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Which institutions in Sweden have the most top-cited scientists in Physics & Astronomy?

192 researchers in Sweden whose main field is Physics & Astronomy are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 7.0% of all listed authors in Sweden, and 19th of 105 countries in the field. 62 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Linköpings Universitet has the most (29), followed by Uppsala Universitet (28) and The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (26). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
192
7.0% of all in Sweden
In the global top 100,000
62
32.3% of them
Country rank in the field
#19
of 105 countries in Physics & Astronomy
Highest-ranked
#695
Hess, Berk
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Linköpings Universitet298#114Greczynski, Grzegorz #1,962
2Uppsala Universitet288#124van der Spoel, David #5,323
3The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)2611#143Hess, Berk #695
4Chalmers University of Technology215#194Erhart, Paul #35,808
5Lunds Universitet176#244Roos, Björn Olof #4,635
6Stockholms universitet112#429Bergholtz, Emil J. #43,646
7Oskar Klein Centre73#678Freese, Katherine #27,075
8Kemiska Institutionen62#785Malmsten, Martin #31,909
9Göteborgs Universitet61#811Volpe, Giovanni #52,862
10AlbaNova Universitetscentrum52#883Nilsson, Anders R. #21,846
11NanoLund, Lund University43#1,096Tavakoli, Armin #50,067
12Ångströmlaboratoriet32#1,215Granqvist, Claes Göran #3,482
13Umeå Universitet31#1,394Rosvall, Martin #89,908

The top 100 in Physics & Astronomy in Sweden, in order

  1. 1
    Hess, Berk
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  2. 2
    Greczynski, Grzegorz
    Linköpings Universitet
  3. 3
    Granqvist, Claes Göran
    Ångströmlaboratoriet
  4. 4
    Roos, Björn Olof
    Lunds Universitet
  5. 5
    van der Spoel, David
    Uppsala Universitet
  6. 6
    Sjöstrand, Torbjörn
    Lunds Universitet
  7. 7
    Vitos, Levente
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  8. 8
    Siegbahn, Per E.M.
    Arrhenius Laboratory
  9. 9
    Gudmundsson, Jon Tómas
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  10. 10
    Löwdin, Per Olov
    Uppsala Universitet
  11. 11
    Lindblad, Göran
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  12. 12
    Nilsson, Anders R.
    AlbaNova Universitetscentrum
  13. 13
    Inganäs, Olle W.
    Linköpings Universitet
  14. 14
    Brandenburg, Axel
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  15. 15
    Khrennikov, Andrei Yu
    Linnaeus University, Växjö
  16. 16
    Ryde, Ulf
    Lunds Universitet
  17. 17
    Freese, Katherine
    Oskar Klein Centre
  18. 18
    Lindegren, Lennart
    Lund Observatory
  19. 19
    Malmqvist, Per Åke
    Lunds Universitet
  20. 20
    Malmsten, Martin
    Kemiska Institutionen
  21. 21
    Johansson, Börje
    Uppsala Universitet
  22. 22
    Erhart, Paul
    Chalmers University of Technology
  23. 23
    Norberg, Christoffer
    Lunds Universitet
  24. 24
    Greene, Joseph E.
    Linköpings Universitet
  25. 25
    Bergholtz, Emil J.
    Stockholms universitet
  26. 26
    L’Huillier, Anne
    Lunds UniversitetNobel laureate
  27. 27
    Holmberg, Krister
    Chalmers University of Technology
  28. 28
    Fransson, Jonas
    Uppsala Universitet
  29. 29
    Tavakoli, Armin
    NanoLund, Lund University
  30. 30
    Volpe, Giovanni
    Göteborgs Universitet
  31. 31
    Abraham, Mark James
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  32. 32
    Eklund, Per
    Linköpings Universitet
  33. 33
    Niklasson, Gunnar A.
    Ångströmlaboratoriet
  34. 34
    Pettersson, Lars G.M.
    AlbaNova Universitetscentrum
  35. 35
    Oppeneer, Peter M.
    Uppsala Universitet
  36. 36
    Schlatter, Philipp
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  37. 37
    Kockum, Anton Frisk
    Chalmers University of Technology
  38. 38
    Kochukhov, Oleg P.
    Uppsala Universitet
  39. 39
    Persson, Per Ola Åke
    Linköpings Universitet
  40. 40
    Barklem, Paul S.
    Uppsala Universitet
  41. 41
    Sollerman, Jesper
    Oskar Klein Centre
  42. 42
    Lu, Jun
    Linköpings Universitet
  43. 43
    Kasemo, Bengt
    Chalmers University of Technology
  44. 44
    Ibragimov, Nail Kh
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
  45. 45
    Nuzzo, Ralph G.
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  46. 46
    Abrikosov, Igor A.
    Linköpings Universitet
  47. 47
    O'Connor, Evan P.
    Oskar Klein Centre
  48. 48
  49. 49
  50. 50
    Huberman, Bernardo A.
    RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
  51. 51
    Persson, Clas Marcus L.
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  52. 52
    Brinck, Tore
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  53. 53
    Schubert, Mathias M.
    NanoLund, Lund University
  54. 54
    Henningson, Dan S.
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  55. 55
    Rosvall, Martin
    Umeå Universitet
  56. 56
    Leijnse, Martin
    NanoLund, Lund University
  57. 57
    Sangiovanni, D. G.
    Linköpings Universitet
  58. 58
    Zhang, Chao
    Uppsala Universitet
  59. 59
    Lindman, Björn
    Kemiska Institutionen
  60. 60
    Bengtsson, Ingemar
    Stockholms universitet
  61. 61
    Aryasetiawan, Ferdi
    Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science
  62. 62
    Wendin, GӦran
    Chalmers University of Technology
  63. 63
    Lewin, Erik
    Uppsala Universitet
  64. 64
    Ryde, Felix
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  65. 65
    Ḿonemar, Bo A.I.
    Linköpings Universitet
  66. 66
    Eden, Mattias
    Stockholms universitet
  67. 67
  68. 68
    Tan, Jonathan C.
    Chalmers University of Technology
  69. 69
    Bagheri, Shervin
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  70. 70
    Caldeweyher, Eike
    AstraZeneca Sweden
  71. 71
    Lundqvist, Bengt I.
    Chalmers University of Technology
  72. 72
    Abdeljaber, Osama
    Linnaeus University, Kalmar
  73. 73
    Petrov, Ivan G.
    Linköpings Universitet
  74. 74
    Goobar, Ariel M.
    Oskar Klein Centre
  75. 75
    Lyubartsev, Alexander P.
    Stockholms universitet
  76. 76
    Sjöqvist, Erik
    Uppsala Universitet
  77. 77
    Topgaard, Daniel
    Kemiska Institutionen
  78. 78
    Heiter, Ulrike
    Uppsala Universitet
  79. 79
    Lindh, Roland H.
    Uppsala Universitet
  80. 80
    Korn, Andreas J.
    Uppsala Universitet
  81. 81
    Jönsson, Per
    Malmö Universitet
  82. 82
    Lönnblad, Leif
    Lunds Universitet
  83. 83
    Swenson, Jan
    Chalmers University of Technology
  84. 84
    Hermansson, Kersti G.
    Uppsala Universitet
  85. 85
    de Salas, Pablo Fernández
    Stockholms universitet
  86. 86
    Ohlsson, Tommy
    AlbaNova Universitetscentrum
  87. 87
    Agertz, Oscar
    Lund Observatory
  88. 88
    Pullèrits, Tönu T.
    NanoLund, Lund University
  89. 89
    Sundström, Villy
    Lunds Universitet
  90. 90
    Torres-Company, V́ictor
    Chalmers University of Technology
  91. 91
    Delsing, Per
    Chalmers University of Technology
  92. 92
    Black-Schaffer, Annica M.
    Uppsala Universitet
  93. 93
    Frederix, Rikkert
    Lunds Universitet
  94. 94
    Zwiller, Val
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  95. 95
    Blackburn, T. G.
    Göteborgs Universitet
  96. 96
    Lindborg, Erik T.
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  97. 97
    Edler, Karen J.
    Lunds Universitet
  98. 98
    Stenflo, Lennart
    Linköpings Universitet
  99. 99
    Mehlig, Bernhard
    Göteborgs Universitet
  100. 100
    Bardarson, Jens Hjorleifur
    The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

192 listed scientists in Physics & Astronomy in Sweden

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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