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Karolinska Institute

Karolinska Institute

🇸🇪 Sweden 4-Year University

Global #177 Sweden #7

Campus of Karolinska Institute

Institution Info

Founded: 1810
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 8,070 students
Website: https://ki.se

About

Karolinska Institute is a higher education institution in Sweden, founded in 1810. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is among the top 10 universities in Sweden. The university has approximately 8,070 students, a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300) and Top 15 Universities in Sweden.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
THE	2026	THE #55 · Top 100	74.99
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #177 · Top 200	90.31
ARWU	2025	ARWU #50 · Top 50	32.90

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,397

h-index

28,812,206

Citations

224,995

Publications

341,418

i10-index

3.08

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global B-Tier (World 101-300) Top 15 Universities in Sweden Best Universities for Medicine & Health Sciences

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Motto

"Att förbättra människors hälsa"

Frequently Asked Questions

Karolinska Institute is ranked #177 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Sweden, it holds the #7 position.

Karolinska Institute was founded in 1810, making it 216 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Sweden.

Karolinska Institute has a student body of approximately 8,070 students.

Karolinska Institute has produced 224,995 research publications with 28,812,206 total citations and an h-index of 1,397, according to OpenAlex data.