Top research institutions in Estonia
University of Tartu ranks first in Estonia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,019 worldwide), followed by Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TartuUniversity · Tartu | #1,019 | 22.7% | 3,886 | #1 |
| 2 | Tallinn University of TechnologyUniversity · Tallinn | #1,771 | 19.5% | 2,616 | #2 |
| 3 | Tallinn UniversityUniversity · Tallinn | #4,581 | 24.6% | 1,104 | #4 |
| 4 | Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Tallinn | #5,413 | 35.2% | 413 | #8 |
| 5 | National Institute of Chemical Physics and BiophysicsResearch facility · Tallinn | #5,686 | 32.2% | 170 | #3 |
| 6 | Estonian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Tartu | #6,766 | 23.0% | 562 | #5 |
| 7 | PraxisNonprofit · Tallinn | #9,486 | 6.5% | 986 | #9 |
| 8 | Tartu University HospitalHospital / health system · Tartu | #10,552 | 19.7% | 158 | #10 |
| 9 | Estonian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Tallinn | #16,274 | 17.5% | 65 | #6 |
| 10 | North Estonia Medical CentreHospital / health system · Tallinn | #22,286 | 15.4% | 65 | #12 |
| 11 | Estonian Business SchoolUniversity · Tallinn | #23,465 | 18.7% | 110 | #18 |
| 12 | Institute of the Estonian LanguageResearch facility · Tallinn | #25,510 | 15.6% | 81 | #15 |
| 13 | Tallinn University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Tallinn | #26,435 | 14.1% | 68 | #24 |
| 14 | Estonian Academy of ArtsUniversity · Tallinn | #26,512 | 16.3% | 67 | #20 |
| 15 | Estonian Literary MuseumArchive · Tartu | #26,691 | 13.4% | 106 | #22 |
| 16 | University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical GardenArchive · Tartu | #27,211 | 7.1% | 64 | #17 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Estonia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.