Domain · Social Sciences · Sweden
Social Sciences research in Sweden
University of Gothenburg ranks first in Sweden for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#101 worldwide), followed by Uppsala University and Stockholm University.
- Sweden's world rank
- #18 of 164 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 32k
- Top-10% rate
- 29.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 52
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #101 | 50.2 | 33.6% | 2,811 |
| 2 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #107 | 49.5 | 28.4% | 2,949 |
| 3 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #110 | 49.2 | 30.6% | 3,112 |
| 4 | Lund UniversityLund | #121 | 48.2 | 30.9% | 3,349 |
| 5 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #308 | 38.1 | 34.6% | 1,630 |
| 6 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #400 | 35.3 | 26.8% | 1,060 |
| 7 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #424 | 34.7 | 32.9% | 1,494 |
| 8 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #544 | 32.0 | 30.0% | 1,114 |
| 9 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #786 | 28.0 | 30.9% | 754 |
| 10 | Jönköping UniversityJönköping | #822 | 27.5 | 33.3% | 551 |
| 11 | Stockholm School of EconomicsStockholm | #913 | 26.4 | 31.7% | 444 |
| 12 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #939 | 26.1 | 34.4% | 870 |
| 13 | Karlstad UniversityKarlstad | #970 | 25.7 | 33.5% | 620 |
| 14 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #1,021 | 25.2 | 35.8% | 383 |
| 15 | Malmö UniversityMalmo | #1,145 | 24.0 | 31.5% | 754 |
| 16 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #1,265 | 22.9 | 31.7% | 538 |
| 17 | Mälardalen UniversityVästerås | #1,365 | 22.0 | 34.7% | 335 |
| 18 | Södertörn UniversityHuddinge | #1,371 | 22.0 | 32.3% | 609 |
| 19 | Halmstad UniversityHalmstad | #1,568 | 20.5 | 29.9% | 361 |
| 20 | Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall | #1,745 | 19.4 | 33.8% | 478 |
| 21 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala | #1,833 | 18.9 | 40.0% | 265 |
| 22 | Kristianstad UniversityKristianstad | #1,877 | 18.6 | 34.6% | 204 |
| 23 | University WestTrollhättan | #1,944 | 18.2 | 38.5% | 208 |
| 24 | University of BoråsBorås | #2,164 | 17.1 | 33.9% | 246 |
| 25 | Dalarna UniversityFalun | #2,370 | 16.1 | 27.4% | 295 |
| 26 | University of GävleGävle | #2,476 | 15.6 | 40.4% | 260 |
| 27 | Swedish Defence UniversityStockholm | #2,506 | 15.5 | 38.3% | 254 |
| 28 | University of SkövdeSkövde | #2,985 | 13.6 | 30.4% | 146 |
| 29 | Research Institute of Industrial EconomicsStockholm | #3,222 | 12.8 | 39.6% | 143 |
| 30 | Institute for Futures StudiesStockholm | #3,395 | 12.2 | 32.8% | 116 |
| 31 | Blekinge Institute of TechnologyKarlskrona | #3,886 | 10.8 | 31.1% | 162 |
| 32 | Stockholm Health Care ServicesStockholm | #4,078 | 10.2 | 33.3% | 138 |
| 33 | Marie Cederschiöld UniversityStockholm | #4,473 | 9.2 | 28.3% | 93 |
| 34 | Karolinska University HospitalStockholm | #4,495 | 9.2 | 26.6% | 98 |
| 35 | Swedish InstituteStockholm | #4,663 | 8.8 | 39.5% | 80 |
| 36 | Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg | #4,718 | 8.7 | 23.6% | 107 |
| 37 | RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg | #5,113 | 7.8 | 26.2% | 128 |
| 38 | Dalarna Science ParkBorlänge | #5,840 | 6.4 | 14.9% | 76 |
| 39 | IQ SamhällsbyggnadStockholm | #6,202 | 5.7 | 7.8% | 521 |
| 40 | Göteborgs StadsGothenburg | #6,545 | 5.1 | 9.2% | 197 |
| 41 | Skåne University HospitalLund | #6,990 | 4.4 | 28.9% | 62 |
| 42 | Knowledge FoundationStockholm | #7,484 | 3.7 | 20.6% | 82 |
| 43 | World Maritime UniversityMalmo | #8,180 | 2.7 | 21.8% | 83 |
| 44 | Swedish National Road and Transport Research InstituteLinköping | #8,259 | 2.6 | 25.4% | 68 |
| 45 | Nordic Africa InstituteUppsala | #8,641 | 2.1 | 16.9% | 77 |
| 46 | Sustainable Innovation (Sweden)Stockholm | #8,642 | 2.1 | 23.2% | 66 |
| 47 | Autoliv (Sweden)Stockholm | #9,128 | 1.5 | 7.7% | 108 |
| 48 | National Library of SwedenStockholm | #9,394 | 122.0 | 5.9% | 70 |
| 49 | Emerson (Sweden)Karlstad | #9,403 | 121.0 | 13.3% | 66 |
| 50 | Nobel FoundationStockholm | #9,885 | 67.0 | 6.5% | 86 |
| 51 | Maestro (Sweden)Vaxholm | #10,131 | 41.0 | 5.4% | 78 |
| 52 | Vetenskap I SkolanMalmo | #10,237 | 30.0 | 6.4% | 61 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Sweden?
Gerhard Andersson, Gazi Salah Uddin and Bo Edvardsson rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.
- 1Gerhard Andersson#101,583 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 162 works
- 2Gazi Salah Uddin#161,123 worldwide overall587 citations · 105 works
- 3Bo Edvardsson#175,409 worldwide overall628 citations · 170 works
- 4Lars Jonung#372,338 worldwide overall219 citations · 122 works
- 5Sverker Sörlin#443,503 worldwide overall177 citations · 138 works
- 6Susanne Iwarsson#533,440 worldwide overall260 citations · 119 works
- 7Christophe Prémat#758,550 worldwide overall12 citations · 141 works
- 8Sangeeta Bagga‐Gupta#950,758 worldwide overall76 citations · 114 works
- 9Johan Karlsson#1,025,484 worldwide overall62 citations · 105 works
- 10Bentham Science Publisher Bentham Science Publisher#1,172,586 worldwide overall29 citations · 152 works
- 11李君#1,196,379 worldwide overall0 citations · 111 works
- 12Norihisa Akamatsu#1,275,515 worldwide overall13 citations · 190 works