Question 1

How strong is science in Estonia?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Estonia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Estonia lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Estonia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Estonia are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Tallinn and Tartu.

Question 6

How much of Estonia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Estonia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Estonia?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Estonia work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Estonia's?

Accepted Answer

Slovakia has the research profile closest to Estonia's (similarity 0.73 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Environmental Science, followed by Burundi and Mongolia.