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Cancer Research research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Cancer Research research in 2022–2025 (#68 worldwide), followed by Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#21
of 44 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
544
Top-10% rate
21.7%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Cancer Research in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #6822.825.4%117
2Lund UniversityLund #2092.318.0%70

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

Who are the top Cancer Research researchers in Sweden?

Per Hall, Anders Hamsten and Fredrik Mertens rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Per Hall#4,997 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 12 works
  2. 2Anders Hamsten#7,732 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 9 works
  3. 3Fredrik Mertens#8,114 worldwide overall974 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Alicja Wolk#14,258 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Åke Borg#15,152 worldwide overall586 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Kamila Czene#24,802 worldwide overall733 citations · 15 works
  7. 7Felix Mitelman#27,022 worldwide overall923 citations · 23 works
  8. 8Jonas Bergh#31,101 worldwide overall800 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Bengt Glimelius#31,623 worldwide overall757 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Per Karlsson#39,045 worldwide overall672 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Lorenz Poellinger#43,387 worldwide overall597 citations · 9 works
  12. 12Jan Borén#44,282 worldwide overall629 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Lars Holmberg#48,010 worldwide overall592 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Jan-Ακε Gustafsson#49,892 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 9 works
  15. 15Jingmei Li#55,827 worldwide overall553 citations · 9 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Cancer Research