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The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th in Sweden, 928th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. The Lulea University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,961 academic publications and 437,681 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#928 of 14,131 In the World
#359 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 39 In Sweden
#34 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#67 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#163 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#3140 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#945 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Engineering in Sweden and 567th in the World with 15,676 publications made and 349,257 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Sweden
#209 of 1,453 In Europe
#567 of 6,684 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 58 297
1992 94 406
1993 113 419
1994 121 456
1995 116 494
1996 152 622
1997 201 847
1998 166 821
1999 206 1193
2000 209 1404
2001 199 1610
2002 257 2169
2003 280 2701
2004 240 3042
2005 283 3884
2006 323 4660
2007 352 5003
2008 364 5516
2009 348 6007
2010 421 6651
2011 480 8014
2012 548 9126
2013 619 10349
2014 679 11618
2015 719 13081
2016 899 15324
2017 846 17154
2018 837 20394
2019 944 24218
2020 965 28485
2021 1108 35340
2022 1012 39494
2023 1004 40547

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 4 34
Product and Industrial Design 3 24 67
Construction Management 5 63 163
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 46 171
Engineering Management 6 67 226
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 78 264
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 94 273
Industrial Engineering 6 108 282
Structural Engineering 6 99 309
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 310
Systems Engineering 6 131 333
Architecture 6 156 339
Architectural Engineering 7 127 341
Environmental Engineering 8 107 345
Technical Drawing 5 124 346
Mechanical Engineering 9 129 361
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 161 387
Civil Engineering 8 141 396
Marine Engineering 7 144 413
Operations Research 5 140 418
Automotive Engineering 8 128 418
Electronic Engineering 6 146 425
Aerospace Engineering 10 163 445
Metallurgical Engineering 8 155 446
Petroleum Engineering 6 138 453
Computer Networking 7 164 467
Transportation Engineering 8 172 470
Agricultural Engineering 6 158 483
Human-Computer Interaction 10 209 497
Electrical Engineering 6 179 509
Nuclear Engineering 6 174 510
Robotics 8 179 513
Materials Science 8 194 529
Automation and Control engineering 6 182 535
Chemical Engineering 7 171 535
Telecommunications 7 193 542
Aviation 10 212 561
Computer Engineering 7 205 569
Biochemical Engineering 11 295 694
Acoustical Engineering 10 269 705
Remote Sensing 10 275 705
Nanotechnology 7 242 717
Optical Engineering 10 296 773
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 319 881
Biomedical Engineering 13 400 1160
Biotechnology 13 385 1234

Physics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Physics in Sweden and 657th in the World with 13,300 publications made and 299,016 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Sweden
#244 of 1,446 In Europe
#657 of 6,603 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 59 284
1992 88 379
1993 102 398
1994 111 458
1995 104 488
1996 146 582
1997 191 822
1998 157 781
1999 187 1091
2000 190 1319
2001 186 1479
2002 215 1844
2003 253 2356
2004 203 2572
2005 244 3291
2006 261 4026
2007 309 4396
2008 319 4839
2009 301 5251
2010 329 5787
2011 407 7014
2012 483 7953
2013 506 9134
2014 545 10056
2015 585 11413
2016 752 13341
2017 673 14876
2018 728 17402
2019 795 20503
2020 808 24179
2021 929 29389
2022 814 32548
2023 861 33835

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 9 208 515
Materials Science 8 194 529
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 278 681
Acoustical Engineering 10 269 705
Nanotechnology 7 242 717
Quantum and Particle physics 10 288 754
Optical Engineering 10 296 773
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 319 881
Nuclear Physics 11 337 896
Biophysics 11 350 999
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 398 1109
Theoretical Physics 13 439 1228
Condensed Matter Physics 9 417 1290

Environmental Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 689th in the World with 11,427 publications made and 248,028 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Sweden
#252 of 1,458 In Europe
#689 of 6,798 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 42 268
1992 63 314
1993 78 342
1994 76 350
1995 69 369
1996 110 442
1997 122 615
1998 102 514
1999 142 721
2000 143 919
2001 132 1044
2002 137 1302
2003 165 1522
2004 144 1709
2005 180 2160
2006 219 2731
2007 220 3074
2008 238 3426
2009 241 3888
2010 293 4459
2011 357 5403
2012 381 6337
2013 438 7538
2014 466 8401
2015 536 9620
2016 664 11319
2017 628 12631
2018 650 14958
2019 716 18155
2020 772 22100
2021 822 27901
2022 841 31206
2023 838 32764

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 4 34
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 103 282
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 310
Environmental Engineering 8 107 345
Environmental Management 10 112 355
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 112 403
Earth science and Geophysics 8 158 429
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 190 532
Oceanography 10 210 561
Environmental Chemistry 11 238 628
Geology 11 238 640
Ecology 11 240 651
Geography and Cartography 11 266 684
Paleontology 11 266 726
Urban and Regional planning 13 382 813
Forestry 12 303 944
Agricultural Science 11 344 1089
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 507 1915

Chemistry rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Sweden and 875th in the World with 11,019 publications made and 262,611 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#308 of 1,401 In Europe
#875 of 6,447 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 52 281
1992 80 358
1993 92 386
1994 95 427
1995 96 457
1996 136 574
1997 174 745
1998 142 709
1999 167 1011
2000 175 1199
2001 170 1391
2002 182 1672
2003 211 2100
2004 175 2355
2005 203 2994
2006 215 3690
2007 243 3905
2008 242 4310
2009 229 4640
2010 258 5043
2011 326 6218
2012 387 6968
2013 404 8031
2014 449 8837
2015 432 10042
2016 575 11962
2017 562 13055
2018 575 15273
2019 635 18052
2020 679 21342
2021 779 26214
2022 712 29947
2023 754 31131

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 5 103 282
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 161 387
Materials Science 8 194 529
Chemical Engineering 7 171 535
Physical chemistry 9 223 626
Environmental Chemistry 11 238 628
Biochemical Engineering 11 295 694
Nanotechnology 7 242 717
Inorganic Chemistry 11 256 731
Organic Chemistry 11 307 866
Computational Chemistry 10 381 1093
Radiochemistry 10 295 1164
Nutrition and Food Science 12 413 1424
Biochemistry 12 456 1464

Biology rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Biology in Sweden and 1177th in the World with 9,331 publications made and 219,710 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#388 of 1,445 In Europe
#1177 of 6,770 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 25 224
1992 45 266
1993 51 287
1994 62 332
1995 53 350
1996 77 421
1997 117 584
1998 90 514
1999 115 724
2000 92 789
2001 118 995
2002 108 1262
2003 114 1472
2004 122 1857
2005 152 2446
2006 168 2897
2007 171 3121
2008 189 3506
2009 191 3671
2010 231 4265
2011 268 5135
2012 308 5952
2013 341 6909
2014 393 7960
2015 419 9512
2016 547 11340
2017 509 12629
2018 539 14602
2019 628 17490
2020 683 20581
2021 731 25575
2022 705 29617
2023 682 30292

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 9 208 515
Nanotechnology 7 242 717
Paleontology 11 266 726
Evolutionary Biology 11 340 871
Forestry 12 303 944
Biophysics 11 350 999
Agricultural Science 11 344 1089
Botany 11 376 1171
Biotechnology 13 385 1234
Neuroscience 16 462 1406
Nutrition and Food Science 12 413 1424
Biochemistry 12 456 1464
Zoology 12 471 1662
Genetics 13 495 1694
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 507 1915
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 565 1972
Horticulture 11 487 1992
Pharmacology 15 532 2142
Immunology 19 621 2477
Virology 17 677 2964

Computer Science rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Computer Science in Sweden and 745th in the World with 8,528 publications made and 193,197 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#288 of 1,459 In Europe
#745 of 6,752 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 14 97
1992 34 119
1993 34 150
1994 67 184
1995 51 209
1996 54 263
1997 73 342
1998 53 384
1999 79 524
2000 78 608
2001 75 638
2002 127 1093
2003 148 1321
2004 113 1490
2005 150 1917
2006 184 2252
2007 188 2550
2008 211 2639
2009 212 2897
2010 250 3409
2011 265 3884
2012 304 4479
2013 323 4895
2014 384 6006
2015 448 7306
2016 519 8445
2017 506 9450
2018 457 11598
2019 559 14055
2020 569 16679
2021 639 21584
2022 608 24390
2023 556 24858

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 8 87 219
Software Engineering 11 195 430
Computer Networking 7 164 467
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 161 469
Human-Computer Interaction 10 209 497
Cyber Security 8 192 509
Robotics 8 179 513
Telecommunications 7 193 542
Web Design and Development 5 212 547
Information Technology 8 170 556
Data Science 11 242 558
Computer Engineering 7 205 569
Database Administration 8 238 625
Computer Graphics 9 265 636
Multimedia 10 267 661
Computer Vision 10 257 673
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 266 694
Animation 8 279 721
UX/UI Desgin 12 311 748
Game Design and Development 13 336 773
Machine Learning 11 316 896
Library and Information science 14 436 1203
Cognitive Science 14 424 1330
Neuroscience 16 462 1406
Computational Linguistics 12 462 1428
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 565 1972

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 994th in the World with 8,191 publications made and 170,629 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 13 108
1992 30 144
1993 32 163
1994 40 158
1995 27 159
1996 55 237
1997 77 339
1998 53 283
1999 75 404
2000 92 487
2001 78 585
2002 86 735
2003 111 899
2004 106 1001
2005 118 1295
2006 153 1667
2007 177 1938
2008 215 2247
2009 194 2585
2010 235 3162
2011 278 3807
2012 276 4596
2013 366 5400
2014 371 6247
2015 421 7323
2016 509 8074
2017 503 9074
2018 480 10875
2019 542 13340
2020 528 16001
2021 618 20235
2022 557 22354
2023 554 23869

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 9 86 330
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 218 533
Anthropology 14 225 585
Communications and Public Relations 15 239 649
Archaeology 11 273 687
History 11 301 751
Law 14 310 805
Urban and Regional planning 13 382 813
Public Policy / Administration 18 325 873
Classics and Ancient History 12 351 914
Political Science 14 378 918
Journalism and Digital Media 16 334 919
Aesthetics 15 384 966
Linguistics 13 383 1001
Sociology 17 373 1026
Education Majors 16 359 1074
Art History 11 433 1099
Philosophy 13 438 1120
Gender Studies 20 375 1166
Library and Information science 14 436 1203
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 481 1270
Demography 18 467 1474

Business rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Business in Sweden and 601st in the World with 4,825 publications made and 95,092 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#225 of 1,414 In Europe
#601 of 6,187 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 37
1992 12 57
1993 23 60
1994 33 58
1995 16 101
1996 30 110
1997 32 188
1998 27 158
1999 31 209
2000 43 216
2001 37 245
2002 53 397
2003 61 444
2004 63 500
2005 82 629
2006 91 778
2007 122 980
2008 145 1214
2009 143 1295
2010 162 1581
2011 182 1949
2012 189 2462
2013 239 3103
2014 242 3584
2015 272 3969
2016 300 4528
2017 304 5190
2018 271 6060
2019 320 7670
2020 308 9160
2021 314 11622
2022 287 12195
2023 285 12924

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 86
Entrepreneurship 6 60 129
Construction Management 5 63 163
Management Information Systems 8 87 219
Engineering Management 6 67 226
Supply Chain Management 4 86 302
Occupational Safety and Health 9 86 330
Marketing 10 144 385
Operations Research 5 140 418
Management 11 184 511
Human Resource Management 17 232 580
Risk Management 11 268 635
Finance 11 273 646
International Trade 18 406 714
International Business 18 428 806
Public Policy / Administration 18 325 873
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 378 949
Accounting 14 366 965
Advertising 16 384 988
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 468 1357

Mathematics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 10th for Mathematics in Sweden and 694th in the World with 4,545 publications made and 113,496 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
#267 of 1,388 In Europe
#694 of 6,305 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 11 78
1992 15 83
1993 24 98
1994 36 101
1995 32 146
1996 26 158
1997 36 199
1998 36 225
1999 47 321
2000 48 375
2001 49 429
2002 67 750
2003 71 797
2004 70 970
2005 84 1166
2006 99 1342
2007 98 1496
2008 113 1711
2009 100 1734
2010 116 2082
2011 146 2256
2012 139 2563
2013 162 2843
2014 201 3343
2015 272 4232
2016 296 4650
2017 279 5217
2018 263 6289
2019 289 7766
2020 305 9198
2021 319 11445
2022 300 12672
2023 288 13022

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 5 140 418
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 161 469
Statistics 10 252 664
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 343 853
Applied Mathematics 9 384 968
Math Teachers 17 338 1084

Economics rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 13th for Economics in Sweden and 745th in the World with 2,534 publications made and 55,840 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 31 In Sweden
#291 of 1,366 In Europe
#745 of 5,995 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 41
1992 5 45
1993 10 42
1994 23 42
1995 11 68
1996 20 67
1997 11 76
1998 14 54
1999 15 79
2000 19 98
2001 11 119
2002 24 183
2003 37 200
2004 31 222
2005 28 276
2006 53 390
2007 50 422
2008 67 623
2009 71 732
2010 80 913
2011 102 1156
2012 92 1454
2013 128 1776
2014 137 2076
2015 154 2303
2016 161 2581
2017 169 3018
2018 148 3452
2019 157 4331
2020 167 5396
2021 166 6767
2022 163 7295
2023 150 7714

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 6 96 230
Agricultural Economics 10 190 645
Finance 11 273 646
International Trade 18 406 714
International Economics 14 425 741
Development Studies 14 297 840
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 343 853
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 468 1357

Art & Design rankings

The Lulea University of Technology ranked 11th for Art & Design in Sweden and 736th in the World with 1,676 publications made and 31,842 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture, 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
#11 of 33 In Sweden
#310 of 1,349 In Europe
#736 of 5,720 In the World

Lulea University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 14
1992 9 31
1993 10 21
1994 12 12
1995 7 28
1996 13 34
1997 24 66
1998 12 85
1999 23 87
2000 23 120
2001 21 108
2002 27 138
2003 29 180
2004 23 204
2005 26 234
2006 34 292
2007 38 372
2008 44 347
2009 44 427
2010 48 560
2011 59 655
2012 73 807
2013 72 817
2014 86 1025
2015 78 1180
2016 83 1392
2017 92 1496
2018 93 1735
2019 115 2121
2020 107 2381
2021 114 3217
2022 98 3409
2023 95 3516

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 4 25
Architecture 6 156 339
Music 8 165 422
Creative Writing 10 224 564
Computer Graphics 9 265 636
Fashion Design 10 268 637
Multimedia 10 267 661
Animation 8 279 721
UX/UI Desgin 12 311 748
Game Design and Development 13 336 773
Performing arts 11 347 814
Graphic Design 14 361 963
Aesthetics 15 384 966
Literature 13 374 967
Art History 11 433 1099

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lulea University of Technology

Speciality Sweden Europe World Rank
Occupational Therapy 9 101 271
Sports Medicine 12 290 733
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 251 735
Physical Therapy 15 307 801
Social Psychology 14 305 813
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 297 855
Nursing 14 311 881
Public Health 13 314 890
Child Psychology 15 350 1002
Gerontology 17 340 1016
Dentistry 14 340 1038
Psychology 13 371 1081
Psychiatry 13 368 1110
Critical Care Nursing 12 371 1125
Orthodontics 15 422 1238
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 405 1239
Anatomy and Physiology 13 422 1314
Audiology 14 430 1356
Pediatrics 20 401 1386
Medicine 13 437 1424
Family medicine 21 405 1478
Health Science 22 454 1547
Clinical Psychology 22 472 1561
Pathology 13 467 1565
Surgery 17 464 1578
Anesthesiology 21 540 1969
Cardiology 21 610 2060