Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Sweden has 2,889 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 13.5% from 2,546 in 2020. That places Sweden 12th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (321), followed by Uppsala Universitet (250).

Single Year

2,438

+306 (+14.4%) vs 2020

Career Data

2,889

+343 (+13.5%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#12

down 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

288

+43 (+17.6%) vs 2020

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 13% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+13.5%

2022+7.6%

2023+3.0%

2024+4.8%

2025+3.5%

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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

Career-long list2021

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1Karolinska Institutet321
2Uppsala Universitet250
3Lunds Universitet238
4The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)185
5Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet143
6Linköpings universitet139
7Karolinska University Hospital137
8Chalmers University of Technology134
9Göteborgs Universitet124
10Umeå Universitet119

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	328	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 22
2	447	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 22
3	570	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 38
4	664	FC Folke, Carl	Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien	Ecology	Rank 14
5	758	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 45
6	785	BP Björntorp, Per	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 31
7	835	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Angstrom Laboratory	Applied Physics	Rank 31
8	856	WL Wallentin, Lars	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 50
9	953	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 13
10	1,021	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 108
11	1,153	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 39
12	1,230	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 17
13	1,282	EH Ellegren, Hans	Evolutionary Biology Centre	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 18
14	1,387	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 45
15	1,466	OS Orrenius, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 80
16	1,638	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 54
17	1,748	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 177
18	1,976	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 11
19	1,991	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 6
20	2,036	AT Albrektsson, Tomas	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 2
21	2,041	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 7
22	2,047	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 13
23	2,093	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 27
24	2,163	SB Siesjö, Bo K.	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 210
25	2,187	HT Hökfelt, Tomas G.M.	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 214
26	2,191	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 99
27	2,199	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 79
28	2,252	DB Dahlbäck, Björn	Institutionen för Translationell Medicin	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 118
29	2,331	BA Björklund, Anders	Institutionen för Experimentell Medicinsk Vetenskap	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 224
30	2,414	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 228
31	2,498	CK Chien, Kenneth	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 166
32	2,531	RE Rowinsky, Eric K.	Vivolux AB, Uppsala Science Park	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 120
33	2,596	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 89
34	2,753	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 24
35	2,981	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 15
36	3,157	BJ Bäckvall, Jan E.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Organic Chemistry	Rank 86
37	3,262	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 148
38	3,272	KB Kasemo, Bengt	Chalmers University of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 107
39	3,348	UU Ungerstedt, Urban	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 319
40	3,364	LO Lindvall, Olle	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 321
41	3,366	MS Marklund, Stefan L.	Umeå Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 179
42	3,369	FB Fredholm, Bertil B.	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 25
43	3,598	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 180
44	3,610	NA Nachemson, Alf L.	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Orthopedics	Rank 11
45	3,758	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 171
46	3,765	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 11
47	3,790	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 9
48	3,812	EA Ekbom, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 66
49	3,824	DB Dahlof, Bjorn	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 192
50	3,879	BE Bååth, E.	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 9
51	3,893	GS Grillner, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 361
52	4,009	NA Nordberg, Agneta	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 365
53	4,040	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska University Hospital	Immunology	Rank 164
54	4,194	CS Cnattingius, Sven	Karolinska Institutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 20
55	4,285	GB Glimelius, Bengt	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 198
56	4,462	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 224
57	4,539	AK Astrom, Karl Johan	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 24
58	4,667	UM Uhlén, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 239
59	4,749	HB Hess, B.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 141
60	4,851	MK Mosbach, Klaus	Lunds Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 250
61	4,854	SB Samuelsson, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 251
62	4,860	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 128
63	4,974	LG Lundborg, Göran	Lunds Universitet	Orthopedics	Rank 19
64	5,097	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 10
65	5,140	BL Bäckman, Lars	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 460
66	5,288	AP Artursson, Per	Uppsala Universitet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 41
67	5,293	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 63
68	5,421	NP Nilsson, Peter M.	Lunds Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 278
69	5,422	CA Carlsson, Arvid	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 485
70	5,484	BC Bachert, Claus	Karolinska Institutet	Allergy	Rank 18
71	5,596	AH Adami, Hans Olov	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 253
72	5,807	PL Påhlman, Lars	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Surgery	Rank 28
73	5,832	HA Hamsten, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 300
74	6,195	JT Jemt, Torsten	Branemark Clinic	Dentistry	Rank 21
75	6,350	LL Lohmander, L. Stefan	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 56
76	6,523	KB Källén, Bengt	Tornbladinstitutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 30
77	6,545	JO Johnell, O.	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 199
78	6,584	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 44
79	6,638	CL Claesson-Welsh, Lena	University of Uppsala Rudbeck Laboratory	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 353
80	6,713	HP Högberg, Peter	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Ecology	Rank 116
81	6,822	EL Edvinsson, L.	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 599
82	6,876	MB Mannervik, Bengt	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 363
83	7,095	SI Skoog, Ingmar	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 625
84	7,118	NL Nyberg, Lars	Luleå tekniska Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 628
85	7,123	OA ohman, A. Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 109
86	7,337	CA Córdova, Armando	Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall	Organic Chemistry	Rank 154
87	7,485	JM Johannesson, Magnus	Handelshögskolan i Stockholm	Health Policy & Services	Rank 24
88	7,511	SU Smith, Ulf	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 218
89	7,564	BI Björkhem, Ingemar	Karolinska University Hospital	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 404
90	7,585	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 26
91	7,590	TA Turner, Anthony P.F.	Linköpings universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 34
92	7,601	RO Ringdén, Olle	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 301
93	7,711	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 428
94	7,733	FL Fratiglioni, Laura	Stiftelsen Stockholms Läns Aldrecentrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 682
95	7,763	LJ Lindhe, Jan	Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy	Dentistry	Rank 28
96	7,768	SU Sauer, Uwe H.	Umeå Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 189
97	7,907	LB Le Blanc, Katarina	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 311
98	7,979	TL Tranvik, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 31
99	8,084	EO Eriksson, Ove	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 146
100	8,135	LJ Lundberg, Jan M.	Karolinska Institutet	Physiology	Rank 30
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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 career-long list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 321. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 250.

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

On the career-long list, Sweden went from 2,546 scientists in 2020 to 2,889 in 2021, a change of +13.5%.

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.