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Stockholm University ranked 5th in Sweden, 212th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 30 research topics. Stockholm University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 84,155 academic publications and 2,891,532 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 317 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#212 of 14,131 In the World
#70 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 39 In Sweden
#2 of 12 In Stockholm
#36 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#37 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#47 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#206 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#294 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 27 other topics

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Biology rankings

Stockholm University ranked 5th for Biology in Sweden and 234th in the World with 46,764 publications made and 1,854,867 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#79 of 1,445 In Europe
#234 of 6,770 In the World

Stockholm University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 404 5385
1992 454 6226
1993 422 6260
1994 467 6928
1995 537 7779
1996 621 8276
1997 602 9418
1998 662 11258
1999 664 12615
2000 656 13735
2001 741 15544
2002 746 17268
2003 775 19706
2004 859 23132
2005 959 27107
2006 1011 31253
2007 1038 35931
2008 1195 41239
2009 1225 45416
2010 1347 51811
2011 1319 59049
2012 1425 64429
2013 1643 72889
2014 1756 78941
2015 1904 87443
2016 1940 92282
2017 2035 99030
2018 2207 111642
2019 2321 125186
2020 2606 147233
2021 2808 171120
2022 2454 175105
2023 2379 175010

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 2 11 49
Toxicology 3 17 66
Astrobiology 1 16 71
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 22 88
Zoology 5 31 103
Biophysics 4 44 138
Paleontology 5 49 148
Evolutionary Biology 4 51 163
Botany 4 56 165
Agricultural Science 3 64 207
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 79 209
Biochemistry 5 74 211
Forestry 5 68 221
Animal Science 6 91 266
Molecular Biology 6 92 276
Genetics 6 99 278
Neuroscience 6 114 302
Microbiology 7 140 371
Horticulture 4 128 376
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 161 439
Immunology 8 168 460
Virology 7 165 472
Nanotechnology 6 161 495
Biotechnology 9 198 544
Pharmacology 7 192 560
Nutrition and Food Science 9 224 650
Oncology and Cancer research 7 232 685

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Stockholm University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 149th in the World with 40,795 publications made and 1,227,219 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Sweden
#51 of 1,492 In Europe
#149 of 7,020 In the World

Stockholm University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 225 1735
1992 212 2081
1993 225 2138
1994 283 2585
1995 270 2796
1996 320 2988
1997 342 3491
1998 395 3791
1999 441 4809
2000 428 5494
2001 503 6746
2002 463 8069
2003 576 9479
2004 540 10943
2005 609 13343
2006 703 15279
2007 774 18342
2008 900 20576
2009 1072 24323
2010 1161 28304
2011 1306 32909
2012 1372 36867
2013 1689 43782
2014 1755 47876
2015 1957 54417
2016 1977 56472
2017 2185 61165
2018 2293 71352
2019 2399 82359
2020 2658 97636
2021 2920 112316
2022 2551 114301
2023 2498 115953

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

Chemistry rankings

Stockholm University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Sweden and 237th in the World with 40,070 publications made and 1,677,019 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#79 of 1,401 In Europe
#237 of 6,447 In the World

Stockholm University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 353 5198
1992 418 6048
1993 399 5960
1994 429 7056
1995 525 7405
1996 608 7821
1997 597 8967
1998 657 10669
1999 630 11768
2000 671 12808
2001 715 14281
2002 717 15685
2003 762 17981
2004 819 20743
2005 904 24352
2006 941 28089
2007 947 31528
2008 1041 36483
2009 1096 39586
2010 1200 45456
2011 1131 52320
2012 1220 55794
2013 1309 62167
2014 1415 67611
2015 1542 74012
2016 1634 78333
2017 1533 83846
2018 1717 92544
2019 1819 102918
2020 2046 119700
2021 2142 138161
2022 1921 143440
2023 1844 143381

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 1 10 48
Computational Chemistry 4 27 81
Pharmacy 2 81 169
Organic Chemistry 5 55 175
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 70 193
Biochemical Engineering 5 91 198
Biochemistry 5 74 211
Physical chemistry 5 57 232
Inorganic Chemistry 5 89 271
Materials Science 6 106 313
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 173 423
Chemical Engineering 6 119 423
Nanotechnology 6 161 495
Nutrition and Food Science 9 224 650
Radiochemistry 8 209 780

Physics rankings

Stockholm University ranked 5th for Physics in Sweden and 229th in the World with 39,339 publications made and 1,480,305 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Sweden
#75 of 1,446 In Europe
#229 of 6,603 In the World

Stockholm University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 253 3201
1992 316 3881
1993 273 3639
1994 334 4596
1995 394 4482
1996 481 4914
1997 506 5894
1998 519 6600
1999 542 7833
2000 560 8473
2001 588 9806
2002 619 11019
2003 699 12731
2004 675 14687
2005 773 18018
2006 814 20708
2007 827 23171
2008 879 27667
2009 1066 30016
2010 1185 35341
2011 1200 41355
2012 1276 45657
2013 1453 52306
2014 1517 56362
2015 1745 62889
2016 1820 67973
2017 1722 74243
2018 1923 85866
2019 1932 92743
2020 2202 106317
2021 2436 123154
2022 2172 124230
2023 2091 127918

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 16 71
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 31 101
Theoretical Physics 1 42 102
Biophysics 4 44 138
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 63 140
Nuclear Physics 5 58 149
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 69 220
Medical Physics 6 95 241
Quantum and Particle physics 6 84 248
Acoustical Engineering 7 100 308
Materials Science 6 106 313
Condensed Matter Physics 6 129 319
Optical Engineering 7 119 328
Nanotechnology 6 161 495

Environmental Science rankings

Stockholm University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 135th in the World with 38,955 publications made and 1,508,221 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Sweden
#36 of 1,458 In Europe
#135 of 6,798 In the World

Stockholm University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 253 2833
1992 277 3344
1993 285 3379
1994 312 3962
1995 347 4263
1996 441 4809
1997 417 5427
1998 434 6315
1999 476 7331
2000 471 8262
2001 532 9783
2002 546 11306
2003 602 12962
2004 647 15505
2005 715 18525
2006 738 21745
2007 838 25131
2008 936 28969
2009 1015 33293
2010 1152 38302
2011 1167 45468
2012 1314 49578
2013 1432 57792
2014 1584 63034
2015 1788 71107
2016 1718 74348
2017 1813 79430
2018 1972 90970
2019 2077 103960
2020 2384 121178
2021 2620 141593
2022 2320 145622
2023 2245 145594

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

Engineering rankings

Stockholm University ranked 7th for Engineering in Sweden and 303rd in the World with 35,545 publications made and 1,328,940 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 33 In Sweden
#99 of 1,453 In Europe
#303 of 6,684 In the World

Stockholm University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 209 2594
1992 263 3168
1993 259 3141
1994 291 3760
1995 326 3685
1996 409 4098
1997 404 4922
1998 395 5529
1999 460 6388
2000 457 6882
2001 500 7774
2002 544 9420
2003 611 10854
2004 628 12463
2005 728 15423
2006 735 17970
2007 794 20655
2008 775 24038
2009 953 26788
2010 1061 31560
2011 1100 37449
2012 1188 41161
2013 1338 47945
2014 1422 52553
2015 1615 58767
2016 1668 63314
2017 1633 68899
2018 1753 78991
2019 1816 88696
2020 2088 101273
2021 2236 118283
2022 1996 120452
2023 1955 123793

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 2 21 47
Environmental Engineering 2 31 128
Civil Engineering 5 54 194
Biochemical Engineering 5 91 198
Geotechnical Engineering 5 57 219
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 69 220
Metallurgical Engineering 5 73 265
Marine Engineering 4 91 272
Remote Sensing 6 97 296
Mechanical Engineering 7 100 302
Acoustical Engineering 7 100 308
Materials Science 6 106 313
Optical Engineering 7 119 328
Human-Computer Interaction 7 144 351
Structural Engineering 7 121 361
Architecture 7 170 366
Computer Networking 6 121 369
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 126 397
Systems Engineering 9 170 415
Aerospace Engineering 9 148 415
Product and Industrial Design 12 170 420
Operations Research 6 142 420
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 173 423
Chemical Engineering 6 119 423
Telecommunications 6 143 425
Architectural Engineering 10 174 459
Mining Engineering 6 137 461
Nanotechnology 6 161 495
Electrical Engineering 7 183 519
Biotechnology 9 198 544
Automotive Engineering 9 174 566
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 167 574
Transportation Engineering 12 222 589
Construction Management 9 236 606
Engineering Management 12 217 625
Aviation 11 263 689
Nuclear Engineering 8 250 710
Computer Engineering 8 256 736
Industrial Engineering 13 310 749
Petroleum Engineering 10 245 750
Electronic Engineering 9 274 803
Biomedical Engineering 10 290 803
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 274 839
Automation and Control engineering 7 289 934

Computer Science rankings

Stockholm University ranked 8th for Computer Science in Sweden and 294th in the World with 28,970 publications made and 1,012,709 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 32 In Sweden
#101 of 1,459 In Europe
#294 of 6,752 In the World

Stockholm University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 168 1758
1992 181 2247
1993 223 2443
1994 204 2484
1995 208 2731
1996 281 2922
1997 262 3294
1998 276 3921
1999 277 4406
2000 275 4769
2001 323 5428
2002 331 6499
2003 389 7646
2004 412 8480
2005 438 10082
2006 464 11660
2007 556 14028
2008 608 15632
2009 762 18574
2010 832 22385
2011 908 25337
2012 950 28711
2013 1137 32376
2014 1286 36693
2015 1375 41486
2016 1389 44511
2017 1528 49205
2018 1548 58413
2019 1679 66413
2020 1840 78306
2021 2078 91051
2022 1850 93907
2023 1753 96196

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

Medicine rankings

Stockholm University ranked 7th for Medicine in Sweden and 380th in the World with 26,796 publications made and 944,447 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#146 of 1,417 In Europe
#380 of 6,680 In the World

Stockholm University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 197 2937
1992 216 3117
1993 229 3391
1994 256 3662
1995 261 4088
1996 296 4482
1997 286 4855
1998 327 5989
1999 320 6512
2000 306 7152
2001 341 8005
2002 360 8845
2003 380 9938
2004 393 11296
2005 445 12853
2006 480 15082
2007 514 17332
2008 639 19498
2009 692 22032
2010 750 25874
2011 760 28613
2012 803 31831
2013 1061 36084
2014 1066 40121
2015 1107 44219
2016 1161 47854
2017 1296 52073
2018 1372 58221
2019 1505 66017
2020 1655 80989
2021 1790 94970
2022 1582 98341
2023 1597 97571

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

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 15 65
Toxicology 3 17 66
Gerontology 4 25 125
Public Health 6 41 147
Pharmacy 2 81 169
Clinical Psychology 5 57 199
Audiology 6 87 217
Medical Physics 6 95 241
Epidemiology 7 106 276
Nursing 7 98 303
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 92 305
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 100 314
Psychiatry 7 133 358
Occupational Therapy 10 144 366
Physical Therapy 8 143 373
Pathology 7 147 386
Veterinary 5 120 410
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 161 439
Immunology 8 168 460
Radiation Therapy 7 169 464
Virology 7 165 472
Forensic Science 8 177 475
Pediatrics 7 177 492
Sports / Exercise science 8 192 516
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 219 523
Family medicine 7 186 545
Pharmacology 7 192 560
Anatomy and Physiology 9 202 565
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 197 566
Urology 8 192 569
Sports Medicine 8 227 579
Respiratory Therapy 8 216 582
Optometry 8 197 593
Health Science 7 207 603
Dentistry 11 223 621
Surgery 8 233 653
Orthodontics 11 235 654
Oncology and Cancer research 7 232 685
Critical Care Nursing 8 277 729
Cardiology 9 267 729
Ophthalmology 8 263 751
Anesthesiology 9 254 753
Biomedical Engineering 10 290 803
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 279 883
Plastic Surgery 8 266 889
Neurosurgery 11 310 981
Dermatology 10 359 1207

Psychology rankings

Stockholm University ranked 7th for Psychology in Sweden and 266th in the World with 18,540 publications made and 547,321 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Sweden
#89 of 1,414 In Europe
#266 of 6,528 In the World

Stockholm University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 107 1232
1992 116 1530
1993 139 1726
1994 122 1668
1995 130 1941
1996 168 2019
1997 140 2259
1998 170 2581
1999 199 2939
2000 156 3114
2001 194 3466
2002 199 3968
2003 229 4564
2004 256 5029
2005 258 5911
2006 278 6943
2007 321 8089
2008 348 8832
2009 443 10349
2010 465 12372
2011 559 13571
2012 572 15980
2013 790 18197
2014 841 21110
2015 829 23801
2016 948 25444
2017 1027 27620
2018 1040 32646
2019 1148 37269
2020 1229 46242
2021 1412 54610
2022 1193 55176
2023 1217 56405

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

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 15 65
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 31 105
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 13 109
Education Majors 1 26 131
Social Psychology 4 34 136
Child Psychology 3 26 137
Sexology 5 35 176
Clinical Psychology 5 57 199
Special Education 6 73 242
Cognitive Science 5 88 274
Neuroscience 6 114 302
Psychiatry 7 133 358
Occupational Therapy 10 144 366

Mathematics rankings

Stockholm University ranked 9th for Mathematics in Sweden and 268th in the World with 15,039 publications made and 495,182 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 31 In Sweden
#87 of 1,388 In Europe
#268 of 6,305 In the World

Stockholm University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 71 623
1992 62 653
1993 88 782
1994 83 843
1995 82 865
1996 116 925
1997 136 1250
1998 144 1331
1999 148 1692
2000 162 1866
2001 181 2432
2002 169 2787
2003 207 3298
2004 214 3743
2005 256 4601
2006 262 5419
2007 300 6293
2008 308 7020
2009 395 7947
2010 420 9520
2011 501 10922
2012 504 12476
2013 621 14225
2014 667 16019
2015 733 18146
2016 739 19985
2017 833 20977
2018 840 24980
2019 932 28961
2020 945 33896
2021 1076 40186
2022 940 41829
2023 975 41774

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 49 148
Math Teachers 2 29 166
Actuarial Science 2 49 175
Statistics 9 95 279
Operations Research 6 142 420
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 179 507
Applied Mathematics 7 267 635

Business rankings

Stockholm University ranked 3rd for Business in Sweden and 177th in the World with 13,247 publications made and 348,887 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 31 In Sweden
#53 of 1,414 In Europe
#177 of 6,187 In the World

Stockholm University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 70 448
1992 59 498
1993 73 516
1994 81 622
1995 71 619
1996 121 833
1997 106 910
1998 118 1045
1999 124 1269
2000 146 1476
2001 162 1747
2002 175 2278
2003 209 2678
2004 201 2906
2005 213 3710
2006 232 4602
2007 256 5135
2008 277 6070
2009 363 7166
2010 398 8446
2011 455 9786
2012 479 10987
2013 540 12654
2014 631 14076
2015 681 16277
2016 688 16748
2017 771 18230
2018 734 21590
2019 779 25096
2020 849 29547
2021 930 35218
2022 805 34849
2023 786 35084

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

Economics rankings

Stockholm University ranked 2nd for Economics in Sweden and 115th in the World with 12,235 publications made and 367,788 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 31 In Sweden
#33 of 1,366 In Europe
#115 of 5,995 In the World

Stockholm University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 60 342
1992 45 362
1993 57 429
1994 74 516
1995 56 524
1996 71 694
1997 113 822
1998 103 956
1999 108 1198
2000 137 1393
2001 146 1810
2002 120 2081
2003 195 2631
2004 180 2879
2005 232 3499
2006 219 4176
2007 276 5002
2008 242 5561
2009 340 6782
2010 373 7892
2011 445 9052
2012 410 9988
2013 511 12101
2014 532 13233
2015 604 15194
2016 606 15424
2017 666 16957
2018 699 20300
2019 733 23678
2020 824 28903
2021 911 33963
2022 743 33335
2023 789 34267

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

Art & Design rankings

Stockholm University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Sweden and 127th in the World with 7,453 publications made and 185,721 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#2 of 33 In Sweden
#41 of 1,349 In Europe
#127 of 5,720 In the World

Stockholm University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 38 243
1992 41 247
1993 49 318
1994 65 399
1995 48 397
1996 46 459
1997 56 523
1998 65 608
1999 88 757
2000 75 775
2001 75 961
2002 85 1087
2003 117 1224
2004 100 1453
2005 101 2051
2006 89 2394
2007 151 2538
2008 152 2927
2009 204 3620
2010 207 3941
2011 285 4747
2012 237 5208
2013 320 6097
2014 308 6624
2015 373 7453
2016 396 7722
2017 408 8592
2018 432 9848
2019 428 11167
2020 498 13566
2021 555 15644
2022 487 15095
2023 440 15878

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 2 21 47
Interior Design 2 20 50
Entertainment Industry Business 1 13 58
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 26 78
Performing arts 1 30 80
Photography 3 34 93
Cinematography 2 41 103
Fashion Design 3 36 117
Aesthetics 2 41 125
Creative Writing 3 43 128
Literature 3 43 133
Art History 1 78 204
Game Design and Development 6 102 266
Music 6 114 295
Graphic Design 7 113 304
Multimedia 5 125 344
Architecture 7 170 366
UX/UI Desgin 8 198 447
Painting and Drawing 6 231 497
Sculpture 6 231 497
Illustration and Concept Art 6 229 500
Computer Graphics 7 242 586
Animation 7 236 603