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Mathematics research in Sweden

Uppsala University ranks first in Sweden for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#90 worldwide), followed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University.

Sweden's world rank
#11
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.4k
Top-10% rate
11.4%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Uppsala UniversityUppsala #9035.311.3%239
2KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #9734.215.4%164
3Stockholm UniversityStockholm #14029.07.7%156
4Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #20323.610.4%124
5University of GothenburgGothenburg #20723.412.3%101
6Lund UniversityLund #23521.512.0%120
7Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #40213.812.5%69
8Linköping UniversityLinköping #43012.96.4%82

Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Sweden?

Lars Hörmander, Svante Janson and Anders Björner rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Lars Hörmander#62,597 worldwide overall28.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Svante Janson#920,606 worldwide overall45.1 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Anders Björner#122,049 worldwide overall22.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jonatan Lenells#266,007 worldwide overall22.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tobias Ekholm#244,789 worldwide overall18.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jürgen Fuchs#265,372 worldwide overall21.0 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Andrzej Szulkin#193,586 worldwide overall17.0 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Vidar Thomée#80,994 worldwide overall17.9 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Kurt Johansson#260,629 worldwide overall15.9 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Håakan Hedenmalm#514,801 worldwide overall18.1 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Bo Berndtsson#352,640 worldwide overall14.0 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Claes Johnson#121,073 worldwide overall14.0 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Robert J. Berman#373,500 worldwide overall14.2 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Volodymyr Mazorchuk#1,086,851 worldwide overall25.9 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Åke Björck#76,762 worldwide overall10.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Mathematics 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 Mathematics