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Research in Uppsala

Science Explorer records 76 research institutions in Uppsala, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Uppsala University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Quantum Technologies (Sweden).

Research institutions
76
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
133k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
25.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Uppsala?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Uppsala UniversityUniversity 81,420 #144
2Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUniversity 26,161 #966
3Uppsala University HospitalHospital / health system 15,760 #5,532
4Swedish Veterinary AgencyGovernment institution 1,980 #15,758
5Geological Survey of SwedenGovernment institution 947 #10,278 all time
6Ludwig Cancer ResearchNonprofit 785 #3,983 all time
7Akademiska BarnsjukhusetHospital / health system 729 #27,770 all time
8National Food AdministrationGovernment institution 715 #15,028 all time
9Swedish Collegium for Advanced StudyUniversity 662 #19,787 all time
10Quantum Technologies (Sweden)Company 498 #3,289
11Forestry Research Institute of SwedenResearch facility 469 #25,685
12Nordic Africa InstituteResearch facility 414 #23,225
13Medical Products AgencyGovernment institution 387 #13,027 all time
14Swedish Species Information CentreResearch facility 233 #21,347 all time
15Uppsala Monitoring CentreInstitution 216 #13,161 all time
16Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education PolicyResearch facility 200 #24,654 all time
17Swedish Institute for Language and FolkloreInstitution 188 #42,043 all time
18Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster ScienceResearch facility 185 #20,024 all time
19Statisticon (Sweden)Company 156 #29,231 all time
20Image Intelligence (Sweden)Company 126 #30,437 all time
21Thermo Fisher Scientific (Sweden)Company 117 not ranked
22Olink Bioscience (Sweden)Company 45 not ranked
23Orexo (Sweden)Company 35 not ranked
24Johannelund School of TheologyUniversity 34 not ranked
25Applied Nano Surfaces (Sweden)Company 30 not ranked
26Geosigma (Sweden)Company 26 not ranked
27General Electric (Sweden)Company 26 not ranked
28ChromoGenics (Sweden)Company 25 not ranked
29Swedish Society of OncologyInstitution 24 not ranked
30Royal Gustavus Adolphus AcademyUniversity 23 not ranked
31Dag Hammarskjöld FoundationNonprofit 20 not ranked
32Solibro Research (Sweden)Company 19 not ranked
33Carl von Linné ClinicHospital / health system 18 not ranked
34Landstinget i Uppsala länGovernment institution 18 not ranked
35UpplandsmuseetArchive 16 not ranked
36Scandinavian Leadership (Sweden)Company 15 not ranked
37Doxa (Sweden)Company 15 not ranked
38Biovica (Sweden)Company 15 not ranked
39Beactica (Sweden)Company 12 not ranked
40Scienta Scientific (Sweden)Company 10 not ranked
41Denator (Sweden)Company 10 not ranked
42ÅAC Microtec (Sweden)Company 9 not ranked
43Endovab Endovascular Development (Sweden)Company 8 not ranked
44Novavax (Sweden)Company 8 not ranked
45OssDsign (Sweden)Company 7 not ranked
46ScandiDos (Sweden)Company 7 not ranked
47Life & Peace InstituteNonprofit 7 not ranked
48Bencar (Sweden)Company 6 not ranked
49Dirac Research (Sweden)Company 5 not ranked
50LIDDS (Sweden)Company 5 not ranked
51Ilya Pharma (Sweden)Company 5 not ranked
52Molecular Fingerprint (Sweden)Company 5 not ranked
53Gradientech (Sweden)Company 5 not ranked
54Oasmia Pharmaceutical (Sweden)Company 4 not ranked
55EasyMining (Sweden)Company 4 not ranked
56Bio-Works (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
57Disruptive Materials (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
58Trade Extensions (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
59VBN Components (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked
60Corline Systems (Sweden)Company 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Uppsala University: 61.3%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 19.7%Uppsala University Hospital: 11.9%Swedish Veterinary Agency: 1.5%56 others listed: 5.7%61%largest
Uppsala University81k · 61.3%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences26k · 19.7%Uppsala University Hospital16k · 11.9%Swedish Veterinary Agency1,980 · 1.5%56 others listed7,563 · 5.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Uppsala strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Uppsala is most concentrated in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (14.5× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 29.2 works15×
  2. VeterinaryField · 137.9 works6.5×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 108.7 works5.7×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 156.6 works4.2×
  5. Public AdministrationSubfield · 30.5 works3.7×
  6. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 122.4 works3.3×
  7. Insect ScienceSubfield · 131.8 works3.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Uppsala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Functioning, Sustainability, Biodiversity and Globalization.

▲ 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 city'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. Climate Change913▲ 2.2×106 topics
  2. Epidemiology674◆ 1.10×134 topics
  3. Sustainability395◆ 1.05×96 topics
  4. Globalization353▲ 1.16×125 topics
  5. Machine Learning341▼ 0.67×85 topics
  6. Inflammation333◆ 1.03×83 topics
  7. Environmental Impact295◆ 1.12×60 topics
  8. Biodiversity245▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Public Health242◆ 1.07×62 topics
  10. Invasive Species238▲ 3.6×21 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress230◆ 0.91×62 topics
  12. Mental Health224◆ 0.99×39 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation221▲ 3.8×18 topics
  14. Renewable Energy207◆ 0.93×45 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease203▲ 1.18×39 topics
  16. Genetics177▲ 1.64×27 topics
  17. Depression168▲ 1.23×24 topics
  18. Global Warming163▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning161▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Health Effects160▲ 1.72×23 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services148▲ 2.5×14 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity144▲ 2.1×21 topics
  23. Conservation143▲ 2.1×24 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation143▲ 4.2×5 topics
  25. Ethics140▲ 1.87×34 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis126▲ 2.7×16 topics
  27. Neoliberalism123▲ 2.2×25 topics
  28. Cathode Materials121▲ 1.99×3 topics
  29. Social Sciences118▲ 5.4×9 topics
  30. Global Change116▲ 2.9×6 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis114▲ 2.9×9 topics
  32. Population Dynamics113▲ 2.9×13 topics
  33. Population Genetics99▲ 4.6×5 topics
  34. Special Education96▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Gender Studies93▲ 3.9×11 topics
  36. Methodology88▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Animal Welfare88▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Quantitative Methods87▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Fisheries Sustainability73▲ 5.3×2 topics
  40. Forest Management72▲ 7.9×4 topics

What research is done in Uppsala?

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 87 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 59 works
  3. 3 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 58 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 58 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 55 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 48 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  8. 8 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 46 works
  9. 9 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 45 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 44 works

Research output over time

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