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Social Sciences research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#64 worldwide), followed by Tampere University and University of Turku.

Finland's world rank
#14
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
24k
Top-10% rate
14.0%
Ranked institutions
35

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Finland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of HelsinkiHelsinki #6454.613.7%5,343
2Tampere UniversityTampere #20042.215.2%2,602
3University of TurkuTurku #20641.912.4%2,511
4Aalto UniversityEspoo #23040.716.6%1,320
5University of JyväskyläJyväskylä #26039.316.0%1,779
6University of OuluOulu #32536.917.5%1,310
7University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu #47832.714.3%1,452
8Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyLappeenranta #70928.419.3%581
9University of VaasaVaasa #72928.119.3%621
10Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku #83126.712.6%961
11University of LaplandRovaniemi #1,42920.810.5%477
12Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareHelsinki #1,51320.114.2%252
13Hanken School of EconomicsHelsinki #1,76718.422.1%306
14University of the Arts HelsinkiHelsinki #2,79213.412.2%213
15Turku University of Applied SciencesTurku #2,90713.012.2%140
16Oulu University of Applied SciencesOulu #3,23211.915.0%120
17Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthHelsinki #3,45711.111.9%137
18Finnish Society of Sciences and LettersHelsinki #3,71410.34.2%209
19VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandEspoo #4,1109.213.0%172
20Finnish Environment InstituteHelsinki #4,1839.019.7%89
21Häme University of Applied SciencesHämeenlinna #4,6417.99.1%110
22Finnish Institute of International AffairsHelsinki #4,6637.917.7%110
23Tampere University of Applied SciencesTampere #5,0876.911.1%115
24Nokia (Finland)Espoo #5,1136.815.4%70
25Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiriLappeenranta #5,1186.87.1%93
26JAMK University of Applied SciencesJyväskylä #5,2556.610.0%90
27Laurea University of Applied SciencesVantaa #6,0795.08.7%100
28Elisa (Finland)Helsinki #6,4794.36.5%80
29Helsinki Art MuseumHelsinki #6,5214.28.0%82
30Seinäjoki University of Applied SciencesSeinäjoki #6,5534.213.5%70
31Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesHelsinki #6,6883.911.3%82
32Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied SciencesHelsinki #6,7853.86.7%69
33Natural Resources Institute FinlandHelsinki #7,3153.019.0%82
34Sexual Health ClinicHelsinki #7,5412.67.7%70
35Bank of FinlandHelsinki #8,713104.08.6%70

Institutions in Finland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Finland?

Juho Hamari, Katariina Salmela‐Aro and Iftekhar Hasan rank highest among researchers based in Finland, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Juho Hamari#14,190 worldwide overall124.7 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Katariina Salmela‐Aro#27,870 worldwide overall117.8 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Iftekhar Hasan#29,181 worldwide overall111.7 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Paavo Ritala#4,690 worldwide overall87.8 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen#21,973 worldwide overall96.0 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sanna Järvelä#8,075 worldwide overall88.6 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Christina Salmivalli#13,937 worldwide overall95.7 of 191 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Atte Oksanen#19,618 worldwide overall80.3 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Martin S. Hagger#83,170 worldwide overall109.2 of 369 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jari‐Erik Nurmi#40,135 worldwide overall82.2 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christian Grönroos#9,986 worldwide overall69.0 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Anna‐Maija Poikkeus#26,766 worldwide overall67.6 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Auli Toom#36,599 worldwide overall65.3 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Marko Kohtamäki#19,421 worldwide overall61.0 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Heikki Karjaluoto#22,702 worldwide overall60.9 of 148 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Finland on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Finland compares with other countries in Social Sciences