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Uppsala University

In research, Uppsala University stands highest in Social Sciences (#107 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#166 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#82 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Public Administration is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#144
of 28,054 · #119 all time
Rank in Sweden
#1
of 125
Research works
81k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8M
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Uppsala 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 #107 of 10,521 28.4%2,949 #142
Physical SciencesDomain #166 of 12,888 21.8%3,846 #150
Social SciencesField #82 of 6,365 30.5%1,490 #115
Health SciencesDomain #211 of 11,982 24.6%2,350 #160
MedicineField #217 of 10,443 23.7%2,019 #157
Life SciencesDomain #205 of 7,800 25.9%1,359 #112
PhilosophySubfield #8 of 290 28.1%97 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #89 of 2,578 34.4%488 #92
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #52 of 1,201 29.9%284 #97
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #159 of 3,579 26.1%772 #96

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uppsala 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#142 #107
  2. Physical Sciences#150 #166
  3. Social Sciences#115 #82
  4. Health Sciences#160 #211
  5. Medicine#157 #217
  6. Life Sciences#112 #205
  7. Sociology and Political Science#92 #89
  8. Political Science and International Relations#97 #52
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#96 #159
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 Uppsala University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 27.7 works4.9×
  2. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 33.1 works4.0×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 120.9 works3.7×
  4. PaleontologySubfield · 41.7 works3.3×
  5. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 50.0 works3.0×
  6. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 49.1 works2.9×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 205 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 772 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 124 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 222 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 212 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 584 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 245 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 100 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 1,105 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 388 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 452 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.92× its world share, 237 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.13× its world share, 497 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 267 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 2,019 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 538 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 197 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 99 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 197 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 429 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1,490 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Uppsala University?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan James, Anders Hagfeldt and Petre Stoica lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uppsala University.

  1. 1 Stefan James Sweden · #985 worldwide 2.5k citations · 158 works
  2. 2 Anders Hagfeldt Sweden · #1,363 worldwide 4.6k citations · 126 works
  3. 3 Petre Stoica Sweden · #1,382 worldwide 3.8k citations · 215 works
  4. 4 Erik Ingelsson Sweden · #1,634 worldwide 2k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Tommy Cederholm Sweden · #1,885 worldwide 1.8k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Johan Ärnlöv Sweden · #2,146 worldwide 6.6k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Ulf Gyllensten Sweden · #5,120 worldwide 1.1k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Gerrit Boschloo Sweden · #5,357 worldwide 2.1k citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Richard A. Reyment Sweden · #5,892 worldwide 1.3k citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Johan Sundström Sweden · #6,231 worldwide 1.1k citations · 110 works
All ranked researchers at Uppsala University

Which keywords describe research at Uppsala University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Social Sciences, Special Education, Inflammation, Methodology and Quantitative Methods.

▲ 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. Epidemiology427◆ 1.03×131 topics
  2. Climate Change296◆ 1.05×96 topics
  3. Globalization292▲ 1.42×116 topics
  4. Machine Learning268▼ 0.78×83 topics
  5. Inflammation246◆ 1.13×82 topics
  6. Mental Health185▲ 1.20×38 topics
  7. Sustainability178▼ 0.70×84 topics
  8. Education170◆ 0.94×84 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease154▲ 1.32×39 topics
  10. Renewable Energy151◆ 1.00×40 topics
  11. Quality of Life148◆ 0.98×52 topics
  12. Human Rights146▲ 1.35×59 topics
  13. Public Health142◆ 0.93×55 topics
  14. Cancer138◆ 0.98×57 topics
  15. Depression137▲ 1.49×23 topics
  16. Treatment132◆ 1.04×47 topics
  17. Nanoparticles126◆ 0.96×40 topics
  18. Qualitative Research125▲ 1.37×27 topics
  19. Cathode Materials115▲ 2.8×3 topics
  20. Ethics113▲ 2.2×33 topics
  21. Neoliberalism108▲ 2.9×24 topics
  22. Genetics105▲ 1.43×26 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis104▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Pedagogy104▲ 2.0×20 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries101▲ 2.3×3 topics
  26. Social Sciences101▲ 6.8×8 topics
  27. Energy Storage100▲ 1.46×12 topics
  28. Democracy92▲ 2.5×20 topics
  29. Learning92▲ 3.0×8 topics
  30. Special Education90▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Religion90▲ 1.80×30 topics
  32. Anxiety88▲ 1.78×12 topics
  33. Gender Studies86▲ 5.3×9 topics
  34. Methodology83▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Quantitative Methods82▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Global Governance82▲ 3.4×18 topics
  37. Rechargeable Batteries69▲ 2.4×2 topics
  38. Electronic Structure60▲ 3.1×8 topics
  39. Public Opinion55▲ 4.2×6 topics
  40. Trade49▲ 5.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Uppsala University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Social and Educational S…82Social and Educational Sciences: 82 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 55 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…46Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…35Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 35 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 33 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 28 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…27European and International Law Studies: 27 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 27 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 26 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 25 fractional works
EducationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 82 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 55 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 35 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 28 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 27 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 26 works
  10. 10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 25 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uppsala University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher 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 Uppsala

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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.