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Aalto University

In research, Aalto University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#223 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#155 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#284 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Signal Processing — Human-Computer Interaction is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#328
of 28,054 · #493 all time
Rank in Finland
#2
of 80
Research works
27k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
630k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Aalto University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #223 of 12,888 21.4%4,351 #398
EngineeringField #155 of 6,636 20.8%2,028 #262
Social SciencesDomain #284 of 10,521 29.9%1,320 #373
Computer ScienceField #185 of 4,667 22.0%867 #269
Social SciencesField #267 of 6,365 33.1%487 #406
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #196 of 2,318 17.1%575 #232
Physics and AstronomyField #159 of 1,646 22.7%331 #304
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #221 of 1,884 21.3%297 #240
Business, Management and AccountingField #312 of 2,578 29.5%332 #157
Materials ScienceField #306 of 2,468 19.2%437 #326

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aalto University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#398 #223
  2. Engineering#262 #155
  3. Social Sciences#373 #284
  4. Computer Science#269 #185
  5. Social Sciences#406 #267
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#232 #196
  7. Physics and Astronomy#304 #159
  8. Artificial Intelligence#240 #221
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#157 #312
  10. Materials Science#326 #306
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Aalto University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 64.0 works5.0×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 20.9 works4.3×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 78.4 works4.1×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 173.7 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 130 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.12× its world share, 46 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 867 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 94 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 2,028 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 294 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 437 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 93 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.39× its world share, 331 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 165 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 136 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 332 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 104 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 107 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 153 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 487 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aalto University?

Ranked on the composite score, Riitta Hari, N. Asokan and Tarik Taleb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aalto University.

  1. 1 Riitta Hari · #6,459 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 N. Asokan · #16,686 worldwide 693 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Tarik Taleb · #19,461 worldwide 1.7k citations · 173 works
  4. 4 Risto J. Ilmoniemi · #20,967 worldwide 761 citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Matti Kummu · #22,214 worldwide 673 citations · 87 works
  6. 6 George Thomas · #22,939 worldwide 997 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Marko Hinkkanen · #31,051 worldwide 439 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Ilkka Niemelä · #37,064 worldwide 468 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Jan Holmström · #39,698 worldwide 334 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Aristides Gionis · #40,021 worldwide 742 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Aalto University

Which keywords describe research at Aalto University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks and Ionic Liquids.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Deep Learning313▲ 1.47×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning252▲ 1.24×84 topics
  3. Sustainability247▲ 1.62×83 topics
  4. Renewable Energy172▲ 1.92×47 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency165▲ 2.8×37 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications157▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Neural Networks151▲ 1.57×38 topics
  8. Environmental Impact142▲ 1.34×51 topics
  9. Climate Change135▼ 0.81×87 topics
  10. Innovation100▲ 1.53×47 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties100▲ 1.65×36 topics
  12. Big Data88▲ 1.56×24 topics
  13. Nanocomposites88▲ 1.74×21 topics
  14. Energy Storage83▲ 2.0×13 topics
  15. Ionic Liquids81▲ 4.6×9 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks81▲ 1.77×14 topics
  17. Security81▲ 1.98×20 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks81▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries76▲ 2.9×4 topics
  20. Ethics74▲ 2.5×23 topics
  21. Biosensors70▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Smart Grid68▲ 2.9×10 topics
  23. Metal Recovery65▲ 5.2×3 topics
  24. Beamforming63▲ 9.5×4 topics
  25. Circular Economy61▲ 3.6×8 topics
  26. Energy Management59▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Communication58▲ 3.0×8 topics
  28. Participatory Design50▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Entanglement50▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Wireless Communications49▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Metamaterials45▲ 5.2×5 topics
  32. Cellulose Nanocrystals44▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Nanocellulose44▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Market Dynamics44▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Thermal Comfort44▲ 5.3×2 topics
  36. Creativity44▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Institutional Theory42▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Wireless Power Transfer39▲ 6.6×2 topics
  39. Organizational Change39▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Co-Creation36▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Aalto University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Speech and Audio Processing and Research in Social Sciences.

Advanced Cellulose Resea…44Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 44 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…35Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 35 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 34 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 33 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 32 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 31 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 30 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…29Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 29 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 29 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 28 fractional works
BiomaterialsBuilding and ConstructionSignal ProcessingEducation5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesBiomaterials 44 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 35 works
  3. 3 Speech and Audio ProcessingSignal Processing 34 works
  4. 4 Research in Social SciencesEducation 33 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 32 works
  6. 6 Management and Organizational StudiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 31 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  8. 8 Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksElectrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 29 works
  10. 10 Lignin and Wood ChemistryBiomedical Engineering 28 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available58.5%not open41.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aalto University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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