Field · Computer Science · Sweden
Computer Science research in Sweden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology ranks first in Sweden for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#132 worldwide), followed by Chalmers University of Technology and Huawei Technologies (Sweden).
- Sweden's world rank
- #26 of 131 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 8k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 23
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Science in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #132 | 42.2 | 21.2% | 1,229 |
| 2 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #223 | 36.0 | 21.4% | 588 |
| 3 | Huawei Technologies (Sweden)Stockholm | #363 | 30.2 | 34.2% | 191 |
| 4 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #452 | 27.6 | 20.2% | 542 |
| 5 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #459 | 27.5 | 21.4% | 584 |
| 6 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #461 | 27.4 | 23.7% | 373 |
| 7 | Mälardalen UniversityVästerås | #539 | 25.5 | 21.9% | 241 |
| 8 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #550 | 25.3 | 30.3% | 228 |
| 9 | Lund UniversityLund | #632 | 23.7 | 21.2% | 498 |
| 10 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #809 | 20.7 | 23.1% | 383 |
| 11 | Blekinge Institute of TechnologyKarlskrona | #875 | 19.8 | 28.1% | 232 |
| 12 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #941 | 19.0 | 25.5% | 371 |
| 13 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #1,333 | 14.8 | 24.2% | 104 |
| 14 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #1,695 | 12.0 | 26.2% | 145 |
| 15 | Ericsson (Sweden)Kista | #1,814 | 11.2 | 12.6% | 260 |
| 16 | Halmstad UniversityHalmstad | #1,839 | 11.0 | 28.7% | 156 |
| 17 | RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg | #1,905 | 10.6 | 23.3% | 145 |
| 18 | Karlstad UniversityKarlstad | #1,953 | 10.3 | 29.0% | 130 |
| 19 | Malmö UniversityMalmo | #2,268 | 8.5 | 26.4% | 85 |
| 20 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #2,328 | 8.2 | 31.9% | 103 |
| 21 | Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall | #2,426 | 7.7 | 17.5% | 116 |
| 22 | Jönköping UniversityJönköping | #2,445 | 7.7 | 32.0% | 72 |
| 23 | University of SkövdeSkövde | #3,800 | 2.4 | 20.1% | 72 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Sweden?
Petre Stoica, Robert Feldt and Athanasios V. Vasilakos rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.
- 1Petre Stoica#1,382 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 112 works
- 2Robert Feldt#13,592 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 101 works
- 3Athanasios V. Vasilakos#13,614 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 217 works
- 4Wang Yi#23,310 worldwide overall761 citations · 107 works
- 5Jan Bosch#29,514 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 142 works
- 6Per Stenström#29,705 worldwide overall706 citations · 86 works
- 7W. Bastiaan Kleijn#36,221 worldwide overall732 citations · 89 works
- 8Erik G. Larsson#36,228 worldwide overall2k citations · 80 works
- 9Mikael Gidlund#37,630 worldwide overall966 citations · 76 works
- 10Panos Papadimitratos#42,830 worldwide overall801 citations · 78 works
- 11Fredrik Gustafsson#46,237 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 90 works
- 12Joakim Nivre#71,476 worldwide overall540 citations · 99 works
- 13Danica Kragić#77,738 worldwide overall915 citations · 89 works
- 14Bengt Jönsson#84,120 worldwide overall520 citations · 96 works
- 15Claes Wohlin#86,722 worldwide overall523 citations · 83 works
How Sweden compares with other countries in Computer Science