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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Sweden

Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#114 worldwide), followed by Lund University and University of Gothenburg.

Sweden's world rank
#16
of 80 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
25.6%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stockholm UniversityStockholm #11433.325.9%211
2Lund UniversityLund #15129.325.2%225
3University of GothenburgGothenburg #15429.029.0%176
4Uppsala UniversityUppsala #22423.828.4%245
5Bolin Centre for Climate ResearchStockholm #28620.328.9%63
6Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala #39115.931.8%70
7KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #53111.622.9%85
8Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #58710.221.7%72
9Swedish Museum of Natural HistoryStockholm #8075.728.5%75
10Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå #8305.318.4%62

Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Sweden?

Richard A. Reyment, Barbara Wohlfarth and Svante Björck rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Richard A. Reyment#5,892 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 36 works
  2. 2Barbara Wohlfarth#14,272 worldwide overall908 citations · 35 works
  3. 3Svante Björck#23,574 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 66 works
  4. 4Martin J. Whitehouse#60,491 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 183 works
  5. 5Arjen P. Stroeven#62,166 worldwide overall424 citations · 36 works
  6. 6Nils‐Axel Mörner#65,028 worldwide overall505 citations · 51 works
  7. 7Martin Jakobsson#103,801 worldwide overall850 citations · 104 works
  8. 8Jan Backman#111,053 worldwide overall329 citations · 36 works
  9. 9Erik Swietlicki#122,241 worldwide overall840 citations · 43 works
  10. 10Riko Noormets#181,246 worldwide overall368 citations · 47 works
  11. 11Thomas Stevens#184,165 worldwide overall356 citations · 48 works
  12. 12H. E. Markus Meier#185,675 worldwide overall402 citations · 43 works
  13. 13Hans Hanson#185,718 worldwide overall275 citations · 39 works
  14. 14Ulf Söderlund#223,694 worldwide overall447 citations · 55 works
  15. 15Göran Possnert#276,662 worldwide overall487 citations · 53 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Earth and Planetary Sciences