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2026-09-07 · Research focus · Karolinska Institutet · Sweden

What drives Karolinska Institutet's research

Ask where Karolinska Institutet's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 65,280 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 81 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Immune Cell Function and Interaction; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at €351M across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.21, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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