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The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th in Sweden, 939th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 157 research topics. The Lulea University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,607 academic publications and 604,792 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#939 of 14,131 In the World
#360 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 39 In Sweden
#31 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#60 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#166 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#3103 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#945 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 154 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Engineering in Sweden and 575th in the World with 17,466 publications made and 473,474 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 1,465 In Europe
#575 of 6,782 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 100 486
1993 113 500
1994 127 544
1995 129 596
1996 165 820
1997 212 975
1998 174 994
1999 222 1424
2000 223 1663
2001 217 1928
2002 290 2684
2003 310 3327
2004 254 3633
2005 300 4687
2006 371 5479
2007 368 5823
2008 385 6458
2009 369 6947
2010 449 7746
2011 526 9376
2012 616 10844
2013 650 12011
2014 750 13594
2015 807 15798
2016 980 17942
2017 883 20584
2018 848 24616
2019 974 29432
2020 1045 35371
2021 1197 43309
2022 1048 46433
2023 1071 49037
2024 798 47028

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 31
Product and Industrial Design 3 19 60
Construction Management 5 64 166
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 46 169
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 76 244
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 95 277
Geotechnical Engineering 6 83 302
Industrial Engineering 6 119 315
Structural Engineering 6 100 322
Environmental Engineering 8 102 327
Engineering Management 6 107 329
Architectural Engineering 7 128 352
Systems Engineering 6 141 357
Architecture 6 163 361
Mechanical Engineering 9 137 378
Technical Drawing 6 143 394
Civil Engineering 8 141 396
Marine Engineering 7 138 401
Automotive Engineering 8 130 435
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 179 448
Metallurgical Engineering 8 152 450
Operations Research 6 155 452
Petroleum Engineering 6 133 455
Computer Networking 7 169 481
Aerospace Engineering 10 176 485
Transportation Engineering 9 185 506
Electronic Engineering 6 174 512
Human-Computer Interaction 10 219 521
Electrical Engineering 7 184 538
Robotics 9 193 544
Nuclear Engineering 6 179 545
Materials Science 9 197 548
Chemical Engineering 7 169 548
Automation and Control engineering 6 185 552
Telecommunications 7 200 556
Aviation 10 220 578
Agricultural Engineering 6 165 583
Computer Engineering 8 212 601
Remote Sensing 9 256 671
Acoustical Engineering 10 262 693
Landscape Architecture 11 301 738
Nanotechnology 7 247 753
Optical Engineering 10 297 787
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 296 812
Biochemical Engineering 11 336 822
Biomedical Engineering 12 402 1206
Biotechnology 13 385 1288

Physics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Physics in Sweden and 670th in the World with 14,738 publications made and 404,069 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 1,457 In Europe
#670 of 6,713 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 97 457
1993 100 462
1994 120 534
1995 115 582
1996 158 766
1997 201 963
1998 166 940
1999 200 1305
2000 205 1548
2001 209 1768
2002 247 2250
2003 281 2916
2004 225 3026
2005 264 3979
2006 317 4708
2007 331 5074
2008 330 5559
2009 313 5991
2010 366 6679
2011 440 8157
2012 529 9435
2013 538 10372
2014 582 11536
2015 659 13629
2016 791 15322
2017 719 17552
2018 733 21025
2019 821 25415
2020 875 30695
2021 983 36660
2022 829 39166
2023 898 41317
2024 637 39095

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 10 209 521
Materials Science 9 197 548
Acoustical Engineering 10 262 693
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 284 711
Nanotechnology 7 247 753
Quantum and Particle physics 10 291 772
Optical Engineering 10 297 787
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 296 812
Nuclear Physics 11 345 912
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 383 1044
Biophysics 12 377 1081
Theoretical Physics 12 413 1130
Condensed Matter Physics 9 415 1294

Environmental Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 716th in the World with 12,759 publications made and 348,425 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Sweden
#254 of 1,464 In Europe
#716 of 6,876 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 61 376
1993 73 411
1994 75 415
1995 81 437
1996 119 581
1997 128 690
1998 108 606
1999 148 843
2000 148 1051
2001 144 1216
2002 152 1562
2003 191 1868
2004 149 2045
2005 200 2662
2006 254 3186
2007 228 3565
2008 261 3999
2009 259 4529
2010 322 5170
2011 376 6373
2012 420 7532
2013 459 8664
2014 542 9724
2015 602 11520
2016 726 13479
2017 666 15213
2018 668 18151
2019 740 22043
2020 835 27652
2021 890 34543
2022 876 37318
2023 900 40385
2024 584 37048

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 31
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 55 221
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 106 289
Geotechnical Engineering 6 83 302
Environmental Engineering 8 102 327
Environmental Management 10 112 361
Earth science and Geophysics 8 161 435
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 194 550
Oceanography 10 210 571
Geology 11 235 645
Environmental Chemistry 11 241 648
Ecology 11 243 667
Geography and Cartography 11 275 716
Paleontology 11 266 742
Urban and Regional planning 12 389 796
Forestry 12 284 935
Agricultural Science 11 340 1120
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 517 2006

Chemistry rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Sweden and 882nd in the World with 12,213 publications made and 340,891 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#300 of 1,417 In Europe
#882 of 6,545 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 86 427
1993 95 449
1994 101 486
1995 104 527
1996 141 738
1997 179 858
1998 155 861
1999 180 1212
2000 192 1418
2001 187 1661
2002 210 2035
2003 231 2584
2004 183 2766
2005 223 3621
2006 255 4243
2007 256 4493
2008 250 4850
2009 241 5256
2010 282 5688
2011 347 7145
2012 431 8189
2013 437 9153
2014 489 10027
2015 497 11897
2016 597 13448
2017 588 15228
2018 583 17479
2019 655 20751
2020 715 25312
2021 820 30875
2022 734 33887
2023 785 35782
2024 575 36247

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 5 106 289
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 179 448
Materials Science 9 197 548
Chemical Engineering 7 169 548
Physical chemistry 10 222 628
Environmental Chemistry 11 241 648
Inorganic Chemistry 11 257 749
Nanotechnology 7 247 753
Biochemical Engineering 11 336 822
Organic Chemistry 11 308 885
Computational Chemistry 10 378 1101
Radiochemistry 10 284 1153
Biochemistry 13 453 1513
Nutrition and Food Science 12 430 1521

Biology rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Sweden and 1195th in the World with 10,329 publications made and 317,765 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 31 In Sweden
#386 of 1,448 In Europe
#1195 of 6,833 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 47 318
1993 50 330
1994 65 381
1995 60 401
1996 80 532
1997 122 681
1998 101 594
1999 116 828
2000 97 911
2001 131 1135
2002 118 1477
2003 128 1774
2004 129 2148
2005 163 2910
2006 185 3295
2007 185 3597
2008 202 4050
2009 198 4330
2010 243 4888
2011 290 6100
2012 342 7159
2013 359 8077
2014 441 9193
2015 473 11196
2016 574 12843
2017 516 14705
2018 568 17032
2019 619 20178
2020 717 25067
2021 796 30724
2022 717 33854
2023 709 35544
2024 529 32100

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 10 209 521
Paleontology 11 266 742
Nanotechnology 7 247 753
Evolutionary Biology 11 352 928
Forestry 12 284 935
Biophysics 12 377 1081
Agricultural Science 11 340 1120
Biotechnology 13 385 1288
Botany 11 395 1300
Neuroscience 16 472 1487
Biochemistry 13 453 1513
Nutrition and Food Science 12 430 1521
Pharmacology 13 423 1610
Zoology 12 454 1619
Genetics 13 503 1783
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 517 2006
Horticulture 11 495 2124
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 591 2201
Immunology 18 613 2496
Virology 21 676 2916
Microbiology 17 647 2951

Computer Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Computer Science in Sweden and 753rd in the World with 9,523 publications made and 277,948 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Sweden
#287 of 1,469 In Europe
#753 of 6,845 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 37 145
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 140 1385
2003 161 1617
2004 120 1792
2005 166 2294
2006 200 2747
2007 204 3067
2008 221 3286
2009 222 3569
2010 283 4262
2011 287 4868
2012 343 5575
2013 338 6071
2014 406 7318
2015 488 8799
2016 564 10121
2017 527 11843
2018 473 15122
2019 571 18513
2020 616 22323
2021 678 28362
2022 647 30386
2023 610 31923
2024 453 26536

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 80 206
Software Engineering 11 197 430
Information Technology 7 143 473
Computer Networking 7 169 481
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 169 492
Web Design and Development 4 198 505
Cyber Security 8 190 508
Human-Computer Interaction 10 219 521
Data Science 10 237 534
Robotics 9 193 544
Telecommunications 7 200 556
Computer Engineering 8 212 601
Computer Graphics 9 276 666
UX/UI Desgin 10 274 676
Animation 8 265 680
Computer Vision 10 261 697
Database Administration 9 260 699
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 277 735
Multimedia 10 298 754
Machine Learning 11 285 826
Game Design and Development 13 357 831
Library and Information science 14 423 1163
Cognitive Science 12 418 1328
Computational Linguistics 11 448 1385
Neuroscience 16 472 1487
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 591 2201

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 1075th in the World with 9,265 publications made and 250,611 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 33 In Sweden
#409 of 1,500 In Europe
#1075 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 33 178
1993 27 202
1994 39 178
1995 30 192
1996 59 291
1997 78 395
1998 54 345
1999 76 460
2000 99 550
2001 92 667
2002 97 913
2003 134 1151
2004 114 1234
2005 145 1597
2006 177 2068
2007 195 2377
2008 239 2766
2009 206 3168
2010 255 3918
2011 291 4721
2012 322 5701
2013 380 6447
2014 425 7530
2015 487 8832
2016 567 9870
2017 524 11565
2018 500 13866
2019 554 16846
2020 591 20677
2021 673 25922
2022 604 27879
2023 596 30562
2024 407 26053

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 12 104 375
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 225 551
Anthropology 14 234 616
Communications and Public Relations 15 243 669
Archaeology 11 279 720
Early Childhood Education 18 261 777
History 11 310 782
Urban and Regional planning 12 389 796
Law 14 325 846
Aesthetics 16 378 950
Political Science 16 395 969
Public Policy / Administration 18 353 977
Gender Studies 17 334 991
Journalism and Digital Media 17 356 996
Linguistics 12 389 1034
Classics and Ancient History 12 410 1084
Sociology 18 394 1107
Library and Information science 14 423 1163
Education Majors 16 389 1167
Philosophy 13 451 1215
Art History 12 483 1258
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 507 1389
Demography 18 477 1554

Business rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Business in Sweden and 620th in the World with 5,307 publications made and 134,954 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#236 of 1,433 In Europe
#620 of 6,339 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 14 64
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 42 283
2002 59 481
2003 79 549
2004 62 597
2005 97 755
2006 109 992
2007 129 1177
2008 163 1483
2009 153 1528
2010 170 2012
2011 199 2387
2012 211 3010
2013 246 3659
2014 258 4288
2015 293 4828
2016 352 5558
2017 313 6558
2018 258 7861
2019 314 9603
2020 329 11387
2021 343 14424
2022 300 14781
2023 301 16361
2024 192 13162

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 39 89
Entrepreneurship 8 68 151
Construction Management 5 64 166
Management Information Systems 7 80 206
Supply Chain Management 4 90 309
Engineering Management 6 107 329
Occupational Safety and Health 12 104 375
Marketing 9 145 399
Operations Research 6 155 452
Management 10 188 520
Human Resource Management 17 250 634
Risk Management 11 306 717
Finance 11 303 720
International Trade 17 449 805
International Business 17 464 890
Public Policy / Administration 18 353 977
Accounting 14 374 1005
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 398 1026
Advertising 16 386 1032
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 481 1468

Mathematics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Mathematics in Sweden and 735th in the World with 4,937 publications made and 150,622 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
#273 of 1,401 In Europe
#735 of 6,418 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 105
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 71 896
2003 88 976
2004 73 1136
2005 92 1399
2006 104 1603
2007 107 1782
2008 119 2139
2009 107 2131
2010 135 2599
2011 153 2765
2012 145 3079
2013 154 3462
2014 219 3961
2015 294 5008
2016 317 5514
2017 295 6445
2018 269 7704
2019 289 9340
2020 321 11182
2021 332 13760
2022 321 14596
2023 315 15586
2024 157 10656

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 6 155 452
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 169 492
Statistics 10 261 694
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 354 883
Applied Mathematics 9 402 1044
Math Teachers 17 357 1167

Economics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 13th for Economics in Sweden and 793rd in the World with 2,778 publications made and 79,657 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 31 In Sweden
#306 of 1,388 In Europe
#793 of 6,167 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 63
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 25 214
2003 48 246
2004 35 268
2005 33 330
2006 56 476
2007 53 517
2008 74 758
2009 77 889
2010 85 1136
2011 107 1391
2012 101 1712
2013 127 2028
2014 155 2429
2015 163 2743
2016 187 3090
2017 165 3681
2018 147 4368
2019 154 5414
2020 188 6730
2021 185 8326
2022 166 8878
2023 159 9777
2024 106 7611

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 7 101 246
Finance 11 303 720
Agricultural Economics 10 206 742
International Trade 17 449 805
International Economics 15 490 862
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 354 883
Development Studies 16 316 892
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 481 1468

Art & Design rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Art & Design in Sweden and 775th in the World with 1,882 publications made and 46,445 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
#316 of 1,381 In Europe
#775 of 5,966 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 10 37
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 31 179
2003 34 243
2004 22 249
2005 33 300
2006 38 358
2007 45 450
2008 49 427
2009 46 515
2010 52 672
2011 65 829
2012 89 997
2013 74 994
2014 104 1244
2015 88 1484
2016 90 1679
2017 93 1848
2018 98 2267
2019 109 2682
2020 127 3103
2021 126 4085
2022 102 4190
2023 96 4670
2024 74 4167

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 7 30
Architecture 6 163 361
Music 8 174 458
Interior Design 9 225 552
Creative Writing 12 265 657
Computer Graphics 9 276 666
Fashion Design 10 282 666
UX/UI Desgin 10 274 676
Animation 8 265 680
Singing and Vocal Performance 11 262 714
Landscape Architecture 11 301 738
Multimedia 10 298 754
Game Design and Development 13 357 831
Performing arts 11 365 873
Graphic Design 13 328 880
Aesthetics 16 378 950
Literature 14 384 991
Art History 12 483 1258

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lulea University of Technology

Speciality Sweden Europe World Rank
Occupational Therapy 9 104 281
Sports Medicine 8 218 547
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 190 564
Physical Therapy 10 256 658
Social Psychology 14 318 859
Nursing 13 303 878
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 311 909
Gerontology 15 304 921
Public Health 13 335 1002
Child Psychology 15 370 1084
Dentistry 14 352 1099
Psychology 13 377 1135
Critical Care Nursing 12 374 1172
Psychiatry 13 377 1172
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 409 1275
Orthodontics 16 438 1329
Audiology 13 417 1338
Anatomy and Physiology 13 432 1388
Pathology 13 429 1456
Pediatrics 20 407 1460
Medicine 13 444 1484
Clinical Psychology 21 473 1562
Health Science 20 459 1588
Surgery 17 485 1686
Family medicine 24 461 1804
Anesthesiology 21 561 2111
Cardiology 23 630 2210