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Linnaeus University ranked 15th in Sweden, 1315th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Linnaeus University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,282 academic publications and 245,845 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1315 of 14,131 In the World
#478 of 2,785 In Europe
#15 of 39 In Sweden
#237 of 1,036 For Social Work
#269 of 1,052 For Aviation
#299 of 1,005 For Early Childhood Education
#4886 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#941 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 1147th in the World with 8,473 publications made and 154,351 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 33 In Sweden
#425 of 1,500 In Europe
#1147 of 7,081 In the World

Linnaeus University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 3
1999 0 3
2000 0 7
2001 1 4
2002 3 11
2003 2 18
2004 9 27
2005 4 37
2006 12 76
2007 18 119
2008 30 152
2009 42 218
2010 207 406
2011 282 803
2012 330 1470
2013 375 2478
2014 445 3703
2015 451 4610
2016 584 5469
2017 608 6483
2018 726 8038
2019 753 10448
2020 725 14654
2021 725 19342
2022 770 20405
2023 781 22824
2024 564 20037

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 8 79 237
Early Childhood Education 8 73 299
Public Policy / Administration 7 144 409
Publishing 8 162 437
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 182 482
Anthropology 12 208 563
Gender Studies 10 185 564
Political Economy 9 231 567
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 252 613
Sports / Exercise science 10 252 668
Special Education 13 260 689
Genealogy 9 249 691
Education Majors 12 240 725
Forensic Science 10 258 775
Communications and Public Relations 18 308 826
Aesthetics 14 339 831
Media Studies 15 305 841
Sociology 14 315 854
Human Rights Law 10 335 857
Occupational Safety and Health 18 275 890
Art History 10 381 921
Archaeology 12 355 941
Law 17 351 943
Urban and Regional planning 14 457 946
Political Science 14 388 946
History 12 368 953
Criminology and Criminal Justice 13 318 1009
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 390 1010
Demography 15 368 1076
Classics and Ancient History 13 414 1100
Journalism and Digital Media 19 386 1121
Linguistics 16 451 1255
Philosophy 14 481 1340
Library and Information science 16 491 1434

Environmental Science rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 1415th in the World with 6,208 publications made and 135,184 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 32 In Sweden
#473 of 1,464 In Europe
#1415 of 6,876 In the World

Linnaeus University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 1
1996 2 1
1997 1 2
1998 1 2
1999 1 4
2000 1 6
2001 0 3
2002 3 6
2003 1 10
2004 6 13
2005 4 21
2006 5 43
2007 9 69
2008 16 93
2009 29 131
2010 167 280
2011 214 655
2012 244 1213
2013 290 2156
2014 313 3151
2015 324 4006
2016 391 4966
2017 431 5830
2018 522 7445
2019 702 9359
2020 530 12599
2021 504 17060
2022 550 17957
2023 553 19666
2024 372 17994

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

Environmental Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Management 11 292 849
Urban and Regional planning 14 457 946
Environmental Engineering 12 340 1072
Oceanography 12 390 1121
Ecology 12 421 1237
Forestry 13 364 1245
Geography and Cartography 12 455 1260
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 391 1365
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 455 1379
Environmental Chemistry 13 436 1390
Paleontology 14 463 1433
Geology 14 475 1439
Geotechnical Engineering 15 536 1853
Agricultural Science 13 493 1858
Earth science and Geophysics 12 568 1994
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 599 2049

Biology rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Biology in Sweden and 1825th in the World with 6,038 publications made and 138,048 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#525 of 1,448 In Europe
#1825 of 6,833 In the World

Linnaeus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 0 2
1998 0 3
1999 1 3
2000 1 5
2001 0 2
2002 3 8
2003 5 17
2004 6 37
2005 7 54
2006 12 86
2007 14 133
2008 16 172
2009 22 224
2010 177 407
2011 230 912
2012 278 1639
2013 306 2732
2014 305 3787
2015 333 4869
2016 376 5749
2017 412 6661
2018 473 8102
2019 573 9984
2020 481 13002
2021 500 17012
2022 569 17871
2023 551 19092
2024 371 16494

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 13 378 1090
Evolutionary Biology 13 402 1133
Forestry 13 364 1245
Zoology 11 398 1332
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 391 1365
Neuroscience 15 460 1431
Paleontology 14 463 1433
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 501 1653
Virology 16 466 1757
Agricultural Science 13 493 1858
Botany 13 502 1906
Genetics 14 523 1925
Immunology 13 510 1967
Biochemistry 14 536 1981
Pharmacology 14 498 2013
Animal Science 14 511 2068
Microbiology 13 508 2073
Molecular Biology 15 546 2143
Nanotechnology 16 597 2293
Biotechnology 18 610 2521
Horticulture 12 576 2558
Oncology and Cancer research 18 624 2591
Nutrition and Food Science 18 706 3097

Engineering rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 17th for Engineering in Sweden and 1824th in the World with 5,519 publications made and 104,277 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 33 In Sweden
#564 of 1,465 In Europe
#1824 of 6,782 In the World

Linnaeus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 1 1
1998 2 1
1999 0 4
2000 2 5
2001 0 3
2002 1 5
2003 6 11
2004 7 27
2005 4 24
2006 6 23
2007 7 51
2008 30 79
2009 29 163
2010 173 353
2011 221 719
2012 260 1245
2013 297 1924
2014 321 3081
2015 297 3689
2016 348 4352
2017 392 5183
2018 442 6453
2019 576 7868
2020 421 10060
2021 409 12892
2022 450 13509
2023 491 15339
2024 310 13276

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 5 98 269
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 116 416
Landscape Architecture 10 282 673
Architectural Engineering 12 309 797
Architecture 13 372 877
Human-Computer Interaction 15 371 884
Product and Industrial Design 18 326 901
Civil Engineering 12 343 982
Transportation Engineering 16 370 994
Engineering Management 14 339 1014
Environmental Engineering 12 340 1072
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 358 1134
Systems Engineering 19 468 1184
Robotics 14 412 1250
Reliability and Quality Engineering 14 447 1387
Structural Engineering 13 477 1444
Mechanical Engineering 15 525 1514
Computer Networking 18 486 1526
Telecommunications 17 495 1562
Acoustical Engineering 14 530 1589
Operations Research 18 554 1822
Aerospace Engineering 15 580 1830
Geotechnical Engineering 15 536 1853
Electrical Engineering 16 565 1902
Electronic Engineering 15 564 1937
Optical Engineering 15 584 1974
Automotive Engineering 18 613 2180
Materials Science 15 617 2188
Remote Sensing 15 637 2211
Nanotechnology 16 597 2293
Chemical Engineering 16 609 2378
Metallurgical Engineering 19 651 2447
Biotechnology 18 610 2521

Computer Science rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 19th for Computer Science in Sweden and 1571st in the World with 5,455 publications made and 101,342 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 33 In Sweden
#519 of 1,469 In Europe
#1571 of 6,845 In the World

Linnaeus University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 2
2000 1 6
2001 0 3
2002 1 7
2003 2 12
2004 10 25
2005 3 41
2006 14 61
2007 13 94
2008 28 121
2009 33 228
2010 150 392
2011 216 672
2012 247 1227
2013 277 1861
2014 318 2783
2015 310 3504
2016 370 4262
2017 385 4961
2018 444 6276
2019 441 7550
2020 452 10294
2021 473 13181
2022 442 13727
2023 476 15464
2024 329 12529

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

Computer Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Data Science 12 339 795
Management Information Systems 19 378 868
Multimedia 15 342 871
Software Engineering 14 384 876
Human-Computer Interaction 15 371 884
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 395 1209
Robotics 14 412 1250
Computational Linguistics 12 450 1387
Neuroscience 15 460 1431
Library and Information science 16 491 1434
Cognitive Science 15 452 1493
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 504 1498
Computer Networking 18 486 1526
Cyber Security 21 505 1547
Telecommunications 17 495 1562
Machine Learning 16 470 1563
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 501 1653
Computer Graphics 17 612 1879
Computer Vision 18 601 2082

Physics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Physics in Sweden and 1742nd in the World with 5,053 publications made and 96,464 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 32 In Sweden
#542 of 1,457 In Europe
#1742 of 6,713 In the World

Linnaeus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 1
1998 2 1
1999 1 4
2000 2 5
2001 1 3
2002 1 5
2003 3 13
2004 5 26
2005 5 21
2006 7 35
2007 4 49
2008 23 72
2009 23 122
2010 158 329
2011 211 646
2012 245 1134
2013 262 1697
2014 281 2636
2015 286 3340
2016 305 3952
2017 376 4749
2018 409 6105
2019 500 7263
2020 407 9126
2021 401 11554
2022 388 11569
2023 462 13091
2024 270 11365

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 11 373 975
Biophysics 13 378 1090
Acoustical Engineering 14 530 1589
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 554 1671
Quantum and Particle physics 14 533 1699
Optical Engineering 15 584 1974
Materials Science 15 617 2188
Condensed Matter Physics 13 594 2218
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 609 2254
Nanotechnology 16 597 2293
Nuclear Physics 19 711 2745

Medicine rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Medicine in Sweden and 1548th in the World with 4,552 publications made and 104,130 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#462 of 1,433 In Europe
#1548 of 6,775 In the World

Linnaeus University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2002 1 10
2003 2 23
2004 3 35
2005 1 43
2006 4 68
2007 3 98
2008 8 143
2009 9 163
2010 114 324
2011 160 736
2012 174 1269
2013 202 2094
2014 205 2864
2015 224 3588
2016 277 4127
2017 318 4874
2018 380 5821
2019 367 7188
2020 387 9955
2021 412 13386
2022 470 13990
2023 461 14813
2024 352 12951

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

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 8 79 237
Nursing 10 210 599
Sports / Exercise science 10 252 668
Family medicine 9 218 669
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 236 683
Optometry 11 254 761
Forensic Science 10 258 775
Critical Care Nursing 10 285 781
Physical Therapy 16 316 819
Gerontology 13 301 911
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 319 981
Cardiology 13 357 1123
Health Science 12 357 1129
Occupational Therapy 20 414 1146
Psychiatry 15 394 1244
Public Health 17 403 1257
Clinical Psychology 14 415 1276
Ophthalmology 13 416 1328
Sports Medicine 18 469 1346
Audiology 14 418 1349
Veterinary 10 368 1568
Pathology 14 464 1597
Orthodontics 18 529 1656
Virology 16 466 1757
Anesthesiology 17 487 1763
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 590 1896
Pediatrics 23 505 1900
Dentistry 22 583 1922
Immunology 13 510 1967
Pharmacology 14 498 2013
Surgery 22 580 2061
Pharmacy 13 539 2081
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 670 2377
Anatomy and Physiology 18 697 2591
Oncology and Cancer research 18 624 2591

Psychology rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Psychology in Sweden and 1153rd in the World with 4,209 publications made and 86,467 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 32 In Sweden
#381 of 1,423 In Europe
#1153 of 6,645 In the World

Linnaeus University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 2
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 2 7
2003 1 14
2004 1 17
2005 2 25
2006 2 47
2007 7 52
2008 9 80
2009 11 93
2010 72 181
2011 122 380
2012 158 789
2013 162 1337
2014 197 1865
2015 242 2521
2016 265 2758
2017 305 3468
2018 364 4296
2019 342 5543
2020 389 7782
2021 390 10036
2022 396 10650
2023 437 12033
2024 313 9922

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

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 8 79 237
Sexology 9 155 509
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 252 613
Special Education 13 260 689
Education Majors 12 240 725
Social Psychology 17 375 1032
Child Psychology 16 375 1108
Occupational Therapy 20 414 1146
Psychiatry 15 394 1244
Clinical Psychology 14 415 1276
Neuroscience 15 460 1431
Cognitive Science 15 452 1493

Chemistry rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Sweden and 2053rd in the World with 3,912 publications made and 92,475 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#580 of 1,417 In Europe
#2053 of 6,545 In the World

Linnaeus University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 2 1
1999 1 6
2000 2 2
2001 0 3
2002 2 7
2003 4 16
2004 7 32
2005 5 41
2006 13 58
2007 10 109
2008 20 133
2009 14 177
2010 123 345
2011 156 723
2012 191 1143
2013 189 1874
2014 218 2684
2015 211 3364
2016 248 3979
2017 268 4453
2018 277 5552
2019 414 6593
2020 292 8316
2021 279 10603
2022 322 11175
2023 381 12192
2024 250 11270

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 455 1379
Environmental Chemistry 13 436 1390
Computational Chemistry 13 510 1767
Biochemistry 14 536 1981
Pharmacy 13 539 2081
Materials Science 15 617 2188
Physical chemistry 17 595 2208
Nanotechnology 16 597 2293
Organic Chemistry 17 616 2318
Inorganic Chemistry 17 598 2355
Chemical Engineering 16 609 2378
Radiochemistry 15 607 2793
Nutrition and Food Science 18 706 3097

Business rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 16th for Business in Sweden and 914th in the World with 3,465 publications made and 78,252 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 31 In Sweden
#358 of 1,433 In Europe
#914 of 6,339 In the World

Linnaeus University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 2 1
2003 0 5
2004 4 7
2005 1 6
2006 4 15
2007 14 18
2008 25 39
2009 23 82
2010 87 146
2011 119 294
2012 123 544
2013 150 933
2014 189 1424
2015 194 1858
2016 264 2303
2017 252 2635
2018 302 3311
2019 311 4383
2020 317 6431
2021 262 8802
2022 296 9284
2023 317 10198
2024 204 8381

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

Business subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 44 123
Entrepreneurship 14 186 404
Public Policy / Administration 7 144 409
Real Estate 13 205 642
Human Resource Management 19 289 737
International Trade 15 415 739
International Business 15 447 847
Management Information Systems 19 378 868
Tax Law 10 326 874
Project Management 17 384 879
Occupational Safety and Health 18 275 890
Supply Chain Management 11 303 955
Advertising 15 360 969
Engineering Management 14 339 1014
Marketing 18 407 1092
Management 18 434 1184
Finance 15 489 1256
Accounting 16 492 1401
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 556 1822
Operations Research 18 554 1822

Mathematics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 18th for Mathematics in Sweden and 1377th in the World with 3,312 publications made and 59,099 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 31 In Sweden
#468 of 1,401 In Europe
#1377 of 6,418 In the World

Linnaeus University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 1 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 5
2003 0 9
2004 1 7
2005 2 9
2006 7 18
2007 6 35
2008 20 54
2009 18 103
2010 86 186
2011 133 370
2012 163 724
2013 176 1125
2014 191 1875
2015 192 2205
2016 221 2599
2017 245 3064
2018 231 3784
2019 294 4601
2020 284 5979
2021 255 7462
2022 297 8013
2023 292 8822
2024 192 6393

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 11 244 767
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 395 1209
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 496 1377
Statistics 19 490 1445
Applied Mathematics 13 541 1614
Operations Research 18 554 1822

Economics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Economics in Sweden and 967th in the World with 2,862 publications made and 54,715 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 31 In Sweden
#371 of 1,388 In Europe
#967 of 6,167 In the World

Linnaeus University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2002 1 0
2003 0 3
2004 4 3
2005 0 5
2006 4 14
2007 7 17
2008 11 38
2009 10 48
2010 59 87
2011 87 199
2012 94 373
2013 119 660
2014 145 1056
2015 135 1312
2016 201 1676
2017 228 1896
2018 270 2515
2019 251 3337
2020 262 4759
2021 241 6531
2022 282 6629
2023 258 7413
2024 188 5722

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

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 182 482
Political Economy 9 231 567
Environmental Economics 14 269 658
International Trade 15 415 739
Development Studies 14 285 827
International Economics 18 531 974
Finance 15 489 1256
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 496 1377
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 556 1822

Art & Design rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Art & Design in Sweden and 977th in the World with 1,847 publications made and 23,582 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, 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
#15 of 33 In Sweden
#387 of 1,381 In Europe
#977 of 5,966 In the World

Linnaeus University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 2
2003 2 3
2004 1 7
2005 0 8
2006 0 13
2007 0 11
2008 6 22
2009 6 34
2010 41 68
2011 61 128
2012 62 252
2013 88 434
2014 114 673
2015 118 788
2016 128 920
2017 120 1138
2018 178 1272
2019 164 1824
2020 161 2467
2021 146 3228
2022 154 3435
2023 199 3982
2024 94 3088

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 2 143 296
Sculpture 2 143 296
Illustration and Concept Art 2 152 330
Creative Writing 8 215 537
Photography 12 252 651
Cinematography 5 265 654
Landscape Architecture 10 282 673
Music 12 299 775
Performing arts 10 343 815
Aesthetics 14 339 831
Interior Design 10 308 838
Multimedia 15 342 871
Architecture 13 372 877
Art History 10 381 921
Literature 13 380 972
Fashion Design 18 418 1047
Computer Graphics 17 612 1879