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Växjö Kommun

In research, Växjö Kommun stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,954 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,947 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,324 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,386
of 22,385 · #6,408 all time
Rank in Sweden
#89
of 107
Research works
1.4k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Växjö Kommun

What is Växjö Kommun known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,954 of 14,833 15.0%484
Health SciencesDomain #6,947 of 16,688 11.6%300
MedicineField #6,324 of 14,558 10.2%245
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,865 of 3,886 17.7%132
Computer ScienceField #3,363 of 6,336 13.9%140
Physical SciencesDomain #10,299 of 17,446 11.8%493
Social SciencesField #5,632 of 9,330 16.6%186

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Växjö Kommun 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 Växjö Kommun work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Växjö Kommun is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (13%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 35.6% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 31.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVäxjö Kommun68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences38%

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. Social Sciences912.8%
    2. Psychology710.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities68.6%
    4. Decision Sciences22.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    1. Medicine2131.6%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering34.3%
    2. Computer Science34.1%
    3. Environmental Science23.3%
    4. Materials Science12.0%
    5. Energy00.5%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Neuroscience11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.41× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.41×7 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.97×6 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.76×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×2 works
  5. Medicine1.65×21 works
  6. Health Professions1.37×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.01×9 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×0 works
  10. Nursing0.70×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.66×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.63×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  14. Energy0.59×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.56×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.52×3 works
  18. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×1 works
  20. Engineering0.28×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.12×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Växjö Kommun?

Ranked on the quality score, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Karin Dahlberg and Bengt Johannisson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Växjö Kommun.

  1. 1 Gunnar Kahlmeter Sweden · #416,938 worldwide 39k citations · 295 works
  2. 2 Karin Dahlberg Sweden · #419,288 worldwide 6.4k citations · 133 works
  3. 3 Bengt Johannisson Sweden · #745,964 worldwide 5.3k citations · 161 works
  4. 4 Jens Nilsson Sweden · #864,965 worldwide 3.5k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Erika Matuschek Sweden · #1,186,271 worldwide 3.3k citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Jenny Åhman Sweden · #2,048,093 worldwide 1k citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Annika Petersson Sweden · #2,611,209 worldwide 551 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Rüdiger Lincke Sweden · #2,660,189 worldwide 488 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sven Windahl Sweden · #2,841,293 worldwide 822 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Oskar Ekelund Sweden · #2,872,983 worldwide 859 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Växjö Kommun

What are the most cited papers from Växjö Kommun?

The most cited paper from Växjö Kommun is "Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis" (Evelina Tacconelli et al., 2017), with 6,293 citations. Next come "An invitation to social construction" (1,871) and "Gitelman's variant of Barter's syndrome, inherited hypokalaemic alkalosis, is caused by mutations in the thiazide-sensitive Na–Cl cotransporter" (1,225).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis Evelina Tacconelli et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 21 Dec 2017 6,293
2 An invitation to social construction Torbjörn Bredenlöw · Scandinavian Journal of Management Dec 2001 1,871
3 Gitelman's variant of Barter's syndrome, inherited hypokalaemic alkalosis, is caused by mutations in the thiazide-sensitive Na–Cl cotransporter David B. Simon, Carol J. Nelson-Williams, MARGARET JOHNSON BIA et al. · Nature Genetics 1996 1,225
4 The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention Ignasi Roca et al. · New Microbes and New Infections Open access 16 Apr 2015 1,125
5 A Molecular Taxonomy for Urothelial Carcinoma Gottfrid Sjödahl, Martin Lauss, Kristina Lövgren et al. · Clinical Cancer Research Open access 2 May 2012 1,016
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Växjö Kommun?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance, Identity, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Antimicrobial Resistance, Memory and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.0×34 topics
  2. Identity3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  4. Education2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  5. Heart Failure2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  7. Mental Health2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.6×12 topics
  9. Technology2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  10. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Echocardiography2▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Bacteremia2▲ 34×3 topics
  13. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Memory2▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Obesity2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  16. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Injury Prevention2▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  19. Ethnomusicology2▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry2▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Microorganism Identification2▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Criminal Behavior1▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Cultural Studies1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  24. ESKAPE Pathogens1▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria1▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Music1▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Authenticity1▲ 79×3 topics
  28. Chamber Quantification1▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Diastolic Function1▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Emotion1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Organizational Change1▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Performance Analysis1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  33. Training Load1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Critically Ill Patients1▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Emotion Recognition1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Informal Learning1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Tacit Knowledge1▲ 37×3 topics
  39. Mental Disorders1▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Psychopathy1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Växjö Kommun publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Sports Performance and Training and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Bacterial Identification…2Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…1Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …1Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokine…1Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 1 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksInformation Systems Theo…1Information Systems Theories and Implementation: 1 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional works
Clinical BiochemistryMolecular MedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Information Systems Theories and Implementation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Växjö Kommun's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Växjö Kommun as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Växjö Kommun0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Växjö Kommun 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%Växjö Kommun10.2% 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 17.1% in 2006.

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