Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Sweden
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study635 works
14.40
2Stockholm Resilience Centre3,697 works
9.39
3Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp5,118 works
6.79
4Karolinska Institutet233,201 works
5.27
5Stockholm University129,840 works
5.02
6Chalmers University of Technology88,581 works
4.72
7University of Gothenburg155,713 works
4.71
8KTH Royal Institute of Technology118,512 works
4.70
9Linköping University88,179 works
4.68
10Luleå University of Technology27,214 works
4.64
11Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law244 works
4.55
12Lund University235,288 works
4.40
13Uppsala University210,641 works
4.33
14Halmstad University6,520 works
4.23
15Stockholm School of Economics8,264 works
4.18
16Örebro University21,696 works
4.09
17World Maritime University1,864 works
3.97
18University of Gävle5,905 works
3.90
19Umeå University81,665 works
3.71
20Dalarna University5,819 works
3.53
21Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences63,772 works
3.52
22Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences2,015 works
3.51
23Mid Sweden University10,271 works
3.48
24Mälardalen University11,595 works
3.19
25Karlstad University11,153 works
3.14
26University of Borås5,595 works
2.93
27Linnaeus University16,511 works
2.83
28University West4,017 works
2.80
29Södertörn University5,450 works
2.78
30University of Skövde5,953 works
2.78
31Jönköping University11,101 works
2.63
32Malmö University13,857 works
2.63
33Röda Korsets Högskola650 works
2.55
34Swedish Institute of Space Physics4,783 works
2.37
35Blekinge Institute of Technology6,747 works
2.24
36Kristianstad University3,611 works
2.22
37Sophiahemmet University College1,148 works
2.11
38Marie Cederschiöld University1,518 works
1.93
39Swedish Defence University1,783 works
1.71
40Skandinaviska Naprapathögskolan AB90 works
1.50
41Royal College of Music in Stockholm155 works
0.87
42Skandinaviska Kiropraktorhögskolan15 works
0.86
43Stockholm University of the Arts76 works
0.52
44University College Stockholm263 works
0.49
45ALT School of Theology69 works
0.34
46University College of Arts Crafts and Design191 works
0.33
47Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola29 works
0.32
48Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten37 works
0.27
49Royal Institute of Art41 works
0.18
50Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle52 works
0.11
Highlights
Within Sweden, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study ranks first in 2026 with 14.40, followed by Stockholm Resilience Centre (9.39) and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp (6.79).
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study is 1.5 times higher than Stockholm Resilience Centre, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 14.40 (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study) to 0.11 (Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle), with a median of 3.03.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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