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Linkoping University ranked 9th in Sweden, 327th in the global 2024 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 66,879 academic publications and 1,795,854 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 26 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#327 of 14,131 In the World
#125 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 39 In Sweden
#25 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#51 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#52 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#2129 of 7,738 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 350th in the World with 37,047 publications made and 1,175,942 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#129 of 1,445 In Europe
#350 of 6,770 In the World

Linkoping University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 284 2772
1992 306 2859
1993 313 3163
1994 338 3489
1995 451 4118
1996 435 4640
1997 472 5592
1998 523 6091
1999 570 6991
2000 544 7759
2001 534 9045
2002 718 10838
2003 687 12143
2004 697 13376
2005 782 16145
2006 846 18462
2007 799 20211
2008 859 22560
2009 997 25092
2010 1020 28382
2011 1204 31815
2012 1284 36357
2013 1490 41115
2014 1527 46207
2015 1595 49969
2016 1777 55154
2017 1655 59530
2018 1672 66940
2019 1994 76378
2020 2103 91317
2021 2096 106670
2022 2076 111112
2023 2108 114335

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 17 112
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 61 200
Biophysics 7 102 284
Neuroscience 7 115 304
Biotechnology 7 118 309
Immunology 6 134 349
Evolutionary Biology 10 152 387
Genetics 8 149 396
Oncology and Cancer research 6 146 414
Biochemistry 9 159 422
Paleontology 10 163 432
Pharmacology 6 150 436
Microbiology 8 161 441
Molecular Biology 9 156 454
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 188 468
Botany 9 177 486
Virology 8 177 520
Zoology 8 212 586
Animal Science 8 188 600
Forestry 8 211 608
Agricultural Science 9 199 612
Astrobiology 11 256 648
Toxicology 10 226 699
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 256 757
Nutrition and Food Science 10 259 761
Entomology 9 298 957
Horticulture 10 351 1288

Engineering rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Engineering in Sweden and 210th in the World with 36,570 publications made and 1,020,371 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Sweden
#57 of 1,453 In Europe
#210 of 6,684 In the World

Linkoping University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 289 2625
1992 305 2861
1993 402 3167
1994 435 3314
1995 475 3910
1996 478 4472
1997 516 5128
1998 570 5474
1999 614 6537
2000 557 6923
2001 571 8168
2002 996 10629
2003 890 11113
2004 829 12052
2005 902 14765
2006 950 16667
2007 899 17725
2008 932 20019
2009 1080 21522
2010 1056 24856
2011 1226 28172
2012 1294 31296
2013 1445 35060
2014 1514 40139
2015 1501 42514
2016 1563 46551
2017 1504 51385
2018 1565 58764
2019 1872 67570
2020 1779 78926
2021 1771 91670
2022 1675 94810
2023 1738 96753

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 263rd in the World with 32,656 publications made and 935,338 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
#89 of 1,446 In Europe
#263 of 6,603 In the World

Linkoping University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 282 2639
1992 297 2880
1993 377 3126
1994 408 3237
1995 456 3788
1996 458 4359
1997 497 5076
1998 536 5469
1999 593 6301
2000 548 6815
2001 545 8000
2002 872 10035
2003 768 10477
2004 735 11443
2005 771 13749
2006 840 15530
2007 777 16258
2008 814 18329
2009 932 19166
2010 949 22599
2011 1081 25043
2012 1159 28092
2013 1299 31528
2014 1363 35749
2015 1389 38070
2016 1405 41224
2017 1274 45441
2018 1380 52640
2019 1634 60146
2020 1533 69945
2021 1502 80584
2022 1437 83348
2023 1487 86402

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 26 106
Nanotechnology 1 17 112
Condensed Matter Physics 4 43 139
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 81 180
Materials Science 5 59 223
Optical Engineering 5 72 225
Quantum and Particle physics 5 83 242
Nuclear Physics 6 110 251
Medical Physics 7 121 280
Biophysics 7 102 284
Acoustical Engineering 5 90 286
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 138 329
Theoretical Physics 6 189 396
Astrobiology 11 256 648

Chemistry rankings

Linkoping University ranked 9th for Chemistry in Sweden and 341st in the World with 31,646 publications made and 1,015,106 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 31 In Sweden
#122 of 1,401 In Europe
#341 of 6,447 In the World

Linkoping University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 293 2922
1992 316 3130
1993 364 3500
1994 410 3736
1995 478 4430
1996 455 5050
1997 471 5847
1998 554 6334
1999 571 7277
2000 537 7933
2001 529 9166
2002 701 10813
2003 696 11937
2004 700 13138
2005 738 15696
2006 759 17170
2007 712 18568
2008 758 20756
2009 834 22014
2010 870 25399
2011 1005 28229
2012 1108 31637
2013 1202 35029
2014 1283 39405
2015 1279 42194
2016 1359 46467
2017 1251 50337
2018 1332 56433
2019 1520 64609
2020 1566 76556
2021 1509 89036
2022 1462 92695
2023 1532 96302

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 17 112
Environmental Chemistry 8 50 159
Computational Chemistry 6 71 181
Chemical Engineering 5 54 222
Materials Science 5 59 223
Physical chemistry 6 66 253
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 128 302
Organic Chemistry 7 120 331
Inorganic Chemistry 7 115 336
Biochemical Engineering 7 172 383
Biochemistry 9 159 422
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 272 713
Nutrition and Food Science 10 259 761
Radiochemistry 9 214 801
Pharmacy 9 398 1200

Medicine rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Medicine in Sweden and 316th in the World with 29,734 publications made and 846,805 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#112 of 1,417 In Europe
#316 of 6,680 In the World

Linkoping University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 211 1632
1992 227 1814
1993 192 1984
1994 233 2341
1995 292 2766
1996 319 3012
1997 289 3332
1998 325 3804
1999 386 4315
2000 336 4726
2001 364 5470
2002 451 6524
2003 445 7623
2004 518 8384
2005 504 10212
2006 585 11890
2007 609 13494
2008 602 15066
2009 744 17230
2010 779 19348
2011 980 22348
2012 1045 25981
2013 1248 30494
2014 1208 34252
2015 1371 38051
2016 1539 42069
2017 1456 44994
2018 1469 50378
2019 1754 57427
2020 1881 69657
2021 1819 80464
2022 1887 84429
2023 1942 85152

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 67
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 31 129
Physical Therapy 5 44 140
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 32 144
Audiology 4 54 149
Nursing 6 44 159
Forensic Science 5 66 161
Sports Medicine 5 63 194
Social Work 5 62 194
Biomedical Engineering 4 64 196
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 61 200
Clinical Psychology 6 58 200
Sports / Exercise science 6 62 205
Pediatrics 6 74 210
Epidemiology 6 81 219
Public Health 8 80 249
Cardiology 6 102 270
Gerontology 7 78 275
Psychiatry 6 102 277
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 132 280
Medical Physics 7 121 280
Optometry 5 93 280
Anesthesiology 6 103 285
Family medicine 6 93 286
Pathology 6 106 287
Health Science 6 92 291
Respiratory Therapy 6 112 294
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 113 299
Surgery 6 111 305
Critical Care Nursing 6 133 321
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 112 324
Anatomy and Physiology 7 126 344
Immunology 6 134 349
Ophthalmology 6 129 362
Urology 7 126 393
Oncology and Cancer research 6 146 414
Dentistry 8 143 418
Pharmacology 6 150 436
Neurosurgery 6 166 438
Radiation Therapy 6 159 439
Orthodontics 8 160 453
Dermatology 6 175 467
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 169 470
Virology 8 177 520
Veterinary 7 153 542
Plastic Surgery 7 189 591
Toxicology 10 226 699
Cosmetology 7 246 711
Pharmacy 9 398 1200

Computer Science rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Sweden and 237th in the World with 29,525 publications made and 727,085 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Sweden
#73 of 1,459 In Europe
#237 of 6,752 In the World

Linkoping University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 199 1330
1992 181 1422
1993 222 1705
1994 267 1919
1995 298 2130
1996 272 2384
1997 307 2676
1998 332 3021
1999 389 3464
2000 360 3687
2001 361 4077
2002 820 6906
2003 687 6791
2004 620 7211
2005 703 9035
2006 750 10588
2007 736 11493
2008 717 12920
2009 849 14484
2010 884 16213
2011 1010 19032
2012 1081 21484
2013 1234 24976
2014 1227 29157
2015 1324 32159
2016 1418 35825
2017 1373 38949
2018 1390 45248
2019 1618 51950
2020 1640 61910
2021 1640 72195
2022 1592 73011
2023 1655 74005

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Linkoping University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 333rd in the World with 26,914 publications made and 637,412 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 33 In Sweden
#133 of 1,492 In Europe
#333 of 7,020 In the World

Linkoping University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 138 899
1992 151 975
1993 163 1117
1994 198 1184
1995 238 1434
1996 238 1620
1997 252 1799
1998 273 2096
1999 299 2391
2000 299 2782
2001 319 3210
2002 544 4444
2003 497 4720
2004 483 5506
2005 475 6932
2006 554 8081
2007 641 9524
2008 633 10706
2009 727 12516
2010 797 14084
2011 958 16734
2012 991 19484
2013 1176 23105
2014 1168 26595
2015 1285 28712
2016 1377 31537
2017 1290 33468
2018 1379 39368
2019 1593 45681
2020 1641 55021
2021 1644 63635
2022 1698 66204
2023 1758 67581

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 380th in the World with 21,881 publications made and 646,839 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#140 of 1,458 In Europe
#380 of 6,798 In the World

Linkoping University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 144 1388
1992 143 1421
1993 156 1497
1994 196 1583
1995 244 1990
1996 231 2118
1997 266 2651
1998 267 2929
1999 288 3297
2000 302 3614
2001 302 4207
2002 484 5535
2003 439 6046
2004 398 6504
2005 471 8087
2006 469 9396
2007 525 10545
2008 532 11930
2009 621 13235
2010 640 15581
2011 741 17962
2012 779 20192
2013 948 22972
2014 963 25885
2015 995 27765
2016 1038 30169
2017 977 32750
2018 1050 37596
2019 1176 43370
2020 1249 51764
2021 1276 61255
2022 1195 62592
2023 1229 64004

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 50 159
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 53 206
Ecology 10 111 319
Environmental Management 9 100 321
Urban and Regional planning 9 178 367
Oceanography 9 137 382
Geography and Cartography 10 149 401
Paleontology 10 163 432
Geology 10 165 446
Environmental Engineering 10 154 454
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 170 490
Earth science and Geophysics 10 184 498
Forestry 8 211 608
Agricultural Science 9 199 612
Geotechnical Engineering 10 217 648
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 272 713
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 256 757

Psychology rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Psychology in Sweden and 264th in the World with 18,668 publications made and 489,118 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Sweden
#87 of 1,414 In Europe
#264 of 6,528 In the World

Linkoping University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 91 679
1992 108 783
1993 88 933
1994 132 1024
1995 144 1255
1996 156 1360
1997 153 1523
1998 165 1716
1999 204 1923
2000 189 2104
2001 206 2493
2002 296 3159
2003 271 3615
2004 274 3858
2005 294 4628
2006 348 5624
2007 404 6403
2008 379 7199
2009 505 8539
2010 535 9765
2011 604 11533
2012 672 13641
2013 869 16652
2014 789 19056
2015 926 21658
2016 1063 24573
2017 939 26386
2018 994 30972
2019 1135 35740
2020 1221 43170
2021 1185 49912
2022 1248 52276
2023 1290 53261

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 67
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 50 156
Education Majors 3 36 173
Sexology 4 34 175
Social Work 5 62 194
Clinical Psychology 6 58 200
Special Education 4 65 217
Social Psychology 7 76 256
Psychiatry 6 102 277
Child Psychology 7 81 283
Neuroscience 7 115 304
Cognitive Science 6 108 310
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 151 554

Mathematics rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Sweden and 196th in the World with 16,402 publications made and 423,967 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
#58 of 1,388 In Europe
#196 of 6,305 In the World

Linkoping University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 102 609
1992 97 694
1993 100 761
1994 125 806
1995 112 928
1996 122 1030
1997 141 1107
1998 137 1402
1999 185 1662
2000 148 1672
2001 183 1910
2002 421 3392
2003 322 2983
2004 304 3209
2005 334 4257
2006 397 5159
2007 378 5592
2008 368 6136
2009 432 6823
2010 437 7714
2011 554 9293
2012 618 10583
2013 724 12753
2014 697 15411
2015 800 17389
2016 785 19171
2017 828 21752
2018 861 25605
2019 1008 29253
2020 1056 34804
2021 1004 40544
2022 979 41397
2023 1002 40809

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 34 117
Statistics 5 57 190
Operations Research 4 64 194
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 67 226
Math Teachers 6 63 282
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 163 415
Actuarial Science 9 194 514

Business rankings

Linkoping University ranked 5th for Business in Sweden and 195th in the World with 12,145 publications made and 274,645 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#59 of 1,414 In Europe
#195 of 6,187 In the World

Linkoping University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 70 334
1992 54 393
1993 68 464
1994 84 463
1995 92 475
1996 96 569
1997 99 623
1998 113 747
1999 153 946
2000 130 1028
2001 157 1182
2002 351 2123
2003 283 1977
2004 255 2438
2005 252 3036
2006 291 3762
2007 318 4124
2008 353 4891
2009 372 5420
2010 403 6107
2011 486 7614
2012 504 8633
2013 543 10152
2014 553 11990
2015 563 12493
2016 569 13053
2017 566 14425
2018 581 16684
2019 654 19087
2020 711 22994
2021 658 26757
2022 638 27290
2023 691 27142

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 256th in the World with 8,029 publications made and 181,326 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#89 of 1,366 In Europe
#256 of 5,995 In the World

Linkoping University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 37 207
1992 46 302
1993 49 274
1994 49 259
1995 58 312
1996 50 395
1997 54 416
1998 55 487
1999 68 594
2000 62 549
2001 72 690
2002 150 1033
2003 138 980
2004 136 1293
2005 113 1514
2006 160 1973
2007 183 2187
2008 181 2560
2009 222 3027
2010 249 3582
2011 295 4472
2012 304 5436
2013 332 6264
2014 340 7291
2015 382 7760
2016 446 8549
2017 424 9322
2018 475 11147
2019 492 12957
2020 525 15869
2021 493 18426
2022 541 19552
2023 518 19822

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

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 20 32
Development Studies 7 63 224
Finance 8 133 339
Political Economy 6 152 359
International Trade 9 216 371
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 163 415
International Economics 10 269 440
Agricultural Economics 9 141 469
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 178 487
Actuarial Science 9 194 514
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 291 776

Art & Design rankings

Linkoping University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Sweden and 251st in the World with 4,854 publications made and 99,862 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
#94 of 1,349 In Europe
#251 of 5,720 In the World

Linkoping University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 22 143
1992 20 152
1993 28 192
1994 45 227
1995 49 219
1996 55 305
1997 35 324
1998 47 334
1999 61 395
2000 57 444
2001 61 512
2002 150 886
2003 147 961
2004 110 940
2005 105 1019
2006 117 1273
2007 155 1685
2008 130 1777
2009 163 1976
2010 167 2208
2011 183 2747
2012 208 3041
2013 231 3595
2014 189 3962
2015 239 4181
2016 220 4471
2017 227 4791
2018 216 5578
2019 253 6359
2020 251 7389
2021 241 8554
2022 256 8927
2023 246 8856

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 23 109
Computer Graphics 4 51 169
UX/UI Desgin 3 69 170
Graphic Design 2 64 185
Fashion Design 6 73 190
Creative Writing 5 78 231
Literature 6 87 238
Game Design and Development 4 98 253
Architecture 4 119 258
Multimedia 3 93 264
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 136 351
Aesthetics 9 133 356
Cinematography 4 183 433
Entertainment Industry Business 7 196 509
Art History 7 218 528
Performing arts 9 278 614
Music 11 260 683
Photography 12 325 889