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Linkoping University ranked 8th in Sweden, 333rd in the global 2025 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 75,192 academic publications and 2,363,724 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#333 of 14,131 In the World
#126 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 39 In Sweden
#20 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#54 of 1,028 For Occupational Safety and Health
#59 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#2129 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#220 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 355th in the World with 40,969 publications made and 1,490,533 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#130 of 1,448 In Europe
#355 of 6,833 In the World

Linkoping University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 327 3542
1993 351 3860
1994 361 4345
1995 480 5009
1996 475 5600
1997 512 6744
1998 551 7314
1999 615 8532
2000 585 9428
2001 584 10851
2002 783 13352
2003 764 15269
2004 766 16440
2005 831 19334
2006 887 22044
2007 830 23571
2008 934 26759
2009 1079 29509
2010 1094 33332
2011 1297 37555
2012 1407 42854
2013 1538 48357
2014 1688 54204
2015 1682 58843
2016 1808 64063
2017 1710 69430
2018 1707 77234
2019 2030 87706
2020 2188 107293
2021 2119 123463
2022 2167 123197
2023 2274 129808
2024 1776 118101

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 18 121
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 70 228
Biophysics 7 98 277
Neuroscience 7 116 308
Biotechnology 7 118 315
Immunology 6 129 342
Evolutionary Biology 10 146 377
Genetics 8 146 394
Oncology and Cancer research 6 144 415
Biochemistry 9 159 428
Paleontology 10 161 433
Pharmacology 6 148 436
Molecular Biology 9 157 468
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 188 472
Botany 9 171 473
Microbiology 8 166 473
Astrobiology 9 207 517
Virology 8 173 521
Zoology 8 218 606
Agricultural Science 9 200 645
Forestry 8 218 677
Toxicology 9 210 682
Animal Science 8 202 684
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 265 802
Nutrition and Food Science 10 269 839
Entomology 9 297 933
Horticulture 10 361 1397

Engineering rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Engineering in Sweden and 215th in the World with 40,052 publications made and 1,295,417 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Sweden
#61 of 1,465 In Europe
#215 of 6,782 In the World

Linkoping University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 322 3339
1993 428 3675
1994 448 3901
1995 494 4556
1996 508 5156
1997 534 5889
1998 597 6284
1999 654 7622
2000 586 8137
2001 609 9443
2002 1086 12901
2003 950 13560
2004 874 14516
2005 964 17428
2006 989 19889
2007 942 20856
2008 994 23477
2009 1121 25401
2010 1164 29216
2011 1318 33010
2012 1380 36738
2013 1498 40717
2014 1694 47426
2015 1598 50217
2016 1674 54774
2017 1537 60838
2018 1638 69390
2019 1899 79257
2020 1886 93542
2021 1783 107593
2022 1744 105576
2023 1898 112062
2024 1466 102014

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 266th in the World with 35,811 publications made and 1,179,264 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 1,457 In Europe
#266 of 6,713 In the World

Linkoping University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 313 3352
1993 410 3648
1994 420 3780
1995 479 4403
1996 494 5033
1997 516 5846
1998 554 6220
1999 647 7285
2000 572 7889
2001 569 9144
2002 943 12058
2003 823 12632
2004 782 13603
2005 828 16040
2006 878 18352
2007 828 18934
2008 872 21065
2009 976 22512
2010 1024 26213
2011 1144 29045
2012 1254 32725
2013 1347 36374
2014 1523 42066
2015 1464 44696
2016 1490 48140
2017 1344 53660
2018 1453 61664
2019 1660 70280
2020 1654 82039
2021 1502 93480
2022 1510 92210
2023 1630 98667
2024 1260 91236

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 27 121
Nanotechnology 1 18 121
Condensed Matter Physics 4 44 143
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 80 177
Materials Science 5 60 230
Optical Engineering 6 78 238
Quantum and Particle physics 6 85 247
Nuclear Physics 6 114 261
Biophysics 7 98 277
Medical Physics 6 128 297
Acoustical Engineering 6 98 298
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 135 321
Theoretical Physics 6 176 363
Astrobiology 9 207 517

Chemistry rankings

Linkoping University ranked 9th for Chemistry in Sweden and 350th in the World with 34,585 publications made and 1,255,350 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
#350 of 6,545 In the World

Linkoping University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 323 3664
1993 391 4064
1994 424 4386
1995 510 5201
1996 493 5871
1997 499 6719
1998 576 7334
1999 613 8503
2000 566 9265
2001 562 10626
2002 753 12843
2003 752 14445
2004 737 15572
2005 789 18241
2006 806 20012
2007 744 21161
2008 811 23738
2009 884 25353
2010 936 29064
2011 1073 32265
2012 1189 36377
2013 1265 40409
2014 1413 45262
2015 1324 48578
2016 1403 53053
2017 1281 57402
2018 1369 63990
2019 1541 72834
2020 1636 87687
2021 1502 100558
2022 1526 100764
2023 1641 106768
2024 1330 101473

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 18 121
Environmental Chemistry 8 49 162
Computational Chemistry 6 81 204
Chemical Engineering 5 52 229
Materials Science 5 60 230
Physical chemistry 6 69 260
Inorganic Chemistry 6 106 321
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 134 329
Organic Chemistry 8 122 344
Biochemistry 9 159 428
Biochemical Engineering 8 207 465
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 279 758
Nutrition and Food Science 10 269 839
Radiochemistry 9 238 924
Pharmacy 9 399 1228

Medicine rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Medicine in Sweden and 311th in the World with 33,623 publications made and 1,118,743 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#111 of 1,433 In Europe
#311 of 6,775 In the World

Linkoping University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 248 2384
1993 229 2588
1994 253 3035
1995 311 3503
1996 353 3784
1997 323 4231
1998 350 4836
1999 429 5633
2000 368 6117
2001 402 7032
2002 501 8398
2003 493 9986
2004 583 10733
2005 559 12832
2006 649 14845
2007 632 16181
2008 683 18712
2009 840 20925
2010 857 23535
2011 1046 27210
2012 1119 31732
2013 1334 36784
2014 1340 41165
2015 1463 45374
2016 1584 49410
2017 1515 53896
2018 1524 58605
2019 1787 66764
2020 1946 83495
2021 1906 95672
2022 1966 95447
2023 2078 99218
2024 1783 92859

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 14 64
Audiology 4 42 127
Physical Therapy 5 45 136
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 35 143
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 35 146
Nursing 5 44 159
Social Work 4 46 161
Forensic Science 5 68 186
Biomedical Engineering 4 64 198
Sports Medicine 5 66 200
Clinical Psychology 5 57 209
Pediatrics 6 73 213
Epidemiology 6 83 224
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 70 228
Sports / Exercise science 6 79 242
Public Health 8 78 253
Cardiology 6 98 262
Psychiatry 6 100 275
Optometry 5 95 279
Pathology 6 101 280
Family medicine 6 88 281
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 125 283
Anesthesiology 6 102 287
Gerontology 7 80 290
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 109 294
Medical Physics 6 128 297
Health Science 6 91 300
Surgery 6 108 301
Neurosurgery 6 118 307
Respiratory Therapy 6 120 315
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 108 323
Immunology 6 129 342
Anatomy and Physiology 6 121 344
Critical Care Nursing 6 143 347
Ophthalmology 6 128 362
Urology 7 129 406
Oncology and Cancer research 6 144 415
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 152 416
Pharmacology 6 148 436
Radiation Therapy 6 154 438
Dentistry 9 157 460
Orthodontics 8 170 483
Dermatology 6 179 488
Veterinary 5 129 492
Virology 8 173 521
Plastic Surgery 7 200 649
Toxicology 9 210 682
Cosmetology 7 249 739
Pharmacy 9 399 1228

Computer Science rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Sweden and 243rd in the World with 32,602 publications made and 982,178 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 1,469 In Europe
#243 of 6,845 In the World

Linkoping University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 191 1836
1993 244 2101
1994 281 2367
1995 309 2693
1996 295 2924
1997 324 3241
1998 340 3683
1999 404 4225
2000 371 4624
2001 379 5047
2002 891 8767
2003 737 8661
2004 653 9091
2005 743 11376
2006 795 13534
2007 769 14143
2008 759 16267
2009 896 17900
2010 957 20282
2011 1091 23485
2012 1166 26758
2013 1253 30490
2014 1374 36382
2015 1400 39698
2016 1488 43849
2017 1454 48720
2018 1424 55656
2019 1679 63254
2020 1746 76919
2021 1670 88199
2022 1704 84398
2023 1831 90216
2024 1369 77053

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 357th in the World with 30,135 publications made and 877,258 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 33 In Sweden
#147 of 1,500 In Europe
#357 of 7,081 In the World

Linkoping University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 159 1276
1993 176 1376
1994 210 1495
1995 246 1809
1996 255 2012
1997 270 2250
1998 277 2581
1999 328 3066
2000 325 3600
2001 344 4112
2002 590 5765
2003 533 6231
2004 506 6948
2005 513 8790
2006 596 10258
2007 674 11720
2008 693 13632
2009 779 15290
2010 851 17517
2011 1033 20676
2012 1069 23913
2013 1210 27887
2014 1290 32532
2015 1377 35478
2016 1449 38259
2017 1368 42275
2018 1461 49306
2019 1657 56335
2020 1788 69305
2021 1737 80505
2022 1788 79459
2023 1917 85172
2024 1435 73899

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 387th in the World with 24,026 publications made and 843,531 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#142 of 1,464 In Europe
#387 of 6,876 In the World

Linkoping University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 156 1700
1993 170 1781
1994 198 1888
1995 250 2332
1996 251 2507
1997 285 3147
1998 275 3382
1999 312 3928
2000 327 4374
2001 342 5027
2002 529 6866
2003 473 7465
2004 444 8072
2005 493 9583
2006 483 11385
2007 546 12406
2008 563 14155
2009 639 15721
2010 687 18409
2011 804 21188
2012 832 23668
2013 947 26855
2014 1049 30666
2015 1051 33183
2016 1085 35570
2017 1008 39275
2018 1113 44640
2019 1186 50856
2020 1347 62095
2021 1292 73947
2022 1254 72045
2023 1315 75860
2024 1003 66149

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 8 49 162
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 49 200
Ecology 10 111 324
Environmental Management 9 108 342
Urban and Regional planning 9 200 400
Oceanography 9 146 404
Geography and Cartography 10 153 417
Paleontology 10 161 433
Environmental Engineering 10 153 449
Geology 10 167 456
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 170 494
Earth science and Geophysics 10 185 501
Agricultural Science 9 200 645
Geotechnical Engineering 10 217 672
Forestry 8 218 677
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 279 758
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 265 802

Psychology rankings

Linkoping University ranked 7th for Psychology in Sweden and 263rd in the World with 20,704 publications made and 654,433 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Sweden
#89 of 1,423 In Europe
#263 of 6,645 In the World

Linkoping University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 108 1003
1993 100 1135
1994 137 1257
1995 146 1510
1996 169 1652
1997 165 1839
1998 171 2094
1999 212 2419
2000 194 2665
2001 224 3105
2002 310 3989
2003 295 4623
2004 311 4918
2005 309 5896
2006 382 7082
2007 406 7688
2008 434 9016
2009 539 10288
2010 577 12078
2011 618 13895
2012 728 16774
2013 880 19917
2014 871 22921
2015 971 26178
2016 1086 29064
2017 976 32422
2018 1016 37547
2019 1177 42581
2020 1270 53319
2021 1253 60763
2022 1279 59863
2023 1366 63096
2024 1124 55611

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 14 64
Education Majors 2 33 156
Social Work 4 46 161
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 56 164
Sexology 5 36 182
Special Education 5 63 196
Clinical Psychology 5 57 209
Social Psychology 7 79 266
Psychiatry 6 100 275
Child Psychology 7 79 277
Cognitive Science 6 107 303
Neuroscience 7 116 308
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 150 569

Mathematics rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Sweden and 204th in the World with 17,629 publications made and 552,707 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#62 of 1,401 In Europe
#204 of 6,418 In the World

Linkoping University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 103 931
1993 115 978
1994 119 1050
1995 115 1146
1996 133 1307
1997 144 1369
1998 144 1658
1999 198 2013
2000 163 2200
2001 198 2373
2002 449 4365
2003 349 3867
2004 334 4225
2005 365 5365
2006 394 6471
2007 394 6908
2008 378 7695
2009 445 8316
2010 464 9691
2011 588 11516
2012 647 12996
2013 704 15052
2014 743 18851
2015 831 21196
2016 807 22777
2017 825 26151
2018 880 29916
2019 1030 34407
2020 1026 41616
2021 993 47992
2022 989 45799
2023 1060 47893
2024 757 34686

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 4 41 125
Statistics 5 63 206
Operations Research 4 68 209
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 62 220
Math Teachers 5 61 294
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 164 414
Actuarial Science 8 206 552

Business rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Business in Sweden and 202nd in the World with 13,211 publications made and 382,378 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#64 of 1,433 In Europe
#202 of 6,339 In the World

Linkoping University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 55 484
1993 72 549
1994 86 568
1995 93 610
1996 92 709
1997 104 777
1998 114 904
1999 161 1203
2000 130 1339
2001 176 1463
2002 388 2786
2003 322 2674
2004 260 3162
2005 272 3891
2006 306 4894
2007 314 5180
2008 357 6230
2009 385 6781
2010 419 7779
2011 530 9725
2012 513 10720
2013 556 12196
2014 621 15056
2015 601 15559
2016 590 16341
2017 576 18303
2018 613 20918
2019 688 23457
2020 753 28667
2021 669 33404
2022 669 32354
2023 741 34180
2024 500 26224

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 8,850 publications made and 254,492 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#97 of 1,388 In Europe
#271 of 6,167 In the World

Linkoping University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 47 357
1993 50 317
1994 54 323
1995 61 401
1996 52 475
1997 61 482
1998 54 554
1999 78 750
2000 65 692
2001 79 863
2002 160 1320
2003 150 1266
2004 149 1633
2005 129 1914
2006 155 2415
2007 186 2652
2008 198 3192
2009 217 3689
2010 271 4418
2011 317 5457
2012 322 6600
2013 344 7452
2014 384 8747
2015 421 9659
2016 442 10252
2017 434 11465
2018 490 13480
2019 527 15570
2020 564 19453
2021 524 22970
2022 556 23023
2023 561 24672
2024 405 19539

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 24 47
Development Studies 7 71 236
Finance 8 135 349
Political Economy 6 160 373
International Trade 9 225 387
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 164 414
International Economics 10 276 450
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 186 494
Actuarial Science 8 206 552
Agricultural Economics 9 180 648
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 293 814

Art & Design rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Sweden and 262nd in the World with 5,422 publications made and 141,185 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 1,381 In Europe
#262 of 5,966 In the World

Linkoping University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 21 207
1993 29 244
1994 48 276
1995 49 306
1996 60 367
1997 36 392
1998 47 426
1999 65 497
2000 62 548
2001 59 615
2002 164 1131
2003 150 1198
2004 107 1143
2005 110 1350
2006 128 1725
2007 150 2058
2008 155 2255
2009 163 2514
2010 179 2799
2011 206 3512
2012 233 3832
2013 228 4291
2014 212 4931
2015 241 5192
2016 253 5825
2017 250 6081
2018 244 7261
2019 274 8127
2020 268 9386
2021 262 11227
2022 278 11052
2023 285 11639
2024 202 11106

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 20 97
UX/UI Desgin 2 63 159
Computer Graphics 4 51 169
Fashion Design 6 75 198
Graphic Design 3 68 198
Creative Writing 6 89 245
Literature 6 93 250
Architecture 4 129 281
Game Design and Development 7 121 299
Multimedia 3 112 324
Aesthetics 9 126 332
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 198 527
Entertainment Industry Business 6 202 531
Photography 10 216 550
Art History 7 234 555
Performing arts 9 273 614
Cinematography 7 291 722
Music 10 280 727