The list is based on data from the reference and citation database Web of Science. The following researchers from Stockholm University are present on the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list:

Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Barbara Cannon, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute
Carl Folke, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stefano Manzoni, Department of Physical Geography
Claudia Mohr, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry
Jan Nedergaard, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute
Per Olsson, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Ilona Riipinen, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry
Johan Rockström, Stockholm Resilience Centre

The Highly Cited Researchers list is based on publications between 2008 and 2018 and contains more than 6,000 researchers in 21 different research fields. Nearly half of the researchers (44 percent) come from the United States. China is in second place and United Kingdom takes the third spot.

The full 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list and more information about the survey are available at Web of Science.