https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/continued-strong-results-for-ki-in-international-subject-ranking With the publication of the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2026, KI retains its position among the world’s and Europe’s leading universities. Among other things, KI regains the top spot globally in “Dentistry” and retains its position as the EU’s leading medical university. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:42:42 +0100 https://news.ki.se/strengthened-positions-for-ki-in-times-higher-educations-subject-ranking Times Higher Education (THE) in the UK has published its subject ranking World University Rankings by Subject 2026. The ranking is based on both hard data and reputation surveys. For the third year in a row, KI improves its ranking in the subject "Medical and Health". Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:39:24 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-among-the-top-universities-in-the-the-ranking When Times Higher Education (THE) in the UK publishes its ranking of the world's best universities regardless of specialisation, KI lands in 53rd place among more than 2.000 higher education institutions in 115 countries. In the EU, KI ranks 6th and is the foremost place among higher education institutions in the Nordic region. Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:21:20 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-ranks-8th-among-swedens-100-most-attractive-employers Karolinska Institutet retains its place among Sweden's 100 most attractive employers according to this year's edition of the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI). With this year's ranking of 8th, up from 42nd last year, KI is now at the very top alongside employers such as Ikea, Google and Spotify. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:42:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-remains-in-the-top-50-in-this-years-shanghai-ranking Karolinska Institutet (KI) retains its position as one of the world’s 50 highest-ranked universities in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking. The ARWU compares all higher education institutions with research activities, regardless of their focus or faculties. Harvard University is ranked highest, followed by Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Cambridge, which is unchanged from 2024. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:56:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/robert-harris-ranked-on-the-top-20-linkedin-influencers-in-sweden-in-2025 KI researcher and PhD supervisor Robert Harris is ranked number 5 on the list ‘Top 20 LinkedIn Influencers in Sweden in 2025’ by the AI-based ranking platform Favikon. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:09:02 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kib-podcast-open-science-and-why-it-matters-the-libraries-the-researchers-and-the-many-aspects-on-open-science In this episode we take a closer look at open science, why it matters, and how it can help us meet some of the major challenges facing research today. With growing concerns about research funding, especially recent cuts in the US that may affect core scientific infrastructure, the need for openness, collaboration, and resilient research practices has never been greater. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:13:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/swedish-eye-cancer-research-in-the-lead-ranked-fifth-globally Research on uveal melanoma - the most common form of eye cancer in adults - at St. Erik Eye Hospital and Karolinska Institutet has been ranked fifth in the world according to the 2024 ScholarGPS ranking. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:51:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/peter-strang-ranked-no-19-in-palliative-medicine-by-scholar-gps Peter Strang, professor emeritus of palliative medicine at the Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska Institutet, has been ranked as number 19 in his research field by Scholar GPS 2024. Scholar GPS is a global platform that analyzes and ranks researchers based on their academic productivity, impact, and quality. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:47:59 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-improves-its-position-in-times-higher-educations-subject-rankings Times Higher Education in the UK has published its World University Rankings by Subject 2025. The ranking is based on both hard data and reputation surveys. KI improves its position in several categories. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:53:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-retains-top-spot-in-the-ranking When Times Higher Education in the UK publishes its ranking of the world's best universities, KI is ranked 49th out of more than 2,000 universities in 115 countries. This means that KI has the highest ranking in the Nordic region. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:41:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-climbs-in-annual-reputation-survey When the research company Verian presents this year's reputation index for universities and colleges, KI has increased by four points. With an estimate of 70, KI is well above the average of 63. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:31:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/continued-high-ranking-for-ki-in-this-years-shanghai-ranking Karolinska Institutet is ranked 43 in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai ranking. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:37:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-top-position-for-ki-in-international-subject-ranking When the QS World University Ranking by Subject for 2024 is published, KI retains its leading position among the world's and Europe's universities. Among other things, KI maintains its position as the EU's leading medical university. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:31:58 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stable-for-ki-in-the-times-higher-education-subject-ranking Times Higher Education in the UK has published its World University Rankings by Subject 2024, based on both hard data and reputation surveys. KI has improved its position in "Clinical and Health" both in Europe and globally. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:16:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-holds-the-position-in-the-times-higher-education-ranking When the Times Higher Education (THE) in Great Britain publishes its annual university ranking, KI is ranked 50th among 1,904 institutions in the world and ranked 16th in Europe. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:46:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-climbs-furthest-in-this-years-university-reputation-index KI has climbed the furthest of all universities in this year’s Kantar Public Reputation Index, notching up a eight-point recovery from 58 to 66. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:06:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-maintains-a-strong-position-in-this-years-shanghai-ranking Karolinska Institutet (KI) is ranked 37 in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai ranking. This means that KI retains its position as one of the world's 50 highest-ranked universities. The ranking has varied between positions 37 and 45 over the past five years (2022: position 41). Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:23:29 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-well-positioned-in-several-areas-in-qs-subject-rankings Karolinska Institutet maintains a strong position in several areas in QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) international subject rankings for universities. In the subject area Medicine, KI is ranked number seven globally, up from number twelve last year. KI also strengthens its position in the subject areas Biological Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and Psychology. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:06:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-in-top-10-of-institutions-with-most-publications-on-covid-19-immunity In a new analysis, Karolinska Institutet is ranked number eight in a list of organizations with the most published articles on COVID-19 and the immune response. KI also stands out as one of the universities that has had the most international collaborations in the field. The analysis was conducted by Chinese researchers without a connection to KI and is published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:23:59 +0200 https://news.ki.se/top-position-for-dentistry-at-ki-for-third-time KI’s ultra modern education and research in the field of dentistry/dental care has topped the QS World University Rankings for the third time. We meet Bodil Lund, head of the Department of Dental Medicine, to hear her views on being no 1 on the world’s most important ranking list. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:45:50 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-listed-as-highly-cited-researchers-2021 Fourteen researchers connected to Karolinska Institutet are on the 2021 list of highly cited researchers presented by Clarivate, the company behind Web of Science. In all, the list includes some 6,600 researchers from across the globe. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:30:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/they-are-on-the-2020-highly-cited-list Thirteen researchers connected to Karolinska Institutet are on the 2020 list of highly cited researchers presented by Clarivate, the company behind Web of Science. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:01:42 +0100 https://news.ki.se/methodological-changes-in-the-shanghai-ranking-but-ki-strengthens-its-position-in-several-areas Earlier this week, a new ranking of the world universities came from the Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU (also called the Shanghai ranking). This ranking has been a relatively stable ranking since it was introduced in 2003. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:13:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-listed-among-historical-celebrities What do KI researchers Alicja Wolk, Peter Stenvinkel, and Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg have in common with historical super-celebrities such as Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein? They are all on the highly cited researchers list of h-index 100 or more in Google Scholar. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:29:50 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-in-the-2019-highly-cited-list Twelve researchers at Karolinska Institutet qualify for the annual list of highly cited researchers compiled by Web of Science. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:44:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/meb-scientists-among-highly-cited-researchers Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:27:37 +0100 https://news.ki.se/jonas-ludvigsson-top-ranked-for-research-on-celiac-disease Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:21:48 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-placed-15th-among-the-worlds-best-universities-for-medicine Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:10:50 +0100