- Sweden's world rank
- #18 of 155 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 27k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 41
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Medicine in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #40 | 60.1 | 25.5% | 4,625 |
| 2 | Karolinska University HospitalStockholm | #117 | 48.5 | 25.0% | 1,912 |
| 3 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #157 | 45.4 | 22.6% | 2,155 |
| 4 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #217 | 41.9 | 23.7% | 2,019 |
| 5 | Lund UniversityLund | #222 | 41.6 | 20.4% | 2,544 |
| 6 | Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg | #323 | 37.6 | 22.4% | 1,271 |
| 7 | Skåne University HospitalLund | #406 | 35.1 | 20.4% | 1,158 |
| 8 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #513 | 32.6 | 22.0% | 1,166 |
| 9 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #672 | 29.6 | 20.0% | 1,229 |
| 10 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #943 | 26.0 | 22.9% | 540 |
| 11 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #1,450 | 21.3 | 25.4% | 360 |
| 12 | Uppsala University HospitalUppsala | #1,727 | 19.5 | 18.8% | 497 |
| 13 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #1,882 | 18.5 | 23.1% | 313 |
| 14 | Region Västra GötalandVänersborg | #1,944 | 18.2 | 25.5% | 255 |
| 15 | Stockholm South General HospitalStockholm | #2,070 | 17.5 | 22.9% | 276 |
| 16 | Malmö UniversityMalmo | #2,072 | 17.5 | 21.3% | 265 |
| 17 | AstraZeneca (Sweden)Södertälje | #2,171 | 17.0 | 23.0% | 207 |
| 18 | Science for Life LaboratoryStockholm | #2,385 | 16.0 | 32.3% | 222 |
| 19 | Stockholm Health Care ServicesStockholm | #3,122 | 13.1 | 28.9% | 152 |
| 20 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #3,312 | 12.4 | 24.2% | 163 |
| 21 | Danderyds sjukhusStockholm | #3,439 | 12.0 | 21.0% | 146 |
| 22 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #3,448 | 12.0 | 24.7% | 155 |
| 23 | Örebro University HospitalÖrebro | #3,727 | 11.1 | 19.7% | 159 |
| 24 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala | #3,897 | 10.6 | 23.3% | 185 |
| 25 | Halmstad UniversityHalmstad | #4,152 | 10.0 | 24.8% | 104 |
| 26 | University of BoråsBorås | #4,237 | 9.8 | 28.9% | 69 |
| 27 | Linköping University HospitalLinköping | #4,257 | 9.7 | 16.6% | 172 |
| 28 | Mälardalen UniversityVästerås | #5,046 | 7.9 | 25.2% | 65 |
| 29 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #5,160 | 7.6 | 28.1% | 76 |
| 30 | Dalarna UniversityFalun | #5,347 | 7.2 | 29.9% | 85 |
| 31 | Helsingborgs lasarettHelsingborg | #5,832 | 6.3 | 21.7% | 95 |
| 32 | Jönköping UniversityJönköping | #5,897 | 6.2 | 15.9% | 84 |
| 33 | European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlStockholm | #5,985 | 6.0 | 27.8% | 96 |
| 34 | Ambulance Care (Sweden)Stockholm | #6,449 | 5.2 | 8.4% | 74 |
| 35 | Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall | #6,519 | 5.1 | 19.3% | 108 |
| 36 | Center for Clinical Research DalarnaFalun | #6,822 | 4.6 | 32.0% | 62 |
| 37 | Kristianstad UniversityKristianstad | #7,411 | 3.7 | 20.8% | 73 |
| 38 | Saint Göran HospitalStockholm | #7,775 | 3.2 | 21.6% | 68 |
| 39 | Swedish School of Sport and Health SciencesStockholm | #8,081 | 2.8 | 24.9% | 76 |
| 40 | S:t Eriks ÖgonsjukhusStockholm | #8,223 | 2.6 | 7.2% | 156 |
| 41 | Abbott (Sweden)Solna | #9,258 | 130.0 | 3.0% | 66 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Medicine researchers in Sweden?
Juan Jesús Carrero, Olle Melander and Stefan James rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.
- 1Juan Jesús Carrero#138 worldwide overall6.5k citations · 117 works
- 2Olle Melander#358 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 115 works
- 3Stefan James#985 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 174 works
- 4Karl Swedberg#2,048 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 113 works
- 5Olle Ljungqvist#4,216 worldwide overall1k citations · 113 works
- 6David Bergqvist#11,618 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 210 works
- 7Lars Wallentin#12,946 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 196 works
- 8Stefan Lohmander#14,040 worldwide overall1k citations · 143 works
- 9Jonas F. Ludvigsson#15,986 worldwide overall865 citations · 123 works
- 10Ronald van Vollenhoven#25,553 worldwide overall632 citations · 125 works
- 11Kaj Blennow#26,297 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 384 works
- 12Bengt Glimelius#31,623 worldwide overall757 citations · 156 works
- 13Claes Ohlsson#33,302 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 122 works
- 14Jan-Ακε Gustafsson#49,892 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 117 works
- 15Bengt Lindholm#53,440 worldwide overall624 citations · 118 works