Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Sweden has 2,728 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.3% from 2,666 in 2025. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (329), followed by Uppsala Universitet (244).

Single Year

2,728

+62 (+2.3%) vs 2025

Career Data

3,661

+190 (+5.5%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2025

Institutes

261

+23 (+9.7%) vs 2025

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 28% 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%

2026+2.3%

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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%
2026	2,728	+2.3%	3,661	+5.5%

Top 10 institutes in Sweden

By number of listed scientists

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1Karolinska Institutet329
2Uppsala Universitet244
3The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)173
4Lunds Universitet170
5Linköpings Universitet145
6Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet137
7Chalmers University of Technology136
8Göteborgs Universitet129
9Stockholms universitet115
10Sahlgrenska Akademin114

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	133	NM Naghavi, Mohsen	Karolinska Institutet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7
2	176	FC Folke, Carl S.	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 5
3	228	GS Gössling, Stefan	Linnaeus University, Kalmar	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 3
4	354	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 22
5	391	GM Ghobakhloo, Morteza	Uppsala Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 13
6	434	ZH Zetterberg, Henrik H.	Göteborgs Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 25
7	572	NJ Nielsen, Jens B.	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 1
8	695	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 12
9	702	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas Filip	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 14
10	825	WD Wardle, David A.	Umeå Universitet	Ecology	Rank 21
11	977	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 7
12	1,204	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 16
13	1,238	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 7
14	1,376	WJ Westerlund, Joakim	Lunds Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 9
15	1,473	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 27
16	1,735	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 11
17	1,746	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesús	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 8
18	1,898	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 73
19	1,962	Greczynski, Grzegorz	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 50
20	2,632	LL Lind, Lars L.	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 73
21	2,788	BE Björnson, Emil	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 27
22	2,872	AL Ahrens, Lutz	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 64
23	2,889	BG Borg, Gunnar A.V.	Stokholms universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 11
24	3,175	LO Ljungqvist, Olle H.	Faculty of Medicine and Health	Surgery	Rank 2
25	3,472	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 35
26	3,482	GC Granqvist, Claes Göran	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Applied Physics	Rank 79
27	3,593	NP Nilsen, Per M.	Linköpings Universitet	Public Health	Rank 39
28	3,674	JK Johansson, Karl H.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 43
29	3,678	RA Rosengren, Annika H.	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 102
30	3,707	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 103
31	3,743	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 42
32	3,749	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 8
33	3,793	UM Uhleń, Mathias	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 60
34	3,805	CT Cederholm, Tommy E.	Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 17
35	4,205	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 3
36	4,347	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Göteborgs Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 93
37	4,506	SM Spohn, Marie	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 34
38	4,586	WC Wamsler, Christine	Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies	Environmental Sciences	Rank 98
39	4,618	HG Hansson, Gunnar C.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 75
40	4,635	RB Roos, Björn Olof	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 82
41	4,670	Guo, Sheng	Chalmers University of Technology	Materials	Rank 87
42	4,814	KA Konnov, Alexander A.	Lunds Universitet	Energy	Rank 117
43	4,939	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 17
44	5,053	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 31
45	5,123	EH Ellegren, Hans	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 39
46	5,173	WB Winblad, Bengt G.	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 250
47	5,293	HA Hagfeldt, Anders	Uppsala Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 183
48	5,323	VD van der Spoel, David	Uppsala Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 90
49	5,453	MN Mattsson-Carlgren, Niklas	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 265
50	5,539	CB Christophers, Brett	Uppsala Universitet	Geography	Rank 30
51	5,541	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 141
52	5,650	WL Wallentin, Lars C.	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 169
53	5,823	BT Berglundh, Tord	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 15
54	6,035	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Ecology	Rank 165
55	6,061	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 90
56	6,207	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 22
57	6,495	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Stockholms universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 317
58	6,667	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Lunds Universitet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 79
59	6,832	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 18
60	6,859	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 24
61	6,874	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 98
62	6,919	NB Norrving, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 338
63	7,010	BC Bjørnskov, Christian	Research Institute of Industrial Economics	Economics	Rank 126
64	7,033	SJ Semenza, Jan C.	Norrlands universitetssjukhus	Microbiology	Rank 106
65	7,203	CI Cousins, Ian T.	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 154
66	7,223	ÅK Åström, Karl Johan	Matematikcentrum	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 77
67	7,249	RR Room, Robin G.W.	Stockholms universitet	Substance Abuse	Rank 13
68	7,283	AT Albrektsson, Tomas O.	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 20
69	7,590	LL Lund, Lars H.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 230
70	7,876	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Science for Life Laboratory	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 112
71	7,962	SB Sunden, Bengt Åke	Lunds Universitet	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 66
72	8,198	TL Tranvik, Lars J.	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 32
73	8,366	PV Parida, Vinit	Luleå University of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 263
74	8,456	HH Hagström, Hannes	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 104
75	8,596	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Environmental Engineering	Rank 35
76	8,700	Taherzadeh, Mohammad J.	Högskolan i Borås	Biotechnology	Rank 28
77	8,717	TR Thornberg, Robert L.	Linköpings Universitet	Education	Rank 147
78	8,766	GC Gillberg, Christopher L.	Göteborgs Universitet	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 76
79	8,893	AB Ahré́n, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 146
80	9,097	BC Bulik, Cynthia Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 50
81	9,147	LE Lindahl, Erik R.	Linköpings Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 136
82	9,418	BC Betsholtz, Christer A.	Rudbecklaboratoriet	Developmental Biology	Rank 250
83	9,449	GF Gustafsson, Fredrik K.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 92
84	9,640	MS Manzoni, Stefano	Stockholms universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 180
85	10,043	FB Fadeel, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 325
86	10,080	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 149
87	10,235	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 65
88	10,270	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 153
89	10,315	NL Nyberg, Lars H.	Medicinska fakulteten	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 508
90	10,400	SJ Strömbäck, Jesper	Göteborgs Universitet	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 47
91	10,495	LS Linton, Steven James	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 31
92	10,556	HJ Henter, Jan Inge	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 200
93	10,736	EH Ehrsson, H. Henrik	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 528
94	10,832	RB Rothstein, Bo	Göteborgs Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 85
95	10,852	BS Bardzell, Shaowen	Malmö Universitet	Human Factors	Rank 25
96	10,907	BD Bastviken, David T.E.	Linköpings Universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 213
97	10,969	DE Dejana, Elisabetta	Uppsala Universitet	Developmental Biology	Rank 288
98	11,142	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 118
99	11,217	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 54
100	11,269	BA Barth, Andreas	Stockholms universitet	Biophysics	Rank 7
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,728 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3,661 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 329. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 244.

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 2,728 in 2026, a change of +28.0%.

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.