cybersecurity8▲ 7.5×3 topics
  20. Social Support8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Social Capital7▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Human Factors7▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Embodiment7▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Game Theory6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  25. Human-Robot Interaction6▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Video Games6▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Esports6▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Online Gaming6▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Information Security6▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Policy Compliance6▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Security Awareness6▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Firm Performance5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Intrinsic Motivation5▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Data Science5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Immersion5▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Industrial Automation5▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Presence5▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Flexible Automation5▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems5▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Statistical Modeling5▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Skövde publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Digital Games and Media and Information and Cyber Security.

Digital Transformation in Industry: 9 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksDigital Games and Media6Digital Games and Media: 6 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 6 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 5 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…5Big Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…4Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsHuman-Computer Interaction2 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 5 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  8. 8 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Skövde's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

Other research institutions in Skövde

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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.