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University West

In research, University West stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,440 of 9,585 worldwide), Engineering (#1,835 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,630 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 8.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,301
of 22,385 · #7,987 all time
Rank in Sweden
#30
of 107
Research works
2.2k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
University West

What is University West 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 #2,440 of 9,585 18.6%208 #3985
EngineeringField #1,835 of 5,901 12.2%159 #3009
Physical SciencesDomain #3,630 of 10,670 12.8%227 #13220
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #507 of 1,319 13.5%73 #980
Social SciencesField #2,676 of 5,988 17.4%112 #4136
Health SciencesDomain #5,520 of 9,902 17.7%73 #10184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University West 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. Social Sciences#3,985 #2,440
  2. Engineering#3,009 #1,835
  3. Physical Sciences#13,220 #3,630
  4. Mechanical Engineering#980 #507
  5. Social Sciences#4,136 #2,676
  6. Health Sciences#10,184 #5,520
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 University West work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at University West is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (21%), Psychology (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 266 fractional works · 44.8% of its workEngineering: 184 fractional works · 31.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 14.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 39 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 234 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 124 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEducation: 47 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 5.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 54 fractional works · 9.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 34 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 87 fractional works · 14.6% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity West594fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences39%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering18431.1%
    2. Computer Science396.6%
    3. Materials Science172.8%
    4. Environmental Science111.9%
    5. Mathematics61.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences12420.8%
    2. Psychology549.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting345.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities132.3%
    5. Decision Sciences61.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.4%
    1. Health Professions437.3%
    2. Medicine345.8%
    3. Nursing81.4%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.6%
    2. Neuroscience20.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University West specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works8.9×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 85.5 works7.8×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 184 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.00×54 works
  2. Nursing2.90×8 works
  3. Health Professions2.77×43 works
  4. Engineering2.07×184 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.79×34 works
  6. Social Sciences1.65×124 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.99×6 works
  8. Mathematics0.91×6 works
  9. Computer Science0.85×39 works
  10. Materials Science0.82×17 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.78×13 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×5 works
  13. Environmental Science0.37×11 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.33×1 works
  15. Medicine0.30×34 works
  16. Neuroscience0.23×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×2 works
  18. Energy0.19×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.19×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×4 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.09×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at University West?

Ranked on the quality score, Suha M. Al‐Hassan, Emma Sorbring and Alastair Henry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University West.

  1. 1 Suha M. Al‐Hassan Sweden · #30,780 worldwide 5.7k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Emma Sorbring Sweden · #55,861 worldwide 7.2k citations · 222 works
  3. 3 Alastair Henry Sweden · #173,464 worldwide 3.7k citations · 154 works
  4. 4 Sevtap Gurdal Sweden · #466,055 worldwide 1.1k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Cecilia Thorsén Sweden · #760,523 worldwide 850 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Sneha Goel Sweden · #861,249 worldwide 1.4k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Malin C. Berghammer Sweden · #863,914 worldwide 1.7k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Sabina Kapetanovic Sweden · #1,071,441 worldwide 829 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Esmaeil Sadeghi Sweden · #1,324,634 worldwide 2.2k citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Nóra Kerekes Sweden · #1,373,197 worldwide 2.7k citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at University West

What are the most cited papers from University West?

The most cited paper from University West is "Methodological challenges in qualitative content analysis: A discussion paper" (Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Britt‐Marie Lindgren, Berit M Lundman, 2017), with 3,293 citations. Next come "Digital competence and digital literacy in higher education research: Systematic review of concept use" (816) and "Depression in mothers and fathers of children with intellectual disability" (768).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Methodological challenges in qualitative content analysis: A discussion paper Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Britt‐Marie Lindgren, Berit M Lundman · Nurse Education Today 19 Jun 2017 3,293
2 Digital competence and digital literacy in higher education research: Systematic review of concept use Maria Spante, Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi, Mona Lundin et al. · Cogent Education ReviewOpen access 2018 816
3 Depression in mothers and fathers of children with intellectual disability Malin B. Olsson, C. P. Hwang · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Dec 2001 768
4 Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self‐regulation Laurence D. Steinberg et al. · Developmental Science Open access Feb 2017 529
5 Marine ecosystems’ responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean Xavier Durrieu de Madron et al. · Progress In Oceanography Open access 7 Mar 2011 468
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University West?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Material Characterization, Process Parameters, Metal Powders, Metallic Components and Selective Laser Melting.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties65▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Microstructure57▲ 18×11 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing34▲ 18×6 topics
  4. Sustainability30▲ 2.0×34 topics
  5. Mental Health24▲ 2.9×27 topics
  6. Material Characterization24▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Process Parameters23▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Metal Powders23▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Metallic Components22▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Selective Laser Melting22▲ 55×1 topic
  11. Education22▲ 2.1×30 topics
  12. Qualitative Research19▲ 3.8×15 topics
  13. Heat Transfer19▲ 6.4×8 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction18▲ 7.1×10 topics
  15. Process Optimization18▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management17▲ 3.2×11 topics
  17. Welding17▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation17▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Residual Stress17▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Laser Welding17▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Weld Pool Dynamics17▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Well-being16▲ 6.8×12 topics
  23. Applications14▲ 8.5×3 topics
  24. Phase Stability14▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Microstructural Evolution12▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Informal Learning11▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Polymer Composites11▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Reflective Practice11▲ 9.7×6 topics
  29. 3D Printing11▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Materials11▲ 7.7×4 topics
  31. Tacit Knowledge11▲ 38×3 topics
  32. High-Entropy Alloys10▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Multi-Component Alloys10▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Ceramics10▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Challenges10▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Fused Deposition Modeling10▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Student Perceptions10▲ 8.9×6 topics
  38. Social Sciences8▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Digital Twin8▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Workplace Learning8▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does University West publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, High Entropy Alloys Studies and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Additive Manufacturing M…22Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 22 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 17 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 10 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 10 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksInnovative Education and…8Innovative Education and Learning Practices: 8 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 7 fractional worksNursing education and management: 6 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEducationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  2. 2 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Social and Educational Sciences Education 8 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 8 works
  8. 8 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 6 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University West's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% 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 University West as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%University West0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University West 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%University West11.6% 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 18.5% in 2023.

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