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Medicine research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Medicine research in 2022-now (#19 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#10
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
27k
Top-10% rate
14.9%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #1967.517.5%6,561
2University of GothenburgGothenburg #9749.515.0%3,427
3Lund UniversityLund #13645.712.8%2,546
4Uppsala UniversityUppsala #16543.614.3%2,579
5Umeå UniversityUmeå #27238.113.3%1,281
6Science for Life LaboratoryStockholm #32436.120.1%222
7Linköping UniversityLinköping #33735.714.9%1,166
8Skåne University HospitalLund #35735.114.3%1,158
9Stockholm UniversityStockholm #38734.213.6%407
10Örebro UniversityÖrebro #51431.014.8%698
11KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #68927.814.9%345
12Region Västra GötalandVänersborg #75326.816.0%255
13Stockholm South General HospitalStockholm #80126.116.7%276
14Stockholm County CouncilStockholm #94024.415.5%262
15Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #94624.315.6%155
16Helsingborgs lasarettHelsingborg #1,40919.915.9%95
17Danderyds sjukhusStockholm #1,48519.318.4%146
18Linköping University HospitalLinköping #1,57018.714.0%172
19Malmö UniversityMalmo #1,58818.611.1%265
20S:t Eriks ÖgonsjukhusStockholm #1,59218.64.6%156
21Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala #1,71317.811.9%185
22Swedish School of Sport and Health SciencesStockholm #2,26314.713.2%76
23Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo #2,42313.913.0%163
24Mälardalen UniversityVästerås #2,42513.915.1%65
25Saint Göran HospitalStockholm #2,48613.615.6%68
26Halmstad UniversityHalmstad #2,48813.615.1%104
27Kristianstad UniversityKristianstad #3,06911.311.4%73
28Dalarna UniversityFalun #3,09011.216.4%85
29Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå #3,12111.117.5%92
30Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall #3,34510.410.5%108
31Jönköping UniversityJönköping #3,5449.78.2%84
32University of BoråsBorås #4,3057.616.6%69
33European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlStockholm #4,8216.318.9%96

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Sweden?

Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow and Oskar Hansson rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Henrik Zetterberg#11,252 worldwide overall715.5 of 2,150 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kaj Blennow#14,167 worldwide overall681.8 of 2,144 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Oskar Hansson#14,814 worldwide overall298.8 of 755 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Karl B Swedberg#4,009 worldwide overall242.4 of 542 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Lars H. Lund#9,729 worldwide overall235.6 of 594 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Alicja Wolk#6,787 worldwide overall231.2 of 575 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Gianluigi Savarese#6,132 worldwide overall218.5 of 488 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Lars C. Wallentin#32,148 worldwide overall249.3 of 857 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Nicholas James Ashton#7,081 worldwide overall192.5 of 423 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stefan Karl James#24,854 worldwide overall217.5 of 677 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Juan Jesús Carrero#20,021 worldwide overall214.0 of 670 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hans‐Olov Adami#20,697 worldwide overall202.1 of 595 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ronald van Vollenhoven#18,473 worldwide overall198.2 of 566 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Susanna C. Larsson#4,249 worldwide overall162.9 of 377 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Johan Sundström#11,855 worldwide overall163.6 of 436 papers here in the top 10%

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