Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Sweden has 2,438 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 14.4% from 2,132 in 2020. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (279), followed by Uppsala Universitet (219).

Single Year

2,438

+306 (+14.4%) vs 2020

Career Data

2,889

+343 (+13.5%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2020

Institutes

195

+20 (+11.4%) vs 2020

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 14% 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 list2021

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1Karolinska Institutet279
2Uppsala Universitet219
3Lunds Universitet176
4The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)163
5Linköpings universitet140
6Chalmers University of Technology134
7Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet129
8Stockholms universitet127
9Göteborgs Universitet103
10Umeå Universitet99

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	180	FC Folke, Carl	Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien	Ecology	Rank 4
2	385	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 33
3	688	GS Gössling, Stefan	Linnaeus University, Kalmar	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 3
4	802	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 1
5	807	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 8
6	1,044	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Angstrom Laboratory	Applied Physics	Rank 33
7	1,075	HB Hess, B.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 25
8	1,148	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 9
9	1,295	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 33
10	1,474	LR Lozano, Rodrigo	Hogskolan i Gavle	Environmental Sciences	Rank 13
11	2,090	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 9
12	2,184	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 6
13	2,242	WL Wallentin, Lars	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 68
14	2,608	HE Hollnagel, Erik	Högskolan i Jönköping	Human Factors	Rank 2
15	2,669	DP Davidsson, Per	Jönköping International Business School	Business & Management	Rank 62
16	2,747	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 170
17	2,800	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 68
18	2,943	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 189
19	3,077	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 73
20	3,159	BE Bååth, E.	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 22
21	3,187	EH Ellegren, Hans	Evolutionary Biology Centre	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 34
22	3,190	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 23
23	3,237	UM Uhlén, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 77
24	3,446	LO Ljungqvist, Olle	Örebro Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 25
25	3,494	AT Albrektsson, Tomas	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 6
26	3,629	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 109
27	3,685	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 79
28	3,857	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Göteborgs Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 41
29	3,919	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 134
30	3,930	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 8
31	3,962	BC Bachert, Claus	Karolinska Institutet	Allergy	Rank 7
32	4,052	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 96
33	4,129	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 111
34	4,132	WJ Westerlund, Joakim	Lunds Universitet	Economics	Rank 74
35	4,192	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 82
36	4,291	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 21
37	4,301	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesus	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 22
38	4,302	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 52
39	4,684	CT Cederholm, T.	Uppsala Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 32
40	4,903	OK Oksman, Kristiina	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Polymers	Rank 32
41	4,945	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 108
42	4,952	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 171
43	5,066	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 104
44	5,067	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 102
45	5,195	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 10
46	5,240	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 38
47	5,356	LJ Lötvall, Jan	Göteborgs Universitet	Respiratory System	Rank 30
48	5,377	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 50
49	5,379	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 52
50	5,390	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 107
51	5,504	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 106
52	5,518	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas F.	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 73
53	5,563	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 22
54	5,710	BT Berglundh, Tord	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Dentistry	Rank 16
55	5,738	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 12
56	6,030	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Uppsala Universitet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 222
57	6,057	HL Håkanson, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 28
58	6,063	AK Astrom, Karl Johan	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 60
59	6,104	CD Conley, Daniel J.	Geologiska Institutionen	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 29
60	6,190	TL Tranvik, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 32
61	6,282	HL Hultman, L.	Linköpings universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 127
62	6,496	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 34
63	6,641	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska University Hospital	Immunology	Rank 174
64	6,693	LB Le Blanc, Katarina	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 176
65	6,911	CS Cnattingius, Sven	Karolinska Institutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 22
66	7,059	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 29
67	7,182	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 267
68	7,227	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 195
69	7,343	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 5
70	7,367	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 22
71	7,372	LA Lyngfelt, Anders	Chalmers University of Technology	Energy	Rank 147
72	7,513	AU Andersson, Ulf	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 200
73	7,719	FL Fratiglioni, Laura	Stiftelsen Stockholms Läns Aldrecentrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 475
74	7,847	HG Hansson, Gunnar C.	Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för biomedicin	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 171
75	7,883	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 252
76	7,922	SL Sun, Licheng	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Organic Chemistry	Rank 117
77	7,990	UM Unemo, M.	Universitetssjukhuset Örebro	Microbiology	Rank 169
78	8,007	RB Rothstein, Bo	Göteborgs Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 37
79	8,046	OS Ogawa, Seishi	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 212
80	8,108	FB Fadeel, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 212
81	8,123	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 85
82	8,164	TA Turner, Anthony P.F.	Linköpings universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 28
83	8,178	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för biomedicin	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 183
84	8,227	NL Nyberg, Lars	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 505
85	8,468	AL Ahrens, Lutz	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 88
86	8,603	GF Gao, Feng	Linköpings universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 225
87	8,720	LK Ljung, Karin	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 113
88	8,752	NP Nilsson, Peter M.	Lunds Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 284
89	8,762	LE Lindahl, Erik	Stockholms universitet	Biophysics	Rank 7
90	8,847	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 52
91	9,037	LL Lohmander, L. Stefan	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 59
92	9,136	CB Christophers, Brett	Uppsala Universitet	Geography	Rank 39
93	9,272	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 342
94	9,343	NB Norrving, Bo	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 560
95	9,408	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 160
96	9,537	LJ Lundberg, Jon O.	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 215
97	9,626	OA ohman, A. Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 160
98	9,753	HP Högberg, Peter	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Ecology	Rank 252
99	9,771	LS Linse, Sara	Center for Molecular Protein Science	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 227
100	9,803	PG Peterson, Garry D.	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 255
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,438 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2021 single-year list, and 2,889 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 279. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 219.

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 2,438 in 2021, a change of +14.4%.

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.