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Physics and Astronomy research in Sweden

Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#93 worldwide), followed by Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#13
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.3k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stockholm UniversityStockholm #9337.517.0%382
2Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #9737.013.3%369
3Lund UniversityLund #11934.110.6%436
4Uppsala UniversityUppsala #12433.612.9%501
5AlbaNovaStockholm #18228.318.1%163
6KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #19327.512.6%473
7University of GothenburgGothenburg #38218.110.8%128
8Linköping UniversityLinköping #51314.010.1%93
9Umeå UniversityUmeå #64310.912.0%73
10Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsKiruna #1,0124.611.5%68

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Sweden?

C. Böhm, B. Åsman and Richard John Hall-Wilton rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1C. Böhm#9,502 worldwide overall359.7 of 935 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2B. Åsman#29,976 worldwide overall282.5 of 964 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Richard John Hall-Wilton#21,468 worldwide overall276.9 of 686 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4J. Sollerman#32,480 worldwide overall212.5 of 620 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5H. Åkerstedt#7,209 worldwide overall147.3 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6E. Stenlund#13,911 worldwide overall152.3 of 400 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Geisler#5,245 worldwide overall137.5 of 283 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Akshay Katre#6,776 worldwide overall134.2 of 287 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9F. Scuri#6,190 worldwide overall128.9 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10T. Burgess#33,896 worldwide overall132.0 of 376 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11K. E. Johansson#31,945 worldwide overall124.8 of 343 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12M. Jackson#7,644 worldwide overall98.1 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13T. Schmidt#17,172 worldwide overall85.8 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14J. G. Smith#39,376 worldwide overall112.5 of 471 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy