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Neuroscience research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#46 worldwide), followed by Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg.

Sweden's world rank
#13
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.5k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #4645.313.8%528
2Stockholm UniversityStockholm #18625.313.4%128
3University of GothenburgGothenburg #22422.611.7%294
4Lund UniversityLund #23222.19.1%312
5Uppsala UniversityUppsala #27319.811.2%246
6Linköping UniversityLinköping #31517.810.8%158
7KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #33416.911.0%97
8Umeå UniversityUmeå #39914.49.3%124

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Sweden?

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

  1. 1Anders Björklund#10,420 worldwide overall114.2 of 300 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Henrik Zetterberg#11,252 worldwide overall131.3 of 483 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kaj Blennow#14,167 worldwide overall123.9 of 466 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tomas G. M. Hökfelt#47,270 worldwide overall96.9 of 449 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Olle Lindvall#34,975 worldwide overall68.7 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Oskar Hansson#14,814 worldwide overall51.5 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lars H Nyberg#74,509 worldwide overall55.9 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Patrik Brundin#25,396 worldwide overall52.3 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Patrik Ernfors#20,979 worldwide overall43.4 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jonas Frisén#8,577 worldwide overall40.3 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Zaal Kokaia#78,407 worldwide overall38.3 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ulf Stenevi#161,706 worldwide overall39.2 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Henrik Larsson#9,809 worldwide overall35.4 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sven Bölte#49,266 worldwide overall42.6 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David Mataix‐Cols#12,490 worldwide overall33.0 of 99 papers here in the top 10%

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