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Wenner-Gren Foundations

In research, Wenner-Gren Foundations stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,344 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,757 of 5,801 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,214 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,186
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#69
of 259
Research works
1.2k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
43.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Wenner-Gren Foundations

What is Wenner-Gren Foundations 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,344 of 11,023 10.6%693
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,757 of 5,801 9.2%454
Health SciencesDomain #5,214 of 16,688 13.1%312
MedicineField #4,627 of 14,558 12.8%286
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,499 of 3,729 8.0%292
Physical SciencesDomain #9,022 of 17,446 12.5%205

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wenner-Gren Foundations 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 Wenner-Gren Foundations work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Wenner-Gren Foundations is in Life Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (41%), Medicine (29%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 26 fractional works · 58.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 41.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 30.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 30.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 29.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWenner-GrenFoundations45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences58%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences5%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1941.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology48.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.1%
    4. Neuroscience13.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine1329.0%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    1. Environmental Science13.1%
    2. Chemistry11.3%
    3. Materials Science00.6%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Engineering00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities23.7%
    2. Social Sciences11.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.71× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.69× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology8.69×4 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.71×19 works
  3. Neuroscience1.86×1 works
  4. Medicine1.51×13 works
  5. Nursing1.34×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.27×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.82×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.63×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.19×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  18. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wenner-Gren Foundations?

Ranked on the quality score, Olle R. Lindberg, Rune Hedman and T. Gustafson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wenner-Gren Foundations.

  1. 1 Olle R. Lindberg Sweden · #714,931 worldwide 3.2k citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Rune Hedman Sweden · #1,364,805 worldwide 1.8k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 T. Gustafson Sweden · #1,391,172 worldwide 2.2k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 C O'Toole Sweden · #1,909,621 worldwide 804 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sylvan Nass Sweden · #2,132,965 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Tryggve Gustafson Sweden · #2,246,311 worldwide 813 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Tore Hultin Sweden · #2,404,189 worldwide 3.8k citations · 149 works
  8. 8 Olov Lindberg Sweden · #2,465,251 worldwide 2.4k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 E. Saluste Sweden · #2,898,477 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Fred Blomberg Sweden · #2,912,815 worldwide 1.5k citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Wenner-Gren Foundations

What are the most cited papers from Wenner-Gren Foundations?

The most cited paper from Wenner-Gren Foundations is "Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) quantitative assay of immunoglobulin G" (Eva Olsson Engvall, Peter Perlmann, 1971), with 3,774 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743) and "AN ELECTRON-TRANSPORT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER MEMBRANE OF LIVER MITOCHONDRIA" (2,322).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) quantitative assay of immunoglobulin G Eva Olsson Engvall, Peter Perlmann · Immunochemistry Sep 1971 3,774
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
3 AN ELECTRON-TRANSPORT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER MEMBRANE OF LIVER MITOCHONDRIA Gian Luigi Sottocasa, Bo Kuylenstierna, Lars Ernster et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access Feb 1967 2,322
4 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Elisa Eva Olsson Engvall, Peter Perlmann · The Journal of Immunology Jul 1972 1,755
5 A Human Syndrome Caused by Immotile Cilia Björn A. Afzelius · Science 23 Jul 1976 1,268
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wenner-Gren Foundations?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Regulation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance, Exercise, Brown Adipose Tissue, Thermogenesis, Oxidative Stress and Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 73×5 topics
  2. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 38×6 topics
  3. Insulin Resistance4▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 4.0×21 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 5.1×18 topics
  6. Exercise4▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Brown Adipose Tissue3▲ 150×1 topic
  8. Thermogenesis3▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Stem Cells3▲ 24×8 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy3▲ 9.9×8 topics
  11. Gene Regulation3▲ 58×4 topics
  12. Cancer2▲ 3.8×16 topics
  13. Immune Response2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  14. Innate Immunity2▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Cell Death2▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Aging2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  18. Apoptosis2▲ 14×9 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  20. Drosophila2▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Obesity2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  22. Protein Folding2▲ 96×2 topics
  23. Mitochondria2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Mitochondrial Fission1▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Mitochondrial Fusion1▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Pathogen Recognition1▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Proteostasis1▲ 83×2 topics
  30. Chromatin1▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Heat Shock Proteins1▲ 232×1 topic
  32. Molecular Chaperones1▲ 159×1 topic
  33. RNA-Seq1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Immunity1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Conservation1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  36. Hemocytes1▲ 125×1 topic
  37. Host Defense1▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Invertebrate Immunity1▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Development1▲ 6.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Wenner-Gren Foundations publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Heat shock proteins research and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…3Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 3 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksHeat shock proteins rese…1Heat shock proteins research: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology an…1Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exposure: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyImmunologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Heat shock proteins research Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wenner-Gren Foundations's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher 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 Wenner-Gren Foundations as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Wenner-Gren Foundations0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wenner-Gren Foundations over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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