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Education research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Education research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Tampere University and University of Turku.

Finland's world rank
#9
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.2k
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Education in Finland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of HelsinkiHelsinki #578.712.1%914
2Tampere UniversityTampere #6245.510.1%539
3University of TurkuTurku #12536.28.2%532
4University of JyväskyläJyväskylä #14734.018.5%264
5University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu #16132.812.4%405
6University of OuluOulu #19230.516.2%216
7Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku #54616.712.7%145
8Aalto UniversityEspoo #70013.410.9%77
9University of LaplandRovaniemi #80611.513.1%107
10University of VaasaVaasa #9988.712.6%74
11Finnish Society of Sciences and LettersHelsinki #1,2036.27.3%90

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

Who are the top Education researchers in Finland?

Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen, Anna‐Maija Poikkeus and Jari‐Erik Nurmi rank highest among researchers based in Finland, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen#21,973 worldwide overall70.4 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Anna‐Maija Poikkeus#26,766 worldwide overall45.0 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jari‐Erik Nurmi#40,135 worldwide overall42.5 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Eija Pakarinen#35,508 worldwide overall37.6 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Auli Toom#36,599 worldwide overall40.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sanna Järvelä#8,075 worldwide overall32.0 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kirsi Pyhältö#54,722 worldwide overall34.0 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sari Lindblom‐Ylänne#70,004 worldwide overall33.1 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Noona H. Kiuru#103,800 worldwide overall28.6 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Liisa Postareff#33,481 worldwide overall26.2 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Minna Torppa#23,379 worldwide overall24.8 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Tiina Soini#63,400 worldwide overall25.8 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Kaisa Aunola#45,363 worldwide overall25.2 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Anna Parpala#51,418 worldwide overall21.2 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Päivi Tynjälä#83,115 worldwide overall24.4 of 74 papers here in the top 10%

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