Sweden in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 2,723 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Sweden lists 2,723 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~1.1% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (1,026) and Karolinska Institutet (328).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Sweden?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Sweden (swe) lists 2,723 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 1.1% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,197, with average h-index near 13.1, across 261 distinct institutions.
Sweden’s profile is Clinical Medicine–led and institutionally centered on Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala, KTH, Lund, and Linköping — a Nordic research system with strong biomedical depth.
Nordics: Denmark and broader Europe via Germany.
Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Sweden?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Sweden country profile (swe, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Naghavi, Mohsen (Karolinska Institutet; Clinical Medicine; global rank 130; ~47,889 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naghavi, Mohsen | Karolinska Institutet | Clinical Medicine | 130 | 47,889 |
| 2 | Folke, Carl S. | Stockholms universitet | Biology | 192 | 10,566 |
| 3 | Gössling, Stefan | Linnaeus University, Kalmar | Economics & Business | 243 | 3,895 |
| 4 | Blennow, Kaj | Sahlgrenska Akademin | Clinical Medicine | 254 | 27,538 |
| 5 | Zetterberg, Henrik H. | Göteborgs Universitet | Clinical Medicine | 313 | 26,995 |
| 6 | Ghobakhloo, Morteza | Uppsala Universitet | Economics & Business | 401 | 3,746 |
| 7 | Nielsen, Jens B. | Chalmers University of Technology | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 569 | 9,711 |
| 8 | Ludvigsson, Jonas Filip | Karolinska Institutet | Clinical Medicine | 591 | 5,765 |
| 9 | Hess, Berk | The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) | Physics & Astronomy | 775 | 11,021 |
| 10 | Wardle, David A. | Umeå Universitet | Biology | 855 | 6,545 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Sweden analytics.
What are Sweden’s strongest fields?
Sweden’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 1,026 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 1,026 |
| Biomedical Research | 223 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 201 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 192 |
| Engineering | 149 |
Which institutions lead in Sweden?
The largest institutional cohort in the Sweden profile is Karolinska Institutet (328 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Karolinska Institutet | 328 |
| Uppsala Universitet | 244 |
| The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) | 172 |
| Lunds Universitet | 170 |
| Linköpings Universitet | 143 |
How has Sweden’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Sweden moved from 2,131 listed scholars (2020) to 2,723 (2026) — a change of 592 (~+28%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,131 |
| 2021 | 2,437 |
| 2022 | 2,465 |
| 2023 | 2,548 |
| 2024 | 2,642 |
| 2025 | 2,664 |
| 2026 | 2,723 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 2,723 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 1.1% |
| Avg. citations | 1,197 |
| Avg. h-index | 13.1 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 130 |
| Distinct institutions | 261 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (1,026) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Naghavi, Mohsen (Karolinska Institutet; Clinical Medicine). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Sweden have in 2026? 2,723 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 1.1% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Sweden? Clinical Medicine, with 1,026 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Karolinska Institutet, with 328 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Sweden grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 2,131 to 2,723 listed scholars (~+28%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Sweden’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Naghavi, Mohsen leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Sweden country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.