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Health Professions research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#41 worldwide), followed by Malmö University and Uppsala University.

Sweden's world rank
#23
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.1k
Top-10% rate
26.9%
Ranked institutions
13

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #4150.927.4%510
2Malmö UniversityMalmo #16432.625.6%107
3Uppsala UniversityUppsala #23128.031.0%267
4University of GothenburgGothenburg #29324.929.5%290
5Umeå UniversityUmeå #31124.129.6%243
6Lund UniversityLund #40020.828.5%292
7Linköping UniversityLinköping #50517.726.2%182
8Stockholm UniversityStockholm #51417.529.3%194
9Karolinska University HospitalStockholm #60815.324.3%80
10Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo #61315.128.6%92
11Jönköping UniversityJönköping #88610.328.4%81
12Örebro UniversityÖrebro #9149.925.9%101
13Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg #1,1017.427.1%68

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Sweden?

Töres Theorell, Göran Pershagen and Ulf‐G. Gerdtham rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Töres Theorell#32,421 worldwide overall430 citations · 25 works
  2. 2Göran Pershagen#50,653 worldwide overall551 citations · 20 works
  3. 3Ulf‐G. Gerdtham#69,724 worldwide overall313 citations · 16 works
  4. 4Stig Bengmark#80,041 worldwide overall467 citations · 19 works
  5. 5Bengt Starrin#83,624 worldwide overall117 citations · 18 works
  6. 6Mona Eklund#88,586 worldwide overall192 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Gerhard Andersson#101,583 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
  8. 8Hugo Westerlund#107,737 worldwide overall260 citations · 25 works
  9. 9Töres Theorell#114,994 worldwide overall200 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Mats E. Nilsson#131,406 worldwide overall234 citations · 16 works
  11. 11Ingalill Rahm Hallberg#154,804 worldwide overall155 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Anders Hjern#196,184 worldwide overall178 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Annelie J. Sundler#197,300 worldwide overall108 citations · 24 works
  14. 14Ulrika Bejerholm#204,219 worldwide overall142 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Dan Norbäck#218,495 worldwide overall378 citations · 19 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Health Professions