Karolinska Institutet: #1 in the world for Immunology & Microbiology collaboration

Karolinska Institutet stands at #1 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Immunology & Microbiology collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 1,625 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 640 collaborating institutions across 70 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 2.66.

Karolinska Institutet holds Platinum standing overall, at #37 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.