Domain · Health Sciences · Finland
Health Sciences research in Finland
University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#172 worldwide), followed by University of Turku and Helsinki University Hospital.
- Finland's world rank
- #39 of 161 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 14k
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 30
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Health Sciences in Finland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of HelsinkiHelsinki | #172 | 45.2 | 22.9% | 2,144 |
| 2 | University of TurkuTurku | #352 | 37.6 | 22.3% | 1,194 |
| 3 | Helsinki University HospitalHelsinki | #395 | 36.3 | 21.8% | 1,179 |
| 4 | University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu | #426 | 35.5 | 24.6% | 1,040 |
| 5 | University of OuluOulu | #463 | 34.6 | 25.1% | 710 |
| 6 | Oulu University HospitalOulu | #794 | 28.9 | 21.4% | 448 |
| 7 | Turku University HospitalTurku | #853 | 28.1 | 21.9% | 657 |
| 8 | Tampere UniversityTampere | #945 | 27.0 | 20.7% | 714 |
| 9 | Aalto UniversityEspoo | #1,639 | 21.2 | 27.9% | 240 |
| 10 | Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareHelsinki | #1,792 | 20.2 | 24.2% | 442 |
| 11 | Kuopio University HospitalKuopio | #1,982 | 19.2 | 19.4% | 389 |
| 12 | University of JyväskyläJyväskylä | #2,113 | 18.5 | 29.7% | 394 |
| 13 | Oulu University of Applied SciencesOulu | #2,334 | 17.4 | 24.7% | 97 |
| 14 | Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku | #2,697 | 15.9 | 19.9% | 186 |
| 15 | Hospital District of Helsinki and UusimaaHelsinki | #2,978 | 14.8 | 21.5% | 150 |
| 16 | Tampere University HospitalTampere | #3,030 | 14.6 | 18.8% | 391 |
| 17 | Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthHelsinki | #4,245 | 11.1 | 22.5% | 151 |
| 18 | Turku University of Applied SciencesTurku | #4,254 | 11.0 | 23.2% | 88 |
| 19 | Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandHelsinki | #4,789 | 9.8 | 28.6% | 116 |
| 20 | Seinäjoki University of Applied SciencesSeinäjoki | #4,840 | 9.6 | 16.0% | 66 |
| 21 | Central Finland Health Care DistrictJyvaskyla | #5,269 | 8.8 | 24.6% | 103 |
| 22 | Tampere University of Applied SciencesTampere | #6,503 | 6.5 | 20.0% | 98 |
| 23 | Philips (Finland)Vantaa | #6,726 | 6.2 | 14.9% | 103 |
| 24 | Turku PET CentreTurku | #7,607 | 4.8 | 23.0% | 101 |
| 25 | Folkhälsans ForskningscentrumHelsinki | #8,401 | 3.8 | 14.6% | 91 |
| 26 | VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandEspoo | #8,628 | 3.5 | 24.0% | 65 |
| 27 | Helsinki Children's HospitalHelsinki | #9,144 | 2.9 | 20.6% | 61 |
| 28 | Elisa (Finland)Helsinki | #9,475 | 2.5 | 2.0% | 122 |
| 29 | University of LaplandRovaniemi | #9,901 | 2.0 | 24.5% | 66 |
| 30 | Sexual Health ClinicHelsinki | #11,388 | 54.0 | 3.9% | 115 |
Institutions in Finland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Finland?
Juhani Knuuti, Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin and Veikko Salomaa rank highest among researchers based in Finland.
- 1Juhani Knuuti#281 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 155 works
- 2Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin#1,902 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 125 works
- 3Veikko Salomaa#2,368 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 159 works
- 4Hilkka Soininen#2,450 worldwide overall2k citations · 118 works
- 5Johan G. Eriksson#3,965 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 216 works
- 6Jaakko Kaprio#4,985 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 140 works
- 7Heikki Joensuu#9,734 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 132 works
- 8Juhani Airaksinen#15,707 worldwide overall784 citations · 115 works
- 9Jorma Paavonen#46,884 worldwide overall557 citations · 117 works
- 10Mikael Knip#57,230 worldwide overall795 citations · 128 works
- 11Jorma Viikari#90,409 worldwide overall797 citations · 144 works
- 12Ilpo Huhtaniemi#110,583 worldwide overall708 citations · 115 works
- 13Per‐Henrik Groop#275,435 worldwide overall365 citations · 114 works
- 14Mika Gissler#320,449 worldwide overall634 citations · 287 works
- 15Tiina Laatikainen#388,905 worldwide overall364 citations · 125 works
How Finland compares with other countries in Health Sciences