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Surgery research in Sweden

Karolinska Institutet ranks first in Sweden for Surgery research in 2022–2025 (#59 worldwide), followed by University of Gothenburg and Lund University.

Sweden's world rank
#16
of 88 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3k
Top-10% rate
22.4%
Ranked institutions
11

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Surgery in Sweden?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karolinska InstitutetStockholm #5945.725.8%471
2University of GothenburgGothenburg #13434.725.1%256
3Lund UniversityLund #14933.320.7%294
4Karolinska University HospitalStockholm #16532.023.1%243
5Uppsala UniversityUppsala #23627.226.4%184
6Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg #28224.820.8%192
7Skåne University HospitalLund #40520.019.3%164
8Linköping UniversityLinköping #43019.221.9%115
9Umeå UniversityUmeå #51116.920.8%125
10Örebro UniversityÖrebro #70312.622.0%81
11Uppsala University HospitalUppsala #9548.618.1%81

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Sweden?

Stefan James, Olle Ljungqvist and Elmir Ömerovic rank highest among researchers based in Sweden.

  1. 1Stefan James#985 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 33 works
  2. 2Olle Ljungqvist#4,216 worldwide overall1k citations · 41 works
  3. 3Elmir Ömerovic#7,635 worldwide overall1k citations · 24 works
  4. 4Narinder Rawal#10,515 worldwide overall593 citations · 37 works
  5. 5David Bergqvist#11,618 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 64 works
  6. 6Lars Wallentin#12,946 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 30 works
  7. 7Stefan Lohmander#14,040 worldwide overall1k citations · 67 works
  8. 8Lars Lundell#16,311 worldwide overall428 citations · 48 works
  9. 9Anders Thorell#23,323 worldwide overall476 citations · 24 works
  10. 10F. Sundler#34,499 worldwide overall945 citations · 26 works
  11. 11Martin Björck#40,288 worldwide overall356 citations · 26 works
  12. 12Jesper Lagergren#47,769 worldwide overall412 citations · 42 works
  13. 13Åke Lernmark#55,909 worldwide overall792 citations · 44 works
  14. 14Matthias Löhr#76,857 worldwide overall487 citations · 28 works
  15. 15Stig Bengmark#80,041 worldwide overall467 citations · 26 works

How Sweden compares with other countries in Surgery