Field · Engineering · Sweden
Engineering research in Sweden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology ranks first in Sweden for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#94 worldwide), followed by Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University.
- Sweden's world rank
- #26 of 134 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 16k
- Top-10% rate
- 18.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 36
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Engineering in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #94 | 48.4 | 20.5% | 2,830 |
| 2 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #157 | 42.5 | 19.3% | 2,201 |
| 3 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #399 | 32.0 | 18.3% | 1,105 |
| 4 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #450 | 30.6 | 19.8% | 861 |
| 5 | Lund UniversityLund | #527 | 28.8 | 19.1% | 1,316 |
| 6 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #577 | 27.8 | 18.8% | 1,040 |
| 7 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #1,152 | 19.9 | 22.3% | 239 |
| 8 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #1,273 | 18.8 | 22.4% | 252 |
| 9 | Ericsson (Sweden)Kista | #1,306 | 18.5 | 15.4% | 330 |
| 10 | Mälardalen UniversityVästerås | #1,433 | 17.4 | 27.6% | 231 |
| 11 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #1,521 | 16.7 | 21.3% | 283 |
| 12 | RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg | #1,839 | 14.6 | 13.6% | 422 |
| 13 | University WestTrollhättan | #2,323 | 11.9 | 23.4% | 159 |
| 14 | University of GävleGävle | #2,371 | 11.7 | 22.5% | 140 |
| 15 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #2,653 | 10.4 | 22.3% | 157 |
| 16 | Jönköping UniversityJönköping | #2,675 | 10.3 | 27.3% | 150 |
| 17 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala | #2,678 | 10.3 | 24.2% | 138 |
| 18 | Huawei Technologies (Sweden)Stockholm | #2,710 | 10.2 | 22.0% | 101 |
| 19 | Karlstad UniversityKarlstad | #2,722 | 10.1 | 16.2% | 149 |
| 20 | Wallenberg Wood Science CenterStockholm | #3,030 | 8.9 | 24.6% | 74 |
| 21 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #3,068 | 8.8 | 13.5% | 166 |
| 22 | Volvo (Sweden)Gothenburg | #3,104 | 8.6 | 17.4% | 161 |
| 23 | Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall | #3,122 | 8.6 | 17.8% | 144 |
| 24 | Halmstad UniversityHalmstad | #3,164 | 8.4 | 23.6% | 87 |
| 25 | Blekinge Institute of TechnologyKarlskrona | #3,620 | 6.9 | 19.1% | 112 |
| 26 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #3,706 | 6.6 | 20.4% | 73 |
| 27 | Dalarna UniversityFalun | #4,309 | 4.9 | 26.0% | 68 |
| 28 | Hitachi (Sweden)Västerås | #4,389 | 4.7 | 8.6% | 93 |
| 29 | Scania (Sweden)Södertälje | #4,393 | 4.7 | 19.1% | 71 |
| 30 | World Maritime UniversityMalmo | #4,574 | 4.2 | 31.8% | 65 |
| 31 | University of BoråsBorås | #4,607 | 4.2 | 22.9% | 68 |
| 32 | Swedish Defence Research AgencyStockholm | #4,712 | 3.9 | 16.9% | 83 |
| 33 | University of SkövdeSkövde | #4,713 | 3.9 | 24.2% | 73 |
| 34 | Swedish National Road and Transport Research InstituteLinköping | #4,757 | 3.8 | 16.5% | 92 |
| 35 | Malmö UniversityMalmo | #5,324 | 2.5 | 14.5% | 73 |
| 36 | Vattenfall (Sweden)Stockholm | #5,933 | 127.0 | 8.2% | 62 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Engineering researchers in Sweden?
Petre Stoica, Lennart Ljung and Emil Björnson rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.
- 1Petre Stoica#1,382 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 140 works
- 2Lennart Ljung#4,697 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 124 works
- 3Emil Björnson#6,004 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 190 works
- 4Erik G. Larsson#36,228 worldwide overall2k citations · 221 works
- 5Fredrik Tufvesson#36,665 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 167 works
- 6Lihui Wang#40,259 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 243 works
- 7Lars Hultman#42,742 worldwide overall2k citations · 124 works
- 8Fredrik Gustafsson#46,237 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 104 works
- 9Math Bollen#48,716 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 189 works
- 10Herbert Zirath#49,285 worldwide overall993 citations · 191 works
- 11Feng Gao#53,718 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 110 works
- 12Lennart Söder#67,983 worldwide overall961 citations · 128 works
- 13Anders Larsson#85,585 worldwide overall646 citations · 132 works
- 14Håkan Hjalmarsson#97,416 worldwide overall835 citations · 111 works
- 15Göran Stemme#116,789 worldwide overall671 citations · 132 works