Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Sweden has 2,666 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 0.8% from 2,644 in 2024. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (333), followed by Uppsala Universitet (259).

Single Year

2,666

+22 (+0.8%) vs 2024

Career Data

3,471

+118 (+3.5%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2024

Institutes

238

+70 (+41.7%) vs 2024

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 25% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+14.4%

2022+1.4%

2023+3.1%

2024+3.8%

2025+0.8%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	2,132		2,546
2021	2,438	+14.4%	2,889	+13.5%
2022	2,472	+1.4%	3,108	+7.6%
2023	2,548	+3.1%	3,200	+3.0%
2024	2,644	+3.8%	3,353	+4.8%
2025	2,666	+0.8%	3,471	+3.5%

Top 10 institutes in Sweden

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025

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1Karolinska Institutet333
2Uppsala Universitet259
3Lunds Universitet173
4The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)164
5Linköpings Universitet143
6Chalmers University of Technology138
7Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet121
8Göteborgs Universitet117
9Sahlgrenska Akademin114
10Stockholms universitet109

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	191	FC Folke, Carl S.	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 5
2	357	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 20
3	386	HO Hansson, Oskar	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 23
4	476	ZH Zetterberg, Henrik H.	Göteborgs Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 28
5	567	GM Ghobakhloo, Morteza	Uppsala Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 18
6	575	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas Filip	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 11
7	593	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 10
8	755	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 14
9	763	NJ Nielsen, Jens B.	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 3
10	776	WD Wardle, David A.	Umeå Universitet	Ecology	Rank 18
11	939	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 7
12	1,152	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 18
13	1,202	WJ Westerlund, Joakim	Lunds Universitet	Economics	Rank 32
14	1,283	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 8
15	1,534	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 9
16	1,776	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 69
17	1,795	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesús	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 4
18	2,074	BE Björnson, Emil	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 20
19	2,183	GC Granqvist, Claes Göran	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Applied Physics	Rank 56
20	2,679	LL Lind, Lars L.	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 69
21	2,818	BG Borg, Gunnar A.V.	Stokholms universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 7
22	2,848	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 70
23	2,922	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 34
24	2,973	UM Uhleń, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 50
25	3,080	SP Sullivan, Patrick F.	Karolinska Institutet	Psychiatry	Rank 71
26	3,107	RK Ray, Kausik Kumar	Executive Committee European Atherosclerosis Society	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 82
27	3,154	JK Johansson, Karl H.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 33
28	3,190	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 85
29	3,322	HA Hagfeldt, Anders	Uppsala Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 129
30	3,342	HG Hansson, Gunnar C.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 58
31	3,347	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 7
32	3,416	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 39
33	3,428	RA Rosengren, Annika H.	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 92
34	3,604	LO Ljungqvist, Olle H.	Örebro Universitet	Surgery	Rank 2
35	3,621	CT Cederholm, Tommy E.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 17
36	3,918	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 13
37	4,013	AL Ahrens, Lutz	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 85
38	4,083	CB Christophers, Brett	Uppsala Universitet	Geography	Rank 17
39	4,103	WB Winblad, Bengt G.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 215
40	4,214	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 3
41	4,292	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 104
42	4,332	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Environmental Sciences	Rank 95
43	4,385	EH Ellegren, Hans	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 30
44	4,399	RB Roos, Björn Olof	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 80
45	4,612	NP Nilsen, Per M.	Linköpings Universitet	Public Health	Rank 47
46	4,827	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Lunds Universitet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 54
47	4,848	AT Albrektsson, Tomas O.	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 9
48	4,857	BT Berglundh, Tord	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 10
49	5,218	Guo, Sheng	Chalmers University of Technology	Materials	Rank 92
50	5,271	WL Wallentin, Lars C.	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 147
51	5,323	KA Konnov, Alexander A.	Lunds Universitet	Energy	Rank 145
52	5,369	GF Gao, Feng	Linköpings Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 196
53	5,612	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 86
54	5,666	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Science for Life Laboratory	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 93
55	5,861	Taherzadeh, Mohammad J.	Högskolan i Borås	Biotechnology	Rank 18
56	5,910	Greczynski, Grzegorz	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 133
57	6,052	VD van der Spoel, David	Uppsala Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 110
58	6,084	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 21
59	6,210	ÅK Åström, Karl Johan	Matematikcentrum	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 72
60	6,249	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Ecology	Rank 162
61	6,264	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 38
62	6,297	WX Wang, Xiongfei	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 22
63	6,347	NB Norrving, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 323
64	6,474	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 103
65	6,549	BC Bjørnskov, Christian	Research Institute of Industrial Economics	Economics	Rank 137
66	6,566	SM Spohn, Marie	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 42
67	6,914	RB Rothstein, Bo	Göteborgs Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 52
68	6,925	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 37
69	6,931	GC Gillberg, Christopher L.	Göteborgs Universitet	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 64
70	7,010	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Stockholms universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 363
71	7,025	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 112
72	7,131	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 114
73	7,200	WC Wamsler, Christine	Lunds Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 146
74	7,352	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 19
75	7,384	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 22
76	7,754	HN Haddaway, Neal Robert	Handelshögskolan i Stockholm	Ecology	Rank 194
77	7,917	WH Wymeersch, Henk	Chalmers University of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 79
78	7,939	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 88
79	7,942	PV Parida, Vinit	Luleå University of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 239
80	8,014	MN Mattsson-Carlgren, Niklas	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 412
81	8,099	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Environmental Engineering	Rank 39
82	8,197	SB Sunden, Bengt Åke	Lunds Universitet	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 82
83	8,434	LJ Lötvall, Jan O.	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Respiratory System	Rank 40
84	8,579	SJ Strömbäck, Jesper	Göteborgs Universitet	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 35
85	8,663	BC Betsholtz, Christer A.	Rudbecklaboratoriet	Developmental Biology	Rank 231
86	8,756	TL Tranvik, Lars J.	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 34
87	8,805	MS Manzoni, Stefano	Stockholms universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 158
88	8,972	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 158
89	9,179	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 155
90	9,225	TR Thornberg, Robert L.	Linköpings Universitet	Education	Rank 130
91	9,308	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 47
92	9,329	LP Ljungman, Per T.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Immunology	Rank 192
93	9,624	SJ Semenza, Jan C.	Umeå Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 156
94	9,675	VR Vinuesa, Ricardo	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 66
95	9,705	JT Jaarsma, Tiny	Linköpings Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 291
96	9,737	GF Gustafsson, Fredrik K.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 102
97	9,988	LL Lund, Lars H.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 300
98	10,068	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 166
99	10,157	AB Ahré́n, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 167
100	10,324	SK Swedberg, Karl B.	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 312
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,666 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2025 single-year list, and 3,471 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Sweden has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 333. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 259.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Sweden changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Sweden went from 2,132 scientists in 2020 to 2,666 in 2025, a change of +25.0%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.