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Karlstad University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Sweden, Karlstad
Publications
6 140
Citations
158 063
h-index
150
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg (350 publications)
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (344 publications)
Lund University
Lund University (275 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oslo
University of Oslo (85 publications)
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki (75 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1981

Total publications
6140
Total citations
158063
Citations per publication
25.74
Average publications per year
133.48
Average authors per publication
4.44
h-index
150
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 474, 7.72%
General Medicine
474 publications, 7.72%
Education, 402, 6.55%
Education
402 publications, 6.55%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 340, 5.54%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
340 publications, 5.54%
General Materials Science, 232, 3.78%
General Materials Science
232 publications, 3.78%
Strategy and Management, 222, 3.62%
Strategy and Management
222 publications, 3.62%
Sociology and Political Science, 203, 3.31%
Sociology and Political Science
203 publications, 3.31%
Geography, Planning and Development, 174, 2.83%
Geography, Planning and Development
174 publications, 2.83%
Marketing, 172, 2.8%
Marketing
172 publications, 2.8%
Biochemistry, 158, 2.57%
Biochemistry
158 publications, 2.57%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 157, 2.56%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
157 publications, 2.56%
General Nursing, 155, 2.52%
General Nursing
155 publications, 2.52%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 143, 2.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
143 publications, 2.33%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 140, 2.28%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
140 publications, 2.28%
Analytical Chemistry, 139, 2.26%
Analytical Chemistry
139 publications, 2.26%
Condensed Matter Physics, 132, 2.15%
Condensed Matter Physics
132 publications, 2.15%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 130, 2.12%
Psychiatry and Mental health
130 publications, 2.12%
Applied Mathematics, 127, 2.07%
Applied Mathematics
127 publications, 2.07%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 126, 2.05%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
126 publications, 2.05%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 124, 2.02%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
124 publications, 2.02%
Mechanical Engineering, 123, 2%
Mechanical Engineering
123 publications, 2%
Computer Science Applications, 122, 1.99%
Computer Science Applications
122 publications, 1.99%
Communication, 119, 1.94%
Communication
119 publications, 1.94%
Aquatic Science, 118, 1.92%
Aquatic Science
118 publications, 1.92%
Materials Chemistry, 110, 1.79%
Materials Chemistry
110 publications, 1.79%
General Environmental Science, 107, 1.74%
General Environmental Science
107 publications, 1.74%
Organic Chemistry, 106, 1.73%
Organic Chemistry
106 publications, 1.73%
General Chemistry, 105, 1.71%
General Chemistry
105 publications, 1.71%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 105, 1.71%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
105 publications, 1.71%
Computer Networks and Communications, 104, 1.69%
Computer Networks and Communications
104 publications, 1.69%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 103, 1.68%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
103 publications, 1.68%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
99 publications, 1.61%
Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
78 publications, 1.27%
Journal of Chromatography A
67 publications, 1.09%
Sustainability
51 publications, 0.83%
Journal of Service Management
46 publications, 0.75%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
46 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Business Research
36 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Clinical Nursing
36 publications, 0.59%
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
35 publications, 0.57%
Managing Service Quality
35 publications, 0.57%
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
29 publications, 0.47%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
28 publications, 0.46%
Physical Review B
28 publications, 0.46%
European Journal of Public Health
26 publications, 0.42%
PLoS ONE
26 publications, 0.42%
Environmental Education Research
25 publications, 0.41%
School Leadership Effects Revisited
24 publications, 0.39%
BMC Public Health
23 publications, 0.37%
Scientific Reports
22 publications, 0.36%
BMC Nursing
22 publications, 0.36%
Frontiers in Psychology
21 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Services Marketing
21 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Service Research
21 publications, 0.34%
Classical and Quantum Gravity
21 publications, 0.34%
IEEE Access
21 publications, 0.34%
Nuclear Physics B
20 publications, 0.33%
River Research and Applications
20 publications, 0.33%
Nursing Open
20 publications, 0.33%
Injury Prevention
20 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Statistical Physics
19 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1293 publications, 21.06%
Springer Nature
1146 publications, 18.66%
Taylor & Francis
769 publications, 12.52%
Wiley
750 publications, 12.21%
SAGE
403 publications, 6.56%
Emerald
303 publications, 4.93%
MDPI
226 publications, 3.68%
Walter de Gruyter
110 publications, 1.79%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
103 publications, 1.68%
Oxford University Press
100 publications, 1.63%
IOP Publishing
67 publications, 1.09%
American Physical Society (APS)
64 publications, 1.04%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
63 publications, 1.03%
Cambridge University Press
54 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
52 publications, 0.85%
BMJ
49 publications, 0.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
37 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing
32 publications, 0.52%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
26 publications, 0.42%
Hindawi Limited
24 publications, 0.39%
IGI Global
20 publications, 0.33%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
18 publications, 0.29%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
18 publications, 0.29%
Environmental Health Perspectives
18 publications, 0.29%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
16 publications, 0.26%
World Scientific
14 publications, 0.23%
JMIR Publications
14 publications, 0.23%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
13 publications, 0.21%
Human Kinetics
13 publications, 0.21%
Canadian Science Publishing
10 publications, 0.16%
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With other organizations

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University of Gothenburg
350 publications, 5.7%
Uppsala University
344 publications, 5.6%
Lund University
275 publications, 4.48%
Örebro University
233 publications, 3.79%
Linköping University
218 publications, 3.55%
Karolinska Institute
208 publications, 3.39%
Stockholm University
208 publications, 3.39%
Umeå University
205 publications, 3.34%
Chalmers University of Technology
136 publications, 2.21%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
96 publications, 1.56%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
87 publications, 1.42%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
86 publications, 1.4%
University of Oslo
85 publications, 1.38%
University of Helsinki
75 publications, 1.22%
Lulea University of Technology
69 publications, 1.12%
Jönköping University
62 publications, 1.01%
Linnaeus University
59 publications, 0.96%
Dalarna University
54 publications, 0.88%
Malmö University
53 publications, 0.86%
Karolinska University Hospital
51 publications, 0.83%
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
50 publications, 0.81%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 0.81%
University of Borås
47 publications, 0.77%
Mälardalen University
46 publications, 0.75%
Technical University of Denmark
46 publications, 0.75%
University of Jyväskylä
42 publications, 0.68%
Hamburg University
42 publications, 0.68%
Utrecht University
42 publications, 0.68%
Mid Sweden University
40 publications, 0.65%
Aalto University
39 publications, 0.64%
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With foreign organizations

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
86 publications, 1.4%
University of Oslo
85 publications, 1.38%
University of Helsinki
75 publications, 1.22%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Denmark
46 publications, 0.75%
University of Jyväskylä
42 publications, 0.68%
Hamburg University
42 publications, 0.68%
Utrecht University
42 publications, 0.68%
Aalto University
39 publications, 0.64%
Sapienza University of Rome
38 publications, 0.62%
Aarhus University
37 publications, 0.6%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
36 publications, 0.59%
University of Eastern Finland
35 publications, 0.57%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
35 publications, 0.57%
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
34 publications, 0.55%
National University of Sciences & Technology
33 publications, 0.54%
King's College London
33 publications, 0.54%
University of Sydney
33 publications, 0.54%
University of Copenhagen
31 publications, 0.5%
University of Waterloo
31 publications, 0.5%
Humboldt University of Berlin
29 publications, 0.47%
Polytechnic University of Turin
28 publications, 0.46%
University of Agder
28 publications, 0.46%
University of Vienna
28 publications, 0.46%
University of Lisbon
27 publications, 0.44%
Ã…bo Akademi University
27 publications, 0.44%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
26 publications, 0.42%
Technical University of Munich
26 publications, 0.42%
Hanken School of Economics
26 publications, 0.42%
University of Bergen
26 publications, 0.42%
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With other countries

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Norway, 600, 9.77%
Norway
600 publications, 9.77%
USA, 459, 7.48%
USA
459 publications, 7.48%
United Kingdom, 363, 5.91%
United Kingdom
363 publications, 5.91%
Germany, 357, 5.81%
Germany
357 publications, 5.81%
Finland, 254, 4.14%
Finland
254 publications, 4.14%
Australia, 202, 3.29%
Australia
202 publications, 3.29%
Italy, 190, 3.09%
Italy
190 publications, 3.09%
Denmark, 173, 2.82%
Denmark
173 publications, 2.82%
Netherlands, 171, 2.79%
Netherlands
171 publications, 2.79%
Canada, 151, 2.46%
Canada
151 publications, 2.46%
France, 139, 2.26%
France
139 publications, 2.26%
Spain, 117, 1.91%
Spain
117 publications, 1.91%
China, 115, 1.87%
China
115 publications, 1.87%
Switzerland, 101, 1.64%
Switzerland
101 publications, 1.64%
Japan, 89, 1.45%
Japan
89 publications, 1.45%
Belgium, 82, 1.34%
Belgium
82 publications, 1.34%
Austria, 70, 1.14%
Austria
70 publications, 1.14%
Poland, 68, 1.11%
Poland
68 publications, 1.11%
Portugal, 63, 1.03%
Portugal
63 publications, 1.03%
Pakistan, 55, 0.9%
Pakistan
55 publications, 0.9%
Czech Republic, 55, 0.9%
Czech Republic
55 publications, 0.9%
Brazil, 52, 0.85%
Brazil
52 publications, 0.85%
South Africa, 48, 0.78%
South Africa
48 publications, 0.78%
Russia, 46, 0.75%
Russia
46 publications, 0.75%
Greece, 43, 0.7%
Greece
43 publications, 0.7%
Saudi Arabia, 39, 0.64%
Saudi Arabia
39 publications, 0.64%
Republic of Korea, 33, 0.54%
Republic of Korea
33 publications, 0.54%
Ireland, 32, 0.52%
Ireland
32 publications, 0.52%
New Zealand, 30, 0.49%
New Zealand
30 publications, 0.49%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1981 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.