Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Sweden has 2,548 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.1% from 2,472 in 2022. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (356), followed by Uppsala Universitet (223).

Single Year

2,548

+76 (+3.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

3,200

+92 (+3.0%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2022

Institutes

219

+17 (+8.4%) vs 2022

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 20% 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 list2023

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1Karolinska Institutet356
2Uppsala Universitet223
3The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)177
4Linköpings Universitet150
5Chalmers University of Technology142
6Lunds Universitet124
7Göteborgs Universitet113
8Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet112
9Sahlgrenska Akademin103
10Umeå Universitet103

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	174	FC Folke, Carl	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Ecology	Rank 3
2	349	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 22
3	429	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas F.	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 7
4	699	LZ Lv, Zhihan	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4
5	716	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 1
6	917	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 19
7	977	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 6
8	1,052	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Wallenberglaboratoriet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 18
9	1,192	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 9
10	1,224	AM Alvesson, Mats	Lunds Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 33
11	1,468	HO Hansson, Oskar	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 91
12	1,629	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Applied Physics	Rank 47
13	1,708	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 51
14	1,845	LR Lozano, Rodrigo	Hogskolan i Gavle	Environmental Sciences	Rank 24
15	1,999	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesus	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 9
16	2,561	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 7
17	2,667	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Göteborgs Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 50
18	2,688	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 86
19	2,769	UM Uhlén, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 59
20	2,798	WL Wallentin, Lars	Uppsala Clinical Research Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 92
21	2,823	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 26
22	2,856	LO Ljungqvist, Olle	Örebro Universitet	Surgery	Rank 3
23	2,877	DP Davidsson, Per	Jönköping International Business School	Business & Management	Rank 77
24	2,894	JK Johansson, Karl Henrik	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 29
25	3,051	HE Hollnagel, Erik	Linköpings Universitet	Human Factors	Rank 2
26	3,184	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 67
27	3,272	WS Wold, S.	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 12
28	3,299	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 197
29	3,315	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 105
30	3,344	GM Ghobakhloo, Morteza	Uppsala Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 92
31	3,536	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 30
32	3,602	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 211
33	3,658	CT Cederholm, Tommy	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 26
34	3,679	BE Bjornson, Emil	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 34
35	3,761	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 121
36	3,804	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Karolinska Institutet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 27
37	3,861	GF Gao, Feng	Linköpings Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 134
38	3,884	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 125
39	3,911	HG Hansson, Gunnar C.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 84
40	4,035	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 87
41	4,075	AT Albrektsson, T.	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 7
42	4,178	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 41
43	4,252	RA Rosengren, Annika	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 139
44	4,292	BP Brodin, Petter	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 110
45	4,296	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 6
46	4,316	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 23
47	4,330	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 93
48	4,611	EH Ellegren, Hans	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 39
49	4,720	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 94
50	5,112	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 48
51	5,154	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 29
52	5,213	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 3
53	5,306	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 45
54	5,396	AL Ahrens, Lutz	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 81
55	5,592	HL Hultman, Lars	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 118
56	5,625	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 98
57	5,634	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
58	5,711	AK Astrom, K. J.	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 61
59	5,983	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Ecology	Rank 151
60	6,042	BT Berglundh, Tord	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 12
61	6,080	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 125
62	6,251	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 120
63	6,446	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 33
64	6,467	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 137
65	6,509	HT Helleday, Thomas	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 210
66	6,543	OK Oksman, Kristiina	Luleå University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 41
67	6,622	NP Nilsen, Per	Linköpings Universitet	Health Policy & Services	Rank 14
68	6,627	YJ Yan, Jinyue	Mälardalen University	Energy	Rank 137
69	6,764	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 136
70	6,963	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 144
71	7,078	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 22
72	7,320	NB Norrving, Bo	Neurologi, Lund	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 420
73	7,338	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 238
74	7,438	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 24
75	7,460	EH Ehrsson, H. Henrik	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 425
76	7,477	LD Lane, David P.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 265
77	7,490	TA Turner, Anthony P.F.	Linköpings Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 30
78	7,514	Taherzadeh, Mohammad J.	Högskolan i Borås	Biotechnology	Rank 23
79	7,735	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 33
80	7,753	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 270
81	7,781	GL Groop, Leif	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 158
82	7,939	TL Tranvik, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 33
83	8,147	Guo, Sheng	Chalmers University of Technology	Materials	Rank 127
84	8,181	LJ Lötvall, Jan	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Respiratory System	Rank 46
85	8,210	RB Rothstein, Bo	Göteborgs Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 49
86	8,226	HL Håkanson, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 36
87	8,250	AK Andersson, Karl Erik	Lunds Universitet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 46
88	8,264	MN Mattsson-Carlgren, Niklas	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 479
89	8,733	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Immunology	Rank 218
90	8,819	AA Antonelli, Alexandre	Göteborgs Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 86
91	9,082	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 91
92	9,101	LA Lyngfelt, Anders	Chalmers University of Technology	Energy	Rank 187
93	9,119	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 29
94	9,303	CD Chen, Deliang	Göteborgs Universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 169
95	9,547	SM Spohn, Marie	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 58
96	9,559	CD Conley, Daniel J.	Geologiska Institutionen	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 42
97	9,623	MS Marklund, Stefan L.	Umeå Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 204
98	9,778	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 344
99	9,943	JT Jaarsma, Tiny	Linköpings Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 344
100	10,002	VD van der Spoel, David	Uppsala Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 165
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,548 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2023 single-year list, and 3,200 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 356. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 223.

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 2,548 in 2023, a change of +19.5%.

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.