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Neuroscience research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#31 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University.

Sweden's world rank
#16
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
21.8%
Ranked institutions
10

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 #3151.424.6%439
2University of GothenburgGothenburg #14629.419.9%230
3Uppsala UniversityUppsala #15428.722.3%222
4Lund UniversityLund #20324.819.5%312
5Linköping UniversityLinköping #33617.621.0%158
6Karolinska University HospitalStockholm #41214.823.0%87
7Stockholm UniversityStockholm #55510.526.9%125
8Umeå UniversityUmeå #6109.219.1%119
9Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg #6937.420.6%64
10KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #8105.221.9%92

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Sweden?

Arvid Carlsson, Oskar Hansson and Kjell Fuxé rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Arvid Carlsson#3,260 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 37 works
  2. 2Oskar Hansson#6,732 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 39 works
  3. 3Kjell Fuxé#7,839 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 116 works
  4. 4Tomas Hökfelt#8,133 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 79 works
  5. 5Urban Ungerstedt#10,534 worldwide overall986 citations · 33 works
  6. 6Raǵnar Granit#10,670 worldwide overall534 citations · 23 works
  7. 7Bo K. Siesjö#19,360 worldwide overall878 citations · 31 works
  8. 8Ulf Stenevi#22,086 worldwide overall595 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Jan M. Lundberg#23,918 worldwide overall609 citations · 25 works
  10. 10Roland S. Johansson#24,450 worldwide overall707 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Kaj Blennow#26,297 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 87 works
  12. 12Måns Magnusson#28,471 worldwide overall350 citations · 22 works
  13. 13Tadeusz Wieloch#31,081 worldwide overall475 citations · 19 works
  14. 14F. Sundler#34,499 worldwide overall945 citations · 39 works
  15. 15Lars Nyberg#35,694 worldwide overall666 citations · 33 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Neuroscience