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🎓 Top Research Universities in Sweden

Universities and colleges in Sweden ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇸🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Karolinska Institutet233,104 papers
32,719,815
2
Lund University235,209 papers
23,550,134
3
Uppsala University210,593 papers
20,388,430
4
University of Gothenburg155,651 papers
15,104,902
5
Stockholm University129,823 papers
13,022,521
6
KTH Royal Institute of Technology118,462 papers
8,799,593
7
Umeå University80,952 papers
8,098,680
8
Linköping University88,103 papers
6,522,213
9
Chalmers University of Technology88,549 papers
5,747,244
10
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences63,730 papers
5,637,325
11
Luleå University of Technology27,189 papers
1,437,071
12
Örebro University21,680 papers
1,154,156
13
Stockholm Resilience Centre3,694 papers
1,041,913
14
Linnaeus University16,501 papers
984,310
15
Stockholm School of Economics8,257 papers
577,734
16
Malmö University13,838 papers
547,015
17
Jönköping University11,084 papers
475,065
18
Karlstad University11,140 papers
466,374
19
Mid Sweden University10,259 papers
436,937
20
Mälardalen University11,585 papers
397,585
21
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp5,114 papers
387,574
22
Swedish Institute of Space Physics4,781 papers
305,247
23
University of Borås5,586 papers
283,133
24
Blekinge Institute of Technology6,742 papers
255,181
25
Halmstad University6,514 papers
226,078
26
University of Gävle5,895 papers
216,671
27
Dalarna University5,802 papers
205,828
28
University of Skövde5,947 papers
200,430
29
Nordic School of Public Health1,601 papers
166,961
30
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences2,014 papers
157,277
31
Södertörn University5,445 papers
156,722
32
Kristianstad University3,610 papers
133,704
33
University West4,014 papers
128,285
34
Marie Cederschiöld University1,516 papers
44,685
35
Sophiahemmet University College1,146 papers
31,215
36
World Maritime University1,861 papers
30,878
37
Swedish Defence University1,782 papers
27,929
38
Röda Korsets Högskola650 papers
22,667
39
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study636 papers
14,234
40
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences81 papers
5,331
41
Skandinaviska Naprapathögskolan AB90 papers
3,269
42
University College of Arts Crafts and Design190 papers
2,177
43
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law244 papers
1,765
44
Royal College of Music in Stockholm156 papers
1,540
45
Stockholm University College of Music Education65 papers
1,383
46
Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten37 papers
1,146
47
Skandinaviska Kiropraktorhögskolan9 papers
838
48
University College Stockholm262 papers
807
49
Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle52 papers
707
50
Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research16 papers
623

Highlights

Within Sweden, Karolinska Institutet ranks first in 2026 with 32,719,815, followed by Lund University (23,550,134) and Uppsala University (20,388,430).

Across 50 entries, values run from 32,719,815 (Karolinska Institutet) to 623 (Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research), with a median of 221,375.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.