Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Sweden has 3,200 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 3.0% from 3,108 in 2022. That places Sweden 13th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (409), followed by Uppsala Universitet (272).

Single Year

2,548

+76 (+3.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

3,200

+92 (+3.0%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#13

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

324

+9 (+2.9%) vs 2022

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 26% 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 list2023

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1Karolinska Institutet409
2Uppsala Universitet272
3The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)207
4Lunds Universitet202
5Linköpings Universitet158
6Chalmers University of Technology152
7Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet151
8Göteborgs Universitet141
9Umeå Universitet138
10Sahlgrenska Akademin125

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	378	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 27
2	492	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 26
3	569	FC Folke, Carl	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Ecology	Rank 8
4	647	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 41
5	683	LD Lane, David P.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 28
6	825	BK Blennow, Kaj	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 83
7	856	WL Wallentin, Lars	Uppsala Clinical Research Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 48
8	867	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 52
9	914	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Ångströmlaboratoriet	Applied Physics	Rank 35
10	981	BP Björntorp, Per	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 32
11	1,059	GC Gillberg, Christopher	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 13
12	1,288	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 40
13	1,320	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 18
14	1,419	EH Ellegren, Hans	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 20
15	1,483	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 148
16	1,514	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 4
17	1,529	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 47
18	1,604	AK Andersson, Karl Erik	Lunds Universitet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 13
19	1,688	AB Ahrén, Bo	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 53
20	1,738	OS Orrenius, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 86
21	1,825	GL Groop, Leif	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 61
22	2,019	AT Albrektsson, T.	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 2
23	2,052	IM Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 10
24	2,092	ST Sjöstrand, Torbjörn	Institutionen för Astronomi och Teoretisk Fysik	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 21
25	2,109	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 14
26	2,186	WS Wold, S.	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 8
27	2,239	OK Oberg, Kjell	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 96
28	2,287	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 84
29	2,354	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 223
30	2,396	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 11
31	2,437	SB Siesjö, Bo K.	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 228
32	2,442	DB Dahlbäck, Björn	Institutionen för Translationell Medicin	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 124
33	2,556	HT Hökfelt, Tomas	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 239
34	2,663	BA Björklund, Anders	Institutionen för Experimentell Medicinsk Vetenskap	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 251
35	2,664	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 22
36	2,872	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 87
37	2,943	CK Chien, Kenneth R.	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 167
38	2,955	RE Rowinsky, Eric K.	Vivolux AB, Uppsala Science Park	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 129
39	3,199	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 142
40	3,251	AM Alvesson, Mats	Lunds Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 25
41	3,282	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 144
42	3,310	MS Marklund, Stefan L.	Umeå Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 166
43	3,315	BJ Bäckvall, Jan E.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Organic Chemistry	Rank 89
44	3,460	EA Ekbom, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 62
45	3,612	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 185
46	3,823	KB Kasemo, Bengt	Chalmers University of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 115
47	3,826	LS Linton, Steven J.	Örebro Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 10
48	3,888	LO Lindvall, Olle	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 356
49	3,889	FB Fredholm, Bertil B.	Karolinska Institutet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 26
50	3,896	NA Nachemson, Alf L.	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Orthopedics	Rank 15
51	3,910	UU Ungerstedt, Urban	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 357
52	3,920	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Immunology	Rank 155
53	3,956	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 203
54	3,968	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 13
55	4,006	UM Uhlén, Mathias	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 201
56	4,053	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 11
57	4,074	NA Nordberg, Agneta	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 371
58	4,076	GS Grillner, Sten	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 372
59	4,267	DB Dahlöf, Björn	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 215
60	4,275	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas F.	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 70
61	4,302	CS Cnattingius, Sven	Karolinska Institutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 21
62	4,416	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 126
63	4,694	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 136
64	4,826	GB Glimelius, Bengt	Uppsala Universitet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 220
65	4,836	AK Astrom, K. J.	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 28
66	4,968	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Wallenberglaboratoriet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 157
67	5,036	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 12
68	5,383	LG Lundborg, Göran	Lunds Universitet	Orthopedics	Rank 23
69	5,538	SB Samuelsson, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 271
70	5,584	BL Bäckman, Lars	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 95
71	5,630	HM Hillert, Mats	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Materials	Rank 67
72	5,632	MK Mosbach, Klaus	Lunds Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 277
73	5,718	NP Nilsson, P. M.	Lunds Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 285
74	5,757	AP Artursson, Per	Uppsala Universitet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 41
75	5,949	CA Carlsson, Arvid	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 523
76	6,048	KB Källén, Bengt	Tornbladinstitutet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 28
77	6,081	PL Påhlman, Lars	Akademiska Sjukhuset	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 273
78	6,236	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 46
79	6,571	LL Lohmander, L. Stefan	Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Lund	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 58
80	6,632	JT Jemt, Torsten	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 21
81	6,699	HA Hamsten, Anders	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 327
82	6,896	CL Claesson-Welsh, Lena	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 352
83	6,942	BB Björkstén, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Allergy	Rank 20
84	7,068	JO Johnell, O.	Skånes Universitetssjukhus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 209
85	7,099	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 25
86	7,146	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 54
87	7,195	NL Nyberg, Lars	Luleå University of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 619
88	7,259	SI Skoog, Ingmar	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 626
89	7,391	HP Högberg, Peter	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Ecology	Rank 137
90	7,530	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 387
91	7,543	TA Turner, Anthony P.F.	Linköpings Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 33
92	7,624	SU Smith, Ulf	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 226
93	7,697	FL Fratiglioni, Laura	Stiftelsen Stockholms Läns Aldrecentrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 658
94	7,786	BI Björkhem, Ingemar	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 388
95	7,789	OA ohman, A. Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 127
96	7,834	TK Tryggvason, Karl	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 390
97	7,906	TL Tranvik, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 33
98	7,971	JM Johannesson, Magnus	Handelshögskolan i Stockholm	Health Policy & Services	Rank 21
99	8,058	BT Berglundh, Tord	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 28
100	8,112	LJ Lindhe, Jan	Sahlgrenska Akademin	Dentistry	Rank 29
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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 career-long list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 409. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 272.

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 3,200 in 2023, a change of +25.7%.

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.