The World University Index

Lund, Sweden

Lund University

Ranked in the world

28

Lund University is ranked 28th in the world for Geography.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Geography, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Lund University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2025Headlinein the world for GeographyQuacquarelli Symonds28
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)34
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency55
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University63
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency69
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney70
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds72
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education74
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University77
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group77
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)79
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University86
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University87
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group91
Time 2026Time / Statista96
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University101
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University101
THE 2026Times Higher Education106
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency109
NTU 2025National Taiwan University111
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC115
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency119
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature119
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature120
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University124
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency125
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group125
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group129
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University130
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature139
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group143
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University149
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group163
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group165
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature175
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University176
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group182
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature205
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group208
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group211
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group241
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University260
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group263
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University273
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group284
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University379
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University404
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University410
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group443
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group453
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group464
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group496
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University510
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University633

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.