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Psychology research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Psychology research in 2022-now (#90 worldwide), followed by University of Jyväskylä and Tampere University.

Finland's world rank
#16
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.5k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Finland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of HelsinkiHelsinki #9041.213.9%723
2University of JyväskyläJyväskylä #20730.413.7%395
3Tampere UniversityTampere #23828.614.5%377
4University of TurkuTurku #25327.813.0%401
5University of OuluOulu #28326.319.1%250
6Aalto UniversityEspoo #31924.715.1%153
7University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu #37022.816.0%232
8Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareHelsinki #58116.913.9%100
9Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku #77813.111.1%123

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Finland?

Christina Salmivalli, Katariina Salmela‐Aro and Martin S. Hagger rank highest among researchers based in Finland, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Christina Salmivalli#13,937 worldwide overall64.3 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Katariina Salmela‐Aro#27,870 worldwide overall63.9 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Martin S. Hagger#83,170 worldwide overall76.2 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sanna Järvelä#8,075 worldwide overall46.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Juho Hamari#14,190 worldwide overall46.8 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6André Sourander#146,656 worldwide overall41.2 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Hanna Järvenoja#21,762 worldwide overall27.6 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jaakko A. Kaprio#46,573 worldwide overall47.7 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Kaisa Aunola#45,363 worldwide overall31.7 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Atte Oksanen#19,618 worldwide overall27.8 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Markus M. Jokela#42,639 worldwide overall30.9 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jonna Malmberg#11,724 worldwide overall21.3 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Markku Partinen#194,036 worldwide overall28.7 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mohammed Saqr#11,633 worldwide overall21.1 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Jari‐Erik Nurmi#40,135 worldwide overall30.3 of 142 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Finland on their work in Psychology 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 Psychology