Subfield · Social Psychology · Sweden
Social Psychology research in Sweden
Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Social Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#116 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Lund University.
- Sweden's world rank
- #19 of 76 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 1.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 27.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 8
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Psychology in Sweden?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolinska InstitutetStockholm | #116 | 26.9 | 33.4% | 114 |
| 2 | University of GothenburgGothenburg | #162 | 21.7 | 29.9% | 129 |
| 3 | Lund UniversityLund | #184 | 19.8 | 29.6% | 137 |
| 4 | Linköping UniversityLinköping | #205 | 18.1 | 30.6% | 118 |
| 5 | Stockholm UniversityStockholm | #235 | 16.0 | 27.5% | 110 |
| 6 | Uppsala UniversityUppsala | #239 | 15.7 | 26.8% | 99 |
| 7 | KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm | #240 | 15.7 | 32.8% | 78 |
| 8 | Umeå UniversityUmeå | #366 | 9.2 | 27.2% | 86 |
Institutions in Sweden above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in Sweden?
Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Paul Lichtenstein and Kristina Höök rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.
- 1Torbjörn Åkerstedt#10,885 worldwide overall788 citations · 8 works
- 2Paul Lichtenstein#21,018 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 7 works
- 3Kristina Höök#21,870 worldwide overall731 citations · 14 works
- 4Håkan Stattin#25,672 worldwide overall538 citations · 9 works
- 5Iolanda Leite#34,130 worldwide overall643 citations · 17 works
- 6Roland Örtengren#35,562 worldwide overall258 citations · 8 works
- 7Lars Hanson#35,865 worldwide overall425 citations · 12 works
- 8Danuta Wasserman#57,412 worldwide overall395 citations · 8 works
- 9Kerstin Uvnäs‐Moberg#62,805 worldwide overall341 citations · 8 works
- 10David Magnusson#64,930 worldwide overall302 citations · 7 works
- 11Gerhard Andersson#101,583 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
- 12Henrik Gustafsson#121,576 worldwide overall153 citations · 7 works
- 13Anna Ståhl#136,802 worldwide overall286 citations · 7 works
- 14Ginevra Castellano#140,913 worldwide overall268 citations · 22 works
- 15Bo Edvardsson#175,409 worldwide overall628 citations · 22 works
How Sweden compares with other countries in Social Psychology