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Science in Finland

Finland ranks #22 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#22 all time), with 70k research works and 12.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#22
of 189 · #22 all time
Works, 2022-now
70k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
12.4M
27.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
8 in the top 1,000
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Finland

What is Finland strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Finland ranks highest in Education (#9 of 112), Social Sciences (#17 of 148) and Medicine (#21 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Music.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EducationSubfield #9 of 112 11.2%4,183 #10 Institutions
Social SciencesField #17 of 148 13.4%12,639 #21 Institutions
MedicineField #21 of 152 13.5%10,826 #21 Institutions
EngineeringField #19 of 131 11.6%9,059 #22 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #16 of 110 17.1%2,804 #17 Institutions
PsychologyField #16 of 106 13.8%3,480 #17 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #20 of 128 13.0%5,459 #20 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #19 of 119 15.2%3,261 #21 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #18 of 103 15.0%2,954 #21 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #22 of 124 14.0%2,058 #21 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #22 of 122 12.4%4,269 #23 Institutions
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #14 of 77 17.5%816 #17 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. Public AdministrationSubfield · 177.1 works · #19 of 186 active here4.1×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 72.2 works · #23 of 183 active here3.5×
  3. MusicSubfield · 187.6 works · #25 of 174 active here2.9×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 467.9 works · #23 of 193 active here2.8×
  5. CommunicationSubfield · 458.2 works · #34 of 204 active here2.1×
  6. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 34.2 works · #27 of 172 active here2.1×
  7. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 719.5 works · #22 of 217 active here2.0×
  8. EquineSubfield · 20.9 works · #31 of 135 active here2.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 2,392 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 3,688 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 548 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 1,443 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 143 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 235 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 747 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 6,263 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1,412 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 544 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 10k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 5,019 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 1,958 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 832 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 1,892 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 434 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 2,603 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 12k worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 348 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 138 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 3,287 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 3,110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 940 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 1,360 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 4,014 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 14k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.64×4,014 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.42×3,287 works
  3. Social Sciences1.40×14k works
  4. Veterinary1.27×138 works
  5. Environmental Science1.26×5,019 works
  6. Health Professions1.23×2,603 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.21×940 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×3,110 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×1,412 works
  10. Dentistry1.12×434 works
  11. Neuroscience1.11×1,443 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.06×1,892 works
  13. Computer Science1.01×6,263 works
  14. Nursing0.89×348 works
  15. Mathematics0.88×832 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×3,688 works
  17. Engineering0.85×10k works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.84×235 works
  19. Medicine0.81×12k works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×1,360 works
  21. Energy0.74×544 works
  22. Materials Science0.70×1,958 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.68×548 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×2,392 works
  25. Chemistry0.59×747 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×143 works

Which fields of science does Finland work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Finland is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 29k fractional works · 36.3% of its workEngineering: 10k fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,718 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,538 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,286 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 728 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 635 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 564 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 473 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 451 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 437 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 383 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 289 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 257 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 243 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6,263 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,992 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1,042 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 780 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 741 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 468 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 369 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 359 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 312 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 200 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5,019 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,054 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 970 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 571 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 523 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 388 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 381 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 280 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 277 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 241 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 215 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1,958 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 986 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 399 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 240 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 183 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 150 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,892 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 601 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 533 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 325 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,412 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 720 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 208 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 320 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 832 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 233 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 185 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 413 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 747 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 320 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 426 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 544 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 405 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 235 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 27k fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 14k fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 4,527 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,702 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,830 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 458 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 454 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 444 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 381 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 310 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 258 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 250 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 246 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 241 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 233 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 209 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 181 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 177 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 251 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4,014 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,201 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,163 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 746 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 658 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 190 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,287 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 660 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 559 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 474 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 400 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 224 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 202 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 170 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 409 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3,111 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 913 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 518 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 490 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 433 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 394 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 255 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,360 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 982 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 268 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 940 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 452 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 327 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 160 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16k fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 12k fractional works · 15.5% of its workSurgery: 1,302 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,040 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 893 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 828 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 787 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 786 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 647 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 644 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 530 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 481 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 413 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 359 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 312 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 306 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 300 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 209 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 194 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 179 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 170 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 168 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,852 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2,603 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,612 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 202 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 789 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 434 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 348 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 230 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 138 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8,214 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,689 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,947 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 831 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 240 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 234 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 436 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,392 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 724 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 437 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 355 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 246 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 441 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1,443 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 826 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 218 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 167 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 232 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 548 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 383 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFinland80kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences20%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. Engineering10k12.7%
    2. Computer Science6,2637.8%
    3. Environmental Science5,0196.3%
    4. Materials Science1,9582.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,8922.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,4121.8%
    7. Mathematics8321.0%
    8. Chemistry7470.9%
    9. Energy5440.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering2350.3%
    1. Social Sciences14k17.7%
    2. Psychology4,0145.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities3,2874.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3,1113.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3601.7%
    6. Decision Sciences9401.2%
    1. Medicine12k15.5%
    2. Health Professions2,6033.2%
    3. Dentistry4340.5%
    4. Nursing3480.4%
    5. Veterinary1380.2%
  4. Life Sciences8,21410.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,6894.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,3923.0%
    3. Neuroscience1,4431.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology5480.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1430.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Finland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Communication, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Phenomenology, Family Dynamics, Work Environment and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Education3,577▲ 2.6×146 topics
  2. Healthcare3,177▲ 3.5×41 topics
  3. Ethics3,174▲ 7.8×57 topics
  4. Climate Change3,133▲ 1.44×128 topics
  5. Qualitative Research2,935▲ 4.3×42 topics
  6. Pedagogy2,767▲ 6.9×30 topics
  7. Communication2,716▲ 11×23 topics
  8. Epidemiology2,620▼ 0.82×140 topics
  9. Social Sciences2,571▲ 22×19 topics
  10. Phenomenology2,562▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Sustainability2,451▲ 1.25×130 topics
  12. Family Dynamics2,440▲ 24×8 topics
  13. Work Environment2,421▲ 171×2 topics
  14. Machine Learning2,389◆ 0.90×94 topics
  15. Deep Learning2,063▼ 0.75×84 topics
  16. Globalization1,975▲ 1.25×175 topics
  17. Mental Health1,474▲ 1.29×47 topics
  18. Inflammation1,451▼ 0.85×83 topics
  19. Public Health1,335◆ 1.14×74 topics
  20. Environmental Impact1,291◆ 0.94×70 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease1,212▲ 1.33×39 topics
  22. Renewable Energy1,211◆ 1.04×59 topics
  23. Social Media1,105◆ 1.00×41 topics
  24. Quality of Life1,084◆ 0.94×61 topics
  25. Big Data1,031▲ 1.35×36 topics
  26. Artificial Intelligence1,017◆ 0.89×63 topics
  27. Energy Efficiency881▲ 1.19×45 topics
  28. Remote Sensing880◆ 0.90×42 topics
  29. Innovation865◆ 1.05×84 topics
  30. Depression810◆ 1.15×25 topics
  31. Biodiversity752▲ 1.23×38 topics
  32. Identity708▲ 1.22×75 topics
  33. Health Effects691▲ 1.42×24 topics
  34. Social Capital686▲ 1.65×21 topics
  35. Well-being637▲ 2.0×14 topics
  36. Social Interaction628▲ 2.0×11 topics
  37. Biodiversity Conservation609▲ 2.0×22 topics
  38. Physical Activity603▲ 1.55×13 topics
  39. Neoliberalism593▲ 2.1×29 topics
  40. Participatory Design281▲ 6.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Finland publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Research in Social Sciences, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Research in Social Scien…2,420Research in Social Sciences: 2,420 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 192 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 181 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 164 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 162 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 160 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 157 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 156 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 153 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 149 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 149 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 147 fractional works
EducationSafety ResearchStrategy and ManagementGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 2.4k works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 192 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 181 works
  4. 4 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 164 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 162 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 160 works
  7. 7 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 157 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 156 works
  9. 9 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 153 works
  10. 10 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 149 works
  11. 11 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 149 works
  12. 12 Social Media and Politics Communication 147 works

How many world-class institutions does Finland 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 #22 of 189 #22 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #22 of 204 #21 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.

101st to 500th5501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 8 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Finland lead research?

University of Helsinki, Aalto University and University of Oulu rank highest in Finland on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 13.1933%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of OuluAalto UniversityUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of Turku
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of HelsinkiUniversity · Helsinki · #131 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 15k works
  2. 2Aalto UniversityUniversity · Espoo · #309 worldwide13.6% top 10% · 6.2k works
  3. 3University of OuluUniversity · Oulu · #377 worldwide14.8% top 10% · 5.7k works
  4. 4University of TurkuUniversity · Turku · #434 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 6.9k works
  5. 5Tampere UniversityUniversity · Tampere · #453 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 6.4k works
  6. 6University of JyväskyläUniversity · Jyväskylä · #540 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 3.7k works
  7. 7Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyUniversity · Lappeenranta · #654 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 2.1k works
  8. 8University of Eastern FinlandUniversity · Joensuu · #666 worldwide13.4% top 10% · 4.5k works
  9. 9Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareFunder · Helsinki · #1,155 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 828 works
  10. 10University of VaasaUniversity · Vaasa · #1,160 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 1.1k works
  11. 11Åbo Akademi UniversityUniversity · Turku · #1,309 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 1.9k works
  12. 12VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandNonprofit · Espoo · #1,427 worldwide11.2% top 10% · 1.4k works
  13. 13Nokia (Finland)Company · Espoo · #1,831 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 1.2k works
  14. 14Turku University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Turku · #2,411 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 401 works
  15. 15Tampere University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Tampere · #2,914 worldwide10.3% top 10% · 419 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 Finland

Who are the top researchers in Finland?

M. Linden-Vørnle, Tuomo J Meretoja and A.-S. Suur-Uski rank highest among researchers based in Finland.

  1. 1 M. Linden-Vørnle #1,674 worldwide 57k citations · 184 works
  2. 2 Tuomo J Meretoja #1,759 worldwide 178k citations · 247 works
  3. 3 A.-S. Suur-Uski #2,517 worldwide 77k citations · 200 works
  4. 4 Atte Meretoja #3,853 worldwide 208k citations · 270 works
  5. 5 Samuli Ripatti #3,897 worldwide 92k citations · 730 works
  6. 6 Christian Breyer #4,067 worldwide 29k citations · 398 works
  7. 7 Kari K. Alitalo #4,302 worldwide 127k citations · 1,079 works
  8. 8 Andrea Ganna #4,634 worldwide 41k citations · 312 works
  9. 9 Paavo Ritala #4,690 worldwide 15k citations · 273 works
  10. 10 G. Roudier #4,973 worldwide 53k citations · 115 works
Top researchers in Finland

Which cities in Finland are research hubs?

  1. 1 HelsinkiFinland 173k works
  2. 2 TurkuFinland 61k works
  3. 3 EspooFinland 54k works
  4. 4 OuluFinland 39k works
  5. 5 TampereFinland 29k works
  6. 6 JyvaskylaFinland 24k works
  7. 7 JoensuuFinland 24k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Helsinki: 42.9%Turku: 15.1%Espoo: 13.3%Oulu: 9.7%3 others listed: 19.0%43%largest
Helsinki173k · 42.9%Turku61k · 15.1%Espoo54k · 13.3%Oulu39k · 9.7%3 others listed76k · 19.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Finland's research?

43% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 78% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 36% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.27× the expected open access and 1.58× the expected international share, which puts it #9 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Finland's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Finland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.31% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Finland 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, 12.1% of its 449k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Finland11.8% 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 13.6% in 2022.

Which countries have research most like Finland's?

Norway is Finland's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Finland's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 NorwayBoth strong in Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Environmental Science 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 ChileBoth strong in Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.71 Compare
  3. 3 United KingdomBoth strong in Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Veterinary 0.70 Compare
  4. 4 SwedenBoth strong in Psychology, Veterinary, Health Professions 0.69 Compare
  5. 5 PortugalBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Veterinary 0.67 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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What is Finland strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Finland ranks highest in Education (#9 of 112), Social Sciences (#17 of 148) and Medicine (#21 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Music.

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