Universities by Research Publications in Sweden
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Lund University23,590,856 citations
235,288
2Karolinska Institutet32,759,284 citations
233,201
3Uppsala University20,425,875 citations
210,641
4University of Gothenburg15,142,266 citations
155,713
5Stockholm University13,058,697 citations
129,840
6KTH Royal Institute of Technology8,841,674 citations
118,512
7Chalmers University of Technology5,770,578 citations
88,581
8Linköping University6,546,351 citations
88,179
9Umeå University8,112,248 citations
81,665
10Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences5,648,210 citations
63,772
11Luleå University of Technology1,442,846 citations
27,214
12Örebro University1,158,120 citations
21,696
13Linnaeus University987,813 citations
16,511
14Malmö University549,099 citations
13,857
15Mälardalen University400,562 citations
11,595
16Karlstad University468,437 citations
11,153
17Jönköping University476,793 citations
11,101
18Mid Sweden University438,451 citations
10,271
19Stockholm School of Economics581,160 citations
8,264
20Blekinge Institute of Technology258,232 citations
6,747
21Halmstad University227,636 citations
6,520
22University of Skövde201,678 citations
5,953
23University of Gävle217,726 citations
5,905
24Dalarna University206,558 citations
5,819
25University of Borås284,233 citations
5,595
26Södertörn University157,245 citations
5,450
27Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp388,588 citations
5,118
28Swedish Institute of Space Physics306,193 citations
4,783
29University West128,811 citations
4,017
30Stockholm Resilience Centre1,045,518 citations
3,697
31Kristianstad University134,069 citations
3,611
32Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences157,535 citations
2,015
33World Maritime University31,126 citations
1,864
34Swedish Defence University28,064 citations
1,783
35Nordic School of Public Health167,060 citations
1,601
36Marie Cederschiöld University44,816 citations
1,518
37Sophiahemmet University College31,265 citations
1,148
38Röda Korsets Högskola22,725 citations
650
39Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study14,318 citations
635
40University College Stockholm818 citations
263
41Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law1,816 citations
244
42University College of Arts Crafts and Design2,186 citations
191
43Royal College of Music in Stockholm1,541 citations
155
44Skandinaviska Naprapathögskolan AB3,272 citations
90
45Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences5,340 citations
81
46Stockholm University of the Arts165 citations
76
47ALT School of Theology30 citations
69
48Stockholm University College of Music Education1,382 citations
63
49Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle710 citations
52
50Royal Institute of Art198 citations
41
Highlights
Within Sweden, Lund University ranks first in 2026 with 235,288, followed by Karolinska Institutet (233,201) and Uppsala University (210,641).
The top two are virtually level: Lund University and Karolinska Institutet differ by less than 1%.
Across 50 entries, values run from 235,288 (Lund University) to 41 (Royal Institute of Art), with a median of 5,523.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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