Question 1

How strong is science in Sweden?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Sweden strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Sweden lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Sweden?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Sweden are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Uppsala and Lund.

Question 6

How much of Sweden's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Sweden's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Sweden?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Sweden work in?

Accepted Answer

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%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Sweden's?

Accepted Answer

Netherlands has the research profile closest to Sweden's (similarity 0.88 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Psychology, followed by United Kingdom and Canada.