Research in numbers
Research accounts for 85 percent of Karolinska Institute’s total annual revenue, and the research area’s income amounted to SEK 6,849 million in 2023. External grants correspond to 54 percent of research income. University researchers publish approximately 7,500 scientific articles each year, of which 90 percent are in collaboration with researchers from other organizations in Sweden and internationally.
Photo: Erik FlygBriefly about KI's research
How many researchers do we have at KI and what type of research are they conducting? How much money is invested in research at the university and where does the money come from? Find the answers to simple questions about KI's research.
Photo: N/ATop publications
Current scientific articles in which our researchers participated and which have been published in highly ranked journals are listed here. The selection is based on the journals' citation rate corresponding to the top five percent of all articles in the Medline database.
Contacts on research numbers
Some of our Swedish funding bodies
The Wallenberg foundations
The Wallenberg foundations, fronted by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), are among the largest private research funders in Sweden.
The Erling-Persson Foundation
The Erling-Persson Foundation supports projects in science and education, as well as development of children and young people.
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) is an independent research funding body within the public system for research funding in Sweden, that contributes substantially to research at Karolinska Institutet.
Other fundraising organisations and foundations
Research at KI is financed by a large number of private foundations and non-profit collecting organisations, with the Swedish Cancer Society in the lead position.
Torsten Söderberg Foundation
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation aims to support scientific research and education in economy, medicine and law.
Ragnar Söderberg Foundation
Ragnar Söderberg Foundation is a private research funding organisation that supports research in medicine and other scientific fields.
Some of our international funding bodies
ERC grants
The European Research Council (ERC) promotes research of the highest quality through long-term financing. KI has been successfull in achieving these prestigious grants.
Marie Curie grants
The EU Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programmes are addressed to research career development, on an individual level and collaborative. Find ongoing activities at KI with this type of funding.
EU-collaborative projects
In recent years, KI researchers have been participating in hundreds of collaborative research projects funded by the EU. Many of these projects have been coordinated at KI.
US research funding
US and international funding supports many research projects at Karolinska Institutet. In 2021, some SEK 101 million was obtained from federal agencies and private foundations in the US.