Karolinska Institute ranks #44 globally with a prestige score of 75, earned across 14 prestigious academic awards including 5 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Sune K. Bergström, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Ulf von Euler.
75
Prestige Score
14
Total Awards
5
Nobel Prizes
6
Decades Active
12
Laureates
5
Award Types
3
Countries
3
Publications
124
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
5
Tier 1 • Apex
= 50 pts
8
Tier 2 • Elite
= 24 pts
1
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 1 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 5 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (3 types, 8 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (5 types)
Gairdner International Award
6(1961–1981)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
5(1955–1982)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
1(2008)
Balzan Prize
1(1979)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(2020)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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