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VIA University College

In research, VIA University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,273 of 9,585 worldwide), Psychology (#1,214 of 2,121 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,918 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology (Social Psychology is 11.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,515
of 22,385 · #7,096 all time
Rank in Denmark
#29
of 93
Research works
1.4k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
VIA University College

What is VIA University College 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 #3,273 of 9,585 5.7%226 #2961
PsychologyField #1,214 of 2,121 7.7%60 #1788
Social SciencesField #3,918 of 5,988 5.5%133 #2590
EducationSubfield #1,292 of 1,930 6.9%74 #1116
Health SciencesDomain #7,870 of 9,902 5.1%68 #9655

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where VIA University College 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#2,961 #3,273
  2. Psychology#1,788 #1,214
  3. Social Sciences#2,590 #3,918
  4. Education#1,116 #1,292
  5. Health Sciences#9,655 #7,870
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 VIA University College work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at VIA University College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Psychology (17%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 254 fractional works · 65.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 150 fractional works · 38.5% of its workEducation: 81 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 40 fractional works · 10.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 78 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVIA UniversityCollege390fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences65%

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 Sciences15038.5%
    2. Psychology6617.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities195.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting133.3%
    5. Decision Sciences61.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine4210.8%
    2. Health Professions318.1%
    3. Nursing41.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering133.4%
    2. Environmental Science133.3%
    3. Computer Science123.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    5. Mathematics30.6%
    6. Materials Science20.5%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.8%
    2. Neuroscience30.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does VIA University College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 39.9 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.57× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.57×66 works
  2. Health Professions3.06×31 works
  3. Social Sciences3.04×150 works
  4. Nursing1.98×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.72×19 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.49×6 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×13 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×4 works
  9. Environmental Science0.67×13 works
  10. Medicine0.56×42 works
  11. Mathematics0.55×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.41×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.40×12 works
  14. Energy0.33×1 works
  15. Engineering0.23×13 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×3 works
  17. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.15×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at VIA University College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kasper Lasthein Madsen, Michael Breum Ramsgaard and Torben Lund Skovhus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VIA University College.

  1. 1 Kasper Lasthein Madsen Denmark · #1,447,128 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Michael Breum Ramsgaard Denmark · #1,741,736 worldwide 342 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Torben Lund Skovhus Denmark · #1,935,901 worldwide 2.3k citations · 126 works
  4. 4 Bente Høy Denmark · #2,121,784 worldwide 687 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 John Kodal Brincks Denmark · #2,514,166 worldwide 754 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Søren Mose Denmark · #2,560,767 worldwide 194 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Rikke Gregersen Denmark · #2,667,349 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Richard Bruce Eckert Denmark · #2,873,433 worldwide 824 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Jacob Callesen Denmark · #2,889,975 worldwide 299 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Dorthe Sørensen Denmark · #2,911,634 worldwide 747 citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at VIA University College

What are the most cited papers from VIA University College?

The most cited paper from VIA University College is "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., 2016), with 408 citations. Next come "A review of nature-based solutions for urban water management in European circular cities: a critical assessment based on case studies and literature" (376) and "Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Mortality" (323).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 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
2 A review of nature-based solutions for urban water management in European circular cities: a critical assessment based on case studies and literature Hasan Volkan Oral et al. · Blue-Green Systems Open access 2020 376
3 Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Mortality Rob M. J. Beelen et al. · Epidemiology Open access 3 Mar 2014 323
4 Immediate loading of implants used for orthodontic anchorage Birte Melsen, Antonio Nelson Lima da Costa · Clinical Orthodontics and Research Feb 2000 298
5 Nurses experiences of ethical dilemmas: A review Anita Haahr, Annelise Norlyk, Bente Martinsen et al. · Nursing Ethics 11 Apr 2019 282
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at VIA University College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Tacit Knowledge, Pedagogy, Embodiment, Ethical Guidelines, Dementia Care, Interactional Expertise and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Education47▲ 7.0×36 topics
  2. Tacit Knowledge37▲ 203×3 topics
  3. Pedagogy33▲ 17×13 topics
  4. Embodiment32▲ 43×5 topics
  5. Ethical Guidelines30▲ 145×2 topics
  6. Dementia Care30▲ 629×1 topic
  7. Interactional Expertise30▲ 704×1 topic
  8. Qualitative Research28▲ 8.4×14 topics
  9. Social Sciences23▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Learning22▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Special Education20▲ 86×4 topics
  12. Discourse Analysis20▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Gender Studies19▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Methodology18▲ 97×1 topic
  15. Quantitative Methods18▲ 357×1 topic
  16. Globalization17▲ 2.3×25 topics
  17. Youth Engagement14▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Higher Education14▲ 6.5×12 topics
  19. Educational Technology12▲ 2.7×15 topics
  20. Social Justice12▲ 5.2×16 topics
  21. Academic Achievement12▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Self-Regulation12▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations11▲ 8.3×10 topics
  24. Reflective Practice11▲ 15×7 topics
  25. Student Perceptions10▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Communities of Practice10▲ 140×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning10▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Well-being9▲ 6.2×10 topics
  29. Youth Development9▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Professional Development9▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Technology Integration9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Citizenship Education9▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Communication9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Curriculum8▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Student Voice8▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Cultural Competence8▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Metacognition7▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Workplace Learning7▲ 80×2 topics
  39. Activity Theory7▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Expansive Learning7▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does VIA University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences, Innovative Education and Learning Practices and Children's Rights and Participation.

Education, Healthcare an…30Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 30 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…18Social and Educational Sciences: 18 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 7 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Participation: 7 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 6 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 18 works
  3. 3 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 7 works
  4. 4 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 6 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 5 works
  8. 8 Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  10. 10 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has VIA University College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 VIA University College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%VIA University College0.0015% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of VIA University College 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025VIA University College5.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2017.

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