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Physics and Astronomy research in Sweden

Uppsala University ranks first in Sweden for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022–2025 (#95 worldwide), followed by Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Sweden's world rank
#19
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.3k
Top-10% rate
26.4%
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
1Uppsala UniversityUppsala #9538.531.1%497
2Stockholm UniversityStockholm #12634.737.8%378
3KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #14532.825.3%469
4Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #15531.926.6%368
5Lund UniversityLund #20128.426.2%436
6AlbaNovaStockholm #36120.540.1%163
7University of GothenburgGothenburg #51515.720.6%121
8Linköping UniversityLinköping #65712.413.6%93
9Umeå UniversityUmeå #1,2224.019.4%72
10Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsKiruna #1,63212.023.1%68

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Sweden?

T. Sugitate, C. Böhm and J. Sollerman rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1T. Sugitate#8,501 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 177 works
  2. 2C. Böhm#33,000 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 342 works
  3. 3J. Sollerman#68,655 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 228 works
  4. 4C. De Clercq#91,128 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 175 works
  5. 5T. Johansson#635,337 worldwide overall1k citations · 371 works
  6. 6X. Lou#643,583 worldwide overall458 citations · 193 works
  7. 7M. Wolke#668,024 worldwide overall498 citations · 209 works
  8. 8A. Kupść#678,655 worldwide overall727 citations · 324 works
  9. 9P. Adlarson#814,777 worldwide overall269 citations · 261 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy