Top-cited scientists by field in Sweden

20 fields · 160 subfields · Sweden

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Sweden?

2,728 researchers whose current affiliation is in Sweden are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 160 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (1,028, 37.7%), followed by Biomedical Research (223) and Enabling & Strategic Technologies (202); the largest subfield is Neurology & Neurosurgery (123). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 1,028 listed authors (37.7%)
Neurology & Neurosurgery1234.5%67Blennow, Kaj #354
Cardiovascular System & Hematology973.6%47Lind, Lars L. #2,632
Oncology & Carcinogenesis742.7%21Larsson, Susanna C. #1,473
General & Internal Medicine562.1%7Naghavi, Mohsen #133
Endocrinology & Metabolism521.9%36Bäckhed, Fredrik #1,204
Dentistry491.8%17Berglundh, Tord #5,823
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine481.8%12Hirschberg, Angelica Lindén #14,467
Immunology411.5%14Henter, Jan Inge #10,556
Surgery411.5%3Ljungqvist, Olle H. #3,175
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging371.4%1Sundín, Anders E. #96,286
Orthopedics371.4%7Brittberg, Mats #35,871
Gastroenterology & Hepatology301.1%15Ludvigsson, Jonas Filip #702
Pharmacology & Pharmacy301.1%7Ingelman-Sundberg, Magnus #11,217
Urology & Nephrology301.1%8Carrero, Juan Jesús #1,746
Psychiatry230.8%16Larsson, Henrik #17,032
Anesthesiology200.7%6McCracken, Lance M. #6,832
Arthritis & Rheumatology200.7%11Englund, Martin #11,904
Environmental & Occupational Health200.7%1Knutsson, Anders K. #53,088
Pediatrics200.7%4Norman, Mikael #49,016
Respiratory System190.7%5Lötvall, Jan O. #13,088
Otorhinolaryngology140.5%1Stenfelt, Stefan P.Y. #55,752
Sport Sciences120.4%6Borg, Gunnar A.V. #2,889
Allergy110.4%4Melén, Erik #69,884
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine110.4%0Cronberg, Tobias #108,698
Ophthalmology & Optometry100.4%2Heijl, Anders H. #56,816
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases90.3%0Lodén, Marie #119,099
Legal & Forensic Medicine90.3%1JONES, A. W. #41,645
Geriatrics70.3%3Wimo, Anders A. #36,308
Tropical Medicine50.2%1Rocklöv, Joacim #21,125
Pathology20.1%2Juhlin, Carl Christofer #35,612
General Clinical Medicine10.0%0Kallner, Anders B. #395,640
Biomedical Research · 223 listed authors (8.2%)
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology853.1%34Uhleń, Mathias #3,793
Microbiology481.8%19Andersson, Dan I. #6,061
Developmental Biology321.2%27Betsholtz, Christer A. #9,418
Toxicology250.9%3Vahter, Marie E. #15,911
Physiology170.6%8Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin #21,307
Nutrition & Dietetics150.5%9Cederholm, Tommy E. #3,805
Genetics & Heredity120.4%4Pedersen, Nancy Lee #30,353
Mycology & Parasitology80.3%1Nilsson, Rolf Henrik #64,555
Biophysics60.2%1Barth, Andreas #11,269
Virology50.2%0Liu, Margaret Ann #125,542
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 202 listed authors (7.4%)
Energy843.1%33Konnov, Alexander A. #4,814
Materials461.7%15Guo, Sheng #4,670
Biotechnology281.0%6Nielsen, Jens B. #572
Optoelectronics & Photonics200.7%4Kaplan, Alexander Friedrich Hermann #43,045
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology160.6%16Hagfeldt, Anders #5,293
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies100.4%4Khorram-Manesh, Amir #58,416
Bioinformatics50.2%4Elofsson, Arne #36,344
Physics & Astronomy · 192 listed authors (7.0%)
Applied Physics732.7%25Greczynski, Grzegorz #1,962
Chemical Physics471.7%18Hess, Berk #695
Nuclear & Particle Physics261.0%3Sjöstrand, Torbjörn #6,667
Astronomy & Astrophysics130.5%6Brandenburg, Axel #23,923
General Physics130.5%3Tavakoli, Armin #50,067
Fluids & Plasmas110.4%4Norberg, Christoffer #38,201
Acoustics90.3%0Abdeljaber, Osama #114,369
Optics50.2%2L’Huillier, Anne #43,686
Mathematical Physics20.1%2Lindblad, Göran #18,448
Engineering · 149 listed authors (5.5%)
Industrial Engineering & Automation311.1%16Wang, Lihui #977
Mechanical Engineering & Transports271.0%8Sunden, Bengt Åke #7,962
Environmental Engineering220.8%10Falkenmark, Malin #8,596
Electrical & Electronic Engineering170.6%3Harnefors, Lennart #6,859
Civil Engineering110.4%6Ingason, Haukur #20,885
Mining & Metallurgy110.4%1Chehreh Chelgani, S. #22,472
Geological & Geomatics Engineering100.4%7Jing, Lanru #19,035
Biomedical Engineering80.3%3Shah, Furqan Ali #37,346
Operations Research50.2%4Wu, Deshengdash Dash #36,642
Chemical Engineering40.1%2Chew, Jiawei #38,777
Aerospace & Aeronautics30.1%1Fureby, Christer #62,315
Biology · 144 listed authors (5.3%)
Ecology511.9%47Folke, Carl S. #176
Plant Biology & Botany311.1%12Ljung, Karin #19,478
Evolutionary Biology210.8%18Ronquist, Fredrik #1,238
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology170.6%9Tranvik, Lars J. #8,198
Entomology100.4%1Fries, Ingemar #48,372
Ornithology40.1%2Hedenström, Anders H. #24,538
Zoology30.1%0Erséus, Christer #259,696
Information & Communication Technologies · 115 listed authors (4.2%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing451.6%16Torra, Vicenç #13,604
Networking & Telecommunications441.6%8Björnson, Emil #2,788
Software Engineering100.4%3Wohlin, Claes #4,205
Medical Informatics60.2%1Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar #73,222
Computation Theory & Mathematics40.1%2Janson, Svante #26,105
Computer Hardware & Architecture30.1%0Dubrova, Elena V. #148,674
Information Systems30.1%3Holmström, Jonny #19,822
Distributed Computing10.0%0Pronk, Sander #672,511
Chemistry · 114 listed authors (4.2%)
Analytical Chemistry271.0%10Wold, Svante #4,939
Organic Chemistry240.9%7Kärkäs, Markus D. #28,628
Polymers210.8%11Oksman, Kristiina N. #13,478
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry170.6%5Panossian, Alexander G. #33,952
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry150.5%2Persson, Ingmar #26,520
General Chemistry80.3%2Hammarström, Leif #51,295
Physical Chemistry60.2%1Grönbeck, Henrik J. #82,133
Social Sciences · 112 listed authors (4.1%)
Education291.1%10Thornberg, Robert L. #8,717
Political Science & Public Administration240.9%24Rothstein, Bo #10,832
Sociology90.3%9Rydgren, Jens #15,376
Geography80.3%8Christophers, Brett #5,539
International Relations80.3%8Bäckstrand, Karin #15,214
Information & Library Sciences60.2%1Huvila, Isto #75,467
Science Studies40.1%4Bergek, Anna #17,257
Criminology30.1%2Ceccato, Vania Aparecida #24,068
Cultural Studies20.1%0Turner, Simon #199,973
Demography20.1%0Kolk, Martin #120,506
Gender Studies20.1%2Shildrick, Margrit #75,650
Social Work20.1%0Överlien, Carolina #139,708
Family Studies10.0%0Duvander, Ann Zofie E. #142,496
Law10.0%0Malekian, Farhad #6,927,157
Social Sciences Methods10.0%1Jöreskog, Karl Gustav #13,058
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 99 listed authors (3.6%)
Forestry311.1%5Salmeń, Lennart #31,945
Agronomy & Agriculture240.9%11Spohn, Marie #4,506
Veterinary Sciences210.8%1Hagman, Ragnvi E. #93,780
Fisheries160.6%1Troell, Max Fredrik #24,604
Dairy & Animal Science120.4%2Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto #72,299
Food Science100.4%5Jagtap, Sandeep #54,068
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 86 listed authors (3.2%)
Environmental Sciences371.4%30Ahrens, Lutz #2,872
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences180.7%16Manzoni, Stefano #9,640
Geochemistry & Geophysics100.4%5Whitehouse, Martin J. #21,800
Paleontology90.3%2McLoughlin, Stephen #79,656
Geology30.1%0Moczydłowska, Małgorzata #201,947
Oceanography20.1%0Hanson, Hans #254,245
Economics & Business · 76 listed authors (2.8%)
Business & Management351.3%35Ghobakhloo, Morteza #391
Logistics & Transportation120.4%8Jenelius, Erik #25,310
Economics80.3%8Bjørnskov, Christian #7,010
Marketing80.3%7Söderlund, Magnus #33,155
Agricultural Economics & Policy30.1%3Sterner, Thomas N.S. #29,268
Development Studies30.1%2Bali Swain, Ranjula #40,750
Finance20.1%2Giannetti, Mariassunta #15,541
Sport, Leisure & Tourism20.1%2Gössling, Stefan #228
Econometrics10.0%1Westerlund, Joakim #1,376
Economic Theory10.0%0Weibull, Jörgen W. #171,378
Public Health & Health Services · 74 listed authors (2.7%)
Nursing371.4%7Ulrich, Roger S. #3,749
Rehabilitation210.8%4Lexell, Jan E. #21,344
Public Health180.7%10Nilsen, Per M. #3,593
Health Policy & Services90.3%4Jónsson, Bengt G. #51,502
Substance Abuse30.1%2Room, Robin G.W. #7,249
Epidemiology10.0%1Ahlbom, Anders #39,321
Gerontology10.0%0Jylhävä, Juulia #121,171
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology10.0%0Lohmander, Anette #167,451
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 37 listed authors (1.4%)
Experimental Psychology110.4%9Juslin, Patrik N. #15,778
Clinical Psychology100.4%7Andersson, Gerhard #1,735
Human Factors60.2%5Bardzell, Shaowen #10,852
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology50.2%4Sneddon, Lynne U. #13,342
Developmental & Child Psychology50.2%5Gillberg, Christopher L. #8,766
Social Psychology40.1%4Hartig, Terry #1,898
Built Environment & Design · 21 listed authors (0.8%)
Building & Construction100.4%9de Wilde, Pieter J.C.J. #17,828
Urban & Regional Planning70.3%7Grillitsch, Markus #28,708
Design Practice & Management60.2%1Svanberg, Krister #23,611
Mathematics & Statistics · 21 listed authors (0.8%)
General Mathematics120.4%4Hörmander, Lars V. #15,818
Statistics & Probability60.2%5Sjölander, Arvid #34,200
Numerical & Computational Mathematics30.1%1Bj̈Orck, Åke #57,266
Applied Mathematics20.1%1Hansbo, Peter #94,269
Communication & Textual Studies · 21 listed authors (0.8%)
Communication & Media Studies110.4%11Strömbäck, Jesper #10,400
Languages & Linguistics70.3%6Henry, Alastair M. #16,408
Literary Studies20.1%1Tlostanova, Madina V. #59,875
Philosophy & Theology · 8 listed authors (0.3%)
Religions & Theology40.1%0Asprem, Egil #180,113
Philosophy30.1%2Hansson, Sven Ove #18,685
Applied Ethics20.1%1Svenaeus, Fredrik #61,613
Historical Studies · 6 listed authors (0.2%)
Archaeology50.2%2Kristiansen, Kristian #31,704
Anthropology30.1%3Hornborg, Alf #19,817
History10.0%0Götz, Norbert #542,384
History of Social Sciences10.0%0Dribe, Martin #202,720
Visual & Performing Arts · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Drama & Theater10.0%0Nordin-Bates, Sanna M. #730,843
Folklore10.0%0Cocq, Coppélie #724,281

2,728 listed scientists in Sweden

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