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Genetics research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#66 worldwide), followed by University of Turku.

Finland's world rank
#27
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
708
Top-10% rate
26.1%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Genetics in Finland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of HelsinkiHelsinki #6632.329.7%165
2University of TurkuTurku #3634.818.6%68

Institutions in Finland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Genetics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Finland?

Aarno Palotie, Markku Laakso and Jaakko Tuomilehto rank highest among researchers based in Finland.

  1. 1Aarno Palotie#185 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 70 works
  2. 2Markku Laakso#1,434 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 28 works
  3. 3Jaakko Tuomilehto#1,870 worldwide overall2k citations · 30 works
  4. 4Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin#1,902 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 40 works
  5. 5Veikko Salomaa#2,368 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 56 works
  6. 6Johan G. Eriksson#3,965 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 45 works
  7. 7Markus Perola#4,073 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 43 works
  8. 8Samuli Ripatti#4,820 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 47 works
  9. 9Jaakko Kaprio#4,985 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 66 works
  10. 10Heli Nevanlinna#10,667 worldwide overall867 citations · 36 works
  11. 11Aki S. Havulinna#10,790 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 21 works
  12. 12Jorma Toppari#11,493 worldwide overall822 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Timo A. Lakka#12,575 worldwide overall787 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Jari Lahti#13,632 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 26 works
  15. 15Leena Peltonen#14,421 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 23 works

How Finland compares with other countries in Genetics