Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Institution · Stockholm · Sweden

Wenner-Gren Foundations

In research, Wenner-Gren Foundations stands highest in Life Sciences (#943 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#865 of 7,814 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,918 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life Sciences — Life Sciences is 4.5× its share of world research.

swgc.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#2,422
of 42,892
Rank in Sweden
#21
of 286
Research works
1.2k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
43.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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 #943 of 14,347 35.6%693
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #865 of 7,814 32.6%454
Physical SciencesDomain #4,918 of 21,541 50.3%205
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,146 of 4,961 30.5%292
MedicineField #4,826 of 17,978 38.0%286
Health SciencesDomain #5,978 of 20,462 38.5%312

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Wenner-Gren Foundations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life Sciences takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life SciencesDomain · 20.0 works4.5×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.58× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.58× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× 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, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wenner-Gren Foundations?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Holm, T. Hultin and C Wegelius lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wenner-Gren Foundations.

  1. 1 G. Holm Sweden · #168,984 worldwide 153 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 T. Hultin Sweden · #253,157 worldwide 169 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 C Wegelius Sweden · #278,303 worldwide 77 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 J. Lind Sweden · #295,556 worldwide 95 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 L. L. Danielson Sweden · #323,016 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Odd Nygârd Sweden · #356,884 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Peter Westermann Sweden · #473,261 worldwide 110 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 J. Runnström Sweden · #630,245 worldwide 117 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 B.A. Afzelius Sweden · #657,365 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Alexandra von der Decken Sweden · #769,812 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Wenner-Gren Foundations

Which keywords describe research at Wenner-Gren Foundations?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Regulation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, Exercise, Oxidative Stress, Brown Adipose Tissue and Thermogenesis.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 60×5 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 4.6×16 topics
  3. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Insulin Resistance3▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 5.0×17 topics
  6. Exercise2▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 126×1 topic
  8. Thermogenesis2▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 1.52×17 topics
  10. Gene Regulation2▲ 58×4 topics
  11. Immune Response2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  12. Innate Immunity2▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Cancer2▲ 3.5×13 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  16. Obesity2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  17. Aging1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  18. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  19. Stem Cells1▲ 16×8 topics
  20. Apoptosis1▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  22. Cell Death1▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Chromatin1▲ 72×2 topics
  24. Protein Folding1▲ 92×2 topics
  25. Proteostasis1▲ 85×2 topics
  26. Gene Expression1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Pathogen Recognition1▲ 61×2 topics
  28. RNA-Seq1▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Heat shock proteins research and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…2Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHeat shock proteins rese…1Heat shock proteins research: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…1Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exposure: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyImmunologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Heat shock proteins research Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 0 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Stockholm

All research institutions in Stockholm

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.