Universities by Research i10-index in Sweden
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Karolinska Institutet233,201 works
377,998
2Lund University235,288 works
315,950
3Uppsala University210,641 works
258,934
4University of Gothenburg155,713 works
194,995
5Stockholm University129,840 works
144,859
6KTH Royal Institute of Technology118,512 works
125,415
7Umeå University81,665 works
102,193
8Linköping University88,179 works
99,696
9Chalmers University of Technology88,581 works
94,176
10Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences63,772 works
79,312
11Luleå University of Technology27,214 works
25,645
12Örebro University21,696 works
19,267
13Linnaeus University16,511 works
10,860
14Malmö University13,857 works
9,472
15Mid Sweden University10,271 works
8,327
16Mälardalen University11,595 works
8,201
17Karlstad University11,153 works
8,175
18Jönköping University11,101 works
7,497
19Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp5,118 works
6,485
20Swedish Institute of Space Physics4,783 works
5,169
21Stockholm School of Economics8,264 works
5,102
22University of Borås5,595 works
4,740
23Blekinge Institute of Technology6,747 works
4,486
24University of Gävle5,905 works
4,382
25Halmstad University6,520 works
4,315
26University of Skövde5,953 works
4,173
27Stockholm Resilience Centre3,697 works
4,090
28Dalarna University5,819 works
3,642
29University West4,017 works
2,903
30Södertörn University5,450 works
2,809
31Kristianstad University3,611 works
2,542
32Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences2,015 works
2,234
33Nordic School of Public Health1,601 works
1,690
34Marie Cederschiöld University1,518 works
1,098
35Sophiahemmet University College1,148 works
819
36World Maritime University1,864 works
680
37Swedish Defence University1,783 works
628
38Röda Korsets Högskola650 works
464
39Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study635 works
274
40Skandinaviska Naprapathögskolan AB90 works
91
41Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences81 works
67
42Royal College of Music in Stockholm155 works
50
43Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law244 works
42
44Stockholm University College of Music Education63 works
34
45University College of Arts Crafts and Design191 works
29
46University College Stockholm263 works
26
47Skandinaviska Kiropraktorhögskolan15 works
19
48Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten37 works
19
49Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle52 works
11
50Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research16 works
10
Highlights
Within Sweden, Karolinska Institutet ranks first in 2026 with 377,998, followed by Lund University (315,950) and Uppsala University (258,934).
Across 50 entries, values run from 377,998 (Karolinska Institutet) to 10 (Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research), with a median of 4,244.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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