Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Sweden has 2,132 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (245), followed by Uppsala Universitet (198).

Single Year

2,132

First year listed

Career Data

2,546

First year listed

World rank by count

#15

First year listed

Institutes

175

First year listed

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

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

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1Karolinska Institutet245
2Uppsala Universitet198
3Lunds Universitet188
4The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)152
5Chalmers University of Technology121
6Linköpings universitet116
7Stockholms universitet113
8Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet111
9Göteborgs Universitet95
10Umeå Universitet80

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	162	FC Folke, Carl	Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien	Ecology	Rank 3
2	602	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 50
3	726	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Angstrom Laboratory	Applied Physics	Rank 32
4	870	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 11
5	895	HB Hess, B.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 27
6	961	AM Alvesson, Mats	Lunds Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 26
7	1,029	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 2
8	1,290	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 33
9	1,292	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 8
10	1,539	RJ Rockström, Johan	Stockholms universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 18
11	1,629	LR Lozano, Rodrigo	Hogskolan i Gavle	Environmental Sciences	Rank 12
12	1,854	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 8
13	2,145	WL Wallentin, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 63
14	2,161	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 46
15	2,253	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 24
16	2,353	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 5
17	2,552	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 52
18	2,634	EH Ellegren, Hans	Evolutionary Biology Centre	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 33
19	2,666	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 175
20	2,695	JK Johansson, Karl H.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 30
21	2,784	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 183
22	2,846	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 14
23	2,944	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 69
24	3,206	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 76
25	3,273	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 64
26	3,321	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 62
27	3,458	HE Hollnagel, Erik	Högskolan i Jönköping	Human Factors	Rank 6
28	3,731	AT Albrektsson, Tomas	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 4
29	3,736	UM Uhlén, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 69
30	3,859	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 39
31	3,872	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 135
32	3,874	OK Oksman, Kristiina	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Polymers	Rank 30
33	3,917	AK Astrom, Karl Johan	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 50
34	3,985	LO Ljungqvist, Olle	Örebro Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 25
35	4,085	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 17
36	4,134	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 117
37	4,257	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 108
38	4,322	CD Conley, Daniel J.	Lunds Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 17
39	4,497	GL Groop, Leif	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 82
40	4,506	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 52
41	4,760	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 113
42	5,101	TL Tranvik, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 24
43	5,113	WJ Westerlund, Joakim	Lunds Universitet	Economics	Rank 97
44	5,132	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 174
45	5,160	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas F.	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 59
46	5,170	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 104
47	5,339	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 88
48	5,405	LJ Löfberg, Johan	Linköpings universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 66
49	5,440	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesús	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 27
50	5,511	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 110
51	5,556	TA Turner, Anthony P.F.	Linköpings universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 20
52	5,579	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 11
53	5,730	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 200
54	5,873	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
55	5,976	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 21
56	6,024	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 27
57	6,032	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 7
58	6,046	CT Cederholm, T.	Uppsala Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 38
59	6,088	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 45
60	6,124	UM Unemo, Magnus	Örebro Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 110
61	6,308	GF Gustafsson, Fredrik	Linköpings universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 55
62	6,362	LA Lyngfelt, Anders	Chalmers University of Technology	Energy	Rank 124
63	6,560	CS Cnattingius, Sven	Karolinska Institutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 19
64	6,665	FL Fratiglioni, Laura	Stockholms universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 435
65	6,704	OA ohman, A. Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 122
66	6,749	SL Sun, Licheng	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Organic Chemistry	Rank 114
67	6,834	BT Berglundh, Tord	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Dentistry	Rank 17
68	6,844	NP Nilsson, Peter M.	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 202
69	6,959	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 204
70	6,980	LJ Lotvall, Jan	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Respiratory System	Rank 32
71	7,008	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 37
72	7,017	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 125
73	7,085	BN Bocken, Nancy	The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics	Environmental Sciences	Rank 64
74	7,174	LB Le Blanc, Katarina	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 168
75	7,317	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 82
76	7,321	BM Bollen, Math	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Energy	Rank 139
77	7,353	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 5
78	7,357	HP Högberg, Peter	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Ecology	Rank 204
79	7,365	RA Rosengren, Annika	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 217
80	7,518	NL Nyberg, Lars	Umeå Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 486
81	7,580	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för biomedicin	Environmental Sciences	Rank 72
82	7,648	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 214
83	7,905	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 293
84	7,933	VA Vasilakos, Athanasios V.	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 77
85	7,938	HL Hultman, Lars	Linköpings universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 167
86	8,083	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 92
87	8,245	BC Betsholtz, Christer	University of Uppsala Rudbeck Laboratory	Developmental Biology	Rank 317
88	8,292	LE Lindahl, Erik	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biophysics	Rank 12
89	8,503	AU Andersson, Ulf	Karolinska University Hospital	Immunology	Rank 211
90	8,533	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 29
91	8,601	EL Edvinsson, Lars	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 540
92	8,644	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska University Hospital	Immunology	Rank 216
93	8,798	PG Peterson, Garry D.	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 235
94	9,032	DW de Wit, Cynthia A.	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 83
95	9,066	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 164
96	9,184	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 50
97	9,403	BJ Bäckvall, Jan E.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Organic Chemistry	Rank 157
98	9,547	SW Steffen, Will	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 254
99	9,578	JB Jiang, Bin	Hogskolan i Gavle	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 78
100	9,668	AP Artursson, Per	Uppsala Universitet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 48
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,132 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2020 single-year list, and 2,546 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 245. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 198.

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.