Sweden's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Sweden has 2,644 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.8% from 2,548 in 2023. That places Sweden 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists (417), followed by Uppsala Universitet (305).

Single Year

2,644

+96 (+3.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

3,353

+153 (+4.8%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2023

Institutes

168

-51 (-23.3%) vs 2023

Scientists in Sweden on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 24% 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 list2024

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1Karolinska Institutet417
2Uppsala Universitet305
3Lunds Universitet288
4Göteborgs Universitet239
5The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)185
6Linköpings Universitet146
7Stockholms universitet144
8Chalmers University of Technology143
9Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet125
10Umeå Universitet103

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Rank in Sweden	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	153	FC Folke, Carl	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 4
2	421	BK Blennow, Kaj	Göteborgs Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 23
3	470	LJ Ludvigsson, Jonas F.	Karolinska Institutet	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 8
4	544	WD Wardle, David A.	Umeå Universitet	Ecology	Rank 14
5	662	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 10
6	665	ZH Zetterberg, Henrik	Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 43
7	681	HB Hess, Berk	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Chemical Physics	Rank 13
8	709	HO Hansson, Oskar	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 45
9	775	NJ Nielsen, Jens	Chalmers University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 2
10	832	LZ Lv, Zhihan	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 6
11	1,138	GM Ghobakhloo, Morteza	Uppsala Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 40
12	1,379	Wang, Lihui	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 9
13	1,385	RF Ronquist, Fredrik	Naturhistoriska riksmuseet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 8
14	1,583	AG Andersson, Gerhard	Linköpings Universitet	Clinical Psychology	Rank 11
15	1,942	GC Granqvist, Claes G.	Uppsala Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 54
16	2,038	SP Sullivan, Patrick F.	Karolinska Institutet	Psychiatry	Rank 45
17	2,090	CJ Carrero, Juan Jesús	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 10
18	2,153	BE Björnson, Emil	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 21
19	2,390	HT Hartig, Terry	Uppsala Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 83
20	2,410	HA Hagfeldt, Anders	Uppsala Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 84
21	2,620	HG Hansson, Göran K.	Karolinska Institutet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 65
22	2,692	BG Borg, G. A.V.	Prof. Emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics	Sport Sciences	Rank 5
23	2,715	LS Larsson, Susanna C.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 71
24	2,733	JK Johansson, Karl Henrik	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 32
25	2,863	LL Lind, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 73
26	3,225	LO Ljungqvist, Olle	Örebro Universitet	Surgery	Rank 3
27	3,265	CY Cao, Yihai	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 89
28	3,382	CT Cederholm, Tommy	Uppsala Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 13
29	3,562	UM Uhlén, M.	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 66
30	3,594	SP Stoica, Petre	Uppsala Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 37
31	3,774	HE Hollnagel, Erik	Jönköping University	Human Factors	Rank 9
32	3,840	HG Hansson, Gunnar C.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 73
33	4,008	UR Ulrich, Roger S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 8
34	4,070	RA Rosengren, Annika	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 115
35	4,124	LD Larsson, D. G.Joakim	Göteborgs Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 77
36	4,153	WS Wold, S.	Umeå Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 14
37	4,336	LE Larsson, Erik G.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 44
38	4,355	WC Wohlin, Claes	Blekinge Tekniska Högskola	Software Engineering	Rank 3
39	4,368	ÅT Åkerstedt, Torbjörn	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 238
40	4,461	WB Winblad, Bengt	Karolinska Institutet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 248
41	4,584	EU Ekelund, Ulf	Lunds Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 11
42	4,639	SP Stenvinkel, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 28
43	4,683	WL Wallentin, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 138
44	4,685	BP Brodin, Petter	Karolinska Institutet	Immunology	Rank 111
45	4,695	HL Hultman, Lars	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 110
46	4,703	AT Albrektsson, Tomas	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 8
47	4,796	WA Wolk, Alicja	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 135
48	4,897	RB Roos, Björn O.	Lunds Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 97
49	4,914	NP Nilsen, Per	Linköpings Universitet	Public Health	Rank 49
50	5,122	BT Berglundh, Tord	Göteborgs Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 10
51	5,256	EH Ellegren, Hans	Uppsala Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 39
52	5,323	ÅK Åström, Karl	Lunds Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 63
53	5,459	AD Andersson, Dan I.	Uppsala Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 91
54	5,507	VH von Heijne, Gunnar	Stockholms universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 105
55	5,800	HL Harnefors, Lennart	ABB Corporate Research, Vasteras	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 20
56	5,808	GC Gillberg, C.	Göteborgs Universitet	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 49
57	5,891	GF Gao, Feng	Linköpings Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 185
58	5,922	HL Hakanson, Lars	Uppsala Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 20
59	5,937	AL Ahrens, Lutz	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 110
60	5,989	BE Bååth, Erland	Lunds Universitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 37
61	6,066	ST Sjöstrand, T.	Lunds Universitet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 64
62	6,177	EL Edvinsson, Lars	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 346
63	6,235	EJ Ekstrand, Jan	Linköpings Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 17
64	6,294	BÖ Bodin, Örjan	Stockholms universitet	Ecology	Rank 160
65	6,504	HC Heldin, Carl Henrik	Uppsala Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 116
66	6,691	SL Sjöström, Lars	Göteborgs Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 118
67	6,871	NB Norrving, Bo	Lunds Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 383
68	6,964	DE Dejana, Elisabetta	Uppsala Universitet	Developmental Biology	Rank 196
69	7,042	ML McCracken, Lance M.	Uppsala Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 17
70	7,093	JM Johansson, Malin E.V.	Göteborgs Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 131
71	7,135	Taherzadeh, Mohammad J.	Högskolan i Borås	Biotechnology	Rank 21
72	7,181	OK Oksman, Kristiina	Luleå University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 41
73	7,224	FM Falkenmark, Malin	Stockholms universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 32
74	7,287	VD van der Spoel, David	Uppsala Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 124
75	7,397	HA Holmgren, Arne	Karolinska Institutet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 134
76	7,454	AP Arner, Peter	Karolinska Institutet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 137
77	7,465	VM Vahter, Marie	Karolinska Institutet	Toxicology	Rank 28
78	7,805	LP Ljungman, Per	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset	Immunology	Rank 182
79	7,823	CB Christophers, Brett	Uppsala Universitet	Geography	Rank 32
80	8,026	JT Jaarsma, Tiny	Linköpings Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 249
81	8,047	HT Helleday, Thomas	Karolinska Institutet	Developmental Biology	Rank 230
82	8,061	CD Conley, Daniel J.	Lunds Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 30
83	8,178	GS Guo, S.	Chalmers University of Technology	Materials	Rank 128
84	8,289	SP Siegbahn, Per E.M.	Arrhenius Laboratory	Chemical Physics	Rank 139
85	8,382	LL Ljung, Lennart	Linköpings Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 88
86	8,443	LJ Lötvall, Jan	Göteborgs Universitet	Respiratory System	Rank 42
87	8,531	WX Wang, Xiongfei	The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 28
88	8,598	LD Lane, David P.	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 274
89	8,623	GF Gustafsson, Fredrik K.	Linköpings Universitet	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 79
90	8,696	LJ Lagergren, Jesper	Karolinska Institutet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 279
91	8,731	GS Gherardi, Silvia	Mälardalen University	Business & Management	Rank 265
92	8,761	BC Betsholtz, Christer	Uppsala Universitet	Developmental Biology	Rank 248
93	8,800	WC Wamsler, Christine	Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies	Environmental Sciences	Rank 166
94	8,908	CD Chen, Deliang	Göteborgs Universitet	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 158
95	9,008	IO Inganäs, Olle	Linköpings Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 180
96	9,116	SM Spohn, Marie	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 56
97	9,151	KA Konnov, Alexander A.	Lunds Universitet	Energy	Rank 213
98	9,195	SK Swedberg, Karl	Göteborgs Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 296
99	9,196	GH Gebauer, Heiko	Linköpings Universitet	Marketing	Rank 56
100	9,214	UM Unemo, Magnus	Örebro Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 168
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Sweden are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,644 scientists affiliated with Sweden are on the 2024 single-year list, and 3,353 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Karolinska Institutet has the most listed scientists from Sweden, with 417. It is followed by Uppsala Universitet with 305.

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 2,644 in 2024, a change of +24.0%.

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.