Laura Fratiglioni, researcher at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, KI, is ranked third in Sweden and 169th worldwide in Research.com’s 2026 Best Female Scientists rankings. Her research focuses on dementia, cognitive ageing and factors that influence brain health in older adults.
The annual ranking by Research.com highlights the research contributions of female scientists and aims to increase the international visibility of their academic work.
In the 2026 ranking, Laura Fratiglioni , Division of ARC, NVS, is placed 169th among female scientists worldwide and third in Sweden.
Her research focuses on dementia and cognitive ageing, including factors that influence brain health in older adults. This research contributes to greater understanding of health and disease in ageing populations and of factors that may affect the risk of dementia.
Research.com primarily bases its ranking on bibliometric indicators, particularly the H-index, which takes into account both scientific publication output and citation impact. The ranking assigns positions to individual researchers rather than to the universities with which they are affiliated.
