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Linnaeus University ranked 14th in Sweden, 1208th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 130 research topics. Linnaeus University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,802 academic publications and 271,808 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1208 of 14,131 In the World
#466 of 2,785 In Europe
#14 of 39 In Sweden
#227 of 1,063 For Social Work
#255 of 1,003 For Aviation
#284 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
#4844 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#787 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 127 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 1132nd in the World with 8,748 publications made and 169,689 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 33 In Sweden
#424 of 1,502 In Europe
#1132 of 7,088 In the World

Linnaeus University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 3
1999 0 3
2000 0 8
2001 0 4
2002 3 11
2003 2 18
2004 9 27
2005 4 37
2006 12 76
2007 18 118
2008 31 152
2009 44 219
2010 207 402
2011 278 801
2012 331 1468
2013 377 2456
2014 444 3682
2015 448 4590
2016 580 5460
2017 608 6475
2018 724 8005
2019 754 10399
2020 723 14533
2021 723 19276
2022 771 20354
2023 775 22766
2024 572 20368
2025 365 18048

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 76 227
Early Childhood Education 8 72 284
Public Policy / Administration 7 143 405
Publishing 8 165 441
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 174 465
Anthropology 12 207 562
Political Economy 9 232 567
Gender Studies 11 189 568
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 249 606
Genealogy 9 250 678
Special Education 13 260 679
Sports / Exercise science 10 256 681
Education Majors 12 238 709
Forensic Science 10 268 802
Communications and Public Relations 17 301 806
Aesthetics 14 338 828
Media Studies 15 309 831
Sociology 13 311 839
Occupational Safety and Health 17 263 847
Human Rights Law 10 338 860
Art History 10 379 909
Urban and Regional planning 14 446 930
Archaeology 12 355 930
Law 17 349 933
Political Science 14 385 939
History 12 363 941
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 385 995
Criminology and Criminal Justice 13 319 1006
Classics and Ancient History 12 404 1064
Demography 15 365 1066
Journalism and Digital Media 19 381 1093
Linguistics 15 446 1246
Philosophy 14 474 1313
Library and Information science 16 486 1413

Environmental Science rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 1398th in the World with 6,411 publications made and 150,561 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 32 In Sweden
#465 of 1,464 In Europe
#1398 of 6,888 In the World

Linnaeus University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 29 132
2010 166 280
2011 211 657
2012 244 1212
2013 292 2151
2014 314 3142
2015 323 3994
2016 387 4963
2017 435 5828
2018 520 7413
2019 702 9326
2020 530 12515
2021 504 17007
2022 553 17894
2023 554 19615
2024 378 18196
2025 257 16440

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 11 292 857
Urban and Regional planning 14 446 930
Environmental Engineering 12 341 1081
Oceanography 12 386 1109
Forestry 13 354 1204
Ecology 12 417 1229
Geography and Cartography 12 453 1263
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 386 1344
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 450 1371
Environmental Chemistry 13 435 1393
Paleontology 14 457 1418
Geology 12 469 1437
Geotechnical Engineering 15 534 1843
Agricultural Science 12 490 1852
Earth science and Geophysics 12 561 1958
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 596 2046

Biology rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Biology in Sweden and 1828th in the World with 6,268 publications made and 150,974 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#521 of 1,449 In Europe
#1828 of 6,841 In the World

Linnaeus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 23 224
2010 176 403
2011 229 911
2012 277 1634
2013 307 2730
2014 307 3784
2015 332 4853
2016 375 5727
2017 413 6638
2018 470 8069
2019 575 9968
2020 478 12908
2021 501 16950
2022 562 17775
2023 547 19016
2024 379 16687
2025 300 15056

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 12 369 1062
Evolutionary Biology 13 399 1126
Forestry 13 354 1204
Zoology 11 396 1314
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 386 1344
Neuroscience 15 456 1418
Paleontology 14 457 1418
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 503 1675
Virology 16 473 1781
Agricultural Science 12 490 1852
Botany 13 501 1890
Pharmacology 14 484 1932
Genetics 14 524 1941
Immunology 13 514 1969
Biochemistry 14 539 2000
Microbiology 13 510 2095
Molecular Biology 15 548 2152
Nanotechnology 16 599 2303
Horticulture 12 570 2529
Biotechnology 18 616 2563
Oncology and Cancer research 18 620 2581
Nutrition and Food Science 18 697 3040

Engineering rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 17th for Engineering in Sweden and 1831st in the World with 5,666 publications made and 115,106 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 33 In Sweden
#563 of 1,466 In Europe
#1831 of 6,795 In the World

Linnaeus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 52
2008 30 79
2009 31 163
2010 173 353
2011 220 719
2012 260 1238
2013 296 1920
2014 322 3066
2015 297 3671
2016 349 4357
2017 391 5162
2018 443 6430
2019 577 7847
2020 422 10017
2021 407 12841
2022 453 13495
2023 488 15332
2024 318 13475
2025 182 12106

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 5 93 255
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 115 417
Landscape Architecture 10 286 667
Architectural Engineering 13 305 783
Architecture 13 375 879
Human-Computer Interaction 15 369 882
Product and Industrial Design 18 328 902
Civil Engineering 12 340 969
Transportation Engineering 16 365 984
Engineering Management 15 346 1028
Environmental Engineering 12 341 1081
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 363 1152
Systems Engineering 19 472 1204
Robotics 14 409 1259
Reliability and Quality Engineering 14 446 1394
Structural Engineering 13 473 1445
Mechanical Engineering 15 523 1520
Computer Networking 18 490 1543
Telecommunications 17 498 1587
Acoustical Engineering 14 532 1599
Aerospace Engineering 15 576 1813
Operations Research 18 557 1829
Geotechnical Engineering 15 534 1843
Electrical Engineering 16 568 1910
Electronic Engineering 16 569 1975
Optical Engineering 15 585 1980
Materials Science 15 611 2177
Automotive Engineering 19 622 2217
Remote Sensing 15 641 2250
Nanotechnology 16 599 2303
Chemical Engineering 16 610 2376
Metallurgical Engineering 19 650 2422
Biotechnology 18 616 2563

Computer Science rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 19th for Computer Science in Sweden and 1578th in the World with 5,614 publications made and 110,606 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 1,470 In Europe
#1578 of 6,855 In the World

Linnaeus University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 29 121
2009 33 228
2010 150 392
2011 214 670
2012 246 1220
2013 280 1853
2014 320 2768
2015 308 3475
2016 370 4251
2017 385 4964
2018 441 6218
2019 442 7524
2020 448 10197
2021 472 13102
2022 437 13679
2023 475 15415
2024 328 12730
2025 224 11321

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 12 338 800
Multimedia 15 335 854
Management Information Systems 19 382 875
Human-Computer Interaction 15 369 882
Software Engineering 13 388 889
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 393 1217
Robotics 14 409 1259
Computational Linguistics 12 449 1391
Library and Information science 16 486 1413
Neuroscience 15 456 1418
Cognitive Science 15 449 1479
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 501 1501
Computer Networking 18 490 1543
Cyber Security 20 504 1544
Machine Learning 15 467 1558
Telecommunications 17 498 1587
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 503 1675
Computer Graphics 17 616 1901
Computer Vision 18 601 2084

Physics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Physics in Sweden and 1740th in the World with 5,223 publications made and 105,763 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 32 In Sweden
#538 of 1,460 In Europe
#1740 of 6,729 In the World

Linnaeus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 0 3
2002 1 5
2003 3 13
2004 5 26
2005 5 21
2006 7 35
2007 4 49
2008 24 72
2009 25 122
2010 157 327
2011 209 649
2012 246 1133
2013 261 1704
2014 280 2627
2015 285 3322
2016 306 3953
2017 378 4756
2018 412 6097
2019 500 7254
2020 403 9094
2021 401 11528
2022 390 11568
2023 464 13114
2024 282 11522
2025 200 10319

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 11 372 976
Biophysics 12 369 1062
Acoustical Engineering 14 532 1599
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 553 1683
Quantum and Particle physics 14 530 1704
Optical Engineering 15 585 1980
Materials Science 15 611 2177
Condensed Matter Physics 13 583 2202
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 607 2241
Nanotechnology 16 599 2303
Nuclear Physics 18 704 2712

Medicine rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Medicine in Sweden and 1544th in the World with 4,776 publications made and 114,912 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#460 of 1,437 In Europe
#1544 of 6,793 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 99
2008 8 143
2009 9 163
2010 114 323
2011 158 736
2012 176 1266
2013 204 2087
2014 205 2857
2015 222 3582
2016 274 4115
2017 318 4857
2018 379 5788
2019 366 7145
2020 381 9896
2021 414 13346
2022 461 13910
2023 456 14756
2024 356 13164
2025 313 12145

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 76 227
Nursing 10 212 601
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 223 646
Family medicine 9 218 668
Sports / Exercise science 10 256 681
Optometry 11 267 795
Forensic Science 10 268 802
Critical Care Nursing 10 291 807
Physical Therapy 16 317 824
Gerontology 13 299 900
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 297 900
Cardiology 13 357 1131
Occupational Therapy 19 409 1144
Health Science 13 367 1155
Psychiatry 14 390 1234
Public Health 17 403 1253
Clinical Psychology 14 413 1259
Audiology 13 417 1320
Sports Medicine 18 469 1346
Ophthalmology 13 421 1351
Veterinary 10 373 1591
Pathology 14 464 1600
Orthodontics 18 538 1692
Anesthesiology 17 484 1749
Virology 16 473 1781
Pediatrics 23 505 1897
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 594 1906
Pharmacology 14 484 1932
Dentistry 22 590 1956
Immunology 13 514 1969
Surgery 21 576 2049
Pharmacy 13 538 2081
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 680 2413
Anatomy and Physiology 18 682 2527
Oncology and Cancer research 18 620 2581

Psychology rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Psychology in Sweden and 1151st in the World with 4,360 publications made and 96,056 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 32 In Sweden
#381 of 1,424 In Europe
#1151 of 6,663 In the World

Linnaeus University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 95
2010 71 179
2011 121 379
2012 158 785
2013 164 1326
2014 198 1858
2015 239 2512
2016 266 2770
2017 304 3460
2018 363 4270
2019 340 5504
2020 381 7696
2021 383 9963
2022 393 10544
2023 435 11969
2024 311 10093
2025 234 9323

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 76 227
Sexology 9 157 517
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 249 606
Special Education 13 260 679
Education Majors 12 238 709
Social Psychology 17 370 1014
Child Psychology 16 377 1099
Occupational Therapy 19 409 1144
Psychiatry 14 390 1234
Clinical Psychology 14 413 1259
Neuroscience 15 456 1418
Cognitive Science 15 449 1479

Chemistry rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Sweden and 2053rd in the World with 4,043 publications made and 101,125 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#578 of 1,417 In Europe
#2053 of 6,561 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 15 177
2010 123 345
2011 155 722
2012 191 1135
2013 188 1870
2014 217 2672
2015 211 3341
2016 246 3963
2017 268 4437
2018 276 5525
2019 412 6545
2020 291 8254
2021 282 10505
2022 318 11119
2023 374 12157
2024 254 11367
2025 185 10476

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 12 450 1371
Environmental Chemistry 13 435 1393
Computational Chemistry 13 504 1753
Biochemistry 14 539 2000
Pharmacy 13 538 2081
Materials Science 15 611 2177
Physical chemistry 17 592 2208
Nanotechnology 16 599 2303
Organic Chemistry 17 614 2308
Inorganic Chemistry 17 599 2345
Chemical Engineering 16 610 2376
Radiochemistry 15 601 2756
Nutrition and Food Science 18 697 3040

Business rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 16th for Business in Sweden and 910th in the World with 3,559 publications made and 86,542 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 31 In Sweden
#356 of 1,436 In Europe
#910 of 6,366 In the World

Linnaeus University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 25 82
2010 86 143
2011 116 295
2012 124 543
2013 150 927
2014 189 1418
2015 192 1850
2016 264 2289
2017 255 2644
2018 301 3285
2019 309 4369
2020 305 6376
2021 265 8755
2022 294 9218
2023 317 10158
2024 209 8537
2025 128 7506

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 42 118
Entrepreneurship 14 188 403
Public Policy / Administration 7 143 405
Real Estate 13 202 630
Human Resource Management 19 284 718
International Trade 15 409 727
International Business 15 435 820
Occupational Safety and Health 17 263 847
Project Management 17 372 857
Management Information Systems 19 382 875
Tax Law 10 331 880
Advertising 15 360 964
Supply Chain Management 11 308 978
Engineering Management 15 346 1028
Marketing 18 405 1076
Management 18 430 1178
Finance 15 484 1246
Accounting 16 487 1381
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 554 1813
Operations Research 18 557 1829

Mathematics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 18th for Mathematics in Sweden and 1378th in the World with 3,394 publications made and 63,436 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
#467 of 1,406 In Europe
#1378 of 6,434 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 20 103
2010 85 182
2011 129 371
2012 162 717
2013 180 1119
2014 188 1851
2015 190 2190
2016 220 2567
2017 245 3036
2018 233 3761
2019 295 4566
2020 278 5901
2021 257 7413
2022 291 7913
2023 293 8749
2024 189 6455
2025 122 5201

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 11 240 757
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 393 1217
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 497 1374
Statistics 19 488 1451
Applied Mathematics 13 540 1623
Operations Research 18 557 1829

Economics rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Economics in Sweden and 949th in the World with 2,968 publications made and 61,889 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 31 In Sweden
#362 of 1,391 In Europe
#949 of 6,188 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 11 50
2010 58 84
2011 86 198
2012 95 375
2013 120 656
2014 145 1057
2015 136 1304
2016 202 1665
2017 228 1897
2018 271 2498
2019 250 3314
2020 259 4710
2021 237 6490
2022 283 6586
2023 256 7375
2024 197 5835
2025 128 5335

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 6 174 465
Political Economy 9 232 567
Environmental Economics 14 273 670
International Trade 15 409 727
Development Studies 14 279 809
International Economics 17 521 940
Finance 15 484 1246
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 497 1374
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 554 1813

Art & Design rankings

Linnaeus University ranked 15th for Art & Design in Sweden and 974th in the World with 1,896 publications made and 26,491 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
#386 of 1,385 In Europe
#974 of 6,010 In the World

Linnaeus University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 7 34
2010 42 71
2011 60 128
2012 62 251
2013 87 436
2014 114 673
2015 118 785
2016 128 923
2017 120 1138
2018 178 1265
2019 164 1815
2020 161 2453
2021 145 3229
2022 152 3437
2023 201 3959
2024 95 3138
2025 62 2758

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 2 147 313
Sculpture 2 147 313
Illustration and Concept Art 2 152 341
Creative Writing 8 218 538
Cinematography 5 266 648
Photography 12 258 662
Landscape Architecture 10 286 667
Music 12 299 766
Performing arts 10 340 810
Interior Design 10 300 827
Aesthetics 14 338 828
Multimedia 15 335 854
Architecture 13 375 879
Art History 10 379 909
Literature 13 381 982
Fashion Design 18 411 1035
Computer Graphics 17 616 1901