Field · Computer Science · Finland
Computer Science research in Finland
University of Oulu ranks first in Finland for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#157 worldwide), followed by Aalto University and Tampere University.
- Finland's world rank
- #33 of 131 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.5k
- Top-10% rate
- 23.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 13
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Science in Finland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of OuluOulu | #157 | 40.2 | 32.9% | 683 |
| 2 | Aalto UniversityEspoo | #185 | 38.2 | 22.0% | 867 |
| 3 | Tampere UniversityTampere | #388 | 29.4 | 21.2% | 669 |
| 4 | University of HelsinkiHelsinki | #583 | 24.6 | 19.6% | 639 |
| 5 | University of JyväskyläJyväskylä | #706 | 22.4 | 26.9% | 335 |
| 6 | University of TurkuTurku | #789 | 21.0 | 24.6% | 354 |
| 7 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyLappeenranta | #840 | 20.3 | 32.5% | 228 |
| 8 | University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu | #1,378 | 14.4 | 33.6% | 189 |
| 9 | University of VaasaVaasa | #1,398 | 14.3 | 36.3% | 112 |
| 10 | VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandEspoo | #1,957 | 10.3 | 21.9% | 158 |
| 11 | Microsoft (Finland)Espoo | #1,987 | 10.1 | 25.5% | 97 |
| 12 | Nokia (Finland)Espoo | #2,448 | 7.6 | 11.8% | 119 |
| 13 | Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku | #3,047 | 5.1 | 15.3% | 77 |
Institutions in Finland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Finland?
Erkki Oja, Guoying Zhao and Heikki Mannila rank highest among researchers based in Finland.
- 1Erkki Oja#5,887 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 82 works
- 2Guoying Zhao#12,854 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 80 works
- 3Heikki Mannila#13,828 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 84 works
- 4N. Asokan#16,686 worldwide overall693 citations · 72 works
- 5Tarik Taleb#19,461 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 161 works
- 6Mehdi Bennis#25,430 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 183 works
- 7Aristides Gionis#40,021 worldwide overall742 citations · 73 works
- 8Tuomas Virtanen#71,141 worldwide overall772 citations · 137 works
- 9Tomi Kinnunen#82,449 worldwide overall675 citations · 138 works
- 10Antti Oulasvirta#139,112 worldwide overall639 citations · 93 works
- 11Jörg Ott#145,190 worldwide overall537 citations · 85 works
- 12Jorma Laaksonen#155,530 worldwide overall512 citations · 95 works
- 13Sasu Tarkoma#208,682 worldwide overall500 citations · 99 works
- 14Miska M. Hannuksela#227,208 worldwide overall262 citations · 73 works
- 15Jussi Kangasharju#239,272 worldwide overall293 citations · 74 works
How Finland compares with other countries in Computer Science