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Umea University ranked 7th in Sweden, 306th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. Umea University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,396 academic publications and 2,205,751 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 49 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#306 of 14,131 In the World
#116 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 39 In Sweden
#51 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#54 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
#55 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#1134 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#302 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

Umea University ranked 6th for Biology in Sweden and 244th in the World with 43,302 publications made and 1,718,495 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#85 of 1,445 In Europe
#244 of 6,770 In the World

Umea University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 477 6981
1992 504 7821
1993 462 7759
1994 494 8777
1995 552 9584
1996 581 10064
1997 581 11456
1998 666 12970
1999 655 13938
2000 711 16335
2001 700 18494
2002 760 20286
2003 796 23730
2004 803 26372
2005 830 29313
2006 956 34038
2007 1005 37967
2008 971 40666
2009 1219 45865
2010 1202 49262
2011 1267 53970
2012 1375 60418
2013 1433 65660
2014 1560 71749
2015 1614 76820
2016 1727 79337
2017 1773 82494
2018 1794 88748
2019 1840 98672
2020 2056 113350
2021 2114 126357
2022 1965 128014
2023 2012 123733

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 41 139
Microbiology 5 47 147
Forestry 3 49 164
Biotechnology 5 58 183
Biophysics 6 76 209
Genetics 5 75 211
Toxicology 7 82 214
Molecular Biology 5 72 215
Neuroscience 5 81 222
Botany 6 83 223
Paleontology 7 75 224
Virology 5 71 226
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 76 231
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 89 232
Oncology and Cancer research 5 72 232
Biochemistry 6 81 237
Immunology 5 95 246
Zoology 6 96 253
Evolutionary Biology 8 110 278
Agricultural Science 5 104 306
Entomology 5 121 321
Pharmacology 5 126 359
Animal Science 7 126 374
Horticulture 5 132 387
Astrobiology 7 165 405
Nutrition and Food Science 7 157 440
Nanotechnology 10 316 971

Medicine rankings

Umea University ranked 5th for Medicine in Sweden and 201st in the World with 39,309 publications made and 1,454,599 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#68 of 1,417 In Europe
#201 of 6,680 In the World

Umea University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 390 5571
1992 422 6341
1993 375 6193
1994 426 6910
1995 481 7625
1996 473 8097
1997 507 9287
1998 540 10393
1999 602 11469
2000 622 13259
2001 598 15136
2002 659 16813
2003 699 19598
2004 668 22144
2005 740 24390
2006 794 28923
2007 879 32252
2008 873 34585
2009 1067 38680
2010 1078 41790
2011 1145 45463
2012 1253 51485
2013 1388 55432
2014 1515 60822
2015 1589 65051
2016 1656 66862
2017 1733 69785
2018 1693 74587
2019 1752 83310
2020 1936 97313
2021 1946 108754
2022 1844 110340
2023 1835 106529

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 10 51
Epidemiology 3 15 54
Dentistry 4 20 65
Orthodontics 4 22 68
Neurosurgery 3 37 81
Physical Therapy 4 22 90
Sports Medicine 4 20 92
Public Health 5 30 107
Pediatrics 5 37 123
Gerontology 5 26 126
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 41 139
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 33 146
Nursing 5 43 158
Anatomy and Physiology 5 49 163
Sports / Exercise science 4 43 167
Pathology 5 56 175
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 50 183
Social Work 4 58 186
Psychiatry 5 66 192
Surgery 5 63 195
Clinical Psychology 7 60 206
Anesthesiology 5 68 207
Toxicology 7 82 214
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 75 220
Radiation Therapy 5 76 226
Cardiology 5 78 226
Virology 5 71 226
Respiratory Therapy 5 86 229
Audiology 7 90 229
Oncology and Cancer research 5 72 232
Medical Physics 5 94 237
Family medicine 5 78 238
Optometry 4 79 239
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 118 245
Immunology 5 95 246
Ophthalmology 5 86 247
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 93 279
Urology 6 96 282
Health Science 5 89 287
Critical Care Nursing 5 126 308
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 116 313
Dermatology 4 122 324
Cosmetology 3 121 330
Plastic Surgery 5 103 345
Pharmacology 5 126 359
Biomedical Engineering 8 133 365
Forensic Science 7 164 429
Veterinary 8 160 560
Pharmacy 8 262 674

Chemistry rankings

Umea University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Sweden and 300th in the World with 31,054 publications made and 1,262,088 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#106 of 1,401 In Europe
#300 of 6,447 In the World

Umea University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 380 5903
1992 418 6360
1993 392 6590
1994 418 7275
1995 462 7910
1996 486 8154
1997 472 9475
1998 564 10668
1999 533 11250
2000 545 13238
2001 595 14521
2002 581 15880
2003 623 18024
2004 630 20202
2005 676 22354
2006 700 25360
2007 778 28216
2008 736 30185
2009 892 33657
2010 802 35900
2011 860 39718
2012 914 43682
2013 955 47786
2014 1014 51915
2015 1037 55773
2016 1136 57132
2017 1154 59568
2018 1170 64161
2019 1142 70449
2020 1267 79340
2021 1303 89394
2022 1245 91211
2023 1247 87415

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 5 37 134
Biochemistry 6 81 237
Biochemical Engineering 6 129 284
Organic Chemistry 9 129 360
Inorganic Chemistry 8 147 410
Nutrition and Food Science 7 157 440
Physical chemistry 7 159 465
Computational Chemistry 9 230 524
Radiochemistry 6 135 539
Materials Science 10 216 580
Pharmacy 8 262 674
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 267 703
Chemical Engineering 8 233 710
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 348 921
Nanotechnology 10 316 971

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Umea University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 281st in the World with 27,971 publications made and 842,225 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Sweden
#108 of 1,492 In Europe
#281 of 7,020 In the World

Umea University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 191 2120
1992 223 2641
1993 214 2440
1994 240 3006
1995 281 3156
1996 270 3511
1997 276 3560
1998 278 4201
1999 334 4874
2000 411 5592
2001 392 6772
2002 419 7649
2003 471 8895
2004 451 10155
2005 519 11567
2006 557 13658
2007 616 15989
2008 662 17726
2009 787 20684
2010 858 22753
2011 937 24858
2012 1027 28567
2013 1094 32635
2014 1255 35844
2015 1314 39201
2016 1384 40736
2017 1339 41712
2018 1332 45866
2019 1426 52296
2020 1605 62131
2021 1586 69756
2022 1476 70376
2023 1571 70480

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

Umea University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 300th in the World with 23,349 publications made and 807,585 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 32 In Sweden
#104 of 1,458 In Europe
#300 of 6,798 In the World

Umea University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 206 2614
1992 260 3071
1993 241 3228
1994 274 3726
1995 274 4138
1996 296 4416
1997 291 4724
1998 343 5529
1999 284 5970
2000 385 7224
2001 382 7863
2002 395 8933
2003 435 10576
2004 397 11485
2005 455 13232
2006 555 15209
2007 571 17419
2008 545 18905
2009 643 21621
2010 653 23421
2011 684 25533
2012 797 29131
2013 843 32731
2014 952 36116
2015 926 38695
2016 1008 40339
2017 1000 42014
2018 1002 45864
2019 1022 52055
2020 1284 61146
2021 1218 68976
2022 1121 69905
2023 1128 68731

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 5 37 134
Forestry 3 49 164
Paleontology 7 75 224
Urban and Regional planning 6 111 229
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 76 231
Environmental Management 7 73 234
Ecology 7 86 256
Oceanography 8 94 281
Geology 8 103 298
Agricultural Science 5 104 306
Environmental Engineering 9 112 352
Geography and Cartography 9 139 374
Geotechnical Engineering 8 149 463
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 162 465
Earth science and Geophysics 9 174 470
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 267 703

Engineering rankings

Umea University ranked 9th for Engineering in Sweden and 420th in the World with 22,995 publications made and 778,019 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 33 In Sweden
#154 of 1,453 In Europe
#420 of 6,684 In the World

Umea University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 236 2695
1992 263 3213
1993 285 3294
1994 263 3729
1995 272 4131
1996 334 4416
1997 326 4714
1998 361 5247
1999 310 5688
2000 400 6719
2001 425 7403
2002 419 8152
2003 444 9872
2004 424 10761
2005 517 12241
2006 549 14015
2007 611 16369
2008 609 17462
2009 661 19509
2010 645 20732
2011 699 22803
2012 757 26072
2013 795 28646
2014 849 31445
2015 854 34310
2016 903 34973
2017 907 36149
2018 926 39845
2019 870 43786
2020 999 50581
2021 1042 56698
2022 965 58349
2023 1047 57898

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Engineering.

Computer Science rankings

Umea University ranked 9th for Computer Science in Sweden and 328th in the World with 21,934 publications made and 746,690 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 32 In Sweden
#120 of 1,459 In Europe
#328 of 6,752 In the World

Umea University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 201 2850
1992 215 3541
1993 186 3103
1994 190 3558
1995 244 3897
1996 246 3999
1997 237 4215
1998 288 4844
1999 261 5289
2000 332 5967
2001 317 6655
2002 338 7618
2003 375 9008
2004 383 10254
2005 391 11408
2006 463 13396
2007 516 15512
2008 520 16781
2009 594 19613
2010 620 20391
2011 699 23160
2012 734 26345
2013 757 29300
2014 887 32218
2015 882 35519
2016 988 37315
2017 979 39045
2018 973 43163
2019 1043 48152
2020 1158 56762
2021 1165 63775
2022 1155 65235
2023 1200 64211

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Computer Science.

Physics rankings

Umea University ranked 9th for Physics in Sweden and 451st in the World with 21,193 publications made and 682,600 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 32 In Sweden
#177 of 1,446 In Europe
#451 of 6,603 In the World

Umea University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 223 2655
1992 256 3217
1993 263 3144
1994 271 3631
1995 251 3905
1996 319 4085
1997 324 4425
1998 353 5065
1999 312 5397
2000 389 6188
2001 383 6902
2002 393 7480
2003 427 8644
2004 398 9476
2005 458 10883
2006 512 12643
2007 570 14288
2008 536 15681
2009 598 17076
2010 602 18103
2011 635 19994
2012 708 22868
2013 717 24962
2014 760 26984
2015 786 29403
2016 853 29913
2017 799 30801
2018 815 34063
2019 780 37014
2020 866 42400
2021 904 46986
2022 887 48274
2023 884 48063

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 6 76 209
Medical Physics 5 94 237
Nuclear Physics 8 161 377
Acoustical Engineering 8 146 390
Optical Engineering 9 156 401
Astrobiology 7 165 405
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 174 411
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 190 423
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 189 483
Quantum and Particle physics 8 194 496
Condensed Matter Physics 7 215 511
Materials Science 10 216 580
Theoretical Physics 8 272 637
Nanotechnology 10 316 971

Psychology rankings

Umea University ranked 5th for Psychology in Sweden and 206th in the World with 19,594 publications made and 640,407 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Sweden
#61 of 1,414 In Europe
#206 of 6,528 In the World

Umea University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 190 2841
1992 180 3389
1993 177 3008
1994 168 3333
1995 224 3807
1996 204 3952
1997 222 4323
1998 271 4736
1999 265 5075
2000 292 5583
2001 252 6355
2002 301 7019
2003 324 8433
2004 312 9080
2005 316 10111
2006 368 11928
2007 432 13327
2008 384 14335
2009 514 16340
2010 566 17238
2011 599 19156
2012 621 22008
2013 695 24317
2014 792 26535
2015 827 28490
2016 874 29838
2017 918 31408
2018 876 34178
2019 926 38776
2020 1067 45716
2021 1082 50873
2022 1032 51885
2023 1052 51216

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 10 51
Social Work 4 58 186
Psychiatry 5 66 192
Clinical Psychology 7 60 206
Neuroscience 5 81 222
Child Psychology 6 55 229
Social Psychology 6 69 236
Cognitive Science 4 86 267
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 98 270
Special Education 7 94 284
Education Majors 6 76 291
Sexology 7 71 296
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 76 355

Mathematics rankings

Umea University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Sweden and 243rd in the World with 14,636 publications made and 485,449 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#77 of 1,388 In Europe
#243 of 6,305 In the World

Umea University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 97 791
1992 96 1039
1993 91 1009
1994 98 1059
1995 129 1386
1996 149 1315
1997 133 1352
1998 153 1627
1999 140 1884
2000 192 2282
2001 170 2492
2002 211 2959
2003 224 3530
2004 247 4027
2005 255 4800
2006 283 5861
2007 332 6981
2008 346 7553
2009 398 8983
2010 440 9853
2011 485 11059
2012 554 13095
2013 600 14777
2014 688 16535
2015 714 18202
2016 754 19384
2017 777 20755
2018 760 22563
2019 831 25717
2020 855 30170
2021 866 34914
2022 866 35737
2023 893 35693

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 7 70 218
Math Teachers 5 59 278
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 116 296
Actuarial Science 7 148 407
Applied Mathematics 6 209 511
Operations Research 9 240 682
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 254 722

Business rankings

Umea University ranked 10th for Business in Sweden and 371st in the World with 7,998 publications made and 190,327 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 31 In Sweden
#137 of 1,414 In Europe
#371 of 6,187 In the World

Umea University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 48 327
1992 52 538
1993 64 425
1994 58 490
1995 61 655
1996 68 703
1997 82 610
1998 60 795
1999 75 887
2000 107 972
2001 100 1212
2002 120 1466
2003 137 1766
2004 120 2046
2005 129 2228
2006 179 2858
2007 191 3264
2008 217 4012
2009 283 4731
2010 259 4999
2011 308 5844
2012 347 6951
2013 355 8186
2014 368 9068
2015 411 9421
2016 364 9946
2017 396 10605
2018 391 11815
2019 422 13432
2020 489 15983
2021 442 18471
2022 413 18346
2023 475 18421

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 3 11 55
Tax Law 4 38 127
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 59 161
Construction Management 6 68 179
Human Resource Management 7 57 185
Entrepreneurship 10 98 212
Project Management 9 97 223
Public Policy / Administration 5 84 235
Management Information Systems 10 102 250
International Trade 8 190 328
Risk Management 7 135 336
International Business 7 191 358
Management 9 129 382
Marketing 11 146 387
Actuarial Science 7 148 407
Accounting 9 143 427
Advertising 7 154 430
Engineering Management 9 161 444
Entertainment Industry Business 6 186 468
Finance 9 193 477
Real Estate 11 154 503
Operations Research 9 240 682
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 290 774

Economics rankings

Umea University ranked 8th for Economics in Sweden and 277th in the World with 7,471 publications made and 168,401 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#99 of 1,366 In Europe
#277 of 5,995 In the World

Umea University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 48 254
1992 44 318
1993 46 314
1994 54 377
1995 57 495
1996 57 506
1997 77 514
1998 72 604
1999 74 697
2000 115 854
2001 96 1089
2002 96 1169
2003 127 1303
2004 120 1635
2005 110 1702
2006 140 2354
2007 158 2560
2008 166 3123
2009 215 3605
2010 235 3986
2011 278 4602
2012 273 5724
2013 301 6700
2014 369 7554
2015 393 8156
2016 410 9029
2017 381 9290
2018 399 10721
2019 409 12423
2020 425 15160
2021 446 17714
2022 405 17852
2023 484 18178

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 6 57 213
Environmental Economics 10 114 279
Political Economy 5 118 284
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 116 296
Agricultural Economics 7 90 308
International Trade 8 190 328
International Economics 9 234 380
Actuarial Science 7 148 407
Finance 9 193 477
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 290 774
International Relations and Diplomacy 8 288 838

Art & Design rankings

Umea University ranked 8th for Art & Design in Sweden and 307th in the World with 4,513 publications made and 121,448 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#8 of 33 In Sweden
#121 of 1,349 In Europe
#307 of 5,720 In the World

Umea University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 21 304
1992 33 476
1993 39 362
1994 38 450
1995 50 626
1996 43 553
1997 52 496
1998 61 715
1999 61 730
2000 67 713
2001 83 931
2002 86 1058
2003 99 1178
2004 73 1264
2005 100 1525
2006 102 1844
2007 108 1966
2008 107 2099
2009 150 2708
2010 158 2831
2011 170 3119
2012 204 3598
2013 186 3924
2014 224 4483
2015 218 4526
2016 237 4788
2017 186 4732
2018 198 5229
2019 198 5717
2020 217 6772
2021 250 7573
2022 203 7505
2023 221 7502

The following table provides academic rankings for Umea University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 2 35 105
Game Design and Development 2 75 204
Graphic Design 5 75 209
UX/UI Desgin 5 93 224
Fashion Design 7 92 243
Literature 7 106 275
Aesthetics 8 101 277
Multimedia 4 116 329
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 143 369
Landscape Architecture 7 183 398
Painting and Drawing 3 213 451
Sculpture 3 213 451
Entertainment Industry Business 6 186 468
Performing arts 8 209 475
Illustration and Concept Art 4 218 477
Interior Design 8 233 553
Architecture 11 274 601
Computer Graphics 8 259 622
Art History 8 289 672
Music 10 256 673
Animation 9 290 757
Photography 10 296 791