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Philosophy research in Sweden

Stockholm University ranks first in Sweden for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#58 worldwide), followed by Uppsala University and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#12
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
552
Top-10% rate
17.3%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stockholm UniversityStockholm #5829.116.0%77
2Uppsala UniversityUppsala #6227.919.3%97
3Lund UniversityLund #9919.820.6%73

Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Philosophy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Sweden?

Eva Erman, Fredrik Svenaeus and Niklas Möller rank highest among researchers based in Sweden, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eva Erman#110,369 worldwide overall7.4 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Fredrik Svenaeus#2,006,833 worldwide overall10.4 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Niklas Möller#241,732 worldwide overall6.9 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mia Lövheim#778,866 worldwide overall7.9 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Krister Bykvist#728,932 worldwide overall7.0 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Andreas Stokke#235,148 worldwide overall6.3 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Åsa Maria Wikforss#1,005,069 worldwide overall5.6 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Olle Risberg#1,443,318 worldwide overall5.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Matti Eklund#1,261,417 worldwide overall6.4 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Benjamin Matheson#853,405 worldwide overall4.8 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ulrica Hörberg#3,298,665 worldwide overall4.8 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Karin Dahlberg#419,288 worldwide overall5.5 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Anandi Hattiangadi#895,369 worldwide overall4.5 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14H. Orri Stefánsson#843,533 worldwide overall4.5 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Astrid Norberg#913,549 worldwide overall4.9 of 7 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sweden on their work in Philosophy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Sweden compares with other countries in Philosophy