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Sweden ranks between 7th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Genome sequencing
7–9tied, of 59
1stUS33.6%7–9KR1.6%7–9CA1.6%7–9SE1.5%10–12ES1.4%10–12BE1.3%
Karolinska Institutet0.8% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
11thof 80
1stCN39.9%9–10HK2.2%9–10DE2.2%11thSE1.8%12–13AU1.7%12–13FR1.7%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.6% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
12thof 50
1stUS27.5%10thKR1.6%11thRU1.3%12thSE1.1%13thNL0.9%14thCZ0.7%
Chalmers University of Technology0.6% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
12–13tied, of 70
1stUS38.7%10–11NL1.8%12–13IN1.6%12–13SE1.5%14–15SG1.1%14–15FR1.0%
AstraZeneca (Sweden)0.5% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
11–13tied, of 453.0 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%11–13KR1.4%11–13HK1.3%11–13SE1.1%14–21JP1.0%14–21SA0.9%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.8% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
13–17tied, of 56
1stCN40.8%12thAU1.0%13–17SA0.9%13–17SE0.9%13–17ES0.8%13–17NO0.8%
Linköping University0.5% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
15–19tied, of 554.6 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%11–14FR0.8%11–14NL0.8%15–19SE0.7%15–19IT0.7%15–19JP0.7%
Chalmers University of Technology0.5% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
16thof 71
1stUS34.9%14thES1.9%15thKR1.1%16thSE0.9%17–18SG0.7%17–18RU0.7%
Chalmers University of Technology0.7% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
15–21tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%15–21TW0.3%15–21IT0.3%15–21SE0.3%15–21DK0.3%15–21CH0.3%
Chalmers University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
18–25tied, of 643.4 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%14–17BE0.6%18–25ID0.5%18–25SE0.5%18–25TR0.5%18–25NL0.4%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Large language models
19–20tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%18thAE0.8%19–20FR0.7%19–20SE0.7%21stNL0.6%22–23PT0.5%
University of Gothenburg0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
19–20tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%18thTW0.6%19–20NL0.5%19–20SE0.5%21–23MO0.4%21–23IR0.4%
Uppsala University0.2% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
17–22tied, of 582.9 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%17–22SG0.7%17–22IR0.7%17–22SE0.6%17–22NL0.6%17–22PL0.6%
Chalmers University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
21stof 573.9 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%18–20PL0.9%18–20AU0.8%21stSE0.7%22–26BE0.5%22–26SA0.5%
Lund University0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
19–21tied, of 77
1stUS32.2%19–21TR0.6%19–21BE0.6%19–21SE0.5%22–29IL0.4%22–29RU0.4%
Uppsala University0.2% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
21–26tied, of 582.7 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%17–20DK0.7%17–20NL0.7%21–26SE0.6%21–26BR0.6%21–26MY0.5%
Uppsala University0.5% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
18–24tied, of 280.6 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%18–24NL0.2%18–24CA0.2%18–24SE0.1%18–24NA0.1%18–24ES0.1%
Lund University0.1% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 400.6 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%16–29KR0.3%16–29SA0.2%16–29SE0.2%16–29AT0.2%16–29PL0.2%
Linköping University0.2% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.1 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31TW0.3%21–31MX0.3%21–31SE0.3%21–31IQ0.3%21–31PL0.3%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
AI chips
23–28tied, of 461.9 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%20–22AT0.4%23–28PT0.3%23–28SE0.3%23–28GR0.2%23–28IL0.2%
Linköping University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 391.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33PT0.3%21–33BD0.3%21–33SE0.3%21–33ES0.2%21–33SA0.2%
Lund University0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 543.8 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25GR0.6%18–25PL0.6%18–25SE0.5%18–25AE0.5%26–30EG0.5%
Luleå University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.9 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39RO0.3%20–39NL0.3%20–39SE0.3%20–39CZ0.3%20–39PK0.3%
Chalmers University of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 481.1 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%22–25ES0.4%22–25RU0.3%26–36SE0.3%26–36IR0.2%26–36SI0.2%
Linköping University0.1% of the top 10%
Optical communication
26–32tied, of 543.2 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%22–25GR0.6%26–32IR0.5%26–32SE0.5%26–32RU0.5%26–32IL0.4%
Chalmers University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
27–29tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%27–29BE0.5%27–29RO0.5%27–29SE0.5%30–32EG0.4%30–32RU0.4%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 410.8 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32RO0.1%16–32KW0.1%16–32SE0.1%16–32GR0.1%16–32RU0.1%
Uppsala University0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
25–29tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%25–29FI0.3%25–29TR0.3%25–29SE0.3%30–32NZ0.2%30–32PL0.2%
Chalmers University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
30–33tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%27–29VN0.4%27–29NO0.4%30–33SE0.4%30–33MX0.4%30–33BD0.4%
Ericsson (Sweden)0.2% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
30–32tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%25–29TH0.3%25–29BD0.3%30–32SE0.2%30–32IE0.2%30–32CL0.2%
Chalmers University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
26–30tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%26–30CH0.4%26–30PK0.4%26–30SE0.4%31–35OM0.3%31–35PL0.3%
Chalmers University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 470.9 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39KZ0.8%24–39SG0.7%24–39SE0.7%24–39PK0.7%24–39CL0.6%
Outside the top 30
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.7% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
28–32tied, of 451.3 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%28–32SK0.2%28–32LU0.2%28–32SE0.2%33–40GR0.2%33–40KZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
KTH Royal Institute of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 823.4 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%29–32BE0.5%29–32GR0.5%33–38SE0.4%33–38TR0.4%33–38IE0.4%
Outside the top 30
Chalmers University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
37–40tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%33–36TH0.5%37–40IE0.4%37–40VN0.4%37–40SE0.4%37–40ZA0.4%
Outside the top 30
Luleå University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 681.8 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%32–40MO0.2%32–40BE0.2%32–40HU0.2%32–40ID0.2%32–40SE0.2%
Outside the top 30
Uppsala University0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Sweden is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 3rdMassive, cell-free and near-field MIMO6G and advanced wireless, 102 papers; behind China 43.1% and United Kingdom 8.8%6.3%