Environmental Science research in Sweden
Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#69 worldwide), followed by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and University of Gothenburg.
- Sweden's world rank
- #11 of 122 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 6.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 18
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Environmental Science in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #69 | 47.8 | 14.9% | 657 |
| 2 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala | #111 | 41.9 | 14.8% | 920 |
| 3 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #171 | 36.6 | 12.9% | 469 |
| 4 | Lund UniversityLund | #197 | 34.9 | 15.4% | 694 |
| 5 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #220 | 33.5 | 12.3% | 398 |
| 6 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #303 | 29.6 | 13.0% | 358 |
| 7 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #319 | 28.9 | 11.6% | 270 |
| 8 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #408 | 25.9 | 10.2% | 285 |
| 9 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #626 | 20.6 | 11.5% | 182 |
| 10 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #667 | 19.8 | 12.7% | 184 |
| 11 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #671 | 19.8 | 12.2% | 246 |
| 12 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #733 | 18.7 | 14.0% | 106 |
| 13 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #1,000 | 14.8 | 11.1% | 131 |
| 14 | IVL Swedish Environmental Research InstituteStockholm | #1,168 | 12.9 | 10.7% | 71 |
| 15 | World Maritime UniversityMalmo | #1,189 | 12.7 | 16.0% | 97 |
| 16 | Karlstad UniversityKarlstad | #1,197 | 12.6 | 9.3% | 94 |
| 17 | RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg | #1,319 | 11.4 | 12.2% | 89 |
| 18 | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological InstituteNorrköping | #1,699 | 8.3 | 10.9% | 68 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Environmental Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Sweden?
Carl Folke, Deliang Chen and David A. Wardle rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Carl Folke#294 worldwide overall122.9 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Deliang Chen#23,731 worldwide overall114.0 of 385 papers here in the top 10%
- 3David A. Wardle#9,989 worldwide overall88.9 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Johan Rockström#2,648 worldwide overall75.7 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Lutz Ahrens#11,826 worldwide overall74.7 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Ian T. Cousins#10,689 worldwide overall68.7 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Garry Peterson#2,140 worldwide overall60.5 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Marie Vahter#37,736 worldwide overall68.5 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Hjalmar Laudon#80,166 worldwide overall81.0 of 356 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Lars J. Tranvik#15,229 worldwide overall59.7 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Göran Pershagen#15,183 worldwide overall59.3 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Benjamin Smith#35,031 worldwide overall58.6 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Toby Alan Gardner#8,874 worldwide overall52.7 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Giuliano Di Baldassarre#40,163 worldwide overall60.0 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Patrick Crill#42,905 worldwide overall59.6 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science