Top research institutions in Estonia
University of Tartu ranks first in Estonia on research quality in 2022-now (#727 worldwide), followed by Tallinn University of Technology and Praxis.
EstoniaRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TartuUniversity · Tartu | #727 | 11.4% | 4,155 | #1 |
| 2 | Tallinn University of TechnologyUniversity · Tallinn | #1,548 | 10.7% | 2,616 | #2 |
| 3 | PraxisNonprofit · Tallinn | #2,357 | 6.3% | 986 | #3 |
| 4 | Tallinn UniversityUniversity · Tallinn | #2,766 | 12.0% | 1,104 | #6 |
| 5 | Estonian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Tartu | #4,643 | 11.5% | 562 | #5 |
| 6 | National Institute of Chemical Physics and BiophysicsResearch facility · Tallinn | #8,614 | 16.0% | 170 | #4 |
| 7 | Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Tallinn | #9,670 | 15.0% | 413 | #7 |
| 8 | Estonian Business SchoolUniversity · Tallinn | #16,562 | 8.5% | 110 | #11 |
| 9 | Tallinn University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Tallinn | #17,352 | 8.4% | 68 | #17 |
| 10 | Estonian Academy of ArtsUniversity · Tallinn | #19,220 | 7.8% | 67 | #12 |
| 11 | Estonian Literary MuseumArchive · Tartu | #19,598 | 7.4% | 106 | #8 |
| 12 | Institute of the Estonian LanguageResearch facility · Tallinn | #20,308 | 10.2% | 81 | #9 |
| 13 | North Estonia Medical CentreHospital / health system · Tallinn | #21,078 | 11.2% | 65 | #13 |
| 14 | Estonian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Tallinn | #21,439 | 9.6% | 65 | #20 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Estonia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Estonia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
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University of Tartu ranks first in Estonia on research quality in 2022-now (#727 worldwide), followed by Tallinn University of Technology and Praxis.