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The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th in Sweden, 912th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. The Lulea University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,152 academic publications and 654,451 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#912 of 14,131 In the World
#367 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 39 In Sweden
#30 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#59 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#160 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#3029 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#917 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Engineering in Sweden and 577th in the World with 17,824 publications made and 501,310 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Sweden
#211 of 1,466 In Europe
#577 of 6,795 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 113 501
1994 127 545
1995 129 596
1996 165 820
1997 212 975
1998 174 994
1999 222 1424
2000 223 1663
2001 217 1928
2002 291 2683
2003 310 3329
2004 254 3635
2005 300 4691
2006 370 5480
2007 368 5822
2008 385 6466
2009 369 6949
2010 449 7746
2011 526 9357
2012 615 10842
2013 650 12001
2014 749 13594
2015 804 15792
2016 983 17945
2017 884 20587
2018 854 24607
2019 972 29420
2020 1045 35343
2021 1189 43232
2022 1049 46403
2023 1067 49012
2024 820 47444
2025 455 43274

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 3 30
Product and Industrial Design 3 19 59
Construction Management 5 60 160
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 46 167
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 61 212
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 95 281
Geotechnical Engineering 6 83 303
Industrial Engineering 6 118 311
Engineering Management 6 103 320
Environmental Engineering 8 99 322
Structural Engineering 6 104 326
Architectural Engineering 7 130 354
Systems Engineering 6 141 357
Architecture 6 165 364
Mechanical Engineering 9 134 377
Technical Drawing 6 141 388
Civil Engineering 8 136 390
Marine Engineering 7 138 398
Automotive Engineering 8 131 440
Metallurgical Engineering 8 150 450
Operations Research 6 155 460
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 185 468
Petroleum Engineering 6 146 481
Aerospace Engineering 10 177 487
Computer Networking 7 169 489
Transportation Engineering 9 180 498
Electronic Engineering 6 178 525
Human-Computer Interaction 10 227 541
Electrical Engineering 7 186 544
Materials Science 8 195 549
Chemical Engineering 7 168 552
Robotics 9 197 554
Automation and Control engineering 6 182 560
Nuclear Engineering 6 184 561
Telecommunications 7 200 565
Aviation 9 222 590
Computer Engineering 8 211 606
Agricultural Engineering 6 175 621
Remote Sensing 9 256 680
Acoustical Engineering 10 262 697
Nanotechnology 7 247 768
Optical Engineering 10 297 798
Landscape Architecture 11 320 807
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 296 826
Biochemical Engineering 11 332 836
Biomedical Engineering 12 408 1251
Biotechnology 14 384 1292

Physics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Physics in Sweden and 672nd in the World with 15,050 publications made and 433,895 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#247 of 1,460 In Europe
#672 of 6,729 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 100 463
1994 120 536
1995 115 582
1996 158 766
1997 201 963
1998 166 940
1999 200 1305
2000 205 1548
2001 209 1768
2002 247 2251
2003 281 2917
2004 225 3029
2005 264 3982
2006 317 4706
2007 331 5075
2008 330 5565
2009 314 5995
2010 364 6674
2011 440 8142
2012 528 9434
2013 538 10367
2014 582 11530
2015 654 13629
2016 790 15312
2017 720 17539
2018 741 21042
2019 819 25389
2020 875 30664
2021 975 36591
2022 829 39131
2023 896 41319
2024 657 39480
2025 398 36382

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 9 204 515
Materials Science 8 195 549
Acoustical Engineering 10 262 697
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 283 709
Nanotechnology 7 247 768
Quantum and Particle physics 10 288 773
Optical Engineering 10 297 798
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 296 826
Nuclear Physics 11 343 913
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 381 1041
Biophysics 13 378 1085
Theoretical Physics 12 416 1152
Condensed Matter Physics 9 414 1304

Environmental Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 718th in the World with 12,989 publications made and 367,845 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Sweden
#255 of 1,464 In Europe
#718 of 6,888 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 73 412
1994 75 416
1995 81 437
1996 119 581
1997 127 689
1998 108 606
1999 148 843
2000 147 1053
2001 144 1216
2002 152 1562
2003 191 1868
2004 150 2047
2005 200 2665
2006 253 3186
2007 228 3565
2008 261 4004
2009 259 4538
2010 321 5170
2011 377 6356
2012 419 7520
2013 459 8647
2014 541 9727
2015 605 11523
2016 726 13471
2017 658 15220
2018 670 18169
2019 739 22074
2020 829 27574
2021 886 34460
2022 873 37244
2023 904 40322
2024 594 37414
2025 323 33392

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

Environmental Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 3 30
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 55 220
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 106 291
Geotechnical Engineering 6 83 303
Environmental Engineering 8 99 322
Environmental Management 10 114 364
Earth science and Geophysics 8 161 436
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 191 550
Oceanography 10 208 572
Geology 11 238 647
Environmental Chemistry 11 241 653
Ecology 11 243 669
Geography and Cartography 11 275 720
Paleontology 11 267 747
Urban and Regional planning 12 379 786
Forestry 12 285 942
Agricultural Science 11 339 1121
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 523 2037

Chemistry rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Sweden and 877th in the World with 12,465 publications made and 369,602 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#299 of 1,417 In Europe
#877 of 6,561 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 95 450
1994 101 488
1995 104 527
1996 141 738
1997 179 858
1998 155 861
1999 180 1211
2000 192 1418
2001 187 1661
2002 210 2037
2003 231 2585
2004 183 2769
2005 223 3622
2006 254 4240
2007 256 4495
2008 250 4857
2009 241 5260
2010 282 5690
2011 348 7131
2012 431 8190
2013 436 9136
2014 489 10024
2015 494 11887
2016 598 13449
2017 585 15233
2018 592 17470
2019 657 20744
2020 711 25271
2021 812 30808
2022 733 33840
2023 786 35783
2024 576 36513
2025 340 34700

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 106 291
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 185 468
Materials Science 8 195 549
Chemical Engineering 7 168 552
Physical chemistry 9 217 628
Environmental Chemistry 11 241 653
Inorganic Chemistry 11 254 749
Nanotechnology 7 247 768
Biochemical Engineering 11 332 836
Organic Chemistry 11 306 892
Computational Chemistry 10 374 1094
Radiochemistry 10 283 1152
Biochemistry 13 454 1524
Nutrition and Food Science 12 432 1532

Biology rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Sweden and 1202nd in the World with 10,525 publications made and 331,512 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 31 In Sweden
#388 of 1,449 In Europe
#1202 of 6,841 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 50 330
1994 65 382
1995 60 401
1996 80 532
1997 122 681
1998 101 594
1999 116 827
2000 97 911
2001 131 1135
2002 118 1476
2003 129 1775
2004 129 2149
2005 163 2912
2006 184 3296
2007 185 3596
2008 202 4053
2009 199 4341
2010 242 4888
2011 289 6084
2012 342 7140
2013 358 8053
2014 439 9201
2015 472 11179
2016 575 12830
2017 514 14730
2018 565 17018
2019 617 20169
2020 712 25016
2021 789 30637
2022 719 33802
2023 714 35470
2024 537 32463
2025 275 28782

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 9 204 515
Paleontology 11 267 747
Nanotechnology 7 247 768
Evolutionary Biology 11 350 937
Forestry 12 285 942
Biophysics 13 378 1085
Agricultural Science 11 339 1121
Biotechnology 14 384 1292
Botany 11 397 1311
Neuroscience 16 474 1498
Biochemistry 13 454 1524
Nutrition and Food Science 12 432 1532
Pharmacology 13 422 1599
Zoology 12 458 1643
Genetics 13 503 1797
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 523 2037
Horticulture 11 499 2158
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 580 2176
Immunology 18 618 2548
Virology 22 688 2951
Microbiology 17 655 2995

Computer Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Computer Science in Sweden and 756th in the World with 9,708 publications made and 285,444 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Sweden
#290 of 1,470 In Europe
#756 of 6,855 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 38 163
1994 65 221
1995 53 233
1996 60 335
1997 78 410
1998 58 432
1999 89 595
2000 81 685
2001 84 751
2002 141 1386
2003 161 1618
2004 121 1795
2005 166 2302
2006 200 2750
2007 204 3064
2008 221 3288
2009 222 3573
2010 281 4263
2011 285 4853
2012 343 5565
2013 340 6066
2014 403 7318
2015 483 8781
2016 567 10099
2017 525 11832
2018 469 15103
2019 567 18492
2020 614 22282
2021 678 28280
2022 644 30306
2023 607 31909
2024 481 27078
2025 239 22206

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

Computer Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 7 78 203
Software Engineering 11 194 425
Information Technology 6 141 465
Computer Networking 7 169 489
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 168 497
Cyber Security 8 190 514
Web Design and Development 4 207 531
Data Science 10 238 539
Human-Computer Interaction 10 227 541
Robotics 9 197 554
Telecommunications 7 200 565
Computer Engineering 8 211 606
Computer Graphics 9 276 670
UX/UI Desgin 11 275 670
Database Administration 9 256 693
Animation 8 267 696
Computer Vision 10 264 709
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 275 741
Multimedia 10 297 760
Machine Learning 11 286 833
Game Design and Development 13 361 839
Library and Information science 14 422 1151
Cognitive Science 12 416 1320
Computational Linguistics 11 446 1381
Neuroscience 16 474 1498
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 580 2176

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 1084th in the World with 9,447 publications made and 260,595 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 33 In Sweden
#411 of 1,502 In Europe
#1084 of 7,088 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 27 202
1994 39 179
1995 30 192
1996 59 291
1997 78 394
1998 54 345
1999 76 459
2000 99 550
2001 92 668
2002 98 915
2003 134 1152
2004 117 1236
2005 145 1601
2006 177 2070
2007 195 2374
2008 239 2770
2009 207 3167
2010 254 3920
2011 291 4707
2012 319 5685
2013 380 6444
2014 423 7521
2015 483 8807
2016 564 9864
2017 521 11527
2018 495 13838
2019 554 16796
2020 590 20581
2021 670 25808
2022 603 27798
2023 593 30504
2024 422 26448
2025 259 22294

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 12 106 376
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 220 539
Anthropology 14 238 625
Communications and Public Relations 15 245 666
Archaeology 11 278 720
Urban and Regional planning 12 379 786
History 11 309 787
Early Childhood Education 18 274 812
Law 14 323 842
Forensic Science 11 279 846
Aesthetics 16 379 960
Political Science 16 400 968
Public Policy / Administration 18 355 974
Gender Studies 18 334 995
Journalism and Digital Media 17 361 1012
Linguistics 12 389 1037
Classics and Ancient History 13 411 1083
Sociology 18 399 1112
Education Majors 16 383 1141
Library and Information science 14 422 1151
Philosophy 13 450 1216
Art History 12 489 1261
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 510 1402
Demography 18 482 1580

Business rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Business in Sweden and 616th in the World with 5,378 publications made and 146,694 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#232 of 1,436 In Europe
#616 of 6,366 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 23 74
1994 31 82
1995 17 119
1996 33 149
1997 33 206
1998 24 180
1999 34 224
2000 49 253
2001 42 284
2002 60 480
2003 78 549
2004 64 598
2005 97 762
2006 109 996
2007 129 1180
2008 163 1486
2009 154 1530
2010 169 2011
2011 199 2385
2012 210 3007
2013 247 3647
2014 257 4281
2015 290 4821
2016 350 5548
2017 310 6531
2018 258 7852
2019 313 9591
2020 328 11356
2021 338 14373
2022 300 14739
2023 300 16333
2024 206 13393
2025 96 11020

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

Business subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 5 40 89
Entrepreneurship 8 70 152
Construction Management 5 60 160
Management Information Systems 7 78 203
Supply Chain Management 4 92 311
Engineering Management 6 103 320
Occupational Safety and Health 12 106 376
Marketing 9 143 394
Operations Research 6 155 460
Management 10 187 516
Human Resource Management 16 250 626
Risk Management 11 297 697
Finance 11 306 727
International Trade 17 449 811
International Business 17 466 899
Public Policy / Administration 18 355 974
Accounting 14 376 1003
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 408 1043
Advertising 16 396 1066
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 480 1466

Mathematics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Mathematics in Sweden and 750th in the World with 4,982 publications made and 160,212 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 31 In Sweden
#277 of 1,406 In Europe
#750 of 6,434 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 23 112
1994 33 116
1995 32 165
1996 29 179
1997 37 235
1998 39 252
1999 48 349
2000 47 412
2001 51 503
2002 71 894
2003 87 974
2004 73 1137
2005 92 1401
2006 104 1605
2007 107 1782
2008 119 2142
2009 108 2126
2010 135 2596
2011 153 2758
2012 145 3066
2013 154 3443
2014 219 3949
2015 289 4970
2016 317 5484
2017 290 6431
2018 267 7682
2019 286 9318
2020 319 11119
2021 325 13664
2022 319 14459
2023 311 15479
2024 166 10856
2025 92 8156

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 6 155 460
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 168 497
Statistics 10 262 697
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 360 900
Applied Mathematics 9 408 1062
Math Teachers 17 356 1163

Economics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 13th for Economics in Sweden and 790th in the World with 2,817 publications made and 86,567 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 31 In Sweden
#304 of 1,391 In Europe
#790 of 6,188 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 8 48
1994 21 46
1995 10 81
1996 21 87
1997 12 93
1998 12 59
1999 17 87
2000 21 114
2001 11 134
2002 25 213
2003 49 247
2004 35 267
2005 33 331
2006 57 477
2007 53 516
2008 74 760
2009 77 883
2010 84 1135
2011 107 1391
2012 101 1711
2013 127 2021
2014 154 2421
2015 160 2731
2016 185 3079
2017 163 3660
2018 148 4365
2019 155 5401
2020 189 6699
2021 183 8291
2022 166 8840
2023 157 9751
2024 113 7793
2025 54 6089

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

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 7 100 241
Finance 11 306 727
Agricultural Economics 10 212 748
International Trade 17 449 811
International Economics 15 492 866
Development Studies 16 318 898
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 360 900
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 480 1466

Art & Design rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Art & Design in Sweden and 782nd in the World with 1,916 publications made and 48,112 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Architecture.

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
#11 of 33 In Sweden
#319 of 1,385 In Europe
#782 of 6,010 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 25
1994 13 21
1995 6 32
1996 16 53
1997 24 69
1998 12 88
1999 22 103
2000 24 124
2001 23 116
2002 31 180
2003 34 243
2004 23 249
2005 33 302
2006 38 358
2007 45 450
2008 49 427
2009 46 516
2010 51 670
2011 65 822
2012 89 1000
2013 74 991
2014 103 1235
2015 86 1483
2016 91 1675
2017 92 1843
2018 99 2275
2019 107 2674
2020 126 3090
2021 125 4062
2022 103 4187
2023 94 4663
2024 82 4231
2025 43 3691

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 1 8 34
Architecture 6 165 364
Music 8 183 474
Interior Design 9 239 598
Computer Graphics 9 276 670
UX/UI Desgin 11 275 670
Fashion Design 10 285 673
Creative Writing 12 280 684
Animation 8 267 696
Singing and Vocal Performance 11 264 704
Multimedia 10 297 760
Landscape Architecture 11 320 807
Game Design and Development 13 361 839
Performing arts 11 366 881
Graphic Design 13 329 884
Aesthetics 16 379 960
Literature 14 384 994
Art History 12 489 1261

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lulea University of Technology

Speciality Sweden Europe World Rank
Occupational Therapy 9 105 285
Sports Medicine 8 224 559
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 193 574
Physical Therapy 10 262 671
Social Psychology 14 323 871
Nursing 14 308 885
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 319 932
Gerontology 15 312 944
Public Health 13 347 1044
Child Psychology 15 369 1084
Dentistry 14 355 1112
Psychology 13 379 1144
Psychiatry 13 380 1187
Critical Care Nursing 11 380 1189
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 411 1293
Orthodontics 16 436 1343
Audiology 14 419 1346
Anatomy and Physiology 13 438 1406
Pediatrics 20 410 1469
Pathology 13 437 1482
Medicine 13 447 1496
Clinical Psychology 21 475 1569
Health Science 21 463 1598
Surgery 17 487 1701
Family medicine 24 458 1790
Anesthesiology 21 563 2118
Cardiology 24 638 2249