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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Sweden

Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#70 worldwide), followed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Uppsala University.

Sweden's world rank
#19
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
754
Top-10% rate
29.9%
Ranked institutions
7

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stockholm UniversityStockholm #7030.341.7%131
2KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm #18114.731.5%86
3Uppsala UniversityUppsala #20113.033.3%90
4AlbaNovaStockholm #21511.940.6%70
5Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg #2797.621.5%88
6Lund UniversityLund #2827.430.7%73
7Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsKiruna #3712.922.5%61

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Sweden?

Stephan Rosswog, H. Rickman and F. Taddia rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Stephan Rosswog#28,427 worldwide overall885 citations · 59 works
  2. 2H. Rickman#49,748 worldwide overall498 citations · 63 works
  3. 3F. Taddia#59,410 worldwide overall609 citations · 55 works
  4. 4H. Olofsson#64,782 worldwide overall523 citations · 48 works
  5. 5J. Sollerman#68,655 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 168 works
  6. 6S. Yang#72,325 worldwide overall579 citations · 49 works
  7. 7L. Lindegren#85,982 worldwide overall462 citations · 47 works
  8. 8A. Goobar#105,938 worldwide overall858 citations · 91 works
  9. 9M. B. Davies#117,190 worldwide overall478 citations · 70 works
  10. 10R. Lundin#129,232 worldwide overall300 citations · 75 works
  11. 11Claes Fransson#173,973 worldwide overall573 citations · 88 works
  12. 12S. Feltzing#175,235 worldwide overall411 citations · 58 works
  13. 13Jan‐Erik Wahlund#192,694 worldwide overall281 citations · 69 works
  14. 14Axel Brandenburg#296,448 worldwide overall474 citations · 84 works
  15. 15Anders Johansen#305,731 worldwide overall518 citations · 65 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics