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Lund University

In research, Lund University stands highest in Social Sciences (#121 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#74 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#45 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Public Administration is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#234
of 28,054 · #106 all time
Rank in Sweden
#3
of 125
Research works
109k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7M
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Lund University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #121 of 10,521 30.9%3,349 #139
Social SciencesField #74 of 6,365 31.9%1,778 #135
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #45 of 2,578 33.2%634 #134
MedicineField #222 of 10,443 20.4%2,544 #80
Health SciencesDomain #286 of 11,982 21.0%2,920 #84
Physical SciencesDomain #329 of 12,888 22.1%3,791 #128
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #31 of 1,201 33.1%313 #78
Life SciencesDomain #247 of 7,800 24.4%1,639 #89
Environmental ScienceField #113 of 3,551 29.2%693 #74
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #218 of 3,579 22.0%760 #114

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lund University 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#139 #121
  2. Social Sciences#135 #74
  3. Sociology and Political Science#134 #45
  4. Medicine#80 #222
  5. Health Sciences#84 #286
  6. Physical Sciences#128 #329
  7. Political Science and International Relations#78 #31
  8. Life Sciences#89 #247
  9. Environmental Science#74 #113
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#114 #218
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Lund University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 40.3 works6.4×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 38.4 works4.2×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 97.1 works2.6×
  4. RadiationSubfield · 37.4 works2.3×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 382 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 760 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 161 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 312 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 498 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 225 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 71 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 1,316 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 693 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 245 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 120 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 436 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 292 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 2,544 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 416 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 317 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 101 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 236 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 500 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 1,778 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lund University?

Ranked on the composite score, Leif Groop, Olle Melander and Karl Johan Åström lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lund University.

  1. 1 Leif Groop · #267 worldwide 3.5k citations · 137 works
  2. 2 Olle Melander · #358 worldwide 3.4k citations · 167 works
  3. 3 Karl Johan Åström · #977 worldwide 2k citations · 159 works
  4. 4 Peter M. Nilsson · #1,386 worldwide 2k citations · 153 works
  5. 5 A. L’Huillier · #1,499 worldwide 2.4k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Peter Gärdenfors · #1,920 worldwide 1.1k citations · 106 works
  7. 7 U. Ulmsten · #1,973 worldwide 1.3k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Torbjörn Sjöstrand · #2,021 worldwide 5.1k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 E. Stenlund · #3,297 worldwide 1.5k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Lars Hörmander · #3,455 worldwide 1.6k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Lund University

Which keywords describe research at Lund University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Globalization, Inflammation, Social Sciences, Oxidative Stress, Neoliberalism and Human Rights.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology493◆ 1.07×133 topics
  2. Climate Change490▲ 1.56×105 topics
  3. Globalization326▲ 1.42×111 topics
  4. Inflammation326▲ 1.34×83 topics
  5. Sustainability242▼ 0.85×96 topics
  6. Machine Learning234▼ 0.61×80 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress222▲ 1.16×62 topics
  8. Mental Health187◆ 1.09×38 topics
  9. Human Rights182▲ 1.51×59 topics
  10. Quality of Life179◆ 1.06×54 topics
  11. Public Health173◆ 1.02×60 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease173▲ 1.33×39 topics
  13. Environmental Impact170▼ 0.85×57 topics
  14. Education165▼ 0.82×72 topics
  15. Cancer152◆ 0.96×53 topics
  16. Treatment148◆ 1.04×48 topics
  17. Neoliberalism123▲ 3.0×25 topics
  18. Genetics121▲ 1.47×24 topics
  19. Ethics117▲ 2.1×38 topics
  20. Biomarkers115▲ 1.44×18 topics
  21. Health Effects112▲ 1.59×24 topics
  22. Biodiversity112▲ 1.28×34 topics
  23. Social Capital109▲ 1.76×15 topics
  24. Resilience100▲ 1.78×16 topics
  25. Pedagogy100▲ 1.75×19 topics
  26. Global Burden99▲ 1.58×12 topics
  27. Neurodegeneration97▲ 2.8×11 topics
  28. Heat Transfer96▲ 1.66×17 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis93▲ 3.1×8 topics
  30. Invasive Species93▲ 1.87×20 topics
  31. Social Sciences92▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Global Warming89▲ 1.87×15 topics
  33. Learning82▲ 2.4×8 topics
  34. Gender Studies82▲ 4.5×8 topics
  35. Neuroinflammation82▲ 2.5×6 topics
  36. Neuroimaging78▲ 2.5×11 topics
  37. Special Education75▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Methodology74▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Quantitative Methods72▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Chemical Kinetics70▲ 6.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Lund University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms.

Social and Educational S…72Social and Educational Sciences: 72 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…40Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 40 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 38 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 37 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…36Combustion and flame dynamics: 36 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 35 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…33Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 33 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 31 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 29 fractional works
EducationPhysiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthRheumatology6 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational SciencesEducation 72 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPhysiology 40 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchPsychiatry and Mental health 38 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsRheumatology 37 works
  5. 5 Combustion and flame dynamicsComputational Mechanics 36 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 35 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesDermatology 34 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesFluid Flow and Transfer Processes 33 works
  9. 9 Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceGlobal and Planetary Change 31 works
  10. 10 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 29 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lund University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Lund

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.