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Karolinska Institutet

In research, Karolinska Institutet stands highest in Health Sciences (#19 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#19 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#77 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Immunology (Developmental Neuroscience is 5.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#121
of 22,385 · #171 all time
Rank in Sweden
#1
of 107
Research works
111k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.8M
43.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.41×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Karolinska Institutet

What is Karolinska Institutet known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #19 of 9,902 17.6%7,358 #40
MedicineField #19 of 8,541 17.5%6,561 #38
Life SciencesDomain #77 of 6,403 14.0%2,445 #91
Health ProfessionsField #24 of 1,895 16.4%591 #51
SurgerySubfield #20 of 1,532 19.7%715 #49
EpidemiologySubfield #16 of 927 16.8%502 #34
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #52 of 2,964 14.2%1,346 #74
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #15 of 736 18.6%454 #37
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #19 of 858 18.9%406 #39
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #13 of 493 19.5%239 #22

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karolinska Institutet sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#40 #19
  2. Medicine#38 #19
  3. Life Sciences#91 #77
  4. Health Professions#51 #24
  5. Surgery#49 #20
  6. Epidemiology#34 #16
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#74 #52
  8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#37 #15
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#39 #19
  10. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#22 #13
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Karolinska Institutet work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Karolinska Institutet is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8,465 fractional works · 62.2% of its workMedicine: 7,545 fractional works · 55.5% of its workSurgery: 812 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 588 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 572 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 521 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 504 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 473 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 422 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 317 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 279 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 269 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 261 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 255 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 241 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 235 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 198 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 687 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 396 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,852 fractional works · 21.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,573 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 876 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 281 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 180 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 619 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 212 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 99 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 531 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 445 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMicrobiology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,436 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPsychology: 769 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 379 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 142 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 421 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 158 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 849 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEngineering: 230 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 175 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 207 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 132 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 149 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKarolinskaInstitutet14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences8,46562.2%
    1. Medicine7,54555.5%
    2. Health Professions6875.0%
    3. Dentistry1140.8%
    4. Nursing1030.8%
    5. Veterinary160.1%
  2. Life Sciences2,85221.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,57311.6%
    2. Neuroscience6194.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology5313.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences750.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics550.4%
  3. Social Sciences1,43610.6%
    1. Psychology7695.7%
    2. Social Sciences4213.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1030.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting540.4%
    5. Decision Sciences460.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities440.3%
    1. Engineering2301.7%
    2. Environmental Science2071.5%
    3. Computer Science1491.1%
    4. Mathematics760.6%
    5. Materials Science620.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy560.4%
    7. Chemistry550.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering60.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.0%
    10. Energy40.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Karolinska Institutet specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental Neuroscience takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 35.6 works5.3×
  2. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 27.5 works5.2×
  3. ImmunologySubfield · 444.5 works4.8×
  4. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 35.2 works4.7×
  5. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 317.3 works4.7×
  6. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 50.0 works4.7×
  7. RheumatologySubfield · 260.7 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.17× its world share, 1,573 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.88× its world share, 531 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.80× its world share, 619 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 55 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 207 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 114 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 687 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.89× its world share, 7,546 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 103 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 102 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 769 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 421 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.88×531 works
  2. Medicine2.89×7,546 works
  3. Neuroscience2.80×619 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.17×1,573 works
  5. Health Professions1.92×687 works
  6. Psychology1.85×769 works
  7. Dentistry1.72×114 works
  8. Nursing1.55×103 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×55 works
  10. Veterinary0.89×16 works
  11. Mathematics0.47×76 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.35×46 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×102 works
  14. Environmental Science0.31×207 works
  15. Chemistry0.26×55 works
  16. Social Sciences0.24×421 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.19×56 works
  18. Computer Science0.14×149 works
  19. Materials Science0.13×62 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×75 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.12×6 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×54 works
  23. Engineering0.11×230 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.11×44 works
  25. Energy0.04×4 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×5 works

Who are the top researchers at Karolinska Institutet?

Ranked on the quality score, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Yihai Cao and Susanna C. Larsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karolinska Institutet.

  1. 1 Patrik K. E. Magnusson Sweden · #1,844 worldwide 120k citations · 734 works
  2. 2 Yihai Cao Sweden · #4,226 worldwide 42k citations · 452 works
  3. 3 Susanna C. Larsson Sweden · #4,249 worldwide 44k citations · 962 works
  4. 4 Gianluigi Savarese Sweden · #6,132 worldwide 26k citations · 590 works
  5. 5 Alicja Wolk Sweden · #6,787 worldwide 85k citations · 1,116 works
  6. 6 Sten Linnarsson Sweden · #8,357 worldwide 47k citations · 236 works
  7. 7 Jonas Frisén Sweden · #8,577 worldwide 48k citations · 241 works
  8. 8 Christer Betsholtz Sweden · #9,154 worldwide 77k citations · 541 works
  9. 9 Lars H. Lund Sweden · #9,729 worldwide 72k citations · 764 works
  10. 10 Henrik Larsson Sweden · #9,809 worldwide 44k citations · 1,279 works
All ranked researchers at Karolinska Institutet

What are the most cited papers from Karolinska Institutet?

The most cited paper from Karolinska Institutet is "Features and development of Coot" (Paul Emsley, Bernhard Lohkamp, William G. Scott et al., 2010), with 30,245 citations. Next come "International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity" (22,204) and "Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement" (18,014).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Features and development of Coot Paul Emsley, Bernhard Lohkamp, William G. Scott et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography Open access 23 Mar 2010 30,245
2 International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity Cora L. Craig, Alison L. Marshall, MICHAEL SJ??STR??M et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Aug 2003 22,204
3 Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement Massimo Dominici, Katarina Le Blanc, Ingo Mueller et al. · Cytotherapy 2006 18,014
4 Tissue-based map of the human proteome Mathias Uhlén et al. · Science Open access 22 Jan 2015 16,343
5 Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance Anna-Pelagia Magiorakos, Arjun Srinivasan, Roberta B. Carey et al. · Clinical Microbiology and Infection Open access 7 May 2011 14,554
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Which keywords describe research at Karolinska Institutet?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Depression and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,444▲ 2.7×132 topics
  2. Inflammation981▲ 3.4×83 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease599▲ 3.9×38 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress521▲ 2.3×61 topics
  5. Quality of Life517▲ 2.6×54 topics
  6. Treatment513▲ 3.1×52 topics
  7. Cancer430▲ 2.4×55 topics
  8. Depression414▲ 3.5×25 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome395▲ 3.6×23 topics
  10. Risk Factors382▲ 2.5×37 topics
  11. Diagnosis356▲ 2.8×41 topics
  12. Public Health348▲ 1.76×60 topics
  13. Biomarkers345▲ 3.6×18 topics
  14. Mental Health343▲ 1.76×42 topics
  15. Genetics337▲ 3.5×23 topics
  16. Obesity321▲ 3.1×24 topics
  17. Chemotherapy285▲ 3.0×25 topics
  18. Aging277▲ 3.7×19 topics
  19. Management274▲ 2.5×33 topics
  20. Immunotherapy274▲ 2.8×19 topics
  21. Global Burden266▲ 3.6×12 topics
  22. Mortality256▲ 3.3×13 topics
  23. Heart Failure254▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders252▲ 3.2×20 topics
  25. Anxiety250▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines249▲ 3.3×14 topics
  27. Guidelines232▲ 3.6×13 topics
  28. Gene Expression232▲ 2.7×18 topics
  29. Clinical Trials229▲ 2.5×19 topics
  30. Prevalence218▲ 3.9×15 topics
  31. Immune Response212▲ 2.7×23 topics
  32. Autoantibodies208▲ 6.5×8 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration201▲ 4.8×11 topics
  34. Neuroimaging196▲ 5.2×11 topics
  35. Cytokines196▲ 5.0×8 topics
  36. Neuroinflammation188▲ 4.8×6 topics
  37. Prognosis178▲ 3.9×9 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Risk171▲ 4.0×9 topics
  39. Cognitive Impairment170▲ 5.0×11 topics
  40. Diagnostic Criteria152▲ 4.9×10 topics

Which research topics does Karolinska Institutet publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Workplace Health and Well-being.

Dementia and Cognitive I…92Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 92 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…77Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 77 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 65 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 65 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 63 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 57 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 57 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health57COVID-19 and Mental Health: 57 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 55 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 55 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthRheumatologyImmunologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 92 works
  2. 2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 77 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 65 works
  4. 4 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 65 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 63 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 57 works
  7. 7 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 57 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 57 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 55 works
  10. 10 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 55 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Karolinska Institutet's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Karolinska Institutet as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.053% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Karolinska Institutet0.051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Karolinska Institutet over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Karolinska Institutet15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2014.

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Which institutions have research most like Karolinska Institutet's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of California, San Francisco has the research profile closest to Karolinska Institutet's, with both strong in Medicine.

  1. 1 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience 0.97 Compare
  2. 2 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience 0.96 Compare
  3. 3 Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisFrance · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Health Professions 0.95 Compare
  4. 4 InsermFrance · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience, Medicine 0.94 Compare
  5. 5 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUnited States · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.94 Compare

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What is Karolinska Institutet known for in research?

In research, Karolinska Institutet stands highest in Health Sciences (#19 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#19 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#77 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Immunology (Developmental Neuroscience is 5.3× its share of world research).

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