Stockholm University

Universitetsvägen 10A, Stockholm SE-106 91 Sweden |

Stockholm University Summary

Stockholm University, located in and around Stockholm, is a public institution that was founded in 1878. The Frescati campus, just north of the Stockholm city center in the Royal National City Park, is the Swedish university’s main location. The university has facilities located in central Stockholm as well as Kista Science City. Students from European Union and European Economic Area countries, plus Switzerland, do not pay tuition, but international students from countries outside these areas generally do. Stockholm University does not provide student housing, except to some exchange and scholarship students.

The university’s many departments and centers offer studies in the humanities, law, social sciences, math and physics, chemistry, biology, and earth and environmental sciences. Stockholm University follows a semester-based academic calendar. Both Swedish and English are spoken in the university's classrooms; several bachelor’s programs and around 75 master’s degree programs are taught completely in English. The English-taught master's offerings include programs in banking and finance, management studies and Middle Eastern studies. Swedish language classes are also available for international and exchange students. The university has exchange and research partnerships with schools around the world, including the University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign in the U.S. One of Stockholm University's many research centers and labs is the Baltic Sea Centre, which is focused on marine research and education. The facility’s resources include the Askö Laboratory in the archipelago south of Stockholm as well as a ship that can be used for research at sea.

Stockholm University Rankings

Stockholm University is ranked #127 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

Stockholm University Rankings

#127
in Best Global Universities (tie)

#46
in Best Global Universities in Europe (tie)

#3
in Best Global Universities in Sweden (tie)

Stockholm University Subject Rankings

2022-2023 Indicator Rankings

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate Stockholm University's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.

Read the Methodology

#127
in Best Global Universities (tie)

Global score

67.8

Global research reputation

#193

Regional research reputation

#72

Publications

#245

Books

#191

Conferences

#763

Normalized citation impact

#168

Total citations

#185

Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#192

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#123

International collaboration - relative to country

#505

International collaboration

#86

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#172

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#167

#86
in Arts and Humanities

Arts and Humanities overall score

61.1

Arts and Humanities global research reputation

#109

Arts and Humanities regional research reputation

#32

Arts and Humanities publications

#72

Arts and Humanities books

#161

Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact

#92

Arts and Humanities total citations

#68

Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#64

Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#105

Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country

#237

Arts and Humanities international collaboration

#88

#98
in Biology and Biochemistry

Biology and Biochemistry overall score

54.3

Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation

#100

Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation

#102

Biology and Biochemistry publications

#241

Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact

#39

Biology and Biochemistry total citations

#127

Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#128

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#46

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#154

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration

Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#150

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#129

#161
in Chemistry

Chemistry overall score

62.9

Chemistry global research reputation

#286

Chemistry regional research reputation

#121

Chemistry publications

#270

Chemistry normalized citation impact

#204

Chemistry total citations

#217

Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#205

Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#257

Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#556

Chemistry international collaboration

#81

Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#132

Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#126

#388
in Clinical Medicine (tie)

Clinical Medicine overall score

51.8

Clinical Medicine global research reputation

#286

Clinical Medicine regional research reputation

#59

Clinical Medicine publications

#733

Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact

#205

Clinical Medicine total citations

#598

Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#538

Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#156

Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country

#161

Clinical Medicine international collaboration

#46

Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#603

Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#431

#474
in Computer Science (tie)

Computer Science overall score

32.3

Computer Science global research reputation

#430

Computer Science regional research reputation

#101

Computer Science publications

#583

Computer Science conferences

#554

Computer Science normalized citation impact

#447

Computer Science total citations

#566

Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#593

Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#531

Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country

#320

Computer Science international collaboration

#95

Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#548

Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#485

#136
in Economics and Business

Economics and Business overall score

44.5

Economics and Business global research reputation

#179

Economics and Business regional research reputation

#70

Economics and Business publications

#128

Economics and Business normalized citation impact

#167

Economics and Business total citations

#144

Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#132

Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#149

Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country

#102

Economics and Business international collaboration

#114

Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#177

Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#220

#85
in Education and Educational Research

Education and Educational Research overall score

48.4

Education and Educational Research publications

#74

Education and Educational Research conferences

#28

Education and Educational Research normalized citation impact

#67

Education and Educational Research total citations

#76

Education and Educational Research number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#61

Education and Educational Research percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#27

Education and Educational Research international collaboration - relative to country

#150

Education and Educational Research international collaboration

#94

Education and Educational Research number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#116

Education and Educational Research percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#116

#27
in Environment/Ecology (tie)

Environment/Ecology overall score

85.3

Environment/Ecology global research reputation

#47

Environment/Ecology regional research reputation

#23

Environment/Ecology publications

#49

Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact

#103

Environment/Ecology total citations

#34

Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#33

Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#102

Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country

#157

Environment/Ecology international collaboration

#23

Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#24

Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#84

#29
in Geosciences

Geosciences overall score

78.6

Geosciences global research reputation

#60

Geosciences regional research reputation

#21

Geosciences publications

#82

Geosciences normalized citation impact

#28

Geosciences total citations

#47

Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#44

Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#38

Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country

#111

Geosciences international collaboration

Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#31

Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#21

#371
in Materials Science (tie)

Materials Science overall score

37.6

Materials Science global research reputation

#202

Materials Science regional research reputation

#154

Materials Science publications

#729

Materials Science normalized citation impact

#157

Materials Science total citations

#525

Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#503

Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#242

Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country

#139

Materials Science international collaboration

#20

Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#346

Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#156

#27
in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score

80.0

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences regional research reputation

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications

#32

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences

#93

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact

#34

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations

#29

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#24

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#23

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country

#55

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#29

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#45

#311
in Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score

33.4

Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation

#125

Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation

#34

Molecular Biology and Genetics publications

#366

Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact

#195

Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations

#320

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#307

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#198

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country

#201

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration

#14

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#269

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#203

#175
in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)

Neuroscience and Behavior overall score

40.1

Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation

#128

Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation

#15

Neuroscience and Behavior publications

#333

Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact

#144

Neuroscience and Behavior total citations

#294

Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#302

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#250

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country

#247

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration

#41

Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#196

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#70

#278
in Physical Chemistry (tie)

Physical Chemistry overall score

48.6

Physical Chemistry publications

#269

Physical Chemistry conferences

#92

Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact

#356

Physical Chemistry total citations

#288

Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#372

Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#468

Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#235

Physical Chemistry international collaboration

#38

Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#245

Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#258

#109
in Physics (tie)

Physics overall score

69.0

Physics global research reputation

#173

Physics regional research reputation

#132

Physics publications

#188

Physics normalized citation impact

#104

Physics total citations

#117

Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#104

Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#105

Physics international collaboration - relative to country

#515

Physics international collaboration

#142

Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#92

Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#111

#137
in Plant and Animal Science (tie)

Plant and Animal Science overall score

64.8

Plant and Animal Science global research reputation

#170

Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation

#72

Plant and Animal Science publications

#239

Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact

#144

Plant and Animal Science total citations

#188

Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#129

Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#81

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country

#191

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration

#22

Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#254

Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#289

#188
in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)

Psychiatry/Psychology overall score

44.1

Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation

#230

Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation

#55

Psychiatry/Psychology publications

#167

Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact

#253

Psychiatry/Psychology total citations

#180

Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#218

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#356

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country

#207

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration

#64

Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#182

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#201

#155
in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (tie)

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score

51.2

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications

#142

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences

#124

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact

#221

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations

#199

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#125

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#105

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country

#161

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration

#49

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#189

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#233

#65
in Social Sciences and Public Health

Social Sciences and Public Health overall score

66.8

Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation

#130

Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation

#19

Social Sciences and Public Health publications

#61

Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact

#147

Social Sciences and Public Health total citations

#59

Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#64

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#177

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country

#247

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration

#125

Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#50

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#123

#39
in Space Science (tie)

Space Science overall score

68.7

Space Science global research reputation

#52

Space Science regional research reputation

#14

Space Science publications

#41

Space Science normalized citation impact

#83

Space Science total citations

#33

Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#39

Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#102

Space Science international collaboration - relative to country

#160

Space Science international collaboration

#50

Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#45

Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#111

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