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Nursing research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#47 worldwide), followed by .

Sweden's world rank
#17
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
523
Top-10% rate
27.9%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Nursing in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #4728.230.1%70

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Sweden?

Juan Jesús Carrero, Tommy Cederholm and Inger Björck rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Juan Jesús Carrero#138 worldwide overall6.5k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Tommy Cederholm#1,885 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 7 works
  3. 3Inger Björck#14,214 worldwide overall747 citations · 18 works
  4. 4Alicja Wolk#14,258 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 14 works
  5. 5Lars Hanson#35,865 worldwide overall425 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Bengt Vessby#54,774 worldwide overall373 citations · 14 works
  7. 7B Vahlquist#57,327 worldwide overall223 citations · 6 works
  8. 8Nils‐Georg Asp#66,841 worldwide overall390 citations · 14 works
  9. 9Sver­ker Ljunghall#67,855 worldwide overall325 citations · 6 works
  10. 10Stig Bengmark#80,041 worldwide overall467 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Magnus Domellöf#89,873 worldwide overall324 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Göran Hallmans#107,459 worldwide overall305 citations · 6 works
  13. 13Per Åman#107,878 worldwide overall285 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Patricia L. Conway#109,231 worldwide overall260 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Birgitta Strandvik#110,761 worldwide overall228 citations · 10 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Nursing