Psychology research in Sweden
Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Psychology research in 2022-now (#70 worldwide), followed by Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg.
- Sweden's world rank
- #11 of 106 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 5.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 18
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #70 | 44.5 | 14.9% | 651 |
| 2 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #101 | 39.8 | 12.8% | 449 |
| 3 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #115 | 38.0 | 11.9% | 504 |
| 4 | Lund UniversityLund | #134 | 36.1 | 13.4% | 500 |
| 5 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #159 | 33.8 | 12.0% | 459 |
| 6 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #252 | 27.8 | 13.1% | 309 |
| 7 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #280 | 26.4 | 13.3% | 371 |
| 8 | Örebro UniversityÖrebro | #400 | 21.8 | 12.3% | 173 |
| 9 | Stockholm County CouncilStockholm | #543 | 17.8 | 18.4% | 132 |
| 10 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #549 | 17.6 | 15.9% | 131 |
| 11 | Linnaeus UniversityVaxjo | #710 | 14.3 | 9.5% | 155 |
| 12 | Malmö UniversityMalmo | #755 | 13.5 | 11.1% | 113 |
| 13 | Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg | #766 | 13.3 | 12.0% | 67 |
| 14 | Jönköping UniversityJönköping | #824 | 12.3 | 13.8% | 78 |
| 15 | Mid Sweden UniversitySundsvall | #842 | 12.1 | 9.0% | 93 |
| 16 | Karlstad UniversityKarlstad | #851 | 11.9 | 8.6% | 100 |
| 17 | Halmstad UniversityHalmstad | #1,008 | 9.7 | 17.5% | 74 |
| 18 | Luleå University of TechnologyLuleå | #1,039 | 9.3 | 17.5% | 61 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Sweden?
Gerhard Andersson, David Mataix‐Cols and Paul Lichtenstein rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Gerhard Andersson#81,133 worldwide overall172.0 of 622 papers here in the top 10%
- 2David Mataix‐Cols#12,490 worldwide overall99.9 of 291 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Paul Lichtenstein#11,228 worldwide overall99.6 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Per Carlbring#54,097 worldwide overall96.8 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Henrik Larsson#9,809 worldwide overall71.7 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Christian Rück#41,278 worldwide overall50.3 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Nancy L. Pedersen#14,284 worldwide overall48.8 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Brjánn Ljótsson#47,994 worldwide overall42.7 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Danuta Wasserman#87,173 worldwide overall48.2 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Erik Hedman‐Lagerlöf#54,689 worldwide overall39.5 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Vladimir Carli#73,609 worldwide overall38.0 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Sven Bölte#49,266 worldwide overall36.6 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Emma Sorbring#55,861 worldwide overall30.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Lorena Fernández de la Cruz#45,783 worldwide overall31.9 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Torbjörn Åkerstedt#193,688 worldwide overall48.2 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.