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Science in Sweden

Sweden ranks #12 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#12 all time), with 121k research works and 13.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#12
of 189 · #12 all time
Works, 2022-now
121k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
30.1M
32.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.28×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
12 in the top 1,000
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Sweden

What is Sweden strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Sweden ranks highest in Medicine (#10 of 152), Education (#8 of 112) and Social Sciences (#11 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Equine.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #10 of 152 14.9%26,826 #11 Institutions
EducationSubfield #8 of 112 14.4%3,269 #11 Institutions
Social SciencesField #11 of 148 15.7%15,788 #13 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #11 of 122 12.9%6,561 #11 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #11 of 119 15.9%5,042 #13 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #12 of 124 15.3%3,258 #12 Institutions
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield #6 of 60 15.4%844 - Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #11 of 106 13.7%4,113 #11 Institutions
PsychologyField #11 of 106 12.9%5,559 #11 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #11 of 105 12.7%6,998 #11 Institutions
EngineeringField #14 of 131 11.6%15,932 #14 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #12 of 110 16.2%3,447 #12 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 322.9 works · #9 of 186 active here4.3×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 144.1 works · #10 of 183 active here4.0×
  3. EquineSubfield · 43.4 works · #18 of 135 active here2.4×
  4. SoftwareSubfield · 209.7 works · #14 of 160 active here2.4×
  5. Structural BiologySubfield · 51.5 works · #16 of 126 active here2.3×
  6. Applied PsychologySubfield · 385.5 works · #20 of 199 active here1.9×
  7. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 1,301.4 works · #18 of 214 active here1.9×
  8. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 529.9 works · #20 of 193 active here1.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 3,868 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 8,153 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 1,728 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 2,914 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 307 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 406 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1,414 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 9,199 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2,080 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 890 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 18k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 7,638 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 3,576 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1,635 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 3,807 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 576 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 4,747 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 31k worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 620 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.56× its world share, 294 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 3,988 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 3,881 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1,444 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 2,624 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 6,452 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 18k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary1.56×294 works
  2. Psychology1.52×6,452 works
  3. Health Professions1.30×4,747 works
  4. Neuroscience1.29×2,914 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×1,728 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.23×3,807 works
  7. Medicine1.16×31k works
  8. Environmental Science1.11×7,638 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×8,153 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.07×1,444 works
  11. Social Sciences1.03×18k works
  12. Mathematics1.00×1,635 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.99×3,988 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×2,080 works
  15. Nursing0.91×620 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×2,624 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.87×3,881 works
  18. Computer Science0.85×9,199 works
  19. Engineering0.85×18k works
  20. Dentistry0.85×576 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.84×406 works
  22. Materials Science0.74×3,576 works
  23. Energy0.70×890 works
  24. Chemistry0.65×1,414 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×307 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×3,868 works

Which fields of science does Sweden work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Sweden is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 48k fractional works · 34.8% of its workEngineering: 18k fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4,241 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,380 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,183 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,276 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,012 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 938 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 881 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 878 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 782 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 765 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 497 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 391 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 342 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9,199 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3,197 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1,318 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,194 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,106 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 649 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 530 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 352 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 343 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 510 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7,638 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,621 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1,255 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,005 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 792 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 695 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 503 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 451 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 405 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 405 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 383 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,807 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,255 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 885 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 545 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 410 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 320 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 294 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3,576 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2,007 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 519 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 426 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 362 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 262 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,080 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 803 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 393 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 302 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 582 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1,635 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 450 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 278 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 907 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1,414 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 518 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 341 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 555 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 890 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 741 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 406 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 37k fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 31k fractional works · 22.2% of its workSurgery: 3,398 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2,452 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2,278 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,269 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,011 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1,760 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1,747 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,408 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1,301 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,098 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1,024 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 923 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 897 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 798 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 750 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 538 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 517 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 497 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 460 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 459 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 387 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 378 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 361 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 322 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 302 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 291 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 288 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,946 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4,747 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2,780 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 379 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 344 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 320 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 924 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 621 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 437 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 576 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 294 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37k fractional works · 26.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 18k fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5,773 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 3,766 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,548 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 877 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 623 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 621 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 531 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 499 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 448 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 333 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 324 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 323 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 322 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 317 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 895 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 6,452 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2,286 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,826 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 966 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 891 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 386 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,988 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 768 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 632 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 618 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 494 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 346 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,130 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3,881 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,065 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 640 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 607 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 541 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 528 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 357 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,624 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,989 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 446 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,444 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 726 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 392 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 286 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17k fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8,153 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4,491 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1,597 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 625 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 431 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,009 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,868 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1,243 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 640 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 512 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 334 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 290 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 849 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2,914 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,358 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 614 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 358 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 584 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,728 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1,277 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 452 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 307 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSweden139kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering18k12.7%
    2. Computer Science9,1996.6%
    3. Environmental Science7,6385.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3,8072.7%
    5. Materials Science3,5762.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,0801.5%
    7. Mathematics1,6351.2%
    8. Chemistry1,4141.0%
    9. Energy8900.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering4060.3%
    1. Medicine31k22.2%
    2. Health Professions4,7473.4%
    3. Nursing6210.4%
    4. Dentistry5760.4%
    5. Veterinary2940.2%
    1. Social Sciences18k13.1%
    2. Psychology6,4524.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities3,9882.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3,8812.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,6241.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1,4441.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8,1535.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,8682.8%
    3. Neuroscience2,9142.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,7281.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3070.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Sweden?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Sustainability, Globalization, Machine Learning, Quality of Life and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology6,544▲ 1.18×140 topics
  2. Climate Change4,486▲ 1.19×130 topics
  3. Machine Learning3,820▼ 0.83×95 topics
  4. Sustainability3,715◆ 1.09×137 topics
  5. Inflammation3,539▲ 1.20×83 topics
  6. Deep Learning3,371▼ 0.70×84 topics
  7. Globalization3,192▲ 1.17×178 topics
  8. Quality of Life2,646▲ 1.32×61 topics
  9. Mental Health2,575▲ 1.30×48 topics
  10. Public Health2,428▲ 1.20×74 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2,363▲ 1.49×39 topics
  12. Education2,204◆ 0.92×157 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress2,176◆ 0.95×63 topics
  14. Environmental Impact2,085◆ 0.88×72 topics
  15. Treatment1,949◆ 1.15×52 topics
  16. Renewable Energy1,903◆ 0.95×61 topics
  17. Risk Factors1,892▲ 1.24×37 topics
  18. Depression1,857▲ 1.52×26 topics
  19. Cancer1,618◆ 0.87×59 topics
  20. Qualitative Research1,570▲ 1.33×44 topics
  21. Pedagogy1,566▲ 2.2×30 topics
  22. Genetics1,468▲ 1.49×27 topics
  23. Big Data1,423◆ 1.07×36 topics
  24. Biomarkers1,375▲ 1.42×18 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome1,372▲ 1.22×24 topics
  26. Obesity1,261▲ 1.18×29 topics
  27. Global Burden1,216▲ 1.61×12 topics
  28. Health Effects1,214▲ 1.44×24 topics
  29. Anxiety1,175▲ 1.78×12 topics
  30. Ethics1,128▲ 1.60×61 topics
  31. Resilience1,072▲ 1.57×19 topics
  32. Learning985▲ 2.4×17 topics
  33. Social Sciences983▲ 4.9×23 topics
  34. Neoliberalism978▲ 1.95×29 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis974▲ 2.9×11 topics
  36. Prevalence974▲ 1.71×15 topics
  37. Special Education874▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Gender Studies862▲ 4.1×20 topics
  39. Methodology806▲ 12×7 topics
  40. Quantitative Methods780▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Sweden publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Social and Educational S…779Social and Educational Sciences: 779 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…400Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 400 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 346 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 279 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…272Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 272 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 271 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 265 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 258 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 257 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 248 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 242 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 240 fractional works
EducationPsychiatry and Mental healthEconomics and EconometricsPhysiology6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 779 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 400 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 346 works
  4. 4 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 279 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 272 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 271 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 265 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 258 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 257 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 248 works
  11. 11 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 242 works
  12. 12 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 240 works

How many world-class institutions does Sweden hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #12 of 189 #12 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #14 of 204 #14 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th9501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 12 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Sweden lead research?

Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and University of Gothenburg rank highest in Sweden on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 14.18%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Karolinska InstitutetUniversity of Gothen…Uppsala UniversityLund University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Karolinska InstitutetUniversity · Stockholm · #121 worldwide16.4% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2Uppsala UniversityUniversity · Uppsala · #154 worldwide13.3% top 10% · 11k works
  3. 3University of GothenburgUniversity · Gothenburg · #165 worldwide14.4% top 10% · 9.8k works
  4. 4Lund UniversityUniversity · Lund · #176 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 12k works
  5. 5Stockholm UniversityUniversity · Stockholm · #180 worldwide14.7% top 10% · 7.1k works
  6. 6Chalmers University of TechnologyUniversity · Gothenburg · #285 worldwide12.9% top 10% · 5.3k works
  7. 7KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Stockholm · #301 worldwide13.4% top 10% · 7.8k works
  8. 8Umeå UniversityUniversity · Umeå · #325 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 5.2k works
  9. 9Linköping UniversityUniversity · Linköping · #334 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 5.7k works
  10. 10Science for Life LaboratoryResearch facility · Stockholm · #633 worldwide18.0% top 10% · 847 works
  11. 11Örebro UniversityUniversity · Örebro · #659 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 2.2k works
  12. 12Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUniversity · Uppsala · #693 worldwide15.5% top 10% · 3.2k works
  13. 13Luleå University of TechnologyUniversity · Luleå · #1,001 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 2.5k works
  14. 14Linnaeus UniversityUniversity · Vaxjo · #1,270 worldwide12.4% top 10% · 2k works
  15. 15Mälardalen UniversityUniversity · Västerås · #1,284 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 1.1k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Sweden

Who are the top researchers in Sweden?

Fredrik Bäckhed, Carl Folke and Patrik K. E. Magnusson rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1 Fredrik Bäckhed #256 worldwide 117k citations · 348 works
  2. 2 Carl Folke #294 worldwide 182k citations · 488 works
  3. 3 Patrik K. E. Magnusson #1,844 worldwide 120k citations · 734 works
  4. 4 Anna Maria Langkilde #2,063 worldwide 23k citations · 310 works
  5. 5 Garry Peterson #2,140 worldwide 33k citations · 234 works
  6. 6 Stefan Gößling #2,203 worldwide 27k citations · 323 works
  7. 7 Johan Rockström #2,648 worldwide 128k citations · 488 works
  8. 8 Anders Hagfeldt #2,788 worldwide 137k citations · 835 works
  9. 9 T. Ylinen #3,558 worldwide 23k citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Karl B Swedberg #4,009 worldwide 104k citations · 685 works
Top researchers in Sweden

Which cities in Sweden are research hubs?

  1. 1 StockholmSweden 290k works
  2. 2 GothenburgSweden 134k works
  3. 3 UppsalaSweden 133k works
  4. 4 LundSweden 120k works
  5. 5 LinköpingSweden 48k works
  6. 6 UmeåSweden 44k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Stockholm: 37.7%Gothenburg: 17.5%Uppsala: 17.3%Lund: 15.6%2 others listed: 12.0%38%largest
Stockholm290k · 37.7%Gothenburg134k · 17.5%Uppsala133k · 17.3%Lund120k · 15.6%2 others listed92k · 12.0%

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

How open and international is Sweden's research?

41% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 27% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 78% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 40% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.28× the expected open access and 1.70× the expected international share, which puts it #5 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Sweden's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sweden as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.55% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Sweden over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 13.3% of its 916k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Sweden13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2013.

Which countries have research most like Sweden's?

Netherlands is Sweden's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Sweden's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 NetherlandsBoth strong in Psychology, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 United KingdomBoth strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Health Professions 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 CanadaBoth strong in Psychology, Veterinary, Health Professions 0.84 Compare
  4. 4 United StatesBoth strong in Psychology, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.84 Compare
  5. 5 SwitzerlandBoth strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Psychology 0.78 Compare

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What is Sweden strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Sweden ranks highest in Medicine (#10 of 152), Education (#8 of 112) and Social Sciences (#11 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Equine.

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