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Environmental Science research in Sweden

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ranks first in Sweden for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#99 worldwide), followed by Lund University and Stockholm University.

Sweden's world rank
#22
of 125 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.6k
Top-10% rate
27.3%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala #9943.831.1%920
2Lund UniversityLund #11342.229.2%693
3Stockholm UniversityStockholm #20335.030.2%489
4University of GothenburgGothenburg #20734.828.7%445
5Uppsala UniversityUppsala #29130.627.4%388
6KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #40426.627.7%350
7Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #54722.925.7%269
8Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå #72919.421.2%246
9Umeå UniversityUmeå #78418.523.2%250
10Linköping UniversityLinköping #80918.128.4%182
11Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #1,00615.423.2%165
12Örebro UniversityÖrebro #1,16913.630.4%102
13Stockholm Resilience CentreStockholm #1,21013.244.3%66
14Karlstad UniversityKarlstad #1,30312.330.3%94
15Bolin Centre for Climate ResearchStockholm #1,39311.436.8%76
16Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo #1,50010.525.8%131
17RISE Research Institutes of SwedenGothenburg #1,8198.227.1%87
18World Maritime UniversityMalmo #2,0556.724.1%97
19Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological InstituteNorrköping #2,5144.221.8%68

Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Environmental Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Sweden?

Carl Folke, David A. Wardle and Henrik G. Smith rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Carl Folke#745 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 53 works
  2. 2David A. Wardle#8,479 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 63 works
  3. 3Henrik G. Smith#33,449 worldwide overall718 citations · 40 works
  4. 4Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer#35,068 worldwide overall682 citations · 38 works
  5. 5Benjamin Smith#44,151 worldwide overall685 citations · 45 works
  6. 6Göran Pershagen#50,653 worldwide overall551 citations · 35 works
  7. 7Åke Bergman#58,869 worldwide overall580 citations · 46 works
  8. 8Marie Vahter#80,852 worldwide overall355 citations · 39 works
  9. 9Sverker Molander#91,028 worldwide overall333 citations · 37 works
  10. 10Åke Lindström#91,441 worldwide overall387 citations · 42 works
  11. 11Martin Jakobsson#103,801 worldwide overall850 citations · 58 works
  12. 12Maja Schlüter‬#108,664 worldwide overall453 citations · 36 works
  13. 13Thomas Alerstam#116,777 worldwide overall481 citations · 52 works
  14. 14Erik Swietlicki#122,241 worldwide overall840 citations · 62 works
  15. 15Jinyue Yan#132,056 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 39 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Environmental Science