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Arts and Humanities research in Sweden

Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#50 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#13
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.5k
Top-10% rate
15.9%
Ranked institutions
10

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stockholm UniversityStockholm #5048.216.3%558
2University of GothenburgGothenburg #10438.515.7%349
3Lund UniversityLund #12336.215.6%416
4Uppsala UniversityUppsala #13035.515.7%539
5Umeå UniversityUmeå #22128.518.7%154
6Linköping UniversityLinköping #38421.215.2%138
7Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo #51917.213.5%151
8Södertörn UniversityHuddinge #54016.617.3%101
9Örebro UniversityÖrebro #68413.523.4%68
10Malmö UniversityMalmo #79911.416.4%69

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Sweden?

Mattias Jakobsson, Olcay Sert and Asta Čekaitė rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mattias Jakobsson#13,838 worldwide overall21.4 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Olcay Sert#36,517 worldwide overall20.4 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Asta Čekaitė#65,600 worldwide overall19.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4David Machín#176,792 worldwide overall18.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joseph P. Siegel#182,525 worldwide overall16.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Leelo Keevallik#381,414 worldwide overall17.1 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Anders Götherström#36,515 worldwide overall15.3 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alastair Henry#173,464 worldwide overall18.2 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Maria Kuteeva#144,193 worldwide overall15.0 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jan Storå#55,058 worldwide overall12.3 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Zofia Anna Stos-Gale#135,428 worldwide overall12.6 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Francis M. Hult#281,472 worldwide overall13.8 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Josep Soler#307,203 worldwide overall12.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Kristian Kristiansen#55,247 worldwide overall12.7 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Thomas Kühn#524,578 worldwide overall14.2 of 40 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities