Compared to last year, however, Karolinska Institutet is falling back, from place 43 to place 50. Uppsala University ends up in place 93 – from last year's 88. Stockholm University, however, leaves the group 101-150, and moves up to place 100.
Harvard in the USA ends up in first place, for the twenty-third year in a row.
The ARWU list has been made since 2003, with a focus on research, such as the number of published scientific articles and Nobel Prizes. It is made by the organization Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
