Question 1

What is Aalto University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Aalto University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#166 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#132 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#230 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Signal Processing (Human-Computer Interaction is 5.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Aalto University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Aalto University ranks #309 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#180 all time), and #2 of 66 in Finland.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Aalto University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Matti Kummu, Zhipei Sun and Mingyang Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aalto University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Aalto University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Aalto University is "Planck 2018 results" (N. Aghanim et al., 2020), with 14,737 citations. Next come "Planck 2015 results" (10,771) and "The Multimodal Brain Tumor Image Segmentation Benchmark (BRATS)" (6,843).

Question 5

Which research topics does Aalto University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Speech and Audio Processing and Management and Organizational Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Aalto University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Aalto University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Aalto University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (14%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Aalto University's?

Accepted Answer

Delft University of Technology has the research profile closest to Aalto University's (similarity 0.94 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Engineering, followed by Technische Universität Berlin and Politecnico di Milano.

Question 9

Is Aalto University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.