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Karlstad University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Sweden, Karlstad
Publications
6 171
Citations
159 973
h-index
150
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg (356 publications)
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (344 publications)
Lund University
Lund University (277 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oslo
University of Oslo (85 publications)
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki (76 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1981

Total publications
6171
Total citations
159973
Citations per publication
25.92
Average publications per year
134.15
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, 7.68%
General Medicine
474 publications, 7.68%
Education, 402, 6.51%
Education
402 publications, 6.51%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 340, 5.51%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
340 publications, 5.51%
General Materials Science, 232, 3.76%
General Materials Science
232 publications, 3.76%
Strategy and Management, 222, 3.6%
Strategy and Management
222 publications, 3.6%
Sociology and Political Science, 203, 3.29%
Sociology and Political Science
203 publications, 3.29%
Geography, Planning and Development, 174, 2.82%
Geography, Planning and Development
174 publications, 2.82%
Marketing, 172, 2.79%
Marketing
172 publications, 2.79%
Biochemistry, 158, 2.56%
Biochemistry
158 publications, 2.56%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 157, 2.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
157 publications, 2.54%
General Nursing, 155, 2.51%
General Nursing
155 publications, 2.51%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 143, 2.32%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
143 publications, 2.32%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 140, 2.27%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
140 publications, 2.27%
Analytical Chemistry, 139, 2.25%
Analytical Chemistry
139 publications, 2.25%
Condensed Matter Physics, 132, 2.14%
Condensed Matter Physics
132 publications, 2.14%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 130, 2.11%
Psychiatry and Mental health
130 publications, 2.11%
Applied Mathematics, 127, 2.06%
Applied Mathematics
127 publications, 2.06%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 126, 2.04%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
126 publications, 2.04%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 124, 2.01%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
124 publications, 2.01%
Mechanical Engineering, 123, 1.99%
Mechanical Engineering
123 publications, 1.99%
Computer Science Applications, 122, 1.98%
Computer Science Applications
122 publications, 1.98%
Communication, 119, 1.93%
Communication
119 publications, 1.93%
Aquatic Science, 118, 1.91%
Aquatic Science
118 publications, 1.91%
Materials Chemistry, 110, 1.78%
Materials Chemistry
110 publications, 1.78%
General Environmental Science, 107, 1.73%
General Environmental Science
107 publications, 1.73%
Organic Chemistry, 106, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry
106 publications, 1.72%
General Chemistry, 105, 1.7%
General Chemistry
105 publications, 1.7%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 105, 1.7%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
105 publications, 1.7%
Computer Networks and Communications, 104, 1.69%
Computer Networks and Communications
104 publications, 1.69%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 103, 1.67%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
103 publications, 1.67%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
99 publications, 1.6%
Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
78 publications, 1.26%
Journal of Chromatography A
67 publications, 1.09%
Sustainability
51 publications, 0.83%
Journal of Service Management
47 publications, 0.76%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
46 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Business Research
36 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Clinical Nursing
36 publications, 0.58%
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, 0.45%
Physical Review B
28 publications, 0.45%
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%
Nuclear Physics B
20 publications, 0.32%
River Research and Applications
20 publications, 0.32%
Nursing Open
20 publications, 0.32%
Injury Prevention
20 publications, 0.32%
IEEE Access
20 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Statistical Physics
19 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1304 publications, 21.13%
Springer Nature
1146 publications, 18.57%
Taylor & Francis
773 publications, 12.53%
Wiley
757 publications, 12.27%
SAGE
405 publications, 6.56%
Emerald
304 publications, 4.93%
MDPI
228 publications, 3.69%
Walter de Gruyter
110 publications, 1.78%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
102 publications, 1.65%
Oxford University Press
101 publications, 1.64%
IOP Publishing
67 publications, 1.09%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
64 publications, 1.04%
American Physical Society (APS)
64 publications, 1.04%
Cambridge University Press
54 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
52 publications, 0.84%
BMJ
49 publications, 0.79%
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, 0.32%
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%
Human Kinetics
14 publications, 0.23%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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
356 publications, 5.77%
Uppsala University
344 publications, 5.57%
Lund University
277 publications, 4.49%
Örebro University
234 publications, 3.79%
Linköping University
219 publications, 3.55%
Karolinska Institute
210 publications, 3.4%
Stockholm University
210 publications, 3.4%
Umeå University
206 publications, 3.34%
Chalmers University of Technology
135 publications, 2.19%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
96 publications, 1.56%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
87 publications, 1.41%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
86 publications, 1.39%
University of Oslo
85 publications, 1.38%
University of Helsinki
76 publications, 1.23%
Lulea University of Technology
70 publications, 1.13%
Linnaeus University
63 publications, 1.02%
Jönköping University
62 publications, 1%
Dalarna University
55 publications, 0.89%
Malmö University
53 publications, 0.86%
Karolinska University Hospital
52 publications, 0.84%
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
50 publications, 0.81%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 0.81%
Mälardalen University
48 publications, 0.78%
University of Borås
47 publications, 0.76%
Technical University of Denmark
47 publications, 0.76%
Hamburg University
44 publications, 0.71%
University of Jyväskylä
43 publications, 0.7%
Utrecht University
42 publications, 0.68%
Mid Sweden University
40 publications, 0.65%
Aalto University
39 publications, 0.63%
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With foreign organizations

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
86 publications, 1.39%
University of Oslo
85 publications, 1.38%
University of Helsinki
76 publications, 1.23%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Denmark
47 publications, 0.76%
Hamburg University
44 publications, 0.71%
University of Jyväskylä
43 publications, 0.7%
Utrecht University
42 publications, 0.68%
Aalto University
39 publications, 0.63%
Sapienza University of Rome
38 publications, 0.62%
Aarhus University
38 publications, 0.62%
University of Eastern Finland
36 publications, 0.58%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
36 publications, 0.58%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
36 publications, 0.58%
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
34 publications, 0.55%
National University of Sciences & Technology
33 publications, 0.53%
King's College London
33 publications, 0.53%
University of Sydney
33 publications, 0.53%
University of Waterloo
32 publications, 0.52%
University of Copenhagen
31 publications, 0.5%
Humboldt University of Berlin
29 publications, 0.47%
Polytechnic University of Turin
29 publications, 0.47%
University of Vienna
29 publications, 0.47%
Ã…bo Akademi University
28 publications, 0.45%
University of Agder
28 publications, 0.45%
University of Lisbon
27 publications, 0.44%
University of Bergen
27 publications, 0.44%
University of São Paulo
27 publications, 0.44%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
26 publications, 0.42%
Technical University of Munich
26 publications, 0.42%
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With other countries

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Norway, 603, 9.77%
Norway
603 publications, 9.77%
USA, 459, 7.44%
USA
459 publications, 7.44%
United Kingdom, 364, 5.9%
United Kingdom
364 publications, 5.9%
Germany, 358, 5.8%
Germany
358 publications, 5.8%
Finland, 257, 4.16%
Finland
257 publications, 4.16%
Australia, 204, 3.31%
Australia
204 publications, 3.31%
Italy, 190, 3.08%
Italy
190 publications, 3.08%
Denmark, 176, 2.85%
Denmark
176 publications, 2.85%
Netherlands, 171, 2.77%
Netherlands
171 publications, 2.77%
Canada, 153, 2.48%
Canada
153 publications, 2.48%
France, 139, 2.25%
France
139 publications, 2.25%
Spain, 117, 1.9%
Spain
117 publications, 1.9%
China, 116, 1.88%
China
116 publications, 1.88%
Switzerland, 101, 1.64%
Switzerland
101 publications, 1.64%
Japan, 89, 1.44%
Japan
89 publications, 1.44%
Belgium, 82, 1.33%
Belgium
82 publications, 1.33%
Austria, 71, 1.15%
Austria
71 publications, 1.15%
Poland, 68, 1.1%
Poland
68 publications, 1.1%
Portugal, 63, 1.02%
Portugal
63 publications, 1.02%
Pakistan, 55, 0.89%
Pakistan
55 publications, 0.89%
Czech Republic, 55, 0.89%
Czech Republic
55 publications, 0.89%
Brazil, 53, 0.86%
Brazil
53 publications, 0.86%
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, 0.63%
Saudi Arabia
39 publications, 0.63%
Republic of Korea, 33, 0.53%
Republic of Korea
33 publications, 0.53%
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.