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Science in Estonia

Estonia ranks #44 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#52 all time), with 11k research works and 10.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#44
of 189 · #52 all time
Works, 2022-now
11k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
909k
15.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Estonia

What is Estonia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Estonia ranks highest in Medicine (#41 of 152), Social Sciences (#46 of 148) and Computer Science (#41 of 128). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Oceanography.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #41 of 152 10.4%1,083 #45 Institutions
Social SciencesField #46 of 148 13.4%1,946 #47 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #41 of 128 10.5%1,008 #50 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #35 of 105 10.6%542 #39 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #42 of 124 12.5%664 #49 Institutions
PsychologyField #37 of 106 8.5%564 #42 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #36 of 103 12.8%697 #39 Institutions
EngineeringField #47 of 131 9.5%1,573 #55 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #46 of 119 12.5%567 #49 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #37 of 95 16.2%415 #39 Institutions
Molecular BiologySubfield #35 of 84 9.6%306 #39 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #51 of 122 10.1%751 #63 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 54.3 works · #62 of 212 active here3.4×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 96.7 works · #61 of 222 active here3.1×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 106.9 works · #61 of 215 active here2.9×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 101.8 works · #71 of 204 active here2.8×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 162.8 works · #73 of 213 active here2.8×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 41.0 works · #77 of 194 active here2.7×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 176.9 works · #73 of 208 active here2.5×
  8. General PsychologySubfield · 3.3 works · #49 of 123 active here2.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 845 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 656 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 1,150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 330 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 120 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 1,739 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 909 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 320 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 145 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 342 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 321 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 1,293 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 780 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 436 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 142 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 246 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 653 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2,207 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.05×780 works
  2. Psychology1.63×653 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.60×330 works
  4. Environmental Science1.39×909 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×845 works
  6. Social Sciences1.32×2,207 works
  7. Veterinary1.26×23 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.17×342 works
  9. Computer Science1.12×1,150 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.11×142 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.03×436 works
  12. Energy0.99×120 works
  13. Mathematics0.94×145 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×656 works
  15. Health Professions0.92×321 works
  16. Engineering0.88×1,739 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×246 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.83×38 works
  19. Neuroscience0.77×164 works
  20. Chemistry0.76×158 works
  21. Nursing0.76×49 works
  22. Materials Science0.70×320 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×78 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×26 works
  25. Medicine0.51×1,293 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×16 works

Which fields of science does Estonia work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Estonia is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,252 fractional works · 39.8% of its workEngineering: 1,739 fractional works · 13.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 494 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 203 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 179 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 151 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,150 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 419 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 238 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 127 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 909 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology: 217 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 163 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 342 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 330 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOceanography: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 321 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 179 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 158 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 98 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,464 fractional works · 33.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,207 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 638 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 466 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 330 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCommunication: 102 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 780 fractional works · 5.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 177 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 163 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 112 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 653 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 245 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 123 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 122 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 436 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 246 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 181 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 142 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,768 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 845 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 357 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 137 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 656 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 370 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 151 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 164 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,702 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 1,293 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSurgery: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 258 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 321 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 191 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEstonia13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,73913.2%
    2. Computer Science1,1508.7%
    3. Environmental Science9096.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3422.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences3302.5%
    6. Materials Science3212.4%
    7. Chemistry1581.2%
    8. Mathematics1451.1%
    9. Energy1200.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering380.3%
  2. Social Sciences4,46433.9%
    1. Social Sciences2,20716.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities7805.9%
    3. Psychology6535.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting4363.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2461.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1421.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,76813.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8456.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6565.0%
    3. Neuroscience1641.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology780.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.2%
  4. Health Sciences1,70212.9%
    1. Medicine1,2939.8%
    2. Health Professions3212.4%
    3. Nursing490.4%
    4. Veterinary230.2%
    5. Dentistry160.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Estonia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Ecosystem Functioning, Biodiversity, Invasive Species and Big Data.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change634▲ 1.77×116 topics
  2. Machine Learning470◆ 1.07×89 topics
  3. Sustainability396▲ 1.23×118 topics
  4. Globalization383▲ 1.48×145 topics
  5. Deep Learning323▼ 0.71×81 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence237▲ 1.26×59 topics
  7. Environmental Impact236◆ 1.05×68 topics
  8. Renewable Energy227▲ 1.19×53 topics
  9. Big Data222▲ 1.76×31 topics
  10. Social Media219▲ 1.20×36 topics
  11. Education216◆ 0.96×120 topics
  12. Biodiversity210▲ 2.1×35 topics
  13. Public Health193◆ 1.00×63 topics
  14. Identity188▲ 1.97×67 topics
  15. Ethics174▲ 2.6×53 topics
  16. Invasive Species168▲ 3.0×21 topics
  17. Internet of Things149▲ 1.32×24 topics
  18. Security146▲ 1.65×27 topics
  19. Power Electronics145▲ 3.4×8 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning138▲ 5.1×7 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration135▲ 3.1×6 topics
  22. Religion129▲ 2.1×41 topics
  23. Conservation128▲ 2.3×24 topics
  24. European Union124▲ 4.2×26 topics
  25. International Relations123▲ 3.9×26 topics
  26. Governance114▲ 2.6×19 topics
  27. Migration113▲ 2.5×28 topics
  28. Global Change104▲ 3.0×7 topics
  29. Corpus Linguistics98▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Trust97▲ 2.7×11 topics
  31. Model Predictive Control96▲ 2.9×6 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation90▲ 3.1×5 topics
  33. European Integration87▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience79▲ 3.9×5 topics
  35. Soviet Union77▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Accountability76▲ 4.6×4 topics
  37. Folklore74▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Literary Analysis73▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Diplomacy70▲ 5.7×8 topics
  40. Eastern Europe62▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Estonia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Advanced DC-DC Converters.

Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 48 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 46 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters45Advanced DC-DC Converters: 45 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 44 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 44 fractional worksNatural Language Process…43Natural Language Processing Techniques: 43 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 43 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 42 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…41Microgrid Control and Optimization: 41 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 39 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 38 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics38Social Media and Politics: 38 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSafety ResearchElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBuilding and Construction8 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 48 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 46 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 45 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 44 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 44 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 43 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 43 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 42 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 41 works
  10. 10 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 39 works
  11. 11 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 38 works
  12. 12 Social Media and Politics Communication 38 works

How many world-class institutions does Estonia hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #44 of 189 #52 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #41 of 204 #49 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Estonia lead research?

University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology and Praxis rank highest in Estonia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 10.4286%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tallinn UniversityUniversity of TartuTallinn University o…Praxis
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of TartuUniversity · Tartu · #727 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 4.2k works
  2. 2Tallinn University of TechnologyUniversity · Tallinn · #1,548 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 2.6k works
  3. 3PraxisNonprofit · Tallinn · #2,357 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 986 works
  4. 4Tallinn UniversityUniversity · Tallinn · #2,766 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 1.1k works
  5. 5Estonian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Tartu · #4,643 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 562 works
  6. 6National Institute of Chemical Physics and BiophysicsResearch facility · Tallinn · #8,614 worldwide16.0% top 10% · 170 works
  7. 7Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Tallinn · #9,670 worldwide15.0% top 10% · 413 works
  8. 8Estonian Business SchoolUniversity · Tallinn · #16,562 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 110 works
  9. 9Tallinn University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Tallinn · #17,352 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 68 works
  10. 10Estonian Academy of ArtsUniversity · Tallinn · #19,220 worldwide7.8% top 10% · 67 works
  11. 11Estonian Literary MuseumArchive · Tartu · #19,598 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 106 works
  12. 12Institute of the Estonian LanguageResearch facility · Tallinn · #20,308 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 81 works
  13. 13North Estonia Medical CentreHospital / health system · Tallinn · #21,078 worldwide11.2% top 10% · 65 works
  14. 14Estonian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Tallinn · #21,439 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 65 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Estonia

Who are the top researchers in Estonia?

Tõnu Esko, Leho Tedersoo and Lili A. Milani rank highest among researchers based in Estonia.

  1. 1 Tõnu Esko #672 worldwide 156k citations · 825 works
  2. 2 Leho Tedersoo #1,145 worldwide 66k citations · 375 works
  3. 3 Lili A. Milani #1,515 worldwide 75k citations · 479 works
  4. 4 Reedik Mägi #1,607 worldwide 91k citations · 582 works
  5. 5 Andres Metspalu #2,577 worldwide 134k citations · 841 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Bahram #3,139 worldwide 29k citations · 219 works
  7. 7 Linda D. Hollebeek #3,288 worldwide 26k citations · 193 works
  8. 8 Mari Nelis #6,993 worldwide 47k citations · 173 works
  9. 9 Toomas Kivisild #7,820 worldwide 30k citations · 327 works
  10. 10 Evelin Mihailov #8,648 worldwide 49k citations · 196 works
Top researchers in Estonia

Which cities in Estonia are research hubs?

  1. 1 TallinnEstonia 30k works
  2. 2 TartuEstonia 27k works

How open and international is Estonia's research?

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 61% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 40% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.02× the expected open access and 1.77× the expected international share, which puts it #112 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Estonia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Estonia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.050% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Estonia0.052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Estonia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 8.9% of its 57k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Estonia10.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2023.

Which countries have research most like Estonia's?

Slovakia is Estonia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Estonia's, with both strong in Environmental Science.

  1. 1 SlovakiaBoth strong in Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.73 Compare
  2. 2 BurundiBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences 0.72 Compare
  3. 3 MongoliaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science 0.61 Compare
  4. 4 BahamasBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, Arts and Humanities 0.60 Compare
  5. 5 Faroe IslandsBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology, Arts and Humanities 0.59 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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