Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Sweden has 3,108 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.6% from 2,889 in 2021. That places Sweden 12th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (387), followed by Uppsala Universitet (267).

Single Year

2,472

+34 (+1.4%) vs 2021

Career Data

3,108

+219 (+7.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#12

No change vs 2021

Institutes

315

+27 (+9.4%) vs 2021

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 22% 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 list2022

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1Karolinska Institutet387
2Uppsala Universitet267
3The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)207
4Lunds Universitet205
5Chalmers University of Technology151
6Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet148
7Linköpings Universitet144
8Göteborgs Universitet136
9Umeå Universitet126
10Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset123

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	337	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 25
2	468	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 24
3	592	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 41
4	635	FC Folke, Carl	Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien	Ecology	Rank 12
5	803	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 52
6	839	BP Björntorp, Per	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 31
7	847	WL Wallentin, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 47
8	863	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Applied Physics	Rank 36
9	997	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 11
10	1,071	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 112
11	1,173	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 39
12	1,309	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 20
13	1,325	EH Ellegren, H.	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 21
14	1,441	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 46
15	1,475	AK Andersson, Karl Erik	Lunds Universitet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 10
16	1,551	OS Orrenius, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 86
17	1,618	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 52
18	1,764	GL Groop, Leif	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 61
19	1,800	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 4
20	1,909	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 197
21	1,981	AT Albrektsson, Tomas	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 2
22	1,989	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, M.	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 9
23	2,030	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 22
24	2,042	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 13
25	2,111	WS Wold, Svante	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 8
26	2,168	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 92
27	2,179	SB Siesjö, Bo K.	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 211
28	2,249	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 84
29	2,262	DB Dahlbäck, Björn	Institutionen för Translationell Medicin	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 124
30	2,305	HT Hokfelt, Tomas	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 226
31	2,393	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 232
32	2,438	HA Hagfeldt, Anders	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 55
33	2,458	BA Björklund, Anders	Institutionen för Experimentell Medicinsk Vetenskap	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 237
34	2,594	CK Chien, Kenneth R.	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 157
35	2,613	RE Rowinsky, Eric K.	Vivolux AB, Uppsala Science Park	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 115
36	2,666	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 85
37	2,726	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 22
38	2,758	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 14
39	3,039	BJ Bäckvall, Jan E.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Organic Chemistry	Rank 88
40	3,300	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 144
41	3,407	AM Alvesson, Mats	Lunds Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 23
42	3,467	EA Ekbom, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 61
43	3,477	KB Kasemo, Bengt	Chalmers University of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 110
44	3,518	MS Marklund, Stefan L.	Umeå Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 184
45	3,519	LO Lindvall, Olle	Stamcellscentrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 336
46	3,543	FB Fredholm, Bertil B.	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 23
47	3,558	UU Ungerstedt, Urban	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 341
48	3,643	NA Nachemson, Alf L.	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Orthopedics	Rank 11
49	3,644	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 161
50	3,652	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 186
51	3,799	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 10
52	3,817	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 9
53	3,916	DB Dahlof, Bjorn	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 202
54	3,950	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Immunology	Rank 160
55	3,963	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 10
56	4,007	GS Grillner, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 369
57	4,043	NA Nordberg, Agneta	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 374
58	4,285	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 213
59	4,313	CS Cnattingius, Sven	Karolinska Institutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 20
60	4,384	UM Uhlen, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 225
61	4,413	GB Glimelius, Bengt	Uppsala Universitet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 203
62	4,438	ÅK Åström, Karl J.	Department of Automatic Control	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 23
63	4,729	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 135
64	4,891	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 145
65	5,008	LG Lundborg, Göran	Lunds Universitet	Orthopedics	Rank 20
66	5,059	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 10
67	5,124	SB Samuelsson, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 262
68	5,140	MK Mosbach, Klaus	Lunds Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 265
69	5,156	RJ Rockström, Johan	Stockholms universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 56
70	5,204	BL Backman, Lars	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 86
71	5,385	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 62
72	5,442	AP Artursson, Per	Uppsala Universitet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 39
73	5,463	AH Adami, Hans Olov	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 243
74	5,488	CA Carlsson, Arvid	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 492
75	5,561	BC Bachert, Claus	Karolinska Institutet	Allergy	Rank 18
76	5,658	NP Nilsson, Peter M.	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 288
77	5,919	PL Påhlman, Lars	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 265
78	5,993	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 40
79	6,198	HA Hamsten, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 314
80	6,286	JT Jemt, Torsten	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 20
81	6,350	BB Björkstén, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Allergy	Rank 20
82	6,363	KB Källén, Bengt	Tornbladinstitutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 29
83	6,486	LL Lohmander, L. Stefan	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 57
84	6,808	JO Johnell, O.	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 208
85	6,918	CL Claesson-Welsh, Lena	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 369
86	6,949	EL Edvinsson, Lars	Skånes universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 621
87	6,950	GS Gössling, Stefan	Linnaeus University, Kalmar	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 5
88	7,034	NL Nyberg, Lars	Umeå Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 632
89	7,109	HP Högberg, Peter	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Ecology	Rank 130
90	7,253	MB Mannervik, Bengt	Arrhenius Laboratory	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 381
91	7,324	SI Skoog, Ingmar	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 656
92	7,344	OA ohman, A. Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 114
93	7,463	SU Smith, Ulf	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 221
94	7,532	CA Cordova, Armando	Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall	Organic Chemistry	Rank 161
95	7,546	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 26
96	7,592	RO Ringdén, Olle	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 306
97	7,640	JM Johannesson, Magnus	Handelshögskolan i Stockholm	Health Policy & Services	Rank 21
98	7,680	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 402
99	7,698	BI Björkhem, Ingemar	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 404
100	7,711	FL Fratiglioni, Laura	Stiftelsen Stockholms Läns Aldrecentrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 681
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,472 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2022 single-year list, and 3,108 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 387. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 267.

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 3,108 in 2022, a change of +22.1%.

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.