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Linkoping University ranked 7th in Sweden, 298th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. Linkoping University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 77,478 academic publications and 2,506,972 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#298 of 14,131 In the World
#117 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 39 In Sweden
#20 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#53 of 1,021 For Occupational Safety and Health
#61 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#2140 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#202 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 other topics

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Biology rankings

Linkoping University ranked 8th for Biology in Sweden and 358th in the World with 42,102 publications made and 1,576,455 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#131 of 1,449 In Europe
#358 of 6,841 In the World

Linkoping University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 351 3859
1994 361 4346
1995 480 5011
1996 475 5604
1997 512 6746
1998 551 7325
1999 615 8535
2000 585 9431
2001 585 10882
2002 783 13352
2003 764 15272
2004 767 16438
2005 831 19336
2006 887 22048
2007 830 23573
2008 934 26750
2009 1079 29501
2010 1095 33326
2011 1297 37503
2012 1398 42767
2013 1537 48298
2014 1686 54099
2015 1680 58763
2016 1801 63918
2017 1703 69211
2018 1701 77056
2019 2022 87414
2020 2163 106821
2021 2123 123172
2022 2162 122810
2023 2264 129502
2024 1796 119303
2025 1553 104100

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 18 123
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 71 228
Biophysics 7 100 280
Neuroscience 7 117 310
Biotechnology 7 121 323
Immunology 6 130 349
Evolutionary Biology 10 146 379
Genetics 8 147 396
Oncology and Cancer research 6 145 417
Biochemistry 9 160 436
Pharmacology 6 148 441
Paleontology 10 164 443
Molecular Biology 9 157 472
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 190 478
Microbiology 8 168 482
Botany 9 176 486
Virology 8 174 522
Astrobiology 10 210 524
Zoology 8 220 614
Agricultural Science 9 204 656
Animal Science 8 197 667
Forestry 8 220 686
Toxicology 9 214 701
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 271 816
Nutrition and Food Science 10 274 861
Entomology 9 290 923
Horticulture 10 368 1421

Engineering rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Engineering in Sweden and 222nd in the World with 40,855 publications made and 1,366,034 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Sweden
#63 of 1,466 In Europe
#222 of 6,795 In the World

Linkoping University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 428 3677
1994 448 3906
1995 495 4557
1996 508 5159
1997 534 5889
1998 597 6294
1999 653 7627
2000 585 8135
2001 609 9464
2002 1087 12904
2003 950 13562
2004 873 14507
2005 964 17430
2006 991 19887
2007 941 20851
2008 993 23464
2009 1122 25406
2010 1163 29221
2011 1322 32985
2012 1376 36669
2013 1498 40686
2014 1690 47382
2015 1589 50120
2016 1676 54718
2017 1535 60785
2018 1639 69296
2019 1908 79137
2020 1877 93371
2021 1785 107300
2022 1741 105353
2023 1880 111909
2024 1490 102953
2025 1049 87025

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Physics in Sweden and 267th in the World with 36,533 publications made and 1,247,348 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Sweden
#91 of 1,460 In Europe
#267 of 6,729 In the World

Linkoping University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 410 3650
1994 420 3784
1995 479 4405
1996 494 5038
1997 515 5847
1998 555 6227
1999 647 7292
2000 572 7892
2001 570 9144
2002 943 12063
2003 823 12636
2004 781 13596
2005 828 16043
2006 878 18352
2007 828 18935
2008 872 21069
2009 976 22514
2010 1021 26211
2011 1150 29042
2012 1251 32686
2013 1350 36363
2014 1523 42026
2015 1465 44601
2016 1482 48104
2017 1344 53627
2018 1453 61608
2019 1662 70208
2020 1642 81896
2021 1497 93258
2022 1514 92196
2023 1620 98639
2024 1292 92142
2025 932 79146

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 27 123
Nanotechnology 1 18 123
Condensed Matter Physics 4 45 150
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 80 176
Materials Science 5 62 232
Optical Engineering 6 78 244
Quantum and Particle physics 6 86 248
Nuclear Physics 6 113 259
Biophysics 7 100 280
Acoustical Engineering 6 97 295
Medical Physics 6 127 298
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 138 328
Theoretical Physics 6 174 362
Astrobiology 10 210 524

Chemistry rankings

Linkoping University ranked 9th for Chemistry in Sweden and 353rd in the World with 35,338 publications made and 1,322,968 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 31 In Sweden
#124 of 1,417 In Europe
#353 of 6,561 In the World

Linkoping University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 391 4066
1994 424 4386
1995 511 5203
1996 493 5875
1997 499 6723
1998 576 7346
1999 613 8505
2000 566 9268
2001 563 10638
2002 753 12847
2003 751 14449
2004 737 15570
2005 789 18242
2006 806 20012
2007 744 21162
2008 812 23744
2009 882 25344
2010 936 29064
2011 1072 32228
2012 1184 36328
2013 1261 40363
2014 1415 45207
2015 1315 48529
2016 1402 52958
2017 1276 57277
2018 1360 63850
2019 1535 72701
2020 1633 87391
2021 1496 100135
2022 1517 100509
2023 1634 106518
2024 1350 102102
2025 1034 89624

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 18 123
Environmental Chemistry 7 48 162
Computational Chemistry 6 81 207
Materials Science 5 62 232
Chemical Engineering 5 50 233
Physical chemistry 6 70 269
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 114 288
Inorganic Chemistry 6 101 317
Organic Chemistry 7 121 343
Biochemistry 9 160 436
Biochemical Engineering 8 209 482
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 279 759
Nutrition and Food Science 10 274 861
Radiochemistry 9 238 939
Pharmacy 9 400 1246

Medicine rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Medicine in Sweden and 310th in the World with 34,849 publications made and 1,189,721 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#111 of 1,437 In Europe
#310 of 6,793 In the World

Linkoping University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 229 2586
1994 253 3038
1995 311 3503
1996 353 3786
1997 323 4229
1998 350 4839
1999 430 5636
2000 367 6116
2001 402 7057
2002 500 8399
2003 493 9985
2004 581 10729
2005 559 12831
2006 648 14846
2007 630 16175
2008 682 18688
2009 839 20910
2010 855 23543
2011 1048 27175
2012 1112 31685
2013 1330 36738
2014 1337 41129
2015 1458 45366
2016 1580 49347
2017 1516 53813
2018 1531 58590
2019 1788 66654
2020 1929 83281
2021 1909 95567
2022 1962 95281
2023 2067 99064
2024 1804 94145
2025 1624 85046

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 5 15 65
Audiology 4 42 128
Physical Therapy 5 46 138
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 35 143
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 36 143
Social Work 4 46 154
Nursing 5 46 163
Forensic Science 5 68 183
Sports Medicine 5 66 198
Biomedical Engineering 4 65 204
Clinical Psychology 5 56 205
Pediatrics 6 72 213
Epidemiology 6 80 219
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 71 228
Sports / Exercise science 6 75 233
Public Health 8 78 256
Cardiology 6 97 261
Psychiatry 6 99 274
Family medicine 6 87 281
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 125 282
Gerontology 7 80 284
Pathology 6 103 285
Anesthesiology 6 103 289
Optometry 5 100 290
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 109 294
Medical Physics 6 127 298
Surgery 6 107 301
Health Science 6 92 305
Respiratory Therapy 6 123 319
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 106 320
Neurosurgery 6 122 324
Critical Care Nursing 6 139 337
Immunology 6 130 349
Anatomy and Physiology 6 122 350
Ophthalmology 6 128 366
Urology 7 128 400
Oncology and Cancer research 6 145 417
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 155 419
Pharmacology 6 148 441
Radiation Therapy 6 155 442
Dentistry 9 161 468
Veterinary 5 126 469
Dermatology 6 179 485
Orthodontics 8 175 494
Virology 8 174 522
Plastic Surgery 7 197 629
Toxicology 9 214 701
Cosmetology 7 252 757
Pharmacy 9 400 1246

Computer Science rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Sweden and 247th in the World with 33,342 publications made and 1,036,046 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Sweden
#75 of 1,470 In Europe
#247 of 6,855 In the World

Linkoping University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 244 2100
1994 281 2369
1995 310 2692
1996 294 2924
1997 323 3241
1998 342 3684
1999 405 4228
2000 370 4623
2001 379 5069
2002 891 8763
2003 737 8659
2004 651 9081
2005 743 11373
2006 797 13533
2007 769 14142
2008 759 16298
2009 895 17882
2010 959 20275
2011 1091 23444
2012 1164 26715
2013 1245 30410
2014 1376 36325
2015 1390 39672
2016 1483 43719
2017 1455 48623
2018 1424 55495
2019 1672 63085
2020 1719 76459
2021 1662 87793
2022 1701 84070
2023 1809 89756
2024 1391 78280
2025 1044 64240

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Computer Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Linkoping University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 354th in the World with 30,948 publications made and 933,219 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 33 In Sweden
#147 of 1,502 In Europe
#354 of 7,088 In the World

Linkoping University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 176 1378
1994 210 1497
1995 246 1810
1996 255 2014
1997 270 2249
1998 279 2581
1999 328 3067
2000 324 3600
2001 344 4128
2002 590 5765
2003 533 6233
2004 506 6942
2005 513 8800
2006 598 10268
2007 674 11715
2008 693 13618
2009 779 15257
2010 847 17500
2011 1030 20633
2012 1063 23847
2013 1206 27813
2014 1289 32469
2015 1375 35414
2016 1437 38100
2017 1361 42150
2018 1458 49147
2019 1650 56123
2020 1761 68824
2021 1715 80134
2022 1775 79141
2023 1905 84728
2024 1466 74858
2025 1165 64198

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

Linkoping University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 389th in the World with 24,507 publications made and 894,468 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#141 of 1,464 In Europe
#389 of 6,888 In the World

Linkoping University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 170 1780
1994 198 1893
1995 249 2333
1996 251 2509
1997 285 3149
1998 276 3383
1999 312 3930
2000 326 4372
2001 343 5027
2002 529 6873
2003 473 7465
2004 445 8069
2005 493 9582
2006 483 11391
2007 546 12405
2008 563 14130
2009 639 15730
2010 687 18406
2011 798 21141
2012 826 23603
2013 945 26811
2014 1045 30625
2015 1054 33141
2016 1077 35533
2017 1011 39251
2018 1105 44488
2019 1181 50728
2020 1330 61846
2021 1286 73659
2022 1248 71753
2023 1315 75680
2024 1013 66992
2025 700 56597

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 7 48 162
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 52 209
Ecology 10 112 329
Environmental Management 9 107 344
Urban and Regional planning 9 185 369
Oceanography 9 147 407
Geography and Cartography 10 153 421
Paleontology 10 164 443
Geology 10 169 458
Environmental Engineering 10 157 463
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 172 500
Earth science and Geophysics 10 185 506
Agricultural Science 9 204 656
Forestry 8 220 686
Geotechnical Engineering 10 219 689
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 279 759
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 271 816

Psychology rankings

Linkoping University ranked 7th for Psychology in Sweden and 261st in the World with 21,372 publications made and 695,856 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Sweden
#88 of 1,424 In Europe
#261 of 6,663 In the World

Linkoping University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 100 1135
1994 137 1256
1995 146 1510
1996 169 1654
1997 165 1838
1998 171 2094
1999 211 2420
2000 195 2664
2001 224 3125
2002 311 3991
2003 295 4620
2004 310 4916
2005 309 5895
2006 382 7083
2007 406 7680
2008 435 9058
2009 538 10269
2010 576 12087
2011 621 13850
2012 724 16710
2013 875 19829
2014 870 22854
2015 971 26142
2016 1076 28980
2017 975 32294
2018 1012 37403
2019 1177 42322
2020 1239 52800
2021 1242 60360
2022 1274 59521
2023 1355 62736
2024 1145 56422
2025 949 50042

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 5 15 65
Social Work 4 46 154
Education Majors 2 34 159
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 59 166
Sexology 5 35 180
Special Education 5 63 192
Clinical Psychology 5 56 205
Social Psychology 7 80 266
Child Psychology 7 76 273
Psychiatry 6 99 274
Cognitive Science 6 108 302
Neuroscience 7 117 310
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 147 563

Mathematics rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Sweden and 208th in the World with 17,963 publications made and 576,085 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#65 of 1,406 In Europe
#208 of 6,434 In the World

Linkoping University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 115 977
1994 119 1052
1995 115 1143
1996 133 1308
1997 144 1371
1998 144 1660
1999 197 2015
2000 163 2202
2001 198 2375
2002 449 4366
2003 349 3868
2004 334 4214
2005 365 5365
2006 395 6468
2007 394 6905
2008 378 7686
2009 443 8300
2010 460 9674
2011 591 11457
2012 645 12961
2013 700 14968
2014 737 18779
2015 826 21082
2016 800 22602
2017 824 25975
2018 879 29640
2019 1017 34054
2020 1003 40999
2021 966 47271
2022 979 45098
2023 1046 47249
2024 761 35062
2025 576 27089

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 41 125
Statistics 6 64 209
Operations Research 4 72 216
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 63 225
Math Teachers 5 61 292
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 166 418
Actuarial Science 8 201 545

Business rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Business in Sweden and 209th in the World with 13,434 publications made and 406,010 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#65 of 1,436 In Europe
#209 of 6,366 In the World

Linkoping University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 72 549
1994 86 569
1995 93 608
1996 92 710
1997 103 777
1998 115 905
1999 161 1205
2000 129 1338
2001 176 1460
2002 388 2785
2003 322 2676
2004 260 3161
2005 272 3890
2006 306 4896
2007 314 5179
2008 356 6224
2009 385 6769
2010 417 7774
2011 536 9688
2012 514 10677
2013 551 12165
2014 619 15007
2015 598 15559
2016 582 16310
2017 583 18295
2018 614 20858
2019 688 23306
2020 748 28456
2021 680 33130
2022 663 32073
2023 731 33872
2024 514 26649
2025 286 21323

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Linkoping University ranked 7th for Economics in Sweden and 271st in the World with 9,060 publications made and 272,046 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#99 of 1,391 In Europe
#271 of 6,188 In the World

Linkoping University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 50 317
1994 54 324
1995 61 401
1996 52 475
1997 61 482
1998 54 556
1999 78 752
2000 63 694
2001 78 862
2002 158 1320
2003 150 1267
2004 149 1638
2005 129 1916
2006 154 2416
2007 184 2652
2008 197 3191
2009 217 3678
2010 270 4419
2011 317 5414
2012 322 6590
2013 340 7426
2014 382 8731
2015 419 9632
2016 434 10202
2017 433 11426
2018 489 13432
2019 530 15476
2020 562 19265
2021 516 22756
2022 556 22908
2023 556 24494
2024 418 19917
2025 299 16740

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 25 50
Development Studies 7 72 238
Finance 8 134 351
Political Economy 6 158 369
International Trade 9 228 388
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 166 418
International Economics 10 283 459
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 188 497
Actuarial Science 8 201 545
Agricultural Economics 9 185 663
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 289 805

Art & Design rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Sweden and 263rd in the World with 5,561 publications made and 149,640 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Sweden
#96 of 1,385 In Europe
#263 of 6,010 In the World

Linkoping University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 29 244
1994 48 276
1995 49 307
1996 60 367
1997 36 392
1998 47 426
1999 65 498
2000 62 548
2001 59 614
2002 164 1129
2003 150 1198
2004 107 1142
2005 110 1352
2006 129 1727
2007 151 2058
2008 155 2252
2009 164 2510
2010 178 2795
2011 203 3498
2012 229 3823
2013 228 4295
2014 213 4941
2015 239 5183
2016 251 5789
2017 253 6080
2018 244 7281
2019 279 8126
2020 271 9386
2021 257 11210
2022 290 11141
2023 281 11598
2024 206 11318
2025 166 9716

The following table provides academic rankings for Linkoping University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 1 19 98
UX/UI Desgin 2 63 164
Computer Graphics 4 55 178
Graphic Design 4 69 201
Fashion Design 6 77 202
Creative Writing 6 89 243
Literature 6 93 247
Architecture 4 129 285
Game Design and Development 8 140 327
Aesthetics 9 125 331
Multimedia 3 116 335
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 198 525
Entertainment Industry Business 6 208 541
Art History 7 238 556
Photography 10 223 562
Performing arts 9 275 619
Music 10 280 730
Cinematography 7 299 737