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Health Sciences research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#19 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#10
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
32k
Top-10% rate
14.8%
Ranked institutions
42

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #1968.017.6%7,358
2University of GothenburgGothenburg #9650.414.9%3,938
3Lund UniversityLund #13446.812.6%2,921
4Uppsala UniversityUppsala #16644.414.5%2,971
5Umeå UniversityUmeå #26139.513.4%1,601
6Stockholm UniversityStockholm #31837.412.6%643
7Linköping UniversityLinköping #33536.814.6%1,382
8Science for Life LaboratoryStockholm #35836.120.3%234
9Skåne University HospitalLund #40534.714.3%1,210
10Örebro UniversityÖrebro #51732.114.5%827
11KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #64829.615.2%417
12Region Västra GötalandVänersborg #77527.715.3%313
13Stockholm South General HospitalStockholm #85226.716.8%306
14Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #86126.514.8%213
15Stockholm County CouncilStockholm #89126.215.9%322
16Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala #1,31921.914.1%353
17S:t Eriks ÖgonsjukhusStockholm #1,41521.14.5%159
18Malmö UniversityMalmo #1,46720.812.7%447
19Helsingborgs lasarettHelsingborg #1,52320.415.9%106
20Danderyds sjukhusStockholm #1,60319.818.3%158
21Linköping University HospitalLinköping #1,76718.714.0%185
22Mälardalen UniversityVästerås #1,79918.515.2%119
23Swedish School of Sport and Health SciencesStockholm #1,82518.414.1%97
24Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo #1,93517.814.1%266
25Halmstad UniversityHalmstad #2,05317.115.8%160
26Dalarna UniversityFalun #2,29015.915.6%144
27Sachs' Children and Youth HospitalStockholm #2,54914.822.5%64
28Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå #2,69114.215.6%150
29Jönköping UniversityJönköping #2,73014.010.6%181
30Kristianstad UniversityKristianstad #2,77713.811.1%119
31Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall #2,88913.411.8%168
32Saint Göran HospitalStockholm #2,90613.314.8%74
33European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlStockholm #2,97813.119.0%128
34University of BoråsBorås #3,37411.714.3%108
35Region Jönköpings länJönköping #3,76810.510.9%66
36Sophiahemmet University CollegeStockholm #4,0799.611.0%78
37University of GävleGävle #4,5608.411.2%110
38Karlstad UniversityKarlstad #4,5908.414.6%114
39University WestTrollhättan #5,5206.317.7%73
40Health Solutions (Sweden)Stockholm #5,5936.29.5%76
41University of SkövdeSkövde #5,9825.511.3%79
42RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg #7,7632.711.4%63

Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Sweden?

Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow and Oskar Hansson rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Henrik Zetterberg#11,252 worldwide overall724.6 of 2,179 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kaj Blennow#14,167 worldwide overall688.3 of 2,165 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Oskar Hansson#14,814 worldwide overall307.1 of 788 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Karl B Swedberg#4,009 worldwide overall249.1 of 563 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Alicja Wolk#6,787 worldwide overall247.3 of 633 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lars H. Lund#9,729 worldwide overall236.7 of 600 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lars C. Wallentin#32,148 worldwide overall254.5 of 877 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Gianluigi Savarese#6,132 worldwide overall219.4 of 494 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Juan Jesús Carrero#20,021 worldwide overall232.0 of 716 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stefan Karl James#24,854 worldwide overall221.4 of 691 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nicholas James Ashton#7,081 worldwide overall193.9 of 428 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hans‐Olov Adami#20,697 worldwide overall208.9 of 616 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ronald van Vollenhoven#18,473 worldwide overall198.2 of 575 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Lars S. Alfredsson#11,335 worldwide overall191.3 of 510 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Susanna C. Larsson#4,249 worldwide overall172.4 of 417 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Sweden compares with other countries in Health Sciences